Good morning!
The holidays are upon us. I have to admit I have not been in the holiday mood. I've been stress and busy beyond belief. I've hardly had time to sit down much less think about the holidays fast approaching. I still have a lot to do ( Boxes to unpack and furniture to move and arrange) but we are no longer living in two different places. We are not in an ideal situation living wise but we are getting there. It's not a question of "if" but a question of "when". My crazy work schedule is slowing down again. They are wrapping this week and next and then started on a TV show (Bones) which will give them a more regular schedule. I have tomorrow off so I am going to use it to unpack and clean.
I still plan to make all my presents. Or at least a good amount of them. Yes I know it's a little late to be starting all that. I have also made room for a Christmas tree. These are things I need to do to get in the mood. I have started getting in the mood by crafting with the Marilyn and Amanda. We made Christmas trees and turkeys out of pine cones. I try to get over to there house at least once a week. We sit and craft and joke and eat. They always feed me! And it's always good food.
So in all this madness I am trying to find solid ground again. I'm sure I will. It will just take time.
hugs+kisses
mce
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Moved!
Good morning!
Yes you read that right, we have moved at last. No not into our own place but at least out of our old place. The amount of stress was a little extreme. But on the up side I am extremely proud of myself. I packed everything and moved a lot of it. All by myself. I got Friday off and finished packing while Jono was working. When he got off he picked up the truck and met me at the apartment. We started moving things but couldn't get the big things. So I hired two guys for Saturday and they moved the big stuff. I did a lot of stuff I was uncomfortable with and doing so much on my own. Needless to say the fact that I got it all done and didn't need help makes me very happy. Now this is not because Jono didn't want to help. Jono helped as much as he could but I felt it was more important for him to be working making money then help me packing. So because I was able to do so much on my own I am getting a treat. I am getting my hair done! Now this is mainly thanks to Jono. One of the trainers at his gym is also a hair stylist. He has been pushing me to get my hair done since I have wanted to get it done for a while. I finally got around to calling the woman and have set up an appointment for today. So today I finally get my hair done. I also have to unpack some boxes and cook some. I'm also hoping to get some crafting time in over at the Kecks. But for now I will sit and drink my coffee in front of the fire with my puppy and watch some dirty jobs. I'll watch the rain and thank god that I finished moving before it started.
hope you are all being productive!
hugs+kisses
mce
Yes you read that right, we have moved at last. No not into our own place but at least out of our old place. The amount of stress was a little extreme. But on the up side I am extremely proud of myself. I packed everything and moved a lot of it. All by myself. I got Friday off and finished packing while Jono was working. When he got off he picked up the truck and met me at the apartment. We started moving things but couldn't get the big things. So I hired two guys for Saturday and they moved the big stuff. I did a lot of stuff I was uncomfortable with and doing so much on my own. Needless to say the fact that I got it all done and didn't need help makes me very happy. Now this is not because Jono didn't want to help. Jono helped as much as he could but I felt it was more important for him to be working making money then help me packing. So because I was able to do so much on my own I am getting a treat. I am getting my hair done! Now this is mainly thanks to Jono. One of the trainers at his gym is also a hair stylist. He has been pushing me to get my hair done since I have wanted to get it done for a while. I finally got around to calling the woman and have set up an appointment for today. So today I finally get my hair done. I also have to unpack some boxes and cook some. I'm also hoping to get some crafting time in over at the Kecks. But for now I will sit and drink my coffee in front of the fire with my puppy and watch some dirty jobs. I'll watch the rain and thank god that I finished moving before it started.
hope you are all being productive!
hugs+kisses
mce
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Update
Good morning!
I know it's been a few days, ok a week, since I posted but life has been crazy! For those of you not aware Jono and I have to be completely moved out of our apartment by the 20th of this month. Those of you looking at a calender call see that is 10 days. 10 days. Now in these 10 days I am working 7 of those days. I am working 5 days a week right now and minimum 12 hours a day. Jono is working 12 hours on my only days off. Perfect schedule for moving right? I have asked my bosses to arrange a play date for the older 2 Wednesday or Friday next week. What ever day that turns out to be will be the day we move the furniture. So I will be moving with the twins. I will also be packing with the kids. sounds like fun right?
