Guess what I got to do today??? Yup. I got to hang out with my friend's two week old baby. Jealous? I would be. Enter newest obsession. Oh, he was just so little and just perfect!
How is it that I can get such joy from watching something so seemingly "boring"? I mean, in all honestly, all he does is sleep, eat then poop. Every once in a while he opened his eyes a little and wiggled around in my arms.
But oooooooooooooooooooooooooooh. When he snuggled up into my shoulder. Melt. Me. Puddle of Erin on the floor. It's obviously no secret what my greatest desire is right now. That dang biological clock is a tickin' away. And yes, my husband knows.
He has the CUTEST little fingers!
FOCUS! Trust me, the day I have my own baby, you'll probably want to find a new blog to latch on to. Mine will quite likely be inundated with baby love. All over. Oh, and cooking. And gardening. And cannning. If I ever learn to do that.
Peace out :)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Redo
Since the beginning of this whole blog process, I have struggled with what exactly is my "voice" or even the point of my particular blog. I used to journal, but found that I wasn't always being entirely honest with myself, so I quit that. Now, I have turned to blogging, not necessarily using it as the same type of outlet as a journal would be, but more as a means to allowing me to write again. Once upon a time, I thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, in 8th grade, our English teacher gave us an assignment to write a fictional story that was 3-4 pages long....needless to say, I went on to write a full story, complete with chapters! It ended up being almost 40 pages long - and I LOVED it.
But that's beside the point.
I read others blogs and am starting to figure out just what draws me into certain lives and storytellers. Yesterday, someone told me to check out Ree Drummond who writes thepioneerwoman.com. I intended to just check it out, but suddenly realized I had been perusing her site for nearly 45 minutes. She is just so darn entertaining!!
Which brings me to my point - not so much that I'M the entertaining one, but how to make my blog something actually worth reading. I mean, in all seriousness, who wants to read boring day to day updates?
I sure don't.
SO - while cyberstalking - er, reading?? - her site, I came across a Top Ten list about writing a blog. One point stood out and it was that when she writes, she does it in a way as if she were to be writing to her sister. The same sarcastic, light-hearted tone. A conversation, if you will. Now granted, this long winded ramble is certainly not a conversation my sister would be all too thrilled with, but just in case anyone out there in cyberspace IS in fact reading this, I wanted them to know why there was (hopefully) a shift in the tone of the overall writing.
Dare I add a tagline? When Isabel (said sister) and I end our phone conversations, it is always with "Good-bye, I love you" followed with a dry toned "peace out". So there I leave it.
Peace out.
But that's beside the point.
I read others blogs and am starting to figure out just what draws me into certain lives and storytellers. Yesterday, someone told me to check out Ree Drummond who writes thepioneerwoman.com. I intended to just check it out, but suddenly realized I had been perusing her site for nearly 45 minutes. She is just so darn entertaining!!
Which brings me to my point - not so much that I'M the entertaining one, but how to make my blog something actually worth reading. I mean, in all seriousness, who wants to read boring day to day updates?
I sure don't.
SO - while cyberstalking - er, reading?? - her site, I came across a Top Ten list about writing a blog. One point stood out and it was that when she writes, she does it in a way as if she were to be writing to her sister. The same sarcastic, light-hearted tone. A conversation, if you will. Now granted, this long winded ramble is certainly not a conversation my sister would be all too thrilled with, but just in case anyone out there in cyberspace IS in fact reading this, I wanted them to know why there was (hopefully) a shift in the tone of the overall writing.
Dare I add a tagline? When Isabel (said sister) and I end our phone conversations, it is always with "Good-bye, I love you" followed with a dry toned "peace out". So there I leave it.
Peace out.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Modern Pioneer Woman.....
Ok, so not really a PIONEER woman, but a woman who is more self-sufficient and able to do just about anything. What am I talking about? As of late, I am finding myself to desire even more than ever before that I learn how to do just about everything. And I do mean everything. I love my garden, but I want to SUCCESSFULLY harvest and store "the fruits of my labor" (so to speak) as the garden flourishes. That means learning how to can and preserve all of my food. I need someone to show me how to do that. Sure, I have all the books, but for me, I learn oh so much better by doing, not reading. Also, with our tea business, I have been doing much research on natural and herbal remedies for common ailments. I want to know it all! Again, I have been poring over said books, but that only helps to a certain point.
