What's up bitches! Guess who is 21?! Oh, that's right it's me. The agenda for this birthday weekend includes Vegas and strippers, and I must say I am pretty excited about it.
But let's just say someone I know is going to have a very sober 21st birthday. And why is that? Let's just say that that someone found out two days before their birthday that they are pregnant, and not only are they pregnant, they are eight months pregnant. EIGHT FREAKING MONTHS.
I apparently don't know where babies come from.
And apparently I can be blissfully ignorant about things that are kind of really important.
I have no idea how I missed the fact that there is a small fry growing in my womb, but I am kind of super thankful that I work so much and that I haven't had time to go do anything stupid, but I went to the doctors, which is a huge phobia of mine, because I have been feeling kind of odd lately, and figured I should do the adult thing and take care of myself.
So, I go in the back room, get asked to pee in a cup. No big deal. But then hey, "It looks like you're pregnant." Wait what? That requires sex, and it has been quite a while since I was in a relationship, none-the-less any of THAT nonsense, and I got an IUD in last January. Nope. Not possible, I would have noticed something. So what do they do, pull out the in office ultrasound machine. And POOF!! Baby. Or as my doctor said with a huge smile on his face, "It looks like there is a not so little baby in there! I'd guess you could be due anywhere in the next month or two!" WHAT. WHAT THE ACTUAL F---. Okay, I didn't really say that, but I did say "Holy shit, are you serious?" Yeah.
Well as I am sitting there in shock over this news, my doctors is happily going on about how I should schedule an appointment with him next week and that we'll start checking to see if I'm dilated then and that he'll set me up an ultrasound appointment for the next day (yesterday). So I'm sitting there nodding and thinking "Oh sweet baby Jesus I have to tell my parents. And my boss. They are going to MURDER me. MUUUUUUUUUURDER."
But alas, I did tell them. And they all seemed okay, in shock, but okay. And after taking a nap with the martian I was okay too.
You know, I don't know how I was so delusional for so long. I had noticed that I had been getting rounder, and I just chalked it up to bad genes, the fact that I eat really shitty at work, and that I eat a ton right before I go to sleep in the morning. I also have been popping TUMS like crazy the past couple of months because of heartburn, which should have been a red flag right there because I have only ever had heartburn while I was pregnant with the martian. And of course, I have felt movement, but I once again chalked it up to a bad diet, bad sleep patterns, and phantom kicks. Yes, I am just that stupid.
So yesterday afternoon I had a real ultrasound appointment. And yep. BABY. Not a dinosaur, or an alien, or a puppy. There is a baby. With a penis. Ladies and gentleman I am having another baby boy! Yeah, I kind of wanted it to be a girl since I have a little boy, but this makes my DRASTICALLY shortened prep time soooooooooooooo much easier! Not only did we find out that it's a little boy, but it also appears that he has hair, and that everything looks good! Hooray! Also, we could not see a piece of plastic anywhere, so apparently somewhere in the last year it fell out and I hadn't noticed. Thank God. I've heard horror stories, and I was pretty freaked out. Most importantly, we learned that baby boy's approximate due date is January 23rd.
I knew this upcoming year was going to be crazy, but I had no idea that it was going to start off with quite a bang!
Now that this has gotten quite lengthy, I hope you have a great day, I know I will!
xx
Friday, December 20, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Walking In A Winter Wonderland..
Excuse me while I fail at life.
My little man turned one on Thanksgiving, and I will let you know that I didn't even cry! I cried about it the night before.. Haha. I got him a Cozy Truck for his birthday, and I will be kindly reminding him when he is sixteen that I already bought him a truck for one of his birthdays, so he shouldn't expect another one.
My child is a strange one. So, for his birthday he had his own "smash cake", and honestly, he wasn't all that into it. Usually when he eats, he's pretty good about actually eating his food until he gets full and then everything goes FLYING. Well, with his cake he just started picking at it and nicely eating one of the pegs on top (it was shaped like a Lego), and I figured once he was bored of actually eating it he would do what he normally does and start tearing into it and throwing it everywhere. No. When he was done, he simply took of his bib, and that was that. He wasn't even that messy until he yawned and went to rub his eyes which of course led to frosting all over his face, but other than that there was a little bit on his bib and then on his hands. He never even got any on his clothes.
