Well, I have been MEGA busy and don't have a lot of time to post this month! I have a new blog over at Moms Buzz called Cloth Diaper Mommy, and I have been working my butt off! We had a power outage over the weekend which has left me scrambling to get caught up, too. So much for a break! So, today I am combining days 3, 4 and 5 in my Thirty Days of Truth for December.
Day 03- Something you have to forgive yourself for.
Hm. I guess we all have something that bothers us when we think about it. I think that my guiltiest thing is that when I had four young kids I was pretty impatient. I had a lot on my plate and it is HARD to manage four kids under five so there were times when I could have been more patient. Of course, as parents we always think about what we could have done differently. I have never been more proud of my kids than I am today, so maybe my parenting wasn't so bad. My kids are smart, funny, caring and pretty good people in general. Of course, I could be just a *tad* biased and partial to them. :)
Day 04 - Something you have to forgive someone for.
Well. This is a tough one. I think that the biggest obstacle I have in my life is forgiving my husband for being so tough to be close to. He isn't the type of person to lay everything out on the table and he doesn't like to talk about his feelings or anything like that. He is hard to get to know, and as a result I think it has made our relationship incredibly more difficult than it should be. Not to say we have a bad relationship, just the opposite in fact. But, the truth is that I do have some hard feelings for his lack of depth in our relationship from the past that kind of interferes in developing our relationship today.
Day 05 - Something you hope to do in your life.
I want to do a lot of things. I want to adopt a child outside the US, I want to travel to Alaska and see the Aurora Borealis, I want to travel to Mexico, Italy, Ireland and to Washington state to see the Redwoods. I also want to write a book or two.
The weird thing is that I write in my dreams. I have GREAT story ideas when I am sleeping or just lying in bed. Its the only time I have to THINK without someone talking, harassing or begging me for something! I guess that is life when you are a Mom of six and a wife, and it really doesn't bother me. But until the day when I have a few hours time when its quiet, I guess the writing is going to have to wait!
Life is so incredibly complex. I think that writing these posts really does sort of make you think, but most of us have so much more that makes us unique individuals.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
BrytonPick Review
Recently BrytonPick sent me one of their convenient little flossers to review. It looks like a tiny little boomerang with a pastic center and metal on each end. The metal is incredibly thin and rounded so there isn't any danger of cutting your mouth unless you just go crazy and start jabbing the heck out of your gums with the flosser.
I will say I was kind of scared to use the flosser so I went to the Bryton website to check out their video demonstration. It helped a little. The flosser does work, and it works way, way better than a toothpick. I am now carrying my Bryton flosser in my wallet. The website says that these little flossers are reusable up to thirty days so I rinse mine and stick it back in the package that it came in and put it in my wallet.
Overall, its a neat little product to have on hand when you go out to dinner or heck, just sitting around and decide to floss your teeth. If you are like me you decide to do odd stuff at odd moments like that.
Definitely better than floss, too. I hate how some teeth are so closely spaced that I have to really push on floss to get in between each set of teeth, but with the Bryton flosser there is absolutely no struggle. You can use it between teeth and along the gumline easily. I would recommend it to my friends and family, and I even gave my extra to my husband for his wallet.
I will say I was kind of scared to use the flosser so I went to the Bryton website to check out their video demonstration. It helped a little. The flosser does work, and it works way, way better than a toothpick. I am now carrying my Bryton flosser in my wallet. The website says that these little flossers are reusable up to thirty days so I rinse mine and stick it back in the package that it came in and put it in my wallet.
Overall, its a neat little product to have on hand when you go out to dinner or heck, just sitting around and decide to floss your teeth. If you are like me you decide to do odd stuff at odd moments like that.
Definitely better than floss, too. I hate how some teeth are so closely spaced that I have to really push on floss to get in between each set of teeth, but with the Bryton flosser there is absolutely no struggle. You can use it between teeth and along the gumline easily. I would recommend it to my friends and family, and I even gave my extra to my husband for his wallet.
30 Days of Truth: Day Two
So, today is pretty easy. Something you love about yourself.
Hmm. Well with all of my shortcomings I do like some things about myself. I think I am a hard worker and although I'm not always motivated to, say, clean the kitchen, I always work. I mean, I worked on Thanksgiving this year and I always work on Sunday. If I don't get work then I just find some work, seriously.
Why? Well, for one thing I want to provide my kids with the things I never had which is pretty simple considering that we moved more than geese that migrate south for the winter. I think I have done a pretty good job of keeping them stable and in a home for the past ten or so years. We have had our hard times, mainly when I got divorced and we stayed with family until I went back to school, but since then we have only moved once and we planned that move in order to buy our house and two acres of land in the country.
