Not Quite Wordless Wednesday

Today I drove up to Escanaba to give a seminar to a clinic.  On the way home I stopped off to have coffee with one of my new twitter friends Jen of Making A Home and Family and her LO.  I had a great time and it was nice to chat in person.  After I left, I got lost (not unusual) and while I was getting myself discombobulated I came across this sign painted on a house.

Now this next picture is what happens when you say your going to do something but then don't..ie say your going to clean the kitchen after I worked all day, took care of the LO, and then cooked dinner..You get a picture of yourself in a silly position.  I came out and there he was! I guess being 42 and having a baby can make you really, really tired!

Friday Night Lights..OUT??

Okay so it's day 5 of National Blog Post Month and once again I find myself at the end of the night scrambling to write a post before lights out...but I'm going to do this..I can write a post a day for the next 30 days..I am strong, I am invincible..bah who am I kidding..

This morning as I rolled, and I literally mean rolled, out of bed to get the LO a bottle I felt every bone in my back crack and pop.  All I could think about is why the hell am I doing this to myself?  Why the hell am I raising a little baby..I'm supposed to be on the home stretch.

But later when she cuddled up to me and grabbed my necklace, she's in love with it, I remembered why I'm doing this..because this little girl of mine needs the best start I can give her.  She needs to know that she is loved and that no matter what I'm there for her.  She needs ME..even if I'm popping and cracking all the way to the kitchen!

Speaking about being there..one plus of taking LO into my heart is I have gotten to know a lot of interesting and fabulous people.  People that I would have never had the chance to meet if I'd just stayed in my cushy little bubble of 40ish with a teenager.  I've met a lot of these great people on Twitter and I so appreciate all their input and their kind words! Thanks to everyone! If you want to get to know some fabulous people just check out my twitter feed!

National Blog Posting Month

So I got this great idea to do National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo.org) but the thought of typing 50,000 words was overwhelming.  Then one of my twitter friends, Emily at Joyful Abode, asked if any of us were participating in National Blog Posting Month and I thought...I might not be able to write a novel, but I sure as heck could write a blog post once a day..little did I know that on the second day I'd be floundering...its almost 11pm here and I'm finally just sitting down!

I have been struggling now for about 20 minutes about what to write...I'm lost..all I can think about is how much I want to turn off the computer and lay down next my little charge and read myself to sleep..So I guess I will tell you what I have been reading the last few days! 

I have been re-reading Buddha Mom by Jacqueline Kramer.  This book is about mothering with a Buddhist persepective and being mindful about mothering your children.

A friend recommended I read The Buddha & The Borderline by Kiera Van Gelder. This one is about Kiera who has the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder and how she went through Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help her minimize the symptoms of her disease.  

And finally my fun book that I have been reading is Spinning Forward by Terri DuLong.  I just started this book and I'm finding quite interesting.  So far it's about a woman whose husband died in a car accident, leaving her to discover he had a secret life. 

Okay..well..that's all for today..I guess I can say I have successfully posted a blog..GOOOOO MEEEEEEE!

Oh...it's Thursday

Someone on my twitter feed asked if I had a blog.  The answer was yes but I never blog, though I feel like I have so many useless things to say.
After the last big change in my life, a la bringing a newborn in to my home, I fully intended to connect with others using my words, but heck if I can find the time.
So I thought..oh I could start off easy with pictures cause its "Wordless Wednesday". 

My son Jake, dog Max and Me!

Myself and Baby

Imagine my surprise when I sat down that it was no longer Wednesday but somewhere I had moved on to Thursday and I'm now pushing Friday..Where did the time go?  Why does time speed up the older you get? 
Well, I have a baby on my lap, my Chai tea is cold and if I'm going to get any sleep tonight I'd better get my face washed.  Tomorrow is another day!