mommy wars
the need to label women as "plus-size" models
the salaries of pro-athletes
the salaries of teachers
the sizing of women's socks
fantasy football
scream-o music
the need to use the f-word
puppy love
how airplanes fly
how submarines sink
TV chefs who don't use a microwave for anything
TV chefs who squeeze lemons/limes with their hands.
why I don't have one of those BFF kind of friends
mean girls (they come in all ages!)
sushi - raw fish but tastes so good!
racism
$50,000+ cars and the people who drive them
people who use physical punishment on their animals (e-collars, invisible fences, force)
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Monday, August 24, 2015
Really?!?
I originally started this post in 2009. I saved it as a draft 'cuz I wasn't sure it was something I wanted to actually promote on my blog. Plus I write A LOT that I never publish. I had forgotten all about it until the media storm of the past week involving this website. So here's goes.....
(Originally composed July 2009)
'cuz this is JUST what our society needs. Thewhack job CEO and founder of Ashley Madison (dot) com was on The View today and I sat stupefied in my chair as I listened to him spew his amazingly wiggy, completely mind-blowing logic as to the need for on-line dating service for MARRIED people.
Really. Yes that's right...married people.
It's an online dating service for unhappy married people looking to have an affair. He claims 70% of all marriages will involve some sort of infidelity and they should have somewhere to turn after all, other than on-line dating services geared for singles.
The very charming tag-line on the website is "Life is short. Have an affair". Really!
Not to mention that the print ads and TV commercials are borderline p0rn*gr@phic.
The CEO claims that monogamy is hard and that people should have their own safe, discreet place to find that special someone if they are unhappy in their present marital relationship. He says the concept of marriage is undergoing tremendous change in the 21st century and they are just a vehicle to help move people thru that change. The saddest part is right now, they are boasting 3.72 million registered members. (UPDATE!!!! Now in 2015 it boasts 39 million users! 39 million people seeking to have an affair. REALLY!!!)
Here's the blurb from the website...
Hebrews 13:4 (NIV) Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
I Corinthians 7:3-5 (NIV) The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. 5Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
God help us.
(Originally composed July 2009)
'cuz this is JUST what our society needs. The
Really. Yes that's right...married people.
It's an online dating service for unhappy married people looking to have an affair. He claims 70% of all marriages will involve some sort of infidelity and they should have somewhere to turn after all, other than on-line dating services geared for singles.
The very charming tag-line on the website is "Life is short. Have an affair". Really!
Not to mention that the print ads and TV commercials are borderline p0rn*gr@phic.
The CEO claims that monogamy is hard and that people should have their own safe, discreet place to find that special someone if they are unhappy in their present marital relationship. He says the concept of marriage is undergoing tremendous change in the 21st century and they are just a vehicle to help move people thru that change. The saddest part is right now, they are boasting 3.72 million registered members. (UPDATE!!!! Now in 2015 it boasts 39 million users! 39 million people seeking to have an affair. REALLY!!!)
Here's the blurb from the website...
Ashley Madison is the most famous name in infidelity
and married dating. As seen on Hannity, Howard Stern, TIME, BusinessWeek,
Sports Illustrated, Maxim, USA Today.
Ashley Madison is the most recognized and reputable married dating
company.Our Married Dating Services for Married individuals Work. Ashley
Madison is the most successful website for finding an affair and cheating
partners. Have an Affair today on Ashley Madison. Thousands of cheating wives
and cheating husbands signup everyday looking for an affair. We are the most
famous website for discreet encounters between married individuals. Married
Dating has never been easier. With Our affair guarantee package we guarantee
you will find the perfect affair partner. Sign up for Free today."
Really??!?
Really.
Hebrews 13:4 (NIV) Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
God help us.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Catching up...
Here are a few things that have been happening here in the Hinterland since the first day of spring....
In March...
Jewel injured her ankle, keeping her from competing at the Level 7 State Gymnastics meet.
