tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191762482012-02-01T18:05:54.347-07:00Healthy body, healthy spirit, healthy mothering. This is the journey I have set out on with my two amazing children.Tiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04409005614756083593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19176248.post-28384980248812889602012-01-03T00:36:00.000-07:002012-01-03T00:36:56.735-07:00

It's the start of a new year.  Fresh start.  Clean slate.  And all that jazz.  I don't do resolutions.  I figure that's just setting myself up to fail.  I have failed at enough and don't really see the need to go out of my way to do it. I'm not really afraid of a lot of things.  And I mean things literally.  The things that are typical phobias.  Bugs, clowns, water, dogs.  Spiders can freak me

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Mother, O' Mother, come shake out your cloth, Empty the dustpan, poison the moth. Hang out the washing, make up the bed, Sew on a button and butter the bread. Where is the mother whose house is so shocking? She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking. Oh, I've grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue, Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo. Dishes are waiting and bills are past due, Pat-a-cake, darling,

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We have 3 days until Thanksgiving 2011.  For the very first time ever I know 100%, with no doubt whatsoever, that I am truly thankful this year. My inner shamemaker says "What.  The.  Hell.  You have two beautiful, healthy children.  You have a home.  You have family." I know all of this.  I'm not saying that I'm not thankful for all of those things.  I'm not even saying that I haven't been

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I attended the labor of my newest nephew this week.  She rocked it and once again my disgust with the American labor/delivery medical system was reinforced.  She labored through their induction meds, she stayed away from drugs, she labored hard for nearly 12 hours and she still ended up in surgery. The reasons why?  I guess that depends on who you talk to.  The Dr. will say her placenta was no

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Its time for the fabulous Jenn's What I Ate Wednesday This week the kiddos wanted to learn how to play poker.  Here's what we ate while we played. Veggie burgers with a yummy side of pickled cukes & onions.  You can't really see it in the picture but my poker chips are white, brown and the prettiest shade of pink.  So are the cards.  :) Yum! Fresh from the farmer's market.  So good!

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It seems to be spider month here at the Ramon house.  And I am not a fan. First my son puts this in my face. Uncool.  He caught that beast in his bedroom and wanted to keep it as a pet.  My answer was no. Four days ago I am sitting on the couch, minding my own business, catching up with my DVR when a spider, same size as the one above only in a lovely shade of gray crawls out from

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I've been taking part in a Facebook 30 Day Food Challenge.  Basically it's 30 days of What Is...questions.  What is your favorite meal of the day?  What is your favorite comfort food etc...Today's challenge has inspired more than FB allows. So.  Here it is. What would you want for your last dinner? A combination of perfect bites. I want my Mom's broccoli & cheese casserole. I want

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Oh man, last night was rough.  Was woken up by something around 12:30 a.m.  I did that thing where you kind of look around, but of course its pitch black and I just woke up so I couldn't actually see anything.  (Not to mention that I am blind without my glasses on).  I kinda listened for a moment and then I heard it again.  Somebody was crying.  No.  Not crying.  Wailing. "Kel?  Is that you?"

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This week I made one of Jenn's recipes that I have had bookmarked for some time.  She wrote about it on Monday as A post that didn't get the attention it deserves  so obviously I had to make it that night and give it a little attention. Let me tell you, Jenn was right.  These samosa stuffed potatoes are delicious! Of course, as with every single recipe I make I had to tweak it a bit

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Not pictured: 2 newspapers (gotta get more coupons) and some m&m's for the kids Crest 3D whitening toothpaste and the Crest Pro-Health toothpaste are on sale this week 2/$4.98.  When you buy two you also get a $3 register reward which means you are getting 2 toothpaste tubes for $1.98.  I used two coupons for $0.75 off which means I got the toothpaste for $0.24 a tube.  That is a GREAT deal!

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Once again I have slacked about joining Jenn's fabulous What I Ate Wednesday posts.  Things have been a bit cuh-razy around here once again.  :) So here are some photos of what we have been eating since my last WIAW post. Enjoy. Zesty Chicken The sauce was soooooo good.   Made with diced tomatoes, green chiles and peanut butter.  I could not believe how delicious it was.  I actually

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As I continue to study, study, study for my upcoming doula training I remember more and more how amazing it was to be able to nurse my child.  I know all about the physiological benefits for mom and baby.  I can explain how milk is made and expressed.  I know several different tips for treating sore nipples.  I am learning to help women with latching problems and the frustration that can bring.

