Hello everyone,
As the title suggest, last week hasn't been one of my best weeks. My oldest sister died and so I traveled out of state for that and when I got back I got the flu and was wiped out. It'll probably take me a week and a half to get back on track. Today is my first day being up and around.
I really hadn't had a chance to be affected by my sister's death yet. Everything happened so fast. Well, she had cancer so we knew she was sick but I just saw her about 2 weeks before she died. She was in the hospital then but she was sitting up and talking to us and was slated to go home. I really believed she would get better. Soon after that we got the call that she was back in the hospital and that it didn't look good. Within 24-36 hours, the news was that she wouldn't make it through the night and she didn't. I'm glad I did see her when I did though. Don't let anyone fool you. Death is not a friend, it is the enemy of all mankind. We weren't intended to die. Everything in us fights to live, to take the next breath.
After coming home, I found myself feeling under the weather, but I attributed it to the stress of having lost a sibling. My mom had a doctor's appointment Tuesday morning and by Tuesday afternoon, I was done for. By Wednesday morning I was fighting a fever of 103 degrees and fought it for the next 2 days after which it finally broke. I literally spent all my time in bed in and out of consciousness. My family did a good job of taking good care of me. They brought me food (yes I typically can eat with a high fever!) and liquids, made sure I took my meds and all the good stuff. By Saturday I felt more like a normal person, just an annoying cough and some post nasal drip to contend with. My oldest son made me breakfast in bed. Sausage, scrambled eggs and french toast with coffee and a biscuit! I couldn't eat the biscuit but I sure did put the rest away!
So here I am today washing clothes and trying to get back into some kind of routine. I have a tendency to want to jump right back in where I left off but I need to take it slow or I'll have a relapse and I don't have time for that! I'll get it done though. To me, "All in a Day's Work" gives me the ability to work at it one day at a time. And I'll do just that!
Until next time and hopefully with happier news,
Carmen
Monday, December 14, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
More podcasts
Hey all,
Last week I talked about one of my favorite podcasts. Some of the other ones I like are:
The Dealista from the Quick and Dirty Tips series and Grammar Girl which is also a part of this series. Both are very informative. The Dealista shows practical ways to save money. For example one episode tells you what to look for when buying a digital camera. There are things that are important to look for and others that are not and it's not what you think it is!
Grammar Girl is informative and practical and for me, helpful since I'm a homeschooler. Of course, because it's called Grammar "Girl" my boys dreaded having to listen, but they've gotten over it.
Another one I like is Two Fit Chicks and a Microphone. They only have 4 episodes right now, so they've just recently started. One is a personal trainer and the other lost a lot of weight and they both found each other's blog and decided to do a podcast together. One of them is training to be in a marathon so much of what they talk about is related to running and all the training to go with it. I'm not at that point yet, so while it's informative, I just process and store all the points I hear.
My next post will be about saving money at Target that I learned from Dealista so stay tuned! Finding valuable information and saving money is (say it with me!) All in a Day's Work!
Until next time,
Carmen
Last week I talked about one of my favorite podcasts. Some of the other ones I like are:
The Dealista from the Quick and Dirty Tips series and Grammar Girl which is also a part of this series. Both are very informative. The Dealista shows practical ways to save money. For example one episode tells you what to look for when buying a digital camera. There are things that are important to look for and others that are not and it's not what you think it is!
Grammar Girl is informative and practical and for me, helpful since I'm a homeschooler. Of course, because it's called Grammar "Girl" my boys dreaded having to listen, but they've gotten over it.
Another one I like is Two Fit Chicks and a Microphone. They only have 4 episodes right now, so they've just recently started. One is a personal trainer and the other lost a lot of weight and they both found each other's blog and decided to do a podcast together. One of them is training to be in a marathon so much of what they talk about is related to running and all the training to go with it. I'm not at that point yet, so while it's informative, I just process and store all the points I hear.
My next post will be about saving money at Target that I learned from Dealista so stay tuned! Finding valuable information and saving money is (say it with me!) All in a Day's Work!
Until next time,
Carmen
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I'm back!!
Good day everyone! It's so nice to be back with you all. It's been awhile I know but we've been battling the flu, had some hospitalizations and all that fun stuff. I'm getting to the point that I'm not sure what to write about anymore. I've been reading lots of blogs lately and they all seem so interesting. People either have exciting lives or perhaps they're selling a product or just have something noteworthy to say. Maybe I should write about what my fantasy life would be like! What do you think? We'll see.
In the meantime, let me just tell you about things that have been on my mind. Keep in mind that my mind is not the most organized place to be so... these thoughts are really random and may make no sense.
