June 2011
3 posts
I had a dream about cookies last night. I had a dream that I went to a bakery and they would not sell me an M&M cookie because there were only 2 left and those were their “display” cookies. Instead, they sold me this weird cookie covered in some sort of frosting. It looked delicious so I wasn’t too disappointed, but I didn’t get to eat it in my dream. So now I’m...
OCM and My Failure in The BS/ACV Hair Wash
So…I’m that girl who took horseback riding lessons for approximately 1 year. I fell off the horse when we starting trotting a few months in so all I ever wanted to do was just walk on the horse. Not so great for lessons. I quit ice skating after 4 months because my ingrown toenails hurt. I played softball but they put me in the outfield so I meandered up to the diamond to draw in the...
OCM and No 'Poo Day 1
In the wake of my Diva Cup madness - I have also been toying with the idea of trying the Oil Cleansing Method for washing my face. I was leery at first as putting oils on my face definitely seems counterintuitive, but so many people were raving about it so I figured I would give it a whirl. I bought some Olive Oil and then went to Walgreens for some Castor Oil. I did re-think the whole thing,...
May 2011
2 posts
Hot Mess
A few years back, I was really heavy into trashy TV. It started with Engaged and Underaged. And then I dabbled a bit into 16 and Pregnant. I dipped my toes into Real Housewives (just NY and Orange County - I wasn’t TOTALLY addicted. I had standards).
I don’t know if this is because I have a drama tank like Vicky from Real Housewives has a Love Tank (sidenote: Gross). I needed these...
Punctuation Oddities
Be ye forewarned…I’m going to blog about my mysterious lady cycle. Otherwise known as my period. So…there’s your fair warning, friends. Leave now or forever know way too much about me.
Last month, my darling cousin, Cece, came to visit me. We always call each other sister-cousins because me, her, her sister and my sister all grew up very close - more like sisters than...
April 2011
5 posts
Things
I had very good intentions to work out when I got home from work today. But…see…I got home at six. And then I had to return a phone call from a friend. While we were on the phone, I changed in to workout clothes. I had the best intentions. I even decided which pilates video I was going to do.
But then I got off the phone. And it was 7. And Rod was sitting on the couch with the cats...
“yeah. You’ll be happy. You just won’t know it.”- Alec Baldwin on marriage from the best John Hughes movie ever, “She’s Having a Baby”
Watching Gone with the Wind for the first time. Fast forwarded through the overture. Booooring!
Thursday night we got a new vacuum cleaner. I had a weird fear of vacuum cleaners - I don’t like their noise and the always seem to have a mind of their own.
But they are necessary when you have cats and lots of cat hair. Rod usually handles the vacuuming so it’s ok. I just leave the room when he comes in with it. Recently, our vacuum cleaner broke but luckily we got the replacement...
Last night, Rod and I randomly renewed our vows.
We were wearing mumus, had smeared lipstick (both of us), and Rod had a stuffed cat safety pinned to his robe, but it was adorable regardless.
We were doing a scavenger hunt downtown and would get 1,000 points to have a real shotgun wedding. I somehow managed to convince them I was pregnant (I was so convincing, my friend Noah actually believed me...
March 2011
7 posts
1 tag
“You’re thinking about it all wrong—too complicated. The greatest love...”
The Gras: 2011 Edition
This has been a weird carnival season. The Thursday and Friday parades were normal enough - lots of drinking, bead catching (and one Cabbage Patch doll), friends and general mayhem.
Then Endymion got rained out on Saturday, so our favorite day which was typically filled with Witmakers and playing on North Carrollton found us having Super Bed Day and hamburgers. Meems and I had to get up at 6 AM...
February 2011
3 posts
Collarbones
I was 22 when I discovered my collarbones.
Let me back up. I’m sure I always had collarbones. In fact, I know I did. But they were never visible. I remember being 7 and sitting on the bus going to school when Erica Henry walked on and I noticed her collarbones jutting out as she stooped to take her seat. I was fascinated and couldn’t wait to get home to see if mine popped out...
This might be pretty short since I’ve had an incessant headache since 3PM due to construction at my workplace and I also have great contempt for people who bitch about their ailments on the interwebs. The same girl pops up in my Facebook news feed every day with a new illness or complaint. I would defriend her but I’m not entirely sure it’s worth the effort.
In other news, our...
This morning, Rod knocked into me by accident and my breakfast tumbled to the floor. I may or may not have had a mini meltdown. The man is a saint.
January 2011
4 posts
Sunday, Lazy Sunday
One of my new year’s resolutions is to focus on being happy and “in the now” - the present. You see, there is a struggle that happens when you graduate college and become an adult. It doesn’t happen right away - it’s something that sneaks up on you a few years after you tried to set the world on fire. You strike out, get a job, think about getting another one (maybe...
December 2010
14 posts
Christmas Vacation Day…nevermind. It’s over! Rod and I are back home with our kitties. He’s playing with his new Xbox game and I’m bundled on the couch anxiously patiently waiting for my sister to return home from a party so she can lend me the 7th book in a series that we both have been reading. I basically coerced her into getting a Nook so we could share books and last...
1 tag
Mom: All of these lobsters are pregnant. I have to do d&cs.
<3 my mom
Having a Twilight movie marathon with my sis and wine. The kids are napping and the boys are mocking. Yay Christmas!
19 year olds: so how old are you?
Me: 27
19 year olds: well your skin looks great!
Me: :0
Am I really THAT old now?!?!?
Christmas Vacation - Day 1
Today is my first “official” day of vacation as I should be at work but instead I am in bed watching the Price is Right. I miss mindless TV like this - I also indulged in a program called “Pregnant at 70” which was as gross and horrible as it sounds. Normally, it is very difficult for me to unwind and relax because I have such guilt and feel like I need to be doing...
And in the midst of all the children and chaos, we simultaneously walked toward eachother and He hooked me under his arm in a familiar way and we embraced. <3 my husband and his big, big family!
November 2010
15 posts
NaNoWriMoing has screeched to a dead halt. But it’s not my fault. Seriously. I just got home from work and it’s 10 PM. All I want to do is shower and climb into bed with Kibby and read. I think I may be able to resume around the holiday next week, but I don’t think I’ll cross the finish line at this rate.
Speaking of the cats, we are taking them both to the vet on Saturday...
Also? What ARE her plans for when she gets home?