Pin your interests

I know many of you are well aware what Pinterest is.. and my cousins' wife Jill.... turned me on to it... I love it... and for those of you who don't know.. Pinterest is like a "self expression engine" It is a lot like twitter and Facebook, but with much more beautiful images. Users can create virtual "mood or inspiration boards" on which they collect images. Then the user can create a separate board for any kind of interest: fashion,art, books,crafts,decor,recipes, inspirational quotes or workouts...You pin those ideas to those boards or images that reflect your style or taste.You can share with friends or virtual strangers. 1.5 million active users most of which are women...If you haven't googled it try it...you might be lost for an hour or more.....looking at the beautiful, fun and creative ideas.
  I think it's good for our souls and self-esteem to take time to spend a little time each day asking ourselves some questions... SO every month... I ask myself a few questions and I record them in a journal. Today I will be recording them here for you to read.. maybe you should ask yourself the same questions... and put them in a journal.. they are interesting to read back through.. months and years later.

It looks like this.. but with different images.. depending what you are searching...

Outside my window- It's still dark.. I woke up very early... to give my son medicine he is home sick.. with a bad cough. He went back to sleep.. but I wanted to start my day, blog, exercise...


I am thinking about- How sad it is that my son is sick today, he has worked so hard in school.. from being the last student done on a daily basis to being the first one done, and this month his teachers chose him to be the star student of the month. HE will miss the assembly, the gold star wearing of the pin... and the HOOPLA... sure I can do it here.. but it's not the same as your PEERS seeing your accomplishments and cheering you on.

I am thankful for- As much as being home the last 3 years and only working part-time... I am thankful that we can get by on one income, for now. I want a career.. and this time is helping me get the necessary training I need and make the right choices for my future career.

In my kitchen: The dishwasher is running, the counter has some craft materials...as this has become my spot for working, until I find another good spot to work. My fridge is filled with vegetables and fruit for Sunday's detox. I feel ready, although, I am so worried... Have not gone 7 days with out honey in my tea, and oil on my salad.... The detox is doctor recommended and the food is regular food.. but you are to stay away from oil,butter, margarine and caffine for 7 days.. you can add a small amount of protein... by the 6th day.

Things I am creating- i am working on Mason jars... with hungry caterpillars inside for Eric Carle baby showers... to sell in my Etsy store.. I am working on Tooth Fairy Tins.... to put the tooth... and "she" puts the money in....no more wasting envelopes... and no more lost silk bags....I also made these for my Etsy store

Things I am pondering- Spending a lot of time.. thinking about the detox, and keeping my exercise.... routine up.
I look forward to- Next Wednesdays art class... this is what I did in my first class...

I know it doesn't look like a lot.. just some drawn pears no color. but I learned about measuring, angels, negative space... and I used a little frame that helped me measure...
My favorite things right now- I am enjoying watching the Youtube cooking videos of my healthy lifestyle coach....creating vegetable dishes and breakfast ideas with no grains, eggs or dairy. I also love watching Sunday night Tv.. Once upon a time.
Around the house-All the Christmas things are put away... I have my snowman collection out now.

Something I want to share- a quote I like-"Many persons have the wrong idea about what constitutes true happiness IT is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."- Helen Keller

Well, I am off to work-out and take a before shot.. pic of me.... so in 4 weeks... I can take another pic.. and see if I can see a difference in my body.
So if you have a little time.. jot a few answers to these question down in a spot you can find and read again in 4 months.... or more.

Have a great weekend.

Random Dozen

 So a friend of mine who has a blog was tagged in a few questions about her and then she tagged me. So I will be answering both the random dozen tag from http://2nd-cup-of-coffee.blogspot.com and Ella's questions from her blog ( ellasedge.blogspot.com)
procrastinated about?
1. The last thing I procrastinated about and why?
I am not a procrastinater by nature but doing a pile of dishes and ironing can get me and our water heater broke and I am waiting for a plumber, so I have not done the dishes yet, and I will procrastinate about it when I can use the water again.

2. How fast do you fall asleep? and do you sleep all night?

Almost every night I can fall asleep in a blink of an eye, and I stay asleep usually except for a 4am bathroom break.

3. What decade would you choose to exemplify your favorite fashion styles? 

I love the huge push up dresses from the 4o's and the heels and parasal (umbrellas) and the HATS I love hats so much, I wanted to design hats or model hats, but that dream never happened....

4. My personal best dish for feeding a crowd????

I make a spinach and strawberry salad in the summer that everyone likes and I make a pulled pork sandwich that can feed crowds.

5. Are you an impulse shopper?What was the last thing you bought on impulse?

I can be a bit of an impulse shopper at times, My last impulse shop was a 4 pack of wasabi and sushi erasers.

