Some unknown force has recently been motivating me to clean... deep, deep, scrubbing, Comet and Engine De-greaser infused clean...
If you've ever had the joy of seeing my kitchen sink/stove combo, you'll surely remember it's color being of the brown and gray families, with a little -okay...not so little- cascading hard water stains and paint thrown in for fun. If you come over now... surely you will be surprised when you find only your shiny reflection in the gleaming silver surface! After noticing this... your eyes will most certainly graze over to find what used to be grimy yellow-ish cabinets which are now a lovely glistening white. Where you probably won't peek is inside my oven. Yes, inside my oven. I did it. My oven -er, toaster oven- is officially clean and crumb-less Why? Not sure, but an alien might have been implanted in my brain, thus resulting in strange behavior- will seek help.
Yes, I said Engine De-greaser.
It was mixed with Comet.
I held my breath.
It worked like a charm. The End.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Quarterly Update...Bahaha
It seems to be that I am more of a "seasonal" blogger... I have a post for Spring, one for Summer... and now a Fall post. Maybe one day I'll move to monthly blogger, and... maybe even one day a tambourine. (Ok, too much 10 Things I Hate About You watching lately)
Anyway... I have a new job. I am a nanny. 42 hours a week, I have a teacup human in tow. She is 14 months old and lots of fun...when she's not being a PITA. (Pain In The Ass). Her mommy thinks she's starting the terrible 2's... a little early. Yippee! :P It's not too shabby though.. every morning I go on a 30-60 minute walk at the end of which baby falls asleep and I retire to a bench in the shady grass to read a book for 60-90 minutes. Life is rough... clearly. After that, it's playtime, lunch, playtime, second nap, time to go home. Restart next day. So far I've taught her:
-to say "Rib-ett" (or Rii-Rii, as she says it) after you ask what the frog says
-how to sign "more"...although she thinks it means more strawberries specifically, workin on that one
-to smell flowers (mommy loved that one)
-to stick her tongue out and say "bleeeehhhhh" (another classic.)
-how to put together Lego's...instead of just banging them together
I think that's it so far... so, in conclusion... there are a heck of a lot of jobs out there that are much worse than teaching a kid how to smell flowers, even if you have to change a few diapers in the process. Biggest downsides, I miss watching Riley, and I can no longer go to the gym at my usual time...which is proving to be de-motivating in the work-out department. At least I go on walks every morning, which I try to make power-walks instead of leisurely strolls. Biggest upsides, no longer in the broke department, and fun, easy-going job.
But enough about that.
Over on Sad Street... I haven't seen my sister and her kids in over a month... which is no fun. In Hannah's whole life I haven't gone that long without seeing them... it just ain't right. Trying to find a weekend that I can go see them, but life is busy and time don't wait.
Over on Happy Street... I have a secret brewing... it's pretty life changing... give me about a year and it'll no longer be a secret. Until then...happy guessing! I'm very excited though, I can say that. (NO, I'm not prego... otherwise the timeframe would be shorter... just to clarify that. the end.)
My Birthday is next week... I'm excited. The big 2.3. Actually, it's really no big deal... but I'm excited anyway. Hubby's was just a little bit ago... we decided that we would skip birthday presents this year and save up for a big Christmas... because we love Christmas. I'm already getting excited and it's definitely way too early for that.
No Conclusion... The End.
Anyway... I have a new job. I am a nanny. 42 hours a week, I have a teacup human in tow. She is 14 months old and lots of fun...when she's not being a PITA. (Pain In The Ass). Her mommy thinks she's starting the terrible 2's... a little early. Yippee! :P It's not too shabby though.. every morning I go on a 30-60 minute walk at the end of which baby falls asleep and I retire to a bench in the shady grass to read a book for 60-90 minutes. Life is rough... clearly. After that, it's playtime, lunch, playtime, second nap, time to go home. Restart next day. So far I've taught her:
-to say "Rib-ett" (or Rii-Rii, as she says it) after you ask what the frog says
-how to sign "more"...although she thinks it means more strawberries specifically, workin on that one
-to smell flowers (mommy loved that one)
-to stick her tongue out and say "bleeeehhhhh" (another classic.)
