Posts about: Runny Ramblings
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Cole gave me a planner about two years ago for my birthday. The cover is faux pleather gray and features rose gold embossing of a crescent moon with rays coming from the top and some constellations underneath, also embossed in rose gold. It's spiral-bound. It's also undated. This goes great with my inconsistency in using a planner which I've always wanted to be different. I used to think I hated undated planners but I was wrong about that and turns out, lots of other things too. Ha. Anyway, I found this page in that planner dated (via the opposite page) May 2022 and it made me laugh and almost cry. I did those things, y'all. I did them all.
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| The words on the right are from the G Flip song I Am Not Afraid which quickly became my anthem. Follow me on Spotify so we can share music. It's my love language. One of them. |
I can't wait to tell you more about all that but it won't be today. It was that month (May) I showed up solo to ecstatic dance in the park in Manitou Springs and met some stellar humans who also introduced me to the drum circle that would forever change mi vida (my life).
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
My life isn't that glorious. Sure we take vacations to islands in the Mediterranean but isn't that normal? Just kidding. So here's the real deal. I constantly battle myself in how I present our life on social media. Take a look at my Instagram feed and you'll see what I'm talking about. Sometimes I post pictures that are artistic and serious and other times I post ugly selfies and do some real life talk. I never know what to post! I want to do both but I find I get tired of both sides.
Lately I've been pretty fed up with politics and perfection. I'm OVER it which is mostly why I haven't shared more of my utopian pictures of Calvi beach on the island of Corsica which we visited over the weekend. Because let's be honest, who really wants to see that? I don't. lol. I mean, I will document it but I may not share it. Again, the struggle is real for me. I don't want to seem too braggy and at the same time I want to share with my friends and family the things we do that are awesome in our otherwise mostly normal life.
Today for example. Today is the first day after we got back from vacation and we woke up to go to art class. We hopped in our extremely messy vehicle and drove to post where I rushed the kids into class while Nevie and I did some serious drive-thru soda rescue. I hadn't had a fountain soda with ice in 5 days. I instantly felt better. Then Nevie and I went to the park where she did exercise and wanted me to follow suit. Her version of exercise was running around the jungle gym which I totally did. It warmed me up because I think it's Fall and I was chilly. I did Nevie a favor and wiped off the wet slide with my butt and therefore needed it to dry. I sat on the ground to accomplish my task and very soon-after realized once I got up, there would be some serious bum marks on the ground. Oh well. Who cares that the playground was filling with fellow homeschool mom's and their kids? Meh.
After that we did some more playing at the park because Jackson doesn't actually have art at the same time as Sadie but she won't go to class without big brother. So he does 2 art classes really. He sits through hers and draws pictures, gets a half hour break and then does his art class for 1.5 hours. He's a good one. Today, while Jackson was gone Sadie did make a friend! Her name is Elizabeth and she was so excited to tell me about her. One of my favorite things about Sadie is her ease in being friendly. She doesn't easily make the friends but once she does, she's an instant bestie to that girl/boy. The other great thing about her is that she doesn't forget any of them. She is constantly talking about her cousins, and Cheyenne and Kaydence and Carter to name a few. I finally told her today that we needed to make a list of her friends and send them letters and cards. She loved that idea. Off topic. In the midst of playing, Nevie even came over to tell me about her fellow "banana hair" friend. It still makes me want to squeeze her that she calls her hair color "Banana" and sure enough, that friend had almost the exact same color of hair. Yay for Banana Besties.
We returned home after art and had 15 minutes of Xbox before I had them help me clean up the house. While we picked up, I busted out the sewing machine to make a cover for something. I messed up something though. I'm terrified of messing stuff up? Have I told you that? I've been trying my hand at knitting and crocheting and I'm super scared of doing it wrong and it looking ugly. Perfectionist much? I'm working on it though! So, about 30 minutes ago I finished sewing a very NOT straight line. But Wah-la! It's done. I don't know how to spell wa-la. Wala. Whatever.
I realized we were almost late for karate so we jumped in the car and I once again hurriedly dropped of Jackson for karate. The girls and I meandered over to the PX where I returned several items (without a receipt, for store credit) and then we promptly re-spent that money on umbrella's and discount home decor. I can't wait to show you what I got! I love a bargain!