At the beginning of this month, as a Christmas present, my mom took me up to Salt Lake to see the musical version of Green Day's American Idiot. I had a blast. The roads up there were pretty shitty because the whole state decided to snow over a foot in a few hours, so we decided to drive up to Provo and then take the Frontrunner up to Salt Lake where we would then get on Trax and end up at the U of U where the performance was. For being UTA noobies, we did a damn fine job at getting on the right trains and getting where we meant to go. We never even got lost! It was quite the grand adventure and it was way nice to have some quality time with my mom.
Well my November goal went well, I finished all of my birthday and Christmas shopping, and I didn't let work get to me too bad. So that was good. However, I have fallen behind on my money jar because I packed everything into a box so that I could set up a new bed I bought, and yeah...I have not unpacked that box yet, so my money jar and the martian's coin jar are still packed up, because I have been finding other things to do on my few days off and that really hasn't been a priority.
So my goal for December is to unpack that damn box so I can catch back up on my jar and so I stop having to carry coins around!!! When I pay for anything in cash, I don't use any change I just use dollars, and then I have been putting all of the coins into the jar to start a savings account for the boy. So, I still haven't been spending my change, but since I have nowhere to put it, it's currently making my wallet fat and heavy.
So there is that excitement. I am planning on writing again soon, but it seems like I am either busy working or busy stressing. So we will see how it goes.
Just as a side note: Getting off work and it being between -5 and -20 degrees outside is bullshit and I kind of hate it. A lot. GRR.
Have a great rest of the week and stay warm!
xx
My little man turned one on Thanksgiving, and I will let you know that I didn't even cry! I cried about it the night before.. Haha. I got him a Cozy Truck for his birthday, and I will be kindly reminding him when he is sixteen that I already bought him a truck for one of his birthdays, so he shouldn't expect another one.
My child is a strange one. So, for his birthday he had his own "smash cake", and honestly, he wasn't all that into it. Usually when he eats, he's pretty good about actually eating his food until he gets full and then everything goes FLYING. Well, with his cake he just started picking at it and nicely eating one of the pegs on top (it was shaped like a Lego), and I figured once he was bored of actually eating it he would do what he normally does and start tearing into it and throwing it everywhere. No. When he was done, he simply took of his bib, and that was that. He wasn't even that messy until he yawned and went to rub his eyes which of course led to frosting all over his face, but other than that there was a little bit on his bib and then on his hands. He never even got any on his clothes.
At the beginning of this month, as a Christmas present, my mom took me up to Salt Lake to see the musical version of Green Day's American Idiot. I had a blast. The roads up there were pretty shitty because the whole state decided to snow over a foot in a few hours, so we decided to drive up to Provo and then take the Frontrunner up to Salt Lake where we would then get on Trax and end up at the U of U where the performance was. For being UTA noobies, we did a damn fine job at getting on the right trains and getting where we meant to go. We never even got lost! It was quite the grand adventure and it was way nice to have some quality time with my mom.
Well my November goal went well, I finished all of my birthday and Christmas shopping, and I didn't let work get to me too bad. So that was good. However, I have fallen behind on my money jar because I packed everything into a box so that I could set up a new bed I bought, and yeah...I have not unpacked that box yet, so my money jar and the martian's coin jar are still packed up, because I have been finding other things to do on my few days off and that really hasn't been a priority.
So my goal for December is to unpack that damn box so I can catch back up on my jar and so I stop having to carry coins around!!! When I pay for anything in cash, I don't use any change I just use dollars, and then I have been putting all of the coins into the jar to start a savings account for the boy. So, I still haven't been spending my change, but since I have nowhere to put it, it's currently making my wallet fat and heavy.
So there is that excitement. I am planning on writing again soon, but it seems like I am either busy working or busy stressing. So we will see how it goes.
Just as a side note: Getting off work and it being between -5 and -20 degrees outside is bullshit and I kind of hate it. A lot. GRR.
Have a great rest of the week and stay warm!
xx
Monday, November 18, 2013
Lessons in Mommyhood
Never trust a penis.
One of the first lesson's I took to heart. Anyone with little boys can tell you that a little penis is just as untrustworthy as an adult penis. You think you're safe, and then WHAM!!! You and everything close to you is covered in pee. But this lesson leads into the next...
