books - that'll be my focus...
clean ones, and eventually reviews... maybe i'll change the blog name, too....
feels good to have a direction now!
Monday, May 16, 2011
"refining"
Who tries on their wedding dress after 13 1/2 yrs? The same person who starts a blog with no clear purpose!
I read. I write. Daily. Minute by minute, though, I am refining myself. Redefining. This year has been a year of massive changes and an acceptance of self. So who am I? If I accept myself, I should figure it out.
So, do I just "doodle" here? Do I tell you what I am reading - what GI tests I am having - what I am knitting - what recipe I am excited to try?
I may have a focus some day. Right now.... I am scattered. Go back to school or stay home and run and write? If I write, what should it be? If I run, should I tell you that? If eating half a banana too much sends my intestines into a spiral, do I share?
Do I catalogue my kids and tell family I am here now? Do I share couponing glories? Do I share my fears as my kids grow up and need me less yet need me more?
Not sure.
I read. I write. Daily. Minute by minute, though, I am refining myself. Redefining. This year has been a year of massive changes and an acceptance of self. So who am I? If I accept myself, I should figure it out.
So, do I just "doodle" here? Do I tell you what I am reading - what GI tests I am having - what I am knitting - what recipe I am excited to try?
I may have a focus some day. Right now.... I am scattered. Go back to school or stay home and run and write? If I write, what should it be? If I run, should I tell you that? If eating half a banana too much sends my intestines into a spiral, do I share?
Do I catalogue my kids and tell family I am here now? Do I share couponing glories? Do I share my fears as my kids grow up and need me less yet need me more?
Not sure.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
A Fishy Tale
Okay - so my kids are AWESOME! They all (the 5 yr old to the 12 yr old) de-gutted fish yesterday. I took pix and was super supportive :-) Who wants to smell like fish, right? Actually one of my girls decided to be supportive with me so she didn't get gross either.
Then when things get a little boring:
Begin dissecting the head and walking around the house wth the eyeballs! :-) We didn't actually EAT the fish last night b/c it was wicked late when everyone got home. So the kids ate weird sandwiches, Red Sox Man had a burger and I had a tortilla with peanut butter and banana (was sorry I did, too - too late for such a dense meal!)
I'm still loving Stormy Weather. Paulette Jiles is a poet. Shouldn't girl poets be poettes? No one says "poetess" anymore, so let's at least change the spelling, huh?
Care to know what I ate today? Sure ya do... oatmeal and 1/2 banana and raisin for breakfast - a T of peanuts in the van on the way home from church b/c I was STARVING! - pasta, red sauce, broccoli, nooch, mushrooms for lunch - snack (my fav so far) was nature valley granola bar in almond milk with a couple strawberries and rest of breakfast's banana... dinner: trout, br rice, green beans and the kids will get a cookie, too. My belly is okay today - a little bloated, but not too stinky, and pain only when I was STARVING! The first food when I get to that point ALWAYS hurts.
What do you like to read? Eat? Do?
Saturday, May 14, 2011
My First Post
Not sure how to start a blog! :-) But since I've been knocking the idea around for a while, I probably should just do it. Maybe I should tell you a bit about myself?
I am 33 years old and have been married for 13 years to a man I went to sixth grade with. I have four children, 3 girls and a boy. I am a Latter-day Saint. I run and do yoga. I drink Celestial Seasonings teas. I knit. I love old movies. Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love spinach and chard and yellow squash - hated them as a kid. I hate cleaning. I drive my van like it's a truck. Being diagnosed lactose intolerant was one of the biggest disappointments in my life (perspective, right?). I've been seeing a GI doc for months trying to figure out what else is wrong with my intestines. I joined the Americorps when I was nineteen. I grew up a couple of miles from the ocean. I love wind. I have curly hair. We raise chickens and apples. We used to have rabbits and guineas and milk goats. I can't decide whether I should go back to school or not. I like the idea of naps, but I always feel terrible after one. I love oatmeal. I just began couponing to stretch my schoolteacher husband's salary. We have two cats: Tom and Jerry. I have weight management problems. I eat when I am stressed - I'm always stressed. I am a type A overachiever (but I don't like to clean?). I love Whole Foods even though it's expensive. I haunt antique stores and living history museums. I have glasses. I ran my first 5K last week. I hate being wet. And I always take more books out of the library than I could possibly read.
Well, that's a start.
I'm reading Stormy Weather by Paulette Jiles.
And tonight we're eating fresh trout (caught today by husband and kids), roasted potatoes and carrots and green salad.
I think those are things I like on others' blogs - the tidbits, the food, the activities - etc. I like the pictures, too, but I am NOT a techy... soon?
I am 33 years old and have been married for 13 years to a man I went to sixth grade with. I have four children, 3 girls and a boy. I am a Latter-day Saint. I run and do yoga. I drink Celestial Seasonings teas. I knit. I love old movies. Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love spinach and chard and yellow squash - hated them as a kid. I hate cleaning. I drive my van like it's a truck. Being diagnosed lactose intolerant was one of the biggest disappointments in my life (perspective, right?). I've been seeing a GI doc for months trying to figure out what else is wrong with my intestines. I joined the Americorps when I was nineteen. I grew up a couple of miles from the ocean. I love wind. I have curly hair. We raise chickens and apples. We used to have rabbits and guineas and milk goats. I can't decide whether I should go back to school or not. I like the idea of naps, but I always feel terrible after one. I love oatmeal. I just began couponing to stretch my schoolteacher husband's salary. We have two cats: Tom and Jerry. I have weight management problems. I eat when I am stressed - I'm always stressed. I am a type A overachiever (but I don't like to clean?). I love Whole Foods even though it's expensive. I haunt antique stores and living history museums. I have glasses. I ran my first 5K last week. I hate being wet. And I always take more books out of the library than I could possibly read.
Well, that's a start.
I'm reading Stormy Weather by Paulette Jiles.
And tonight we're eating fresh trout (caught today by husband and kids), roasted potatoes and carrots and green salad.
I think those are things I like on others' blogs - the tidbits, the food, the activities - etc. I like the pictures, too, but I am NOT a techy... soon?
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