A List of Eights
8 TV Shows I Love to Watch
1. Biggest Loser
2. Dancing with the stars
3. Life
4. CSI (Las Vegas and I won't watch after Grisam and Warrick leave)
5. Amazing Race
6. Good things Utah- Especially when my Cousin is on, she's famous (She's the Thanksgiving Point girl!) I'll also watch Studio 5 if she is scheduled to be on that day.
7. Law and Order SVU
8. I cannot think of any more current favorites. I do wish Ed would come back, I loved that show!
8 Things that Happened Yesterday
1. Had a friend over and talked grown up stuff (like the whole time) while the boys were all at school.
2. Started and almost finished my new favorite necklace. It's gonna be gorgeous. Browns, taupe, ivory and it's all pearl. Kind of like this one.
3. I cleaned up toys, approximately 982 of them. If you count picking up the same toy 100 times. Which I do.
4. Ran my butt off. Apparently only figuratively speaking as the scale has not budged in 5 weeks.
5. Talked to a great friend on the phone.
6. Styled my hair for the first time in almost a week.
7. Cleaned out the fridge
8. Drank a gallon of water
8 Favorite Places to Eat
1. Home
2. Sweet Tomatoes
3. Cafe Rio
4. Rumbi Island Grill
5. The Roof (if I'm thinking extravagantly)
6. California Pizza Kitchen (I've enjoyed it the two times I've been)
7. I'm pretty ashamed that I can't think of any more favorite places to eat. We do not eat out often, that is apparent. I would like to try Bombara (in SLC)
8. Cold stone. I like to eat at coldstone. Does having ice cream for dinner count?
8 Things I Am Looking Forward To
1. Preschool and free time to make more jewelry tomorrow
2. Running my butt off tomorrow. And doing 200 situps, lunges and push ups. Seriously.
3. Super Saturday: Being OVER
4. Caleb and Eli playing together, without bloodshed
5. Eating butternut squash from the garden
6. Christmas
7. My Cousin Spencer coming home from his mission
8. Thanksgiving Dinner (with the Mayberry's?)
8 Things on My Wish List
1. Sell 5 bracelets, 2 necklaces and 10 pair of earrings by Christmas
2. That I could wake up 30 pounds lighter
3. Our business proposal will be picked up and signed under contract
4. A maid
5. an assertive sales rep to get my jewelry into a few nice hotel gift shops or boutiques
6. to fit in my college jeans by Christmas
7. Visit Fiji-I'd love to serve a mission there with Lester
8. Nice, faithful, successful adult children.
8 People I Tag
You know I'm not going to do this. But if you want to play along, tell me in the comments and I'll come visit you...
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Time Killer
Tagged by Cheryl. The other queen of random.
Anyway, here's 7 MORE random facts about me. Because I feel like typing but need a little direction. And why wouldn't you want to know more about me?
1. I love math. Love it more than is probably healthy. My brain loves numbers and equations. I took extra math in both high school and college, just for fun. And because the cutest football/soccer player in HS sat behind me in math. Both years, all year. I loved that teacher.
2. I enjoy organizing. But only if I don't have to. I try to organize before it gets to the 'have to' stage so that it is still fun.
3. My name is Samoan. And for that reason alone, I always felt like a bigger part of me was meant to be an Island girl. Unfortunately my tanning abilities remind me that I'm still a translucent white girl with a polynesian name.
4. I loved my husband before we ever met in person.
5. I over analyze everything. I preplan conversations and agonize over nerdy things I say (which weren't planned) afterward. Sometimes for days.
6. I have a 3 year supply of laundry soap in my garage. AT least 3 years worth, possibly more.
7. I am a pretty awesome chef. Like the best on the planet, so says my 7 year old.
Seven people I would like to tag for this Random Meme: Whoever wants to can. But I'm not gonna make ya!
Anyway, here's 7 MORE random facts about me. Because I feel like typing but need a little direction. And why wouldn't you want to know more about me?
