On Hold
Well well, haven’t been on here in months huh? Just stopping by to let you know that I won’t be updating this much for awhile. John’s back in school full time and as for me, still working full time and trying to keep house while also keeping tabs on a hyper clumsy pup. My computer is slowly falling apart and since John uses his school laptop just about all the time now, I really don’t have means for blogging or much else computer related. We won’t be buying a new computer for some time, so for now the blog is kinda on “hold” until then. I’m sure you’re all devastated, right? ;)
Invitation
So my running blog has been flourishing much more than this blog, but my visitor frequency definitely has not followed suit. Want to stop over and help support me as I get my behind into gear? Please? Thanks! :)
The Usual
Just about every day I think for a second that I should probably blog about something, but nothing interesting comes to mind. I’m aware that I’m not a gifted writer or creative in that respect, which is fine, but I love blogs and wish I could keep up with mine more often! Honestly the last couple weeks haven’t consisted of much more than the usual: work, sleep, cook, exercise, read, etc.. One exciting thing happened today, they turned on the heat in our building! YAY! That brings me joy since the past couple nights (weeks?) I’ve been shivering as I crawl into bed. I love being able to snuggle under layers and layers of blankets and covers, but when it takes a good 15 minutes just to warm up enough to relax, that’s just no way to go to bed. In other news, I’ve been sick the past week or so and it just hasn’t left me yet. I think these next couple days I should start feeling better, I pray! John is leaving for a men’s retreat with our church and I work all weekend, so hopefully I can feel better enough to get some good cleaning done around here.
Well, that’s about it. I told you nothing too thrilling. I hope all is well on your end!
Another One
Yesterday I started another blog that is more focused on my running and health-related goals. Check it out if you want, and offer some support too while you’re at it! :)
Yowza
Summer never seems to be that “vacation” that I always think it will be. No surprise since I started working full-time just over a month ago. We have been so busy (or just plain tired) that I really have been slacking on many things, not just this little blog. I think I’ve come to be okay with the fact that I’ll never be an avid blogger. I love to READ blogs, but I’m just not a good writer and blogging is frustrating to me because I can’t write out my thoughts well. Perhaps it just takes practice like everything else, but since I’ve been blogging since I was 14 and I still have nothing to show for it, I guess I’ve failed that cliche.
But, good news! John and I finally officially have internet at our apartment! As of last night we are able connect to the outside world 24/7 365. Good and bad thing, but overall I’m glad and excited. The cable guy also decided to be extra nice and bless us with free cable! He said that their company ran out of blocks for our cable connection, so we’ll just get cable for free. Woo! Now that’s something I’m not as excited about because TV is so much of a distraction for me and for John too. I really have enjoyed the quietness of a home without any background noise of the TV. That’s how our house was all the time growing up, so although it’s a little comforting to have it again, I hope we can limit our consumption. There’s almost always something better to do with your time than watch TV, and it just breeds bad things… laziness, marital problems, and most importantly, it steals time away from prayer and reading the Word. I’ve definitely been struggling with that since I started working (be praying for me in that respect). Adjusting to working full-time has been difficult, but I like it a whole lot more than being in school, that’s for sure! At least you have some time “off” whereas in school it feels like you’re never free.
So as I say in every other post, I hope to keep this sucker updated more often, possibly even with pictures here and there. Now don’t hide your excitement!
Secret no longer!
“Deep down inside, most every guy wants to be a secret agent. Someone who is stealthy, resourceful, dangerous and prepared for anything. I know I will never be a secret agent (or maybe I already am), but”
The above is what I recently found in our “Drafts” folder on our blog… written by my lovely husband a couple months ago, never to be seen by me until tonight. I found it quite humorous and thought the rest of the blog world might as well. Perhaps he’ll finish this post someday (though I think it was perhaps the beginning of his post about his backpack!), but since it’s been a few months, I found it time to display… hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Disconnected
As of yesterday, John and I have no internet at our home… so, a warning that our blog may be sparse until we do have internet again, which won’t be until I’m working in late July probably. It’s actually kinda nice not having internet… so much less distraction and more motivation to be productive in things that really matter. So, now we have no TV or internet… whatever shall we do? Thank God for free wi-fi at coffee shops! Haha, I may be visiting those much more often now… I’ll try to keep up with your posts!
Five Things
My friend over at Knightly Chats tagged me to do this little survey about me… so please, if I have tagged you, humor me and do it also. It’s fun to learn more random things about each other to get to know one another better!
The Rules:
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read the player’s blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
What were you doing 5 years ago?
- I was a junior in high school, having just finished the most difficult year of high school ever junior year, since I took a few AP (advanced placement) classes, one of which was European History which I did not enjoy, the other was Calculus which I loved!
