Day 05 → Something you hope to do in your life.
Interesting. This could be taken one of many ways. But I'm going with a Master's degree.
I hope to travel a lot more. I want to go back to Europe and explore that more. I'd love to go to Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, etc. Basically, I'm greedy in the area of travel. I want to learn all I can and experience it all. I'd love to see the Christ the Redeemer statue, etc.
I hope to see our children graduate from college; see them married and have children.
I hope to be a good person and an even better mother and wife.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
30 Days of Truth - Day 4
Day 04 → Something you have to forgive someone for.
Well, the obvious answer is to forgive Jason for taking Patrick away from us. But I think I really did forgive him last February. It's honestly not been an issue for me since then.
So is this a cop-out answer? A little bit. But I'll try harder tomorrow.
Well, the obvious answer is to forgive Jason for taking Patrick away from us. But I think I really did forgive him last February. It's honestly not been an issue for me since then.
So is this a cop-out answer? A little bit. But I'll try harder tomorrow.
30 Days of Truth - Day 3
Day 03 → Something you have to forgive yourself for.
Not being the perfect wife/mother. I try. But my house is way messier than I'd like. I have dog hair goobers all over. I lose patience. I sometimes yell.
All in all, it could be a million times worse, but then again, there's a lot of room for improvement. I feel like I owe them all so much more for the love and joy they give me.
Not being the perfect wife/mother. I try. But my house is way messier than I'd like. I have dog hair goobers all over. I lose patience. I sometimes yell.
All in all, it could be a million times worse, but then again, there's a lot of room for improvement. I feel like I owe them all so much more for the love and joy they give me.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
30 Days of Truth - Day 2
Day 02 → Something you love about yourself
Thankfully, I'm not afraid to love things about myself just as easily as I hate things about myself.
My sense of humor. How awesome I am. I generally succeed at most things I try (knitting being a glaring exception. The Devil's craft, I tell you)
I try to laugh a lot daily.
I love my freckles and my eyes. I love how Gumby looks at me when I'm all dressed up and how I get a completely different look when I'm dirty from head to toe and look like a complete tom-boy (completely different, but still means the same thing as the aforementioned dressed up look. He's easy ;)
I love that my 30 days of truth stretched into almost 300 days of truth. I've been lacking her on the writing scene since I started the new job.
That's the other thing I love about myself. I embrace this job and OWN IT. It's is awesome. Which means, I'm sure, it will change and no longer be awesome, but I will love until I can love it no more.
Thankfully, I'm not afraid to love things about myself just as easily as I hate things about myself.
My sense of humor. How awesome I am. I generally succeed at most things I try (knitting being a glaring exception. The Devil's craft, I tell you)
I try to laugh a lot daily.
I love my freckles and my eyes. I love how Gumby looks at me when I'm all dressed up and how I get a completely different look when I'm dirty from head to toe and look like a complete tom-boy (completely different, but still means the same thing as the aforementioned dressed up look. He's easy ;)
I love that my 30 days of truth stretched into almost 300 days of truth. I've been lacking her on the writing scene since I started the new job.
That's the other thing I love about myself. I embrace this job and OWN IT. It's is awesome. Which means, I'm sure, it will change and no longer be awesome, but I will love until I can love it no more.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
30 Days of Truth
Admittedly, I'm totally stealing this from an awesome blogger. If you're not reading Adam's blog, well, you should be.
So basically, it's 30 days of me answering questions truthfully (duh). I'm going to try to be very diligent about keeping up, but between family, work, school, etc, it may not happen everyday. And I don't think I'll have internet on our vacation in 20 (!!!) days. So there you go.
And with that, away we go!
Day 01 → Something you hate about yourself
Just one thing? Golly. It's so easy to hate things about yourself. Most are trivial, but some are not.
I think the one thing I hate most about myself would be my lack of motivation to work towards being healthier. Losing weight. I want to. But let's be honest. It's easier to be overweight. I keep wanting to work out or eat healthier. But I just don't.
And it's lame, lazy, pathetic on my part. I can do it. I've done it before. It's not that I can't do it. So that's what I hate most about myself at this moment in time.
That said, all I want is a cool pair of tall boots. That fit my freakin' calf. I don't have a huge calf, but obviously, it's larger that the "standard" size. And it's just frustrating. ARGH! Clearly, losing weight would help with this issue as well.
So basically, it's 30 days of me answering questions truthfully (duh). I'm going to try to be very diligent about keeping up, but between family, work, school, etc, it may not happen everyday. And I don't think I'll have internet on our vacation in 20 (!!!) days. So there you go.
And with that, away we go!
Day 01 → Something you hate about yourself
Just one thing? Golly. It's so easy to hate things about yourself. Most are trivial, but some are not.
I think the one thing I hate most about myself would be my lack of motivation to work towards being healthier. Losing weight. I want to. But let's be honest. It's easier to be overweight. I keep wanting to work out or eat healthier. But I just don't.
And it's lame, lazy, pathetic on my part. I can do it. I've done it before. It's not that I can't do it. So that's what I hate most about myself at this moment in time.
That said, all I want is a cool pair of tall boots. That fit my freakin' calf. I don't have a huge calf, but obviously, it's larger that the "standard" size. And it's just frustrating. ARGH! Clearly, losing weight would help with this issue as well.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Wait, where did summer go?!?
Bah. Fall is here. It's been beautiful this past week, absolutely gorgeous. Which has been nice. Prior to that, we were panicked about getting the boiler working so we actually had heat in our house.
They were never really able to test the boiler during our inspection, but presumed because it was new from 2004, that it would probably be OK. Yeah, not so much.