1. I love math. Love it more than is probably healthy. My brain loves numbers and equations. I took extra math in both high school and college, just for fun. And because the cutest football/soccer player in HS sat behind me in math. Both years, all year. I loved that teacher.
2. I enjoy organizing. But only if I don't have to. I try to organize before it gets to the 'have to' stage so that it is still fun.
3. My name is Samoan. And for that reason alone, I always felt like a bigger part of me was meant to be an Island girl. Unfortunately my tanning abilities remind me that I'm still a translucent white girl with a polynesian name.
4. I loved my husband before we ever met in person.
5. I over analyze everything. I preplan conversations and agonize over nerdy things I say (which weren't planned) afterward. Sometimes for days.
6. I have a 3 year supply of laundry soap in my garage. AT least 3 years worth, possibly more.
7. I am a pretty awesome chef. Like the best on the planet, so says my 7 year old.
Seven people I would like to tag for this Random Meme: Whoever wants to can. But I'm not gonna make ya!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Random Bits
1. Do you like blue cheese? Yes. Especially in my summer lemon salad. Delish!
2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? Nope, but once when I was pregnant I dreamed I was trying to quit smoking and couldn't. I kept telling everyone I was craving a cigarette. Scariest part, I could smell cigarette smoke in my dream and totally thought it was real. I had to have my husband remind me that I wasn't a smoker. He was none to happy about being woken at 3 am.
3. Do you own a gun? Not me personally.
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Ice and more ice. Matter of fact forget the drink and bring me a cup of slightly wet ice.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointment? No
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I like them, if I don't think about it too much.
7. Favorite Christmas Song? This one that I sang in the Ward Christmas Program the ONE year I sang with them. I love it so, but I can't remember the name.
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water
9. Can you do push-ups? Uh, yeah. Remember last Wednesday and Friday, I had to do 200 of them? My back and shoulders and arms have just started to forgive me.
10. What is your favorite movie? I don't have a current one. When I was 12 I rented Troop Beverly Hills every Friday for 6 months. And then in college Julie and I watched Fools Rush In like every Friday and Saturday and Sunday and Monday for like 3 months straight.
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? My wedding ring. But I don't always wear it. I also have lots of 2nd favorite pieces too.
12. Favorite hobby? Blogging and jewelry making and cooking and scrapbooking and organizing and and and exercising.
13. Do you work with people who idolize you? Um no. Most days I'm the mean un-fun mom
14. Do you have ADD? No. Yes. What was the question? See #12 I think yes, how else would I explain my lack of ability to stick to one task long enough to finish? Unless it counts that I usually stop when someone interrupts and needs something else and I forget what I was doing previously and find some other half finished thing to work on.
15. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself? My lack of trust in my own opinions.
16. What’s your middle name? Renae
17. Name three thoughts at this moment: What am I making for dinner? How many scouts will come today? Why am I typing on my blog instead of making dinner and getting ready for the scouts?
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: 70 cent chocolate chips! (seriously! Albertsons when you buy 10 bags)
19. Current worry right now? If I make jewelry and list it on Etsy, will people buy it???? Do I trust USPS enough to put my business deliveries in their hands?
21. Current hate right now? (hey! Where was question #20?) Aunt Flo. I'll agree with Cheryl on both accounts
22. Favorite place to be? With good friends/family.
23. How did you bring in the New Year? I can't remember!
24. Where would you like to go? Fiji, Australia and/or New Zealand, followed by Samoa
25. Name three people who will complete this? No idea. Three people with time on their hands? Or three people with NO time on their hands? Like me?
26. Whose answer do you want to read the most? Anyone
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Turquoise and leopard print. Seriously. With purple pants. I still haven't changed out of my workout clothes. Good thing though I've been running around all day.
