Archive for ◊ November, 2007 ◊

30 Nov 2007 Ideas

Day 162, originally uploaded by Steph N..
I have this idea.
I was thinking when I finish the 365 Day Project, I might want to do it again at some point. Maybe not though, because it is so difficult to take a picture of yourself every single day. The difficulty for me lies in trying to think of something to do for my picture. I spend the day trying to think of a plan. By the time I know it is late and/or bedtime, so I just snap one of my feet or me sitting in the chair in front of the T.V.. I just reach over to my right, grab the camera off the tripod, or move the tripod in front of me, take like 3 pictures, and there ya go. All done. It is kinda disappointing when I take one of those pictures.So, my idea was to take a picture in the same spot everyday. Like for instance this picture in my post. Everyday, I sit in this spot on this chair. I can do whatever I want in the picture. If I’m not feeling it, then I can just sit there with absolutely no energy. If I am into it, I can do whatever I want as long as it is in that spot, in that chair.
I like the uniformity to that.
Also, is it totally vain that I want to get all of my pictures printed out and put in a book somehow? I think that would be so cool, for my kids to have when I die in a long time.

Or, it would be really cool, to do a weekly picture of both of the kids together or separate. I actually think I am going to do that! How cool of a gift would that be for Christmas for the Grandparent’s or relatives? Or just even for yourself to have. You could have them in a book of some sort. Oh! I am so excited! Okay, I have a new project. I think I’m going to start it next week. The ideas are rolling in right now, on how to make the book. I’m thinking black paper with the corner things to stick the picture on it, then bind it.

29 Nov 2007 Who Am I? A Bitch.

I’m going to try to sum myself up in person.

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29 Nov 2007 Windy
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The weather that I hate the most is wind. I hate how it blows my hair around, and dries my lips out. Right now the wind is blowing so hard, and whipping trees and stuff all around. I hate hearing a crash in the garage area, and knowing I have to go out there to put my clothes in the dryer and then go get them out again. So, I call the dogs out there with me and tease them with “Wanna go for a ride?”

Last night we went to bed super late, as we were waiting for the comforters to dry. We had to wash them because Chillee is starting to leak urine. It’s not her fault, it’s just she is getting old. Soooo, the other day Jeremy grabbed the comforter and pulled it up and we both got such a strong smell of urine. How gross, huh? Luckily we have seperate blankets, and I wasn’t using that one! Oh and we have separate blankets because, I have this really heavy leopard blanket that is fuzzy and soft. Jeremy hates it because he gets super hot. I however can have 10 blankets on top of me at night and be good. So, if I want to use my blanket, I have to use it alone. So, I usually cover with the leopard, and then the 2 down comforters. Yet, one comforter was out of commission from pee leaking, and so, Jeremy just was using his old down comforter.

So, anyway we go to bed, and my blanket is still damp. Warm but damp. Jeremy didn’t clean out the lint filter. Then the dogs both run from the room barking. So I made Jeremy get up and check shit out. He didn’t find a killer outside, but as I layed in bed, I swore someone was out there. Luckily, I woke up this morning and my kids were still in the room. I guess he was right!

28 Nov 2007 Photoshop Obsessed
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I am really addicted to photoshopping people’s pictures in photoshop. Like, you know when you see someone’s picture and you know they could look better? So, you start imagining then with their hair a certain way or if they had different eyebrows, or wore a little more makeup on their eyes or did their makeup a little different? Yeah, that is what I do. I steal people’s pictures, and photoshop them to look how I think they should look. I wish I could post some of them here, but I’m not gonna.

I gotta go to bed, but I want to do one more picture.

28 Nov 2007 Do You Need a Loan?
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I’ve used my fair share of pay day loans in the past. For awhile Chuck and I used them a lot, and they saved out butts a lot of times! They are very convenient when your in a bind and need some cash, now!

I remember using payday loans when I was single also and in a financial rut. It was nice not having to ask my Mom for money, and being able to go and get money on my own. Independence is a good thing. Therefore, payday loans are a good thing. You can have independence, you don’t need to ask anyone for help, which avoids inviting in any relative or friend from critiquing your financial situation. Plus, the fact that you have to pay it back, and the amount is not astronomical, so while things may be tight when you pay it back, it teaches you how to spend your money.
So, it’s a win win situation!