After picking up Jack from karate (and making a brief stop at the food court for more fast food snacks) we went immediately to our friends' house. She graciously offered to have us over. I almost said no because I think they've had us over like 12 times and we haven't had them over once. #truefriends. Today I read an Instagram post from a tired Mom who finally said yes to someone offering help and she did it without guilt. I thought of her today as I said yes and I was so thankful I did. My kids needed a meal that wasn't preservative-filled and I couldn't quite do it today (we just got home from vacation remember?) and I was very thankful for an intuitive friend who allowed us to join in on their meal which was AWESOME by the way! This woman is one of my favorites. She gets my humor and I know their family was put in Italy to bless our lives. I know, the world revolves around me. lol.
Anyway, I totally got sidetracked like 3 times in this post. See? That's what I'm talking about. Maybe it's just my lack of concentration that prevents me from deciding on what kind of Instagrammer I'll be. Just know, there are no actually perfect lives. 92 percent of the posts you see on social media are fabricated. I want you to think about what's actually happening behind of the scenes of these fabulous flat-lays, luminous lighting and wonderful words. They aren't always legitimate. Also, Hillary or Trump will most likely win and regardless of all of this, life will go on. In the meantime, I'm gonna TRY and be bone fide.
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| This is my most favorite picture from our vacation |
Today for example. Today is the first day after we got back from vacation and we woke up to go to art class. We hopped in our extremely messy vehicle and drove to post where I rushed the kids into class while Nevie and I did some serious drive-thru soda rescue. I hadn't had a fountain soda with ice in 5 days. I instantly felt better. Then Nevie and I went to the park where she did exercise and wanted me to follow suit. Her version of exercise was running around the jungle gym which I totally did. It warmed me up because I think it's Fall and I was chilly. I did Nevie a favor and wiped off the wet slide with my butt and therefore needed it to dry. I sat on the ground to accomplish my task and very soon-after realized once I got up, there would be some serious bum marks on the ground. Oh well. Who cares that the playground was filling with fellow homeschool mom's and their kids? Meh.
After that we did some more playing at the park because Jackson doesn't actually have art at the same time as Sadie but she won't go to class without big brother. So he does 2 art classes really. He sits through hers and draws pictures, gets a half hour break and then does his art class for 1.5 hours. He's a good one. Today, while Jackson was gone Sadie did make a friend! Her name is Elizabeth and she was so excited to tell me about her. One of my favorite things about Sadie is her ease in being friendly. She doesn't easily make the friends but once she does, she's an instant bestie to that girl/boy. The other great thing about her is that she doesn't forget any of them. She is constantly talking about her cousins, and Cheyenne and Kaydence and Carter to name a few. I finally told her today that we needed to make a list of her friends and send them letters and cards. She loved that idea. Off topic. In the midst of playing, Nevie even came over to tell me about her fellow "banana hair" friend. It still makes me want to squeeze her that she calls her hair color "Banana" and sure enough, that friend had almost the exact same color of hair. Yay for Banana Besties.
We returned home after art and had 15 minutes of Xbox before I had them help me clean up the house. While we picked up, I busted out the sewing machine to make a cover for something. I messed up something though. I'm terrified of messing stuff up? Have I told you that? I've been trying my hand at knitting and crocheting and I'm super scared of doing it wrong and it looking ugly. Perfectionist much? I'm working on it though! So, about 30 minutes ago I finished sewing a very NOT straight line. But Wah-la! It's done. I don't know how to spell wa-la. Wala. Whatever.
I realized we were almost late for karate so we jumped in the car and I once again hurriedly dropped of Jackson for karate. The girls and I meandered over to the PX where I returned several items (without a receipt, for store credit) and then we promptly re-spent that money on umbrella's and discount home decor. I can't wait to show you what I got! I love a bargain!
After picking up Jack from karate (and making a brief stop at the food court for more fast food snacks) we went immediately to our friends' house. She graciously offered to have us over. I almost said no because I think they've had us over like 12 times and we haven't had them over once. #truefriends. Today I read an Instagram post from a tired Mom who finally said yes to someone offering help and she did it without guilt. I thought of her today as I said yes and I was so thankful I did. My kids needed a meal that wasn't preservative-filled and I couldn't quite do it today (we just got home from vacation remember?) and I was very thankful for an intuitive friend who allowed us to join in on their meal which was AWESOME by the way! This woman is one of my favorites. She gets my humor and I know their family was put in Italy to bless our lives. I know, the world revolves around me. lol.
