Wordless Wednesday: It’s Like They Were Giving Away Free Makeup or Something Edition
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What a Powerful and Amazing Day
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I just wish I had the ability to put my feelings and my thoughts into words. You see, I’ve never really been much of a political person and I’ll admit it here, I don’t read the news (in my defense, I don’t read gossip either, so it’s not like I’m reading something trashy in its place). As much as it might seem like it, I don’t bury my head in the sand either.
I’ve always found the news, both in print and on TV to be too damn depressing. They rarely focus on the positive and the good that’s happening in the world. Instead, media (Liberal or not) tend to rely on scare tactics and negativity. I don’t like dwelling on what’s wrong or what some “expert” tells me will go wrong in the future and how it will manage to screw up life as I know it. I’m more of an optimist than that. And I truly do believe in the power of thoughts and that whole where you focus and put your energy is what you attract belief.
All of that said, I don’t think I’ve ever watched so much news or listened to so much political commentary (I have a bit of a girl crush on Rachel Maddow if you must know – I could totally see being friends with her) than I have in the past year. This past week, the build up to the Inauguration was intense. I couldn’t wait. I was so excited.
Today I was just filled to bursting. So much pride. So much hope. So much anticipatory excitement for all that lies ahead.
But still I just don’t feel that I have the words to express where this all comes from. I’ve never been political in the past, so why now? What makes it such a big deal this year? Of course, the obvious answer is the Bush Debacle. But I think deep down, in my own heart, there’s a different meaning. Maybe it’s that Pollyanna in me…that faith that things are all about to change is strong in this one 😉
I’ve been telling friends for the past three years that something amazing is going to come out of this Bush mess and I believe that Obama will be huge part of that (but only the beginning with so much more yet to come).
And I can’t wait.
I think that bloggie friend and fellow twitter gal, WriterJax may have put her finger on yet another reason…this is just so true.
What do you think? For those of you that are excited about this new President and the amazing experiences that are to come, what resonates with you? Or are you at a loss for words as well?
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Dinner Was Both Yummy and Easy
Even though the husband was home today, I spent a good chunk of the day driving across town to work with a client (and sitting in traffic on the way home). So because I had no idea when I’d be home I thought today would be a perfect day to use the crockpot. I made some mexican chicken, rice, beans and heated up some tortillas. it was so yummy and simple I wanted to share…
- one package of organic, skinless (boneless, who knew) chicken thighs
- one half large jar of green salsa (medium)
- one can of nibblet corn (added just the right amount of sweetness)
Layer them together in the crockpot in the order above and your good to go. I added a can of seasoned beans and some Spanish rice (from the box) and it was tasty. The hubs is actually looking forward to the leftovers tomorrow before he heads into the office.
I’ve done the jar of salsa and chicken in the crockpot before and I think that it works much better with thighs than with breasts. The thighs just fall apart and the breasts manage to be a little dry and flavorless, but it’s up to you. I’ve also added black beans and served it over rice instead of serving the rice, beans and chicken separately like I did tonight. The hubs commented that the salsa (
I Have Muffins!!!
- Image by Me!
Too bad it took 20 minutes of the screaming of the smoke detector to get them. No matter, I have yummy muffins made in my brand new, non-gas-leaking oven!
The best part, the apartment doesn’t feel crazy hot. Then again, that could be because I have every window open, three fans running and a window exhaust all going on so the damn smoke detector would shut the hell up. But even so, this could be a good thing.
Of course my landlords were wondering just what I was doing to set the damn thing off. The wife didn’t seem to believe that just by using the oven our alarm goes crazy. The husband got it though since he knows the damn thing is directly in the path of the stove.
Who cares though. I’m going to eat a muffin!!
PS – man that photo does not do my muffins any justice. They really don’t look quite so squatty in real life, I assure you.
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About That New Stove…
You remember, the brand spankin’ new stove we got yesterday. Well, turns out there’s a gas leak. We came back from dinner last night (traded dinner out last night for dinner in tonight), walked in the door and my husband announces that it smells like gas. Then as I walked into the kitchen to open the window, it was a bit over-powering.
We didn’t call the landlord since it was so late. We just opened a couple of windows and threw on some extra blankets. Granted, if it was as cold as it had been the week or so before, we’d have called because there’d be no way we could sleep with the windows open. But it really wasn’t so bad.
As soon as I woke up this morning I called. He’ll be down shortly to look it over. I also opened a few more windows since it’s going to be in the low 80’s and I woke up with a headache (not worried about it, I was fighting off migraine twinges all day yesterday and didn’t get around to taking anything).