Wren competed at the Level 6 State Gymnastics Meet and took 2nd place across all ages on bars. Second best in.the.state. on bars! woot!
Jaxon (youngest) broke his arm...a clean break of the radius about an inch above his left wrist. 4 1/2 weeks in an over-the-elbow cast. He managed the whole deal so well.
In April...
It snowed. 'nuff said.
Coleo (oldest) enlisted in the National Guard. He will attend the monthly drill weekends for the next year and will attend basic training and his AIT job training after he graduates high school next June. Scary, exciting and oh so proud of him.
Coleo also injured his shoulder, which caused a condition called "winged scapula" resulting in weekly PT for him. We are hoping to avoid surgery...
In May...
Wren made the decision to move on from her 5 yr career as a gymnast. Here's a post My Robot wrote about that...
Jaxon ran 1 mile a day for 25 days at school, in preparation for a "kids marathon" with said broken arm and a flair of up plantars fasciitis. He stuck with it to run the final 1.2 miles on the day of the marathon with his schoolmates.
My 12 year tenure serving on the board of my local mothers of multiples group came to an end.
I re-enrolled the girls in public school for 8th grade this fall after spending two years doing school at home with a local K12 online program.
In June...
Jewel saw her pediatrician who then referred us to orthopedics for her ankle, a new behind-the-knee pain and on-going headaches she gets when executing back walkovers. She will begin PT in a few weeks to strengthen her ankle. We are on rest with actvity restrictions for the knee and have been seeing a chiropractor for the headaches (not helping).
Wren began to pursue other things, now that she isn't spending 20-24 hours a week in the gym. Theatre, music, drama and choir! Makes this singing-drama momma so excited!!
Other interesting things...
In February, my Robot began traveling to Austin, TX for work - a week at a time about every 5 weeks.
We began to contemplate making a move to Austin, TX. All things were pointing to it, and then all of a sudden they weren't. Will sit back and wait for a few more open doors or "signs" to stay put or go.
School let out, none too soon.
Orchid Jane Isabelle Mary continues to be the cutest, smartest pup on the planet....here she showing us she is the 30lb dog that likes to pretend she is small enough to sit on the back of the couch like the kitty boy.
(and just for good measure, here's another post from the Robot himself all about how awesome a dog she truly is...and I like to share his stuff because he's just a better blogger than I am)
So yeah...there's a little catch up from our little corner of the world.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Happy Easter!
He is risen! He's alive! Hallelujah! He's alive!
"Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, 'Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!'" Luke 24:1-6 (NKJV)
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
too real?
Wow. I just this read this blog from Kristen over at Chasing Blue Skies and boy did it hit home. Here's my story and how I can relate….
"I think I'm too real for you", she said.
I stood there not having any clue how to respond. (in my head I am thinking "what the fresh hell?)
We were on the sidewalk, enjoying the warm fall sunshine and waiting for our kids to come out of school at the end of the day. I had just apologized and lamented about how bad I felt that life had been so busy up to that point that we hadn't met for a morning coffee since school had started back up, but that next week was looking good.
And she says, "I think I'm too real for you".
She is working thru some stuff, some pretty deep, unimaginable but very REAL stuff. I get that. She has openly shared some of it with me. She said when someone is sick with disease or cancer it's easy for people to care for them, but when it's head and heart stuff, past physical and emotional pain or mental health, she said people don't know how to care for you. They don't bring you meals or offer the same kind of help as when someone is physically ill. Except that I would, if I thought she would accept it. I have offered to pick up her kids, to just come and sit and be with her over coffee, to be a friend who is willing to just listen. She talked her way out of any help every time. And she had already canceled on me twice since school started. Perhaps if I was a better friend, I wouldn't let her talk her way out of it.
My dilemma is that I counted her at the top of a pretty short list of women who I called friend.
And she says, "I think I'm too real for you".
