November 30, 2011

Pinterest.

I absolutely love Pinterest. I'm pretty sure this makes me infinitely unhip, but I'm extremely ok with that. It was once implied that I was a hipster after I used the term "intuitive eating" and I found myself getting offended, as visions of berets and dickish glasses danced in my head. Or is that the French?

It took me a bit to get into Pinterest. At first I only pinned things I found from around the web, but then I was introduced to the true glory of pinning! You can repin other people's pins! Holy shit!

On Sunday I made these two crafts with tutorials found, of course, on Pinterest. I want to make an entire family of sock snowmen!



November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving & Black Friday.

Here are a few pictures from Thanksgiving & Black Friday. I work today, so the Christmas tree is on my desk.

Happy Thanksgiving!







November 21, 2011

Updates.

I have so many things to update about but because I only write my posts during my commute to or from work, I either forget or get distracted.  I need to start keeping a list.

In place of an actual, well thought-out update, I give you my favorite trend: boots and knee socks. And in one picture, just knee socks as worn by me while I cuddled on the couch with the husband, watching Die Hard 4.




November 17, 2011

Rejected.

Red Cross rejected me. I have to say, this wasn't wholly unexpected. Last time I tried to give blood, nearly three years ago, I was 47 pounds heavier and eating total crap at every meal. My hemoglobin read at 11 something at that time.

Since then I've made some serious lifestyle changes. I decided to give it another go and signed up to donate again. Surely my healthier diet, vitamin (ok, so it's Target's daily multivitamin but it has to be better than nothing) and month old exercise regimen has helped my cause.

Nope! Hemoglobin read at 10.7. I was better off eating crap! Ok, not really. But man, de-nied.

November 12, 2011

I made a wreath!

Pinterest is trying to kill me.

On the upside, I made this wreath. I love it! Had I been thinking, I would've covered the foam in burlap before I began. Instead I covered the back after finishing. Gross. But I still love it!

Tomorrow, I'm making a different burlap wreath. With fabric flowers! That I'm also making! Hey Pinterest, wth are you doing to me?


November 9, 2011

Issue 2.

Ohio rejected Issue 2.

The numbers from my county were terrifyingly close:
YES (Approve law) 28854 46.86%
NO (Reject the law) 32717 53.14%

That's why voting is so important, friends that don't read my blog!

November 8, 2011

Voting Day.

In Ohio, the big issue is 2. Or as it was commonly known when it surprisingly passed, Senate Bill 5. There are other issues on the ballot and city seats up for election, too, but all eyes are on Issue 2.

If I was a betting woman, I'd put my money on no. Not just because that's my personal feeling on the subject, but aside from the top 10% of the working class, I've yet to encounter a true backer of 2. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough.

November 4, 2011

Texting.

Last night we went to see Bill Burr. During his act, he berated a guy for texting throughout the show. Then he said, "Texting is the new heckling."  I get that.

We recently had someone over who played on their phone the majority of the visit. At one point during the visit, Shawn went so far as to text them in an attempt to recapture their attention.

That being said, I am not without fault. I text. But not during visits with people I haven't seen in a month.  We are by no means entertainers, but Bill Burr's point remains valid.

"This generation is going to die of thumb cancer," as he joked last night.


November 3, 2011

Injured.

I'm injured, I suppose. I woke up in pain, which means I probably got hurt while sleeping. This makes me awesome.

My left shoulder blade hurts. It's painful to breathe in deeply, and I'm pretty sure if I googled it, I'd find that my rib has punctured my lung and I have 12 hours to live.

I may have hurt something while stretching last night, but that's almost sadder. Because I was stretching while standing at the stove making dinner. "Working mothers have it all together," says nobody.