Throwing a blanket over peed on sheets and going back to sleep is okay.
Yes, this is slightly gross, but when you re cuddling your newborn and suddenly at three in the morning you feel warmth spread across your side, changing the baby and getting them nice and dry is priority. Sleeping on clean sheets can wait until morning.
You don't know love until you've been puked on...in the face.
Once upon a time, when little man was still tiny, I was on the telephone when suddenly projectile vomit hit me in the face. I calmly said "I'll call you back," before tripping the cooing baby naked, cleaning him up, redressing him, putting him in his crib, and then quickly getting in the shower. All without puking and only a little bit of dry heaving. There is nothing like puke dripping down your face and hair while somehow managing to slide down the inside of your glasses.
Nothing is sadder than a baby having a nightmare.
Seriously, I have no idea what he dreams about, all I know is that it is distressing and that me telling him that it's alright is not going to fix it. Which leads to...
Mom cuddles fix everything.
The only known solution to my little ones nightmares is cuddling. They are also great for being overly tired, sick, sore, or just cranky. I love getting the cuddles too, because now that he is older, they are sometimes few and far in between.
Sometimes the activities you think will be a hit are a complete miss.
This past summer I bought the martian a pool, thinking that it would be a sure hit because he loves baths so much. Wrongo! Then a while later I got him markers thinking he would like to draw. Wrong again! He absolutely bawled at that one. Apparently he is not an art lover. The only recent hit I have gotten was that I thought maybe he would like looking at the fish aquarium at Cabela's. That was much to my relief because he loves animals and I have been thinking about taking him to the zoo and aquarium up in Salt Lake sometime this next summer, and now I am sure it will be great!
Prepare to share anything you are eating. Ever.
Especially now that we are hitting toddlerhood, my little guy is obsessed with eating real food that he can feed himself. And I'm loving it. I'm a sucker for those big blue eyes as it is, but when he comes up to me and eyeballs my sandwich it instantly finds itself in shreds on his highchair table and my stomach growls.
Silence is questionable.
There is nothing more suspicious than when your normally noisy, talkative toddler is quiet. It usually means mischief is a foot. Or that they fell asleep wherever they just were. Either way investigation is essential.
Well, it is one in the morning, and my brain does not want to work. So there is most of what I can think of off hand at this time of the day! I'm sure there will be more installments of this as time goes by, but for now, this is pretty good. :]
Have a great night!
xx
Friday, November 8, 2013
Say It Ain't So, I Will Not Go
Well hello there! Prepare for a long rambling post! Woohoo!
I have been incredibly terrible at this whole blogging thing this past month. At first it was honestly because I was extremely busy, and then I was in Arizona where I had no internet access for the week. But then the day I got back I went back to work for another work and I was just so worn out that I honestly didn't even think about blogging. This past week, however, I have just been lazy enjoying being home. For the most part at least.
It had been ten years since the last time I was down in Arizona and had a chance to visit that side of my family on their home turf. I quite enjoyed being out of Utah for a week and spending quality time with my family and especially my little martian. The trip there wasn't so bad, but like with most trips, the return trip was extremely long. We found this awesome burger joint in Kanab though, seriously worth it.
It was kind of funny because I experienced a bit of culture shock. In Utah, the only place you can get alcohol, other than beer, is at the state liquor stores. But in other states there are huge aisles full of alcohol, wine, etc. at places like Walmart and the corner gas station. Little ol' me walked into the gas station to see a wall of vodka and was like "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-???" Yep. I had an "outside of Utah" experience.
While in Arizona my cousins introduced me to geocaching, and I am kind of addicted to it. So, of course, I had to introduce my mom to it, and we have quite enjoyed going out and finding treasure and logging caches. Well, I have, I really shouldn't be speaking for her. Haha.
The week after we got back, little man took his first steps! While I was home!! I had been quite worried that I was going to miss it and that would be one of those major firsts that I would miss when I had so far not missed anything. But no, my well behaved little man waited until everyone was there to see! Such a good boy!
I had a blast on Halloween. It was the martians first, and we both dressed up as monsters. I must say we were pretty damn adorable. I only worked the last part of the night, and I quite enjoyed being able to spend the holiday with him trick-or-treating and showing off his costume to the great grandparents.
