i'm baaaack. you know, to finish answering some questions. classy fab sarah asked: what's the best and easiest meal you cook? dominos. just kidding! my husband, adam, jokes all the time that i'm half-chinese, but i cook italian food well. i don't think of myself as a good cook. but, i am good at following a recipe. my best meal? ummmm....anything pasta: stuffed shells, lasagna, carbonara. my easiest meal? my version of shrimp scampi or a sausage & spinach concoction i created. both served with pasta, of course. cas asked THREE questions: why did you start blogging? honestly? i needed an outlet to bitch. i've never been much of a journal writer and it's just easier to type than write {sometimes}. i had no intentions of starting a blog to gain … [Read more...]
part one: you asked. i’m answering.
back in april, i wrote about how my blogging mojo had been zapped {clearly, it's still not 100% back} and asked y'all to ask me some questions in hopes that it would help fuel my blogging fire. well, i'm finally getting around to answering your questions! better late than never, right? cole asked: how did you decide your profession? was it an “a-ha” moment? or something that snuck up on you? i'm going to assume she means my future teaching career...which was neither an "a-ha" moment nor something that snuck up on me. once upon a time, i worked as a planning technician {my bachelors degree is in geography}. i worked for three different local governments within my state before hanging up my map editing hat to become a stay at home mom. during my time at home with my kids, … [Read more...]
grasping at straws.
my blogging content has become nearly NON-existent. my mojo has been zapped. my motivation ran away with my sanity. i have things i COULD and SHOULD write about {read: a link-up, one sponsored post and two giveaways are in the works}, but i feel like i've hit a brick wall. so, i'm opening the floor to y'all. ask. me. questions. anything. well, maybe not anything. but ask me stuff. you know...what's my shoe size, am i allergic to anything, if i were stranded on a desert island and was only allowed three things what would they be... make this worth my while y'all, so i can make it worth yours. and, if you're lucky, i may even vlog the answers. or, just take weeks & weeks to answer. kidding. oh, and don't forget my keurig … [Read more...]
eleven for me…eleven for you.
i must confess, cheryl tagged me for one of these bad boys a LONG time ago. and, being the lame blogger that i am, i'm pretty sure my responses are sitting in my draft folder. {yep, i just checked...it's there...her version is different though because you also have to list 11 fun facts about yourself...hmmm....} today, on the twit, the sweet kt louise tagged me. seeing as how i now have two people waiting to read my answers for eleven questions, well, i guess it's time i obliged, right? first things first, the rules: Here are the rules: •You must post the rules. •Answer the 11 questions that the tagger posted for you; then create 11 questions to ask the people you’ve tagged. •Tag 11 people and link them in your post. •Let them know you have tagged them next, kt … [Read more...]
but he’s not a girl dog…
frisco was neutered on wednesday. thank goodness because the 'red rocket' has been causing quite the commotion in our home lately.as the kids & i drove home from school on wednesday afternoon, i explained to them that frisco did fine with his surgery, that he needed plenty of rest & that he could not play, run or jump. i told them that they needed to help me out with taking care of him & making sure that he was warm and comfortable. they agreed.easy enough, i thought.wrong.always the inquisitive one, aidan had questions. questions that required very specific answers. aidan: mom, did frisco have to get stitches?me: yes.aidan: does he have stitches on his stomach?me: no. not on his stomach.aidan: well, where?me: he has stitches on his goo-goo*.awkward pause. then … [Read more...]
