mornings in my house are typically slow and sleepy...i tend to be more of a night owl and sleep as long as possible the next morning. my kids have also been pretty late sleepers. lately due to my shortened patience with my 3 yr old... ive been trying to get the kids in bed earlier giving me an hour or 2 of peace each evening. i admit it has been really nice. i have always been one to internally roll my eyes at other moms who complain about their kids who get up at the crack of dawn, but in turn put them to bed at like 7 oclock... it is a big DUH to me (and im sorry if you are one of those moms), but dont expect to sleep in the morning if you are putting them to bed so early. kudos to those who love mornings that early... my brain doesnt often function then. so as a result of getting my kids to bed early i in turn have to also not stay up so late so i dont become one of the moms i criticise. my 6 month old however seems to be like clockwork, no matter what time he falls asleep... 7 am rolls around he is awake and ready to get up. ughhh...most of the time... this morning, for one reason or another-still unknown to me (im sure a nap will be in my future today) i was wide awake...about 5 am my daughter crawled into bed with my husband and i and fell back asleep. i love it when she scoots all the way onto my pillow and throws her arm around my neck, forehead to forehead...so we dozed for anothe couple hours...7 rolls around, and ruslting can be heard from the crib in the corner of my room... the kicking of his little legs against the mattress and the little grunts as he rolls his roundness around in there is a happy warning that he is about to yell for someone... but this morning- no yelling- just happy babbling, and a newly learned noise...blowing slobber raspberries... laying in bed with my still drowsy 3 yr old and passed asleep hubby, i had to giggle quietly, as to not wake them... but it was such a happy sound, that i usually wish happened later in the morning... but this morning was different.
after an impressive amount of time of him babbling and playing happily by himself, he started to get restless so i got him out of bed...by this time courtney was also awake and her and i had been talking and cuddling still in bed...mike still zombieish and sleeping...lol... so i brought mason to the bed with us... sat him up between me and courtney, his face beaming with smiles for his big sister all up in his face... hearing courtneys radio in her room still playing the peaceful lullabies cd in the background, and the babble and banter of my 2 little ones, pondering the possibilities that the day holds, i realized just how blessed i am... minus my 12 yr old who had already headed out the door for the bus stop i had everything in the world that was most important to me right there. now- my friends and other family is also very very very important to me, but my heart was right there with me...
so it was a wonderful start to the day...
now- i feel motivated to get something accomplished in the house today... our plan was to tackle a room a day to get organized... that hasnt started happening yet, but i think today might be the start of a 2 day room...(2 days rather than 1 makes it seem actually possible-not that it is undoable in a day, but lets take baby steps so i dont overwhelm myself and chuck the whole project) the front living room...not a room regularly used in our family, but its not one of those old fashioned never touched just looks pretty rooms either... we have a desk which is a major catch all, couch, chair, wall unit bookshelf, and the front corner is my scrapbooking area, which i might add is laden with inches of dust most likely... something else i really really want to get back into. our wii is in this room also, and im sure it would be used more if we had room to move around in there... the room has become a catch all of itself for clutter that we have shuffled out of other rooms, with the good intentions of getting back to...hah- never happened. the entertainment center that holds our wii, also houses my photo boxes filled with all our old photos of my childhood, and such...since courtney has started her ballet class, i have recently promised her to find my old ballet picture for her, so that is a goal for me in this room... get it cleaned up, and find that pic for her... and in turn if the room gets done, i can set up my portable table and tackle organizing my scrapbook stuff- any one wanna help ??? lol maybe my scrapbook mojo that i lst will be found in the clutter of the room... we will soon find out...
so, here is to a hopefully productive day, at least until it is time to go to ballet. btw- i got my one-minute cleaning book the other day! i was so excited... so many great tips in there that make my house seem very non-daunting, and approachable to get clean and organized!!!
hope everyone has a great day! till i ramble again...xoxo
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
girls day, bling rings, and pumpkin seeds
well, it feels like fall is officially here... we survived back to school! the weather is cooling off, and everything is turning brown. my family is harvesting their fields, and the holidays are fast approaching- can you believe it?!!! we have so many things that started recently, its rough trying to get down a routine schedule and try to keep it organized... but amidst the chaos, there is still a "walk through the park feel to everything"- and im so glad...i love seeing the 4 pumpkins that are sitting out front of my house, and i anxiously look forward to getting sloppy and pumpkin seedy this year carving them with the kids. i cant wait to roast the pumpkin seeds. the air is crisp and refreshing.