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I would surely fall right out of bed. I prefer 1000 thread count cotton
29. Can you whistle? Yep
30. Favorite color? I love every color. Especially RED and purple
31. Would you be a pirate? Aside from the stealing, sure they have great treasure chests of jewelry
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? John Mayer, waiting on the world (to change) great acoustics in the shower
33. Favorite girl’s name? Savannah
34. Favorite boy’s name? Jeremiah
35. What’s in your pocket right now? Nothing
36. Last thing (Person) that made you laugh? Elijah wearing a neck full of our lanyard samples
37. Best bed sheets as a child? Mickey Mouse
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Once, while attending Culinary School, I nearly lost my right thumb to a chainsaw while doing an ice sculpture.
39. What is your favorite snack? Cheese and water.
40. Favorite thing to do on Sundays? Have a 'cheat' meal.
41. Who is your loudest friend? I dunno? Maybe it's me.
42. How many dogs do you have? Two. A welsh corgi named Sydney and a big black retriever named Ratu (Fijian for Big Chief)
43. Does someone have a crush on you? My husband. He thinks I'm a babe.
45. What is your favorite book? (where was #44?) Too tough to answer. So many factors.
46. What is your favorite candy? Homemade caramels or homemade fudge (particularly candy cane, coconut with almonds, caramel pecan and cookies and cream)
47. What is your favorite sports team? Cougars
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? Families can Be together Forever
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? Wow! This is the closest I've come to falling off the bed without actually falling!
2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? Nope, but once when I was pregnant I dreamed I was trying to quit smoking and couldn't. I kept telling everyone I was craving a cigarette. Scariest part, I could smell cigarette smoke in my dream and totally thought it was real. I had to have my husband remind me that I wasn't a smoker. He was none to happy about being woken at 3 am.
3. Do you own a gun? Not me personally.
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Ice and more ice. Matter of fact forget the drink and bring me a cup of slightly wet ice.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointment? No
6. What do you think of hot dogs? I like them, if I don't think about it too much.
7. Favorite Christmas Song? This one that I sang in the Ward Christmas Program the ONE year I sang with them. I love it so, but I can't remember the name.
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water
9. Can you do push-ups? Uh, yeah. Remember last Wednesday and Friday, I had to do 200 of them? My back and shoulders and arms have just started to forgive me.
10. What is your favorite movie? I don't have a current one. When I was 12 I rented Troop Beverly Hills every Friday for 6 months. And then in college Julie and I watched Fools Rush In like every Friday and Saturday and Sunday and Monday for like 3 months straight.
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? My wedding ring. But I don't always wear it. I also have lots of 2nd favorite pieces too.
12. Favorite hobby? Blogging and jewelry making and cooking and scrapbooking and organizing and and and exercising.
13. Do you work with people who idolize you? Um no. Most days I'm the mean un-fun mom
14. Do you have ADD? No. Yes. What was the question? See #12 I think yes, how else would I explain my lack of ability to stick to one task long enough to finish? Unless it counts that I usually stop when someone interrupts and needs something else and I forget what I was doing previously and find some other half finished thing to work on.
15. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself? My lack of trust in my own opinions.
16. What’s your middle name? Renae
17. Name three thoughts at this moment: What am I making for dinner? How many scouts will come today? Why am I typing on my blog instead of making dinner and getting ready for the scouts?
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: 70 cent chocolate chips! (seriously! Albertsons when you buy 10 bags)
19. Current worry right now? If I make jewelry and list it on Etsy, will people buy it???? Do I trust USPS enough to put my business deliveries in their hands?
21. Current hate right now? (hey! Where was question #20?) Aunt Flo. I'll agree with Cheryl on both accounts
22. Favorite place to be? With good friends/family.
23. How did you bring in the New Year? I can't remember!
24. Where would you like to go? Fiji, Australia and/or New Zealand, followed by Samoa
25. Name three people who will complete this? No idea. Three people with time on their hands? Or three people with NO time on their hands? Like me?
26. Whose answer do you want to read the most? Anyone
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Turquoise and leopard print. Seriously. With purple pants. I still haven't changed out of my workout clothes. Good thing though I've been running around all day.
