I am not sure I like this blog site...sure it is linked to GMAIL but what is the use in that really? I can have ads on my blog but they are terrible...I thought I would be able to choose the type of ads shown. This is not the case...boo.
In other news...I am really trying to get Beatrice on a normal napping schedule. This requires quite a bit of diligence and planning. Like, just now I really wanted to go to the grocery store but that would mess up her nap schedule...they say that well rested babies sleep better at night so I am working on it. I also am trying to get her to stay down for a whole hour at a time. AH! This is so hard! She cries a lot...she doesn't like sleeping but when she wakes up she is in such a better mood! She has been sleeping pretty well through the night these days though...which is a plus! 6:45-7pm to 5:00am is a success to me! Then I feed her and we lay in bed until 6:30-7am. What a treat!
It is a beautiful day out today!
I have started to watch my husbands cousin two days a week which is interesting. I thought I would handle it with great ease but I will be honest it is hard to have energy for children who are not your own...I don't think I was built for it. I really believed that education at least for smaller children would really suit me but I am not sure that is the case. Perhaps it is because I am also caring for my child while working with her but I don't feel as patient as I thought I would. Don't get me wrong Cayce (the four year old) is sweet with my little one and she doesn't mis-behave by any means. It is just getting used to another routine I guess!
I miss being in a choir...I am not very gutsy when it comes to solo performing but I love to perform in a good choir...it just moves you. Take this performance for instance. i thank You God for most this amazing day by Eric Witicre and lyrics by e.e. cummings. It moved me just to hear it...but I have sung that song and the music vibrates in your body as you sing with other musicians and it is a feeling I can't even describe...like a big hug where your heart wants to leap out of your chest!
Here are the lyrics
i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)
how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any--lifted from the no
of all nothing--human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
e.e. cummings
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
random
You know how sometimes a week can fly by? well I don't know if this has ever happened to anyone reading but last week FLEW by but the past two days have just dragged on like a month. I actually thought I hadn't posted in two weeks..but no just one week and one day. I spent a lot of time in my storage unit on Sunday, and WOW it is packed. I just forgot about some of the things we had. pretty bad huh? What I did find was our Back to Basics book. This book is awesome. It tells you how to do live and sustain life like they did back in the day. Self sufficient. That is really what I wanted to do with this blog but I couldn't find the book! NOW I have found it so hopefully our adventures into the unknown can start. I mean I can't cultivate my 5 acres of land (because I don't have it) but I can try and start to learn out to do other things like make butter and weave cloth, grow a little garden and fun things like that. I know some of you will be like...ummmm "with all the modern conveniences why would you do that?" Well I want to try this to see if there is something to it. I mean do we lose something we as modern Americans have never experienced by living in a world of convenience and speed? What about the slow simple life...really that is what I have been wanting to blog about since the beginning so I am really going to try and stay on a path! I am so bad that way, there are so many distractions!
Monday, March 8, 2010
yummy mexican fajitas
Here is a great recipe that is easy to make, good to take for lunches at work, and good for left overs!
1 large onion
1 green bell pepper
3 cloves of garlic
protein of choice ( pinto beans, black beans, chicken, skirt steak etc)
1&1/2 teaspoons Cumin
1/4 cup lemon juice, orange juice or lime juice (if it is fresh even better throw the fruit in after you squeeze it!)
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon dried cilantro or 1/4 cup fresh chopped
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
butter or oil
saute onion about 3 minutes while you cut up the garlic, then add garlic to saute pan. Cut up green pepper saute with onion and garlic then add the rest of the ingredients. I usually let this simmer for 20 mins but if you have meat you need to cook accordingly. Just make sure your chicken is done! OH p.s. if you want to marinate you chicken before hand use some soy sauce and lemon juice!
you can serve with either fried tortilla or just regular flour tortilla, guacamole, sour cream and shredded cheese! yumm!
1 large onion
1 green bell pepper
3 cloves of garlic
protein of choice ( pinto beans, black beans, chicken, skirt steak etc)
1&1/2 teaspoons Cumin
1/4 cup lemon juice, orange juice or lime juice (if it is fresh even better throw the fruit in after you squeeze it!)
