return to spontaneity
this weekend was such an experience and so fulfilling...
hadn't had such a nice experience like that in awhile.
non-planned, generally spontaneous trip out of our present town.
with kids.
now TWO kids.
toddler and newborn.
they did really well in the car and both slept. and dh & i got some chatting time. we left w/o a plan, and w/o a specific location. only headed in a direction and made stops along the way whenever we wanted. stopped at a convenience store on steroids - that's how i describe "buckee's" - almost-grocery-store-sized-place with row upon rows of snacks. all branded with their crazy-lookin' beaver.
the whole store was branded. branded with the cartoon beaver. from all packaging & foods to the bathroom soap dispenser.
a pack of usually 99cent-sized gummies was $3.99
and i usually think the 99cent ones are slightly overpriced. haha...
i guess ppl really can charge for branding and ppl really will pay for branding.
like apple products.
i could totally now go off on a tangent about branding as i follow my stream of consciousness, but i will abstain.
now back to the weekend.
food. wonderful, delicious food! only 2nd to NYC in this nation. Houston.
Chinese food. YUM!
friday night: hot pot on a chilly night and pan fried flat noodles followed by fruit "bing" & red bean boba drink.
saturday morning: taiwanese breakfast at classic kitchen. everything a girl like me could ask for and want! all for under $30. dan bing, mung bean dan bing, hot fresh soymilk, you tiao (oil stick/fried dough), xian dou hua, scallion pancakes, fried dao xiao mian (knife carved noodles)...
Ikea...and...getting my hair done...(got my hair dyed & totally hacked off my hair, but i like it)
and more and more...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
i feel blessed
blessed with family
blessed with kiddos
blessed with hubby
blessed with friends
blessed with progression
blessed from God
can't complain. got lots of great things going on.
even when things don't go smoothly, still feel blessed.
b/c there are pros & cons to everything.
and therefore always things to look forward to.
a door closes and another opens.
or they're all open...
all things are for our experience and learning...
and i'm content...
even when i seem apathetic or unmotivated,
i still FEEL blessed.
not too profound.
not too detailed.
just simply feel blessed.
blessed with kiddos
blessed with hubby
blessed with friends
blessed with progression
blessed from God
can't complain. got lots of great things going on.
even when things don't go smoothly, still feel blessed.
b/c there are pros & cons to everything.
and therefore always things to look forward to.
a door closes and another opens.
or they're all open...
all things are for our experience and learning...
and i'm content...
even when i seem apathetic or unmotivated,
i still FEEL blessed.
not too profound.
not too detailed.
just simply feel blessed.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
an incident...
the chair that we've been waiting for months to be re-upholstered was finally finished! we were so excited when we went by yesterday to see it. dh sat in it, and i sat it in. it was cushy and comfy and fit well. it was custom reupholstered in woven toile we purchased while in the nyc fashion district/fabric row. it was dh's favorite chair - a gentleman's chair, with a lot of style and comfort. a style they don't make anymore. so we were so excited when i found a custom upholstery guy to do the job.
well...living where we live...the coastal wind gets really strong. as i was looking out the backyard window just now, i saw the wind blow over our hose reel. not only did it just blow over, the wind was so strong it flipped it over and tossed it aside like it didn't weigh anything.
so that just gave me an image of what happened to our chair as it sat in the bed of the truck as dh drove it on the highway...and over the bridge & causeway. of course i wasn't there and don't know where or how it happened, but i know that driving over the bridge once, the wind was so strong it fought against our car, pushing it, and i had to fight for control of steering.
so sad. i was so sad. dh was so sad. our newly reupholstered chair was destroyed by the strong winds. lifted up off the bed of the truck and tossed onto the highway like a rag or piece of trash. when it was our lovely chair. when dh arrived home it was a sad day.
the chair now sits battered in the garage.
well...living where we live...the coastal wind gets really strong. as i was looking out the backyard window just now, i saw the wind blow over our hose reel. not only did it just blow over, the wind was so strong it flipped it over and tossed it aside like it didn't weigh anything.
so that just gave me an image of what happened to our chair as it sat in the bed of the truck as dh drove it on the highway...and over the bridge & causeway. of course i wasn't there and don't know where or how it happened, but i know that driving over the bridge once, the wind was so strong it fought against our car, pushing it, and i had to fight for control of steering.
so sad. i was so sad. dh was so sad. our newly reupholstered chair was destroyed by the strong winds. lifted up off the bed of the truck and tossed onto the highway like a rag or piece of trash. when it was our lovely chair. when dh arrived home it was a sad day.
the chair now sits battered in the garage.
