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:

• 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

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

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