Because I did not post yesterday, I am trying to play catch up today.
Day 2: What were you like in high school? What extracurricular activities did you take part in? Did you consider yourself a writer?
I think I was fairly average in high school. I never hung out with the "cool" kids, and did not even try out for cheerleading. (And I always thought that the cheerleading team was a bit of a popularity contest anyway.) I usually sat in the back of the classroom with the slackers and would let others copy my notes. I usually had the assignment done, anyway, so it was no big deal to me. Never made honor roll, but never got a grade below a C. Nothing to make me stand out from the crowd. I did just enough work to get through.
I think I was a bit of a geek back then. I was on the flag team, so I usually hung out with band people. I actually enjoyed Shakespeare. I remember going to one of our high school productions of a Shakespeare play, and I think I was one of the only people in the audience who laughed at the appropriate times. My papers were typed out on an early toshiba and printed out on a dot matrix printer. (Am I dating myself now?) I enjoyed hanging out in my room and listening to music. I really enjoyed my tape collection.
I was also active in my church youth group. I did not want to lead anything at school, but I did take a leadership role in my church youth group. It was a great group and I enjoyed being with the people in the group. I think I preferred being a leader of a small group over a large group.
That is not to say I did not get into my fair share of trouble. I remember having at least one party while I parents were out of town. I also usually hung out with druggies on the weekend, though I did not actually do any. Um, really. They used me for my car, I used them for access to alcohol. It was all good, yo. They did not pressure me to do anything.
Overall, an average high school experience, I think. I cannot say that high school was the best years of my life, but they certainly were not the worst. Not all the memorable, really.
I did not consider myself a writer in high school. I actually still do not consider myself a writer, despite the fact I blog regularly. In high school I did have a journal, and I wrote in it intermittently. But it was not something I enjoyed. It was more an emotional outlet. I was more into reading, hanging out with friends, and listening to music.
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Day 3: What are your guilty pleasures.
Chocolate and wine.
Though wine is more medicinal, and almost good for you now. But I love a really nice red. Hubby and I watched James May's Road Trip, where May and Oz Clarke drive through Europe and America and drink wine. In watching that show, Hubby realized how much of a wine snob I am. I am not quite at Oz Clarke's level, but I know enough to pick a decent wine off the wine list. (I am also enough of a snob that if the wine list is too pedestrian, I will not even order wine. I usually have something better at home!)
Chocolate may be a true guilty pleasure for me. I love chocolate, and it seems that I cannot get enough! At least dark chocolate is good for you, in moderation. I almost never turn down an opportunity to eat chocolate.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Off to Camp!
Calliope over at Creating Motherhood is hosting Blog Juice, a summer camp for bloggers!
I still remember all the great times I had at summer camp, in between all the bug bites and wildlife. (I still remember being freaked out by a black rat snake. That thing was huge!) I also wanted to get motivated to post more, and this seemed like fun to me.
Today's post is on my blogging space.
I actually spend a lot of time in this chair. Thank goodness it is very comfortable! I got the glider when Little Guy was born, and I continue to spend a lot of time in it.
(Um, yes, we still breastfeed, but only at night. That is sort of where the bop.py lives.)
The chair is positioned in front of the front door, and angled so that it has a good view of Little Guy's play area. It is right next to the couch, and more often than not, there is a dog sitting on that end of the couch.
The chair has pockets where I can keep random stuff. TV remotes, nail files, pens, paper, and whatever else I throw in there. The ottoman rocks with the glider. The ottoman is actually a favorite plaything for Little Guy. He likes to take the cushion off the glider and try to stand up on it. It is a favorite game of his.
The quilt was made by a friend of mine when Little Guy was born, and it is full of bright colors. The patterned pieces have pictures of Clifford the big red dog and colorful cats. Little Guy likes to point out the dogs and cats to me sometimes.
Behind the chair is an ottoman which has a pile of fleece blankets. One of our dogs likes to eat her dog biscuits off that ottoman, so we cannot really move it. (Not that we spoil our dogs, or anything!)
Most of my blogging is done while Little Guy naps. He commands all attention when he is awake, so it is impossible for me to even finish a thought. Nap times are wonderfully quiet and peaceful and allow me space to be a little contemplative, which helps me focus on my writing.
Contemplative time done, time to do some chores before the Little Guy wakes up!
I still remember all the great times I had at summer camp, in between all the bug bites and wildlife. (I still remember being freaked out by a black rat snake. That thing was huge!) I also wanted to get motivated to post more, and this seemed like fun to me.