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It's been a rough week. Last Friday I left the house for work only to find that some little bastards had come through the neighborhood slashing tires and being a general pain in the ass, waste of good oxygen.  Yes, I'm sure their mom's love them but I am pretty sure I wouldn't love them or their mom.  Dammit Kel & I did a little bonding as we changed the tire.  It took us about 40 minutes

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For the very first time EVER my What I Ate Wednesday post is actually going to be about what I ate on an actual Wednesday.  :) This very, today, Wednesday. I got a serious craving for something sweet last night about 11 pm.  (Yes thats a Tuesday but let me finish).  I sat on the couch, whining to my son as we watched Hercules (Kevin Sorbo---yum!) but he refused to walk to the 24 hour

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Finally, all of the little sister's wedding brou-ha-ha/nonsense/insanity/wonderfulness is over. I spent too much money, time & energy the past week and I finally feel like my summer vacation has truly started.  (Oh, and Jenn...my sis got the idea from your wedding pics for the poofs to decorate her reception hall.  :)  Or more specifically, Monkey, who also reads your blog got the idea.  So.

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This week I found some amazing deals at Walgreens.  :) Once again it was divided into three different transactions. #1 -3 Kids Aquafresh toothpaste -1 3 pk Listerine pocket-paks -1 Ecotrin aspirin -1 Icy Hot Naturals creme -1 issimo Cappucinno drink $17.94  Retail price $  5.94 After coupons/sale pricing -$5.00  Register Reward  $0.94   #2-4 Degree deodorants-2 Off! Clip-on mosquito

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Today was my first completely successful trip for some super-couponing shopping.  Let's not call it extreme couponing because I don't have room to become a Hoarder of non-perishables.  :) First thing I did was make a list of what I wanted to get and exactly which coupons I needed to take (which I attached to my list with a paperclip). So very organized.  So very unlike me. I headed to the

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I realized that this blog is supposed to be about my journey to healthier living and I haven't posted on my workouts.  I have begun working out regularly again.  It's only been a week(ish) so there are no dramatic results to be posted.  No fancy before and after photos. Bummer. I am doing a variety of workouts all found through Comcast's On Demand.  They have something called Exercise TV and

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Well, first and foremost.  I am a Christian.  I believe that Jesus is the son of God.  I believe that he died for my sins and I have asked him to forgive me. I believe that God is loving.  Which means that he doesn't hate groups of people because of the god they choose to worship.  He doesn't hate people because of the color of their skin or the region of the earth that they come from.  He

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I feel like I haven't done this in forever although in reality its probably been only 2 weeks.  The end of school and the immediate aftermath really kicked my butt this semester. Breakfast: the usual greek yogurt and an apple Lunch: I had a craving for Cheez-its so I made some.  :)  You can read about that adventure here Dinner: Some sort of baked penne dish that I threw together.  I

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Image via WikipediaI Love Lucy.  I get so happy when I see a TV Land Lucy marathon.  Comedic genius. MASH  This one cracks me up but was probably the first time I saw that comedy could be sad or that sadness also comes with joy.  A pretty important life lesson for a little kid to learn.  Is there anybody that doesn't know who Hawkeye, Trapper John, Hot Lips or Radar are?  Really?

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I had a major craving today for Cheez-Its.  I don't really know why, they aren't my favorite crackers.  Huh.  Odd but I decided to just give in.  I had to go to the store anyway because my little one was up all night throwing up and we needed some popsicles (all fruit to keep her from dehydrating) and some ginger ale cuz thats what my Mom always gave us.  :)  For some reason I read the

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Something happening to one of my kids Dying while my children are still young and leaving them without a parent. My mom dying---its not the death I fear but the loss of our relationship, the one we have worked so very hard on. Being a victim of violence again.  Not the violence, the body heals quite amazingly, its the fear of being the same stupid woman I used to be.  The fear of not seeing the

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You've seen my sisters.  I would put up more pictures of them but...come on.  They're gonna start to get big heads. As for my friends, I am so not ok with putting people's pictures up on the web without their permission, and I'm too tired to call everybody and get that permission.  So, instead I'll just say this.  I have a few very good friends that I would hate to live this life without.  Some

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RO-O-O-O-O-AD  TR-I-I-I-PPPPP!!!!! What comes to your mind when you think of road trips? Crowded, overheated, overstuffed cars? Singing along to the radio at the top of your lungs? The bright orange blur of miles and miles of construction cones flying by the window? Squished peanut butter and jelly sandwich crumbs sticking to your legs? I have so many memories filled with those images.  Of

