New Seminar

Good news, everyone!

Thanks to the way that a large number of people in this state drive, I will be conducting a brand new seminar entitled "Signaling Your Intent (Use Your Damn Turn Signal!)"

Seminars begin right now and will continue every ten minutes until further notice.

Topics include:

1. Changing Lanes
2. Turning Right
3. Turning Left
4. Parallel Parking

If you know anyone who is guilty of not using his or her turn signal while driving, please send them my way.  I would be more than happy to remind them of this very simple rule that is taught to everyone is driver's education classes.  I will use any and all means necessary to get the point across.



Coming soon:  "Signs That You Should Probably Give Up Your License (Driving and the Elderly)"

2011 in Review

2011 is over, and I haven't done this in two years, so here's my year.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?  Got pregnant, had a car totalling accident, gave birth to Liam.

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't do them

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes:  me!  And Abbie!

4. Did anyone close to you die?  I lost my dad in August.

5. What countries did you visit? Stayed in the US this year.

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? Better health, a townhome or house

7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? October 18th, when my son was born.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Having a healthy pregnancy and baby, buying a car.

9. What was your biggest failure?  Saving money

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I got really sick during the summer and couldn't take much because of the baby.

11. What was the best thing you bought? My car

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My wonderful husband.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Coworkers

14. Where did most of your money go? bills, car, Liam

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? My baby!  Although it was pretty terrifying at first.

16. What song will always remind you of 2009? Adele:  Rolling in the Deep

17. Compared to this time last year, you are:
i. happier or sadder? happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner.  Huzzah breastfeeding!
iii. richer or poorer? Poorer.   Babies are expensive

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Spending time with friends and traveling

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? working, as always

20. How will you be spending Christmas? We spent a long weekend with family and friends

21. What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2011?
Vomiting during my epidural.   Normal, I guess, but made me feel dumb.

22. Did you fall in love in 2011? Yes

23. How many one-night stands? None.

24. What was your favorite TV program? The Walking Dead, How I Met Your Mother

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Nope

26. What was the best book you read? The Song of Fire and Ice series

27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Adele

28. What did you want and get? A new car

29. What did you want and not get? a raise

30. What was your favorite film of this year? I can't think of one

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?  I turned 29.  It was uneventful.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More money, finding an actual house to rent

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? Casual class

34. What kept you sane? Great new friends

35. Which celebrity / public figure did you fancy the most? Meh

36. What political issue stirred you the most?  Jobs, business taxation

37. Who did you miss? Abbie

38. Who was the best new person you met? Joy, Mike, and Celina

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011: Time is incredibly fleeting

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

Odd compliment

"You have a beautiful cervix."

The strangest compliment I have ever been given...

Come on, fun.

I'm waiting to start enjoying being pregnant. I know not everyone enjoys it, but I would like to. Unfortunately, I have had nothing to enjoy thus far. Between the nausea, the gas, the exhaustion, and now the subchorionic hemorrhage, this is not fun. My hope is that it will be better once I feel the little sea monkey move. Otherwise, just under six months to go...

I can't win

Straight from the flu to a sinus infection. I know my immune system is more susceptible now, but sheesh. Cut a woman a break here.

NaNoWriMo

I'm doing what they tell you to do and writing what I know.

My goal is that once this novel is done, I can start living again.

Laughter

Ian (coming up behind and hugging me): "Who loves you?"
Me: "You!"
Ian: "No, Jesus!"


Hysterical laughter for a few minutes.