I have been working ridiculous hours lately. The job my bosses are on runs long and is in the middle of shooting right now so they have longer hours. I have been working at least 12 hour days and by the time I get home I am completely drained. Thankfully I have an amazing fiance. I was hoping to get off a little early yesterday. I didn't end up getting off till 8:20 last night. I had planed on having dinner with Jono and having a little time to relax together before he went to his class at 7:30. Needless to say I was not happy to be driving home that late. I knew he would be at class till 9 and I would be lucky to say a sleepy goodnight to him before I completely fell asleep. I walked into the house pissed off and sad. As I came around the corner of the kitchen Jono was standing there with dinner made.
doesn't that look fantastic? I got to sit down with Jono and have an amazing dinner with a glass of wine in front of the fire while our puppy slept on the couch behind us. Jono had decided not to go to class when he found out I would be working so late. I have the most amazing fiance in the whole world! In the middle of this stress filled time it was so nice to sit down to a nice dinner and just relax. It was what I needed. I am so lucky.
hugs+kisses!
mce
I know it's been a few days, ok a week, since I posted but life has been crazy! For those of you not aware Jono and I have to be completely moved out of our apartment by the 20th of this month. Those of you looking at a calender call see that is 10 days. 10 days. Now in these 10 days I am working 7 of those days. I am working 5 days a week right now and minimum 12 hours a day. Jono is working 12 hours on my only days off. Perfect schedule for moving right? I have asked my bosses to arrange a play date for the older 2 Wednesday or Friday next week. What ever day that turns out to be will be the day we move the furniture. So I will be moving with the twins. I will also be packing with the kids. sounds like fun right?
I have been working ridiculous hours lately. The job my bosses are on runs long and is in the middle of shooting right now so they have longer hours. I have been working at least 12 hour days and by the time I get home I am completely drained. Thankfully I have an amazing fiance. I was hoping to get off a little early yesterday. I didn't end up getting off till 8:20 last night. I had planed on having dinner with Jono and having a little time to relax together before he went to his class at 7:30. Needless to say I was not happy to be driving home that late. I knew he would be at class till 9 and I would be lucky to say a sleepy goodnight to him before I completely fell asleep. I walked into the house pissed off and sad. As I came around the corner of the kitchen Jono was standing there with dinner made.
hugs+kisses!
mce
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Crisp Morning Air
Good Morning!
Have you noticed the colder mornings? I have. I leave the house by 6:40am and it's still dark outside. It's cold and sleepy. As I get to work the sun is starting to come up and the crisp blue sky starts to lighten. We have had cold clear mornings that warm up later on. This is the weather I used to hate. I was always cold and it always seemed gloomy and sad that summer had gone with it's light dresses and sun-kissed skin. Fall and winter always meant stress and loneliness. It's was always filled with that bone deep chill that you could never get rid of no mater how many layers you put on. It was all about layering till you could hardly move, which always annoyed me no end. I always felt that I could either move and be freezing or be warm and walk and move like a penguin. Nothing against that beautiful bird but I'm not one of them.
Now my feelings on this season has changed. I don't mind the cold and the clear cold air doesn't bug me. I can see the beauty in the season and comfort in a warm blanket. I think a lot of this has to do with my change in life style. Before summer or winter my diet didn't change at all. I ate the same things all year. Now though summer means cold foods and crisp salads. Fall and winter means soups and baked cookies and roasted chicken. These deal with that bone deep chill I was talking about. A big cup of spiced apple cider goes a long way towards warming from the inside out. Spice has also entered my diet whereas before I couldn't handle much heat at all. I have been starting slowly with a little bit of spicy tuna in my sushi and not leaving out all the chili or pepper in whatever I'm making. Not only does this aproch to food make the seasons more bearable, it also makes me feel healthier. It all makes so much more sense to do it this way. To reach for hot apple cider rather then lemonade. So I've been looking for more season friendly recipes. I checked out a number of cook books from the library and have been going through them all. One is about canning and making jam and I think I am going to try it. I'm a little late, I know, to start now as most of the good things to make jam out of are going or have gone out of season. But better late then never. There are loads of things I want to make and I hope to have enough time this weekend to do at least some of them.
hugs+kisses
mce
Have you noticed the colder mornings? I have. I leave the house by 6:40am and it's still dark outside. It's cold and sleepy. As I get to work the sun is starting to come up and the crisp blue sky starts to lighten. We have had cold clear mornings that warm up later on. This is the weather I used to hate. I was always cold and it always seemed gloomy and sad that summer had gone with it's light dresses and sun-kissed skin. Fall and winter always meant stress and loneliness. It's was always filled with that bone deep chill that you could never get rid of no mater how many layers you put on. It was all about layering till you could hardly move, which always annoyed me no end. I always felt that I could either move and be freezing or be warm and walk and move like a penguin. Nothing against that beautiful bird but I'm not one of them.
