I could write a very good blog right now, but sometimes I feel it may be better to keep my mouth shut. Sometimes things get under a girl's skin, and today is one of those days, but I am going to roll with the punches instead of venting. Hope everyone has a good day!!!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
A quick vent!
Sometimes I wonder to myself why I am so stressed out, but then I remember all of the jobs that I fill:
- a loving wife to my husband
- a loving mother to my son
- a diligent employee to my boss
- an easy-going co-worker to my colleagues
- a not-too-demanding boss to my assistant
- an on-time parent to my babysitter
- a cool, calm, collected taxi cab to my son
- a feeding hand to my dogs
- a phone call to my sister
- an available dinner date to my friends
- a dutiful daughter to my parents
- a happily married woman to my in-laws
- an appointment scheduler to the whole family
- a financial wizard to my checkbook
- a filing queen to all my bills
- a maid to my home
- a never-fast-enough-finisher to all my laundry
- a rare walk to my dogs
- a happy playmate to my son
- a fun babysitter to my niece & nephew
- a concerned ear to my friends
- an evening snuggle mate to my husband
- an energetic participant in my work-out routine
- a healthy eater to my body
- a master chef to my family
- a Mommy & me Friday Funday to my son
- a recently re-invented property manager to my tenants
- a kept home to my neighbors
- a loving, encouraging, available listener to my husband & son
- an incredible balancing act for my family
And the list goes on & on & on & on & on & on.... Why in today's world is the mother expected to be 50% of the income, but 95% of the home life and still expected to keep her life de-stressed and keep her sanity in check?
After writing all of these, I realize why I am so stressed 90% of the time. But, this is my life, and of course, I wouldn't have it any other way. :-)
- a loving wife to my husband
- a loving mother to my son
- a diligent employee to my boss
- an easy-going co-worker to my colleagues
- a not-too-demanding boss to my assistant
- an on-time parent to my babysitter
- a cool, calm, collected taxi cab to my son
- a feeding hand to my dogs
- a phone call to my sister
- an available dinner date to my friends
- a dutiful daughter to my parents
- a happily married woman to my in-laws
- an appointment scheduler to the whole family
- a financial wizard to my checkbook
- a filing queen to all my bills
- a maid to my home
- a never-fast-enough-finisher to all my laundry
- a rare walk to my dogs
- a happy playmate to my son
- a fun babysitter to my niece & nephew
- a concerned ear to my friends
- an evening snuggle mate to my husband
- an energetic participant in my work-out routine
- a healthy eater to my body
- a master chef to my family
- a Mommy & me Friday Funday to my son
- a recently re-invented property manager to my tenants
- a kept home to my neighbors
- a loving, encouraging, available listener to my husband & son
- an incredible balancing act for my family
And the list goes on & on & on & on & on & on.... Why in today's world is the mother expected to be 50% of the income, but 95% of the home life and still expected to keep her life de-stressed and keep her sanity in check?
After writing all of these, I realize why I am so stressed 90% of the time. But, this is my life, and of course, I wouldn't have it any other way. :-)
My favorite Month - July!!!
This past weekend, we kicked my friend July off to a fantastic start! We spent the weekend down at Table Rock Lake, and had a REALLY REALLY good time. The weather cooperated with us for the most part, and we were able to get in a lot of water time, so that is always a good thing.
However, I would like to say this about Table Rock Lake for all those who are so inclined to visit throughout the remainder of the summer.... this year, something very strange and very disturbing happened. The fish bit us!!!! Multiple times!!!!!! Now, coming from a girl who has visited this lake at least once every summer throughout her natural lifetime, I can say with 100% certainty that this was completely unexpected and completely bizarre. I mean, seriously, here you were just a floating along in the water and the next thing you know, peck, peck, peck!!!
I mean, Jeremy's got me so hopped up on River Monsters & other miscellaneous "dangers of the deep" shows that I was completely & utterly terrified. Not that the nibbles hurt so much, it was more just the thought that at that very moment, some unidentified lake creature was trying to make you it's next meal.... you had no idea if it was a blue gill the size of your hand or a giant, man-eating catfish the size of your body. Creepy!!
So, I thought I'd issue this little PSA to beware. This happened every day that we were down there, multiple times a day, to multiple people. Completely nuts.
Also, on a sidenote, JD had his first day at his new sitter this past Thursday and although it was nervewracking as all get out, he did GREAT. He didn't cry, he actually took a nap at the sitter's house, and he came home with a little note that listed out the times his diaper was changed, what he did that day, when he ate & a funny little story about him laughing at something that was totally a JD story, so I know she didn't pull it out of thin air. So, hopefully this good trend continues.
On another sidenote, one of my 2 college sitters has not called me back after a week & a half since my last message to her. WTF is up with that? She had babysat for us 3 times, and every single time JD was almost in bed when she came over, if he wasn't asleep already. We basically paid her $8/hr to sit around and surf the net. I am very befuddled as to why she would not return my phone call. Initial thoughts were vacation?, cell phone outage?, in the hospital? but now have turned to the bitter truth... I guess she doesn't want to babysit for us anymore. :( Sad!!
