February 2013
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Project Leia
I’ve been failing at motivation for months. Months, guys.
And then a couple of days ago, my daughter and her plan-everything-a-year-in-advance mentality changed all of that.
Her: I want to be the Star Wars princess for Halloween.
Me: Which one?
Her: The 14-year-old one.
Me: Padme? Princess Amidala?
Her: Yeah, Amidala. With the makeup.
Me: I think we can probably do that. Your dad...
Oh Hai!
What a few months it’s been.
I lost my uncle in December, everyone’s been sick for weeks, and I got very busy with work at the same time. The weather hasn’t helped, so I kind of did this number:
I’ve been mostly working, playing Warcraft, and cuddling up with my family.
What I haven’t been doing is losing weight.
I’ve got a new project for motivation,...
January 2013
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Speech-to-Text is Out...
I wanted to teach my son how to search by using speech-to-text on my phone. He can’t spell accurately all the time yet and the flat screen keyboard is difficult for him to navigate (me too…I’d be lost without Swype).
So we tested it out, I showed him how to push the microphone button. After a few tries, he was starting to get it!
What he said was: “Kids Bop Leapfrog...
literallysnokoplasm:
i really hate it when im reading a book and i picture the whole setting in my head a certain way and then the author mentions something which completely messes up the way i view the room or scene like a door on the left side instead of right or like a window which is only small instead of ceiling to floor or areas and landscapes on the road like cmon now i have...
The Glamorous Life
In an IM to my husband:
so far today I’ve washed a load of dishes, finished a content page, drank a bottle of water, and clipped a toenail
You know you’re jealous.
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No, THIS is Why I'm Fat
Having a discussion with my daughter in the car about Miss America, how beauty is often mislabeled to a certain kind of body rather than to many, why beauty is fleeting, where our focus should be, etc.
One of the things that came up was health and fitness, how we should strive for our bodies to be healthy and fit, what that actually means, and why our country seems to have completely missed the...
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Note to Self
Discovered on my desktop tonight. I wrote it right after my uncle died a few weeks ago, then promptly forgot it. Literally a note to myself reminding me that it’s okay to just feel (or not feel) sometimes:
You’re allowed to be sad. You’re allowed not to be sad. You’re allowed to feel like the whole world just crashed down on you. You’re allowed to feel nothing at...
State of the No Quit House
It’s been a while since I did an update like this, so here goes:
On weight loss: My husband and I both stalled. We got frustrated. We gave up like wusses. We both gained a bit. The holidays forced us to realize once again what we were giving up, how much we missed being what we had been. So we’re back on track now, and moving in a great direction. Honestly, you forget how good it...
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noquithouse replied to your post: During my guild hunt Ive had people mention to me…
If you want me to, I can put out that youre looking for a guild like this on my Twitter. A LOT of my blogger friends are sensitive to language like this, as well; and dont allow it in their guilds.
That’d be wonderful. I’m on Moon Guard, Horde, on a more or less geared hunter with plenty...
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jamietheignorantamerican:
I’ll always be there for you.
Because that’s what friends are for.
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Happy Daddy
I’m with the kids all the time, so I see a lot of the cool things they do first hand. My daughter makes sure her dad knowseverything she does in great detail, but he doesn’t see much of what our son does.
MT’s been starting to talk to us more through his own words, which is a big departure from all of our communication up to this point. For the most part, his communication is...
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Nail Cutting: Update
A few months ago I asked for help getting my son to let me cut his nails. We tried a lot of different things, but nothing worked, so I talked to his ABA team about it. They worked on just making the nail clippers less frightening. He got comfortable with touching them and holding them, and now I can cut his nails!
He still doesn’t like to get his nails cut. I’m sure it’s...
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The Cuteness, I Can't Stand It
My son is playing a Diego game on the computer, and the elephant’s name in the game is pronounced exactly like his. Every time Diego says thank you to the elephant, it sounds like he’s saying thank you to Mega.
And to my son, that’s exactly what’s happening, and the smile is melting me. He repeats it and grins every time it happens.
Thanks for being cool, Diego, even if...
4nia-freezepop:
noquithouse replied to your post: During my guild hunt Ive had people mention to me…
If you want me to, I can put out that youre looking for a guild like this on my Twitter. A LOT of my blogger friends are sensitive to language like this, as well; and dont allow it in their guilds.
That’d be wonderful. I’m on Moon Guard, Horde, on a more or less geared hunter with plenty...
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hinukshinesAll mothers do lamo shit at some time… And if that’s the worst you ever do, then you’ve done pretty damn good! *hugs*
Thank you! *hugs* I needed to be reminded that it’s okay to be not perfect. :-)
runenvy said: You need a hug, love. I’m sending one to you right… now
I did need precisely that, thank you! <3
He came home in a great mood, played on the computer, and...
Feeling inadequate today. :-(
I got an email from the school telling me that my son scratched another child and I need to cut his fingernails.
My daughter’s teacher reminded me through her that she needs a belt (the pants were elastic, I didn’t think she’d need one).
But the worst part, the part that makes me want to just give up for the rest of the day: I gave my son’s...
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sararye:
AND THAT IS HOW YOU USE AN EFFECTS PEDAL
I was gaping the entire song this is insane
If I had a dollar for every time a musician made me feel like I’ve done nothing with my life, I’d be filthy, FILTHY rich.
I’m pretty sure Zoe Keating is the master of this. And you should totally click that link, guys.
;__; so pretty
I’ve...
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Tip of the Day: Eat before you get TOO hungry!
itsallgonnachangeforme:
If you wait til that “starving/I am so hungry I could eat a horse” feeling, chances are you will choose something that is a “quick fix” usually something processed or high in sugar.
When your brain isnt run by your stomach, it makes it easier to make healthy choices in food.
This.
Also, especially if you have a tendency toward low blood sugar and you get that panicky...
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Back to Normal
I loved the holidays. I especially loved having my husband home for two weeks! But I’m glad to be getting back to normal in my eating and in my schedule.
This is a rhythm I know. Time to dance!
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Me: My phone's MIA, could you call it?
Him: Here, phone!
justastrangeronthestreet:
December 2012
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My Son Likes to Eat
It’s hard to stay sad around this house for long, my kids make sure of it. We believe my son’s been reading to himself for a while, but in the past month, he’s been reading out loud.
The thing he reads to us the most? Restaurant signs.
This morning, as we were discussing breakfast:
“Waffles at the Waffle House?”
“Lunch at the Fatz Cafe?”
“Pizza...
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This Can't Be Real
That’s what I kept saying to myself today as we drove to the funeral home.
But it is real. I’ve never had anyone really close to me die before, and my uncle was more like a grandpa to me. From the first face I saw (my cousin’s) to my final glance at his coffin, I cried.
All week long I had distanced myself. I had focused on Christmas, avoided thinking about it, pushed it out...
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Watchevastrange:
nickholmes:
How have I not seen this? (thanks Welzbacher)
Hahaha, what is this??!
This is one of our favorite videos. My husband responds to every story I tell with the dog voice…