-how to put together Lego's...instead of just banging them together
I think that's it so far... so, in conclusion... there are a heck of a lot of jobs out there that are much worse than teaching a kid how to smell flowers, even if you have to change a few diapers in the process. Biggest downsides, I miss watching Riley, and I can no longer go to the gym at my usual time...which is proving to be de-motivating in the work-out department. At least I go on walks every morning, which I try to make power-walks instead of leisurely strolls. Biggest upsides, no longer in the broke department, and fun, easy-going job.
But enough about that.
Over on Sad Street... I haven't seen my sister and her kids in over a month... which is no fun. In Hannah's whole life I haven't gone that long without seeing them... it just ain't right. Trying to find a weekend that I can go see them, but life is busy and time don't wait.
Over on Happy Street... I have a secret brewing... it's pretty life changing... give me about a year and it'll no longer be a secret. Until then...happy guessing! I'm very excited though, I can say that. (NO, I'm not prego... otherwise the timeframe would be shorter... just to clarify that. the end.)
My Birthday is next week... I'm excited. The big 2.3. Actually, it's really no big deal... but I'm excited anyway. Hubby's was just a little bit ago... we decided that we would skip birthday presents this year and save up for a big Christmas... because we love Christmas. I'm already getting excited and it's definitely way too early for that.
No Conclusion... The End.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Oh Blog, my dear lonely friend, how I desert you so.
Ok, here we are again...months since my last post. I think I don't post because I'm not really sure anyone actually checks my blog for updates seeing how I know very few fellow bloggers. ANYWAY...
We moved into the new house, got everything all set up and done (with the exception of a couple drapes) and are totally loving it. Our kitchen is still waiting to be remodeled by the owners but it works for now. It was a struggle at first to keep the place clean, not having a dishwasher (yet) and all of our normal mess being confined in a much smaller space (never looked as messy all spread out!) but I have adapted my cleaning skills to work for our cozy cottage in order to keep it "magazine clean" as my mom always says. I can happily say that there are no more massive piles of dirty dishes in my life...which has been a struggle ever since I flew the nest....what can I say, I <3 dishwashers. But I have learned that I, too, can BE a dishwasher. Bahaha.
Recently I started working out (!!!!). Something I pretty much have never done in my life. Sure I did Cheer my freshman year, and dancing rehearsals for musicals with a Nazi Choreographer are a gnarly workout, and I had a gym membership last year (I used the easy machines and didn't push myself) BUT now I have goals to meet...fat to burn, muscle to build, endurance to strengthen. Thankfully I have an awesome workout partner, without whom, I would probably have been flabby and out of shape forever! She knows exactly how to kick my butt and how to keep me from hurting myself while doing it. Fabulous. Last week we went on a run, my FIRST RUN EVER, seriously. Being my first run though, I couldn't actually run the whole time, but I pushed myself and ran longer than I ever thought possible and guaranteed next time, I will run even longer! We've also been doing these crazy stair-roller machines at the gym---gnarliest things ever. The other day we did 3 miles on them in 30 minutes...stairs...3 miles...picture a building that is 3 miles tall...and then go to the top floor using the stairs, not stopping, and doing it in 30 minutes. Yeah. My butt thanked me for that one. ;) Anyhoo... we have our goals set, and the dates we want to achieve them by and I am super pumped and will be very happy to show off my amazing muscles and lack of body fat lol.
In attempts to make this a quick read instead of a novel, I am going to stop here with plans of posting again soon... I guess we'll find out if that actually happens :P
We moved into the new house, got everything all set up and done (with the exception of a couple drapes) and are totally loving it. Our kitchen is still waiting to be remodeled by the owners but it works for now. It was a struggle at first to keep the place clean, not having a dishwasher (yet) and all of our normal mess being confined in a much smaller space (never looked as messy all spread out!) but I have adapted my cleaning skills to work for our cozy cottage in order to keep it "magazine clean" as my mom always says. I can happily say that there are no more massive piles of dirty dishes in my life...which has been a struggle ever since I flew the nest....what can I say, I <3 dishwashers. But I have learned that I, too, can BE a dishwasher. Bahaha.