I have no idea what she was trying to say to me in those 7 words. If she is "too real" for me, is she saying that I am am NOT? not real enough for her? Not authentic enough? Not vulnerable enough? Not transparent enough? Or is she saying she doesn't think I can handle the things she is struggling with? I don't think I have ever judged, or acted or said anything to give the impression that the things she has shared with me make me uncomfortable or I wish she hadn't shared them in the first place.
Just prior to this statement, she had also said something about how she gets that some people are handed different lots in life, that some people just have it better, easier... whatever.
But I realize NOW that was another slightly backhanded commentary on my life compared to hers. I do have it good. I know that. I have an amazing husband who loves me, is unselfish with his time, works hard and strives for excellence in all he does and has his priorities straight. We both come from families of faith and commitment and long marriages. We have great relationships with our extended families. We don't have generational cycles of addiction or abuse in our past. We are financially stable, have worked our way out of minimal debt; we get to travel and do fun things without much trouble. Our kids are decently smart and make good choices (most of the time). We are connected and have an awesome church family.
So I know it appears on the outside that I must "have it better" than others, that things have somehow come more easily for me. But I am lonely and struggle with self-esteem issues; I second-guess just about every choice I make - nearly everything I say, do and wear. I am 30 lbs overweight. I question my "friend-ability" nearly every day. Most days I feel pretty insignificant and that anything I could possibly contribute outside the walls of my own house wouldn't make a difference. I wonder, especially now that I am in my 40's, what my purpose is - the big picture and greater good of what my life really means. I am very lazy in my walk with God - neglecting time spent in prayer and reading the Word more days than not. I question my parenting, yell at my children too much and am terribly impatient. I can be really (really) lazy and procrastination is one of my love languages.
So no, I really don't have it all; I don't have my act together.
But, I also think I am pretty darn "real". I am loyal to a fault. I know how to laugh and cry. I see things for what they are and have a pretty good gut instinct that I have learned to trust. I trusted her. I made time and invested in this friendship. Does she think I am too good for her? or not good enough? I am sad that she has chosen to cut me off like this because I truly with my whole heart thought we were the real deal…she was THAT friend (the one my heart aches to have) Even still, nearly three months later, replaying those words over and over, I don't know what she truly meant. My gut is to forget it and not look back. But then am I proving her right? Was it a test? Was she testing my "realness"? My loyalty? To see how I'd react and if I'd stick it out? She has pushed me away before. She is a complicated person and I have tried to stick it out, but this has thrown me for a loop.
I just wonder how many times does one get pushed away before you just stop reaching out? Do I go to her and tell her I miss her friendship and ask her what she meant? Was it a "bluff" that needs to be called? I just don't know.
I thought she was a "safe friend", the friend I have prayed for, and I know I was trying to be one to her, but now...I just don't know.
"I think I'm too real for you", she said.
I stood there not having any clue how to respond. (in my head I am thinking "what the fresh hell?)
We were on the sidewalk, enjoying the warm fall sunshine and waiting for our kids to come out of school at the end of the day. I had just apologized and lamented about how bad I felt that life had been so busy up to that point that we hadn't met for a morning coffee since school had started back up, but that next week was looking good.
And she says, "I think I'm too real for you".
She is working thru some stuff, some pretty deep, unimaginable but very REAL stuff. I get that. She has openly shared some of it with me. She said when someone is sick with disease or cancer it's easy for people to care for them, but when it's head and heart stuff, past physical and emotional pain or mental health, she said people don't know how to care for you. They don't bring you meals or offer the same kind of help as when someone is physically ill. Except that I would, if I thought she would accept it. I have offered to pick up her kids, to just come and sit and be with her over coffee, to be a friend who is willing to just listen. She talked her way out of any help every time. And she had already canceled on me twice since school started. Perhaps if I was a better friend, I wouldn't let her talk her way out of it.
My dilemma is that I counted her at the top of a pretty short list of women who I called friend.
And she says, "I think I'm too real for you".