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I don't know how I skipped this one.  Well, I do know.  I am sinking into a depression fog again although I am very aware of it and trying desperately not to let it happen.  I thought it would go away after the stress of school was over but apparently that wasn't the cause.  Yesterday was (or should have been) Dads birthday so I spent all day in my pajamas on the couch eating crap food and

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Steel Magnolias "You are evil and must be destroyed""Take a whack at Weezer""You know you love me more than your luggage""You are too twisted for color tv""Nothing like a great piece of ass" Better Off Dead Dancing hamburgers in love. "I want my two dollars!"Snorting snow. "Do you know the street value of this mountain?"That nasty green jello creeping off the dinner plate.  "It has raisins in

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Jimmy My only brother.  We haven't spoken in 3 or 4 years.  I see his comments on mutual friends Facebook pages occasionally. Shakesha Only 18 years old, Shakesha reports to Army boot camp in July and I am so proud of her. Linda Probably the hardest working woman I have ever known.  She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. Chelsey About to get married Chelsey is amazing.

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This one has to wait until I can scan a picture of my Dad.  I refuse to write about my parents without being able to show Dad.  Unfortunately he died 3 1/2 years ago and this computer (less than 2 years old) has no pictures of him. Stay tuned.  :)

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Goodness.  My first love?  I had a crush on a neighbor boy at the age of 13.  But I don't even remember his name.  The first boy I kissed?  He was sweet.  My first lover?  I still smile when I think of how he made me feel.  My husband?  I loved him so much but I hated him even more.  The hatred overpowers any good that there was, making it so hard to remember the love. I have had so many chances

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Can you figure out the title? Meal Planning Sunday Posted on Monday I give up.  I will never actually post this darn thing on the Sunday that I do the planning. Of course, in this week's case, there is no actual planning.  I went to my physics final exam review last night and we didn't get home until 8:30.  Thank you God for other people feeding my kids.  (And me).  Tomorrow is the physics

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Momma's Journey Pretty self-explanatory.  I am a Momma.  And this life is my journey.  :)  I am constantly trying to move forward, never stagnating as I am prone to do.  I am striving to be a better momma as I really do suck at it.  I am ill-tempered, VERY impatient,  I curse.  A lot.  A lot a lot.  The kids charge me a quarter for every bad word I drop and if we weren't so broke (and constantly

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I found this one-a-day meme that runs for 30 days. I thought I'd see if I can keep up.  I figure I have a chance now that school is almost done for the summer.  Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts  Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name  Day 3-Your first love  Day 4-Your parents  Day 5-Your siblings  Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy  Day 7-Favorite movies  Day 8-A

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It's the last week of school.  I took my 1st final about an hour ago and I am heading into 3 more finals during the next week.  I took extra pictures of Easter dinner in preparation for what I knew was going to be an insanely busy week.  I didn't want to miss out on WIAW but I am not really cooking this week.  :) I prepped and/or cooked almost everything the night before.  Eggs were boiled

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I sense a theme.  This is posted on Monday although I do the actual "work" on Sunday. Hmmm. Does that mean it is actually Meal-Planning Monday? Either way this week is the easiest meal-planning EVER. Seriously. EVER! Why?  Because with Easter so late this year and this being the last week of classes before finals we will be having... Are you ready? Leftovers. Ham

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I totally did my usual weekly meal-planning on Sunday but I completely didn't want forgot to post it.  ;) My excuses err reasons? Sick, sick, sick I have a headcold/allergies/sinus thingymabob that is KICKING my butt! So very tired Kids were whiny (or was that Momma?) We rented Aliens in the Attic and chose to watch that instead The kids and I wanted to figure out what we were going to make for

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It's WIAW time again, thanks to the lovely Jen from Peas and Crayons. This past week was all about the quinoa.  I had never made it before, I'm not even sure if I'd ever had it before but the blogosphere seemed to be filled with recipes so I decided to jump on the bandwagon.  I headed to my not-so-favorite "healthy" store (a mass-marketed shop filled with more non-organic than organics)

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I've gotten so far off track lately that I feel like I'm trying to wiggle my way through some sort of invisible Amazonian jungle and I have no map and no freaking machete. I am struggling to even pass my physics class this semester.  I hate it.  Usually I try to reserve the word hate for the biggies; wife beaters, child abusers, rapists, Hitler...see where I'm going with this list?  But my