Recently I started working out (!!!!). Something I pretty much have never done in my life. Sure I did Cheer my freshman year, and dancing rehearsals for musicals with a Nazi Choreographer are a gnarly workout, and I had a gym membership last year (I used the easy machines and didn't push myself) BUT now I have goals to meet...fat to burn, muscle to build, endurance to strengthen. Thankfully I have an awesome workout partner, without whom, I would probably have been flabby and out of shape forever! She knows exactly how to kick my butt and how to keep me from hurting myself while doing it. Fabulous. Last week we went on a run, my FIRST RUN EVER, seriously. Being my first run though, I couldn't actually run the whole time, but I pushed myself and ran longer than I ever thought possible and guaranteed next time, I will run even longer! We've also been doing these crazy stair-roller machines at the gym---gnarliest things ever. The other day we did 3 miles on them in 30 minutes...stairs...3 miles...picture a building that is 3 miles tall...and then go to the top floor using the stairs, not stopping, and doing it in 30 minutes. Yeah. My butt thanked me for that one. ;) Anyhoo... we have our goals set, and the dates we want to achieve them by and I am super pumped and will be very happy to show off my amazing muscles and lack of body fat lol.
In attempts to make this a quick read instead of a novel, I am going to stop here with plans of posting again soon... I guess we'll find out if that actually happens :P
Friday, April 17, 2009
Alright Alright...
Ok, obviously I'm not the best at keeping this thing updated...so we'll do another post like the last one...little overview of life since February 16 :P
Hawaii trip... totally fun, better than expected - no one ripped anyone's hair out, well almost... :\ We saw sooo sooo many whales while we were there it made the chilly Feb/March weather totally worth it... I had never seen a whale before and the first one that I saw "breach" had me jumping up and down like a 7 year old girl...I looovved it! Always been a fan of whales so it felt like I had waited 22 years to see them! You could just stand on the beach at our hotel and see them jumping around, or drive along the coast and watch out the window BUT, the absolute most thrilling was going whale watching. We saw so many whales and they were so close to our boat that the boat driver (who had been doing this for 20 years) said it was one of the best whale watching trips of his career - top 10! ANYWAYS... also went to a Luau, very cool, got some fun pics...did a Zipline tour, hilarious tour guides, they made the trip and some other fun stuff. It was all around a good vacation...obviously the whales were the most memorable part for me! :)
Ok, so, get ready for the happiest news on the planet...... we found a new place to live.. and we move in next weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE ROOMMATES!!!! We will (finally) have a place of our own with no roommates to deal with...EVER! A couple months ago I didn't think I could possibly make it to the end of our 1 year lease, but I toughed it out and I'm soo soo thrilled that the day has finally come! And even better yet, the first night that we stay in the new house will be the night of our 1 year anniversary! It's the greatest anniversary gift I think we could ever give ourselves :) We've had the keys to the new place for about 3 weeks now so I have been very busy painting and sewing drapes etc. and of course packing. I got so excited about moving one night that I started taking decorative things off the walls and before I knew it our house was pretty barren...this was like 3 weeks ago and Dan came home and said...ummm I think you might have done that a little early... we still have to live here for a month ya know?... I then bounced over to him and said, I just couldn't help myself!! ;D It has been/will be very nice that we are able to move in slowly over the course of the last month because by the time we move our bed everything will be all set up and ready to go! I will have to post pics once we get all settled in. We are also very excited about how much money we will be saving (we are downsizing quite a bit) and plan on staying in this house until we've saved enough to buy our first house...could be a while but as long as we don't have roommates I am one happy camper.
I don't think there's really anything else to share other than that... getting ready to move has pretty much consumed my life the last month!
Until next time.....