courtney started gymnastics a couple weeks ago, and ballet this past week... she looks like a little angel standing in her ballet line in her little slippers and leotard... and she has a blast in her gymnastics class- lets get that energy out!!! it makes me happy to watch her accomplishing whatever she is working on in class. jacob is having fun with football, but i hope and pray he can get it together with school and keep his eligibility. he is growing up so fast- its killing me...where did the innocent little baby go, and where did this preteen kid with some major attitude issues come from...as i try to remember him being little i realize maybe this is a sort of kick in the butt to get me re-motivated to scrapbook again. mason just turned 6 months old, and is hitting his own milestones with teething, and scooting around, i love watching how much he changes every day.
i actually got to get out of the house the other day too!!! me and a friend had our own girls day out, and i have to say...this needs to happen more often! i think it helps all around with my happiness goals... being with good friends raises spirits, and of course shopping is always fun with friends... we started the day with our hair... it was an adventure in itself! 4 hours later...hahaha...we made our way out of the house to lunch--- looking cute even though we were sporting the minivan. after lunch and loosing ourself in cheesecake for dessert- and how does cheesecake not make someone happy, we headed to the mall... did some shopping and treated ourselves to a couple chunky fun blingy rings (very much a happy tool)... unfortunately we ran out of time, and our plans to get tattoos had to be postponed... but no worries- more girl days are in the future for sure.
so as i sit here with my blingy rings on...lol... even though they dont match a thing im wearing... i smile.
im soooo looking forward to taking trips to the pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and fall festivals this year... i will miss the warm weather for sure, but will be making deffinate vacation plans for next summer soon... ive been kind of edgy and crabby lately, but im trying to keep it under control...like a semi-happy balance of letting small crap go, and not dwelling on insignificant issues. but im glad i can still appreciate the little things that are all around me with the changing of the season...
so- sorry this post wasnt very insightful, or silly as some of the others, but i hope to post more soon now that we are settling in with our fall schedules, and hopefully getting over the teething fevers...maybe i might get a chance to do some more reading!!! i hope i hope i hope... i need some progress here at home. i did order another book to aid in my home re-organizing... it is just like the one minute organization book except it is about cleaning, im super psyched for it to get here... hahaha- i used to get excited about music, and movies, and toys and such... now i get excited about home appliances and cleaning books...lol does that mean im getting old? while i ponder that---enjoy the rest of the weekend......talk to you soon!
courtney started gymnastics a couple weeks ago, and ballet this past week... she looks like a little angel standing in her ballet line in her little slippers and leotard... and she has a blast in her gymnastics class- lets get that energy out!!! it makes me happy to watch her accomplishing whatever she is working on in class. jacob is having fun with football, but i hope and pray he can get it together with school and keep his eligibility. he is growing up so fast- its killing me...where did the innocent little baby go, and where did this preteen kid with some major attitude issues come from...as i try to remember him being little i realize maybe this is a sort of kick in the butt to get me re-motivated to scrapbook again. mason just turned 6 months old, and is hitting his own milestones with teething, and scooting around, i love watching how much he changes every day.
i actually got to get out of the house the other day too!!! me and a friend had our own girls day out, and i have to say...this needs to happen more often! i think it helps all around with my happiness goals... being with good friends raises spirits, and of course shopping is always fun with friends... we started the day with our hair... it was an adventure in itself! 4 hours later...hahaha...we made our way out of the house to lunch--- looking cute even though we were sporting the minivan. after lunch and loosing ourself in cheesecake for dessert- and how does cheesecake not make someone happy, we headed to the mall... did some shopping and treated ourselves to a couple chunky fun blingy rings (very much a happy tool)... unfortunately we ran out of time, and our plans to get tattoos had to be postponed... but no worries- more girl days are in the future for sure.
so as i sit here with my blingy rings on...lol... even though they dont match a thing im wearing... i smile.
im soooo looking forward to taking trips to the pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and fall festivals this year... i will miss the warm weather for sure, but will be making deffinate vacation plans for next summer soon... ive been kind of edgy and crabby lately, but im trying to keep it under control...like a semi-happy balance of letting small crap go, and not dwelling on insignificant issues. but im glad i can still appreciate the little things that are all around me with the changing of the season...
so- sorry this post wasnt very insightful, or silly as some of the others, but i hope to post more soon now that we are settling in with our fall schedules, and hopefully getting over the teething fevers...maybe i might get a chance to do some more reading!!! i hope i hope i hope... i need some progress here at home. i did order another book to aid in my home re-organizing... it is just like the one minute organization book except it is about cleaning, im super psyched for it to get here... hahaha- i used to get excited about music, and movies, and toys and such... now i get excited about home appliances and cleaning books...lol does that mean im getting old? while i ponder that---enjoy the rest of the weekend......talk to you soon!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
a slug, motivation, and imaginary friends
i feel like i have been neglecting my own project...
