The sun is shining, it's warm. I took the baby outside to play in the grass. Little guy knows what's good for him - fresh air and sunshine - you could tell he was in heaven and so grateful to be out of the house!
My middle child puked in the car this morning on the way to school - which created a reason for me to haul out the shampoo-er and clean the carpet, seats and floormats in the car. Then, since I had to air the car out anyway so it all could dry, I went ahead and Windex-ed the insides of the windows - something that NEVER gets done! So nice to be able to see out the windows now and scrape off all the stickers that my sons have plastered all over them next to their seats!
My phone rang 3 times already today. First was a friend I've been missing, second was a prospective client asking for additional information - sounds promising!!! Third was a reporter saying she wants to interview me for a story.
So, let's see : sunshine, happy baby, clean car, friend, money, publicity. And middle child is feeling better too....
It's a good Monday.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Moms Need Life Coaching too....
Today I found this site on Daily Candy. It was like answers being sent to prayers from last night.
I'm spending a lot of time lately trying to figure out where to start with regards to creating balance. I'm so lop-sided right now with work. Consumed - obsessed are really the words that would best describe my existence at the moment.
I'm motivated and driven from a career standpoint. I haven't felt this ambitious about a job outside motherhood in years. I'm conflicted though. I want my first job to be as a mother. The other stuff is supposed to support my efforts to be a great mom. Instead, I'm grinding grinding grinding with work and the family gets what's left....which isn't much lately.
I know, I know, welcome to the club. These are good problems to have.
I'm going to figure it out. I can.
Working Mothers Coach
I'm spending a lot of time lately trying to figure out where to start with regards to creating balance. I'm so lop-sided right now with work. Consumed - obsessed are really the words that would best describe my existence at the moment.
I'm motivated and driven from a career standpoint. I haven't felt this ambitious about a job outside motherhood in years. I'm conflicted though. I want my first job to be as a mother. The other stuff is supposed to support my efforts to be a great mom. Instead, I'm grinding grinding grinding with work and the family gets what's left....which isn't much lately.
I know, I know, welcome to the club. These are good problems to have.
I'm going to figure it out. I can.
Working Mothers Coach
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry...
I found this today on http://www.ohmythatsawesome.com/
You don't want it...he can't have it back...Buy, Sell, Trade, Blog about the Boy! at
http://www.exboyfriendjewelry.com/ .
You know it's worth something, but you don't want to wear it....ever. Who goes to pawn shops? I don't. Why get your good stuff lost amidst all the Ebay crap. Plus, you can vent about him to boot on this site. Don't we all have at least a couple of pieces that sit there because we can't bear to flush 'em, toss 'em or give 'em away, but we don't know what else to do with them?
Here ya go...problem solved.
You don't want it...he can't have it back...Buy, Sell, Trade, Blog about the Boy! at
http://www.exboyfriendjewelry.com/ .
You know it's worth something, but you don't want to wear it....ever. Who goes to pawn shops? I don't. Why get your good stuff lost amidst all the Ebay crap. Plus, you can vent about him to boot on this site. Don't we all have at least a couple of pieces that sit there because we can't bear to flush 'em, toss 'em or give 'em away, but we don't know what else to do with them?
Here ya go...problem solved.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
"HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY" ...
This came from a friend today....
Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle...
Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle...
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Spiritual Needs and Happiness
Considering spiritual needs and happiness.
The need to feel unique, the need to feel a sense of purpose, the need to feel connected with others and with something bigger than me, and the need to understand where I fit in to the big picture.
Find ways to meet these needs in my own life and to look for ways to help others recognize and meet these needs in their own lives.
Celebrate the things that make me different, that make me special - even the littlest things.
Observe others and notice their beauty and uniqueness.
Work to identify my gifts and talents, and use them to the best of my ability as often as possible.
Look for ways to encourage others as they discover, exercise and grow their own talents.
Look for opportunities to make connections with others and with God.
Live a life that expresses gratitude.
Consider the issues that face the world and ask myself what I can do to make a difference in my small part of that big world. Don't live in a bubble. Keep my own challenges, problems and weaknesses in perspective.
Aim for this every day.
The need to feel unique, the need to feel a sense of purpose, the need to feel connected with others and with something bigger than me, and the need to understand where I fit in to the big picture.
Find ways to meet these needs in my own life and to look for ways to help others recognize and meet these needs in their own lives.
Celebrate the things that make me different, that make me special - even the littlest things.
Observe others and notice their beauty and uniqueness.
Work to identify my gifts and talents, and use them to the best of my ability as often as possible.
Look for ways to encourage others as they discover, exercise and grow their own talents.
Look for opportunities to make connections with others and with God.
Live a life that expresses gratitude.
Consider the issues that face the world and ask myself what I can do to make a difference in my small part of that big world. Don't live in a bubble. Keep my own challenges, problems and weaknesses in perspective.
Aim for this every day.
Where can a boy climb a tree in Newport Kentucky?