So my October goal was to start the money saving challenge, and so far I have been doing pretty good at it and even though I started a little late, I caught up. So far, so good.
Now it is November, and I can't really think of a goal for this month. I will continue to work on my past goals, get ready for the martian's first birthday and Christmas, and try to have a better attitude in general.
My little man's birthday is fast approaching and the closer it gets the better I am feeling about it, where as a few months ago the very thought made me want to cry because my baby is going to be a toddler and he is just getting so big!!
Well, I am going to end this now before I ramble on even more.
xx
I have been incredibly terrible at this whole blogging thing this past month. At first it was honestly because I was extremely busy, and then I was in Arizona where I had no internet access for the week. But then the day I got back I went back to work for another work and I was just so worn out that I honestly didn't even think about blogging. This past week, however, I have just been lazy enjoying being home. For the most part at least.
It had been ten years since the last time I was down in Arizona and had a chance to visit that side of my family on their home turf. I quite enjoyed being out of Utah for a week and spending quality time with my family and especially my little martian. The trip there wasn't so bad, but like with most trips, the return trip was extremely long. We found this awesome burger joint in Kanab though, seriously worth it.
It was kind of funny because I experienced a bit of culture shock. In Utah, the only place you can get alcohol, other than beer, is at the state liquor stores. But in other states there are huge aisles full of alcohol, wine, etc. at places like Walmart and the corner gas station. Little ol' me walked into the gas station to see a wall of vodka and was like "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-???" Yep. I had an "outside of Utah" experience.
While in Arizona my cousins introduced me to geocaching, and I am kind of addicted to it. So, of course, I had to introduce my mom to it, and we have quite enjoyed going out and finding treasure and logging caches. Well, I have, I really shouldn't be speaking for her. Haha.
The week after we got back, little man took his first steps! While I was home!! I had been quite worried that I was going to miss it and that would be one of those major firsts that I would miss when I had so far not missed anything. But no, my well behaved little man waited until everyone was there to see! Such a good boy!
I had a blast on Halloween. It was the martians first, and we both dressed up as monsters. I must say we were pretty damn adorable. I only worked the last part of the night, and I quite enjoyed being able to spend the holiday with him trick-or-treating and showing off his costume to the great grandparents.
So my October goal was to start the money saving challenge, and so far I have been doing pretty good at it and even though I started a little late, I caught up. So far, so good.
Now it is November, and I can't really think of a goal for this month. I will continue to work on my past goals, get ready for the martian's first birthday and Christmas, and try to have a better attitude in general.
My little man's birthday is fast approaching and the closer it gets the better I am feeling about it, where as a few months ago the very thought made me want to cry because my baby is going to be a toddler and he is just getting so big!!
Well, I am going to end this now before I ramble on even more.
xx
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!
Today, well I guess it was technically Friday, sucked.
First things at work pissed me off to the point where I just wanted to slap someone and say "Eff it, I quit!" But of course, I just let my anger sit and stew while I started my work. I have a feeling slapping a co-worker and telling them EXACTLY what you think of them is frowned upon or terms for termination. Besides, I have a child who I need to take care of and bills don't pay themselves.
And then, just as I was starting to not be about to boil over with frustration, my phone completely died. It's dead DEAD. I now have a fancy looking paper weight. I have been expecting it to happen, but it all of the sudden stopped charging. I almost cried. Not over the fact that I'm phoneless, but because it was just the cherry on top of a great day.
Yes, I am hitching and moaning, but seriously I am frustrated and I wish I had more options and wasn't quite so stuck where I am.
I need a vacation. :[
xx
First things at work pissed me off to the point where I just wanted to slap someone and say "Eff it, I quit!" But of course, I just let my anger sit and stew while I started my work. I have a feeling slapping a co-worker and telling them EXACTLY what you think of them is frowned upon or terms for termination. Besides, I have a child who I need to take care of and bills don't pay themselves.
And then, just as I was starting to not be about to boil over with frustration, my phone completely died. It's dead DEAD. I now have a fancy looking paper weight. I have been expecting it to happen, but it all of the sudden stopped charging. I almost cried. Not over the fact that I'm phoneless, but because it was just the cherry on top of a great day.