Anyway, I totally got sidetracked like 3 times in this post. See? That's what I'm talking about. Maybe it's just my lack of concentration that prevents me from deciding on what kind of Instagrammer I'll be. Just know, there are no actually perfect lives. 92 percent of the posts you see on social media are fabricated. I want you to think about what's actually happening behind of the scenes of these fabulous flat-lays, luminous lighting and wonderful words. They aren't always legitimate. Also, Hillary or Trump will most likely win and regardless of all of this, life will go on. In the meantime, I'm gonna TRY and be bone fide.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
There used to be a Barnes and Noble in Prescott AZ. My friend and I used to go there and sit in the kids section in the back corner and sip Starbucks while our kids played at the train table.
That B&N closed down. Now there's a black light golf place where we used to sit. Hole number 8 is probably right where Thomas the Train was constantly fought over.
We associate places and things with experiences. Really they are only memories.
That Barnes and Noble train center was the catalyst for my kids and my friends kids to learn to share and the table she and I sat at watching our kids was the place we bonded as we shared experiences and salted caramel hot chocolates. Once physical things that now exist only in memory.
It doesn't matter that we used to live in a single wide trailer with a leaky roof. Because what I remember now is how that same roof only leaked when it rained reaaallly hard. And I remember worrying that my toddler kids would knock over the pot that held the water.
It doesn't matter that now I live in a brand new house, or that I'm living in Europe really. Because what I'll remember are not these things but what happens here instead, what has already happened. The trip to Vienna where David watched The World Cup in the hotel, and we shared a hot chocolate cake, our visit to Mitterweich where we rode those little cart toboggan things, or that I've never felt so close to my little family as I do now.
I have been thinking about the trip with my parents which has kind of served as a great example of what I'm talking about. The trip was a whirlwind now that I think back. I don't feel like it was too busy to enjoy, but we did a lot of activities and I can't remember what happened where. Isn't that interesting? I remember playing the "Whose Picture is the Best" with Jackson in the van but I can't remember whether that was on our way to Munich or Frankfurt. I remember a picture taken with this amazing green background but I'm not sure whether it's in Salzburg or Flossenburg. What I remember are the feelings associated with these experiences.
What I'm confused about in my head though, is whether this thought process aligns with my hearts desire to be a minimalist or whether this goes against it. I'm thinking it's both. Because at the core of minimalism is the idea that stuff is just not that important. So even if I have too much stuff, or an excess of it, it's not doing much for me other than providing opportunities for memories. Maybe some of those will be throwing it out. :-)
I think it's funny I wrote this post the very night before I got a text at the store from my worried sister saying that she burned my couch. I'll always remember her and the frantic messages I received when I look at the tiny spot on the arm of my chair. Maybe that's what she was going for.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
You know those difficult life experiences I've been complaining writing about? Maybe it's just my frens I've been telling. Well anyway, they're still happening at a much quicker AND slower pace. Great, now I'm getting my deep on.
At this point, Army life is not for me. I'm pretty sure I've said that before and I'm pretty sure if I haven't, then I just made like 86453 new enemies. HOWEVER, I am TOTALLY giving it a chance. I mean, we've only been here like 3ish months. You've got to give anything at least 6 months before you decide you hate or love it. Right? A totally good rule of thumb right there.
Here's where i fill you in on all of the classified things David is doing. OPSEC.
I can tell you that he has jumped out of a Black Hawk and written some really cool articles and done some really cool things public relations wise. I think he/we should go in to that. I daydreamed last night that we were living an artists life where we were poor and happy and hippie. I'm totally craving that right now.
Speaking of artists. Some legit mountain biker guy used one of Davids songs and people seem to really like the music. The video is pretty cool too.
What did you think? Pretty cool huh?
Wow. It felt good to go off on a tangent like that for a minute. Because i forgot that I was gonna tell you about the crazies. I don't need to though. Let's leave this post on a good note. Get it? Get the pun? Okay.
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| My new favorite Instagram account: Unspirational |
At this point, Army life is not for me. I'm pretty sure I've said that before and I'm pretty sure if I haven't, then I just made like 86453 new enemies. HOWEVER, I am TOTALLY giving it a chance. I mean, we've only been here like 3ish months. You've got to give anything at least 6 months before you decide you hate or love it. Right? A totally good rule of thumb right there.