Today's post is on my blogging space.
I actually spend a lot of time in this chair. Thank goodness it is very comfortable! I got the glider when Little Guy was born, and I continue to spend a lot of time in it.
(Um, yes, we still breastfeed, but only at night. That is sort of where the bop.py lives.)
The chair is positioned in front of the front door, and angled so that it has a good view of Little Guy's play area. It is right next to the couch, and more often than not, there is a dog sitting on that end of the couch.
The chair has pockets where I can keep random stuff. TV remotes, nail files, pens, paper, and whatever else I throw in there. The ottoman rocks with the glider. The ottoman is actually a favorite plaything for Little Guy. He likes to take the cushion off the glider and try to stand up on it. It is a favorite game of his.
The quilt was made by a friend of mine when Little Guy was born, and it is full of bright colors. The patterned pieces have pictures of Clifford the big red dog and colorful cats. Little Guy likes to point out the dogs and cats to me sometimes.
Behind the chair is an ottoman which has a pile of fleece blankets. One of our dogs likes to eat her dog biscuits off that ottoman, so we cannot really move it. (Not that we spoil our dogs, or anything!)
Most of my blogging is done while Little Guy naps. He commands all attention when he is awake, so it is impossible for me to even finish a thought. Nap times are wonderfully quiet and peaceful and allow me space to be a little contemplative, which helps me focus on my writing.
Contemplative time done, time to do some chores before the Little Guy wakes up!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Touchy-feely Tuesday
Feeling sort of blah today. Probably does not help that I have my period.
Had a great morning at a mother's group outing. We went to a local duck pond and threw bread at the ducks and wandered around the pond. I constantly had to keep Little Guy from actually going in the water and swimming with the ducks. Other than that, a good time was had by all. We then went to the BK next door and let the kids play in the kiddie area. Freaked me out at first because the play area was huge, and I could not always keep track of Little Guy. He was fine, though. No problems, and once I realized that he could not really hurt himself, and he did not freak out, he did great. He even came out when he was done playing. I probably should have left, then, but I stayed a while to try to talk with the other moms. It was nice to have a place to sit and talk with other mothers and worry too much about your children. Overall, a nice outing for baby and mom.
I have been doing well recording food and drinking water. I have tried not to fudge too much. I do record almost everything I eat. I usually will be lazy with the fresh fruits and veggies, as they are zero points. I am really trying to do better. I actually managed to get on a scale, and it said that I had gained a couple of pounds. I am putting that down to water weight with my period. At least I hope that is what it is.
Swim lessons are going fine this time. I am trying them in the evenings, and it seems to work all right. he is usually tired and hungry after class, so it is really easy to feed him and put him to bed. If he wakes up in time, I try to work out before class. Most days it comes together. If he sleeps to late, I get a little grumpy, but there is not much I can do. He needs his rest.
Thank you all for your comments on my last post. It does make me feel better about how I acted. My friend is taking me up on another visit. It may not happen for a while, because July can be crazy for them. Whatever. I also mentioned the issue to Hubby, and he does not see anything wrong with what happened, either. I think it may be that the expectations of the visit were not met. That is why I offered another visit. Hopefully I will have more time and energy for it. But it leaves a bad taste in my mouth that my friend mentioned that she was "offended." To me, that is strong wording, and puts me on the defensive because it makes me feel like I did something horribly wrong. I thought it was a nice visit. They day was beautiful, everyone got to see the boy, and everyone could see him happy and playing. The adults got a chance to catch up. The only thing missing was the dogs, and I think the mother wanted to meet the dogs. Next time I will try to start inside, so that everyone can interact with everyone. At the moment I am just letting it ride, and I am letting my friend take the lead in where it goes next.
I think that is all from here!
Had a great morning at a mother's group outing. We went to a local duck pond and threw bread at the ducks and wandered around the pond. I constantly had to keep Little Guy from actually going in the water and swimming with the ducks. Other than that, a good time was had by all. We then went to the BK next door and let the kids play in the kiddie area. Freaked me out at first because the play area was huge, and I could not always keep track of Little Guy. He was fine, though. No problems, and once I realized that he could not really hurt himself, and he did not freak out, he did great. He even came out when he was done playing. I probably should have left, then, but I stayed a while to try to talk with the other moms. It was nice to have a place to sit and talk with other mothers and worry too much about your children. Overall, a nice outing for baby and mom.