I have no idea what she was trying to say to me in those 7 words. If she is "too real" for me, is she saying that I am am NOT? not real enough for her? Not authentic enough? Not vulnerable enough? Not transparent enough? Or is she saying she doesn't think I can handle the things she is struggling with? I don't think I have ever judged, or acted or said anything to give the impression that the things she has shared with me make me uncomfortable or I wish she hadn't shared them in the first place.
Just prior to this statement, she had also said something about how she gets that some people are handed different lots in life, that some people just have it better, easier... whatever.
But I realize NOW that was another slightly backhanded commentary on my life compared to hers. I do have it good. I know that. I have an amazing husband who loves me, is unselfish with his time, works hard and strives for excellence in all he does and has his priorities straight. We both come from families of faith and commitment and long marriages. We have great relationships with our extended families. We don't have generational cycles of addiction or abuse in our past. We are financially stable, have worked our way out of minimal debt; we get to travel and do fun things without much trouble. Our kids are decently smart and make good choices (most of the time). We are connected and have an awesome church family.
So I know it appears on the outside that I must "have it better" than others, that things have somehow come more easily for me. But I am lonely and struggle with self-esteem issues; I second-guess just about every choice I make - nearly everything I say, do and wear. I am 30 lbs overweight. I question my "friend-ability" nearly every day. Most days I feel pretty insignificant and that anything I could possibly contribute outside the walls of my own house wouldn't make a difference. I wonder, especially now that I am in my 40's, what my purpose is - the big picture and greater good of what my life really means. I am very lazy in my walk with God - neglecting time spent in prayer and reading the Word more days than not. I question my parenting, yell at my children too much and am terribly impatient. I can be really (really) lazy and procrastination is one of my love languages.
So no, I really don't have it all; I don't have my act together.
But, I also think I am pretty darn "real". I am loyal to a fault. I know how to laugh and cry. I see things for what they are and have a pretty good gut instinct that I have learned to trust. I trusted her. I made time and invested in this friendship. Does she think I am too good for her? or not good enough? I am sad that she has chosen to cut me off like this because I truly with my whole heart thought we were the real deal…she was THAT friend (the one my heart aches to have) Even still, nearly three months later, replaying those words over and over, I don't know what she truly meant. My gut is to forget it and not look back. But then am I proving her right? Was it a test? Was she testing my "realness"? My loyalty? To see how I'd react and if I'd stick it out? She has pushed me away before. She is a complicated person and I have tried to stick it out, but this has thrown me for a loop.
I just wonder how many times does one get pushed away before you just stop reaching out? Do I go to her and tell her I miss her friendship and ask her what she meant? Was it a "bluff" that needs to be called? I just don't know.
I thought she was a "safe friend", the friend I have prayed for, and I know I was trying to be one to her, but now...I just don't know.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Thankful Thursday ~ Thanksgiving edition
Today I am thankful…
...for a comfortable albeit chaotic home that can host my whole family,
...a new oven, and my first-ever turkey that turned out nearly perfect.
...for a newly discovered pinot grigio that was super cheap at Trader Joes.
...for music, parades and the tears I shed while watching marching bands and the Rockettes.
...for family and friends-old and new.
...for good health, even though I so easily neglect daily habits that I know would help keep me healthy.
...for my amazing husband who washed every dish in the sink on Thanksgiving Day. (and most other days)
...for all the other grownups in my children's lives -teachers, coaches, youth leaders, friend's parents who love them like their own.
…for a God who doesn't give up on me even when I can so easily go a whole day without acknowledging Him.
...for a comfortable albeit chaotic home that can host my whole family,
...a new oven, and my first-ever turkey that turned out nearly perfect.
...for a newly discovered pinot grigio that was super cheap at Trader Joes.
...for music, parades and the tears I shed while watching marching bands and the Rockettes.
...for family and friends-old and new.
...for good health, even though I so easily neglect daily habits that I know would help keep me healthy.
...for my amazing husband who washed every dish in the sink on Thanksgiving Day. (and most other days)
...for all the other grownups in my children's lives -teachers, coaches, youth leaders, friend's parents who love them like their own.