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon dried cilantro or 1/4 cup fresh chopped
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
butter or oil
saute onion about 3 minutes while you cut up the garlic, then add garlic to saute pan. Cut up green pepper saute with onion and garlic then add the rest of the ingredients. I usually let this simmer for 20 mins but if you have meat you need to cook accordingly. Just make sure your chicken is done! OH p.s. if you want to marinate you chicken before hand use some soy sauce and lemon juice!
you can serve with either fried tortilla or just regular flour tortilla, guacamole, sour cream and shredded cheese! yumm!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday
I have been blessed with a wonderful family! I say that not because it is a new revelation but because I want them to know how grateful I am for them everyday. I got to talk to my grandma for a little while on Skype...though because my mom put the camera on a laptop with wireless internet it froze a whole bunch. I talked to my dad and his wife in Skype on Sunday which was nice...I don't talk to him over Skype as much as my mom so it seems like an occasion.
I wanted to write about this but my husband cut my hair. As soon as I can find the wires to hook up my camera to the internet I will publish some photos of the cut! It is pretty darn awesome! This the the way we cut it
1. we got my hair wet. Then dried it off so it was just damp.
2. We brushed it so there were no tangles
3. We got a folding chair
4. I knelt backward on the chair (high on my knees not low)
5. I flipped my hair over in front of my face
6. We brushed it again so it was straight down in front of my face
7. I tilted my head all the way over so the blood was rushing to my head...like a head stand but with my hair being able to hang the full length.
8. He just held my hair like he was going to put it into a ponytail and cut straight across.
9. We had to do that a few times because I wanted to him to cut it shorter and shorter. Then I had him just cut the final layer (the bottom layer shorter straight across)
AND THAT WAS THAT!
I never really get layers in my hair but I have them now! I love it...I can't believe it actually turned out so well. I usually have my cousin cut my hair when I am visiting but now I don't have to wait 2 years to get a cut! AND because we are tight on money I don't ever have to spend a dime!
I am going to cut my baby girls hair when the time comes!
No matter how much money we have in the future I never want to be wasteful. When you have no money...and are truly fighting to have the things you need, it is easy to get down in the dumps about how everyone else has so much and you only wish you could afford it. What I have found...and it has taken me a long time (because I grew up very comfortably). Is that it is a wonderful adventure and once you find the beauty in living so simply with just what you need and finding what you want without spending the money, you see no need to go back. I love cooking simple cheap dishes... and sure I want to go out from time to time but I don't feel cheated because I eat beans and rice for most of my meals...I feel blessed and I really enjoy the variety I can cook with the same two basic ingredients!
Even if I won the lottery my day to day life wouldn't change...sure I would own a house, pay off student loans, and my husband could finish his degree but I would still want him to cut my hair and I would still cook beans and rice.
I wanted to write about this but my husband cut my hair. As soon as I can find the wires to hook up my camera to the internet I will publish some photos of the cut! It is pretty darn awesome! This the the way we cut it
1. we got my hair wet. Then dried it off so it was just damp.
2. We brushed it so there were no tangles
3. We got a folding chair
4. I knelt backward on the chair (high on my knees not low)
5. I flipped my hair over in front of my face
6. We brushed it again so it was straight down in front of my face
7. I tilted my head all the way over so the blood was rushing to my head...like a head stand but with my hair being able to hang the full length.
8. He just held my hair like he was going to put it into a ponytail and cut straight across.
9. We had to do that a few times because I wanted to him to cut it shorter and shorter. Then I had him just cut the final layer (the bottom layer shorter straight across)
AND THAT WAS THAT!
I never really get layers in my hair but I have them now! I love it...I can't believe it actually turned out so well. I usually have my cousin cut my hair when I am visiting but now I don't have to wait 2 years to get a cut! AND because we are tight on money I don't ever have to spend a dime!
I am going to cut my baby girls hair when the time comes!
No matter how much money we have in the future I never want to be wasteful. When you have no money...and are truly fighting to have the things you need, it is easy to get down in the dumps about how everyone else has so much and you only wish you could afford it. What I have found...and it has taken me a long time (because I grew up very comfortably). Is that it is a wonderful adventure and once you find the beauty in living so simply with just what you need and finding what you want without spending the money, you see no need to go back. I love cooking simple cheap dishes... and sure I want to go out from time to time but I don't feel cheated because I eat beans and rice for most of my meals...I feel blessed and I really enjoy the variety I can cook with the same two basic ingredients!
