Living not blogging: Presidents Day edition.

Yes, People.

Even with the relocation & move to a new ‘hood I am still that mom.

Im excited when the Tornado has a day off from school & even MORE SO when it’s not because Ive slunk up to the office, fabricated an excuse & stolen her away for a day of play.

big thelma and little louise?

 Today, to my delight, is a school-sanction playday.

An opportunity to git up early, work-like-the-wind, and spend the rest of the day living my priorities.

Ive planned some of this:

Get yours yet?

Lots of this:

calloused monkey bar hands.

Perhaps some joyriding:

the HAT kills me every time.

Definitely this. LOUDLY:

ahhh nappage…

We will probably get new tattoos:

Im eager to finish my back piece!

hers is almost done…

Im not yet certain what else….

must.explore.new.hood.

All I know is Im typically this:

love my RAW THREADS

but not today.

And you?

Is your “work” technically closed today? Are you self-employed, able to work in the wee hours & gifted daywithchild?What are YOUR plans on this Presidents Day 2013?

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National blogging day of remembrance

I was torn about whether or not to post today.

Do my thoughts and musings matter? 

Would my blog be better left “dark” as a sign of solemnity and solidarity?

Is there anything really to *add* when words of remembrance have been expressed by those far more articulate than I?

And then I went to Sunday School with the Tornado & was given her consecration photo.

And in that moment my heart broke for all the parents who would never again celebrate seemingly ‘routine’ rites of passage with their children.

I spent last night wondering and challenging myself if Id have had the presence of mind and the COURAGE shown by the six adults who gave their lives on Friday in an effort to protect the children they loved.

Today I am living not blogging.

I am mitzvah‘ing in memory of those whose lives were cut short.

I am working to create light in the darkness and I invite you to join me in whatever manner feels right to you.

Tags: sadness for Sandy Hook, solidarity

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Living not blogging: birthday edition*

I know.

I, too, feel, as though Ive yammered about my birthday coming! soon! for the past 364 days.

Ive prattled on and on and on & it’s finally here.

And, after all that, Ive decided to spend today pretty much in the same fashion as I spend every other.

Ala the notion of happiness not being having everything you want—but wanting everything you have.

I shall spend time hanging out with this one (& marveling it’s been close to 3 years since I had this caricature made for her):

Last I heard she was gunning  for us to spend the morning making gluten-free cake pops (like these from last year):

Im hoping, as in years past, she’ll demand to be my doppleganger:

As I know the years of her requesting that are waning:

(Im not sure I have any idea where my headband is. We may need to birthday-gift ourselves new ones.)

I plan to follow her lead and let her show me how she thinks birthdays should be celebrated.

I imagine when given free reign over my day she’ll be just like her I LOVE MY ROUTINE! Mama & pick some time with this:

And with these lovely yoga-loving folks:

Perhaps she’ll pick to spend some time here:

I *hope*  she’ll choose some QUALITY time with these:

Perhaps we’ll hang with him**, too:

And afterward Im hoping for some good old fashioned beanbag/snacks/movie time:

Im hoping for a day spent discovering (her) & reminding (me) we are happy because we want what we have.

And that life—and birthdays—is (are) as simple as that.

*Ive closed the comments today as this post is 100% my forcing you to peer inside my birthday-brain.  No need to wish me a happy ANYTHING as *my* wish is you take the 30 seconds or a minute you’d spend on a comment & and share them with a loved one in YOUR life!

**The husband.

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Review, Recipe, Regift: A Blogging Trifecta!

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Living not BLOGGING (President’s Day edition).

Ahh People.

Today is a great day.

So great Im not even bothering with the ‘I feel badly for those of you who have to work or who dont reside in the USA and have the day off’ dizclaimer.

OH NO SHE DIDNT!!! Oh YES SHE DID!

Ren Man is home.

The child is home.

Im always home home but plan to have my work finished at the CRACK of dawn.

And we’re going to just HANG OUT ALL DAY.

First we will workout.

Non-traditionally of course because (all together now) fitness isn’t about fitting in.

(if youre joining via a reader theres a 20 second video below of the Husband doing creative corework in the domicile)

Next we will be doing a President’s Day craft:

(Im seriously excited about this for some odd reason. Pretzels, frosting, all reminiscent of my FAVE Lincoln Logs toy? What’s not to love?)

After all *that* excitement we shall unwind with some family yoga time (please to enjoy the ephemeral video below where Ren Man & Tornado demonstrate the obscure and seemingly random well-known Lizard on a Rock pose.  Then please to grab a partner & attempt at home):

Then, if this misfit gets her way, we shall cap the day off with a family outing to an educational film or somewhere equally serious & fraught with learning potential.

And you?

What are you up to on this Monday?

Will you join us in frosting & frivolity?

Core-work & (movie) candy?

Please to hit us all up in the comments…

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Congrats to DietGirl on 10 years of blogging! (And you’ll never guess what she’s giving away)

Ok, that’s not true, you can probably guess what she’s giving away, and it’s not a two-headed squid.

My friend Shauna Reid, author of The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl, has been writing on her delightful blog of the same name for 10 years now. I have to give her big props for her dedication and work ethic. Ten years is like a century on the Interwebs. Thanks for all the laughter and tears, Shauna!

And as if I couldn’t love her more, she’s giving away two advance release copies of CHOCOLATE & VICODIN to kick off her 10th Birthday Sell Out celebration. Just head over to this post on her site, leave a comment and you’ll be entered to win. Keep checking in every day, too, because Shauna’s giving away a lot of great stuff and entries are open to people outside of the US.

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