- I was not a happy camper at this time, probably would have been diagnosed with depression…
- I was going to local community church with my best friend Amanda which God was using to bring me to Him in the years to come.
- My parents, my rabbit, Buddy, and I (my brother and sister were in college in Maine) moved from a house that we lived in for most of my life (ages 5 to 17) and next door to my best friend Amanda to a house right by a beautiful lake just 10 miles north, where I knew nobody but was still within the same school district.
- Later in July I started working at Chipotle where I was the youngest and only white girl so I was hit on by the many older Mexican men… eventually leading me to quit after 7 months.
What are five things to do on your to do list for the day?
- Read and feast on God’s Word and journal about it.
- Pray for myself, my husband, my family, friends, church, and those who do not yet know the Lord.
(Both of the above I “plan” to do everyday yet often fail to… please pray for me to follow through with it!)
- Take a walk/job outside or go work out at the downtown “Y” (YMCA)
- Organize some more boxes, particularly office supplies… and re-pot my basil plant!
- Cook a new recipe for dinner tonight (from allrecipes.com) of italian pork meat ball pasta… should be good!
What are five snacks you enjoy?
- Dried cherries that my mom me gets from Shipshewana, Indiana
- Chips and salsa
- Wheat thins with roasted red pepper hummus
- Fresh crunchy/juicy grapes
- Baby carrots with ranch dressing for dipping
What five things would you do if you were a billionaire?
- pay off our debt and never use a credit card again (if possible)
- pay off our church’s and help support them in building more campuses/churches
- give to my sister’s ministry
- pay off my brother’s debt and help him get a place of his own so he can take care of his kids and so that my mom doesn’t have to work and take care of the little kiddos
- help out my sisters in Christ who are struggling to make ends meet (enable my good friend Heidi to be a stay-at-home mom as she so desires!)
What are five of your bad habits?
- staying up late/sleeping in
- wasting time on internet, though I think I’ve gotten better
- picking at my hair/face when I’m stressed or anxious rather than immediately praying and giving it to the Lord
- being extremely pokey when getting ready to leave which means…
- almost always being 5-15 minutes late
What are five jobs you have had?
- soccer referee
- chipotle mexican grill… burrito extraordinaire
- receptionist at a women’s health club
- sales associate at american eagle outfitters (clothing store)
- nursing assistant at a local nursing home/long-term care center
What five people do you want to tag?
- my sister Jen
- my friend Heidi
- my ‘blog friend’ Kathy
- my ‘blog friend’ Stacy
- my friend from college Britt
Current events
“Hey all the snow/ice has finally melted! yay!” was what I said to my husband at 8:00am this morning. Now, we have about 5 inches of snow on the ground. Oh Minnesota… ————–In other news, I’ve decided to officially leave facebook for good now. No longer will I submit to that yoke of slavery! I’m pretty pumped about it (but hope people don’t forget I exist now). —————Update: Forgot to mention another accomplishment (snow is an accomplishment?) of the day… I finished my resume and my application essay to a nursing job for new graduates at two of my favorite hospitals in the cities! So, after hearing back from a good friend on her suggestions for editing them, I will be printing them and mailing it off. This is my first time applying to a “real” job, so I’m a bit nervous. I need to trust that God has it figured out and he will provide me a job if he wills it. Worrying won’t help… (preaching to myself)…
moving onto better (yummier) topics
I realize my last post was a rather complaint oriented post… this one will hopefully not be! I’ve been feeling better the past few days now and am just about back to health! Now onto other topics-Recently I’ve discovered that I really really enjoy cooking. I didn’t have hardly any experience cooking until I got married last summer, and I’ll admit, I was more scared and overwhelmed than excited about it. Slowly but surely I’ve tried simple recipes, some more complicated (and frustrating/messy), and now I’m feeling like I might actually become a good cook sooner than later! Last week I made a white chicken chili (thanks to a lovely older lady from my church sharing a recipe with me!) and it was yum-o! (Sorry but yes, I do like a little Rachael Ray now and then) Only bad part was that it was probably a recipe for 6-8 servings and there are only… two of us. So, after 4 days of eating the same thing, I started getting sick of it. Then, to solve the problem, I made my first pan of meatloaf! Thanks to my mother-in-law for her very simple recipe! Husband surely liked it too. Now, I’m starting to dabble with the idea of purchasing some international foods cookbooks, like Indian and Italian foods. Husband has already given up on indian food because of two bad experiences, but I am determined to help him realize that he does indeed like it! My sister, who is big into cooking, recommended some cookbooks to me and I’ve found some more. Do any of you (other than my sister!) have any suggestions? Websites are nice too…
