Archive for August, 2005
Monday, August 1st, 2005
Being the Fat Friend
My best friend and I have had talks at length about friendships and my issues regarding balancing them. She has suggested that perhaps I need to be more discriminating about the people I let into my inner circle. This didn’t really feel right to me. It was driving me crazy […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Relationships 101, Weightloss & Excercise by Kym
Monday, August 1st, 2005
ENTJ…
Saw this first at Four Kids and Dog
Which are you?
Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.
2 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005
Spending the currency of time
I’m thinking about the things I want to accomplish with my free time when my kids go to school. Where do I want to bring about change in my life this year? What area of my life do I want to improve? I want to create something new […]
4 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Thursday, August 4th, 2005
Stop the fighting!
How many times can I say that phrase this summer? Perhaps as much as the “Stop the whining” phrase?
Im just venting. Don’t mind me. Really it’s not so bad. There are only 26 days left till the start of school.
I am just so loving the slower pace of summer. […]
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Saturday, August 6th, 2005
And now a word from our sponsors…
I’m taking a few days off from Blogging. I’ll be back in a few.
3 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Wednesday, August 10th, 2005
Savor the Moments!!!
Well, today I can cross another item off my “Things to do before I die” list. I got to support a couple in the birth of their child. Chasmyn and her husband Josh, of Purple Goddess, gave me the honor of being present to take pictures during the […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Gratitude by Kym
Thursday, August 11th, 2005
Pancake Horror
You know when you cave in to your kids because you want them to feel all warm and fuzzy, but you know, in the dark recesses of your brain that what you are about to do is a very bad idea? Yeah. Well. That happened to me this morning. […]
4 Comments » - Posted in I love Food, Kids and Hubby by Kym
Thursday, August 11th, 2005
Your Piggie Personality
Well not that I’m calling you a pig or anything. I’d never do that. But if you draw a pig… they will tell ya about your personality. Here’s mine.
2 Comments » - Posted in Stolen from someone else by Kym
Saturday, August 13th, 2005
Family Stuff
Quick post because my husband is watching my kids so I can work on PTSA stuff. I can’t believe the end of the summer is here already. I don’t feel like I ever got a break from the PTSA. Can I just say… I’m sick of the PTSA?
Anyway… […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Inlaws, Outlaws and Parental Units by Kym
Sunday, August 14th, 2005
Excercise Commitment
My daughter is struggling with walking 30 minutes everyday. I can’t say I blame her. I abhor exercise in any form, and yet I now realize it’s critical to keeping our gene pool’s sluggish metabolism in check. And if she can build exercise into her routine as a habit […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Kids and Hubby, Weightloss & Excercise by Kym
Monday, August 15th, 2005
Mom’s no contact
I had an interesting conversation this morning with my mother. We were discussing how her sister was moving down to help with her mom and how Grandma is a bit stressed by it. Of course it’s a big change and my mom does things for my grandmother that her sister probably […]
No Comments » - Posted in Inlaws, Outlaws and Parental Units, Relationships 101 by Kym
Monday, August 15th, 2005
Summertime Parenting - Vent
Yeah ok… this is another post about a mommy going summertime crazy. I know you love to read ‘em.
I just went back to school shopping with three kids in tow. It was HELL. HELL HELL HELL I tell you. I attribute it to my end of the summer lack of […]
7 Comments » - Posted in Complaining Master, Kids and Hubby by Kym
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
Have you?
Created a document that tells your survivors where all your important documents are in the event of your death?
Created something for each one of your kids in case you die? Like a letter or a box of stuff to remember you by?
Have you ever thought about this stuff? I mean really, it’s important […]
4 Comments » - Posted in General, Inside my head by Kym
Wednesday, August 17th, 2005
Things I could do
Brainstorm list of things I could do with my freetime when the kids are all in school:
Take a cake decorating class
Take a painting class
Do Dinara and Noah’s Adoption story books
Do Dinara and Noah’s Life Books
Do 2004 and 2005 scrapbooks
Clean out my kitchen cabinets that are driving me nutso
Get the attic build out done.
Get the weight […]
5 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Friday, August 19th, 2005
Just a slice of today
Mornin’.
Today is another exciting day. I am going to clean my house. Yep. I am going to actually make it feel “good” to me again. I’m not just going to put things into piles, I’m going to throw things out or put them away. […]
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Saturday, August 20th, 2005
BIL’s surgery
There is something I try to do occasionally. Slow down time. If you don’t measure time in minutes but rather in moments, you really can learn to slow it down. And then there are the times you want to speed it up. Like my sister did yesterday.
My poor […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Inlaws, Outlaws and Parental Units by Kym
Sunday, August 21st, 2005
Teaching Cleanliness
As I work with my kids doing the 3x a year “clear out the dumpfest” of their room, I am thinking a few thoughts about cleaning and organization. Organizing and cleaning has really evolved for me over the years. My mom always called me a slob when I was a kid. […]
5 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Monday, August 22nd, 2005
Maui Bound
I am blogging you while I am on hold. I am in the process of booking our romantic long weekend in Maui to celebrate 15 years of marriage. I can not wait to go! I’ve never been to Hawaii before and I am really looking forward to having time to […]
6 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
Just life
Ok so I’m still walking. I’m feeling like I don’t want to walk though. I’m not seeing any pay off. And I want to see pay-off. I can’t help it. I’m an instant gratification kind of girl. I’m focusing myself that […]
3 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
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5 Comments » - Posted in General, Moola by Kym
Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
Mindfulness
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few weeks thinking about the lessons I want to teach my children. I figure, my job as a parent is to help guide the ship, to foster independence and give my children the appropriate skills (at the appropriate time) to navigate their life. […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Inside my head, Kids and Hubby, Relationships 101 by Kym
Thursday, August 25th, 2005
stream of consciousness
Today was busy. Tomorrow will be busier. We blew off a birthday party tonight. I didn’t want to make the drive. And Emma sprained her wrist and is being very dramatic about it all. With my luck, it’s broken. We are doing a […]
3 Comments » - Posted in General by Kym
Sunday, August 28th, 2005
Savoring Moments
Being present in the moment I was able to savor the following things this weekend:
1. Teaching Emma to chop vegetables.
2. Sorting out the school supplies with my children to take to Meet & Greet tomorrow.
3. A moment of explaining the value of attitude, respect and eye contact to Emma when I think she actually “got it”.
4. A Dinara tickle […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Gratitude by Kym
Monday, August 29th, 2005
stuff
I’m speaking for the PTSA tonight. Gah. I am nervous. I am setting my bar at inspiring. I want to inspire people. But I will happy if I don’t just trip over my words and make a fool of myself. I’m focusing it on that if […]
1 Comment » - Posted in General by Kym
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Seven Things Meme
Cori Tagged me. So I’m playing along
7 things I plan to do before I die:
Go to Africa
Support someone in their death.
Take my children back to their birth country Kazakhstan
Island hop in the Caribbean by private boat with my husband.
Meet my grandchildren. (I want lots!)
Get certified in SCUBA.
Take a cooking course.
7 things I […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Stolen from someone else by Kym
Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
My mother anger
Last night my sister called to tell me that my brother in law was going to have to go back into the hospital. He went on Monday, they gave him drugs but it’s not getting better. From what they describe, it sounds like he has an infection brewing and perhaps a few […]
