Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Gifts and Thankfulness Vol. 1

Gift to Myself:

Today, I gave myself one whole hour of me time. In that time, I read (no, not a book I've committed to read, but instead one that Jo gave me called Getting in Touch with Your Inner B*tch, and yes, it is as exciting as it sounds), fell asleep, woke up, and read several articles in Psychology Today. Thank you, self. You're welcome, self.

Today I Am Thankful For:
Sweet little man and his sweet little momma

1--Having an amazing job that I would do for free (only if absolutely, positively necessary, and I were a millionaire, though), because I love it that much.
2--Having an SO who can reassure me when I need it, and being comfortable enough to tell him when that is.
3--Getting to spend time with Trina and Levi today. I have missed her so much the last few weeks, and I am hopelessly in love with that little man.

4--I am thankful for Kevin Clark. If you know me, you know we joke about each other being obnoxious. But I truly do love him more than words can say. He deserves all the good things that life can provide.


Bo

Things that Go through My Mind (Or Ramblings of a Mad Woman)

What? You don't spoon your dog whilst wearing a bikini?
1. Why isn't our dog sleeping in our bed anymore? I know that the fact that he sleeps in the bed might be something that most normal people would complain about, but I'm taking it quite personally that he's not interested in snuggling anymore. This is the most cuddly dog you'll ever meet and usually wants nothing more than for me to spoon him all night long (except maybe for Joel to spoon him all night, but Joel's core temperature at night at 167 degrees so that's not happening). But lately he rather sleep on the floor, in his own bed (I know, crazy), or in the bathroom floor than come sleep with us. Maybe it's too hot, but I need to squeeze my feet under his 77 lb body to sleep, and I'm pissed that he won't let me.

2. Why don't I eat Subway salads every single day of my life? They are cheap, delicious, and one salad makes like three meals. But...

3. Why did the Subway girl insist upon putting 800 jalapenos on my salad when I asked to go light on them. I had a total of three tomatoes, three cucumbers, and a small handful of banana peppers, but she called a dump truck in to load on the jalapenos. I'm going to be paying for that one for days.

4. Why don't I have the urge or love of cooking like most normal people with a uterus? I am reading lots of blogs about cooking, and that all sounds great, but I just don't get excited about it. Even when, on a whim, I decide I'll cook for Joel, I end up getting bored and giving up, or I've made such a mess and thrown such a fit that he has to come save the day, or I ask so many questions that my kitchen incompetency becomes hard to ignore, and he takes over. And he's such a great cook that I'm 100% okay with that. And if he doesn't feel like cooking, I'm 100% okay with letting Dave Thomas do it for us. I just didn't get that gene passed down to me.

Our house
5. Why is my hair the consistency of shredded wheat? No matter what I do or try. I have straw hair.

What God put on my head because the hair bin was empty that day.
6. Does someone actually pay me to do what I do for a living? I went on several visits today to see some of my contacts and had such a good time that I find it incredibly hard to call this a job. I'm going to start calling it my past time. And, for the record, I'm going to start calling my work phone my 'bat phone,' because that sh*t's hilarious.




7. I wish Destiny, Jo, Jamie, Erin, Carrie, and Rachel all lived closer to me. On second thought, maybe it's best they don't. I'd never get a single productive thing done ever again.

8. Will I ever write the product review I've been meaning to write since Saturday? I keep sitting down to do it, but my ADD insists upon me writing something else that's usually completely meaningless.

9. What day is it??? (Because I never, ever know. I have said three times today that it's Thursday and had to be corrected.)

10. Do people actually read my blog??? I don't mean this in a self-deprecating way at all, but I'm really shocked I'm getting as much feedback as I'm getting. Several people have talked to me about it and mentioned they read it or commented on it, and I'm like "really???" It's mostly just a fun (read vain) thing that I do, but I love that people are following and actually getting some kind of enjoyment out of it. I am really, really excited about it. (PS--I pinned Joel down after my morning blog and made him confess how excited he was about it. Who wins? Me.) So, as long as you people keep reading, I'll keep writing...and writing...and writing...and writing...

Lucky Number 215

I got up this morning and realized I had 215 page views! I went to bed last night thinking that if I hit 200 page views, I'd start a new, special trend. Seeing the 215 this morning, I knew it was time. You see, I've been keeping a running count of page views. Here's how the conversations have gone:

Me: Baby, I have 48 page views! That's almost 50.
Joel: That's good, baby.
Me: I am really excited about this.
Joel: I see that.

Next day.

Me: Honey, I have 75 page views. That's huge.
Joel: Yup.

Two days later:



Me: Over 100 page views.
Joel: (ignores me)

Last night:

Me: (overly excited) I have 167 page views, honey. Can you believe that????
Joel: That's good, baby.
Me: Are you mocking me?
Joel: No, I think it's great that you're doing this.
Me: Are you as excited about it as me??
Joel: (ignores me)

First thing this morning:

Me: I HAVE 215 PAGE VIEWS!
Joel: Wow.
Me: Are you tired of hearing about this yet?
Joel: No. (gets up and goes to the bathroom, which means, he's tired of hearing it)

But I know that you guys are all as excited as me. So, now for the new addition to my posts.

You see, my girl friends and I always seem to be taking care of other people. And as people pleasers, we always put ourselves last on the list of people to do things for. I'm always pointing out how messed up this is. A few months ago, Destiny and I decided we were going to start giving ourselves gifts every day. It could be anything that we consider enjoyable: a nap, a new nail polish, 15 minutes of reading, doing something other than doing the dishes when we get home from work. Just whatever makes you happy. So I'm going to start including my daily gift on each one of my blogs. I encourage you to leave a comment about what your gift was each day too.

Also, I am always trying to be conscious of things I'm thankful for. I was reminded of this by my friend Sharla's post today. So I'm also going to start including the things I am thankful for each day. Now, besides my constant rambling, you can look forward to seeing the new additions each day. I know you're so excited you can't stand it. Now, keep looking at my page, so I can successfully drive Joel completely crazy.