My husband is a big ol’ dork. He just got out of the shower and while getting dressed decided to bump me at my desk. I asked him what he wanted, thinking that, oh, I don’t know, he might have wanted something and he said “nothing. I just wanted to push you. What, you gonna go blog that now?”
Um…yeah, I think I will. And then I’ll go do laundry.
I’ve noticed since I’ve started Twittering that I don’t seem to be blogging as much. So my first question…is this normal? I mean does everyone cut down on their blogging since they now spend time updating the masses (ha!) via Twitter?
One of my best friends from high school is getting married in June. I can’t wait. Obviously, I’ve been shopping for that perfect outfit. Another one of my best friends (back from my teaching days) has written a great blog post for my site about living as an ex-pat. My other bestest friend (from my days in the desert) runs a touring business. All of this brings me to my next question…do you still, as a grown adult, refer to your friends as your “best friends”? More importantly, do you have more than one best friend? I do and I love them each with all my heart (and to be honest, I’m not a big fall of calling them my “best friend”)
Does anyone else have a (totally irrational) fear of moths or other flying insects? I know they can’t hurt me, but dammit if they don’t freak my ass out.
The husband is off to see Springsteen tonight and tomorrow. Solo. I already saw the show the first time around (and believe it or not, pretty much hated it – it was totally a show just for his die hard fans). Of course, this time around the set list is amazing and well, I’m not going. That kinda sucks. No question here, though I still am intrigued by what you all wear when you go to concerts (I was totally under-dressed and not sporting nearly enough cleavage at Bon Jovi on Friday).
I know I work from home and really, honestly have no excuse for my house not being spotless, but alas, it is not. When my hubs got his killer raise, I told him that I wanted to get a cleaning lady. It’s been nearly a month now and while I’ve gotten a couple of names, I’ve yet to actually call anyone. Dork that I am, I’m still not sure I can completely commit to it without feeling like a giant faker for having someone come in and clean while I’m sitting here in the office poking around online working. Anyone use a cleaning lady and have any words of advice? Any suggestions on how to clear off the tops of my flat surfaces (like the dressers and tv unit) before the cleaning lady gets started? Have I mentioned the piles of CDs?
And on to my last question…is it just me, or does anyone else have an over abundance of under garments? I can barely get my drawer to shut I have so much crap, but to be honest, I rarely even wear half of it. In fact, most of it is either too big now (woohoo!) or still just too small (grr!) How does one deal with this sort of mess? Hell, half my wardrobe seems to be either too big or just too small. And don’t even get my started on the mess that is my sock drawer. I’m thinking that if I actually took the time to clean out just these two drawers, I might actually be able to pass on an extra drawer to the hubby.
Bloggers are stressed? Really? Well, according to this latest New York Times article they sure are. On one hand, that really doesn’t surprise me. You’d think that having he opportunity to work from home, at your own pace would be less stressful.
Then again, if you guys are anything like I am, everything I experience throughout the day I consider fodder for blogging (now some of it makes it to my tweets instead of my blog). And don’t even get me started on all the unwritten blog posts that float around my head as I’m falling off to sleep.
Steph over at Back in Skinny Jeans recently took an online hiatus after suffering from insomnia. I also know quite a few other bloggers that felt the pressure to blog, or the pressure to write for their audience instead of writing about what they want to write about. I can relate though, sometimes I just dread having to write stuff or blog for my site. But we do what we’ve got to do, right?
I’m sitting here putting the finishing touches on my concert-going outfit before I head out to pick up the hubster at work. By the way, it turns out there is such a thing as too much Child perfume *yikes* So as I’m sitting her in my too big jeans, cuteish black tee and old sneakers, I got to wondering what other people wear. And I rarely bring a purse, just my ID in case I want a drink, and some cash. Oh and my glasses and ear plugs (man, getting old sucks!)
I’ve learned the hard way to shoot for comfort. Too many times I’ve worn the wrong shoes and have paid the price. Hell, half the time it’s about a mile or so hike just from the parking lot – hence the sneaks. I also typically wear something that I won’t care about if someone spills beer on – hence the old (too big) jeans and the simple tee.
But have you ever noticed that sometimes folks seem to go all out for concerts? They’ve got on the perfect jeans with their teeter-tottering heels, that adorable, yet pricey top and that jumbo, monster-sized, uber-trendy purse.. Or maybe that’s just the SoCal market – LA and Orange County are like two totally different places on the fashion scale.
So before I head out the door to grab the hubs, I’m curious, what do you where to concerts?
I had posted this in my local LWL group yesterday, but thought I’d post it here as well. I know I’ve got some business women (and some LWL gals) that read my blog so I thought you might find it interesting.
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I’ve been poking around the web today, catching up on my many (many) blogs and I came across some stuff you guys might be interested in. It might be just the motivation someone needed today.
First, this is from the 2007 South by Southwest Interactive conference. It’s the audio from the Boss Lady discussion panel . These are some great women that didn’t let anyone tell them they couldn’t do it. By far, my favorite panel in the whole SXSWi ’07 conference.