…for a God who doesn't give up on me even when I can so easily go a whole day without acknowledging Him.
Friday, November 1, 2013
quotables from "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"...
Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker. ~Linus
I don't mind your dishonesty half as much as I mind your opinion of me. ~Charlie Brown
You must have been put on the wrong list. ~Lucy
I got a rock. ~ Charlie Brown
I have a reputation to think of you know. ~Sally
Well, that's nothing compared to the fury of a woman who has been cheated out of trick-or-treats. ~Linus
There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: Religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin. ~Linus
A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality. ~ Lucy
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
things I learned in August...
going for it again...
1. I am learning I really need to start a draft of this at the beginning of the month so I have a place to keep track of the things I learned throughout the month. ahem.
2. When you start dreaming and shopping for things that cost a lot of money (i.e. new appliances), and then start buying those things...lots of other things go wrong that can cost a lot more money to fix (i.e. car repairs, wet basements)
3. I need to figure out how to be a better friend. I have a set of people that I realize I have done a pretty lousy job of being a good friend to, and I miss them. Being a good friend is HARD!! It's takes time and investment and being selfless. I blame my busy life but isn't everyone busy? Turns out I think I am just lazy and selfish. And now I am scared. Reaching out means they could say too little too late, and that's scary. But I need to send that email, or message on FB, or pick up the phone. I pray they will give me a second chance.
4. On this same note, per my past "things I learned" posts, I am realizing that not everyone appreciates me or my contributions to this
world and I am finally deciding that that’s okay. I am learning that I can't be everyone’s favorite or
best friend. I want to be liked, well thought of, and loved, who doesn't? This is
especially true when I see women I know and like having fun together on
Facebook (I hate how much that bothers me).
I just need to be at peace with it all, be myself, and not worry; be
true to who I am and the right people will be there (right?)
5. The older you get the faster time flies. It is seriously the first week of
September? I was JUST shoveling snow in
March (and April and May). And here we
are starting school again. uff.dah.
Someone please tell me how to slow this high speed train of life down??
6. I love reunions. I was delighted to be a part of the committee to plan our 25th Class reunion. Love being valued and appreciated, love contributing and mostly love getting to know a whole new group of people. I love seeing people re-connect and it makes for great people watching.
7. Still love this puppy girl, even when all she wants to do is bark her fool head off...but I certainly couldn't post without a photo of her!
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
right now ramblings....
I hate it when my family is every which way but together. At this moment - my robot and oldest are on their way to very north of the Hinterland for a 4 day canoe trip. Roughin' it at its best (not in a million gajillionty years would I ever do this). My puppy girl is at a friend's house; the smallest of the small ones will spend Thursday and Friday at ANOTHER friend's house, and the girlies and I will head to a neighboring state for a 2 day gymnastics camp. ack. It's bad enough when the hubs travels and I am left home flying solo with 4 kids and a dog and a cat. and a fish. But this?? I hate this separation crap. I am a big baby.
I need to stop caring about stuff I no longer need to care about. When a very small group of supposed grown women make it clear that I am no longer "needed", that my contributions are not valued, and my history and knowledge are no longer appreciated, I need to walk away. Why the hell is it so hard to just.walk.away? 12 years that's why. But it's no longer the group it once was. It's filled with pettiness and cliques and immaturity, vying for importance and power and drinking - so much drinking. I don't get it!!!! But I gotta figure this one out and quick if I am gonna stay sane tho. Every time I think about it, my stomach gets all gnarled and that cannot be good for me. I seriously need to let this go and find something new to pour my gifts/talents/energy into where I can find value and love again.
I love my little puppy girl more than I ever thought possible. Uffdah. It's bad.
Some dear friends just experienced a lay off - from the same company my husband works for. So hard. Why him? Why not hubs? And what the blazes would we do if he had been one of the 20% that were "resourced" out?
ok...that's it. I wish I was more eloquent, could see the "lesson" or moral of the story in any of this - but it helps to just write with hopes it will clear my head of it all.