i was chatting with a very close friend today over txts discussing how our day was going...,sadly it was like 11 am, and i admited that i hadnt done a single productive thing. i was being lazy as i had been doing for the past oh- week. she knowing me better than most people asked me "what about your happiness project"-
---it was like a caring slap in the face...lol... i realized a few things at that moment. one- i get excited to have followers on here...the few that i have...but it amazes me to know that people actually take time out of their own lives to read about my craziness...i hope that at least a teeny bit of what i write about makes them stop and think about themselves, what makes them happy, or just appreciate little things that we overlook so much everyday... and two- (the biggest one) i am starting to go off track on my own project. how can i fail at somethng i am in complete and total control of... seriously- even though day after day i can get up and do the routine things i do, and feel like a slug, that isnt what i want for myself or as an example for my kids...
today she was what i needed to hold myself accountable for my own actions. motivation- a major lack-there-of ...
why waste my day away when there is soooo much that can be done to reach my goal of more order in my life...will i ever reach that goal- most likely not, but that isnt a bad thing- it is more of a continous thing. something i can always strive for to make me a better person. there is a ginormous amount of satisfaction when i get something organized, even if i know it wont stay that way- for example my 12 yr old dresser drawers. but at least it is a moment out of my day i can smile and feel accomplished...lol its getting started that is difficult. what motivates you?
as i started straightening up my house, i found myself wandering... id start in one room- have a plan- then while putting something away into another room, i started an entirely different task in the new room, not having the first one finished... thus not really getting any of them accomplished entirely... so tomorrow i am going to try to start in one room and take a basket to put things in that go elsewhere in the house, resulting in me not leaving the room till the task at hand is done... lets see how that works... the second hurdle to this goal will be actually putting away the misplaced items and not leaving them in the basket!...lol
i have tried making to-do lists... for some reason they work for me for like a day, then i never look at them the next day- if i didnt want to do the stuff listed that day, i know im not going to want to do them the next, explaining the reason they arent done yet!!! i need a solution to this issue i think. maybe if i organize my thoughts better the actual organizing will come easier too...
now- i actually started back in the book into the friends section... not through it completely yet, but sometime soon i want to start something that gretchen also began- keeping track of my friends better... so many times i find myself saying to someone i run into from growing up, and the conversation inevitably ends with us saying something like "we should have lunch and catch up, or call me and we can get the kids together" all of which is said with the best intentions but it is well known but not admitted that it isnt going to happen... and it is all due to lack of effort for me! i have really great friends, but i never see them... or maybe i should say i HAD really great friends, but i have been a terrible friend in reality. i really really want to make an effort to have the occasional lunch to catch up, or meet at the park with the kids. gretchen started with birthdays, and i started thinking bout that too... i love to scrapbook, craft and make cards... what better way to do both... make cards and send them! aagain... good intentions... i do need a bit more organization but ill work on it...
here is my happy tool for the day- i have been watching courtney play recently, she has now began playing with imaginary friends... it is so funny to listen to her talk to them... i used to have them too... i think alot of us still do, we just call it something else... the voice in our head that helps us make decisions, or tells us, go ahead buy that chocolate! i think we all need that everynow and then... (not just the chocolate)
thanks for reading... feel free to share with friends... ! (no- really- id love more comments, or even people to tell me im totally nuts) till i ramble again.... good night!
i was chatting with a very close friend today over txts discussing how our day was going...,sadly it was like 11 am, and i admited that i hadnt done a single productive thing. i was being lazy as i had been doing for the past oh- week. she knowing me better than most people asked me "what about your happiness project"-
---it was like a caring slap in the face...lol... i realized a few things at that moment. one- i get excited to have followers on here...the few that i have...but it amazes me to know that people actually take time out of their own lives to read about my craziness...i hope that at least a teeny bit of what i write about makes them stop and think about themselves, what makes them happy, or just appreciate little things that we overlook so much everyday... and two- (the biggest one) i am starting to go off track on my own project. how can i fail at somethng i am in complete and total control of... seriously- even though day after day i can get up and do the routine things i do, and feel like a slug, that isnt what i want for myself or as an example for my kids...
today she was what i needed to hold myself accountable for my own actions. motivation- a major lack-there-of ...