Hawaii trip... totally fun, better than expected - no one ripped anyone's hair out, well almost... :\ We saw sooo sooo many whales while we were there it made the chilly Feb/March weather totally worth it... I had never seen a whale before and the first one that I saw "breach" had me jumping up and down like a 7 year old girl...I looovved it! Always been a fan of whales so it felt like I had waited 22 years to see them! You could just stand on the beach at our hotel and see them jumping around, or drive along the coast and watch out the window BUT, the absolute most thrilling was going whale watching. We saw so many whales and they were so close to our boat that the boat driver (who had been doing this for 20 years) said it was one of the best whale watching trips of his career - top 10! ANYWAYS... also went to a Luau, very cool, got some fun pics...did a Zipline tour, hilarious tour guides, they made the trip and some other fun stuff. It was all around a good vacation...obviously the whales were the most memorable part for me! :)
Ok, so, get ready for the happiest news on the planet...... we found a new place to live.. and we move in next weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE ROOMMATES!!!! We will (finally) have a place of our own with no roommates to deal with...EVER! A couple months ago I didn't think I could possibly make it to the end of our 1 year lease, but I toughed it out and I'm soo soo thrilled that the day has finally come! And even better yet, the first night that we stay in the new house will be the night of our 1 year anniversary! It's the greatest anniversary gift I think we could ever give ourselves :) We've had the keys to the new place for about 3 weeks now so I have been very busy painting and sewing drapes etc. and of course packing. I got so excited about moving one night that I started taking decorative things off the walls and before I knew it our house was pretty barren...this was like 3 weeks ago and Dan came home and said...ummm I think you might have done that a little early... we still have to live here for a month ya know?... I then bounced over to him and said, I just couldn't help myself!! ;D It has been/will be very nice that we are able to move in slowly over the course of the last month because by the time we move our bed everything will be all set up and ready to go! I will have to post pics once we get all settled in. We are also very excited about how much money we will be saving (we are downsizing quite a bit) and plan on staying in this house until we've saved enough to buy our first house...could be a while but as long as we don't have roommates I am one happy camper.
I don't think there's really anything else to share other than that... getting ready to move has pretty much consumed my life the last month!
Until next time.....
Monday, February 16, 2009
Oh yeah, I'm actually supposed to do something here... :)
Ok, so, I'm remembering now that when one has a blog, one must actually post to one's said blog.
Well, let's see here...
Recently I...
-Finished reading A Voice In The Wind (Mark of the Lion #1) and it was amazing! It took me several months to get to chapter 9, BUT, then only a week to read chapters 9-35... it was fantastic. I feel like I have much to learn from Hadassah's unshakable faith and serving attitude. Anyway, the end was so heart-wrenching I had to immediately start the next book, Echo In The Darkness, which I'm really enjoying so far, but haven't been taking much time to read, which I need to work on :P
also...
-Had to make a last minute trip out to Tennessee because Mama Fay (my grandma) passed away. I loved getting to see all my family and showing Dan my roots, or "place of our birth" as Zach (my brother) called it. It was really hard to say goodbye to Mama Fay but I know she is with her Lord and Savior and I can rejoice in that. We only got to stay from Fri night to Mon afternoon so we didn't get to go up to Kentucky to see Mom's side of the family, but my two aunts and my mom's parents came down to see us on Saturday so that was cool. I definitely feel like we need to go out there more, I hadn't been in 4 years, and that was way too long and this trip was way too short.
-I did get some really awesome antiques from Mama Fay's house, for now some of them are packed up safe and the rest of them are at Mom and Dad's house, but when I move into a new house in a few months where I don't have roommates to entrust my things to, I will take some pictures once I get them all up "decoratively" around the new house, wherever that may be! :P
-Oh yeah, and, I got fired. I knew it was coming, I only had about 45 minutes of work to do everyday and I was there for 8 hours... not so bueno. So when I came back from Tennessee I was at work for about 30-45 minutes and my boss comes in and says it's not working out and they're going to scale down and hire someone for part time. Why didn't they ask me to go part time? Probably because they knew I hated the job, (let's be honest, I hate being bored). It was a mutual separation.
Now I am home {PTL -shh don't tell! ;) } and getting caught up on a lot of things. Knocking things off the to-do list left and right, there's just so many things that need to be done between the hours of 9 and 5, it's silly.
-Getting ready to go to Hawaii in two weeks...and ya, I'm gonna leave it at that
Well, let's see here...
Recently I...
-Finished reading A Voice In The Wind (Mark of the Lion #1) and it was amazing! It took me several months to get to chapter 9, BUT, then only a week to read chapters 9-35... it was fantastic. I feel like I have much to learn from Hadassah's unshakable faith and serving attitude. Anyway, the end was so heart-wrenching I had to immediately start the next book, Echo In The Darkness, which I'm really enjoying so far, but haven't been taking much time to read, which I need to work on :P
also...