Except for that puppy girl....need to fill up with more of her. I mean seriously...would you just look at her?
you're welcome.
I need to stop caring about stuff I no longer need to care about. When a very small group of supposed grown women make it clear that I am no longer "needed", that my contributions are not valued, and my history and knowledge are no longer appreciated, I need to walk away. Why the hell is it so hard to just.walk.away? 12 years that's why. But it's no longer the group it once was. It's filled with pettiness and cliques and immaturity, vying for importance and power and drinking - so much drinking. I don't get it!!!! But I gotta figure this one out and quick if I am gonna stay sane tho. Every time I think about it, my stomach gets all gnarled and that cannot be good for me. I seriously need to let this go and find something new to pour my gifts/talents/energy into where I can find value and love again.
I love my little puppy girl more than I ever thought possible. Uffdah. It's bad.
Some dear friends just experienced a lay off - from the same company my husband works for. So hard. Why him? Why not hubs? And what the blazes would we do if he had been one of the 20% that were "resourced" out?
ok...that's it. I wish I was more eloquent, could see the "lesson" or moral of the story in any of this - but it helps to just write with hopes it will clear my head of it all.
Except for that puppy girl....need to fill up with more of her. I mean seriously...would you just look at her?
you're welcome.
Friday, June 7, 2013
things I learned in May...
gonna try this one again since it made for an easy post last month...ahem.
1. I am pretty certain I would never survive as a working full-time mom ever again. I recently worked three days; my house was a mess - I didn't cook a single meal - kids were wearing their cleanest dirty clothes - I missed my husband, and I felt like I hadn't hugged my kids in a week. I am not ashamed to admit I am a well-kept woman (aka blessed to be a SAHM) and love that my time is mostly my own, esp with all 4 kiddos in school full-time. I have the utmost respect for any momma out there that is juggling home and full-time work all at the same time....bended knee to you.
2. The end of school cannot come soon enough. can.not. Here's another lovely lady's take on things... http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2013/05/30/worst-end-of-school-year-mom-ever
and another.... http://wearethatfamily.com/2013/05/welcome-to-summer/
3. It needs to stop raining. We had only 5 days in the entire month of May that did not involve some kind of precipitation. 5 days out 31. I am not a math person but them ain't such good percentages.
4. Appliance shopping is mind-boggling! So many choices - so similar yet so different, so many reviews and opinions. I fear for when we start looking at countertops. ACK!
5. Sunshine, birds chirping, Caribou vanilla zebra mocha, along with a little impromptu garage-saleing with a dear friend is just plain good for the soul.
6. I am still and forever a nail-biter. While this isn't something I have actually "learned" it's time to realize that I have been and always will be. I can go years at a time and be fine and then one becomes ragged or weak and away I go chewing and picking at every little raggedy edge. I am currently chewing 4 of them.... the index and middle fingers on both hands. I hate it about myself. hate. it. It will take my months (or longer) to "get it out of my system" and be able to let them start growing again. And yup, I have tried every method to "stop"....
7. I love (LOVE) Caribou coffee. Specifically, vanilla white/dark(zebra) mochas. I don't drink "coffee" but I do drink this. Just the thought of maybe getting one can totally make my day. Especially if it means a date with my husband or a friend...and especially when they treat me with a few extra beans. Isn't it lovely?
Now if they could only make them zero calorie. hmmmmm....
1. I am pretty certain I would never survive as a working full-time mom ever again. I recently worked three days; my house was a mess - I didn't cook a single meal - kids were wearing their cleanest dirty clothes - I missed my husband, and I felt like I hadn't hugged my kids in a week. I am not ashamed to admit I am a well-kept woman (aka blessed to be a SAHM) and love that my time is mostly my own, esp with all 4 kiddos in school full-time. I have the utmost respect for any momma out there that is juggling home and full-time work all at the same time....bended knee to you.
