quick tip:
If you decide you don't really feel like making dinner one night, but also don't want to look lazy, you should say you are going to make french toast and bacon with fruit salad. Then, while the chicken bacon is in the microwave( does that not sound incredibly gross?) and the metal pan is heating up greased in butter, You can egg up your your wheat bread and then plop it on the metal pan. When a couple pieces have been frying for a bit you can try and flip them but soon come to realize they are glued to the pan. After you scape them up and flip them--ruined--over, you can shove the pan away from the burner, yell at them, put them in a trash can and the scalding hot pan into the sink while bursting into tears of rage. Your husband will most likely get his keys and make a mad rush to the door and you will only know what is going on by the sound of the front door closing. Then in a few minutes a perfectly tasty meal of fried chicken and store prepared macaroni salad may be on your table and you won't even have to prepare a bit of it!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
i'm a new person, or--newer..
When I was in my final years of high school I was apparently either pretty happy or pretty sad.
Today I went through the junk I had kept in my parents attic for quite a few years. I threw out a lot of it. Most of it was pretty useless. Just memories from pieces of trash. It's amazing how much different of a person I am now. Throwing away so many things from my childhood made me feel like I was finally laying that person to rest. I cried a little bit, just because so many things I had forgotten about myself resurfaced. I kept most of my creative writing pieces. From those I read of my manic moods in poems. It's hard to let go of my past. Even though it's been collecting dust in my parents attic for a good 10+ years. There were so many boxes that my mom asked me to go through. I really was a sentimental girl. I saved so many things that meant anything to me. Things I would've never remembered on my own. So instead of going through everything. I chose to just throw some unopened containers away to be forgotten forever. I am who I am because of my past and because of the present. I was not made to be remembered, or to remember myself. So much has happened to me, so much happens to everyone. That's life. It is amazing though to look back and see a person so different from who I am. A person full of questions and excitement. Now I have the answers to those questions and the joy that goes along with them. I am sure there will still be so many more changes to my life as the next 25 fly by. I hope that just like these past years the only thing that stays the same is my yearning for the Lord. He has molded me and taught me so much. I am so thankful to learn more everyday of my life.
Things I saved of interest:
Cassette of "Car Button Cloth" -- Lemonheads
Scrapbook of my trip to Tampa in 1997(which I made for my aunt-who unfortunately passed away before seeing it)
Poems about how I Hate Fall, and then how I Love It.
School portfolios with samples of each subjects work for the year
My Awana and Pioneer handbooks
Digital portrait from Kid's R Us in Exton during its grand opening circa 1990?
Photo album I made from my birthday camera 1990
a few barbies
Lisa and Sue-baby, my cabbage patch kids
Cherry Merry Muffin doll "Chocolatti"
Cap and Gown from graduation(what in the world am i gonna do with that?)
Just Nikki catalog with Britney Spears on the cover(before she was famous) 1998 (will it be worth anything?)
Diary from 1995-1998 (I had a million crushes lol)
I have a million porcelain dolls that i need to find a home for. They look pretty antiquish now.
It's fun reading all the things I used to write. I used to write A Lot...
The things i struggled with seem so insignificant now. The people who were so wrapped up in my world are so far away from me in every way. I love where I am now, but I feel like a stranger to my old self! The refining work has certainly taken place so far.
I used to watch "felicity" and loved how at the end they would show the album of certain songs that were played throughout, I bought Heather Nova and Soul Coughing through that!!
I remember when Jennifer Garner was on that show as Noel's old girlfriend. So weird.
That show got kinda raunchy toward the end though.
I kept letters from my friends before email really shot off. We would send each other notes and decorate the envelopes excessively. "P.S. Let's write each other REALLY long letters now!" one said to me. How sweet and innocent they were. Talking about pets and parents and boys looking our way lol. I forget who I was back then. I really do. If not for these memorabilia it would never have come back to me!
I have gone on for a while now! Hopefully I can scan some old pics in an put them up.
I have to unload my car of all the boxes of mostly dolls I brought back. My hubby sat down with me and read a lot of the old things I had written back in the day. It was pretty special.
I really feel like a new person now. A Lauren 2.0. I love my life, family, environment, even the left over snow.
Today I went through the junk I had kept in my parents attic for quite a few years. I threw out a lot of it. Most of it was pretty useless. Just memories from pieces of trash. It's amazing how much different of a person I am now. Throwing away so many things from my childhood made me feel like I was finally laying that person to rest. I cried a little bit, just because so many things I had forgotten about myself resurfaced. I kept most of my creative writing pieces. From those I read of my manic moods in poems. It's hard to let go of my past. Even though it's been collecting dust in my parents attic for a good 10+ years. There were so many boxes that my mom asked me to go through. I really was a sentimental girl. I saved so many things that meant anything to me. Things I would've never remembered on my own. So instead of going through everything. I chose to just throw some unopened containers away to be forgotten forever. I am who I am because of my past and because of the present. I was not made to be remembered, or to remember myself. So much has happened to me, so much happens to everyone. That's life. It is amazing though to look back and see a person so different from who I am. A person full of questions and excitement. Now I have the answers to those questions and the joy that goes along with them. I am sure there will still be so many more changes to my life as the next 25 fly by. I hope that just like these past years the only thing that stays the same is my yearning for the Lord. He has molded me and taught me so much. I am so thankful to learn more everyday of my life.