28 Nov 2007 Lazy Dogs
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My dogs are so dang lazy, man! At this moment Chillee is sleeping quietly under the side table, her “dog house”. Betty is seriously sawing logs over on the couch, complete with head on the pillow. I’ve never heard a dog snore so damn loud before. She sounds like a big sleeping man with a major snoring problem. When we first got her she was 3 months old, and I remember the first day after having her for like 4 hours and she was snoring the most ever, and was super hot. I was worried she had a fever, and something was wrong with her, maybe. No, she just runs really warm, and snores the loudest ever. On the nights when Jeremy’s snoring is out of control, and keeping me awake…I can nudge him. He will stop for a minute. Okay, like 30 seconds. Betty however, she won’t stop snoring. You can nudge her and she doesn’t care.

This morning was funny. Betty has slept in between Jeremy and I since we got her. She prefers to sleep right up against me, with he head on me. It’s been really cold at night, and we don’t have central heat. So, I usually throw my blanket over her to warm me up. So, this morning we (Betty & I) are spooning…because we love each other like that. I had just rolled over to cuddle with her, and was just falling back to sleep, when Jeremy rolls over, and is obviously cold, and steals my dog from me!!! He just grabs her and pulls her into him and cuddles with her. So, I had  crack an eye open and let him know he stole my dog! LOL! It was pretty funny.

28 Nov 2007 Date Hookup
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So, I was looking at the site Date Hookup. It is a dating service website. I was checking it out to see how easy it is to use and sign up. So, I signed up which took me seriously like 1 minutes 30 seconds tops! It was really, really easy. Then I checked the sight out, and it is all very straight forward and easy. It’s easy to search for people, and check out their pictures. You can send email, add a person as a friend, add them as a favorite or send them a wink. A sort of cyber flirting.

So, if your on the market and looking for that special someone, I would definitely recommend this site!

28 Nov 2007 Thanksgiving

It was a nice holiday! All the crazy preparation it took to get there was well worth it all.  It wasn’t even that bad having my ex-husband and his girlfriend here. Maybe a little uncomfortable, but not bad. We made it through, the house is super clean, the dinner was awesome thanks to Jeremy, and it is a memory for the books. Now the stress of Christmas! I love the season, but I am growing to hate the holiday. Financially it sucks, because I don’t have credit cards. So, everything I buy is with cash. Which is actually a good and bad thing. Although I would say more good then bad, as I am not in debt after Christmas. Yet, if I don’t have the cash, I can’t get the presents. It will all end well, I just hate the stress of it all, and wish I could just enjoy it. I look forward to the point where the kids have opened all their gifts, and are satisfied. That is a huge sigh of relief!

16 Nov 2007 Sparring?
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If you or a loved one happen to be in need of some new sparring gear, may I suggest you try out AWMA.com. they have been in business for years and they are one of the top online retailers for martial arts gear and equipment. Their feature line is ProForce, but they have many brands, sizes and colors!

 I went and was looking around their site and checking out all the women’s gear, and I couldn’t help but laugh at the chest guard with little rounded out areas for the boobies. Or the female tuck guard, sort of like a jock strap for woman. Obviously, a girl’s gotta protect the good though.

 

16 Nov 2007 Fish & Chips
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I am obsessed right now with Fish & Chips from this place called The Lighthouse Cafe! All I crave right now is Fish, and popcorn shrimp! I could actually care less about the chips. We ate there on Monday night. We had Claim Chowder bread bowls, and I got a piece of fish on the side. Tuesday night, I made us go there again this time with the kids, and we all got all you can eat Fish and popcorn shrimp. We only got the one serving, but the popcorn shrimp was SO. DAMN. GOOD. OMG! Then yesterday Jeremy got home early, and I convinced him on some more fish…but we went to this place closer to home, and it sucked. Jeremy liked it, but not I. I’m seriously contemplating going and getting some popcorn shrimp after I get the kids in a minute. Somebody stop me.

My only hesitations are

  1. I’m afraid they are going to start recognizing me.
  2. I’m afraid to drive the bug that far across town. If I broke down that wouldn’t be good.

Decisions, decisions!