Friday, January 30, 2009
1st post of new year 2009
sad.
sad that the last post was my bday last year. who knows if anyone even reads this blog. and if they did, they certainly don't now! lol. it's been awhile since there's been anything to read!
many reasons have kept me from posting...being busy, the holidays, lots of things on the schedule and plate...too many blogs...and facebook taking up what used to be blogging time...being busy with hannah...not that there's nothing to muse about...there's tons to muse about...but of course the #1 reason...(besides the obvious of just not doing it)...but a lack of motivation and desire due to hormones and a parasite growing inside me... lol. "parasite" said with lots of love.
i've added a ticker on hannah's blog. for those that frequent there...you may have already seen it. i probably need to make hannah's blog a family blog now... b/c i just can't be diligent about blogging in so many different places...if it's only one place...then maybe...
so here's a cut & paste from a comment i left on a friend's fb:
to answer your question, oh i HATE being pregnant. i totally want a surrogate! i told dh if we have more, i need to find a surrogate to carry the baby or we adopt. my hormones are outta whack. i can't think straight. i don't remember things. i'm varying degrees of tired or exhuasted. i'm nauseous all day. thank goodness i'm not throwing up in layers this time around (thanks to drugs AND environment). hannah wrecks the house when i'm asleep. i'm not motivated. i'm not one that "nests".
i know i'm a total WHINER. yes. I'm not a pleasant pregnant lady. I've totally stopped my business. no more clients. and i'm still struggling to finish up the few things i have left. sigh.
yeah...so i don't blog b/c i all i'd want to do is complain...sorry i've done that here. but you asked how i was feeling... lol.
so that describes it in a nutshell...
i've plopped my daughter in front of the tv with multiple dvds (various baby einstein on repeat all day, various elmo replayed over and over, disney movies: mainly Nemo, etc) as my surrogate babysitting for a month or more now...it especially helped at the start of the new year when i had the stomach bug and the flu and bronchitis...on top of me being pregnant. then the nausea hit...and everything else went down the tubes. clients, work, keeping up with emails, people, "to do lists", housework, cleaning, etc. all of that went down the drain.
as for new year's resolutions...or goals...i had some in mind...but now that's all down the drain too. i just want to survive this pregnancy. have a successful l&d without too much drama & pain & complications. figure out how to care for 2. and keep sane. as for work and photography and business...that's ALL on hold. i need to focus on family. photographing family when i do photograph. and being healthy. though of course i still read and learn and meddle with info here and there.
as of late, i've been researching and reading up on chemicals in our daily care (cosmetics, shampoos, lotions, etc are all unregulated by FDA so there's actually quite a lot of them that have things we should avoid), foods & pesticides - the top 12 foods that are highly contaminated (peaches, apples, strawberries, bell peppers amongst them), other items like BPA free bottles etc, and other "green living" or "health related" topics and info that I should incorporate into my life/diet/habits. dh and I've read "the Enzyme Diet" and have discussed that lifestyle...i guess i could put all the links here... i've emailed them out to some peeps.
anyways...
i'll close this post for now...post it..and maybe add to it or do another one later.
sad that the last post was my bday last year. who knows if anyone even reads this blog. and if they did, they certainly don't now! lol. it's been awhile since there's been anything to read!
many reasons have kept me from posting...being busy, the holidays, lots of things on the schedule and plate...too many blogs...and facebook taking up what used to be blogging time...being busy with hannah...not that there's nothing to muse about...there's tons to muse about...but of course the #1 reason...(besides the obvious of just not doing it)...but a lack of motivation and desire due to hormones and a parasite growing inside me... lol. "parasite" said with lots of love.
i've added a ticker on hannah's blog. for those that frequent there...you may have already seen it. i probably need to make hannah's blog a family blog now... b/c i just can't be diligent about blogging in so many different places...if it's only one place...then maybe...
so here's a cut & paste from a comment i left on a friend's fb:
to answer your question, oh i HATE being pregnant. i totally want a surrogate! i told dh if we have more, i need to find a surrogate to carry the baby or we adopt. my hormones are outta whack. i can't think straight. i don't remember things. i'm varying degrees of tired or exhuasted. i'm nauseous all day. thank goodness i'm not throwing up in layers this time around (thanks to drugs AND environment). hannah wrecks the house when i'm asleep. i'm not motivated. i'm not one that "nests".
i know i'm a total WHINER. yes. I'm not a pleasant pregnant lady. I've totally stopped my business. no more clients. and i'm still struggling to finish up the few things i have left. sigh.
yeah...so i don't blog b/c i all i'd want to do is complain...sorry i've done that here. but you asked how i was feeling... lol.
so that describes it in a nutshell...
i've plopped my daughter in front of the tv with multiple dvds (various baby einstein on repeat all day, various elmo replayed over and over, disney movies: mainly Nemo, etc) as my surrogate babysitting for a month or more now...it especially helped at the start of the new year when i had the stomach bug and the flu and bronchitis...on top of me being pregnant. then the nausea hit...and everything else went down the tubes. clients, work, keeping up with emails, people, "to do lists", housework, cleaning, etc. all of that went down the drain.
as for new year's resolutions...or goals...i had some in mind...but now that's all down the drain too. i just want to survive this pregnancy. have a successful l&d without too much drama & pain & complications. figure out how to care for 2. and keep sane. as for work and photography and business...that's ALL on hold. i need to focus on family. photographing family when i do photograph. and being healthy. though of course i still read and learn and meddle with info here and there.
as of late, i've been researching and reading up on chemicals in our daily care (cosmetics, shampoos, lotions, etc are all unregulated by FDA so there's actually quite a lot of them that have things we should avoid), foods & pesticides - the top 12 foods that are highly contaminated (peaches, apples, strawberries, bell peppers amongst them), other items like BPA free bottles etc, and other "green living" or "health related" topics and info that I should incorporate into my life/diet/habits. dh and I've read "the Enzyme Diet" and have discussed that lifestyle...i guess i could put all the links here... i've emailed them out to some peeps.
anyways...
i'll close this post for now...post it..and maybe add to it or do another one later.
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