6.  1 wish you have for your own funeral?

This is a loaded question, I do not want it closed and I am sure some of you are gawking now, close your mouth, but I was at quite a few funerals at a young age, and if it was closed, I had no closure I felt they were not dead, When my dad died unexpectedly I was shocked and if he had a closed casket , I would not have done well, but back to the question what would I want.... a lot of speakers, who really new me, to talk about my love for my son, and my love for all the pre-k's I taught, and to talk about how I take crafts, recipes, blogging and I have such a passion for it. and I must have AVA MARIA play at my funeral.

7. Is it true that joy is formed in simple things? what joy did you have today?      

LONG ANSWER COMING UP BEWARE.... I am a bit of a negative nelly alot of the time. I left my job suddenly and I am not the stay at mom kind, I like to be busy all day and I don't like to sit still ( I have adult a.d.d.) so staying at home, and cleaning, and playing a lot of the day with my one son and homeschooling him is not really the thing I thought I wanted to ever do. He is very demanding and goes from one activity to another so it does keep me busy but he only stays at things about 7 minutes all day. So today I slowed down and we made the Mojito cake together, YES, he helped pour in the rum, we made Chicken and cheese Quesadilla's for lunch and sat on the back porch eating our lunch and even though I feel guilty being a stay at home mom till September with only ONE. IT felt good, it felt RIGHT.

8.What is your favorite type of bread?

I love all bread, and so do my THIGHS- I try to stay away from Panera bread, they have the best around me, yes, I love local bakeries too, but Panera I love.

9. What trait do you fear you could develop? (greed, lazy)

Is slothness a word?? sloppy? I can get sloppy with putting away clothes.

10. What trait would you like to develop?

My memory is horrible I also have LUPUS so it comes with the territory, so a better memory

 11. What room in your house best reflects your personality?

I would have to say my bedroom, lots of books all around, lots of windows, looking at the garden. Blue paint on the wall and blue shades in the room. Dark wood. BIT messy.

12. How do you balance your life, work, family, obligations,church and blogging? 

I have been good at balancing this, maybe it is the A.d.d. working in my favor for once, but I am able to do  it, and I have learned after the age of 30 to tell people NO, If i cant' do something. I also learned after the age of 40 ( I will be 42 in 17 days) that I do not help friends move anymore or move myself, I will call a moving van HA HA seriously, I am a hard worker but moving I draw the line.

So here is the game my friend posted

The  Fun Game is where you get to answer 5 questions 5 times-( I have never done this)
Question 1 - Where were you five years ago?

1.I was just moving in to my husbands home after being engaged

2. I was embarking on a new journey as he had a son who was 11 at the time

3. I left my job as a medical receptionist at Vassar College, to go back to my original field early childhood.

4. I was picking out wedding ideas... from stacks of magazines

5. I was missing my dad he had been gone only 1 year by then.

Question 2 - Where would you like to be five years from now?

1.  In an entirely new line of work

2.  I would love to have more traffic to my blog

3. I would love to have an article in the paper written up about my 2nd blog, about the hudson valley.

4. I would love to have finished my online classes
5. I would love to be starting my masters

Question 3 - What is (was) on your to do list today?

1. GO to the grocery store to pick up 6 items

2. Work on teaching my son how to count to 100 he gets to 34 and then it's a mess

3. Make the Mojito cake I posted about this am

4. Vacuum all the rooms and dust

5. Comment on blogs and post this post

Question 4 - What 5 snacks do you enjoy?

1. *this question is unfair UGH

I have to read and think of the horrible snacks I like, I love cupcakes
2. I love chocolate in any form, even those weight watcher candies
3. potato chips or blue chips and salsa I must have almost twice a week, I eat lots of fruit and vegetables but chips call to me.
4. milk ( I love it)
5. Lately ice cream, or frozen yogurt I just made lavender ice cream recently you should try it...( it is not colored lavender it is flavored with honey and lavender)
Question 5 - What would you do if you were a billionaire?
1. GO to Hawaii, I have wanted to for a number of years
2. Give a lot of money to NF research ctf.org my son has NF1and a few friends I met on line there children do and it breaks my heart to watch them loose a little childhood and to also have to have chemo in some cases at such a young age.
3. Help my family out- relatives
4. BUY a new car, I have a 1995 and it is old LOL but I know I am lucky to have a car.
5. Make sure money is put away for my death so my son does not have to worry if my husband is gone first.
I tag this last game to the following:
*504 main come on holly you know I would pick you
*Gerber days sorry Heather I had to
*beth at her new blog    
* Teaching heart mom
* blammin grammy because I love her answers to anything she is away in Texas right now but when she returns I will ask her to join the questions