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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Some of my favorites
No big in-depth discussion today. I'm just sharing some of my favorite websites......
For great recipes and cooking from scratch, I love....
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/
For crafty, fun information on different projects that I an do.....
http://www.littlepinkmonster.com/
For awesome wall letters, wreaths, furniture, etc (great resource for wedding and baby gifts)....
http://www.paperjackstudio.com/
For custom tutu sets and other such goodies....
http://www.delaneygraceboutique.com/
Best Denver area family photographer (and other stuff), in my opinion....
www.hopelessadorationportraits.com
For great recipes and cooking from scratch, I love....
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/
For crafty, fun information on different projects that I an do.....
http://www.littlepinkmonster.com/
For awesome wall letters, wreaths, furniture, etc (great resource for wedding and baby gifts)....
http://www.paperjackstudio.com/
For custom tutu sets and other such goodies....
http://www.delaneygraceboutique.com/
Best Denver area family photographer (and other stuff), in my opinion....
www.hopelessadorationportraits.com
Life is unfair
Life is unfair. That's a fact. Good people get bad circumstances and a lot of really big jerks get what looks to be a tremendous life. With that being said, looks can be deceiving and a lot of times, things just aren't what they seem.....
1. Sometimes, even if you're the most qualified person, you don't get the job. Sometimes it really IS who you know and a matter of getting your foot in the door. Sometimes people that are far less qualified get the job.
2. Sometimes what appears to be the best relationship falls to shambles. This an be a friendship, a family relationship or a love relationship. It appears to be fantastic and then it turns out that the other person doesn't like you, finds some fault in what you're doing, or is just discontent with life.
3. Sometimes people judge you on one mistake. This is quite possibly the common theme of a lot of people's lives, especially if you come from a tight knit neighborhood where everyone knows the business of their neighbors. You can do a million things right and one thing wrong and you'll be judged.
4. Sometimes people spread rumors just to make themselves look better. It's more about them than you but it still isn't fair.
These are just SOME examples but, in my opinion, the truth is this: Karma is real. What you put out really does come back to you so while you may go through struggles that aren't fair and that you don't deserve, there is probably something better on the other side of it.
1. Sometimes, even if you're the most qualified person, you don't get the job. Sometimes it really IS who you know and a matter of getting your foot in the door. Sometimes people that are far less qualified get the job.
2. Sometimes what appears to be the best relationship falls to shambles. This an be a friendship, a family relationship or a love relationship. It appears to be fantastic and then it turns out that the other person doesn't like you, finds some fault in what you're doing, or is just discontent with life.
3. Sometimes people judge you on one mistake. This is quite possibly the common theme of a lot of people's lives, especially if you come from a tight knit neighborhood where everyone knows the business of their neighbors. You can do a million things right and one thing wrong and you'll be judged.
4. Sometimes people spread rumors just to make themselves look better. It's more about them than you but it still isn't fair.
These are just SOME examples but, in my opinion, the truth is this: Karma is real. What you put out really does come back to you so while you may go through struggles that aren't fair and that you don't deserve, there is probably something better on the other side of it.
Laundry
Laundry, laundry, laundry. It's piling up as I type. In order to keep up with the laundry in my household, I have to do an average of 1-2 loads per day with more on the weekends when the linens are washed. Currently, my dryer is only blowing cold air so the laundry is piling up until the landlord checks it out. This is my favorite new laundry tip on how to refresh your towels courtesy of lifehack.com
http://lifehacker.com/5362234/use-vinegar-and-baking-soda-to-recharge-your-towels
http://lifehacker.com/5362234/use-vinegar-and-baking-soda-to-recharge-your-towels
Friday, July 26, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Vengeant Little Teenager
My oldest is becoming a teenager and, with that, comes a lot of hormonal yumminess. Unfortunately, she's becoming a bit of a mean girl and I DON'T mean towards the other girls. She's becoming mean to her siblings. This isn't entirely new but she's taking it to a whole different level at this point and it's making me a teeny (and by teeny, I mean ENORMOUS) bit aggravated. So what to do, what to do?
When she was younger (Sydney was only 3 at the time), her younger sister got a big stuffed giraffe for her birthday. Sydney loved that giraffe and slept with it every single night. Alyssa got mad at me for punishing her for bad behavior so she went into her bedroom and cut the mane off of Sydney's giraffe. How did she get punished? She had to use her saved up chore and birthday money to buy Sydney a new one. She got irritated with me another time not too long after and cut Sydney's bangs. That one earned her two weeks in her bedroom after school instead of playing with her friends. On and off, she pulls these little vengeance plots when she gets mad at me but it's never directed at me...it's always at one of her siblings.