Here's where i fill you in on all of the classified things David is doing. OPSEC.
I can tell you that he has jumped out of a Black Hawk and written some really cool articles and done some really cool things public relations wise. I think he/we should go in to that. I daydreamed last night that we were living an artists life where we were poor and happy and hippie. I'm totally craving that right now.
Speaking of artists. Some legit mountain biker guy used one of Davids songs and people seem to really like the music. The video is pretty cool too.
What did you think? Pretty cool huh?
Wow. It felt good to go off on a tangent like that for a minute. Because i forgot that I was gonna tell you about the crazies. I don't need to though. Let's leave this post on a good note. Get it? Get the pun? Okay.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The computer was staring at me. Sounds cray right? I'm sitting here, just trying to enjoy my show (a smutty one). There it sat. I couldn't look at anything else. So here I am. Watching the show and writing.
I live in Germany. Still sounds so weird. Doesn't register as real in my brain yet.
I can't yet confirm or deny that my man is not here right now. My super nice neighbor totally validated me in saying how I have everything big happening to me at one time. This is our first duty station, it's overseas, and my boyfriend is getting deployed. Early on!
The good news is I get to reward myself/our family with a trip to Greece or maybe Spain. I know right? Do you want to be mad at me right now?
I remember when I used to be witty. If you go back to any of my old posts circa 2008ish... I was good. I want to get back to that place. David and I discussed our writing aspirations. I told him I'm fully supportive of him being a full time writer. Really. He is so good. Have you read his stuff? This is the blog he kept the summer he was in China. I was the one who posted them for him and I can't believe the comments I got from people regarding the quality of his writing. It's kind of overwhelming. His song writing and his word writing. I get a teeny bit angry when I think about it too much.
My life right now is not necessarily worth writing about. at least in this moment. It's now Wednesday afternoon, one child is still in pajamas, 2 kids' don't have their hair combed and I'm pretty sure the only thing we have been eating is the cheap version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch out of glass jars. Classy style. We also have been watching Pingu all day. Have you seen it? It's so funny! Sadie figured out that "Boitchen" meas no in Pingu. Haha! She's smart.
also, I can't capitalize a. I think I told you that last time though.
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It's a cold blistery day here in Weiden, Germany. Did you know that Germany is smaller than Montana but bigger than New Mexico? That's crazy. It seems so huge. There's so much to see here!
I need to watch Friends and I'm pretty sure I have no seasons on DVD. I might just go check. I can't even watch it on Hulu. Or Netflix. Or amazon Prime. I mean really?
What are some of your other favorite shows? I'm looking to fulfil the spot of "teen drama". I've watched Gossip Girl, 90210, The O.C., and I haven't finished One Tree Hill. That's it. I've gotta go.
I live in Germany. Still sounds so weird. Doesn't register as real in my brain yet.
I can't yet confirm or deny that my man is not here right now. My super nice neighbor totally validated me in saying how I have everything big happening to me at one time. This is our first duty station, it's overseas, and my boyfriend is getting deployed. Early on!
The good news is I get to reward myself/our family with a trip to Greece or maybe Spain. I know right? Do you want to be mad at me right now?
I remember when I used to be witty. If you go back to any of my old posts circa 2008ish... I was good. I want to get back to that place. David and I discussed our writing aspirations. I told him I'm fully supportive of him being a full time writer. Really. He is so good. Have you read his stuff? This is the blog he kept the summer he was in China. I was the one who posted them for him and I can't believe the comments I got from people regarding the quality of his writing. It's kind of overwhelming. His song writing and his word writing. I get a teeny bit angry when I think about it too much.
My life right now is not necessarily worth writing about. at least in this moment. It's now Wednesday afternoon, one child is still in pajamas, 2 kids' don't have their hair combed and I'm pretty sure the only thing we have been eating is the cheap version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch out of glass jars. Classy style. We also have been watching Pingu all day. Have you seen it? It's so funny! Sadie figured out that "Boitchen" meas no in Pingu. Haha! She's smart.
also, I can't capitalize a. I think I told you that last time though.