Stability is important to me, and you need money to do that. So, I work. And I love my work. I get to write which is something I am totally passionate about. I don't get paid much but still. It is 100% what I want to be doing with my time. I take breaks and play with my baby and talk to my kids when they come home from school but you can bet if the baby is playing contentedly and my 3 year is happy then I am writing about something!
What do you love about yourself, and what are you proud of?
Hmm. Well with all of my shortcomings I do like some things about myself. I think I am a hard worker and although I'm not always motivated to, say, clean the kitchen, I always work. I mean, I worked on Thanksgiving this year and I always work on Sunday. If I don't get work then I just find some work, seriously.
Why? Well, for one thing I want to provide my kids with the things I never had which is pretty simple considering that we moved more than geese that migrate south for the winter. I think I have done a pretty good job of keeping them stable and in a home for the past ten or so years. We have had our hard times, mainly when I got divorced and we stayed with family until I went back to school, but since then we have only moved once and we planned that move in order to buy our house and two acres of land in the country.
Stability is important to me, and you need money to do that. So, I work. And I love my work. I get to write which is something I am totally passionate about. I don't get paid much but still. It is 100% what I want to be doing with my time. I take breaks and play with my baby and talk to my kids when they come home from school but you can bet if the baby is playing contentedly and my 3 year is happy then I am writing about something!
What do you love about yourself, and what are you proud of?
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Thirty Days of Truth- Day 1
So, I have decided to participate in the 30 days of Truth. What a therapeutic way to spend the month of December! Maybe by January I will have learned something new about myself and be able to make a New Years Resolution that matters.
Day 1: What do you hate about yourself?
I don't really hate anything about myself, but I do have some traits that are less than savory.
Ok, I really don't like that I tend to be so forgiving. It is totally irritating to have people do the same things to me over and over and never even be angry for it! I mean really. Someone can do something terrible and two days later I don't even think about it! Some people would say that's kind of a blessing but really. It isn't. It leaves me more open to having people use me and run over me.
I decided several years ago that I would be a good person no matter what. I am not particularly religious even though I was brought up in church and my family are all believers. I do think that we all pay for our actions at sometime, whether through Karma or whatever else. I don't want to be a good person because someone was nice to me, even though its always a good thing to have someone appreciate you. I want to be a good person to everyone because its what I personally believe is right.
Which is all great, but in the end you really need to learn to stand up for yourself. I love that I am able to look past peoples appearances and that I am willing to help friends, family and even strangers but I still find it irritating that sometimes my way of thinking ends with someone taking advantage of my forgiving nature. I don't think that being straightforward and honest is being a terrible person at all and when you think about it, standing up for yourself is really just telling the truth.
Day 1: What do you hate about yourself?
I don't really hate anything about myself, but I do have some traits that are less than savory.
Ok, I really don't like that I tend to be so forgiving. It is totally irritating to have people do the same things to me over and over and never even be angry for it! I mean really. Someone can do something terrible and two days later I don't even think about it! Some people would say that's kind of a blessing but really. It isn't. It leaves me more open to having people use me and run over me.
I decided several years ago that I would be a good person no matter what. I am not particularly religious even though I was brought up in church and my family are all believers. I do think that we all pay for our actions at sometime, whether through Karma or whatever else. I don't want to be a good person because someone was nice to me, even though its always a good thing to have someone appreciate you. I want to be a good person to everyone because its what I personally believe is right.
Which is all great, but in the end you really need to learn to stand up for yourself. I love that I am able to look past peoples appearances and that I am willing to help friends, family and even strangers but I still find it irritating that sometimes my way of thinking ends with someone taking advantage of my forgiving nature. I don't think that being straightforward and honest is being a terrible person at all and when you think about it, standing up for yourself is really just telling the truth.
Friday, November 26, 2010
X-Box, Cartoon Network and Other Evil Things Corrupting My Baby
OK, maybe "evil" is just a tad overreactive. Those things reeally aren't evil, but they are ruining my life right now. My 3 year old, Little Zelda Fanatic, is just zoned out on X-Box games and cartoons all the time. It isn't that I don't encourage him to do other things. I get him dressed, take him out, buy him art supplies and crafty things, entice him with bribes...wait, did I say bribes? Nevermind that.
I have no idea why the same things aren't working with him that worked with my older kids. Who, by the way, could write their names and say the ABC's by the time they were three. Maybe I was just a more involved parent back then?
I am totally up for suggestions. What to you do to rid your home of the powers of evil and get your kids motivated to do other things?
I have no idea why the same things aren't working with him that worked with my older kids. Who, by the way, could write their names and say the ABC's by the time they were three. Maybe I was just a more involved parent back then?
I am totally up for suggestions. What to you do to rid your home of the powers of evil and get your kids motivated to do other things?
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Getting More Fiber to Stay Healthy Through the Holidays
Fiber isn't really a glam topic, and it isn't something that I really think about a whole lot. Getting enough fiber is actually a good way to prevent diseases, however, so everyone should have it on their mind. My family has a much larger than average propensity for heart disease, which IS something I think about.
