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Ten Minutes to Blog

Today was one of those days that wasn’t great. It wasn’t awful, either but definitely bordered on really annoying/frustrating. More things on my to-do list than I can possibly fit in to a shortened work week. I’m still congested from the weekend. Plus I think my sciatic nerve is right on the verge getting pinched because every time I walk I have shooting pains down my leg and my right butt cheek feels like it’s about to cramp at any given moment all the live long day. See? Nothing awful…just…annoying. We just had Rylee’s parent teacher conference, long story short, it was great {though no surprise}. I’ll brag go into some more detail on it tomorrow…it deserves it’s own post and right now I don’t have the time.

Andy left the conference to go pick up the girls while I headed to Subway to grab dinner for him and myself {the girls are eating with his parents tonight}. I got home, settled in {i.e. peed and changed into yoga pants} then started a fire. I was just firing up my laptop to write my Monday post for NaBloPoMo when he called to tell me they were on their way home. Hence the ten minutes thing. And that’s assuming my country-fied internet decides to actually show up tonight since I’m on my computer and not my phone. {note to self: get your ass on the phone with a new internet provider}

I’m lying here on the floor next to the fire trying some different stretches to see what will work to release the pinching in my butt but I’m no longer annoyed about my day. It’s funny how one interaction can change your entire outlook on a day. I normally try to always keep a positive attitude with things, or at least my sense of humor but there are times I can get so caught up in me-me-me that I don’t think about all the greatness going on around me.

I really need to remember that and apply it to my interactions with others…how I can I positively impact someone else’s day?

Welp, the family is home. Times up!

Time for bed.

I woke up this morning still tired from the night before and just a wee twinge in my throat. 14 hours later I’m sitting here on the couch all weak and achy, cold and sipping some hot tea. My throat still hurts and I could fall asleep at any second.

I still need to do all of my thanksgiving planning and write my grocery list.

But.

I think it’s time for bed.

Happy Friday?

Random Wednesday Night Thoughts

So it’s Wednesday and this week has been a trip already.

Monday afternoon I turned in my resignation to my bosses. Word has spread around the office. Shock has mostly passed and now the real work begins. Now that the initial tough conversation is over and it’s out in the open I’m getting more and more excited about it!

Tomorrow I have my last physical therapy appointment. I’m still not sure I’m at 100% so I’ll be reviewing progress with my therapist and see if I should continue for a few more weeks. Seriously do not recommend getting rear ended.

I happen to think this is hilarious.

Daylight savings is still screwing with Reese. And by Reese, that clearly means all of us. Holy crap the constant 5 AM wake ups are getting old. And so is the meltdown mode starting at 6:30 everything. But we also can’t forget her all of a sudden love for waking up multiple times in the night…not every night but enough to exhaust. I know the time change was a while ago now, but she was fine prior to that point so that’s the only ting I can think of. I don’t ever remember the time change doing this to Ry when she was little. Pass. The. Coffee.

Andy and I rented The Heat last weekend. Hilarious movie. Have you seen it?

Parent teacher conferences for Rylee are next week. It’s kind of lame, but I am so excited. She seems to be doing very well but I want to know how she is when there’s no parental influence, you know?

I’m cooking thanksgiving dinner next week…I suppose I should get a grocery list started, huh?

So that’s my Wednesday recap…I’ve got a few specific things I want to post about before the end of the month. I’m kind of impressed with myself and my ability to keep up with this NaBloPoMo thing. HEYO!

Currently

It’s Thursday! So I’m linking up with Ot&Et and Harvesting Kale and their  weekly “currently” post…

Wishing that things were more black and white sometimes.

Typing up a storm lately…seriously…I’m pretty proud of myself for sticking with this NaBloPoMo thing so far. Obviously some posts have been sort of lame, but hey, I’m doing it! And plus also? I’ve been loving it.

Moving messes from one part of the house to another. I had an idea for a post on this, but seriously…my house is chaos. There isn’t a single room in my house, inclding the bathrooms, that don’t ahve some sort of dumb mess in it. I try to keep at least my kitchen/dining room from getting too bad because, like I’ve mentioned before, that just leaves me plain overwhelmed. I decided to start on the rest of the house by tackling Reese’s room. Poor second child, I never finished her nursery before she was born. To my credit, she hasn’t cared at all. But now that she’s a bit older, I figured it was time to start cleaning it up and making it usable for her. I’ve packed up all of the outgrown baby clothes and supplies and 4 giant 50 gal trash bags, 1 box and 3 rubbermaid tubs later, I’ve got it pulled out of her room and ready to give away. Too bad those trash bags have gone from her room to the hallway. Fail.

Thinking about when I’m going to read the first chapter of Lean In for the virtual book club I started with Lindsey. We open up discussion on chapter 1 starting Monday and so far (read: a week ago when I got the book) I read the introduction. I need to get on that.

Laughing a Reese lately…she is full of piss and vinegar and if I don’t laugh I will surely go crazy. She’s got a fire in her eyes and a shit eatin’ grin that cracks me up. She’s doing all sorts of cute things lately like throwing up her hands and cocking her head to the side when you ask her what she’s doing. Like a “who me?” kind of look. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Last night? She took a bite out of an whole, unpeeled avocado…she spit out the skin then proceeded to eat it like an apple…she doesn’t even like avocados. Noted kid…earlier dinner times coming up.

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Smiles and sunsets

My drive home from work takes me down quiet country roads with beautiful views. Often times I use my time between the office and picking up the girls as a time to catch up with my sisters or my girlfriend. Or rock out. Or sometimes just quiet time…To decompress after a busy day.

Today was one of the quiet days. The sun was just about set. The fog was settling in around the lake. It was a beautiful evening. I drove in silence. Without even thinking, I brought my hand to my neck. It brushed my necklace. I caught myself and smiled.

My grandma has been gone over 7 years now and there’s still not a day that goes by where I don’t think about her. She’s never far from my mind.

On days I seem to miss her more than normal I think about what it’d be like to visit with her again. It’s an odd thing to go from visiting multiple times a week to never being able to do it again. We’d talk about nothing. Or everything. No matter what my days were always brighter. I can still picture her smile. Even how her eyes beamed. How she’d squeeze my hand.

Today would have been one of those days where I would have stopped off for a visit before going home. To share a bit about my day.

I look at the sun setting through the clouds. I think about all the things I would be telling her if she was here. My hand touches my necklace again and I smile picturing her smile. Shes never too far away.

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