I've never been a cleaner. Ever.
Cleaning is just not my thing. I don't like to do it and I'm honestly not very good at it.
Our house is not filthy. But it's also no where near immaculate. While I do have a bit of "Hoarder" in me.... I do manage to keep our home semi-decent.
I will avoid cleaning at all costs. When there is absolutely nothing going on at home, I will either make an excuse to go out (shopping, lunch) or just go to bed... anything to avoid cleaning.
For example: Last night I was home alone. Got home from work at 4:30. Changed right into my comfy sweats and laid on the couch, remote in hand. Left to grab dinner at 5:30. Came home and climbed right back on to the couch. In bed at 8:00.
There were dishes and dusting to be done. The floors are ALWAYS in need of a good sweeping and mopping. Seen a few cobwebs around lately. That stack of random papers on the kitchen counter is ever-growing.
But I didn't do a single thing. I had ZERO desire. None.
I would absolutely LOVE to have a clean house 24/7. That would just be freaking fantastic!! I just refuse to be the person who gets it clean.
Cleaning is SOOOOOO boring. There isn't one single thing about cleaning that I find enjoyable.
How does everyone else motivate themselves to clean??
And then there's the exercise dilemma.
This is probably the only thing I dread more than cleaning. (Yes, basically I am the laziest person EVER. Feel free to mail me my trophy.)
I've never been a health conscious person. Chocolate and ice cream have their own food groups in my house.
I've also never been concerned with my weight. Ever since giving birth I've been over weight. But not morbidly obese or anything, so it's never been a concern. Could I afford to lose 30 pounds? Absolutely. Do I have the slightest desire to do the work it would take to even lose 5 pounds? Not a chance.
Playing football or basketball with my son is the ONLY form of exercise my body gets. And that's because it's simply me playing with my kid... not running on a treadmill or doing push ups.
But lately I've noticed my jeans getting tighter.. again. Normally this isn't a big deal, just go buy bigger jeans. But this time it's different... not sure why, it just feels different.
So the desire to lose a few pounds.. maybe 10... is there. But the motivation is non-existent. All those hours I spent laying on the couch last night could have been better spent. I just couldn't do it.
What motivates the rest of the exercise-crazed world to get off their lazy butts and do something?
So until I'm able to find some motivation, I'll be sitting on the couch... eating ice cream.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Some People Collect Coins... I Collect Dogs
Ok, so technically I don't COLLECT them...
But I sure do love them. In my life time I've had my fair share of dogs. But just in the last 5 years we've had 5 dogs in our home (not at the same time).
Then there are the attempted adoption dogs... dogs I acquired but was unable to keep (dang landlord (Grandpa).
Then there are the hundreds of dogs I've attempted to rescue from the side of the road... or right in front of my office.
For the last 2 years we've had these two loves:
But I sure do love them. In my life time I've had my fair share of dogs. But just in the last 5 years we've had 5 dogs in our home (not at the same time).
Then there are the attempted adoption dogs... dogs I acquired but was unable to keep (dang landlord (Grandpa).
Then there are the hundreds of dogs I've attempted to rescue from the side of the road... or right in front of my office.
For the last 2 years we've had these two loves:
Brady
(excuse the horrible picture)
Frankie J
(aka: Franklin Joseph Jackson III)
Brady was purchased at my son's insistent need for a Chihuahua (thank the Beverly Hills Chihuahua movie for that.) Frankie was found out in front of my office by the mailbox and instantly stole my heart. He is my little love bug....
So after attempting to add hundreds of dogs to our "collection" over the years, the landlords finally caved and not only ALLOWED our newest addition, but my grandma actually picked him out and paid for him.
Truth of the story is: Grandma and I were at the California Poppy Festival on Saturday and the local Humane Society was there with a bunch of dogs. My grandma saw this little cutie and fell in love. She knows there is no way my grandpa would let HER have another dog (they have 5)... so she settled for the next best thing: having him live next door at MY house.
She calls him "Grandma's Baby"... Drew calls him "ROCKY"
So far Rocky fits in good with my other little boys. It's been an adjustment, but he really is a good dog.. and just so stinking cute.
But the story doesn't end there.....
Today at work, a gentleman came into my office with a puppy. He said he found him out in the road and wanted to know if he belonged to any of us. I instantly took the puppy from him and and said "No, he wasn't mine, but he is NOW." ....
Meet Presley:
There is no way in the world I can take another dog home... at least not so soon. So I'm on a mission to find him a home ASAP. Poor thing. He's been sleeping in my lap in the office all day. Bet you can imagine how much work I've gotten done today...
