February 2012
32 posts
Done
Done. At the end of the day the opening was better than expected, the closing below expectation and I have a quarter size blister on the ball of my foot thanks to the treadmill at the hotel gym. I’m exhausted and heading to Austin in the morning. Lord help me.
“When faced with sexism or ageism or looking or even really aggressive Buddhism...”
– Tina Fey, Bossypants
Bwi baby
Sitting at the airport waiting for my flight. Got maybe 4 hrs of sleep so I’m looking forward to passing out on the plane. I’m also praying this flight isn’t full.
The bonus is I get to vegas at 10 and my pre con isn’t until 3. I’m just hoping my room is ready when I arrive.
Matt and Emerson ended up driving me up after I found a nail in my tire last night. Stupid...
Vegas Baby
Since I can’t put a status update on the Facebook….
Embarrassing (mom) moment 742
Damn static cling. I just found my (clean) under drawers in Emersons daycare cubbie. Apparently they must’ve stuck to her nap time stuff. Oy
That kinda day
I have on a black bra and a white shirt…..and no I am not trying to be all “Brittany Spears”.
Some Days I feel like a Big Fail...and Those Days...
It’s been a tough day. As I write this I’m brooding a bit. My husband, the manager has informed me that I seem like a big stressball when he comes home and he wants to help me find a solution. He then proceeds to tell me that sometimes I “need to be managed”.
Before you jump down his throat, I get his point. Granted his timing is total suckage…and delivery for...
Lenton Challenge, Day 1
So yesterday went pretty well. I’ll admit around 4pm when I needed a brain break I got antsy. Also last night, sitting in front of the TV when commercials came on. The goal of this (among other things) was to force me to interact with my family. Last night I didn’t get home until after Emerson was in bed and then I was too busy trying to keep myself busy so I wouldn’t miss it...
Tuesday Tunes →
Can I change my mind??
4:00pm withdrawls…..I got the Facebook shakes!
Joyeux Mardi Gras!
Tomorrow marks the first day of Lent which means (among other things) no more Facebook! I’ll admit, I’m freaking out a bit. Facebook though has been taking up waaay too much of my time and attention and quite frankly there are things, people, crap that has been a negative impact.
So, in honor of this big step, here’s a list of 10 facts (possibly random, possibly not), the...
Pass the Doggie Gerital
I took Archie boy in for a pretty routine visit tonight. He needed more flea and tick meds, as well as some other routine stuff. While we were there I wanted to ask the vet about his fat lumps that keep growing and his licking.
We adopted Archie 2.5 years ago. Best we could all figure he was 2-3 years old. Of course, there’s no way to be sure but we really did think much of it. As we...
Drowning
Warning: The following is a bit of verbal diarrhea with a little pity party to boot. Continue on at your own risk.
I’m drowning. I don’t any other way to describe it. Not even the “oh woah is me I have so much work” but the kind of all consuming ball of stress that is suffocating me. Suffocating….as I write it I realize what an appropriate word that is.
...
Worth the Read →
They should bottle this stuff
Tonight I picked up some oral lidocaine. Holy crap. At first I was so hesitant. Its the consistency of syrup. Thankfully there’s no flavor and I was able to dab it on my tongue.
Sweet relief. Maybe we should use this for teething
Lucky One
The past few weeks have been a bit rough. Nothing catastrophic, just a bunch of little (and not so little) things that add up to a whole bunch of crap. Let’s just say that it’s not made for the best start off of the year.
It started off with a pseudo promotion that I was a shoe in for, except that the person who ended up getting it already works with the particular client so yea,...
What I'm Listening To Tuesday →
1 tag
Dear Emerson
February 6, 2012
Dear Emerson,
Tonight while I was making dinner you were a bit fussy thanks to your molars and I was rushing around when I heard “Nana”. Huh?
“Nana” and you were pointing.
I turned….and there they were. Bananas. I had moved them while trying to get the potatoes.
Sure you’ve said Nana before, but this is the first time you’ve ever looked at something unprovoked and pointed...
Weekend Review
In case you hand’t noticed, I’ve been working at updating this morning. For a while I was all “who really wants to read it” but you know who does? Future me.
Matt like’s to remind me that my eyes are bigger than my calendar (my saying in fairness, not his). In other words, much like it’s “your eyes are bigger than your stomach” counterpart I have...
