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January 9, 2010 at 5:21 am · Filed under daily
Welcome to the new year. I should have had a decent post for the new year, but I don’t. December, 2009 went by in a rushed flash, and January, 2010 appears to be going the same way. A few changes have occurred in my life. One to be duly noted is that we’re making a giant move to a new house of our very own very soon. In the past month, we must have seen about 30 houses, and we must have looked at about 30 different types of American Standard sinks in all sorts of bathroom settings. It has been very stressful, to say the least, and I can’t wait until we are done with this whole house-hunting business. And after that, I won’t be able to wait until the whole “moving” business is done as well, and then the unpacking will begin. THEN the real fun will follow afterwards: decorating, and making our house into a home. I’m excited for that!
Happy new year, everyone. May it be productive, joyous, and full of peace for all of you.
January 9, 2010 at 5:10 am · Filed under daily
Sometimes I don’t know why the heck I still have a site. I hardly ever update it. It is strange where the internet has gone in the past 15 years. When I first started out, I was hand coding each entry to my website. Writing long, detailed entries about my feelings and thoughts, my opinions, my life, my heart. In fact, any other blog site was like that. There was no WYSIWYG programs like wordpress, and Facebook didn’t yet exist. Needless to say, then, at the time, only those who were truly dedicated to writing journal entries ever had a personal website for writing. Now, every Dick, Jane, and Sally can have a website, and it doesn’t have to be substantial at all.
My site, for instance. Case in point.
We’ve gone from writing about our lives in detail to existing in the fast food world of drive-by, spontaneous, yet pointless one-line updates on Twitter, or through Facebook statuses. It’s kind of sad that we would rather take 2 seconds to let people know what we’re having for lunch and when we last played the Wii Fit, instead of taking a few hours writing out our thoughts on the world. I would like to believe that people care more about my thoughts than my sandwich, but does that make it any easier to take some time out of each day to write some more? Not really.
So here I am, writing about silly things like the evolution of blogging. Sometimes, I write about other silly things like wireless security systems or baby play mats. Argh. The only consolation is that I do have a journal site somewhere out there that I keep generally private, but I still don’t update it all that often, unfortunately.
Well, I’ll keep on plugging, I suppose.
October 3, 2009 at 9:50 am · Filed under daily
I am ssooo in need of a vacation. Maybe a month-long, in my fantasies. Ha! I’m looking forward to next summer, which hopefully we’ll get to go somewhere through one of those awesome family travel deals that you always see and read about in advertisements. We’re looking at Hawaii, but the plans aren’t solid yet. It will be a family vacation, just like we’ve done almost every summer. This past summer, we went to Southern California (Disneyland!), so next summer we’ll do something different. The more the merrier, in my opinion. But regardless, I’m looking forward to some small breaks. I feel extremely exhausted, what with all the house renos, painting, cleaning up, etc. It doesn’t feel yet like “home” right now. I can’t wait till it’s all done and we can live our lives again. But for now, I fantasize about having a mini-vacation. At least Thanksgiving is coming! And then Christmas!
September 29, 2009 at 8:49 pm · Filed under daily
I haven’t talked a lot about what it feels like to live and work in the same community. I haven’t been able to do that since I was still living in California, which was quite a few years ago (seven, to be exact, if you wanna get technical). But now that I’m settled into a community, it feels good to be able to positively contribute to the community I actually live in. The community I am raising my child(ren) in. Not to mention, doing this makes a lot of my expenses waay lower, like auto insurance, and gas spendages, and even car maintenance. Oh, how I miss living and working in the same community. It feels good for the soul. Plus, I like knowing my friends are close by, and I don’t have to be all over the place just to make plans with them.
September 29, 2009 at 8:45 pm · Filed under daily, heart, interests
I’ve been toying with the idea of possibly starting my own business. Actually, I’ve been toying with this for a long time. Years, even. I sometimes get the vast urge to do something really creative with my artistic endeavors, like open up a greeting card store, or try my hand at a web design business again, or making photography as a full time job, or.. or.. well, you get the idea. But, I never really get around to actually taking the next step after “thinking about it.” I’ve never consulted with business plan consultants, and I’ve never really mapped out any sort of concrete plan. Maybe one day, as a retirement gig, I can do it. But for now, I’m really happy being a mental health therapist. For now, I really enjoy being able to help my community stay mentally happy. Happiness is a great business to be in.
September 29, 2009 at 8:28 pm · Filed under daily
It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? What used to come naturally doesn’t come so naturally anymore. And by this, I mean the world of blogging. I hardly have any time outside of work, family, and personal life to stay online long enough to get a decent blog entry out. Plus, I think I’m that much more guarded now that I am a mother and now that I have more to protect. It’s not just about me anymore. Getting my world out there for all to see comes with a price, and I don’t feel like I need to share this privilege with just anybody. What used to be a comfort no longer is. I find that interesting, and a little sad at the same time. I didn’t think for even a second, just 5 years ago, that I would ever lose the need to write my thoughts out for the whole world to see. And suddenly, out of nowhere, this need for me disappeared. I’m not sure if I even want to have it back. It’s not as comforting anymore. I’m finding a lot of comfort in so many different places. Surprising, yet fulfilling places.
But, I will still try to blog as often as I can.. which probably isn’t very often, so don’t hold your breath. 