Of course, I’m still happy as all get out about my new stove! I won’t let something like a silly little gas leak bring me down 😉
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A New Stove!!!
I’m just a simple girl with simple desires. So of course it’s the simple things in life that keep me happy.
Since we’ve moved in to this apartment we’ve had two pretty crappy stoves. Both were ancient and put into the apartment used. The latest one had only two out of the four burners working.
Today, while at home dealing with the cable guy, my landlord stopped by to tell me that the new stove is here!!! Since I was already at home, stuck in the house, he brought it in and installed it.
The best part…it’s new. BRAND spankin’ new! I have knobs that work. Knobs that can actually control the amount of gas that’s used while cooking on the stove top. I have an oven that will cook evenly (or so I’m naively believing).
So now I’m trying to decide if I want to break it in with making dinner tonight (I could make a mess) or if I want to dine out tonight and just bake muffins instead.
Either way, I’m SOOO freakin’ excited to have a stove. A brand.new.stove!!!
Like I said, it’s the simple things that often bring me joy 😉
What’s Up With the Crazy Dreams?!?
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Enough already. For the past two weeks or maybe even more, I have been having some wonky dreams. I wasn’t going to share them – because who really wants to read about someone’s crazy dreams, but they’ve been going on for far too long. Rest assured, I won’t spill the details (they’re truly not that exciting). In fact, when you get right down to it, some might even say they’re scary.
Well, scary if you consider constantly dreaming about work scary. And you know, I do.
Let’s keep a few things in mind. Mainly, I work for myself. I have no boss other than myself. I work from home unless I chose to get up and drag my laptop somewhere else to work or head out to network. So really, how scary could those work dreams be, right?
Here’s the thing, no one should have to work 24/7. I shouldn’t be tossing and turning thinking about Facebook (yes, I’m dreaming about Facebook – talk abot craziness). I shouldn’t wake up, still half-asleep muttering that I have to blog or that I have to fix the blog (damn theme insanity). Yes, I’m dreaming about blogging. I’m also dreaming about networking, teaching workshops, Twitter, writing emails to secure more giveaway products, etc.
Essentially, I’m working in my sleep! And this is just wrong. Wrong, I say!
Our slumber should be a safe haven dammit!
So what the hell? I’m not stressed. For the most part, I’m sleeping just fine. More importantly, my eyes aren’t twitching (typically a dead giveaway that I’m stressing). I don’t feel overwhelmed or out of control. If anything, I feel the opposite – I feel motivated and excited by what’s to come.
So what’s going on here? And what I really want to know…when will it stop? And why oh why can’t I have dreams about a shirtless Brad Pitt and Brendan Fraiser fighting over who will spoil me rotten? Come on, what’s a girl to do?!?
Does this happen to you? Do you get recurring themes in your dreams (ha, I rhymed!!) Do you even remember your dreams beyond first waking up?
Wordless Wednesday: How I Spent My Weekend
Friday:
Saturday:
Are You Freakin’ Kidding Me?!?!?!
Again my blog decided on a whim, completely without my consent or input to dump the theme I was using. What the hell is going on here? Why is this happening? At least my old theme never did that.
Tomorrow I figure this out. Until now I do yet another theme switch.
Dammit, is this all because I said that things tend to happen in threes????
I Love My Network
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I have the greatest bunch of friends. More importantly, I have a great bunch of friends that are also solopreneurs and run businesses of their own. This means that if I ever need to bounce business ideas or challenges off someone, I have a great team to do that with.
I’m so thankful for the fact that I know, without a doubt that I’m never alone. This is something that I wish for anyone, whether you own a business or what. May you always have a team to support you in whatever you do.
Today I met one of my friends for lunch. There was a lot of catching up since it had been nearly two months since we’d last talked (brief emails and text messages on NYE don’t count). I loved hearing where she was in her business and what she was focusing on for this year.
It was great to be able to share in her successes and support her when she needed it. I think she’s going to do some amazing things this year and I can’t wait to share that with her as well.
I also really enjoyed being able to share what I’m going through right now (this feeling of being pulled in different directions and not knowing what to focus on) and getting her input. I think, through her insight, I finally get it.
I really feel like I know what I need to do now. I can finally stop avoiding setting some goals and gaining some focus. Sadly, I seem to be so quick to play the part of the ostrich and stick my head in the sand waiting for something to come to me. And to top it all off, I’m excited again. This is most definitely a good thing.
So if you’ve got something that’s been bugging you, take a moment and ask your friends for their input. Ask for help if you need to. Stop fighting it and just open yourself up to receive. You never know what might come of it.
So what’s been bugging you or keeping you up at night? What would you like to share?