Time for a bloglift
It seems it’s time for a blog-lift of sorts. I have had Matt helping me (since i have ZERO vision) on the look of the blog, but since I’ve also sort of taken this over on all things Me and my family vs just the wee one, it may be time for a name change too. We shall see, Lord knows I’m awesome at change…ha!
Yesterday I donated blood. It was simple enough, the owners of our building set up these blood drives every few months. With the exception of me not screwing up what day it is supposed to be on (don’t ask) it’s nothing more than me signing up for a time and showing up.
I appreciate the fact that they do make it so easy. I think donating is important, but it’s also difficult...
January 2012
22 posts
Making Baby Weight
After years and years (and years) of struggling with my weight and one rather petite baby I finally joined Weight Watchers (again). I couldn’t begin to tell you what’s different this time around. It’s too cheesy to even say and yet there’s something. Something that I can’t put my finger on and yet something that I am holding onto with every fiber of my being.
...
Miss Independant
The little miss has started to play on her own. I realize this may not seem like earth shattering news but for me it’s pretty monumental. Up until now Emerson would play, but rarely would she go off and play with her own toys without wanting our attention, or getting into something that she shouldn’t (i.e. everything EXCEPT her toys), or just generally climbing all over us.
This...
WEEKEND!
This has been one of those week. Brutal. I’m really excited to get to spend some time with the family. Nothing too much on tap, except:
*hanging out tonight, making some plans
*Eating ice cream. Thanks to a multitude of swollen lymp nodes under my tongue I’m in PAIN!
*DATE NIGHT! Woot! Matt and I are heading out on Sat. night. I am so excited :)
*Maybe a good long walk if...
Full Heart
It’s been a rough time around here with work. My schedule has shifted and where as I’d normally be pretty quiet this time of year and prepping for what’s ahead, instead I find myself all cylidners trying to keep up. I also have several new clients, which means there is a learning curve and given that two of them are one and done, it’s a learning curve of epic...
10 Things
I’ve been trying to be better about trying to update this, in hopes that my family (hi mom and dad!) will learn how to use it. Heh!
1.) My personal work schedule has been….well, reworked….so that my once quite winter’s are now a bona fide crap storm.
2.) Remind me never to complain about being bored.
3.) Today is Monday and I’m batting 1000 as a Mama. I forgot...
Please and Thank Yous
Emerson’s latest trick? Signing please, thank you and more. I’m so proud!
Not just proud but I cannot explain how excited I was when I realized that she was communicating with me! She looked up at me and signed that she was hungry, more please. ACK!
We’re still working on consistency. She’s been signing these for a while but she’s finally starting to use it on...
My other blog →
Just for giggles, a 365 blog
You know how it feels
You know that feeling, when you go in the ocean and get knocked off balance by a wave and before you can really regain your balance another wave comes, then another? Yea that is totally this week.
Dear Emerson
Sometimes sweet girl we don’t get what we want. Today was one of those days for Mama. I didn’t even realize HOW much I wanted “it” until I was told it’s not mine. Ironically it was actually between me and a dear friend whom I adore. The reasons (not for the interwebz) were solid and I certainly understand, but at the moment I’m left at a loss.
Worse yet, I...
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people...”
– Maya Angelou
Waiting and other Tidbits
There’s a lot going on, and not a lot at the same time. Mostly it’s just a whole lot of waiting. In the meantime, here’s what’s happening in our world:
Emerson continues to do well at daycare and we are happy with the switch.
Tonight Emerson brought home her first piece of art. I never really understood the big deal with parents wanting to keep their kids art...
WatchWell looky what she can do
Unfair
Tonight a little boy name Theo went to be with Jesus. You can read his story here. I’ve never met this family, I only know them as a friend of a friend and through their blog but I’ve grown fond of their family and their story. Theo is from Africa and was adopted by his family at about 9 months old. When they arrived back in the states they discovered that their little man was...
“The most badly broken heart is a self-inflicted wound…”
Day 1
My child rocks, what can I say :) When I picked her up tonight the daycare ladies even said how great she did on her first day. It’s amazing to me the difference in this facility. I know nothing is perfect, but I could already tell the difference with her being with kids her own age, in a structured environment.
Tonight she was already using her sippy cup like a master—obviously...