2. The end of school cannot come soon enough. can.not. Here's another lovely lady's take on things... http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2013/05/30/worst-end-of-school-year-mom-ever
and another.... http://wearethatfamily.com/2013/05/welcome-to-summer/
3. It needs to stop raining. We had only 5 days in the entire month of May that did not involve some kind of precipitation. 5 days out 31. I am not a math person but them ain't such good percentages.
4. Appliance shopping is mind-boggling! So many choices - so similar yet so different, so many reviews and opinions. I fear for when we start looking at countertops. ACK!
5. Sunshine, birds chirping, Caribou vanilla zebra mocha, along with a little impromptu garage-saleing with a dear friend is just plain good for the soul.
6. I am still and forever a nail-biter. While this isn't something I have actually "learned" it's time to realize that I have been and always will be. I can go years at a time and be fine and then one becomes ragged or weak and away I go chewing and picking at every little raggedy edge. I am currently chewing 4 of them.... the index and middle fingers on both hands. I hate it about myself. hate. it. It will take my months (or longer) to "get it out of my system" and be able to let them start growing again. And yup, I have tried every method to "stop"....
7. I love (LOVE) Caribou coffee. Specifically, vanilla white/dark(zebra) mochas. I don't drink "coffee" but I do drink this. Just the thought of maybe getting one can totally make my day. Especially if it means a date with my husband or a friend...and especially when they treat me with a few extra beans. Isn't it lovely?
Now if they could only make them zero calorie. hmmmmm....
Thursday, May 2, 2013
things I learned in april...
So it's been over 4 months now since I last posted...came across an interesting post idea from one of my favorite bloggers....thought I'd play along...
1. Puppy love is awesome. Not the mushy teenage kind. Actual.puppy.love. So many lessons wrapped up in this bundle of fur and energy.
2. I am too old and life is too short to try to get certain people to like you. But it's painful to realize an entire group of supposedly grown-up women, some of who I thought were honest to goodness friends, have the ability to send me right back to high school. It's even harder when they make me feel like my contributions and participation in an organization I have been part of for many years are un-needed and not valued. I need to surround myself with people who truly want to be around me and act like grown-ups.
Things I learned in April
1. Puppy love is awesome. Not the mushy teenage kind. Actual.puppy.love. So many lessons wrapped up in this bundle of fur and energy.
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| This is 6 1/2 mo old Orchid Jane Isabelle. we love her. |
2. I am too old and life is too short to try to get certain people to like you. But it's painful to realize an entire group of supposedly grown-up women, some of who I thought were honest to goodness friends, have the ability to send me right back to high school. It's even harder when they make me feel like my contributions and participation in an organization I have been part of for many years are un-needed and not valued. I need to surround myself with people who truly want to be around me and act like grown-ups.
3. Sunshine makes me happy. Here in the Hinterland (read upper midwest) we have had the most miserable spring on record. 20+ inches of snow in March alone and lots of wet dreary days in April. We have had exactly 5 days with temps above 60 degrees so far. Those have been glorious, the rest of it? meh.
4. Peanut butter doesn't stick to freshly-washed (still damp) celery.
5. It's really really ok to let the phone go to voicemail.
6. Cold sores suck. (I have known this for many years now unfortunately, but haven't had one for over two years so this latest flare up was especially sucky - plus the timing could not have been worse)
7. Snow in May is awesome and dreadful all at the same time. It's May 2nd and there is now 12+ inches on the ground with the potential for more before the storm is done. seriously?
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| May 15, 2009 |
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| May 2, 2013 |
Seriously??
8. Parenting a teenager is also dreadful and lovely, and hard, and fun and scary all at the same time.
9. Songwriter/worship leader Laura Story is a most awesome lady....real, authentic, vulnerable, inspiring, oh so talented. It was a pleasure to worship with her (and 1100 other women) at a conference recently. A delight for the soul to hear her sing and get a chance to say hello. (I'm not sure why my face is so flushed!)
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10. Been sitting at 9 for a whole day now....not sure I can think of anything else. So that's it!
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