Monthly Archives: November 2006

Slow down and enjoy the season, even when things are not what I think they should be Focus on how the holidays makes us feel, and create an atmosphere for my family and friends that makes it magical and memorable Spend … Continue reading

Someone asked me the other day – What defines you? I found the question very hard to answer. Over the years I seemed to have lost pieces of me. I look at the people around me, my friends, my co-workers, neighbors … Continue reading

being overwhelmed

i am tired. everyone wants something from me. they are mad at me when i don’t deliver. they are mad at me when i do. nothing is right, there is always a fight to get things done. I can’t do everything. I can’t even do most things. I need to pick a few things that are worth it and get them done, but how do I choose? Then I feel guilty for wasting time thinking about it. What do i do about the things that i dont get done? my cleaning, my laundry, getting the trash out of my car, reading to my daughter enough, exercising, saving money, cooking dinner, projects at work because there are too many. i am sinking. now it is too much, i went from feeling good and productive and strong to shutting down. a full on system shut down. that’s how i feel. 

 Shit.

Geekend update – Eaters Remorse

Ok, so i am a little late with my geekend update.

  • I am still suffering from Thanksgiving dinner hangover. Needless to say, I ate way too much over the past few days and now I am suffering from eaters remorse. Ugggh.
  • I will not discuss Big Dave, because he was really not around this weekend, and when he was – it was annoying because he managed to turn Thanksgiving holiday with his grown sons into a big Frat party. That’s all I am going to say about that.
  • Friday night we took Brandon to the airport – it was surprisingly empty. We said our goodbyes and all of us were sad and quiet in the car on the way back. So we went to Target. I was very excited to find that they had all of the Harry Potter DVD’s on sale for a mere $3.98. How cool is that? Too bad that I have 2 sets already.
  • After all of the excitement at Target, we went home and ate leftovers.
  • I spent most of Saturday shopping for holiday ornaments for my Harry Potter-themed Christmas tree. I was excited to find dragons and owls at world market, and they even had a buy one get one free sale! I also came up with the idea to make golden snitches out of gold christmas balls – I am such a genius! I am also going to make mini books to hang from the tree, including Hogwarts, a history and some of the other schoolbooks used in the stories. I already made miniature Harry Potter books last year.
  •  I took Jasper to the doggie groomer for the first time. I was worried that they would be mean to him because he is so big. $50 later I picked him up and he smelled much better, but he was mad at me. After a few hours at home, he got over it and gave me the look of love again.
  • After our day of shopping and grooming, we came home and ate leftovers.
  • Sunday was spent doing some laundry, cleaning, shopping onine for xmas presents and more harry potter christmas tree items. After such an exciting day, I had to settle down with a glass of wine and watch a movie (Failure to Launch). And then I ate leftovers.

So much excitement. Can you stand it?

Courage

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

- Raymond Lindquist

Here is our menu, along with the person who is preparing the dish: Roast de-boned free-range turkey marinated in fresh herbs, garlic, and olive oil: Jonathan Homemade cranberry sauce with orange zest and grand marnier: Jonathan Herb stuffing with turkey … Continue reading

Last night, in preparation for thanksgiving, my two 21 year-old stepsons, my teenage son and and my young daughter gathered in the kitchen and worked together to begin preparing our holiday feast. It helps that my stepsons attend culinary institute, so my … Continue reading

“I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how ‘You’ made them Feel”   – Maya Angelou I am thankful for the people in my life who make … Continue reading

Things I’m excited about: I only had to work 3 days this week My teenage son actually invested time in studying last night I plan to have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends I worked out really hard yesterday … Continue reading

Autumn in my neighborhood

I found this picture on my camera – it was taken some time in October (of course). I wish it could be like this all the time.

I love Autumn