Realizations December 12, 2010

Sorry dears, I forgot about you yet again. To recap my life since whenever the heck I last posted… I gave up on my peacock idea. While it would have been gorgeous, I never had enough time to myself to actually work on it. I’m keeping it in the back of my mind for next year though, and if I do manage to put it together and pull it off it will be fabulous.

I almost didn’t go out for halloween. But then I decided to get angry at life and throw on a Greek Goddess outfit (my backup of choice is oh-s0-fitting, and deserves a post of its own in explanation) and raise some eyebrows. Or not. It depends on if the wind was blowing at the time.

I also worked like it was my divine calling. And pulled a decent midterm grade out of my ass without even knowing I had a test in the first place. IN MATH. If there is anything I am good at, it does not include working with numbers.

I discovered that I really do not like working more than 40 hours a week. Yes, it was nice to finally be able to get everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) christmas gifts, but I worked myself silly. And then I got sick and spent a day in the hospital. That was not fun.  That was almost two weeks ago.  I’m still sore as all hell and congested. However, I’m not working as much anymore. This week was only 39 hours! 😉

Please, believe me when I say I’m thankful for my paycheck. But I wholeheartedly believe that it is NOT worth it in the long run. I didn’t go out at all- in between being sick and working, the only thing that I really had time and energy to do was sleep. I should have been a better friend in that time frame, to just about everyone that I know. I’m still trying to repair everything.

This busy streak isn’t going to slow down until mid-January… the semester ends at the end of this week. Then the holidays are going to come in and make everything a living hell crusted in christmas lights and the crumbs of too many overly sweet cocktails and cookies. In other words, don’t expect a thing from me until then. Even though I have some interesting things to share. Oops.

My favorite blogs September 7, 2010

An update for you all: I’ve found the tub. I’ve made good use of it, and have threatened everyone in this house with bodily harm if they ever do that to me again. But aside from keeping up hygiene, working like a (lazy) dog, and staring into the fridge hoping that burritos and soup dumplings will magically appear, I haven’t been up to much lately.

So, to give you something, anything to read, I’ll share my favorite blogs with you.

First up: Confessions of a Young Married Couple (www.marriageconfessions.com)

Boyfriend, don’t panic. Just because I love this blog does not mean I’m counting the days until I’m wifed up and raising your babies. Katie is not just a mommy or wife blogger, she’s a LIFE blogger. I’ve been reading this for a few months now and I’m in love with Bean and Big Molly. Lucy is like my little Dolce.  There is not a day that goes by that I don’t check the site for updates. Even if it’s something small like pictures and captions and not much else, it’s all good. It also helps that Katie is a fantastic writer. I like reading things that are written the way that I would write them, and I like that it all reads as if she’s sitting there talking about her day. That’s my kind of writing! That’s what I’d love to do here. But until I actually have something interesting going on in my life I guess I’ll just read about hers.

Then, there’s Hungover Owls. http://hungoverowls.tumblr.com/ This one is a bit of a newer fad with me, but right now it’s so freaking cute that I can’t not read it. It’s exactly what it sounds like: pictures of owls that look like they partied a little bit too hard the night before, with captions that, while NSFW, are funny and all too true. If you’ve ever drank a little bit too much you’ll appreciate the humor here.

Another new favorite, which I’m going to blame for my belly, is How To Cook Like Your Grandmother (http://cooklikeyourgrandmother.com/blog/). The majority of the recipes look absolutely DELICIOUS, and the other posts look pretty interesting too.

I’ll keep adding to this list as I keep reading. Leave a comment and let me know of your favorites!