I recently broke down and bought a 32GB Ipod Touch. I'm still a Palm girl at heart though. Everyone raved at how much better Apple products are to everything else, including it's better user interface. I'm not quite there yet. I like some of the features it has, but for the price and the hype, I'm really not feeling it.
However, I do like the fact that I can load my podcasts on them fairly easily. One of my favorites right now is Fit Girl: Your Guide to Getting in Shape. Kira Langolf's fitness advice is so balanced and reasonable. She really covers all aspects of getting into shape namely, nutrition, fitness, and motivation. She tackles it all. Most of the podcasts are free but if you want to have her "talking in your ear" while to do strength training and such, you can buy them. She has lots of great informative material. Go to http://fitgirlguide.blogspot.com/ for more info! I'll post other blogs that I like in the next few days.
Another thing is wigs! I'm not sure what the fascination is these days! Wigs don't even look good on me, but for some reason I love looking them over and trying them on! I've yet to find one that I like. I even bought one a few months ago. I never wear it out. For some reason, it looked good in the store and even when I put it on it looked nice. (I think maybe they thinned it out a bit) I got it home and it was a hot mess. Most people I've talked to that wear wigs always say they have to play with it a bit or perhaps even cut it. My thing is....what's the point of doing all that? If I wanted to do all that work, I'd do my own hair! My idea of a wig is to be able to just slap on a style! You know what I mean? Having a bad hair day? Trying to stretch your relaxer and you don't want to manipulate your own hair too much? SLAP ON A STYLE!! It should be that simple shouldn't it? Is that so unreasonable? (Can you tell I'm having an issue with this?) I don't want to spend more than 5 minutes on hair that's not mine. Then I found a lady on YouTube who can wear virtually any wig style and color and it looks good on her from the beginning. She can do short or long hair, curly or straight hair, dark or light hair. It's really unfair but beautiful. Then I found the secret to her success. She has a long narrow face like the heads in the wig shop. That has to be it! Well I don't have that characteristic so everything on me looks absolutely crazy. But I'm on a mission to find the wig for me. It's out there somewhere. If someone has full round face like me, and has found success wearing wigs.....please help me out here!!
OK I'm a bit on a roll here but I don't want to overwhelm you guys. I really need to get more into podcasting. I really struggle with writing. I have so much to say but by the time I get it typed out, it's gone! You know what it is for me.....All in a Day's Work!!
In the meantime, let me just tell you about things that have been on my mind. Keep in mind that my mind is not the most organized place to be so... these thoughts are really random and may make no sense.
I recently broke down and bought a 32GB Ipod Touch. I'm still a Palm girl at heart though. Everyone raved at how much better Apple products are to everything else, including it's better user interface. I'm not quite there yet. I like some of the features it has, but for the price and the hype, I'm really not feeling it.
However, I do like the fact that I can load my podcasts on them fairly easily. One of my favorites right now is Fit Girl: Your Guide to Getting in Shape. Kira Langolf's fitness advice is so balanced and reasonable. She really covers all aspects of getting into shape namely, nutrition, fitness, and motivation. She tackles it all. Most of the podcasts are free but if you want to have her "talking in your ear" while to do strength training and such, you can buy them. She has lots of great informative material. Go to http://fitgirlguide.blogspot.com/ for more info! I'll post other blogs that I like in the next few days.
Another thing is wigs! I'm not sure what the fascination is these days! Wigs don't even look good on me, but for some reason I love looking them over and trying them on! I've yet to find one that I like. I even bought one a few months ago. I never wear it out. For some reason, it looked good in the store and even when I put it on it looked nice. (I think maybe they thinned it out a bit) I got it home and it was a hot mess. Most people I've talked to that wear wigs always say they have to play with it a bit or perhaps even cut it. My thing is....what's the point of doing all that? If I wanted to do all that work, I'd do my own hair! My idea of a wig is to be able to just slap on a style! You know what I mean? Having a bad hair day? Trying to stretch your relaxer and you don't want to manipulate your own hair too much? SLAP ON A STYLE!! It should be that simple shouldn't it? Is that so unreasonable? (Can you tell I'm having an issue with this?) I don't want to spend more than 5 minutes on hair that's not mine. Then I found a lady on YouTube who can wear virtually any wig style and color and it looks good on her from the beginning. She can do short or long hair, curly or straight hair, dark or light hair. It's really unfair but beautiful. Then I found the secret to her success. She has a long narrow face like the heads in the wig shop. That has to be it! Well I don't have that characteristic so everything on me looks absolutely crazy. But I'm on a mission to find the wig for me. It's out there somewhere. If someone has full round face like me, and has found success wearing wigs.....please help me out here!!
