Making Time for Me Time…

It’s to the point right now where I’m literally working so much that any time I get away from my desk must be spent with Maggie.  I feel guilty otherwise.  So I get these three hours each night after she goes to bed for “me time”, and I just wind up working.

Working for a better future for my family, working because of the expectations I have set of myself and have asked my clients to set of me as well…  I have to figure out a way to balance it out even if it means that I don’t take on quite so much business, I suppose…

So therefore I have truly come to the realization that it is time for me to learn to say no.  I know this might sound amusing to some of you who know my “I am going to speak my mind regardless” attitude, but it’s true.  I’m literally incapable of saying no to anyone who requests anything of me.  And while it may seem like a genuinely sincere and fantastic thing…  It’s slowly tearing me apart on the inside.

My New Year’s Resolutions

So how many of you out there haven’t quite decided to make any resolutions?  That’s okay.  I just thought I would write mine down for the whole world to see so that I would be held…  A bit more accountable, if you will.

Last year, I resolved to learn how to make pies.  Silly, right?  Heck no.  Do you know how delicious my homemade apple pies are?  THEY’RE AMAZING.  On top of learning how to make pies I also launched myself head first into the glorious art of cupcakes.  More of you have learned about my amazing cupcake skills than my pie skills, so I wanted to brag about those too.

But 2014 is a year to get more serious, so here it goes…

1. I need to stop worrying.  I am literally going to have a heart attack or an ulcer by the time I am 30 if I do not stop worrying so much about things that I cannot change.  And not only things that I cannot change, but situations that I didn’t create.  What I mean by that is this, if I’m not the one responsible for someone else’s situation – why do I stress so much about coming up with solutions?  It isn’t my fault a person made that life decision.  And if they don’t come to me for a solution, I don’t need to provide one.
2. I need to make more time for people in my life.  I spend so much time worrying and controlling situations that I realize I have phased out most of the people in my life whose friendship may take an effort on my part.  For this I’m very sorry.  I promise to be better about being less of a home body and getting out there and participating in your lives.

So those are my resolutions.  Time to relax and have a bit more fun in 2014.

What are yours?

I Need to Start Writing Again.

So, forget resolutions.  That’s not what this is about.  Also – if you’re thinking that you don’t need to read this blog (men, single, not-mommy friends) you are wrong.  If you know me, you know that I love to write.  You know that I love to write about political ramblings as well as the very mundane nonsense in my life.

But!  Sometimes that nonsense can be exciting.  Exciting and absolutely ridiculous.  So, as always – I will post whenever I have written a blog on Facebook and will try to do better about writing.  Because it really helps me clear this crazy brain wave space.

So let’s see…  Maggie!  I know you all enjoy the photos on Facebook that I post but I want to give you a bit more detail.  This kid…  I don’t even know how to explain it.  It’s so frustrating to me that so many of you haven’t even gotten the chance to meet her yet, and that even more of you don’t get to be here for all of her happening milestones.

She is just too damned funny.  And she knows it.  This child is the definition of a ham.  She says “Cheese” whenever an iPhone camera is pointed at her and will do anything she can to get you to laugh.  Especially when it’s something she shouldn’t be doing, and we therefore shouldn’t be laughing.

She is amazingly intelligent.  It makes me so proud.  She has a ton of words that I won’t bore you with but what gets me more is how quickly she’s picking them up right now.  I say something and she basically repeats it right back to me.  Then I go into the trying to explain what that meant mode.

A lot of the other moms with babies roughly her age are doing scary things like potty training and turning the crib into a toddler bed.  I have to tell you very honestly that while I’m sure Miss Magdalene is ready for either of these changes, that I am not!  I even got her the Minnie Mouse Potty that applauds her when she accomplishes the mission, but…  Yeah.

That’s all I have for now.  I hope that you all had an amazing holiday.  Stay safe, and to my northern friends/family stay warm.  Love you all.