why waste my day away when there is soooo much that can be done to reach my goal of more order in my life...will i ever reach that goal- most likely not, but that isnt a bad thing- it is more of a continous thing. something i can always strive for to make me a better person. there is a ginormous amount of satisfaction when i get something organized, even if i know it wont stay that way- for example my 12 yr old dresser drawers. but at least it is a moment out of my day i can smile and feel accomplished...lol its getting started that is difficult. what motivates you?
as i started straightening up my house, i found myself wandering... id start in one room- have a plan- then while putting something away into another room, i started an entirely different task in the new room, not having the first one finished... thus not really getting any of them accomplished entirely... so tomorrow i am going to try to start in one room and take a basket to put things in that go elsewhere in the house, resulting in me not leaving the room till the task at hand is done... lets see how that works... the second hurdle to this goal will be actually putting away the misplaced items and not leaving them in the basket!...lol
i have tried making to-do lists... for some reason they work for me for like a day, then i never look at them the next day- if i didnt want to do the stuff listed that day, i know im not going to want to do them the next, explaining the reason they arent done yet!!! i need a solution to this issue i think. maybe if i organize my thoughts better the actual organizing will come easier too...
now- i actually started back in the book into the friends section... not through it completely yet, but sometime soon i want to start something that gretchen also began- keeping track of my friends better... so many times i find myself saying to someone i run into from growing up, and the conversation inevitably ends with us saying something like "we should have lunch and catch up, or call me and we can get the kids together" all of which is said with the best intentions but it is well known but not admitted that it isnt going to happen... and it is all due to lack of effort for me! i have really great friends, but i never see them... or maybe i should say i HAD really great friends, but i have been a terrible friend in reality. i really really want to make an effort to have the occasional lunch to catch up, or meet at the park with the kids. gretchen started with birthdays, and i started thinking bout that too... i love to scrapbook, craft and make cards... what better way to do both... make cards and send them! aagain... good intentions... i do need a bit more organization but ill work on it...
here is my happy tool for the day- i have been watching courtney play recently, she has now began playing with imaginary friends... it is so funny to listen to her talk to them... i used to have them too... i think alot of us still do, we just call it something else... the voice in our head that helps us make decisions, or tells us, go ahead buy that chocolate! i think we all need that everynow and then... (not just the chocolate)
thanks for reading... feel free to share with friends... ! (no- really- id love more comments, or even people to tell me im totally nuts) till i ramble again.... good night!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
blue ribbons, pie thiefs, and slobber baths
This past summer i expanded my horizons, and tried my hand at making jams, and baking for my aunts produce stand... i experience a produce auction and got hooked, earned my first blue ribbon at the county fair (5 actually!!!), and decided it was time to do something about my mess...lol ambitious but im so glad i did it!
the funny part of the fair happened at this years baking contest... i entered again with my aunt- the theme was pecan pies... everyone had to follow the same recipe, which in itself baffled me- wont they all taste pretty much the same? duh? apparently not... didnt win this year either, but will keep trying... but here is how it went... there were 20 entries... each entry is given a number... there are 3 judges... a little lady cuts a piece from each pie... each judge tastes each piece and scores it... after the judges taste one piece, it is set on top of the pie case that they are behind- in order of their number... sounds simple enough... the end result is a line of half eaten pieces of pie... upon the judges tasting number 16, the lady noticed a space where one of the pieces sat... here a little old man had taken one and walked off eating it... funny thing was it was my aunts!!! why he would think they were giving half eaten pies as samples is beyond me, but he was content eating it with his fingers...lol... all the judges and the small gathering of observers got a good laugh...
speaking of courtney- she started gymnastics this week too... and let me tell you, i loved watching every minute of it. she has never gone to preschool or been in any structured activity really, and i was a little nervous to know how she would do, but she did great...and now our little blue tumbling mat has become a part of out living room, and we get pretty constant sommersault entertainment... no matter how many times she wants to show me, i am determined to watch, and be excited for her.
football is going well for jacob, and he is plugging away at school so far. i am more proud of him now than i have ever been... he is really showing incredible improvement now that he is in middle school... unfortunately my fear of him growing up is starting to get to me... lol. just today while napping with mason, i had an awful dream of him having an accident when he starts driving... so- he isnt allowed... ... .... ...... oh ok... fine, i guess he can, but he isnt allowed to drive a little green neon with a sunroof...lol. dont ask- it is my warped mind and the crazy dreams it has.
mason is growing by leaps and bounds, but today he was very needy and wanted to be held most of the day... he ran a slight temp most of the day, and his tummy was a bit upset... he is entering the lovely phase of teething... i can honestly say i dont think i have ever seen more slobber come from a baby than i did today...it was dripping down his arms off his elbows, and of course i was covered after holding him, but i cant turn down cuddles and baby kisses... even if i had to have a towel nearby to dry off after my bath... luckily the little guy is happy through it all so far...
got to get back on track with my happiness project for myself, so here is to happy reading, and rambling again soon!!!