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I would surely fall right out of bed. I prefer 1000 thread count cotton
29. Can you whistle? Yep
30. Favorite color? I love every color. Especially RED and purple
31. Would you be a pirate? Aside from the stealing, sure they have great treasure chests of jewelry
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? John Mayer, waiting on the world (to change) great acoustics in the shower
33. Favorite girl’s name? Savannah
34. Favorite boy’s name? Jeremiah
35. What’s in your pocket right now? Nothing
36. Last thing (Person) that made you laugh? Elijah wearing a neck full of our lanyard samples
37. Best bed sheets as a child? Mickey Mouse
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? Once, while attending Culinary School, I nearly lost my right thumb to a chainsaw while doing an ice sculpture.
39. What is your favorite snack? Cheese and water.
40. Favorite thing to do on Sundays? Have a 'cheat' meal.
41. Who is your loudest friend? I dunno? Maybe it's me.
42. How many dogs do you have? Two. A welsh corgi named Sydney and a big black retriever named Ratu (Fijian for Big Chief)
43. Does someone have a crush on you? My husband. He thinks I'm a babe.
45. What is your favorite book? (where was #44?) Too tough to answer. So many factors.
46. What is your favorite candy? Homemade caramels or homemade fudge (particularly candy cane, coconut with almonds, caramel pecan and cookies and cream)
47. What is your favorite sports team? Cougars
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? Families can Be together Forever
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? Wow! This is the closest I've come to falling off the bed without actually falling!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Self Doubt
Dangit. It sneaks in and seems to wait for a weak moment.
Waiting for that moment when you give it a millimeter of crawl space to get inside your head, once there it breeds like wild fire. Burning it's way through every accomplishment and positive thought you worked so hard to earn. There is usually no way to put out the flames, only hope that you put all the important stuff in the compartment labled fire-proof. And then you spend a good portion of your time trying to recover all you lost and build on that which was safe, because acknowledging strengths is like a giant stepping block to rebuilding weaknesses.
Depression related hormones or the lack there of can fuel the fire, not today thank goodness. But ouch! I've got smoke coming out my ears and tears in my eyes (if only I could find a way syphon them back inside my head they could help with the flames).
Waiting for that moment when you give it a millimeter of crawl space to get inside your head, once there it breeds like wild fire. Burning it's way through every accomplishment and positive thought you worked so hard to earn. There is usually no way to put out the flames, only hope that you put all the important stuff in the compartment labled fire-proof. And then you spend a good portion of your time trying to recover all you lost and build on that which was safe, because acknowledging strengths is like a giant stepping block to rebuilding weaknesses.
Depression related hormones or the lack there of can fuel the fire, not today thank goodness. But ouch! I've got smoke coming out my ears and tears in my eyes (if only I could find a way syphon them back inside my head they could help with the flames).
Holy Smokes
If I don't return by tomorrow, someone please check the treadmill. I may be underneath it by the end of the workout.
On tap for today:
• 25 Push Ups
• 25 Sit Ups
• 25 Lunges
• 400 Meter Run
Repeat cycle 8 times
Umm....How on earth?? They just doubled the reps for sit ups and push ups and added in lunges (I'll be doing 200 of each!) Don't be thinking that the repeat 8 times got by on me.
On tap for today:
• 25 Push Ups
• 25 Sit Ups
• 25 Lunges
• 400 Meter Run
Repeat cycle 8 times
Umm....How on earth?? They just doubled the reps for sit ups and push ups and added in lunges (I'll be doing 200 of each!) Don't be thinking that the repeat 8 times got by on me.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Random Thoughts. . .with direction
I have been posting some comments to a blog I love to visit the writer asks thought provoking questions, I've been answering and realized I wanted to keep those thoughts where I could find them. So I'm going to cut and paste and put them here too. I may or may not add in a brief synopsis of the questions posted and I may or may not expound upon my thoughts immediately but I do need to keep them and have them to read again. Thanks Cheryl for making me think.
