Monday, February 27, 2012
Ways Turbo Drives Me Nuts...
#1 He learned how to use Pinterest just so he can pin odd things on my boards. (Of course, people love the crap too, so I also have the pleasure of getting numerous emails when others re-pin it...)
Sunday, February 26, 2012
7 Year Itch
These days catching my breath is a luxury...work, dinner, soccer, gymnastics, homework, laundry, dishes, I swear I could go on for hours with the list of things I am constantly trying to wrap my brain around and there is still snow on the ground. I am somewhat dreading the summer months when we are actually busy!
So this morning when I woke up bright and early, before any of the kids, I decided to sneak downstairs with my computer. I made a pot of coffee, turned on the Seven Year Itch, and started stalking my new favorite foodie blogger, Bakerella. She makes the cutest little cake pops and tells sweet little stories about her adventures, it made me the teensiest bit jealous that the time I spend in front of a computer these days is all dedicated to my 9-5. Add the dreamy overworked hubby in my vintage movie and I begin to fear I too am on the verge of a mid life crisis...
No time for baking treats? No time for taking pictures? Or sharing recipes and crafts? Or thrifty finds? Or funny stories about my crew? Who the hell am I?
Of course, I have still been doing all of this. Making treats...like adorable eyeball cake pops for Halloween, yummy minty cookies for Christmas, oh, and I do believe I have perfected the sugar cookie (the last batch was compared to those sold a local bakery...woot! woot!). And pictures? I splurged and spent a bazillion dollars on a glorious Cannon that has snapped the few photos I have shared, but truth be told there are tons more. That little gem beckons my fingers to its shutter every chance it gets and I don't dare deny it.
I can go on and on with my endeavors. This part of me is hard wired deep in my core, shutting it off will never be an option for dreamy little me.
So now I sit (not so alone anymore because Turbo just woke up) thinking about my newest conquest...Rekindling my inner blogger. I feel every time I sign on lately I begin with an apology, then end with a promise. But I am going to try to do better. Rather than curl up and unwind in front of Lester Holt on Friday nights (because that's what you do when you are 35 going on 50) I am going to try to snap a photo of the sweet little treats, share the stories of the kids, tell the tales of the E family adventures.
After all, we are still having them. Maybe more than ever as the kids are bigger and, dare I say, more entertaining that they were before. And we are a little more active and involved, aware and outspoken. In fact, it is a really good time to be part of this E Family...and I think it is about time we got back to telling you so.
So this morning when I woke up bright and early, before any of the kids, I decided to sneak downstairs with my computer. I made a pot of coffee, turned on the Seven Year Itch, and started stalking my new favorite foodie blogger, Bakerella. She makes the cutest little cake pops and tells sweet little stories about her adventures, it made me the teensiest bit jealous that the time I spend in front of a computer these days is all dedicated to my 9-5. Add the dreamy overworked hubby in my vintage movie and I begin to fear I too am on the verge of a mid life crisis...
No time for baking treats? No time for taking pictures? Or sharing recipes and crafts? Or thrifty finds? Or funny stories about my crew? Who the hell am I?
Of course, I have still been doing all of this. Making treats...like adorable eyeball cake pops for Halloween, yummy minty cookies for Christmas, oh, and I do believe I have perfected the sugar cookie (the last batch was compared to those sold a local bakery...woot! woot!). And pictures? I splurged and spent a bazillion dollars on a glorious Cannon that has snapped the few photos I have shared, but truth be told there are tons more. That little gem beckons my fingers to its shutter every chance it gets and I don't dare deny it.
I can go on and on with my endeavors. This part of me is hard wired deep in my core, shutting it off will never be an option for dreamy little me.
So now I sit (not so alone anymore because Turbo just woke up) thinking about my newest conquest...Rekindling my inner blogger. I feel every time I sign on lately I begin with an apology, then end with a promise. But I am going to try to do better. Rather than curl up and unwind in front of Lester Holt on Friday nights (because that's what you do when you are 35 going on 50) I am going to try to snap a photo of the sweet little treats, share the stories of the kids, tell the tales of the E family adventures.
After all, we are still having them. Maybe more than ever as the kids are bigger and, dare I say, more entertaining that they were before. And we are a little more active and involved, aware and outspoken. In fact, it is a really good time to be part of this E Family...and I think it is about time we got back to telling you so.
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