Second, this is from this week’s BlogHer Business Conference (currently going in NYC). She’s a 64 year old woman that knows nothing about blogging, but knows it’s good business. She’s proof positive that you’re never to old to start a business and you’re never too old to learn something new. Check it out , you just might learn something.
Lastly, there’s been a lot of talk on this board about insurance and our small business options. One of my favorite small business blogs, Shifting Careers addresses this current challenge and let’s us know about the changes on the horizon.
Enjoy!
I went to the grocery store to pick up a jar of spaghetti sauce and some salad fixin’s for dinner. I come home and my dog decided to help himself to his new bag of kibble. Needless to say he won’t be getting any dinner tonight. And well, I guess we know he likes it. Crazy dog.
To put it simply, my husband’s side of the family seems to be lacking some social graces. They are absolutely wonderful people and I love spending time with them. But…you knew a but was coming….but…they just don’t get the concept of event planning.
It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary to come home to a message on the answering machine on a Friday night (after 9:30pm) inviting us to something like a confirmation on Saturday morning at 9:00am. Mind you, they would have known this date for a month at least, but still, the actual invitation doesn’t happen until the last minute. This is across the entire batch of siblings (though it’s more likely to happen more last minute with one sibling – previous example – than with the other two). Same thing happens with recitals, school plays sporting games and birthdays.
For the most part, I’d been expecting this latest last minute invitation. I knew my nephew’s first birthday was any day now. I’d even already purchased his gift to make sure I had it on hand when said last minute invitation arrived. So yes, I wasn’t completely surprised when we received an emailed “invitation” to his first birthday for this Sunday – as in four days away. But I can still be grumpy about the whole thing.
I mean how does someone not know when they’ll be having the first birthday (or other milestone event)? They know when his birthday is. They know it will be a Sunday (dad is a mail carrier, so he only gets Sundays off). So surely they knew it would be this weekend and surely they knew it would be this weekend at least a week ago. So why wait until four days before the big event to even see if family can make it?
Most often, I don’t worry about it. If we can’t make it, we can’t make it. I don’t try to rearrange our schedule and I don’t feel guilty if we’ve got other plans. Mind you, it took at least 2-4 years before I finally stopped stressing and freaking about this sort of thing. Then again, it probably took me 4-5 years to stop freaking out and stressing about his family’s lack of social graces and planning around the family holidays as well.
My husband likes to say that it’s just his family. He figures that his parents (mostly his mom) never bothered with basic social etiquette so there wasn’t any modeling going on while they were growing up. In fact, he said that his family as a whole rarely socialized with others period. And I guess I can let that work as an excuse.
But…they’re all adults heading towards mid-life now. They watch TV, they interact socially both at work and at home. Surely they must be aware just how rude inconsiderate their behaviors are. Surely they must. Though sadly, I don’t think they do.
And of course the planner and organizer in me wants to just schedule these family get-togethers in advance so we can know when they’re coming and plan around them. Yeah, we’ll see how that goes.
Do any of my bloggie friends live near a William Sonoma outlet? I love their soaps and lotions. In fact, I fell so in love with their winter berry products while at a friend’s house that this past Christmas they bought me the three-pack (lotion, soap & dish soap) for Christmas. Of course, I fell in love with it the year before and had already purchased it as soon as I had gotten home that year.
Since then, I’ve purchased their jasmine-scented soap and lotion for my non-winter seasons. I’ve fallen so in love with with this line that I’ve purchased it for others for gifts. Wouldn’t you know it, they discontinued this original product line, changed up the scents and redesigned the bottles.
Now I can’t seem to find the jasmine dish soap anywhere. It’s not on clearance in their catalog or in the stores. In fact, I can’t even find the jasmine one on ebay. Being the desperate (and some might say a bit OCD) I stopped by the store today to ask about it. Turns out all the merchandise has been sent to the outlet stores.
Thing is, we don’t have an outlet near us (though I do know there’s one on the way to Vegas at State Line) and I don’t have any plans of traveling near one any time soon. So I’m wondering, if any of my bloggie friends live near a William Sonoma Outlet, I’d be more than willing to compensate you for your troubles if you wouldn’t mind picking me up a couple of the dishsoaps (or one dish soap and one refill).
Could I be so lucky? Anyone?
I’ve got to get out more, these are old photos since I don’t have anything new…
I did an email search and added a couple of my bloggie friends (hi Siz & Geggie!!). I also added a couple of my Ladies Who Launch gals. I even figured out how to text in a tweet and added a sidebar widget (sweet!).
But really now what? Do I just start searching for people that I admire or like: Seth Godin? Robert Kiyosaki? Andy Wibble? Michael Gerber? Or do I just pimp myself out to my other bloggie friends (see below)?
I’m actually surprised at how many people have their accounts but haven’t bothered to update in months. Is that all it is for some people, just another account that they’ve let lie fallow? I want to network baby! I want to have fun! I want to be cooler than cool!
Anyone else care to cave to the peer pressure and join me? You can find me at kat_taf.