On Waiting for Blessings and Answered Prayers
9/21-Oh boy can I say amen to the waiting. I've been 'in waiting' (not the pregnant kind) for a few certain blessings and prayers to be answered for what seems like forever.
And every time I start to feel like I'm not being heard the answer has come loud and clear, "I know what you need and I'm working on it." In the mean time I'm learning so much, I've realized that in the waiting periods of life, I've grown the most and gained the most trust for my Heavenly Father and his plan for my life. And occasionally I've been granted an exceptional amount of 'keep me busy work' to help pass the time.
I was released from YW's 3 years ago, I was so sad. I discovered I was pregnant the day of our last Girl's Camp visit. And I knew it was time for something different.
I didn't get a calling until 4 months ago. That is such a long period to go without a calling (for me) but it was necessary and helpful and I had lots of opportunities to serve. Then, I was given Nursery and Cub Scouts all in the same Sunday, Yikes!
On Depression and Blogging the bad times
It's a fine line between sympathy, for a miserable illness that makes you feel nutty ,and allowing yourself to wallow in self pity. A place that for me only gets deeper the longer I allow myself to stay.
As a depressed person, I'm not as clearly able to see that line and waltzing right over it is a cinch.
Being able to explain away those feelings makes you see clearly what in your minds eye is often, too often a jumbled up mess. Thinking out loud to a friend be it online or in person can help make sense of those things.
And for those of us who love you too, it's venting, it's thinking out loud, it's trying to figure out what all those thoughts are doing to your emotional health. It is not complaining at all.
I think that if most people knew what depression felt like there would be more empathy and understanding and less judgment and criticism. And that in turn would make it easier to deal with the depression monster.
On Waiting for Blessings and Answered Prayers
9/21-Oh boy can I say amen to the waiting. I've been 'in waiting' (not the pregnant kind) for a few certain blessings and prayers to be answered for what seems like forever.
And every time I start to feel like I'm not being heard the answer has come loud and clear, "I know what you need and I'm working on it." In the mean time I'm learning so much, I've realized that in the waiting periods of life, I've grown the most and gained the most trust for my Heavenly Father and his plan for my life. And occasionally I've been granted an exceptional amount of 'keep me busy work' to help pass the time.
I was released from YW's 3 years ago, I was so sad. I discovered I was pregnant the day of our last Girl's Camp visit. And I knew it was time for something different.
I didn't get a calling until 4 months ago. That is such a long period to go without a calling (for me) but it was necessary and helpful and I had lots of opportunities to serve. Then, I was given Nursery and Cub Scouts all in the same Sunday, Yikes!
On Depression and Blogging the bad times
It's a fine line between sympathy, for a miserable illness that makes you feel nutty ,and allowing yourself to wallow in self pity. A place that for me only gets deeper the longer I allow myself to stay.
As a depressed person, I'm not as clearly able to see that line and waltzing right over it is a cinch.
Being able to explain away those feelings makes you see clearly what in your minds eye is often, too often a jumbled up mess. Thinking out loud to a friend be it online or in person can help make sense of those things.
And for those of us who love you too, it's venting, it's thinking out loud, it's trying to figure out what all those thoughts are doing to your emotional health. It is not complaining at all.
I think that if most people knew what depression felt like there would be more empathy and understanding and less judgment and criticism. And that in turn would make it easier to deal with the depression monster.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Muscles I didn't know I had
Are screaming out at me, "how could you forget us!". They aren't injuries, just forgotten muscles remembering how it feels to be knock down, sweat-out, pushed to the limit, tired. The miraculous thing occurs when I stretch and have a smart breakfast; my energy returns and surpasses that of a day without exercise.
I'm on POST survival training week 3. I am already feeling stronger, lighter and faster even if the scale is not on my side. I finished today's workout in 49 minutes, flat.
I'm on POST survival training week 3. I am already feeling stronger, lighter and faster even if the scale is not on my side. I finished today's workout in 49 minutes, flat.
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