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My 2010 Review
Found this list of review questions on SimpleMom.net and thought it would be a good exercise ( Read more... ) -
Resolutions 2011
I go back and forth on the resolution thing from year to year. I rarely keep them, and this induces guilt, and so I usually resolve not to make any. And then I do anyway, perpetuating the cycle! I know they need to be very specific in order to have the slightest chance of succeeding, so goals like "be more patient with my kids and husband" ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas!
It's been a quiet year in Lake Bingo ( Read more... ) -
Parenthood: A Cure for Negative Self Talk?
Like a lot of women, I've normally had very negative self-talk. I'll use language, tones of voice, and epithets on myself that I wouldn't use on my worst enemy. I've been aware of the issue for years and consciously try to correct and moderate myself, but I've never made serious progress - the problem does tend to cause a self-perpetuating cycle ( Read more... ) -
The Five Minute Housewife
Recently I've had two mind-altering epiphanies regarding chores.
The first one: cleaning up after a small boy while he's actually awake and within two rooms of you is - as some wise person put it - like shoveling during a snow storm.I don't know why it's taken me so long to figure this out. I well know that nothing in the house is half so ( Read more... ) -
Digi-Scrapin' Queen!
Givin' myself a big pat on the back for finishing James' 1st year scrapbook - all 114 pages (give or take) of it! As he is just 15 months old I think this is no mean accomplishment! (Especially since I didn't start until December!) About 60 or so of the pages are printed and filed in the big 12x12 book. I use www.scrapbooksplease.com as my printer ( Read more... ) -
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Made a super-simple, fairly frugal pizza for dinner tonight that David and I agreed was pretty tasty. (James was not asked to weigh in as he isn't yet into chicken, and was way too tired to try something new - or even eat the crust!)
I based it on this recipe from our friend Martha, but (as per usual) with my own twists ( Read more... ) -
More Recipes: Meat and Potato Pasties
Last Friday we had a potluck with the theme "Comes In A Crust." I'd recently cut a recipe out of the "Real Pretentious Simple" magazine for Meat and Potato Pasties. It came with a sweet story about the family that used to make them together, etc, etc...
I was a little concerned from the outset because of our own family's experience with Beerocks. ( Read more... ) -
One of those days. After one of those weeks. After one of those months...
So, ever had one of those days when everything annoys you and you end up feeling out of sorts and very seriously "blah?" Normally I can snap out of it w/ a little effort, and even more normally having some friends over (as we do nearly every Sunday evening) snaps me out of it simply because "fake it 'till you make it" happens to actually work most ( Read more... )
