Monday, November 21, 2011
christmas party outfit
This is kind of sort of what I'm wearing this coming Friday night to my hubbie's company christmas party. i wanted to put it all together on Polyvore to see what it would look like. The blouse is different, but it is a white wrap top and yes, the RED HEELS. I bought them in Idaho this summer and have not yet worn them. Can't wait! (actually the party is dreadfully boring but it will be fun to get dressed up for once.)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
embrace the camera november 17, 2011
didn't have a current one this week either so had to pull out this oldie. looking back through pictures quickly i was struck by how few had me AND the kids. it really is so important to take pictures WITH them. what a treasure in years to come!
Monday, November 14, 2011
random facts for november 14, 2011november 17, 2011
i always miss doing "11 on the 11th" or whatever...but its my blog so i can do what i want when i want.
1. i am "fasting" from blogs and websites. unless they pertain to my renovation. why? because i am spending WAY too much time looking on websites like Pinterest, and her blog and her blog and her blog. then what happens? i am rushing out the door, getting mad at a certain 3 year old who isn't putting his shoes on fast enough because we are going to be late to pick up his sisters. not cool i say, not cool. so for this week, i am NOT going to look at peoples blogs or websites.
2. i am not enjoying motherhood right now. is that okay to say outloud? i mean, i love them dearly, but i'm not ENJOYING the day to day. i am pretty sure it has something to do with the fact that i'm single parenting these days while my hubs renovates. i realize this is NOTHING to complain about. we are blessed to be able to renovate and have him do it in order to save mucho donero. but getting three kids out the door every morning, making lunches, dealing with the after school crankiness and witching hour hunger pains, homework, bible study, my OWN bible study lesson and then the night time process...well, its just wearing on me right now. and it won't be ending any time soon. like in another 3, 4 or 5 months. yeesh! my hat off to all single mothers every where. i applaud and salute and bow down to you, yes i do.
3. i am TRYING to not eat gluten right now. i say "trying" because if i'm at a birthday party and someone hands me a delicious cupcake full of gluten-y goodness i'm going to say "bring it!" and it will disappear in a matter of seconds. i've had a few backslides, but on the whole, i have not consumed a great deal of gluten in the past month. it hasn't been too bad, just takes a lot of planning and re-thinking of old stand-by's.
4. THIS cookbook has helped tremendously.
she (Silvana Nardone) is an "editor in chief" at the magazine Every Day with Rachael Ray and her recipes have been outstanding. i've tried mostly the dinner menus and also her waffle recipe yesterday morning. the waffles were more dense that when i use normal flour, but they were very tasty and the kids loved them. i have a whole bunch more recipes tagged in her book and once i have to take it back to the library i think i'll order it. dinner was so good last night, Greg and I nearly fought over who got the leftovers today!
5. the reason for giving up gluten? health issues that have sidelined me from my running and also have left me feeling like complete crap. i was at the point where i was ready to say "maybe i need to look at dietary changes?" in order to improve my health. that takes a lot for me. i am pretty stubborn when it comes to my diet - i do not want to have to give up or sacrifice ANYTHING. So when i started researching dietary issues that could be contributing to my health, gluten was the first thing that popped up. thankfully i'm doing this at a time when it is very, very common for people to have gluten issues.
6. the other thing it said to eliminate was dairy and sugar. HA! now that is a whole different ball game. i have drastically reduced dairy but sugar is another story. i have switched to soy in my Starbucks lattes (seriously, have you tried the caramel brulle latte? to.die.for.) i am trying to mostly avoid dairy products.
today i bought some "Silk" soy. i made a latte with my mum's fancy machine. i heated up the Silk and frothed it. i added vanilla syrup.
i think i threw up in my mouth.
it was ISS-gusting. i poured it down the sink. luckily i also bought some "Rice Dream" - it made a pretty good latte. i am trying not to go to Starbucks to buy caramel brulle lattes w/ soy because last week i had one every single day. do you know how much money that adds up to? $39.90 per week. that's $159.60 per month. which is $1915.20 per year. that is craziness if you ask me. and silly Starbucks won't sell their soy. it is made special for them. i have asked several Starbucks barristas if they will sell me their soy. they won't. i'm like an addict - i gotta find myself a dealer who will sell me the soy!
And FYI - starting tomorrow until November 20th, if you buy a holiday beverage you get a second one free!! free! you hear me! FREE! but only between 2-5 pm. and of course my coffee buddy isn't home right now so its not likely i'll take advantage of this offer. come back mum! come back!
7. did i mention i'm not ENJOYING being a mum right now? yah. its because of him.
cute isn't he? yes. i know.
but he's being such a stinker right now. like majorly. like dr. jekyll and mr. hide. one second he's telling me he loves me. the next he's telling me he's mad at me and he's kicking the wall or throwing something. he's pushing every boundary and i'm not dealing well with it. i love him SO very much. but he's driving me crazy. i need anight out weekend away from children and it isn't going to happen anytime soon. which means i'm probably not going to snap out of my funk any time soon. heaven help me!
8. i'm getting excited about our finished renovation. which is not going to be over any time soon but i haven't REALLY let myself get excited. because it seems surreal i guess. when you talk (and talk and talk and talk...etc., etc., etc.) about something for this long (EIGHT LONG YEARS PEOPLE!) and then it finally happens, it doesn't seem real. so i have been scared to be excited. weird. i know i am. but whatevs. deal with it.
but when i think of moving back in and how different it is going to be, i get excited. like giddy excited. can't wait to show it off!