Yes, I am hitching and moaning, but seriously I am frustrated and I wish I had more options and wasn't quite so stuck where I am.
I need a vacation. :[
xx
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Another Day, Another Dollar
Why hello there!
In all honesty, I almost skipped updating this week. It has just gone by so fast, and I haven't felt like I have really had any time to do it. I have worked every night this week except for Monday, which I go bowling on when possible, and Friday, when I went on a ghost hunting adventure. I had thought about updating it a few morning when I got home from work, but then I got in bed and was like, "Nope. Gonna sleep instead." So there you have it. I was just going to be a lazy lazy procrastinator. We all gotta be good at something.
My September goal kind of failed. I joined some sites where I could get some baby stuff coupons and I got the Sunday paper every Sunday so I could cut and collect coupons, but I never actually used any of my coupons. It made me realize that I don't really go shopping a lot. Maybe once a month. So I still have yet to see if it will save me a little bit of money or not.
So onto my October goal! As I have mentioned, I have a slight Pinterest problem. Anyway, a while back I saw this 52 week money saving challenge thing on there. I had been thinking I would start it in January and that it could be my New Years resolution, but now I have decided that there is no better time to start saving than the present. So my goal for this month is to start the challenge and keep it up to date every week!
In all honesty, I almost skipped updating this week. It has just gone by so fast, and I haven't felt like I have really had any time to do it. I have worked every night this week except for Monday, which I go bowling on when possible, and Friday, when I went on a ghost hunting adventure. I had thought about updating it a few morning when I got home from work, but then I got in bed and was like, "Nope. Gonna sleep instead." So there you have it. I was just going to be a lazy lazy procrastinator. We all gotta be good at something.
My September goal kind of failed. I joined some sites where I could get some baby stuff coupons and I got the Sunday paper every Sunday so I could cut and collect coupons, but I never actually used any of my coupons. It made me realize that I don't really go shopping a lot. Maybe once a month. So I still have yet to see if it will save me a little bit of money or not.
So onto my October goal! As I have mentioned, I have a slight Pinterest problem. Anyway, a while back I saw this 52 week money saving challenge thing on there. I had been thinking I would start it in January and that it could be my New Years resolution, but now I have decided that there is no better time to start saving than the present. So my goal for this month is to start the challenge and keep it up to date every week!
Until next time! Stay safe!
xx
xx
Monday, September 23, 2013
You're So Sad, Maybe You Should Buy A Happy Meal
I have always been a sucker for personality quizzes, I love to see how close they are to accurately describing me. Well tonight I'm kind of nostalgic mood, so I'm listening to random songs on YouTube that I haven't listened to in years. As I watched and listened to songs I somehow remember the lyrics to, all of the sudden I remembered such a test that I took years ago, about five and a half years ago to be slightly more precise. Well, I scanned over my family's blog and finally found the post I was looking for.
It's always kinda made me laugh how people change over time. Here are my results from the first time I took the test, and here are the ones I just received:
(Edit: I seem to have also grown a case of the stupids and can't figure out how to put the god damned thing in m post, so here's a screen shot of my results. You just don't get to hover over the little sections and see what they mean. What. A. Piss. Off. D:< )
I still don't appear to trust people (dark blue), my confidence (dark red) is still at an all time low, and my openness (lighter, but not bright green) has seemed to dwindle, but hey, life messes with each of in it's own way.
Right now I'm really not minding that I have a lack of social skills or the time to actually use them. We have a rule in our house this year that we aren't making any life changing decisions until Spring, and I'm alright with working 40+ hours a week and spending my time off at home with the Martian. I just kind of wish Spring would hurry it's happy ass up. :p
xx
It's always kinda made me laugh how people change over time. Here are my results from the first time I took the test, and here are the ones I just received:
(Edit: I seem to have also grown a case of the stupids and can't figure out how to put the god damned thing in m post, so here's a screen shot of my results. You just don't get to hover over the little sections and see what they mean. What. A. Piss. Off. D:< )
I still don't appear to trust people (dark blue), my confidence (dark red) is still at an all time low, and my openness (lighter, but not bright green) has seemed to dwindle, but hey, life messes with each of in it's own way.