Now my feelings on this season has changed. I don't mind the cold and the clear cold air doesn't bug me. I can see the beauty in the season and comfort in a warm blanket. I think a lot of this has to do with my change in life style. Before summer or winter my diet didn't change at all. I ate the same things all year. Now though summer means cold foods and crisp salads. Fall and winter means soups and baked cookies and roasted chicken. These deal with that bone deep chill I was talking about. A big cup of spiced apple cider goes a long way towards warming from the inside out. Spice has also entered my diet whereas before I couldn't handle much heat at all. I have been starting slowly with a little bit of spicy tuna in my sushi and not leaving out all the chili or pepper in whatever I'm making. Not only does this aproch to food make the seasons more bearable, it also makes me feel healthier. It all makes so much more sense to do it this way. To reach for hot apple cider rather then lemonade. So I've been looking for more season friendly recipes. I checked out a number of cook books from the library and have been going through them all. One is about canning and making jam and I think I am going to try it. I'm a little late, I know, to start now as most of the good things to make jam out of are going or have gone out of season. But better late then never. There are loads of things I want to make and I hope to have enough time this weekend to do at least some of them.
hugs+kisses
mce
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
silence
Good afternoon,
I hope everyone had a great Halloween. But that's not what I want to talk about.
I have always been the type of person who would put music on at all times. I hated to be in a quite house. I never liked being alone for any length of time. This has changed. I don't know if it's from growing up or just how my life style has changed, but I long for quite. I wish to be alone. I find now I use music to create that quite I'm looking for. I know this sounds odd but just hear me out. When you are listening to music, I find that music I know well works best, you can let your mind go blank. All it's about is feeling and if it's loud enough it drowns out the sounds of the world around you for a little while. You can live in a bubble for just a bit. Now I know my timing on this is a going to be a problem. I have picked the worst time of year to start to feel in need of quite and space. There are few people who I can deal with when I get like this. Jono, thank god, is one. My family is another. So I hope that the holidays will all be ok since it's all family.
This need for quite has driven me back to my childhood music. It has driven me back to my stories that I know by heart. I have started looking up monasteries and retreats to go to. I'm tempted to run away for the weekend again. I know this is completely out of the question right now though. I am needed here. I need to finish moving and boxing things up. I need to be working. Life goes on and it's not going to stop for me. So I will keep going. But I will find some time for me to be by myself. I will do what I need to do.
hugs+kisses
mce
I hope everyone had a great Halloween. But that's not what I want to talk about.
I have always been the type of person who would put music on at all times. I hated to be in a quite house. I never liked being alone for any length of time. This has changed. I don't know if it's from growing up or just how my life style has changed, but I long for quite. I wish to be alone. I find now I use music to create that quite I'm looking for. I know this sounds odd but just hear me out. When you are listening to music, I find that music I know well works best, you can let your mind go blank. All it's about is feeling and if it's loud enough it drowns out the sounds of the world around you for a little while. You can live in a bubble for just a bit. Now I know my timing on this is a going to be a problem. I have picked the worst time of year to start to feel in need of quite and space. There are few people who I can deal with when I get like this. Jono, thank god, is one. My family is another. So I hope that the holidays will all be ok since it's all family.
This need for quite has driven me back to my childhood music. It has driven me back to my stories that I know by heart. I have started looking up monasteries and retreats to go to. I'm tempted to run away for the weekend again. I know this is completely out of the question right now though. I am needed here. I need to finish moving and boxing things up. I need to be working. Life goes on and it's not going to stop for me. So I will keep going. But I will find some time for me to be by myself. I will do what I need to do.
hugs+kisses
mce
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