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Oh my Goodness! I had the best time cooking this week. Yum! Yum! Yum! So for this weeks WIAW I am posting, not what I ate on one specific day but some of my fave foods of this past week.  :) Dessert/Afternoon Snack: Baked Cinnamon Apples  Before Chop some organic apples, sprinkle with turbinado sugar & nutmeg, add about 1/4 C water and throw in a cinnamon stick.  This was in the

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Well its time for another challenge from Toni over at ABFOL.  It's already week #10 and we are working on our menu planning.  I saw this challenge on the perfect day.  Sunday.  That is when I do most of my meal planning anyway.  :)  Those organized ladies have binders with printed menus and their favorite recipes all typed up and organized. That is so not my style.  I have cookbooks but only

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"She is too fond of books and it has addled her brain." -Louisa May Alcott That is my all-time favorite quote ever!  For so many reasons.  The main one being that I love, love, love books.  Yes I do want to get an e-reader of some sort someday but I still love my books.  I love the feel of them in my hands, the smell of them and mostly their ability to carry me away from the dreariness, anger,

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A bowl full of lemons.: Silhouette GIVEAWAY!!!!: "My new Silhouette SD machine finally arrived and I'm dedicating this week to my Silhouette creations. I'm also giving away a Silhouett..."Toni has inspired yet another post for my little blog. :) She is giving away a Silhouette machine and if you don't know what that is you definitely need to head over to her blog and check it out! That little

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This week's challenge from Toni over at A Bowl Full of Lemons is to organize our personal schedule. *gulp* Becky, from Organizing Made Fun, her guest blogger gave us these simple suggestions:1) Write down or type up your weekly routine {weekdays or the whole week}. Take a picture or post it on your blog. 2) Begin sitting down each evening {or early in the morning} detailing what you'd like to

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Are you a sneaky mom?  Do you find creative, inspired, sneaky ways to get more veggies into your kids? I do.  There is just no such thing as a veggie/fruit free meal in my home. If we are doing breakfast it is primarily based around fruit.  I stopped buying boxed cereal/oatmeal almost 2 years ago and really, I do not miss it at all.  If we are feeling lazy we just grab some whole fruit and

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It's been a VERY busy week.  My 36th birthday and my son's 11th birthday.  Busy, busy, busy. Actual cooking: I have been on a cooking from scratch kick so I decided to make some oatmeal "packets" for the kids' breakfasts on school mornings. Step 1.  Dehydrate some strawberries that were on sale. Organic strawberries Dehydrated organic strawberries Step 2: I still haven't gotten to.  

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I am a bit behind.  That's not really anything new though.  :) I did some serious cleaning and reorganizing in my kitchen yesterday. First thing I noticed was how disgusting the outside of my crock pot was. gross gross gross Thankfully a little bit of baking soda and a quick scrubbing and it looks almost as good as new. I found this container at the thrift store for only a buck.  :)

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This is an explicit post.  I am pissed off and every other word running through my head starts with fu- ends with k.  Occasionally I add an -er to the end just to mix it up a bit.  I am not actually speaking out loud because I am afraid I will drop one of these f-bombs when someone says 'hello'.  . I ran 1000+ miles with my 19 month old son while two months pregnant with my 2nd child in order to

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We made a big ol' brunch together today.  I started it but the kids quickly wanted to help. Kelen asked if he could learn how to cut the potatoes. I showed him how to curl his fingers under and use them as a guide for the knife. He practiced making even sizes. Always clean the knife and put it away as soon as you are done with it.   I love the bright orange of organic eggs.  Nevaeh's

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I cannot believe I have never made pizza dough before.  It was so simple. 1 C AP flour 1/3 C milk (I filled 1/2 the measuring cup with kefir and 1/2 with some soy milk) 2 TBSP vegetable oil 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp salt (I used a pink sea salt I had on hand) Put into mixer and beat until dough pulls away from sides.  On a lightly floured surface I kneaded dough about 10x.  Then placed a

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Well, Toni gave us this challenge sometime in January.  I managed to do it (kind of) at the end of February.  Not sure why but I got the urge to get my pictures put up.  I think it had to do with finding this baby at the thrift store for only a buck. Pretty little picture box I must be honest.  My pictures have been organized by date and/or event for about 6 months.  It's true.  They have been

