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@wineredhush
wineredhush said: how hot can summer get over there?
Today was about 20 degrees C...it is spring, but these kind of temperatures doesn't happen too often...not even in summer. But hopefully this summer will give us loads of sunshine...an exception of the rule!
wineredhush replied to your post: Auto correct changed damn to darn… Rea...
bags?
That one was on purpose... a hold over from when I was reading Terry Goodkind's The Sword of Truth series.
:)
wineredhush replied to your post:Dear mother nature, I’m getting pretty sick of...
that’s really scary from a weather POV… sigh.
It's not like it was a lot of snow, but this is the third or fourth time that I've been all excited that the snow was melting and I could see the sidewalk and stuff....and it dropped another half inch or inch on top...
The earth isn't cold! It doesn't need a blanket! ugh.
wineredhush replied to your post:Briar woke up at 6 again. Was probably my fault,...
the smackings seemed fun to me. That’s because I’m not the one getting it from my kid LOL
Oh yes. Mom got us one of those Atari emulators that basically looks like an Atari and it's got the wireless atari controllers and all... It's still in the box, but Briar wants to play with it and lose the pieces.
I got smacked in the face with that too.
wineredhush replied to your post “When I don’t feel like I’ve been productive I tend to meander...”
get 642 things to write about book. just for fun: it might move your brain to be "productive" :p
I think it would catalyze whimsical creativity, but I don't know if I'd be any more productive haha.
I really should start making lists of things I want to get done--I already do, but only for academic inventories. I should start listing things miscellaneous activities--watch a film, complete a sketch, read an article, read a chapter. I do it mentally but perhaps it'll be more effective if I write it out? Rhetorical question. The answer is yes.
Cassandra - You're one of my 10 favorite followers! So, share 5 facts about yourself and if you bother, send the request on to 10 of your favorite followers! :D
Oh thank you Sheena! You’re too kind.
I’ll take this chance to say hello to a few of the new followers, and I’m so sorry for not blogging since you guys followed! The connection is so super slow… I can’t even upload a picture.. :( I’m so looking forward to sharing what we’ve been up to! But for now, I’ll just share some random facts about myself.
Unless people ask for my opinion, I don’t go around telling people what they should or shouldn’t do with their kids. Because, parenting is, personal. So even when I don’t agree, I do the bare minimum - I share my experience, and if they don’t seem to be interested in my approach, I keep my opinion to myself and respect their parenting choices.
My labor: Natural birth without any form of drugs - the minute we checked in to the hospital to the time Noemi was born, it was barely 3 hours. I was pretty lucky, I guess!
My backbone is not straight - my right shoulder is higher than left, my left hip is out, while the right hip sticks in. I always carry bags with my right shoulder, and I use my left hip when I carry Noemi. Well, it's not that obvious if you don't look closely, but I'm very much aware of it. Can’t wait to settle into our new apartment so I can start organizing and go for Pilates for some backbone SOS!
Honey on my cheese please! Oh but if you have crackers and red wine to go with my cheese, it’s even better. ;)
Sky diving is still a must do agenda before I’m too old for it.
Ellen - You're one of my 10 favorite followers! So, share 5 facts about yourself and if you bother, send the request on to 10 of your favorite followers! :D
10 facts about myself.
My name is Ellen Cecilie, but my friends call me Cecilie. Only my close family use my first name as I have always hated it for some reason.
Even though I have worked with kids (and people in general) throughout my life, I never expected to be a mother. I never really thought motherhood was for me. I liked kids, but I saw my interaction with them as a profession that I didn’t necessarily need to bring home. The thought of being a mother totally freaked me out and when I found out that I was expecting twins (week 15) I laughed and cried at the same time.
My family (sister) predicted that I would mother twin girls when she was 8 years of age, and for someone not wanted kids my 18 year old me said that if that happened, I would give them away. Childish and immature, but that was how I felt…before I fell pregnant.
I have one tattoo. I knew that I wanted one, but I didn’t know what I wanted. But during the dream the word TRINITY came to me. From where I don’t know, but I just knew that I wanted the word tattooed on me. So at the age of 22 I had that done. I never understood what it symbolized to me, but when I was pregnant with the girls I understood that I would have my very own little trinity. Because I knew in my head (not in my heart) that I would be a single mum by then.
When I left Bergen at the age of 20, I never actually intended to move back home. I honestly wanted to be as far away from it as I could possibly get. But 6 months after I gave birth to the girls, I moved back “home”. The reason was simple; I wanted the girls to grow up having a close relationship with their grandparents. On a personal level I regret that every single day, but since we have no relationship with the girls biological father nor his side of the family, I do see that they benefit tremendously by the move.
I never thought I would go back to teaching ever again. When I resigned, I have had enough. Even if I love teaching, I am not really overly excited about being back. It was the easiest thing to do, but I sort of feel that I have given up on myself. Given up on my very own journey to do something else. I didn’t take a second bachelor just to go back doing the same as I did before. So I am a bit disappointed with myself.
I keep dreaming about winning the Euro lottery or any other lottery with serious money involved, and I can sit for hours day dreaming about how I am going to spend the money. But I have never bought a lottery ticked.
When I was about 20 years of age, I had an anorectic tendency for about two years. I did triple classes of aerobic, hardly ate and took loads of laxatives. I was nearly kicked out of my gym because of how unhealthy I was. I worked my way through it, and I can assure you that I don’t have any eating disorder now. But I am still struggle with the negative feelings regarding my body, and I am totally scared shitless about joining a gym. Because situations like that is a huge trigger to me…even now nearly 20 years after.
I have also done more for others then I have been willing to do for myself. I would bend down backwards for close friends, family and more importantly my kids. But I don’t do anything for myself unless someone force me to. I am so wrapped up in pleasing others, that I end up selling myself short each and every time. I know this, and I am in a constant battle with myself to claim things for myself. Like my dad said the other day: “We have one daughter that asks for help, but another that NEVER ask!”. I have blamed everyone for never offering to babysit my girls, but I never asked. I knew that they would gladly do it if I asked, but my pride wanted them to offer. I wanted them to WISH to spend time with my kids and not feel it as an obligation.
My mum and dad split up when I was 8 years of age, and being a daddy’s girl I am sort of sad that I had to grow up with my mum. I wish my dad had fought to get us to live with him. I am not saying that my mum is a bad mum, but she is as cold as they get and growing up with her left scars. I am constantly trying to give my girls what my mum never gave me. So we kiss, hug, talk and love with passion. The worse thing someone could ever say to me is: “You are just like your mother!”. I don’t hate her…she is my mother…I just don’t want to be like her.
Ty - - You're one of my 10 favorite followers! So, share 5 facts about yourself and if you bother, send the request on to 10 of your favorite followers! :D
Yay! Thank you. :) Let's see, 5 facts....
Pecan Pie is one of my favorite things ever...and Reeces Peanut Butter Cups...and Kit-Kats...OH, And Blue Bunny's Peanut Butter Panic Ice Cream is to die for.
I'm a fairly shy / quiet person. You probably wouldn't know it if you met me here, or at work though.
Ce and I have been having a hard time making friends, meeting new people is hard, especially when you've got a little one demanding so much of your time, and then a house that needs working on, and jobs and all of that... Add into the mix that most people that are at our age seem to already have their friend groups that they're happy with...ugh
I've been playing guitar since I can remember. I'm not very good at it, but I know most of the chords.
About 2 years ago I switched all of my PCs from Windows to Linux, quit playing games and started trying to do something useful with the processing power. Not making much progress, but I am learning quite a bit about Linux.