Anyway, hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekends! Back to the grind this week!! :-)
However, I would like to say this about Table Rock Lake for all those who are so inclined to visit throughout the remainder of the summer.... this year, something very strange and very disturbing happened. The fish bit us!!!! Multiple times!!!!!! Now, coming from a girl who has visited this lake at least once every summer throughout her natural lifetime, I can say with 100% certainty that this was completely unexpected and completely bizarre. I mean, seriously, here you were just a floating along in the water and the next thing you know, peck, peck, peck!!!
I mean, Jeremy's got me so hopped up on River Monsters & other miscellaneous "dangers of the deep" shows that I was completely & utterly terrified. Not that the nibbles hurt so much, it was more just the thought that at that very moment, some unidentified lake creature was trying to make you it's next meal.... you had no idea if it was a blue gill the size of your hand or a giant, man-eating catfish the size of your body. Creepy!!
So, I thought I'd issue this little PSA to beware. This happened every day that we were down there, multiple times a day, to multiple people. Completely nuts.
Also, on a sidenote, JD had his first day at his new sitter this past Thursday and although it was nervewracking as all get out, he did GREAT. He didn't cry, he actually took a nap at the sitter's house, and he came home with a little note that listed out the times his diaper was changed, what he did that day, when he ate & a funny little story about him laughing at something that was totally a JD story, so I know she didn't pull it out of thin air. So, hopefully this good trend continues.
On another sidenote, one of my 2 college sitters has not called me back after a week & a half since my last message to her. WTF is up with that? She had babysat for us 3 times, and every single time JD was almost in bed when she came over, if he wasn't asleep already. We basically paid her $8/hr to sit around and surf the net. I am very befuddled as to why she would not return my phone call. Initial thoughts were vacation?, cell phone outage?, in the hospital? but now have turned to the bitter truth... I guess she doesn't want to babysit for us anymore. :( Sad!!
Anyway, hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekends! Back to the grind this week!! :-)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
On the road again...
I spend an absolutely insane amount of time in the car each day. Between driving to & from work, driving to & from my sitter's and driving to & from my work appointments, I have a great deal of windshield time each day. I may not be a "car" person but I am a real "license plate" person, and I've seen some really great & really awful ones as of late. For those of you who are stuck behind a desk, or better yet, stuck at home with your kiddos, allow yourself to live vicariously through me.
One of my favorites - WINE ME 3. This is a kind of license plate that I might get for myself. I am not an alcohol afficienado, but I do like my wine! Anyone who wines me is A-OK in my book!
My least favorite - IM FIT 3. I mean, honestly. So, you have declared yourself to be "fit", but do we really need to advertise that for all to see on your license plates?? Wouldn't everyone else already notice that as soon as you stepped out of your sporty ride??? And as for as me, I pulled up behind this car on a 1-lane road, but I was tailgating like crazy so that I could cruise up and see how "fit" the driver of this vehicle really was. And, I must admit that I was curious if it was a male or a female driver. Finally, I was able to kind of pass them while they were in a turn lane at a stop light, and it was a girl, and yes, she did like thin, but no, she did not look all that. Girl, next renewal, check into generic plates, please.
The Amy plate - Y M I L8 - You guessed it! Why am I late??? This seems to be the story of my life lately. I guess one reason that I'm going to be late today is that I'm blogging about license plates instead of getting ready for work. Another reason could be that I am yet again babysitter-less today because my new girl doesn't start until tomorrow. But, no matter what the situation, it is rare that I am anywhere close to on time. It just doesn't happen. At least if I had this on my license plates, people would know that I'm always late and they wouldn't need to take it personally.
OK, these are the only 3 that I can remember right now. I have seen a lot of other good ones, but being that JD has once again taken a liking to waking up screaming at all hours of the night, my memory is suffering and they're not coming back to me right now. Hope you enjoyed these!! :-)
One of my favorites - WINE ME 3. This is a kind of license plate that I might get for myself. I am not an alcohol afficienado, but I do like my wine! Anyone who wines me is A-OK in my book!
My least favorite - IM FIT 3. I mean, honestly. So, you have declared yourself to be "fit", but do we really need to advertise that for all to see on your license plates?? Wouldn't everyone else already notice that as soon as you stepped out of your sporty ride??? And as for as me, I pulled up behind this car on a 1-lane road, but I was tailgating like crazy so that I could cruise up and see how "fit" the driver of this vehicle really was. And, I must admit that I was curious if it was a male or a female driver. Finally, I was able to kind of pass them while they were in a turn lane at a stop light, and it was a girl, and yes, she did like thin, but no, she did not look all that. Girl, next renewal, check into generic plates, please.
The Amy plate - Y M I L8 - You guessed it! Why am I late??? This seems to be the story of my life lately. I guess one reason that I'm going to be late today is that I'm blogging about license plates instead of getting ready for work. Another reason could be that I am yet again babysitter-less today because my new girl doesn't start until tomorrow. But, no matter what the situation, it is rare that I am anywhere close to on time. It just doesn't happen. At least if I had this on my license plates, people would know that I'm always late and they wouldn't need to take it personally.
OK, these are the only 3 that I can remember right now. I have seen a lot of other good ones, but being that JD has once again taken a liking to waking up screaming at all hours of the night, my memory is suffering and they're not coming back to me right now. Hope you enjoyed these!! :-)
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