Guess my collection will be put on hold for a little while.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A Selfish Mother's Day
The other day at a family get together, the subject of Mother's Day came up. My mom and her sisters always take my grandma somewhere for a few days (after Mother's Day)and we started talking about their plans.
Then my cousin asked me what I was doing for my mom for Mother's Day. I looked at my mom, who was sitting next to me, and said "I'm not really sure. What do you want for Mother's Day?" Before my mom could answer, my cousin says "wait, you mean you're not taking her somewhere?"
My reply: "No, I'm not. I'll be at the beach that day... for MY Mother's Day, Drew is taking me to the beach."
Then the discussion became about me being selfish. My mom didn't say anything. She either just accepted it as "typical ME behavior"... or it bothers her and she didn't want to talk about it.
I'm just confused on how the fact that I, as a MOTHER, wanting to spend MY Mother's Day at the beach is selfish. I have every intention of acknowledging my Mother on that day... after all, she is MY Mom. But I am also someone's mom...
I know my sister goes through this same dilemma every year too.. her family wants to do something for her, while she's already making plans to do something with our mom.
Is there some unwritten rule that I don't know about on how you're supposed to spend the day?
My son wants to take me to the beach.
I want to do something for my mom.
My sister & her family want to do something for my mom.
My mom wants to do something with my grandma.
I'll see my mom (and the rest of our crazy family) the day before Mother's Day since we're all doing the Revlon Walk for Breast Cancer in Los Angeles. I intend to bring her a gift then for Mother's Day. Does this make me a bad or selfish daughter? Who knows...
All I know is that for the last 7 years that I've been a Mom, we've always spent the day with my mom... and this year I want to have Mother's Day my way.
**Completely unrelated..
We acquired a new member of the family over the weekend...
Then my cousin asked me what I was doing for my mom for Mother's Day. I looked at my mom, who was sitting next to me, and said "I'm not really sure. What do you want for Mother's Day?" Before my mom could answer, my cousin says "wait, you mean you're not taking her somewhere?"
My reply: "No, I'm not. I'll be at the beach that day... for MY Mother's Day, Drew is taking me to the beach."
Then the discussion became about me being selfish. My mom didn't say anything. She either just accepted it as "typical ME behavior"... or it bothers her and she didn't want to talk about it.
I'm just confused on how the fact that I, as a MOTHER, wanting to spend MY Mother's Day at the beach is selfish. I have every intention of acknowledging my Mother on that day... after all, she is MY Mom. But I am also someone's mom...
I know my sister goes through this same dilemma every year too.. her family wants to do something for her, while she's already making plans to do something with our mom.
Is there some unwritten rule that I don't know about on how you're supposed to spend the day?
My son wants to take me to the beach.
I want to do something for my mom.
My sister & her family want to do something for my mom.
My mom wants to do something with my grandma.
I'll see my mom (and the rest of our crazy family) the day before Mother's Day since we're all doing the Revlon Walk for Breast Cancer in Los Angeles. I intend to bring her a gift then for Mother's Day. Does this make me a bad or selfish daughter? Who knows...
All I know is that for the last 7 years that I've been a Mom, we've always spent the day with my mom... and this year I want to have Mother's Day my way.
**Completely unrelated..
We acquired a new member of the family over the weekend...
ROCKY
Story to follow in another post..
Friday, April 15, 2011
My Love.. My Life..
Life is hard enough with you . . .
I can't begin to imagine living it without you. . .
Loving you FOREVER,
Mom
Need to Vent
This morning Drew's school had their awards ceremony for the end of their academic session. Before the ceremony starts, all the parents and guests wait in this little room together.
I was reading the newspaper when I couldn't help but overhear a conversation across the room. One mother (who's child is in Drew's class) was talking with 2 other mothers. They were discussing how one little boy thinks a girl in his class is his girlfriend. The mom said, "The reason kids this young start thinking about these things is because of their SINGLE parents. How is a child supposed to know about a proper family and home life when Mom is always dating random boyfriends?" She went on to say that it wasn't fair to children raised in proper families to be exposed to these other children's behavior.
I swear it took everything in me not to get up and approach her. I sat their in complete disbelief of her ignorance. Are you freaking kidding me?!?!?
I understand that every family is different, and every parent (single or otherwise) raises their kids differently. I can only speak for myself when I say that my being a single parent does not in any way make me less of a parent. My son has my complete and undivided attention in our home.. ALWAYS... probably more so than children in 2 parent households since their is no spouse I have to share my time with either!
And as for the "boyfriends"... never, not once have I had a relationship since the birth of my son. That's not my thing.. it's a personal choice, but no, my son is not exposed to dating or relationships of any kind by me.
