Still no baby here. My “due date” isn’t until April 5th so while I’m more than ready for his arrival and really uncomfortable I’m not worried. After all due dates are really just “guesstimates”. Babies come when they are ready not when they are “due”. As I’m preparing for the birth of Thing 3, I decided […]

When it comes to people I love, I’m a major somewhat of a control freak. Don’t believe me? I have goodbye letters written to all my family members and directions on how to “run my funeral” if I should die an untimely death. Where to find pictures, who to contact to put together a slide […]

The tide has come in and I’ve been stuck in the sand.  The current pulls me out to sea.  Grains of sand slip through my fingers as I try to grasp hold . Useless.  So I wait because the tide aways returns me to solid ground. I look up from my  lonely place and see […]

Source Today I woke up feeling down. Most of the time I feel like a girl enjoying the beach.  (The girl in my mind has smaller smoother thighs).  I run, skip, play, and work building sandcastles. Most of the time my life is pleasant and I enjoy the simplicity of my life.  I’m grateful. Occasionally, […]

Today while reading about the history of  St. Patrick’s Day with my children, I learned the meaning behind the Irish flag.  The green and the orange symbolize opposing cultures while the white stands for the hope of unity, of peace. Peace. In my life there is division.  Two sides of me warring against the other. […]

Feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and sad. Feeling “mental” despite the perfect weather. I’d love to take off for the Sequoias today. Brent working in our “wt” pop-up trailer with Simpler Times, Starbucks, a soda, and a McDonald’s cup.  Ahhh the contradictions. I’ve never claimed to be perfect. Instead of running away, I read Picking their Own Fruit […]

I used to be a functional “psycho chick”.  I could hide it well until I got close to someone and I felt like I might be abandoned.  Once, I kept a boy who wanted to break up with me in my car all night long.  Every time he tried to get out of the car […]

I’m sort of proud of myself today.  Not something that happens a lot since Garbage Girl insists on trying to visit almost every day. Anyway, today is my 365th day without eating any candy or desserts.  If you read yesterday’s blog this is a HUGE accomplishment for me.  Last Christmas when I was in the middle of […]

Who? You’ll have to keep reading. 😉 I worked up the courage to step on the scale yesterday morning. I had gained 3 pounds. As I said the other day, under “normal circumstances” this would be okay. No big deal. But with the competition coming up it is a big deal. My body fat is […]

This weekend, I’m officially eight weeks out from the show and I’m feeling really great. Nope, my life is not perfect and everything is not going exactly the way I want it, but despite it all, I feel better than ever! I think most of it has to do with getting regular exercise and eating […]