I know, you're feeling awfully neglected. It's been weeks since I've visited you, checked to see if you had any comments for me, wrote you a message, or visited any of your other blog-friends. You're wondering if I still like you, or if I'm mad at you, or if I just don't care about you anymore.
I DO like you, I'm NOT mad, and I DO care. I know it's cliché to say this, but please, don't take my neglect and absence personally. I'm just busy. And I know I've said that before and have made promises to be a better friend, to write you more often, to stay in better touch, but seriously, this is a whole new kind of busy.
My mornings are spent quickly getting ready and getting Will dressed, fed, and out the door as close to on time as possible (which is laughable - on time now means a few minutes late). My planning periods, where I used to take a few minutes to visit you, are now used down to the last second with grading, planning, and StuCo stuff. I hurry out of school as quickly as possible to go pick up the boy, and we play, eat, and be together. And after he goes to bed, I have to grade or plan or do online work or something, and then I have to get all the baby stuff ready for the next morning.
Simply put, I just can't seem the time to visit and do the things I need to do. It's not that I haven't had things to tell you - I've written you a dozen messages in my head. They just haven't made it to you.
Know that someday (hopefully sooner than later) I'm going to get it together enough to re-establish our friendship, because you and all your blog-friends are important to me, and I miss you.
Love,
Beth
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Five Minute Friday: Joining Leagues and Orders
Clearly, you can tell that the school year has begun, because once again, I have dropped off the face of the world. Well, the blog world and other computer-related world.
What better way to try to get back into things than a Five-Minute-Friday post? I have class in 20 minutes and have to make sure I'm ready to teach those 30 lovely high schoolers, so I really can only afford 5 minutes, anyways.
Here goes.
It's the beginning of the school year. This is the part of the year where connections are made. Connections between myself and my students, connections between students and students, connections between "real life" and "work life" or "school life." Everyone here is joining something. Joining a new class, a new group of friends, a new idealogy for what life is going to be like this year.
Me? I've joined the League of Moms Who Work Full Time. Moms whose babies spend more time awake during the week with their daycare provider than their mommy, Moms who leave work on time (a first!) to go pick up and snuggle that baby. Moms who love their jobs, but love their babies more. Moms who learn to operate on not-enough sleep, becuse there is no way to get everything done without staying up a little later and getting up a little earlier. Moms who teach themselves to be disciplined and orgazined and think ahead, because otherwise the normal 5 minutes late out the door in the morning is 25 minutes late.
I've joined the Order of Women Whose Husbands Work and Go to School. Women who try to support and challenge and be there for their men. To encourage, to edit, to do our own work while they do their homework. Women who try to put meals on the table around their husband's class schedule, who stay up later to make sure they get to have a good conversation with their man, who want to do everything possible to help Hubby be successful.
I want to write more, but my five minutes are up, and I don't have time to "cheat" and expand on my thoughts, anyway. So here's to joining Leagues and Orders and being the woman God would have me be, okay?
Lastly, today is my little man's 5 month birthday. As a present, I took him to the doctor and got him an antibiotic for his very first ear infection. Yeay! But seriously, isn't he cute?
What better way to try to get back into things than a Five-Minute-Friday post? I have class in 20 minutes and have to make sure I'm ready to teach those 30 lovely high schoolers, so I really can only afford 5 minutes, anyways.
Today's topic? Join.
Here goes.
It's the beginning of the school year. This is the part of the year where connections are made. Connections between myself and my students, connections between students and students, connections between "real life" and "work life" or "school life." Everyone here is joining something. Joining a new class, a new group of friends, a new idealogy for what life is going to be like this year.
Me? I've joined the League of Moms Who Work Full Time. Moms whose babies spend more time awake during the week with their daycare provider than their mommy, Moms who leave work on time (a first!) to go pick up and snuggle that baby. Moms who love their jobs, but love their babies more. Moms who learn to operate on not-enough sleep, becuse there is no way to get everything done without staying up a little later and getting up a little earlier. Moms who teach themselves to be disciplined and orgazined and think ahead, because otherwise the normal 5 minutes late out the door in the morning is 25 minutes late.