Even if I won the lottery my day to day life wouldn't change...sure I would own a house, pay off student loans, and my husband could finish his degree but I would still want him to cut my hair and I would still cook beans and rice.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Check your Credit Report!
I just checked my credit report and I was APPALLED to find out that Sallie Mae reported me for something I didn't do...how crappy is that? I have had so much trouble with Sallie Mae I am disputing my negative report with Experian, Trans-Union, and Equifax. I REFUSE to take no for an answer...I mean really??? I spent two hours on the phone with Sallie Mae...we shouldn't have bailed them out...
I encourage you all to check your credit report once a year...you DO NOT HAVE TO PAY! Just go to Annualcreditreport.com they are the ONLY people approved by the FTC. So don't go paying...
NOW to get your score...you do have to pay but really you don't need to have your score. You just need to know how to get the negative reports off your credit report.
I hope you all will do this...you can help your credit score just by KNOWING.
Knowledge is power people
good night!
I encourage you all to check your credit report once a year...you DO NOT HAVE TO PAY! Just go to Annualcreditreport.com they are the ONLY people approved by the FTC. So don't go paying...
NOW to get your score...you do have to pay but really you don't need to have your score. You just need to know how to get the negative reports off your credit report.
I hope you all will do this...you can help your credit score just by KNOWING.
Knowledge is power people
good night!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The household viral infection, cloth diapers and saving money buying bulk
Boo...my husband has this terrible viral infection. I am so worried about my little one getting sick! He has been drinking lots of Orange Juice and I finally got him to take some medicine...just to give him a little reprieve from a fever, coughing and a terrible headache. Usually his days off are my days off (even though I am a stay at home mom) he will play with Beatrice and such...but I have two babies now! I wouldn't trade it for the world...I just hope he gets better soon. I want my husband back!
I have spent the better part of my day working to find a place I can physically go in and buy cloth diapers...but there are only online stores in my area!I have been wanting to try Crickett's cloth diapers but since money is an issue and I don't want to buy something I will not like I will stick with what I know! Bum Genius I guess!
I have been meaning to post all week but things kept getting in my way.
Jon and I went to compare prices at Sam's, Costco, Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Whole Foods and to be honest Wal-Mart's prices were just about equal to Sam's and Costco if you break it down 'price per unit'. They do have some good deals but when you factor in the cost of membership...I am not convinced it is that wonderful. I guess it just depends on what you buy. Jon and I eat a lot of fresh food...so buying in bulk is just not smart! But for stuff like Laundry detergent or shaving razors...I think you do get a good deal. I could go on but I won't!
Beatrice feels like typing so here is her part of my blog
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she likes the space key the best
I hope everyone is feeling healthy. I would encourage everyone to take some vitamin C, stay hydrated and eat fresh food! Fast food will just prolong your sickness!
I have spent the better part of my day working to find a place I can physically go in and buy cloth diapers...but there are only online stores in my area!I have been wanting to try Crickett's cloth diapers but since money is an issue and I don't want to buy something I will not like I will stick with what I know! Bum Genius I guess!
I have been meaning to post all week but things kept getting in my way.
Jon and I went to compare prices at Sam's, Costco, Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Whole Foods and to be honest Wal-Mart's prices were just about equal to Sam's and Costco if you break it down 'price per unit'. They do have some good deals but when you factor in the cost of membership...I am not convinced it is that wonderful. I guess it just depends on what you buy. Jon and I eat a lot of fresh food...so buying in bulk is just not smart! But for stuff like Laundry detergent or shaving razors...I think you do get a good deal. I could go on but I won't!
Beatrice feels like typing so here is her part of my blog
/ nbftjhfjh jhjht jht b c ls
she likes the space key the best
I hope everyone is feeling healthy. I would encourage everyone to take some vitamin C, stay hydrated and eat fresh food! Fast food will just prolong your sickness!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
New site for the same blog
I would like to say for anyone who followed me here I appreciate it...it is like when you get a new phone number and have to update your friends and family...so it can be kind of hard but I like this format better and it is hooked up with Google so I can do all my things under my e-mail which is handy. I had to give up my preference of domain names but such is life! I shall start posting my here instead of Wordpress.
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