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I am fighting off a monster head cold.  The kind that turns me into a nasty, red-nosed, mouth-breathing fiend.  Let me tell you, it ain't pretty. Yesterday, I crawled back into bed as soon as the kids left for school and didn't wake up until 2 in the afternoon.  Which was when my anatomy lecture was starting so clearly I was ditching that one. Today: I got up, showered, and headed to school

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I flew to Pittsburgh, PA to see Bon Jovi with two of my sisters and my niece.  Wait, I mean, I flew to PA to visit my sister and we went to a Bon Jovi concert.  Yeah, that's it. We had a BLAST!!! Took Monke and I right back to junior high/high school days. Check out some video proof. Bad Medicine Her husband got us some amazing club level seats as her Christmas gift.  Good job Hoss!  

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I actually remembered to take some pictures this week.  :)  *patting myself on back* Breakfast Breakfast: this week was either just a glass of water or some yummy strawberry Greek yogurt after my first class.   Lunch Lunch: was the remains of Superbowl Sunday's roast beef sandwich.  I smooshed 1/2 an avocado and spread that on there instead of using mayo.  So good! Afternoon snack

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This week's challenge from Toni over at A Bowl Full of Lemons is the Launch Pad.  Now, I had never even heard this term before I saw this post.  Apparently the launch pad is the area near your door where you drop all your crap stuff to have it ready as you leave in the morning. The kids and I don't really have one of these.  Once I got to checking out some posts I realized that my house is set

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I did it!  I got the home management binder done this week.  :-) First thing I did was gather all of the papers I thought I wanted to put into this baby. Peek-a-boo toes. I knew I wanted to put emergency numbers and contacts in the very front.  I did a LOT of online searching for some examples that I liked.  I still ended up making my own on my trusty Mac, Mac Baby.    My kids are still fairly

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I am linking up with Toni over at A Bowl Full of Lemons and getting ready for this weeks challenge.  We will be working on creating a home management binder.  Basically an organized (my downfall) binder that contains all the necessary info for daily organization and helping to reduce the chaos in our lives.  Chaos is something I am very familiar with and I think it will be great to know right

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Can you believe this!?  I won an award.  Even crazier, I won an award with the word stylish in it. I'm blushing. No, wait a minute. Screw that!  Woohoooooooooo!!!  How exciting is this day?!?  How do I throw a hooray for me but I'm not really a totally vain butthead kind of party?  Any ideas?  Yeah.  Me either.  Confession:  I am not getting this award because of my amazing webpage or

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I was so inspired by A Bowl Full of Lemons' 21 day organizing challenge that I just have to continue.  She will be hosting a new weekly challenge starting Sunday, January 30.  I believe we are going to be working on our craft rooms, or in my case, crafting closet.  :)  This will be a great one for me as it currently is spilling out onto my bedroom floor. Please go check out her site and join

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I saw this link and had to give it a shot.  Sadly, I didn't see it until after I left the house so the pictures will be limited this week.  I promise to take some shots next week though. Breakfast:  I hate mornings so breakfast is always grab and go.  Today it was a kiwi, Starbucks soy chai with 1 pump of raspberry syrup and a big glass of water before I left the house.  I should clarify.  

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Day 19: Master Closet This is not pretty.  It took me two days to get this done because it was so horrible. Oh Dear God! Danger! This is no way to treat purses and bags I don't wear all of these. I didn't do the keepsake post because I couldn't remember where I had put these darn boxes.  I guess I am going to have to work on those pretty soon. So I pulled out all the clothes and got

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Day 17: Mail Organization Maybe I'm psychic but I actually began to do this yesterday (well technically about 2 a.m.) when I was awake and unable to sleep.  I noticed the giant stack of papers nearly falling off the shelf and decided to go through them.  So this "before" picture is actually after I sorted through another, even worse pile. After but still before.  *shrug* Here is the recycling

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Day 16 The Fridge Is anybody else picturing William "The Refrigerator" Perry doing the Superbowl Shuffle? He's #72 in case you didn't know. Anybody? Let's forget I said that, shall we? I was very afraid of this challenge.  I have been putting off cleaning the fridge for WAY too long. Jeez. See Bear in the bottom right?  Every time this door opens she has to peek in. I got to work.  I

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Todays challenge is under the bathroom sink.  Well, I did that on Saturday along with the medicine cabinet.  So my sis came over and helped with this major overhaul of my laundry storage. Please head on over to my other blog to see what we just did with the laundry closet. It is amazing! I lost the shelving and that storage but this is so much better.

Tiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04409005614756083593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19176248.post-20622287648537819042011-01-15T19:52:00.001-07:002011-01-15T19:54:14.590-07:00

I started with the medicine cabinet as today's challenge suggested.  But then I took a look around and figured why not?  I mean, I was already there, I had all the cleaning supplies and I actually wanted it to look good so I decided to organize the shelf, under the sink, the drawers and give it a good scrubbing. Unorganized and messy. I didn't keep any of this.  They were all empty. After:

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Day 12:  Spice Cabinet This was just another cupboard filled with wasted space. Absolutely nothing on the top shelf. Clearly I had to do a lot of digging and pulling out of many bottles in order to find the spice that I wanted.   Once again, everything came out, shelves were cleaned and lined with shelf paper. After: Grouped and Containerized. I labeled the tops. Labeled Containers.

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Tiny bubbles freezer.  Sing it with me! No?  Ok.  Nevermind. I was up waiting for a load of laundry to dry (ok, I was waiting to put my jeans in the dryer because I have nothing to wear in the morning) and happened to see tomorrow's challenge.  I figured, why not do it tonight?  I'm up anyway.  :) The Bonus: now I have found a reason to be thankful for my tiny freezer.  Thank you so much for

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Again with the "closet" with no door.  This one was also busted by the kids' about a week after we moved in.  It's those darn bi-fold doors.  They do NOT work with my kids' brute strength.  ;) This was super quick.  I have physics homework, bones to study, and two anatomy chapters to read tonight and it is almost 7 o'clock. Cluttered and dirty. Like everything else this was a very neglected

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Day 9 is Toys Now, I have two kids.  However, right now my 18 year old sister is bunking (literally on the top bunk) with Nevaeh.  I am NOT entering that room.  It's gross.  She will probably, maybe, possibly be moving in with a friend in the very near future so I can wait.  If that doesn't happen then I'll put on a gas mask, some rubber gloves, my lab coat and a hat and head in. For now I

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I had a very full day.  1st day of classes for this semester, I left early because it was snowy/slushy/freezing and I wanted to make the bus.  Sadly, the bus was running really behind so I was 35 minutes late to my first class.  On the plus side, it's the first day so I didn't miss anything.  :) All day during my breaks I was getting online and looking at others' posts for some ideas. Oh jeez.

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I have become an organizing junkie.  I was determined to work on the baking cupboard today. Counter under the cupboard.  Lovely hole in the wall where the old security system was ripped out. Been using these containers for years.   Very disorganized before Not to mention filthy.  Blech, Underside of middle shelf.  How did we do this!? Time to condense. New containers and labels.  :) After

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I finished up today's challenge with 37 minutes to spare in the day.  :) What can I say?  It was a loooonnnng day.  I was very busy at work then it was dinner with Nana and the cousins.  On the plus side it was Joey's turn to take the girls and Nana took the boys.  I had a child-free home to organize, organize, organize.  It was wonderful! Once I got home I unloaded the car (I went grocery

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I almost didn't do today's post.  Don't get me wrong.  I did the work; I just didn't want to show it to you. Time for my excuses/reasons/shameless begging for you not to leave my blog never to return.  I have been so depressed for the past couple of years (well past decade really).  Crappy abusive marriage.  Single mom.  Dad's death.  Best friend/sister moved 1200 miles away.  There they are.  

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This was just gross.  There wasn't actually that much stuff under here. Before The worst part of taking everything out was taking apart the shelf.  My sister introduced me to The Container Store a few years ago and we each bought one of these.   Ewww.  Outside door. The cleaning took some time.  I pulled out the nasty, old contact paper and wiped down the shelves.  The doors were gross.  I used

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Day 4:  Linen Closet Ugh.  Just take a look at these pictures and you will understand my fear. Top 2 Shelves Middle shelves Bottom shelf & floor.  Oh jeez. So I don't really have a lot of time this morning.  It was a rare morning that I was home when the kids were getting ready for school so I got up and made breakfast.  :)  Eggs for Kel & a strawberry/banana smoothie for Neva & I.  Dishes

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Day 3.  A Bowl Full of Lemons Organization challenge. Tupperware cupboard.  I don't own any tupperware or rubbermaid snapitz or whoozee whatsits.  I have been slowly trying to get rid of the plastic.  We do have some glass jars that I use to store food in.  I was very happy that this was todays challenge because I am having a rough day and I just wasn't looking forward to a major overhaul.  I