9. can you believe how quickly Christmas is coming? every year i say i'm going to finish shopping by end of november. every year i fail. however, this year i am going to do something i say i will do every single year. that is not spend as much. it is ridiculous how much stuff my kids get from every one and they really don't need all that stuff and they don't know how much that stuff costs. so i say spend less, but make it look like a lot. i'm not going to go overboard. i'm going to focus more on meaningful things and the REAL reason of Christmas. (its about JESUS in case you were wondering ;-)
1. i am "fasting" from blogs and websites. unless they pertain to my renovation. why? because i am spending WAY too much time looking on websites like Pinterest, and her blog and her blog and her blog. then what happens? i am rushing out the door, getting mad at a certain 3 year old who isn't putting his shoes on fast enough because we are going to be late to pick up his sisters. not cool i say, not cool. so for this week, i am NOT going to look at peoples blogs or websites.
2. i am not enjoying motherhood right now. is that okay to say outloud? i mean, i love them dearly, but i'm not ENJOYING the day to day. i am pretty sure it has something to do with the fact that i'm single parenting these days while my hubs renovates. i realize this is NOTHING to complain about. we are blessed to be able to renovate and have him do it in order to save mucho donero. but getting three kids out the door every morning, making lunches, dealing with the after school crankiness and witching hour hunger pains, homework, bible study, my OWN bible study lesson and then the night time process...well, its just wearing on me right now. and it won't be ending any time soon. like in another 3, 4 or 5 months. yeesh! my hat off to all single mothers every where. i applaud and salute and bow down to you, yes i do.
3. i am TRYING to not eat gluten right now. i say "trying" because if i'm at a birthday party and someone hands me a delicious cupcake full of gluten-y goodness i'm going to say "bring it!" and it will disappear in a matter of seconds. i've had a few backslides, but on the whole, i have not consumed a great deal of gluten in the past month. it hasn't been too bad, just takes a lot of planning and re-thinking of old stand-by's.
4. THIS cookbook has helped tremendously.
she (Silvana Nardone) is an "editor in chief" at the magazine Every Day with Rachael Ray and her recipes have been outstanding. i've tried mostly the dinner menus and also her waffle recipe yesterday morning. the waffles were more dense that when i use normal flour, but they were very tasty and the kids loved them. i have a whole bunch more recipes tagged in her book and once i have to take it back to the library i think i'll order it. dinner was so good last night, Greg and I nearly fought over who got the leftovers today!
5. the reason for giving up gluten? health issues that have sidelined me from my running and also have left me feeling like complete crap. i was at the point where i was ready to say "maybe i need to look at dietary changes?" in order to improve my health. that takes a lot for me. i am pretty stubborn when it comes to my diet - i do not want to have to give up or sacrifice ANYTHING. So when i started researching dietary issues that could be contributing to my health, gluten was the first thing that popped up. thankfully i'm doing this at a time when it is very, very common for people to have gluten issues.
6. the other thing it said to eliminate was dairy and sugar. HA! now that is a whole different ball game. i have drastically reduced dairy but sugar is another story. i have switched to soy in my Starbucks lattes (seriously, have you tried the caramel brulle latte? to.die.for.) i am trying to mostly avoid dairy products.
today i bought some "Silk" soy. i made a latte with my mum's fancy machine. i heated up the Silk and frothed it. i added vanilla syrup.
i think i threw up in my mouth.
it was ISS-gusting. i poured it down the sink. luckily i also bought some "Rice Dream" - it made a pretty good latte. i am trying not to go to Starbucks to buy caramel brulle lattes w/ soy because last week i had one every single day. do you know how much money that adds up to? $39.90 per week. that's $159.60 per month. which is $1915.20 per year. that is craziness if you ask me. and silly Starbucks won't sell their soy. it is made special for them. i have asked several Starbucks barristas if they will sell me their soy. they won't. i'm like an addict - i gotta find myself a dealer who will sell me the soy!
And FYI - starting tomorrow until November 20th, if you buy a holiday beverage you get a second one free!! free! you hear me! FREE! but only between 2-5 pm. and of course my coffee buddy isn't home right now so its not likely i'll take advantage of this offer. come back mum! come back!
7. did i mention i'm not ENJOYING being a mum right now? yah. its because of him.
cute isn't he? yes. i know.
but he's being such a stinker right now. like majorly. like dr. jekyll and mr. hide. one second he's telling me he loves me. the next he's telling me he's mad at me and he's kicking the wall or throwing something. he's pushing every boundary and i'm not dealing well with it. i love him SO very much. but he's driving me crazy. i need a
8. i'm getting excited about our finished renovation. which is not going to be over any time soon but i haven't REALLY let myself get excited. because it seems surreal i guess. when you talk (and talk and talk and talk...etc., etc., etc.) about something for this long (EIGHT LONG YEARS PEOPLE!) and then it finally happens, it doesn't seem real. so i have been scared to be excited. weird. i know i am. but whatevs. deal with it.
but when i think of moving back in and how different it is going to be, i get excited. like giddy excited. can't wait to show it off!
9. can you believe how quickly Christmas is coming? every year i say i'm going to finish shopping by end of november. every year i fail. however, this year i am going to do something i say i will do every single year. that is not spend as much. it is ridiculous how much stuff my kids get from every one and they really don't need all that stuff and they don't know how much that stuff costs. so i say spend less, but make it look like a lot. i'm not going to go overboard. i'm going to focus more on meaningful things and the REAL reason of Christmas. (its about JESUS in case you were wondering ;-)
Sunday, November 6, 2011
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