Right now I'm really not minding that I have a lack of social skills or the time to actually use them. We have a rule in our house this year that we aren't making any life changing decisions until Spring, and I'm alright with working 40+ hours a week and spending my time off at home with the Martian. I just kind of wish Spring would hurry it's happy ass up. :p
xx
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
For The Sake Of Posting
I have a slight obsession with these ecards, and by slight obsession I mean I have a Pinterest board dedicated to them that proudly boasts over 350 of them. I've got issues.
I find this one extremely appropriate to my life for a number of reasons:
A) I am usually at work in the afternoons when others are off work/ out of classes, so I can't answer the phone, but I can possibly text back at obscure hours of the night.
B) I work nights, so I sleep during the day, and I leave my phone on vibrate 98% of the time. I love my sleep.
C) I am awkward. I have mentioned it before, but I have serious issues about talking to most people over the phone. There is only a handful of people I actually like talking on the phone with.
And for the weirdest reason,
D) Due to a past relationship where I was constantly harassed, every time I see that I have a voicemail I slightly panic, and honestly I usually avoid listening to them up to a few days until I can convince my brain that I'm being stupid.
So yes, I am one of those people where if you want to get a hold of me, and actually get a response it's better to text me than to actually call me, not that anyone reading this cares. Haha. :p
xx
Friday, September 13, 2013
Because It Is The ADULT Thing To Do!
You're probably thinking, "No no, Tia, it is Friday, and Friday means it's the weekend!" Well, that would be true, unless you're me, and tonight is your first night of several in a row at work.
My week usually starts on either Wednesday or Thursday and doesn't end until the following Wednesday or Thursday, then I have some time off, and repeat! It works out alright, though I do get pretty grouchy/tired around the sixth or seventh night in a row.
I am so not ready to go to work tonight. I've been at the fair all week, which was fantastic, but now I would love nothing more than to just be lazy in my own home for a day (lazy people problems). But, as I keep telling the Martian, "Momma is a broke bitch," and bills don't pay themselves. What a shame.
So in the next few minutes I will indeed be dressing in Halloween scrubs (it's close enough right?), grabbing a Rock Star, putting a smile on my face, and dragging my ass back to my place of employment.
Everyone else, have a great weekend and stay safe!
xx
Saturday, September 7, 2013
It's Off To The Fair We Go
As I think I mentioned in the last post, tomorrow we will be going to the Utah State Fair, or as it is better known in our family as our annual working vacation.
I can't complain too much, it's a good excuse to get out of D-town for a week, and that is something I really, really need.
I'm kind of stressed about it this year though. It will be our first time taking the Martian anywhere for that length of time, and honestly I have no idea how we are going to keep him entertained for five days, not to mention that it will throw off his schedule tremendously. Not only am I unsure about that, but I have really terrible social anxiety, and having him around that many people makes me uneasy.
All in all though, I am excited to get out of town even though I have no exciting plans for Salt Lake. I figure, I don't do anything exciting here, I might as well be boring and unexciting somewhere else.
I may not have a chance to update at all because as soon as we get back from the fair I start my multiple nights in a row again at work, and I won't have wifi while I am up North. So if there is no update, I apologize, otherwise I will be aiming for Friday or Saturday.
Updating would be sooooo much easier if my phone would let me actually write a post and not just a blog title. It'd make it so I had no excuse to not blog except for shear laziness and writers block.
Have a fantastic day!
xx
I can't complain too much, it's a good excuse to get out of D-town for a week, and that is something I really, really need.
I'm kind of stressed about it this year though. It will be our first time taking the Martian anywhere for that length of time, and honestly I have no idea how we are going to keep him entertained for five days, not to mention that it will throw off his schedule tremendously. Not only am I unsure about that, but I have really terrible social anxiety, and having him around that many people makes me uneasy.
All in all though, I am excited to get out of town even though I have no exciting plans for Salt Lake. I figure, I don't do anything exciting here, I might as well be boring and unexciting somewhere else.
I may not have a chance to update at all because as soon as we get back from the fair I start my multiple nights in a row again at work, and I won't have wifi while I am up North. So if there is no update, I apologize, otherwise I will be aiming for Friday or Saturday.
Updating would be sooooo much easier if my phone would let me actually write a post and not just a blog title. It'd make it so I had no excuse to not blog except for shear laziness and writers block.