In our urban neighborhood, there are very small yards. Many homes have no yard.
We have a lot of young couples who moved here and are now starting families. Some move away to the suburbs when the baby comes. More are beginning to stay and raise their families in the city.
Luckily for us, there are a couple of small parks nearby. There's a nice fenced playground next to the Montessori school down the street. It's good for little ones, but no dogs allowed and no balls allowed.
So where can the older children play?
There's an open grassy field next to the highway at the end of our street. It has become the unofficial "dog park" for the many dog owners in the neighborhood. The city has added benches and trash cans and planted some trees. It's perfect for the dogs to run and chase a stick or ball. The older children can kick a soccer ball here - if there aren't too many landmines. Most dog owners seem conscientious about that and pick up.
There are some trees along the edge of this park that my sons have taken for their own. They love to play and then stop and rest - up in a tree. When my son is sitting up there, in the branches, he is calm and peaceful - drawing energy from the living structure that suspends him above the ground.
These trees are the perfect size for climbing. Not too tall, but big enough to withstand the rigors of a boy's climb and weight. The leaves are dense - just enough for a boy to hide, but still be able to survey his kingdom.
The state wants to take out this dog park and all the trees that go with it and build a new exit ramp to accomodate the new high rise buildings going up along the river.
While I understand that we must find a way to accomodate the traffic that "progress" brings, I ask: If we take this space away, where can a boy climb a tree in Newport?
We have a lot of young couples who moved here and are now starting families. Some move away to the suburbs when the baby comes. More are beginning to stay and raise their families in the city.
Luckily for us, there are a couple of small parks nearby. There's a nice fenced playground next to the Montessori school down the street. It's good for little ones, but no dogs allowed and no balls allowed.
So where can the older children play?
There's an open grassy field next to the highway at the end of our street. It has become the unofficial "dog park" for the many dog owners in the neighborhood. The city has added benches and trash cans and planted some trees. It's perfect for the dogs to run and chase a stick or ball. The older children can kick a soccer ball here - if there aren't too many landmines. Most dog owners seem conscientious about that and pick up.
There are some trees along the edge of this park that my sons have taken for their own. They love to play and then stop and rest - up in a tree. When my son is sitting up there, in the branches, he is calm and peaceful - drawing energy from the living structure that suspends him above the ground.
These trees are the perfect size for climbing. Not too tall, but big enough to withstand the rigors of a boy's climb and weight. The leaves are dense - just enough for a boy to hide, but still be able to survey his kingdom.
The state wants to take out this dog park and all the trees that go with it and build a new exit ramp to accomodate the new high rise buildings going up along the river.
While I understand that we must find a way to accomodate the traffic that "progress" brings, I ask: If we take this space away, where can a boy climb a tree in Newport?
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Someone sent this to me....I had to share.....
Why did the chicken cross the road?
DR. PHIL :The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on 'THIS' side of the road before it goes after the problem on the 'OTHER SIDE' of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his 'CURRENT' problems before adding 'NEW' problems.
OPRAH :Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
GEORGE W. BUSH :We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.
COLIN POWELL :Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road...
ANDERSON COOPER - CNN:We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.
JOHN KERRY :Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.
NANCY GRACE :That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.
PAT BUCHANAN :To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.
MARTHA STEWART :No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.
DR SEUSS :Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY :To die in the rain. Alone.
JERRY FALWELL :Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth?' That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out thi s abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side. That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that.
GRANDPA :In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.
BARBARA WALTERS :Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.
ARISTOTLE :It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
JOHN LENNON :Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.
BILL GATES:I have just released eChicken2007, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Inte rnet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^(C% ........ reboot.
ALBERT EINSTEIN :Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken? BILL CLINTON :I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What is your definition of chicken?
AL GORE :I invented the chicken!
COLONEL SANDERS :Did I miss one?
DICK CHENEY :Where's my gun?
AL SHARPTON :Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
DR. PHIL :The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on 'THIS' side of the road before it goes after the problem on the 'OTHER SIDE' of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his 'CURRENT' problems before adding 'NEW' problems.
OPRAH :Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
GEORGE W. BUSH :We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.
COLIN POWELL :Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road...
ANDERSON COOPER - CNN:We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.
JOHN KERRY :Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.
NANCY GRACE :That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.
PAT BUCHANAN :To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.
MARTHA STEWART :No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.
DR SEUSS :Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY :To die in the rain. Alone.
JERRY FALWELL :Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth?' That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out thi s abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side. That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that.
GRANDPA :In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.
BARBARA WALTERS :Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.
ARISTOTLE :It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
JOHN LENNON :Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.
BILL GATES:I have just released eChicken2007, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Inte rnet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^(C% ........ reboot.
ALBERT EINSTEIN :Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken? BILL CLINTON :I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What is your definition of chicken?
AL GORE :I invented the chicken!
COLONEL SANDERS :Did I miss one?
DICK CHENEY :Where's my gun?
AL SHARPTON :Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.
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