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Archive for July, 2009

July 30th, 2009

Traveling Suggestions

I love traveling – it’s truly one of my passions in life.  Plane, train or automobile – I love to pack up and head out!  Most recently I’ve been doing all my travel by plane however, and I have a few recommendations for the airline carrier for how they can give an easy makeover to air travel:

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1. Enable wireless and let us use it.  For FREE. For crying out loud – it’s the least you can do considering you imposed your $20/30 baggage check fee.
2.  Re-upholster the seats.  Did I step back in time to 1980?  Because if I did, I should at least be able to wear my neon scrunchie and fan my bangs again.
3.  Put levers on the air vents so we can control if we want to be freeze-dried or not.  (I am talking about the vents above the windows, not the air blasters above your head – although those are annoying too.  Who wants a stream of air blasting down on their head or face?  Not me.)
4.  Have a sound-proof room in the back.  Screaming babies can chill there and so can people with loud snoring or flatulence problems.  Though the latter may also need a smell-proof room.
5. Call an architect and find a way to remodel those bathrooms.  Surely in this day and age  we can figure out a more comfortable set up in there.
6. Open the widows when the plane is taxied, and don’t be afraid to bust out the Febreeze too…stale air has got to be just as toxic as secondhand smoke, right?

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July 27th, 2009

Martha’s List

I’ll admit it – I’m not ashamed.  I’m a HUGE Martha fan.  I’ve read the bio, I’ve made the recipes, I’ve created the crafts…in fact, at my old job I was nicknamed Martita (meaning, little Martha).  I’ve even dreamed of working with her. Really. So with that being said, it should be no surprise that I sign up for her email updates.  My favorite one by far is her Organizing Tip of the Day.  While it may not always be a hit with me – I always open the email to read what it is.

This week Martha ’s Organizing Tip gave me a great idea for this From the Editors.  In her tip she suggests 6 essential tasks to complete every day.  Being the slave to lists that I am, I had to check it out.  Here is what she propses be done everyday:

  1. Make the bed.
  2. Manage clutter.
  3. Sort the mail.
  4. Clean as you cook.
  5. Wipe up spills while they’re fresh.
  6. Sweep the kitchen floor.

Ok, those aren’t as lofty as some of her other suggestions, but I think for anyone with children, or a consistently busy schedule – these tasks could be a little far from reach.  Because I love to interject my opinion, I thought I’d update Martha’s list for the REAL person.  You’re welcome!

  1. Put all your pillows back on your bed every morning. If you have time, or motivation, go ahead and smooth out the comforter on top of everything.
  2. Hide clutter.
  3. Check the mail.
  4. Cook in the microwave and clean what you can while your meal is heating.
  5. Wipe up spills while they’re still fresh (this one I have to agree on, otherwise you’ll think I’m a filthy pig!)
  6. Pick up any large obstacles on the kitchen floor, specifically ones you may trip on and curse at as a result.

Happy Organizing!

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July 24th, 2009

Fever Blisters

First of all – why did God even invent these things?  What purpose do they serve?  The are itchy, painful and extremely unsightly…so what is their purpose??? Besides making me feel extremely self conscious and totally gross, I mean.

I went to visit my boyfriend this past weekend in Florida and on the last day there I woke up to that all-too familiar tingling on my lips.  Afraid of what was waiting to be discovered, I took my time getting out of bed and in to the bathroom.  Sure enough – when I looked in the mirror, there they were.  Not the usual one, but two; one on each side of my mouth.  Crap.  Not 10 minutes later he came to the apartment to pick me up.  Great.  On our last day together I’d leave him with memories not of my tan legs or my new haircut – nope – I’d leave him with memories of blisters on-my-FACE.  I was so worried about it that I yelled from the bathroom, “Babe? I have blisters on my face.”

“Awww, hon, I’m so sorry.  Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?”

“No, I just want you to know because I look gross.”

“First of all, you can’t ever look gross,  and second of all – I don’t love you for the 1inch section surrounding your lips…I love you for who you are and for how you make me praise and thank God for you!”

What do you say to that?  I knew he was telling the truth!  Additionally, I figured now was as good a time as any – because as our relationship progresses and we talk of marriage and such – I’ve learned that love really is as the Bible describes it: patient, kind, not boastful or arrogant, quick to forgive and not holding grudges.  Seeing it in this light, I realize that my boyfriend does truly love me.  And getting to see that in action spoke much louder than all the words he could ever say.

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July 22nd, 2009

Pity Party

About 4 or 5 years ago a group of my friends and I all got in to blogging – we were definitely ahead of the curve, but there was still a great community of bloggers out there and we were very supportive of one another…in fact, perhaps we were too supportive. You see, in the beginning God made the heavens…wait…that’s not what I meant! I meant, in the beginning, I blogged. I blogged well and I blogged often. I had quite a following of committed readers, and I was proud.

But then I go busy, as we all do and I began neglecting my blog.

But the committed readers didn’t stop coming. In fact, they continued to come and demand more content! What to do? I didn’t want to blog if it wasn’t good, so I just didn’t blog unless I had time or unless I had a really great story – which wasn’t often enough! Then, I began looking in to careers that insisted I be very careful about what information about myself I published on the web…so that was it – it was decided. I shut down my blog…removed all traces of my existence online. And did I bother to save that ingenious material from my first years of blogging? No, of course not…that would have been the easy thing to do!

So 2 years ago when I decided to start back up I was starting from ground zero…I had a new online identity and a fresh canvas. But the stories just don’t come like they used to back in college…and as ashamed as I am to admit it – I got so overwhelmed with trying to come up with content, that I have resorted to lazy, haphazard posts that are basically re-formatted Fowards and in-depth analyses of fortune cookie fortunes!

I hate that I have turned in to this…this…blog failure but I don’t know how to get my groove back! Is my life really this boring? And even if it is – have I become so out of tune with my flair for drama that I can’t even elaborate mundane things to make them exciting?

What do you draw on for inspiration…besides those crazy kids?

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(Which I might add are great inspiration, but seeing as how they aren’t my own AND their mommy is a blogger – I feel like I’m stealing her material!) So what’s a girl like me to do???

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