Most recently, I caught Alyssa literally punching (and I'm talking sitting on his stomach to pin him down and punching relentlessly) her 8 year old brother for throwing a flip flop repeatedly in her direction. Did he get into trouble for irritating her? Yes. Did she get into bigger trouble for physically assaulting someone? Yes. She got off relatively easy in the scheme of things and didn't end up grounded long-term or anything. She was just punished for the rest of the day. That didn't stop her from getting mad, though.
Her first post-anger stunt was soaping all of her siblings' toothbrushes. Yes, you read correctly; she applied hand soap to their toothbrushes so that they had to taste soap when they brushed their teeth. Creative? Yes (and I gotta confess, I was a little proud of her for being so innovative). Absolutely 100% wrong and punishable? YES! Again, she got off relatively easy, punished for the rest of the night.
The next morning, she wakes up, comes out to say "good morning" and cops the biggest attitude she could have....not a good way to start Mom's day. She, then, goes on to yell and scream at her siblings for watching what they wanted on the TV and then kicks someone to get them off the sofa. Yep, sister, you just earned yourself extra chores. So I announced to her that she would be cleaning the tile floors in the house Cinderella-style. She rolled her eyes and copped more attitude. Oy, I'm not fighting this battle...just clean the floors.
When I get home, it's like a completely different child. Did she learn some huge lesson from the floors? Nah, probably not. I doubt she learned a lesson at all...she just wanted something and thought a perky attitude was the way to get it. "Mom can I go to Lilly's house?" Ummmm nope. Dinner's getting cooked right now and I'm not going to hunt you down. Attitude's a-go-go. Attitude continues all night and I'm in need of a tall glass of some beverage of the alcoholic variety.
Point of the story? I'm gonna need a Benadryl blow dart stockpile to make it through their teenage years with my sanity.
When she was younger (Sydney was only 3 at the time), her younger sister got a big stuffed giraffe for her birthday. Sydney loved that giraffe and slept with it every single night. Alyssa got mad at me for punishing her for bad behavior so she went into her bedroom and cut the mane off of Sydney's giraffe. How did she get punished? She had to use her saved up chore and birthday money to buy Sydney a new one. She got irritated with me another time not too long after and cut Sydney's bangs. That one earned her two weeks in her bedroom after school instead of playing with her friends. On and off, she pulls these little vengeance plots when she gets mad at me but it's never directed at me...it's always at one of her siblings.
Most recently, I caught Alyssa literally punching (and I'm talking sitting on his stomach to pin him down and punching relentlessly) her 8 year old brother for throwing a flip flop repeatedly in her direction. Did he get into trouble for irritating her? Yes. Did she get into bigger trouble for physically assaulting someone? Yes. She got off relatively easy in the scheme of things and didn't end up grounded long-term or anything. She was just punished for the rest of the day. That didn't stop her from getting mad, though.
Her first post-anger stunt was soaping all of her siblings' toothbrushes. Yes, you read correctly; she applied hand soap to their toothbrushes so that they had to taste soap when they brushed their teeth. Creative? Yes (and I gotta confess, I was a little proud of her for being so innovative). Absolutely 100% wrong and punishable? YES! Again, she got off relatively easy, punished for the rest of the night.
The next morning, she wakes up, comes out to say "good morning" and cops the biggest attitude she could have....not a good way to start Mom's day. She, then, goes on to yell and scream at her siblings for watching what they wanted on the TV and then kicks someone to get them off the sofa. Yep, sister, you just earned yourself extra chores. So I announced to her that she would be cleaning the tile floors in the house Cinderella-style. She rolled her eyes and copped more attitude. Oy, I'm not fighting this battle...just clean the floors.
When I get home, it's like a completely different child. Did she learn some huge lesson from the floors? Nah, probably not. I doubt she learned a lesson at all...she just wanted something and thought a perky attitude was the way to get it. "Mom can I go to Lilly's house?" Ummmm nope. Dinner's getting cooked right now and I'm not going to hunt you down. Attitude's a-go-go. Attitude continues all night and I'm in need of a tall glass of some beverage of the alcoholic variety.
Point of the story? I'm gonna need a Benadryl blow dart stockpile to make it through their teenage years with my sanity.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Getting into a Morning Routine & Itchy Leg Update
A couple of years ago, I used to do yoga and pilates every single morning and then jogged at night. In fact, I used to log about 10 miles every single night and I loved it! I moved to Colorado and had to get used to the altitude and the fact that all jogs are uphill but still made time for working out when I could. Then I started experiencing health issues with my blood sugar and the ridiculous IUD fiasco. Because of all of the health stuff going on, workouts were a thing of the past. My energy level was far too low and there was just too many complications with it. Then my surgery came and went and I started doing little walks. It's a progression.