Have a fantastic day!
xx
Monday, September 2, 2013
A Post About Nothing In Particular
Since my son was born it seems like life went from a snail pace during my pregnancy to some super sonic speed that I have no control over. The Martian's birthday is in a couple of months and I am just kind of unsure how that happened!
Why does time have to go so slow when your pregnant and then suddenly think it's okay to speed up once the baby is born? I think it's bullshit.
What else is bullshit is the fact that my kindle keeps trying to censor me by changing "bullshit" to "villainy". I'm an adult, kindle, I'll do what I want.
My goal for this month is to try couponing. It's one of those ideas that have gotten stuck in my head as a "good idea". The last thing that got stuck in my head like that was when I decided to restart blogging. Ha. We'll see how it goes.
I'm expecting this month to go by slowly because I am excited about the prospect of going on vacation towards the end of October, and since I took of time for the state fair next week this week has seemed to go by very, very slowly. But that just might be because it's one o'clock in the morning and I'm at work.
This post is getting really rambly. I should stop before this because any lengthier. I promise to try and think of an actual topic for the next update. Have a great night!
xx
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Because I Forgot What I Was Really Going To Write About...
I have mentioned that this blog will be kind of random, so I may post Pinterest attempts/fails every rare once in a while, because this is my blog, and that's how I roll.
Today was one of those rare days where my mother and I actually tried something we saw on Pinterest. And guess what, it turned out pretty great!
It was really easy to make and it tastes amazing! I'm a sucker for anything easy and delicious. The only thing we did different from the original post was we air popped our popcorn, so we had to guesstimate how much would equal to three bags worth of popped popcorn.
All that was needed was:
First melt all the ingredients in a saucepan over medium/low heat.
Once the concoction is boiling, cook for about two minutes, stirring constantly.
Then immediately pour over your popped popcorn. Like I said before, it said it covers three bags of popcorn.
It was really that easy!
Because I am not about to take credit for this awesome recipe, here is the link to the original blog!
I had no intention of proclaiming my love of Pinterest and then blogging once again about it the very next post, but eh. That's how these things work sometimes.
xx
All that was needed was:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1cup light corn syrup
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
First melt all the ingredients in a saucepan over medium/low heat.
Once the concoction is boiling, cook for about two minutes, stirring constantly.
Then immediately pour over your popped popcorn. Like I said before, it said it covers three bags of popcorn.
It was really that easy!
Because I am not about to take credit for this awesome recipe, here is the link to the original blog!
I had no intention of proclaiming my love of Pinterest and then blogging once again about it the very next post, but eh. That's how these things work sometimes.
xx
Friday, August 23, 2013
Ummm...Excuse Me While I Pin 500 Things At Once
Once upon a time, in my freshman year of college, Pinterest was the "it" thing. All I ever really heard about from my five roommates and the girls from down the hall was "Pinterest this", "Pinterest that", and "Did you see what I pinned?!" Not one to go for things that are being hyped up, and figuring it would be a quickly passing fad, I did not sign up for it.
But then I found out I was pregnant and I had way too much free time between becoming even more of a hermit and trying not to dwell on my failing relationship. So really early one morning , needing something to distract my brain with, I signed up, and the sneaky bastard has been sucking me in ever since.
If you were to look at my board it would probably give you the impression that I am a 500 pound, raging alcoholic, who swears a little too much, and is a very crafty mother of 16. In my boards defense, it may be accurate about the cursing.
I think I am under the illusion that one day I will have time to try and become crafty and try out the different recipes that make me drool at four in the morning. Not likely. I have found that when I'm not working that I am too lazy/tired to get out of my pajamas, none-the-less make a pie or a soup that doesn't come out of a can. When I actually do have the energy to do something of that nature it becomes blindingly obvious that the Martian does not nap long enough and is in that stage where he needs constant supervision because he is into EVERYTHING. Once he picked up on that whole crawling thing it was like "Oh hey, that cord looks tasty," and "Hmmm...I wonder if I can grab all the things off the shelf at one time".
Still, I keep pinning and pinning. Late into the night when I can't sleep because my sleep schedule is beyond repair at this point, during my lunch break at work, when someone else is driving, blah blah blah, etc.
I am under the impression that I may have a slight pinning problem.