Gumby and my FIL had to replace the motor in the boiler and then some pump thingy (I know, very technical of me. You're astounded by my in-depth understanding of a radiant heating system, aren't you?). Then there needed to be some repairs made to the copper pipes they replaced (apparently they sucked at unions, so it leaked at each of the unions).
So voile! One night, they got it going. And then left for the Home Depot. And I was going through Baby Girl's dresser with her going through summer and winter clothes to see what we should keep, what needed to be donated, etc. And it was getting hot in her room. And then it really started to get hot.
At which point the puppy barked to go outside (oh, yeah, we got a puppy, more on that to come). So I took Sparky out and when I walked back into the house, it was like a freakin' sauna. I checked the thermostat and it was set at 80 (holy crap people!).
Turns out someone (honestly, not us!) painted over the thermostat several times. So it couldn't accurately detect the temperature. So, we now have a new thermostat :)
The kids are in school full time. Baby Girl seems to be having a touch of trouble with behavior. We've had to have a discussion at least once a week since she's returned. Thankfully Little Man had one instance of not behaving, I had my discussion (Ok, more of a Come to Jesus discussion) and he's been sweet as can be since.
But Baby Girl is trying my patience.
School started back up for Gumby and I. And let me once again declare my hatred for group projects. They suck in general.
We have adopted a black lab mix from the Humane Society. He's adorable, growing at a freakish rate (perfect fit in this family!) and too smart for his own good. We will need to start puppy school when we get back from our vacation next month.
Gumby and I went to Farm Aid last weekend. It was amazing and I'm glad we went. Any excuse to see Dave Matthews, right?
With that, I must return to homework. Ugh.
They were never really able to test the boiler during our inspection, but presumed because it was new from 2004, that it would probably be OK. Yeah, not so much.
Gumby and my FIL had to replace the motor in the boiler and then some pump thingy (I know, very technical of me. You're astounded by my in-depth understanding of a radiant heating system, aren't you?). Then there needed to be some repairs made to the copper pipes they replaced (apparently they sucked at unions, so it leaked at each of the unions).
So voile! One night, they got it going. And then left for the Home Depot. And I was going through Baby Girl's dresser with her going through summer and winter clothes to see what we should keep, what needed to be donated, etc. And it was getting hot in her room. And then it really started to get hot.
At which point the puppy barked to go outside (oh, yeah, we got a puppy, more on that to come). So I took Sparky out and when I walked back into the house, it was like a freakin' sauna. I checked the thermostat and it was set at 80 (holy crap people!).
Turns out someone (honestly, not us!) painted over the thermostat several times. So it couldn't accurately detect the temperature. So, we now have a new thermostat :)
The kids are in school full time. Baby Girl seems to be having a touch of trouble with behavior. We've had to have a discussion at least once a week since she's returned. Thankfully Little Man had one instance of not behaving, I had my discussion (Ok, more of a Come to Jesus discussion) and he's been sweet as can be since.
But Baby Girl is trying my patience.
School started back up for Gumby and I. And let me once again declare my hatred for group projects. They suck in general.
We have adopted a black lab mix from the Humane Society. He's adorable, growing at a freakish rate (perfect fit in this family!) and too smart for his own good. We will need to start puppy school when we get back from our vacation next month.
Gumby and I went to Farm Aid last weekend. It was amazing and I'm glad we went. Any excuse to see Dave Matthews, right?
With that, I must return to homework. Ugh.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
The move is complete (mostly)
Well, we moved this past week. A frickin' nightmare, but it always is. We hate moving. The only things worse are dead brothers and cancer ;)
The bathroom is mostly done. Still can't shower, but that it OK for a few days. Hopefully by the end of the weekend, we'll be able to shower. When Gumby and his Dad started to do a few tweaks to the bathroom, it turned it a full-on gutting of the bathroom. There was mold everywhere. Alas, it's looking great and we're just waiting for the dumb tub enclosure to finish adhering to the wall correctly.
I did manage to get the living room, dining room and all bedrooms painted before we moved in. There is still trim and cutting in to be done, but that can be done while we're here.
Our new refrigerator is being delivered this morning. Very exciting. Plus it will be nice to finally have a fridge and we can eat at home rather than going out to eat for each meal.
All in all, there are hiccups, but the move has been positive. We have too much shit, but we knew that. But I'm very content and exciting for what the future holds.
We go camping next week, which will be nice. State Fair starts in 5 days. Summer is winding down.
It's gone by much too quick. I'm signed up for classes in the fall to continue for my Bachelor's degree.
The in-laws celebrate their 39th anniversary today by going to a funeral for their friend's grandson that committed suicide. There's so much wrong with that statement, I will leave it at that.
The bathroom is mostly done. Still can't shower, but that it OK for a few days. Hopefully by the end of the weekend, we'll be able to shower. When Gumby and his Dad started to do a few tweaks to the bathroom, it turned it a full-on gutting of the bathroom. There was mold everywhere. Alas, it's looking great and we're just waiting for the dumb tub enclosure to finish adhering to the wall correctly.
I did manage to get the living room, dining room and all bedrooms painted before we moved in. There is still trim and cutting in to be done, but that can be done while we're here.
Our new refrigerator is being delivered this morning. Very exciting. Plus it will be nice to finally have a fridge and we can eat at home rather than going out to eat for each meal.
All in all, there are hiccups, but the move has been positive. We have too much shit, but we knew that. But I'm very content and exciting for what the future holds.
We go camping next week, which will be nice. State Fair starts in 5 days. Summer is winding down.
It's gone by much too quick. I'm signed up for classes in the fall to continue for my Bachelor's degree.
The in-laws celebrate their 39th anniversary today by going to a funeral for their friend's grandson that committed suicide. There's so much wrong with that statement, I will leave it at that.
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