But while I’m here, I may as well update you on a few things. We’re very busy around here. Lots of renovations going on in the house. We just repainted the kitchen. Finishing the job up from a few months ago, when we started with new counters and floors. Now we’re almost done, and we need to just put on new knobs and curtains. Dave is also currently painting the hallway white (getting rid of the old stenciled flowers painted onto the walls.. eek), to make it look fresh and clean again. This place is spiffing up nicely. Sooner rather than later, I can see us gettin’ a house of our own! One can dream big, right? I’m not looking forward to the moving part though. No matter where it is (even moving companies New York style can’t help with this), the moving part sucks.
We are all doing very well. I am so in love with my family, it’s amazing. Through thick and thin, through thick and thin.
June 13, 2009 at 11:06 am · Filed under daily
Wow. It’s been a while since I’ve updated. There’s not a lot going on, except that there has been everything going on. I can’t believe it’s been almost a year that we’ve made the birth announcements for Lily. And now she’s almost one year old.
Since last I posted here, several things have happened. Exciting things.
- I’ve started a new job — on Wednesday, in fact. I’m excited about the prospects, and will be a little protective of it until I feel safe enough to announce what I do in public. It’s an awesome job, nonetheless.
- We’ve hired two cleaning ladies to come and deep clean our home twice a month, so I don’t have to do it on the weekends on my day off. Dave does all the other daily and weekly chores (what a man, huh?) while I’m at work. But it’s not fair for him to do even the deep cleaning stuff, and I don’t want to do them when I can be playing with Lily on my off days. It’s the best decision/investment we’ve made regarding the house in a long time.
- Lily is now 11 months old! And doing so many great things! Check out her website for details on all the new, exciting things she’s doing!
I will update more as the time goes.
May 5, 2009 at 8:38 pm · Filed under daily, heart, thoughts
I’m having a hard time keeping up with my blogs. I remember back in the day when I had 3 million things to do everyday, such as a full-time job, and graduate school (which was seriously the most challenging thing I’ve done until I had a baby), and getting married, planning a wedding, moving, etc. Even during all of those periods in my life, I was still able to keep up with all my blogging. It wasn’t hard to do. I always had time, or always made time, to write in my sites because that was what kept me sane. My passion for writing never really left.
Until, well, until I had a baby. Suddenly, priorities shifted, and taking care of myself came second. I’m still balancing what it means to be my own woman and a wife and a mother all at the same time. Some days I think I have it down pat, and other days I feel like I’m struggling. What a big life change this has become. I mean, I always knew that, going into motherhood, but wow. I didn’t actually realize it until I was in the depths of it, y’know? I love this little bundle of joy so much that sometimes my body actually vibrates from all this love. And then before I know it, I’ve forgotten to eat, forgotten to sleep well, forgotten to do yoga (since October — ugh), etc.
I am absolutely, horridly jealous of Dave that he can stay home with Lily like this. I feel like I am missing out so much. However, I am also absolutely ecstatic that he has this time with her because the bond that he’s getting with her, just the two of them, is something so magical to witness. She just laughs and lights up when he enters the room. Before I went back to work full time, Lily’s world just consisted of “Mommy”… and now that Daddy takes care of her during the day for 4 days a week, she’s expanded that world to include him, and I love seeing how much trust she has in him, how much love she has for him, and how much excitement is in her eyes when she sees him. Nothing else warms a mother’s heart as much as seeing her child bond with her daddy.
(Are people already thinking of Black Friday sales? It’s not even summer yet!)
April 22, 2009 at 8:08 pm · Filed under daily
Okay so there haven’t been much going on in the life of Helen as of late. Same old stuff. Work, family, Miss Lily growing and growing and growing. It’s incredible how fast she’s growing. My life revolves around my family. It’s really nice to be able to have a job that allows me to do that too. In general, life is good, and life is easy. Can’t ask for more, really.
Would you believe it – Lily’s already 9 months old, and we’re still trying to find a proper routine. I feel like once we get it down, she changes and grows again, and we have to “fix” our old routine to accommodate her. Sometimes I wonder how I even manage to eat during the day. Raising a little baby is hard work, and sometimes I think babies are natural appetite suppressants! Before I know it, breakfast and lunch times have passed and all I’ve eaten is maybe a couple of chips here and there, and some water. Oi. I eat better when I’m at work. But I need to fix this when I’m at home. Not good!
All in all, things are well. With our lives so revolved around the baby, Dave and I are hoping to get away for a bit to see a movie sometime soon. And we’re planning a family vacation in the summer, for our 2nd year anniversary. Woohoo!
March 17, 2009 at 9:18 pm · Filed under daily
It’s been a long, long day. Tuesdays are my 11-hour days. I barely get home in time to give Lily a goodnight sleep and put her to bed. I get to do half the routine with her, as her daddy does the first half until I’m back. She seems very agitated, he said, unless she sees me before going down. So I get my giggles and my good night cuddles and off she goes. I get maybe 2 or 3 hours with her on Tuesdays. It hurts the heart. Really it does. But I’m comforted that she gets her daddy time during these days I have to work, and I get her for three-day weekends. They are building a really sweet bond together, and it makes me happy to see that.
And somehow, with all this working and housework and stuff to do, I still manage to get a layout up. A very simple out, but I was getting so tired of that last one, something had to be done! I’m super mama, don’tcha know?! Heh. I can do it all, except research term life insurance online quotes because that’s kinda boring. But everything else, I can do it.
An update on the development of my cubicle at work. A little more personalized, but still not yet “Helen”… It will get there in time.
And now, it’s time for the super mama to go to bed. Nighters, yo.
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