Hepburn and Houndstooth

1. I had plans for today.  I was going to wake up early and run, wash my shower curtain and bath mat, shave my legs, and go on a job interview.  Last night I couldn’t sleep, I got up at 4 a.m. with Harper (and a major toothache), only to crash again at 5.  It was raining all morning so I didn’t run.  Unspeakable issues caused me to cancel my interview.  It’s 6:30 p.m. and I have not even showered.  My kids have made me cry and bleed – in the last twenty minutes.  This day is certainly not going as planned.

2. My kids make me crazy, but I still want more.  I watched the “Octomom” on Oprah today, and STILL came away wanting another kid.

3. No matter how much he annoys me and pisses me off, my dad is totally inspiring.  He wrote a list of all the stuff God has brought him through.  It is a whole composition book page full.  I am going to scan it and post it when I get around to it.

4. I just posted on Facebook about it being Glee night.  TWO friends asked me what Glee is!!!!!  Seriously!

5. My 4-year-old mama’s boy is becoming a daddy’s boy.  What happened?!?!

6. Looks like I may be judging color guard try-outs Friday.  That is one of my favorite things to do, and this time it’s for my own high school!  YAY.

7. I am so sick of being overweight.  All things told, I need to lose forty pounds.  I am trying to lose thirty this year.  I joined Bobbi’s Healthy Train (click here for more information).  The first weigh-in is on the 30th of this month and I haven’t really made any steps toward losing weight.  Um, hello self – time to get started!

8. Lately, I have been having the worst heartburn ever.  That usually means I’m eating crap.  Something must change soon (see #7).

9. Mother’s Day is coming up really soon.  It is one of my favorite holidays and has been since before I had children.  My mom and I have been close my whole life and I always love to celebrate her.  This year, I’m hoping she and I can take a beach weekend.  Ugh, that means swimsuit (see again #7).  Look for a swimsuit post coming soon.

10. It feels like my brain is just too full lately to form a coherent thought.  I struggled through this list of then things over the course of about 12 hours!  I keep coming back when I think of something “interesting” and looking back, it’s quite boring.  I hope to bring something better to this blog soon!  Bear with me.

I first posted these videos on my wedding blog, Life. Love. Lipstick.  It was making this video that inspired me to start a personal blog to document the journey I’m beginning.  At 29, as a mother of two in a long-term relationship, I have decided to create myself.

6-month update posted here.