I think this mother should have stopped to take into account that our children go to a school that is K - 8th grade. There's a HUGE possibility that our 2nd graders are seeing relationships between the Jr. high kids. Oh and then there's TV, single family members, .... and the rest of the WORLD.
There's a big chance that our kids will be in the same class for the next 6 years... it's going to be a very LONG 6 years having to interact with this woman.
I was reading the newspaper when I couldn't help but overhear a conversation across the room. One mother (who's child is in Drew's class) was talking with 2 other mothers. They were discussing how one little boy thinks a girl in his class is his girlfriend. The mom said, "The reason kids this young start thinking about these things is because of their SINGLE parents. How is a child supposed to know about a proper family and home life when Mom is always dating random boyfriends?" She went on to say that it wasn't fair to children raised in proper families to be exposed to these other children's behavior.
I swear it took everything in me not to get up and approach her. I sat their in complete disbelief of her ignorance. Are you freaking kidding me?!?!?
I understand that every family is different, and every parent (single or otherwise) raises their kids differently. I can only speak for myself when I say that my being a single parent does not in any way make me less of a parent. My son has my complete and undivided attention in our home.. ALWAYS... probably more so than children in 2 parent households since their is no spouse I have to share my time with either!
And as for the "boyfriends"... never, not once have I had a relationship since the birth of my son. That's not my thing.. it's a personal choice, but no, my son is not exposed to dating or relationships of any kind by me.
I think this mother should have stopped to take into account that our children go to a school that is K - 8th grade. There's a HUGE possibility that our 2nd graders are seeing relationships between the Jr. high kids. Oh and then there's TV, single family members, .... and the rest of the WORLD.
There's a big chance that our kids will be in the same class for the next 6 years... it's going to be a very LONG 6 years having to interact with this woman.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Things I Never Learned
Now I'm not sure who was supposed to teach me this stuff along the way... or if I was expected to educate myself of these subjects... but these are things I've never learned...
1. Proper technique of washing my hair. What types of products to use and when to use them.
-I have long dark hair. I usually wash it every other day with the cheapest Suave shampoo & conditioner I can find. When I told the lady at the salon this last night she almost had a heart attack... offered to BUY me the right products for my hair... and spent an hour giving me instructions. It's just hair.. what's the big deal?
2. How to do laundry.
-Ok, so technically I CAN do laundry...I do about 3 loads a week. However, everything I read online tells me I'm doing it wrong, and Drew's grandma was not happy when I said I just throw his clothes in with mine. Separating barely happens in my house. Towels & linens in one load, and our clothes in another.
3. Cooking.
-This is something I also do... but not even close to correctly. But we're both still alive and have never had food poisoning, so I can't be too bad at it. Plus, Drew's learning to do it, so why should I bother learning now? I am GREAT at ordering a pizza or throwing a frozen meal in the oven.. so at least we won't starve.
4. Mattress Flipping.
-This is something I read about recently and had never occurred to me. I have a Cal-King bed, and you want me to lift, flip and rotate that sucker?? Can't I just buy a NEW mattress? Oh wait, how often should you replace your mattress?....
So there you have it... I'm officially uneducated. I will be talking to my mom about all of this later today when I see her. I kind of have a feeling some of these things were her job to teach me. Oh wait.. does that mean it will be MY job to teach Drew these things?? We are officially doomed.
1. Proper technique of washing my hair. What types of products to use and when to use them.
-I have long dark hair. I usually wash it every other day with the cheapest Suave shampoo & conditioner I can find. When I told the lady at the salon this last night she almost had a heart attack... offered to BUY me the right products for my hair... and spent an hour giving me instructions. It's just hair.. what's the big deal?
2. How to do laundry.
-Ok, so technically I CAN do laundry...I do about 3 loads a week. However, everything I read online tells me I'm doing it wrong, and Drew's grandma was not happy when I said I just throw his clothes in with mine. Separating barely happens in my house. Towels & linens in one load, and our clothes in another.
3. Cooking.
-This is something I also do... but not even close to correctly. But we're both still alive and have never had food poisoning, so I can't be too bad at it. Plus, Drew's learning to do it, so why should I bother learning now? I am GREAT at ordering a pizza or throwing a frozen meal in the oven.. so at least we won't starve.
4. Mattress Flipping.
-This is something I read about recently and had never occurred to me. I have a Cal-King bed, and you want me to lift, flip and rotate that sucker?? Can't I just buy a NEW mattress? Oh wait, how often should you replace your mattress?....
So there you have it... I'm officially uneducated. I will be talking to my mom about all of this later today when I see her. I kind of have a feeling some of these things were her job to teach me. Oh wait.. does that mean it will be MY job to teach Drew these things?? We are officially doomed.
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