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Day 2 of A Bowl Full of Lemons organization challenge. Clean only the top of your desk.  Are you prepared to see what my desk looked like?  I warn you now.  There was no top to be seen.  My desk has been a catch-all for EVERYTHING.  Sewing, paperwork, bills, my daughters song lyrics, piano music, Scout stuff, odds & ends and I even found some dental floss. Here it comes.  Look away if

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I have joined my first blogging community challenge.  I've been behind on my blog reading and luckily saw the 21 Days to Getting Organized challenge over at A Bowl Full of Lemons.   Of course this was supposed to start on January 1st and this is January 3rd?  Is it the 3rd already!?!  Anyway.  The challenge was to tackle your junk drawer.  I don't have a junk drawer.  I have junk drawers.  Four

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I will not make any New Year Resolutions.  Those are sure to be utter failures and I just don't need anything else to be down on myself about. This year I am setting a couple goals for myself. 1.  I will start using coupons. The one place I have any control over in my budget is in the area of groceries.  I can start spending less if I start paying attention to some basic coupons. I know too

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I worked 95 hours in the past two weeks, took two finals and wrote one final analysis paper. I am exhausted. But tonight, listening to my kids & little sister giggling as Nevaeh writes her letter to Santa to put alongside his cookies, I feel peace. We went to the Christmas Eve service at church and got to sing carols as a family.  I have the traditional peach french toast in the fridge

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I've lost my joy. I am just so damn angry all the time.  I am cursing non-stop, even around the kids, which is just wrong.  The slightest thing sets me off. I got some crappy medical news which just pisses me off.  Nothing I can do about that right now.  I go in for more tests in a couple of weeks.  Can't talk to the kids about it because they worry too much about being left completely alone

Tiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04409005614756083593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19176248.post-27443005382078041002010-10-27T16:16:00.000-06:002010-10-27T16:16:09.752-06:00

Get your mind out of the gutter.  This has nothing to do with Halloween type monsters.  It is simply my life that is in the suck pile as of late.  Why? Let me make a list.  In case you didn't already know, I really like lists. 1. Physics-  I am in physics hell.  I hate it!  I just don't get it and it's a stinking required course for my degree. 2.  Advisors-  They are apparently morons.  Two

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I really am still alive.  Between school, work and the kids I have absolutely no free time.  My kids are pretty much spending every moment at their friends' places so they don't have to be around the momma-monster as Nevaeh calls me.  I get home, I study.  I make dinner (or buy dinner), I study.  I yell at the kids to go to bed, I study 'til around 10 pm.  I am up at 5:45 to get ready.  I wake

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Everybody knows that Labor Day Weekend is usually 3 days long right? Wrong.  For some reason, this surprises me EVERY year.  The kids get three days off of school.  I actually get a three day weekend (normally I work every Saturday).  I get a three day weekend from my school.  So, I decided that I really needed to take the kids down to Amarillo to visit their father's family. For my family

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I know I said my next post would be about our last minute trip to TX but I had to put this one out there first.  What can I say?  I am so easily distract...Hey!  Look over there!  A chicken! Wait.  What was I saying?  Oh yeah.  Don't you just love to win prizes?  Well, I do.  So go check out Mrs. Accountability's 3-year-blogoversary giveaway.  One easy way to enter is to blog about her giveaway.

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First, that sounds like the beginning to an elementary school essay.  Sorry about that.  What I have discovered is that the kids and I did a whole lot of nothing this summer thanks to my wonky ankle.  Read about that here. We did however head for Michigan to meet up with my sissy.  Oh, and to celebrate Grandma's 75th birthday, but mainly, it was so that I could see MonkyMama. We had a blast!  

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Just from the title, those who know me well are thinking "What did Nevaeh do NOW!?!" Well, she didn't actually do anything.  Not on purpose anyway. The child hurt her neck.  One of those, pinched nerves that makes it hurt to blink, let alone have to move.  And my darling Nevaeh ALWAYS has to move.  She is a wiggler.  She squirms.  She makes odd little noises in the back of her throat for

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First I give you a kiss. Then you kiss me back.                                                                                                          I'll scratch your belly.                                                     You rub my chin.                                 Please do not interrupt our moment.