I have been doing well recording food and drinking water. I have tried not to fudge too much. I do record almost everything I eat. I usually will be lazy with the fresh fruits and veggies, as they are zero points. I am really trying to do better. I actually managed to get on a scale, and it said that I had gained a couple of pounds. I am putting that down to water weight with my period. At least I hope that is what it is.
Swim lessons are going fine this time. I am trying them in the evenings, and it seems to work all right. he is usually tired and hungry after class, so it is really easy to feed him and put him to bed. If he wakes up in time, I try to work out before class. Most days it comes together. If he sleeps to late, I get a little grumpy, but there is not much I can do. He needs his rest.
Thank you all for your comments on my last post. It does make me feel better about how I acted. My friend is taking me up on another visit. It may not happen for a while, because July can be crazy for them. Whatever. I also mentioned the issue to Hubby, and he does not see anything wrong with what happened, either. I think it may be that the expectations of the visit were not met. That is why I offered another visit. Hopefully I will have more time and energy for it. But it leaves a bad taste in my mouth that my friend mentioned that she was "offended." To me, that is strong wording, and puts me on the defensive because it makes me feel like I did something horribly wrong. I thought it was a nice visit. They day was beautiful, everyone got to see the boy, and everyone could see him happy and playing. The adults got a chance to catch up. The only thing missing was the dogs, and I think the mother wanted to meet the dogs. Next time I will try to start inside, so that everyone can interact with everyone. At the moment I am just letting it ride, and I am letting my friend take the lead in where it goes next.
I think that is all from here!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Feeling Bad
A friend sent me an email yesterday asking if I offended her in some way.
Her and her mother came over for a visit, and in true toddler style Little Guy made a bee line for the door. He was ready to be outside. He loves being outside, and it was a gorgeous day.
He was having so much fun outside, I did not think about bringing him inside,so we hung out in the front yard while he played.
I should have invited them in, so that the mother had more of a chance to interact with the baby. My friend felt offended by not being invited inside. Now I feel bad for offending my friend and her mom.
Sigh. I apologized and invited them over again, but I feel like I should do something else to make it up to them.
I feel bad about offending my good friend, and I am not sure how to make it better.
Her and her mother came over for a visit, and in true toddler style Little Guy made a bee line for the door. He was ready to be outside. He loves being outside, and it was a gorgeous day.
He was having so much fun outside, I did not think about bringing him inside,so we hung out in the front yard while he played.
I should have invited them in, so that the mother had more of a chance to interact with the baby. My friend felt offended by not being invited inside. Now I feel bad for offending my friend and her mom.
Sigh. I apologized and invited them over again, but I feel like I should do something else to make it up to them.
I feel bad about offending my good friend, and I am not sure how to make it better.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Lazy Day
I am thinking I done doing major stuff for the day.
I have already put together enchiladas for dinner, vetted a sitter with the baby and the dogs, and fixed lunch for my parents. I have to take Little Guy to swim class later, but that should be fun. I am going to take this afternoon and sit on the couch with my no.ok and read dumb psychic romance novels. Maybe I will eat a couple of peaches and drink some water.
Oh, and I finally got my etsy shop up, though I do not have a lot of things listed. I also have a shop over at shophandmade.
You can find the etsy shop here.
(When I went to link to my shop, I could not believe it, but people have actually looked at my stuff. One person even favorited one of my items! Cool! It remains to be seen if anyone actually purchases anything, but at least people are looking!)
You can find the shophandmade shop here.
(That shop is new today. I am sort of trying it to compare to etsy, as it does not cost anything.)
Right now I just have swaddling blankets, but I hope to add lined zippered pouches soon. Maybe OR scrub hats, too.
I have already put together enchiladas for dinner, vetted a sitter with the baby and the dogs, and fixed lunch for my parents. I have to take Little Guy to swim class later, but that should be fun. I am going to take this afternoon and sit on the couch with my no.ok and read dumb psychic romance novels. Maybe I will eat a couple of peaches and drink some water.
Oh, and I finally got my etsy shop up, though I do not have a lot of things listed. I also have a shop over at shophandmade.
You can find the etsy shop here.
(When I went to link to my shop, I could not believe it, but people have actually looked at my stuff. One person even favorited one of my items! Cool! It remains to be seen if anyone actually purchases anything, but at least people are looking!)
You can find the shophandmade shop here.
(That shop is new today. I am sort of trying it to compare to etsy, as it does not cost anything.)