OK I'm a bit on a roll here but I don't want to overwhelm you guys. I really need to get more into podcasting. I really struggle with writing. I have so much to say but by the time I get it typed out, it's gone! You know what it is for me.....All in a Day's Work!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monthly checkup
Hey all,
Just a little note to let you all know I'm still alive. I'm getting my kids ready for school. We've had a busy two months with some volunteer work we were doing. They will start next week and I'm kind of excited about it!
I've also been getting into couponing in an effort to save money. I was able to get about $45 worth of groceries for about $9 and that was name brand items! I was soooo excited! I've done it about 2-3 times and it's starting to be addictive!
As soon as things get back to normal around here I'll be up and running at full force!
Until next time,
Carmen
Just a little note to let you all know I'm still alive. I'm getting my kids ready for school. We've had a busy two months with some volunteer work we were doing. They will start next week and I'm kind of excited about it!
I've also been getting into couponing in an effort to save money. I was able to get about $45 worth of groceries for about $9 and that was name brand items! I was soooo excited! I've done it about 2-3 times and it's starting to be addictive!
As soon as things get back to normal around here I'll be up and running at full force!
Until next time,
Carmen
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Hello everyone!
Good day everyone!
I know it's been a good while since I posted and I'm sorry for getting behind. Alot of things are going on and trying to keep everything going has left me little time for anything really. I usually have a hard time falling asleep, but for the last few weeks I've been staggering to the bed and as soon as my head hits the pillow I'm out! Sometimes I actually giggle...it's so sweet to have sleep come that easy!
Sadly however the quality of sleep still isn't that great. I need to figure out how to get that part going. Any ideas? I'll try almost anything. I'm still waking up pretty tired. I usually get up without an alarm at 6:30am. My eyes just open and I can't go back to sleep. I've been trying to get up as soon as I wake up. It seems like such a waste to stay in bed if you're not going to be sleeping, though there have been times when I've laid in bed for hours not feeling motivated to get up (but that's a different story for another time).
It's time for school to get started and I'm actually excited about it. I can't say the boys are but I guess if I were them I wouldn't be either. I like the routine that going back to school brings. This summer has been a whirlwind of activity for us.
Well I just wanted to check in and tell everyone I'm still here. I've gotten some emails and comments about what happened to the posts. I'll have to tell you about the class I took late last month. It's part of what has been keeping me so busy lately. Keeping it together is all in a day's work isn't it?
Until next time,
Carmen
I know it's been a good while since I posted and I'm sorry for getting behind. Alot of things are going on and trying to keep everything going has left me little time for anything really. I usually have a hard time falling asleep, but for the last few weeks I've been staggering to the bed and as soon as my head hits the pillow I'm out! Sometimes I actually giggle...it's so sweet to have sleep come that easy!
Sadly however the quality of sleep still isn't that great. I need to figure out how to get that part going. Any ideas? I'll try almost anything. I'm still waking up pretty tired. I usually get up without an alarm at 6:30am. My eyes just open and I can't go back to sleep. I've been trying to get up as soon as I wake up. It seems like such a waste to stay in bed if you're not going to be sleeping, though there have been times when I've laid in bed for hours not feeling motivated to get up (but that's a different story for another time).
It's time for school to get started and I'm actually excited about it. I can't say the boys are but I guess if I were them I wouldn't be either. I like the routine that going back to school brings. This summer has been a whirlwind of activity for us.
Well I just wanted to check in and tell everyone I'm still here. I've gotten some emails and comments about what happened to the posts. I'll have to tell you about the class I took late last month. It's part of what has been keeping me so busy lately. Keeping it together is all in a day's work isn't it?
Until next time,
Carmen
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Motherhood
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My husband wrote this poem for me back when the boys were younger. I just became a stay at home mom and of course he thought that would be the easiest job! He stay home with us for a couple of days because he was sick and saw what I really did throughout the day. Here is his poem.
Motherhood
Bounding wounds and killing colds just part of her routine.
All while knowing that in the war she’s her own regime.
Capture that hill of pots and pans, defeat the spot on the floor.
Round up the troops and scrub ‘em down,
wait there’s a knock at the door.
Another company enters the field and slows her momentum down,
but she conquers the group and waves them off, to continue to
cover her ground. She feeds and beds her own troop
ending the daily fight remembering that soon tomorrow begins,
continuing her endless plight.
2-4-1999
Wasn't that neat?! He's actually good at writing poems. Our youngest son has also picked up the gift. I'll have to post some of his stuff also.
The picture above was taken July 17, 2009 after a major thunderstorm here in our area. Can you see the double rainbow? It was awe inspiring! I'll try to send a video of it later if I can figure out how to do it!!
Until next time,
Carmen
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