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I was reading a great blog (which has since gone private) and the idea was to list the top 100 songs that anybody who wants to be an artist/musician should know.  Well, I am neither an artist nor a musician.  I am just a 35 year old that loves to listen to music.  Most any type of music will do, I just really enjoy the feeling a great song can  get going inside of me.  Sometimes it's just a happy

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Image via WikipediaWell, it's official.  I am enrolled as a full time student at the University of Colorado Boulder campus.  I am a CU Buff! I just spent about 3 hours on the school website figuring out what classes I was taking.  My schedule is not an easy one this semester, but it's going to be worth it. MWF    8-8:50 Modern/Contemporary Lit          12:12:50 General Physics lecture Tu

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I am not a klutz.  Seriously.  I don't fall down a lot.  I rarely slip, even on icy surfaces (good thing cuz Colorado can get pretty slippery).  That said. These stairs took me out!  Or to be more precise, the crap my 8 year old left on the stairs (after my repeated yells to put it away!) took me out.  I was headed out the door on Wednesday, didn't see the red, very slippery folder, stepped

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This post should actually be titled Holy motherbleepin' bleepity bleep bleep!   That has been the soundtrack to my mornings for the past two weeks.  You see, my mom asked me to be her workout partner with a dvd her doctor gave her.  Simple premise.  If you have 15 minutes you can do this workout.  I don't know anybody, or have ever known anybody that doesn't have 15 minutes a day.  So I agreed,

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I feel I must apologize for my negative attitude of late.  I have been such a witch, and not just in my blog posts, facebook status' and other assorted online personalities.  My grumpiness has known no boundaries at home and work too.   As I was sitting here, trying to catch up on others blogs I was so excited to see the rain clouds come rolling in. Most people like to complain about the rain (

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Please bear with me.  Ever since my little sis moved across the freaking country to some tiny-town in Pennsylvania I have been down in the dumps.  I just haven't been able to pull myself out of this slump yet. I pass the Starbucks where we would meet regularly and burst into tears.  I wanted to go to my favorite little mexican place "Mi Tierra" but couldn't stand the thought of eating there

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Kelen and his cousin decided to climb the giant tree in Nana & Papa's front yard.  Then they decided to try to get onto the roof of the house from the tree.  I don't think that Tia thinks this is a very good idea.  Better stretch those legs a bit further little man.Almost there.Tada!  My little guy is pretty darn proud of himself.    But how to get down?  It's a good thing Tio John is 6'8" tall.

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Welcome to Tia's container gardening 101.  First things first.  Gather all your supplies.  This year I waited for the landscaper lady at Home Depot to ask a soil question.  Namely, what type of soil should I use?  Last year I used the cheapo stuff and while my veggies did grow, they didn't do as good as I was hoping.  This year we went for the name brand Miracle Gro for containers.  I'll let you

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 I cannot believe that this little girl is already 8 years old.Seems like just yesterday, all 10 pounds of her was fighting to be born.  I knew I was going to have my hands full from the very beginning.  We took three trips to the hospital with false labor.  The midwife tried to induce labor three times but this stubborn little girl wasn't coming out until she was darn well good and ready.  My

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I need more time in my day.  It's almost the end of another school year.  Not just for the kids, but myself as well.  This year is completely different though.  You see, on Thursday, May 13, 2010 I will finally have a college diploma.  :)  Yay me!  I am finally going to earn my Associates of Science.  Sadly, this feels like a letdown.  I have been working so hard and yet I realize how much

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I am so very tired.  If you have been reading my blog lately (all 3 of you...thank you!) then you know that a person I am close to is going through a rough patch in her marriage.  Well, if you have been married for any length of time past the honeymoon stage (again all 3 of my readers) then you also know that parenting styles are often correlated to your emotional well-being or lack there of.  My

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Dear Sir, Please stop whining about how difficult your life has been now that your dirty little secret is out in the open.  Did you choose to be unfaithful to your spouse?  Yes, you did. Did you humiliate her?  Make her feel as if her whole marriage has been a lie?  Cause her to doubt herself as a woman, wife, mother, lover?  Again,  yes, you did.  Now, I know that there are those people who

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This post is going to be about something I have never discussed in this blog.  It is a bit taboo, makes a lot of people uncomfortable to think about let alone discuss or expose to the world.  But, I have given this a lot of thought and I am just going to do it. ok. Here I go. I am going to discuss my... budget. HOLY CRAP!  NO FREAKIN' WAY!  WTF!?! That's right.  I live on a budget.  For the past

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