One of the friends that came over last week is a fellow blogger from here in San Diego, but she is a PR professional, so she actually knows how to do all the stuff that I’m so bad at. Like returning emails. Or responding to comments. Or being polite. Natalie told me about how many […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #5
February 2, 2010
This picture is left over from last week, but it brings me so much pleasure I had to share it. Aside from the great company that hosting a get together brings, my favorite part is all the party food leftovers. I’m one of those people who regularly orders an appetizer as my meal, so this […]
[Continue reading...]Finally!
February 1, 2010
I made these little makeup bags from this tutorial as presents for the outgoing presidency. I filled them with fancy soap and lotion and told them they all deserved a rest. Eight weeks ago I was asked to serve as the Young Womens President, and yesterday it all finally happened. Eight weeks! For eight weeks […]
[Continue reading...]My little cowboy
January 28, 2010
There is one thing that every single therapeutic professional I’ve encountered has counseled me to do. Everyone from Atti’s neonatologist to other mom’s I bump into at therapy. Every single person who knows has told me to get Atticus into the REINS program. Similar programs exist around the nation, but we’re lucky enough to have […]
[Continue reading...]I’m not enjoying this
January 27, 2010
As part of my New Years resolution to reclaim my formerly stylish self, I decided to finally get serious about losing some weight. It seemed like a good first step to feel better about myself, as well as to get back into my formerly stylish clothes. So I went to Costco and bought myself a […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #4
January 26, 2010
I’ve really wanted to make more time for a social life this year, and so far I’m doing pretty well. My friends Chris and Sandra came over for a big knitting party, and then last Friday I threw a get together for some LDS internet friends. It was a little bit of a challenge because […]
[Continue reading...]Trying to peace out
January 21, 2010
It’s been pouring rain here all week. Pouring like it’s time to build an ark. And rain is my cryptonite. In that it makes me want to drop all my plans, grab a blanket and a kitty and hit the couch listening to the wind and rain. When it rains so rarely around here, this […]
[Continue reading...]2010 Year of Pleasures #3
January 20, 2010
Something to Help
January 19, 2010
I have to confess, I’ve been avoiding the Haitian earthquake. I’ve been dealing with some anxiety issues in my own life and it felt like if I even opened that door, if I even let myself become aware of just how much suffering is happening there, it would be the last straw and I would […]
[Continue reading...]Where Atti Stands Now
January 18, 2010
It’s been awhile since I had one of my breakdowns worrying about Atti reaching milestones. When a premature baby hits two years old, they stop adjusting for the prematurity. Most of the time that delay has sorted itself out by then, and when it hasn’t, counting them a few months younger isn’t going to mean […]
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