In an effort to combat heart disease and stick around long enough to enjoy my kids I have been working on including more fiber in my diet. We are talkin' whole grain oats (not instant) and tons of fresh fruits and veggies. The oats is simple because I love it but I also love bread. Switching to whole grains was a little harder than I expected because the texture is a little different but I must say that since my switch (or, basically my avoidance of bread in general lol) I feel much better.
An adult female needs about 25 grams of fiber a day. One piece of fruit contains a few grams of fiber while one serving of high fiber cereal contain about 10. Beans and legumes are a great way to get fiber, too. Grab a bowl of chickpeas and you have an amazing 7 grams of fiber!
The holiday season is coming and we are facing tables of pies and turkey, but where is the fiber? I always grab some veggies first, along with some lean turkey to make up the bulk of any holiday meal. I also love that my Dad is a whole wheat advocate and has healthy foods stocked for visitors. It makes getting my fiber a lot easier.
I also start every day with a bowl of old-fashioned oats. I like the texture and I know that oats are high in fiber. Plus, when you eat high fiber foods like oats you stay fuller longer. For me, that means I tend to overeat less throughout the day. Oats are totally satisfying with just some fresh fruit, you don't have to overload it with sugar! I love blueberries so that's what I use. I pick them up from the freezer section and toss them in once my oats are ready.
I also have some great lentil recipes that I use to help keep my day full of fiber, but I must say nothing beats a bowl of butter beans for lunch of dinner. I'm not sure what people who aren't from the South call them, but they are the large navy beans. Delicious, and full of fiber!
So, what are your plans for keeping fiber in your diet throughout the holidays?
I wrote this blog post while participating in the Bookieboo and Coach's Oats Fiber blogging program, making me eligible to win a $50 American Express gift card and free product. For more information on how you can participate, click here.
In an effort to combat heart disease and stick around long enough to enjoy my kids I have been working on including more fiber in my diet. We are talkin' whole grain oats (not instant) and tons of fresh fruits and veggies. The oats is simple because I love it but I also love bread. Switching to whole grains was a little harder than I expected because the texture is a little different but I must say that since my switch (or, basically my avoidance of bread in general lol) I feel much better.
An adult female needs about 25 grams of fiber a day. One piece of fruit contains a few grams of fiber while one serving of high fiber cereal contain about 10. Beans and legumes are a great way to get fiber, too. Grab a bowl of chickpeas and you have an amazing 7 grams of fiber!
The holiday season is coming and we are facing tables of pies and turkey, but where is the fiber? I always grab some veggies first, along with some lean turkey to make up the bulk of any holiday meal. I also love that my Dad is a whole wheat advocate and has healthy foods stocked for visitors. It makes getting my fiber a lot easier.
I also start every day with a bowl of old-fashioned oats. I like the texture and I know that oats are high in fiber. Plus, when you eat high fiber foods like oats you stay fuller longer. For me, that means I tend to overeat less throughout the day. Oats are totally satisfying with just some fresh fruit, you don't have to overload it with sugar! I love blueberries so that's what I use. I pick them up from the freezer section and toss them in once my oats are ready.
I also have some great lentil recipes that I use to help keep my day full of fiber, but I must say nothing beats a bowl of butter beans for lunch of dinner. I'm not sure what people who aren't from the South call them, but they are the large navy beans. Delicious, and full of fiber!
So, what are your plans for keeping fiber in your diet throughout the holidays?
I wrote this blog post while participating in the Bookieboo and Coach's Oats Fiber blogging program, making me eligible to win a $50 American Express gift card and free product. For more information on how you can participate, click here.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Go Green Diapers Giveaway on One Little Mister!
Go Green Diapers are pocket diapers that are priced very affordably. When I checked out their website at www.gogreenpocketdiapers.com I was really surprised at the wide selection of colors and styles. If you are familiar with Kawaii diapers you may notice some of the same patterns, but I really think Go Green Diapers has a much wider selection!
I really like the three and six packs of diapers at a discount, but you can buy one packet diaper for less than $10! That's amazing, especially since pockets are the simplest way to cloth diaper.
Right now One Little Mister is having a giveaway. Go Green Diapers has provided three two-packs of pockets for followers to try and win here: http://www.onelittlemister.com/2010/11/affordable-cloth-diapers-happy-flute.html
Good Luck!
I really like the three and six packs of diapers at a discount, but you can buy one packet diaper for less than $10! That's amazing, especially since pockets are the simplest way to cloth diaper.
Right now One Little Mister is having a giveaway. Go Green Diapers has provided three two-packs of pockets for followers to try and win here: http://www.onelittlemister.com/2010/11/affordable-cloth-diapers-happy-flute.html
Good Luck!
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