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It's a cold blistery day here in Weiden, Germany. Did you know that Germany is smaller than Montana but bigger than New Mexico? That's crazy. It seems so huge. There's so much to see here!
I need to watch Friends and I'm pretty sure I have no seasons on DVD. I might just go check. I can't even watch it on Hulu. Or Netflix. Or amazon Prime. I mean really?
What are some of your other favorite shows? I'm looking to fulfil the spot of "teen drama". I've watched Gossip Girl, 90210, The O.C., and I haven't finished One Tree Hill. That's it. I've gotta go.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
I'm not sure whether to head the direction of Facebook Pages, or my private posts, or this blog when it comes to documenting and writing down the things of my life. I feel like here is a pretty safe bet although I can't be too sure with the lurking creepos I know are out there. Oh well.
Today we hit two milestones! Nevie turned two and David completed two successful jumps out of an airplane as part of his Airborne training! A really wonderful family (the wife in that family) graciously took these pictures of David and his fellow travelers. Holy crap. Intense.
We spent most of the day waiting for Genevieve to wake up! She finally graced us with her presence around 11 a.m. and we happily greeted her with balloons and doughnuts! Grandma got her a new baby doll which she promptly hugged and squeezed and loved on. Her and Sadie are so different that way. I tried forever to get Sadie to take to the idea of a doll in order to prepare her for an incoming sibling. She never liked them. Baby dolls. Not siblings and real babies. Cause she adores those.
Anyway, after sharing lunch with Grandpa, we headed to the old house to meet Grandma Nickle. She was so kind and was cleaning out the fridge over there. That's the task everyone hates the most. Gross. That's true love, doing that for someone. Even more true love is cleaning underneath it. Yeah. That happened.
We all got tired and went to Trish's house (those grand neighbors I speak of) and she made us freakin' homemade green chili and cheese enchiladas. De-freakin-licious. Oh and Cheyenne and I started the painting of some of their furniture and I'm pretty sure there was not enough circulation in that garage because not only did we come out looking super Avatarlike, we also came out crazy. As in, probably high from the fumes.
It was fun to watch the kids play, probably for the last time with Billie Jean, in our yard. The sun was just setting and it was a beautiful temperature. And now I want to cry. I knew after we got done with the initial cleaning of the house, I never wanted to go back. Because I honestly felt so crappy afterwards. People talk like 3-4 years isn't very much time to be in one place, but it's been the longest place we've ever lived! We've had so many memories there. That's the home that this very 2 year old came home to. Bleh. And instead of focusing on those amazing wonderful, happy and great times, I'm choosing to focus on the fact that we won't be living there anymore.
So that's the day. We came home and fought about bedtime and now, it's 10:30 and I think the final child has passed out. That was a long time coming. Unlike Germany is.
Today we hit two milestones! Nevie turned two and David completed two successful jumps out of an airplane as part of his Airborne training! A really wonderful family (the wife in that family) graciously took these pictures of David and his fellow travelers. Holy crap. Intense.
We spent most of the day waiting for Genevieve to wake up! She finally graced us with her presence around 11 a.m. and we happily greeted her with balloons and doughnuts! Grandma got her a new baby doll which she promptly hugged and squeezed and loved on. Her and Sadie are so different that way. I tried forever to get Sadie to take to the idea of a doll in order to prepare her for an incoming sibling. She never liked them. Baby dolls. Not siblings and real babies. Cause she adores those.
Anyway, after sharing lunch with Grandpa, we headed to the old house to meet Grandma Nickle. She was so kind and was cleaning out the fridge over there. That's the task everyone hates the most. Gross. That's true love, doing that for someone. Even more true love is cleaning underneath it. Yeah. That happened.
It was fun to watch the kids play, probably for the last time with Billie Jean, in our yard. The sun was just setting and it was a beautiful temperature. And now I want to cry. I knew after we got done with the initial cleaning of the house, I never wanted to go back. Because I honestly felt so crappy afterwards. People talk like 3-4 years isn't very much time to be in one place, but it's been the longest place we've ever lived! We've had so many memories there. That's the home that this very 2 year old came home to. Bleh. And instead of focusing on those amazing wonderful, happy and great times, I'm choosing to focus on the fact that we won't be living there anymore.
So that's the day. We came home and fought about bedtime and now, it's 10:30 and I think the final child has passed out. That was a long time coming. Unlike Germany is.
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