-Had to make a last minute trip out to Tennessee because Mama Fay (my grandma) passed away. I loved getting to see all my family and showing Dan my roots, or "place of our birth" as Zach (my brother) called it. It was really hard to say goodbye to Mama Fay but I know she is with her Lord and Savior and I can rejoice in that. We only got to stay from Fri night to Mon afternoon so we didn't get to go up to Kentucky to see Mom's side of the family, but my two aunts and my mom's parents came down to see us on Saturday so that was cool. I definitely feel like we need to go out there more, I hadn't been in 4 years, and that was way too long and this trip was way too short.
-I did get some really awesome antiques from Mama Fay's house, for now some of them are packed up safe and the rest of them are at Mom and Dad's house, but when I move into a new house in a few months where I don't have roommates to entrust my things to, I will take some pictures once I get them all up "decoratively" around the new house, wherever that may be! :P
-Oh yeah, and, I got fired. I knew it was coming, I only had about 45 minutes of work to do everyday and I was there for 8 hours... not so bueno. So when I came back from Tennessee I was at work for about 30-45 minutes and my boss comes in and says it's not working out and they're going to scale down and hire someone for part time. Why didn't they ask me to go part time? Probably because they knew I hated the job, (let's be honest, I hate being bored). It was a mutual separation.
Now I am home {PTL -shh don't tell! ;) } and getting caught up on a lot of things. Knocking things off the to-do list left and right, there's just so many things that need to be done between the hours of 9 and 5, it's silly.
-Getting ready to go to Hawaii in two weeks...and ya, I'm gonna leave it at that
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
here goes....
Ok, I've always wanted to do a blog, so I stole this little snippet of fun-ness from Anna's blog to start it off! Enjoy! :)
ABC's of Lauren:
A. Attached or single? Attached... almost married for 3/4 of a year!
B. Best friend? My hubby and my sister, I don't know what I'd do without either of them... there's many more that I love very dearly, but too many to name!
C. Cake or Pie? ooo, toughie... I love cake... and I love apple pie, or strawberry pie... I guess it would depend on my mood
D. Day of choice? Saturday! no work!
E. Essential items? I'd have to say a sweater...I'm pretty much always cold
F. Favorite color(s)? Blue, Orange, Green, Pink...I love color
G. Gummy bears or worms? Hmm, they both hurt my teeth... how bout starbursts?
H. Hometown? Steamboat Springs... much love... still think Mom and Dad should move back there...
I. Favorite indulgence? Creme brulee...but like, really good creme, and I know my creme...also, sweet potato fries, ooo oo and artichoke wow, yum could eat that allllll day
J. January or July? Depends on where I am... if there's snow, January, if there's no snow but air conditioning, July... I'm difficult :P
K. Kids? love them... and patiently awaiting the day I am blessed with my own
L. Life isn't complete without? Jesus, my hubs, my family, yummy food, and lots of laughter
M. Marriage date? April 26, 2008
N. Number of brothers and sisters? One bro, One sis... but don't get me started counting my in-laws...we'll be here all day.
O. Oranges or apples? Apples!
P. Phobias? eek, surgery... bugs... car accidents (never been in one)... the dark--I hope the sun never goes down in Heaven...that would be fantastic
Q. Quotes? I'm not good with quotes... I remember a lot of movie quotes, and snippets from songs but as far as inspirational goes, just never sticks... here's some movie ones I like though... "He's going to touch the buuutt!" "I'm down, I've got the 411 and you are not going out and getting jiggy with some boy, I don't care how dope his ride is, my momma didn't raise no foo!" "There's a difference between like and love, like, I like my sketchers, but I looove my prada backpack -- but, I love my sketchers... -- that's because you don't haave a prada backpack -- oohh" "I've been called a boob, several times" "ASAP, sure, whatever that means, probably, Act Swiftly Awesome Packiderm!" "And that is why I pouch-school" "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a schizophrenic, and so am I" "One time she punched me in the face...it was awesome!" "Gulp" "I love lamp" wow, there's so many more, but I will stop now, don't worry :P
R. Reasons to smile? My niece and nephew are the cutest stinkin things on earth...and Bon Qui Qui loves Jesus, and so do I
S. Season of choice? Spring/Summer
T. Tag 5 people: Um.. what? Not sure how to do that
U. Unknown fact about me? I love sign language... a lot of people do know that, but some don't...if I'm at a church or event and there's an interpretor, I have to be able to see them, clearly, without obstruction... or I will move, but I'm also usually too nervous to actually go sign to someone.. I just eavesdrop :P
V. Vacation of choice? Anywhere outside the US...I love traveling
X. X-ray or ultrasound? X-rays are no fun because something is usually broken, or the dentist shoves those plastic thingys into your gums and that is not pleasant... so, definitely ultrasound, that usually means something exciting like a wittle baby!