I'm starting to get back into working out hard core again (not hardcore workouts; just my dedication is hardcore.) Every weekday morning I'm attempting to get up early and go for a walk. I'm hoping the walks can progress to longer walks each day and then progress to walk/jog and then back to running again. It's going to take time to get to that goal (just like it did when I first started a running regimen) but a year from now, I want to be logging long-distance running again. My goal is to run some really cool races (Dirty Girl Mud Run, etc) in the very near future.
I'm also attempting to get more into my yoga routine again. I crave the flexibility that it brought as well as the general sense of well-being and health that it produced. I inadvertently stopped drinking soda a few months ago (aside from the occasional one socially) and went back to water, full time. I'm attempting to make better decisions for my health. I don't necessarily have an ideal weight or measurement but I'm working on feeling healthy and being happy with my appearance regardless of size or measurement. I think that's ultimately all that anyone can do. Healthy behaviors and habits beget healthy attitudes and bodies.
And now for an itchy leg update.....
The itchy legs I mentioned being largely due to hormones have been solved. Yes, hormones are playing a factor in drying out my skin and reapplying lotion in the evening is still something I have to do. With that being said, I am sad to report that the itchy legs were an allergic reaction to the Victoria's Secret body butters that I bought. Though I've always been an avid Bath & Body Works lotion user, apparently, Victoria's Secret contains different chemicals or more perfumes and it made me have an allergic reaction. I stopped using the products for two days and my legs were only itching the normal dry skin amount and no more breakouts. I'm definitely not condemning Victoria's Secret, in general, OR Victoria's Secret body products for everyone. I think they are an amazing scent and consistency and, barring skin sensitivity, I would actually recommend them to others. With that being said, I can no longer use the products. It's a sad day in my household.
The good news is that with the itchy legs under control, I can wear shorts again without (1) a greasy grime left everywhere I sit from so much lotion having to be applied to me (2) itching my legs to the point of bleeding (3) an ugly bumpy mess on my legs from my skin not liking what I'm applying to it. I can once again work in my shorts (instead of yoga pants in the blistering heat) and only be a slightly sweaty mess after work :)
I'm starting to get back into working out hard core again (not hardcore workouts; just my dedication is hardcore.) Every weekday morning I'm attempting to get up early and go for a walk. I'm hoping the walks can progress to longer walks each day and then progress to walk/jog and then back to running again. It's going to take time to get to that goal (just like it did when I first started a running regimen) but a year from now, I want to be logging long-distance running again. My goal is to run some really cool races (Dirty Girl Mud Run, etc) in the very near future.
I'm also attempting to get more into my yoga routine again. I crave the flexibility that it brought as well as the general sense of well-being and health that it produced. I inadvertently stopped drinking soda a few months ago (aside from the occasional one socially) and went back to water, full time. I'm attempting to make better decisions for my health. I don't necessarily have an ideal weight or measurement but I'm working on feeling healthy and being happy with my appearance regardless of size or measurement. I think that's ultimately all that anyone can do. Healthy behaviors and habits beget healthy attitudes and bodies.
And now for an itchy leg update.....
The itchy legs I mentioned being largely due to hormones have been solved. Yes, hormones are playing a factor in drying out my skin and reapplying lotion in the evening is still something I have to do. With that being said, I am sad to report that the itchy legs were an allergic reaction to the Victoria's Secret body butters that I bought. Though I've always been an avid Bath & Body Works lotion user, apparently, Victoria's Secret contains different chemicals or more perfumes and it made me have an allergic reaction. I stopped using the products for two days and my legs were only itching the normal dry skin amount and no more breakouts. I'm definitely not condemning Victoria's Secret, in general, OR Victoria's Secret body products for everyone. I think they are an amazing scent and consistency and, barring skin sensitivity, I would actually recommend them to others. With that being said, I can no longer use the products. It's a sad day in my household.
The good news is that with the itchy legs under control, I can wear shorts again without (1) a greasy grime left everywhere I sit from so much lotion having to be applied to me (2) itching my legs to the point of bleeding (3) an ugly bumpy mess on my legs from my skin not liking what I'm applying to it. I can once again work in my shorts (instead of yoga pants in the blistering heat) and only be a slightly sweaty mess after work :)
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