Old School Blogging June

I see many of you getting in on this Old School Blogging action so I wanna be part of it!

Alphabet Meme

A. Attached or Single? Attached to my main squeeze.

B. Best Friend? Same dude I’m attached to.  Or “to which I am attached” if I am to be grammatically correct.

C. Cake or pie? What is this, Sophie’s Choice?  I won’t choose.  I won’t.

D. Day of choice? Any day that I don’t have a headache.

E. Essential Item? My iPhone.

F. Favorite color? Periwinkle.  It’s my favorite crayon.

G. Gummy bears or worms? Um, no.

H. Hometown? Northern VA

I. Favorite Indulgence? That’s tough.  Sometimes just watching a movie with my man and some popcorn.  Or a good book.  Or a game with the kids.  I think it depends on what I think I need most at any given time.

J. January or July?  July.  I don’t like being cold.

K. Kids? 3 step sons, a son and a daughter.

L. Life isn’t complete without? Family and laughter

M. Marriage date? 9/14/02

N. Number of brothers/sisters? 1 little bro

O. Oranges or Apples. Pink Lady apples.  If you give me Red Delicious, I will throw them at you.  You’ve been warned.

P. Phobias? Heights.  I once signed up to be a student painter and I had a mini panic attack when they put me on the roof of a house.  Needless to say that was my last day on the job.

Q. Quotes? “Mother Puss Bucket” – Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters

R. Reasons to smile?  Too many to list.  If I stop thinking of reasons to smile, I am surely doomed.

S. Season of choice? Spring. Except that here in Maryland we don’t really have Spring anymore.

T. Tag 5 People.  If you haven’t done this, consider yourself tagged.

U. Unknown fact about me? Unknown?  As in, something even I don’t know?  Wow, that’s a tough one.  How about a little know fact instead?  I get migraines.  Just kidding, everyone knows that.  OK, let’s see.  In elementary school some friends and I started the Michael Jackson Video Fan Club which involved having one meeting where only a few members came to my house and we watched Michael Jackson videos that my Dad had recorded with our fancy VCR.  I told my oldest kids about this fact a couple years back as I came across a DVD of videos in the $5 bin at Walmart and squealed with delight.  They found it hilarious and reference it quite often.

V. Vegetable? I am actually an animal.  But I can see why some might be confused while I sit here with the laptop.

W. Worst habit? Procrastination.  Is that a habit?  Or just a way of life?

X. Xray or Ultrasound? I guess this is asking whether I’ve had these.  Yes.

Y. Your favorite food? Cheese, bread, chocolate, not necessarily in that order.

Z. Zodiac sign? Leo so don’t mess with me.

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Happy 3 Year Blog Anniversary To Me!

Today is my 3 year blog anniversary!  Yay for me!

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I figured I’d take a few moments to remind myself why I like spending time in my little corner of the internet since it is harder to find the time these days

  • My only editor and filter is me.  I decide what I write about.
  • It’s totally different than my work.  It’s a play space, a place I spend time because I want to, not because I have to.
  • It connects me with a whole world full of people that I connect with for a variety of reasons.  That is just really cool.
  • Most people who comment are kind and give me some faith in humanity.
  • Friends and family can see what we are up to more frequently than we might be able to get together or chat.
  • It’s fun to tell stories.
  • It’s therapeutic to write about my feelings.
  • I just dig it.

So even if my writing might be sporadic I still love writing and connecting.  I love my space and all it has opened up for me.  Here’s to many more blogging years!

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SOC Sunday: Summer Starts

It’s been a while since I did a SOC post and I think I could use a little brain dump.  Sometimes I feel like I have a bunch of words in my head but they are plugged up trying to get out. So here is some random dumping. The summer has officially started here.  We [...]

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PYHO: Yoga, Take Me Away

Last week I was lamenting over how my dietary changes seemed to be making no difference (or possible making my headaches worse).  Over the weekend I spent time away from reality and with several long time girlfriends.  We drank and I didn’t limit my diet, I ate whatever I wanted.  And for the first time [...]

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PYHO: Diet and Migraines – A Month of GF/DF

It has been a little over a month since I went dairy free and gluten free. When I started I really expected a change. I had test results that I could see that indicated issues with dairy. I thought, “finally this is it”. But so far I don’t see anything good. My headaches have actually [...]

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Hanging Out Over At Things I Can’t Say

Along this blogging journey I have discovered many great blogs and friends.  When I ran across a weekly meme called “Pour Your Heart Out” over at Things I Can’t Say blog, I knew I had found something really special.  And the woman behind the meme is just as special. I am so excited to be [...]

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The Claw Game – #iPPP

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Whenever A and T see one of those claw games, they are obsessed with trying to get something out of it.  When they were little, my youngest stepson retrieved a stuffed pig-like animal from a claw game on his first try and ever since, they believe the game is worth playing. We try to tell [...]

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PYHO: Diet and Headaches

After report cards, we take the kids out for a celebratory dinner because they all often do well.  This morning I told A and T that we would try to go this weekend when their older brothers are here and that we’d go to Red Robin again.  We just went to Red Robin with my [...]

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Minted Review And Giveaway

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My daughter has been planning her birthday party since the minute last year’s was over.  She had her heart set on a “dance party” at our house.  This was not my first choice since a bunch of girls dancing around to music just means LOUD but that is what she wanted and has never wavered [...]

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The World Is Scary

This has been a rough week for our nation.  So much sadness and anger due to senseless tragedy.  Every one of us touched in different ways by it. When we sit down to explain to our 9 and almost 8 year old about events like these we are even more saddened about how many times [...]

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