Meh. It could be worse.
xx
But then I found out I was pregnant and I had way too much free time between becoming even more of a hermit and trying not to dwell on my failing relationship. So really early one morning , needing something to distract my brain with, I signed up, and the sneaky bastard has been sucking me in ever since.
If you were to look at my board it would probably give you the impression that I am a 500 pound, raging alcoholic, who swears a little too much, and is a very crafty mother of 16. In my boards defense, it may be accurate about the cursing.
I think I am under the illusion that one day I will have time to try and become crafty and try out the different recipes that make me drool at four in the morning. Not likely. I have found that when I'm not working that I am too lazy/tired to get out of my pajamas, none-the-less make a pie or a soup that doesn't come out of a can. When I actually do have the energy to do something of that nature it becomes blindingly obvious that the Martian does not nap long enough and is in that stage where he needs constant supervision because he is into EVERYTHING. Once he picked up on that whole crawling thing it was like "Oh hey, that cord looks tasty," and "Hmmm...I wonder if I can grab all the things off the shelf at one time".
Still, I keep pinning and pinning. Late into the night when I can't sleep because my sleep schedule is beyond repair at this point, during my lunch break at work, when someone else is driving, blah blah blah, etc.
I am under the impression that I may have a slight pinning problem.
Meh. It could be worse.
xx
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Let's Skip the Formalities
Hello, hello, hello. Before you ask, the answer is yes. I really do greet people like that sometimes.
I, for one, am one of those people who go completely blank when I'm asked to talk about myself. My mind screams "Oh my God! Who the hell am I?!" I prefer answering questions over trying to think of random things to say.
Unfortunately, this is the first post on this blog, so I have to at least give you the basics of who I am and what this blog is going to be about.
So here it goes:
My name is Tia, I am the twenty year old single mom of a beautiful little boy, and we currently reside in a little town in the middle of nowhere Utah. I will be referring to my son as my Martian, a nickname he's had since I was only a few weeks pregnant, because I'm not sure how much of my personal information I am willing to share on here. I have quite the number of anxieties and I may be one of the most socially awkward people you could encounter.
I started this blog because years ago I had made one, and just recently I remembered that it even existed. There is so much that has changed the past few years that I didn't feel right writing there and trying to connect the young teenager I was to the adult I am now. Who I was then and who I am now are two completely different people. I plan on sharing some life experiences, stories that will make you think "Hey, I'm pretty normal compared to this chick," and inevitably rants and raves. Come on, who honestly doesn't bitch about things every now and then?
I work full time, so between working and being a mom I'm going to try and post at least once a week. I work 13 hour long night shifts, meaning more than likely I will be posting at odd hours of the night and early morning. That being said, I apologize in advance for unorganized thoughts and random babbling.
That's as good as this "introductory" is going to get! Ladies and gentlemen, we have survived the first post! Welcome to my little corner of the internet!
xx
I, for one, am one of those people who go completely blank when I'm asked to talk about myself. My mind screams "Oh my God! Who the hell am I?!" I prefer answering questions over trying to think of random things to say.
Unfortunately, this is the first post on this blog, so I have to at least give you the basics of who I am and what this blog is going to be about.
So here it goes:
My name is Tia, I am the twenty year old single mom of a beautiful little boy, and we currently reside in a little town in the middle of nowhere Utah. I will be referring to my son as my Martian, a nickname he's had since I was only a few weeks pregnant, because I'm not sure how much of my personal information I am willing to share on here. I have quite the number of anxieties and I may be one of the most socially awkward people you could encounter.
I started this blog because years ago I had made one, and just recently I remembered that it even existed. There is so much that has changed the past few years that I didn't feel right writing there and trying to connect the young teenager I was to the adult I am now. Who I was then and who I am now are two completely different people. I plan on sharing some life experiences, stories that will make you think "Hey, I'm pretty normal compared to this chick," and inevitably rants and raves. Come on, who honestly doesn't bitch about things every now and then?
I work full time, so between working and being a mom I'm going to try and post at least once a week. I work 13 hour long night shifts, meaning more than likely I will be posting at odd hours of the night and early morning. That being said, I apologize in advance for unorganized thoughts and random babbling.
That's as good as this "introductory" is going to get! Ladies and gentlemen, we have survived the first post! Welcome to my little corner of the internet!
xx
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