Things I saved of interest:
Cassette of "Car Button Cloth" -- Lemonheads
Scrapbook of my trip to Tampa in 1997(which I made for my aunt-who unfortunately passed away before seeing it)
Poems about how I Hate Fall, and then how I Love It.
School portfolios with samples of each subjects work for the year
My Awana and Pioneer handbooks
Digital portrait from Kid's R Us in Exton during its grand opening circa 1990?
Photo album I made from my birthday camera 1990
a few barbies
Lisa and Sue-baby, my cabbage patch kids
Cherry Merry Muffin doll "Chocolatti"
Cap and Gown from graduation(what in the world am i gonna do with that?)
Just Nikki catalog with Britney Spears on the cover(before she was famous) 1998 (will it be worth anything?)
Diary from 1995-1998 (I had a million crushes lol)
I have a million porcelain dolls that i need to find a home for. They look pretty antiquish now.
It's fun reading all the things I used to write. I used to write A Lot...
The things i struggled with seem so insignificant now. The people who were so wrapped up in my world are so far away from me in every way. I love where I am now, but I feel like a stranger to my old self! The refining work has certainly taken place so far.
I used to watch "felicity" and loved how at the end they would show the album of certain songs that were played throughout, I bought Heather Nova and Soul Coughing through that!!
I remember when Jennifer Garner was on that show as Noel's old girlfriend. So weird.
That show got kinda raunchy toward the end though.
I kept letters from my friends before email really shot off. We would send each other notes and decorate the envelopes excessively. "P.S. Let's write each other REALLY long letters now!" one said to me. How sweet and innocent they were. Talking about pets and parents and boys looking our way lol. I forget who I was back then. I really do. If not for these memorabilia it would never have come back to me!
I have gone on for a while now! Hopefully I can scan some old pics in an put them up.
I have to unload my car of all the boxes of mostly dolls I brought back. My hubby sat down with me and read a lot of the old things I had written back in the day. It was pretty special.
I really feel like a new person now. A Lauren 2.0. I love my life, family, environment, even the left over snow.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Lotsa Snow
Hi, It's been a while.
We're currently buried under a lot of snow here in our town home. This afternoon was a beautifully sunny one though, and it did it's job of melting quite a bit of the snow. When I look out my front window toward the cars, you can barely see over the mounds of snow. The wind was blowing and large thumps could be heard on our lower overhang (second story) from the third story roof. I though Evie was being loud in her room so I went up to chide her(she was supposed to be taking a nap) but when I loudly opened the door to her room saying "You are supposed to be in your bed!" I saw a sweet little baby sleepy on her back with her hand up above her head, so serenely. That is when I realize the loud thuds I heard were chunks of snow falling from the roof onto the overhang!
Family is doing well. I have something going on with my carotid artery--a blockage, kink or something putting pressure on it, though it's probably just a "fascinoma" as my doc called it. Nothing bad, just fascinating :) We'll see just what it is with some tests I will be taking soon. Curious, but not scared. I noticed it when doing my daily exercises. Very strange sensation only affecting the right side of my head. ANYWAY I usually don't put those kinds of things on here, but I thought it was interesting.
I am starting to stress about schooling for Asa, ok, not starting to, but have been for a while. Praying and hoping financial aid would work and we could put him in a local christian school. If not I don't know what I want to do. Hubby doesn't know either.
So I bought some sanitizing wipes the other day. They are just like the Lysol or Clorox wipes, but made from botanical sources and are not toxic. They release no fumes either which is awesome because I tend to use them in my daughter's little room the most. When you use them they smell strongly of thyme and some other plant. Very fresh and not headache inducing! They are by Seventh Generation.
Need to go watch the Office now. Will blog again soon :)
We're currently buried under a lot of snow here in our town home. This afternoon was a beautifully sunny one though, and it did it's job of melting quite a bit of the snow. When I look out my front window toward the cars, you can barely see over the mounds of snow. The wind was blowing and large thumps could be heard on our lower overhang (second story) from the third story roof. I though Evie was being loud in her room so I went up to chide her(she was supposed to be taking a nap) but when I loudly opened the door to her room saying "You are supposed to be in your bed!" I saw a sweet little baby sleepy on her back with her hand up above her head, so serenely. That is when I realize the loud thuds I heard were chunks of snow falling from the roof onto the overhang!
Family is doing well. I have something going on with my carotid artery--a blockage, kink or something putting pressure on it, though it's probably just a "fascinoma" as my doc called it. Nothing bad, just fascinating :) We'll see just what it is with some tests I will be taking soon. Curious, but not scared. I noticed it when doing my daily exercises. Very strange sensation only affecting the right side of my head. ANYWAY I usually don't put those kinds of things on here, but I thought it was interesting.
I am starting to stress about schooling for Asa, ok, not starting to, but have been for a while. Praying and hoping financial aid would work and we could put him in a local christian school. If not I don't know what I want to do. Hubby doesn't know either.
So I bought some sanitizing wipes the other day. They are just like the Lysol or Clorox wipes, but made from botanical sources and are not toxic. They release no fumes either which is awesome because I tend to use them in my daughter's little room the most. When you use them they smell strongly of thyme and some other plant. Very fresh and not headache inducing! They are by Seventh Generation.
Need to go watch the Office now. Will blog again soon :)
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