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| the wall of jams, jellies, and preserves |
I have come to realize that i really like cooking, and am slowly adding to my collection of gooseberry patch cookbooks...they are wonderful...they are great for the farmers market finds! i am also realizing that i really really miss scrapbooking, and need to get back scrapping again! these 2 hobbies paid off at this years county fair... now, i have never entered any individual items in a fair before, and was super psyched to see that i actually won some ribbons!!! i entered 4 jams... 2 of them didnt place at all, but 2 got blue ribbons!!! i was so excited, i jumped up and down squealing like a little girl! not too shabby for my first year making jams!!! scrapbooking also paid off... it is one of my passions, and hopefully i will be starting a blog about that too sometime, but i entered 3 layouts this year, and woohoo... all 3 got blue ribbons!!! it really helps in the "lets get re-motivated" area!
other entries were in crafts- i entered a barn star that i decoupaged with family pics- which took a second place red ribbon, and i entered 12 photos in the photography categories... didnt snag any top places, but 7 of them got honorable mention ribbons!!! the past couple years i have dabbled in senior pics... did my cousins and then a friend of his at the time... they all turned out great, and i hope to do more in the future...maybe even a wedding or 2... we will see...
the funny part of the fair happened at this years baking contest... i entered again with my aunt- the theme was pecan pies... everyone had to follow the same recipe, which in itself baffled me- wont they all taste pretty much the same? duh? apparently not... didnt win this year either, but will keep trying... but here is how it went... there were 20 entries... each entry is given a number... there are 3 judges... a little lady cuts a piece from each pie... each judge tastes each piece and scores it... after the judges taste one piece, it is set on top of the pie case that they are behind- in order of their number... sounds simple enough... the end result is a line of half eaten pieces of pie... upon the judges tasting number 16, the lady noticed a space where one of the pieces sat... here a little old man had taken one and walked off eating it... funny thing was it was my aunts!!! why he would think they were giving half eaten pies as samples is beyond me, but he was content eating it with his fingers...lol... all the judges and the small gathering of observers got a good laugh... 
there is a certain atmosphere at county fairs that is a laid back, enjoy life kind of aire... seeing baby animals, fried fair food, (when else it is acceptable to eat that and not feel guilty?) watching carnies set up their games and rides, and taking a step into country life and out of the city bustle for a day... i already cant wait for another one!
so ive taken a few days off from my book im reading, but am anxious to start it again... im over the friend section intimidation now... i am now hoping to be able to relate to gretchens thoughts and become a better friend myself... i ordered a copy of the book for one of my best friends, and am so excited for her to get it... i hope she likes it as much as i do... its nice to share experiences with someone... i think it will also help hold me more accountable for my goals. my next goal is to buy her little boy some playdough!!! lol... which by the way courtney has played with every day since that post!!! and can you believe it, im still alive...lol
speaking of courtney- she started gymnastics this week too... and let me tell you, i loved watching every minute of it. she has never gone to preschool or been in any structured activity really, and i was a little nervous to know how she would do, but she did great...and now our little blue tumbling mat has become a part of out living room, and we get pretty constant sommersault entertainment... no matter how many times she wants to show me, i am determined to watch, and be excited for her.
football is going well for jacob, and he is plugging away at school so far. i am more proud of him now than i have ever been... he is really showing incredible improvement now that he is in middle school... unfortunately my fear of him growing up is starting to get to me... lol. just today while napping with mason, i had an awful dream of him having an accident when he starts driving... so- he isnt allowed... ... .... ...... oh ok... fine, i guess he can, but he isnt allowed to drive a little green neon with a sunroof...lol. dont ask- it is my warped mind and the crazy dreams it has.
mason is growing by leaps and bounds, but today he was very needy and wanted to be held most of the day... he ran a slight temp most of the day, and his tummy was a bit upset... he is entering the lovely phase of teething... i can honestly say i dont think i have ever seen more slobber come from a baby than i did today...it was dripping down his arms off his elbows, and of course i was covered after holding him, but i cant turn down cuddles and baby kisses... even if i had to have a towel nearby to dry off after my bath... luckily the little guy is happy through it all so far...
got to get back on track with my happiness project for myself, so here is to happy reading, and rambling again soon!!!
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