July 12, 2009

Random Sunday Blogging

Hibiscus, Pink Bloom

It’s 5:47 a.m., I’m wide awake.  Couldn’t sleep.  Nose still stuffy, I’m now feeling some congestion.  Is it allergies?  Delayed onset of a cold?  Swine flu? (Dear God, I hope not.  Please help me feel human again.)

It’s July 12, 2009, and the weather this morning is frigid for July.  Wisconsin summers are typically humid.  We’ve been in a cold snap for almost a week (or more, I’ve lost track).

It’s Sunday, and in 4 hours we’ll be off to church.  Our parish festival began Friday evening and ends tonight.  This morning’s service is a Polka Mass.  While Dawson and I enjoy the music, poor Doug (who dislikes polkas very much) will be cringing for an hour.

It’s too early to be awake.  I’ll try to go back to sleep, only to lie awake in bed and think about things.  My thinking will turn into worrying, as it usually does, and then I’ll get out of bed and start cleaning things to take my mind off everything else.

I think I might be hungry.  I’m starting to feel nauseas.  Oh, the joys of pregnancy.

5:53 a.m.  Random Sunday blogging.  Good times.

Good Morning, y’all…

October 27, 2008

Gimme Back My Groove

I’m feeling overwhelmed.  I have so much to do and so little time to get everything done.  I’m sure you’ve noticed.  My blogging has been sporadic for so long.  I’ve lost my blogging groove.

To be completely honest, I haven’t felt the desire to blog — not the way I once did.  I mean, there are days that I have things to say and there are many days when I have no idea what to blog about.

I was reading Wired magazine the other day, and there was a little blurb about blogging and how it might be time to pull the plug because it’s just not what it used to be.  It also mentioned Jason Calacanis and his decision to end his famous blog this past summer.  (Truthfully, I think he quit blogging because the Queen of Spain intimidates him with her awesomeness.)

Anyway, for a split second I thought about quitting the blog.  Then I realized how much I would miss it.  I just need some motivation.

So, I signed up for NaNoBloMo again this year to get my rear end back into the blogging big time.  But not only will I be posting daily, I will be commenting daily as well.  My goal is to comment on ten new blogs (in addition to the ones I regularly comment on) every day.  It’s time to spread the love and get back on top of the game.

And, I have a request from each of you.  To inspire some writing on my end, I am opening up the comments as your forum to ask me anything.  Is there something you want to know about me?  Do you have questions about anything I’ve written before?  Hit me with it.

I’ll do my best to post answers to your questions.  Thank you in advance for your participation!

April 16, 2008

Mommy Guilt, Earth Day and a Warm Weather Wednesday

It’s a beautiful day so Dawson and I are spending it outside, but you can find me at The Mommybloggers today, sharing my feelings about the inevitable Mommy Guilt we mamas experience.

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