Sparks and Butterflies...

But aside from that, she's still completely normal

Shameful Plugging

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The Bloggies are currently in the nomination phase.  I have nominated my own darn self in the Lifetime Achievement category.  Why?  Because I’ve been blogging since “online diaries” in 1995.  And my archives here go back to 2000 – I’m a DINOSAUR in the blogging world and I want my cookie.

Please also nominate Blog Nosh Magazine…  Our editors, and our editor-in-chief, work very very hard.  I nominated it in the Best Group Blog category.

You have to pick three for your nomination to count, so pick someone else (you perhaps?)

And another thing!

The Weblog Awards are in their voting phase.  Blog Nosh is nominated in the Best New Blog category; and Blissfully Domestic is Nominated in the Best Parenting Blog category.  You can vote once per day…  Please vote because you love me!

And just a smidge more…

I published a post on Blissfully Domestic on Occupational Therapy.  And over on Blog Nosh I edited a post on living your life with purpose.

And I think that’s all I needed to update you on.  I don’t schmooze too often…  How’d I do?

To pass the time

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I haven’t done one of these in a long *long* time, so I stole this from Prairie Prologue.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp – Ask me about this one sometime.
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Thank God 2008 is Over

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So, my holiday hiatus is over, and I sit here wondering what to write.

In terms of Christmas and New Years…  It’s over.  The trip to the inlaws was surprisingly void of any drama.  For this I am very thankful.

I don’t have any New Year’s resolutions.  I don’t like to make them.  But I have some goals. I plan on concentrating more on my gigs, and my business.   I”ve been inspired to work on my house. My children are taking splendidly to my being home, and I plan on capitalizing on that.

And that pretty much summarizes the New Year, Christmas, and my plans for the coming months.  I would take the time to participate in the reflections I’m seeing…  But quite frankly, 2008 was really really hard for me.  I simply do not wish to rehash it in my mind.

I’m in such a better place now.  Mentally, physically.  Perhaps not spiritually, but I’m working on that.  I have more clarity.  While money is a huge issue right now, coming home has been the best thing I ever could have done for me, personally, and my family.

I do have a bit of news, however.  I’m going to Blissdom 2009.  Yay!  I still have to figure out my travel details, but I’m going.

I’m also still figuring out if I can attend BlogHer in July, but that’s still a bit in the air, and might also depend on our tax refund.

I do want to take a moment and say thank you.  Thank you for being out there.  Thank you for your support.  Sometimes life is hard.  Being a woman is hard.  Being a mother is hard.  Being part of a family is hard.  Being half of a marriage is hard.  But everyday, I can get on the internet and see other women struggling through the same things and know that at the very least – I’m not alone.

Resignation

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For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.

— Anonymous

I need to remember this for this week.

Gone fishing… I mean…

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I currently have a four page to-do list.  I’m getting ready to take a family of four on a rare family road trip for the holidays.  So, provided my head doesn’t pop off first, I’ll be gone until after Christmas.

My sincere wish for you is to have a safe, warm, happy season.  May your new year be marked by Joy.  Merry Christmas!

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