Right now I just have swaddling blankets, but I hope to add lined zippered pouches soon. Maybe OR scrub hats, too.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Touchy-feely Tuesday
Doing a little better lately.
I should not have worried about my certification running out. There were seven of us who were sent home from work because we did not have the certification. At least I can take the hit, sort of. My next paycheck will sort of suck because I do not have a lot of hours. At least I only had to miss one day, and I only work part time. There were full time people who had to miss more than one day. I need to keep some perspective about this.
I think I am almost ready to list stuff on et.sy. I may also try shophandmade, too. I just need to break out my camera and start taking pictures.
I finally had a week where my behavior mod worked! I recorded food and drank all my water last week. Now I get to buy a song off i.tunes as my reward. I did not weigh myself this week, though. Just could not do it. Maybe I will weigh myself next week.
For some reason, I have been holding a lot of tension in my shoulders lately. I can feel my shoulders by my ears most of the time. Not sure why. Hopefully it will go away as I work out regularly again and give my tension somewhere to go. I do feel better after working out yesterday.
We had our first experience with unexpected poo this weekend. On Sunday, after nap time baby was not happy. When I saw the baby, I was not happy, either. I walked in to find baby naked and covered in poo. There was poo everywhere! Little Guy had undressed himself, and then pooped and got it everywhere. All over him. All over the crib, and everything in the crib. It was insane. Little Guy got a quick bath, everything in the crib got washed, and the crib got wiped down with bleach wipes. (I luv clor.ox!) Sigh. I suspect it will happen again when we are least expecting it.
I think that is all the news from this corner of the world.
I hope everyone has a great day!
I should not have worried about my certification running out. There were seven of us who were sent home from work because we did not have the certification. At least I can take the hit, sort of. My next paycheck will sort of suck because I do not have a lot of hours. At least I only had to miss one day, and I only work part time. There were full time people who had to miss more than one day. I need to keep some perspective about this.
I think I am almost ready to list stuff on et.sy. I may also try shophandmade, too. I just need to break out my camera and start taking pictures.
I finally had a week where my behavior mod worked! I recorded food and drank all my water last week. Now I get to buy a song off i.tunes as my reward. I did not weigh myself this week, though. Just could not do it. Maybe I will weigh myself next week.
For some reason, I have been holding a lot of tension in my shoulders lately. I can feel my shoulders by my ears most of the time. Not sure why. Hopefully it will go away as I work out regularly again and give my tension somewhere to go. I do feel better after working out yesterday.
We had our first experience with unexpected poo this weekend. On Sunday, after nap time baby was not happy. When I saw the baby, I was not happy, either. I walked in to find baby naked and covered in poo. There was poo everywhere! Little Guy had undressed himself, and then pooped and got it everywhere. All over him. All over the crib, and everything in the crib. It was insane. Little Guy got a quick bath, everything in the crib got washed, and the crib got wiped down with bleach wipes. (I luv clor.ox!) Sigh. I suspect it will happen again when we are least expecting it.
I think that is all the news from this corner of the world.
I hope everyone has a great day!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Hooray for Dads!
I love my Hubby. I think he is fantastic. And the best part is that he is a fantastic father.
I know that he had doubts about what type of father he would be. He still has issues surrounding his own father. While he grew up mostly without a father, he did have some fantastic father figures. I think that helped make him into the father he is today.
We are still new at this parenting thing, I admit. But I think that Hubby is doing fantastic. I could not do it without his support.
He enjoys playing with Little Guy, and he really likes seeing new skills emerge. Little Guy really likes him, and misses Hubby when they are not together.
Right now Little Guy prefers Hubby over me, and both of us are enjoying it. I enjoy the break, and Hubby enjoys being the center of Little Guy's attention. It is so much fun to see them together. They really enjoy each other.
Happy Father's Day to Hubby, and all other dads out there!
I know that he had doubts about what type of father he would be. He still has issues surrounding his own father. While he grew up mostly without a father, he did have some fantastic father figures. I think that helped make him into the father he is today.
We are still new at this parenting thing, I admit. But I think that Hubby is doing fantastic. I could not do it without his support.
He enjoys playing with Little Guy, and he really likes seeing new skills emerge. Little Guy really likes him, and misses Hubby when they are not together.
Right now Little Guy prefers Hubby over me, and both of us are enjoying it. I enjoy the break, and Hubby enjoys being the center of Little Guy's attention. It is so much fun to see them together. They really enjoy each other.
Happy Father's Day to Hubby, and all other dads out there!
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