I love baking and cooking (not a big shocker there), but I want to be able to make MORE for my family. Whenever possible, I bake bread and freeze it, but there are so many other things I wish I could make homemade for my family. I just want to know what is going in their bodies!! Is that a bad thing? In all honesty, if I had the time, I would investigate making dog food/cat food.
I wish I had the skill set for not just a beautiful veggie garden, but flower garden as well. I know this is something you learn as you go, but I just wish I had the ability to do it now.
Quilting, knitting, sewing....I wish I could do that too. I have the desire to learn. I'm just pulled in so many different directions. But yes, I want to learn them all.
To be totally honest, I feel I'm torn between wanting to live in the modern world (complete with pedicures, mall visits and movies) and wanting to do things myself (or with the help of my husband). There is a certain satisfaction in doing something yourself. The other day, I ate a cucumber from the garden. Tasted so good!!! Something to mull over, I suppose. In the mean time, I'll just slowly learn it all. I am determined enough to do it!!! :)
I love baking and cooking (not a big shocker there), but I want to be able to make MORE for my family. Whenever possible, I bake bread and freeze it, but there are so many other things I wish I could make homemade for my family. I just want to know what is going in their bodies!! Is that a bad thing? In all honesty, if I had the time, I would investigate making dog food/cat food.
I wish I had the skill set for not just a beautiful veggie garden, but flower garden as well. I know this is something you learn as you go, but I just wish I had the ability to do it now.
Quilting, knitting, sewing....I wish I could do that too. I have the desire to learn. I'm just pulled in so many different directions. But yes, I want to learn them all.
To be totally honest, I feel I'm torn between wanting to live in the modern world (complete with pedicures, mall visits and movies) and wanting to do things myself (or with the help of my husband). There is a certain satisfaction in doing something yourself. The other day, I ate a cucumber from the garden. Tasted so good!!! Something to mull over, I suppose. In the mean time, I'll just slowly learn it all. I am determined enough to do it!!! :)
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
It's getting hot in here...
No, but seriously. This 96+ degree heat is getting to me. Mind you, this is all well and good when you just hop in the pool, float around for a while, then saunter back into the nice cool house and flop onto the couch and read your favorite book. Wouldn't that be fantastic. I, however, have NO pool, NO cool house, and not even the mental capacity to HAVE a favorite book right now. Remind me why I was dying to have this hot weather?? Where did the cool go? How about just mid to low 80s? That would be fantastic. It's hard to sleep, it's difficult to get anything done....it just stinks.
The good with all this heat? My garden is EXPLODING. I really do mean that. All of a sudden my tomato plants (which i MAY have gone overboard with, just a tad) are full of blossoms. Peppers are not too far behind. As are the melons, squashes, cucumbers, peas, beans, lettuce, corn, tomatillos, spinach, kale, gourds, pumpkins and strawberries (just to name a few). Does anyone have any advice for a novice gardener? I will be experimenting with canning later on in the season. Remind me to wait for a COOL day to do that.
Ok, my brain is fried. Time for a cool shower. That is all I can do. That, and lay a cool washcloth over my forehead. Like I have a freakin fever or something. Eesh.
The good with all this heat? My garden is EXPLODING. I really do mean that. All of a sudden my tomato plants (which i MAY have gone overboard with, just a tad) are full of blossoms. Peppers are not too far behind. As are the melons, squashes, cucumbers, peas, beans, lettuce, corn, tomatillos, spinach, kale, gourds, pumpkins and strawberries (just to name a few). Does anyone have any advice for a novice gardener? I will be experimenting with canning later on in the season. Remind me to wait for a COOL day to do that.
Ok, my brain is fried. Time for a cool shower. That is all I can do. That, and lay a cool washcloth over my forehead. Like I have a freakin fever or something. Eesh.
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