Y. Your favorite food? Strawberries and Artichoke! (def. not together...)
Z. Zodiac sign? libra...but really, who cares? not me.
ABC's of Lauren:
A. Attached or single? Attached... almost married for 3/4 of a year!
B. Best friend? My hubby and my sister, I don't know what I'd do without either of them... there's many more that I love very dearly, but too many to name!
C. Cake or Pie? ooo, toughie... I love cake... and I love apple pie, or strawberry pie... I guess it would depend on my mood
D. Day of choice? Saturday! no work!
E. Essential items? I'd have to say a sweater...I'm pretty much always cold
F. Favorite color(s)? Blue, Orange, Green, Pink...I love color
G. Gummy bears or worms? Hmm, they both hurt my teeth... how bout starbursts?
H. Hometown? Steamboat Springs... much love... still think Mom and Dad should move back there...
I. Favorite indulgence? Creme brulee...but like, really good creme, and I know my creme...also, sweet potato fries, ooo oo and artichoke wow, yum could eat that allllll day
J. January or July? Depends on where I am... if there's snow, January, if there's no snow but air conditioning, July... I'm difficult :P
K. Kids? love them... and patiently awaiting the day I am blessed with my own
L. Life isn't complete without? Jesus, my hubs, my family, yummy food, and lots of laughter
M. Marriage date? April 26, 2008
N. Number of brothers and sisters? One bro, One sis... but don't get me started counting my in-laws...we'll be here all day.
O. Oranges or apples? Apples!
P. Phobias? eek, surgery... bugs... car accidents (never been in one)... the dark--I hope the sun never goes down in Heaven...that would be fantastic
Q. Quotes? I'm not good with quotes... I remember a lot of movie quotes, and snippets from songs but as far as inspirational goes, just never sticks... here's some movie ones I like though... "He's going to touch the buuutt!" "I'm down, I've got the 411 and you are not going out and getting jiggy with some boy, I don't care how dope his ride is, my momma didn't raise no foo!" "There's a difference between like and love, like, I like my sketchers, but I looove my prada backpack -- but, I love my sketchers... -- that's because you don't haave a prada backpack -- oohh" "I've been called a boob, several times" "ASAP, sure, whatever that means, probably, Act Swiftly Awesome Packiderm!" "And that is why I pouch-school" "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a schizophrenic, and so am I" "One time she punched me in the face...it was awesome!" "Gulp" "I love lamp" wow, there's so many more, but I will stop now, don't worry :P
R. Reasons to smile? My niece and nephew are the cutest stinkin things on earth...and Bon Qui Qui loves Jesus, and so do I
S. Season of choice? Spring/Summer
T. Tag 5 people: Um.. what? Not sure how to do that
U. Unknown fact about me? I love sign language... a lot of people do know that, but some don't...if I'm at a church or event and there's an interpretor, I have to be able to see them, clearly, without obstruction... or I will move, but I'm also usually too nervous to actually go sign to someone.. I just eavesdrop :P
V. Vacation of choice? Anywhere outside the US...I love traveling
X. X-ray or ultrasound? X-rays are no fun because something is usually broken, or the dentist shoves those plastic thingys into your gums and that is not pleasant... so, definitely ultrasound, that usually means something exciting like a wittle baby!
Y. Your favorite food? Strawberries and Artichoke! (def. not together...)
Z. Zodiac sign? libra...but really, who cares? not me.
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