I've joined the Order of Women Whose Husbands Work and Go to School. Women who try to support and challenge and be there for their men. To encourage, to edit, to do our own work while they do their homework. Women who try to put meals on the table around their husband's class schedule, who stay up later to make sure they get to have a good conversation with their man, who want to do everything possible to help Hubby be successful.
I want to write more, but my five minutes are up, and I don't have time to "cheat" and expand on my thoughts, anyway. So here's to joining Leagues and Orders and being the woman God would have me be, okay?
Lastly, today is my little man's 5 month birthday. As a present, I took him to the doctor and got him an antibiotic for his very first ear infection. Yeay! But seriously, isn't he cute?
Monday, July 2, 2012
Who Knew?
Who Knew That...
... some babies don't like to take naps for more than 30 minutes at a time, making it nearly imposisble to get anything of substance done?
... sneaking all sorts of bits of chocolate and other things here and there during pregnancy would indeed make it alittle lot more challenging to lose the preggo-weight (read my plea for accountability here?
... a bedroom could seem so much bigger when you take the pack-and-play away and have the baby sleep in his own room?
... making a meal plan for the week and buying the groceries accordingly actually helps you stick to the budget and eat healthier?
... your house is never quite as picked up as you'd like it to be when you have a child, no matter how old they are, I'm guessing?
... you can memorize some of those children's books pretty quickly? The sun has set not long ago, and everybody goes below... I don't even read that book anymore, I just recite it as we rock before bed. (The Going to Bed Book, by Sandra Boynton)
... figuring out how to cut your spending to find a seemingly exorbitant amount of money to pay for daycare is quite challenging?
... coming up with creative, non-mommy things to blog is also challenging, since my day is mostly mommy-ish?
... that, even if I wanted to tell you about something non-mommy-ish, like the yummy homemade lettuce wraps with quinoa, chicken, and veggies I made yesterday, it would sort of be pointless because I didn't think to get a picture because I barely had time to make them?
...watching your baby's face light up in a huge smile when he sees you could so totally make your day?
... that Jesus still has a lot to say to you, if you'd just take the time to listen?
... and that He doesn't mind if your quiet time is interrupted frequently by attending to the baby; He still wants to talk?
... it is nearly impossible to grasp what life is going to be like when I go back to work and Husband starts school?
... how much I would miss Husband when he went back to work, even though I was (am) glad he was able to get a job?
... how freaking adorable it is to see my son sleeping in his crib, a little baby in a big bed, with his arms flung wide out of the blanket since he is apparently incapable of falling asleep without being swaddled but also incapable of not wiggling free?
... it's hard not to wish I had more followers or comments and wonder how I could grow my blog, while simultaenously stubbornly refusing to take the time to find, go to, read, and comment on others' blogs, which I think might be the trick?
... that I would be annoyed with myself for caring about something stupid like followers and comments?
... that the Bumbo may not be something our Peanut likes, even though you'd think he would?
... that DVR would be one of my almost favorite-ist things, especially upon discovery of some fun Food Network shows?
... that I end up staying awake way later than I should to grab some "me" time and put the house to sort-of-rights after Will goes to sleep, so I secretly sometimes wish his bedtime was a little earlier?
... that I could easily come up with a bunch more things I didn't apparently know?
You probably knew.... but I'm just learning them.
... some babies don't like to take naps for more than 30 minutes at a time, making it nearly imposisble to get anything of substance done?
... sneaking all sorts of bits of chocolate and other things here and there during pregnancy would indeed make it a
... a bedroom could seem so much bigger when you take the pack-and-play away and have the baby sleep in his own room?
... making a meal plan for the week and buying the groceries accordingly actually helps you stick to the budget and eat healthier?
... your house is never quite as picked up as you'd like it to be when you have a child, no matter how old they are, I'm guessing?
... you can memorize some of those children's books pretty quickly? The sun has set not long ago, and everybody goes below... I don't even read that book anymore, I just recite it as we rock before bed. (The Going to Bed Book, by Sandra Boynton)
... figuring out how to cut your spending to find a seemingly exorbitant amount of money to pay for daycare is quite challenging?
... coming up with creative, non-mommy things to blog is also challenging, since my day is mostly mommy-ish?
... that, even if I wanted to tell you about something non-mommy-ish, like the yummy homemade lettuce wraps with quinoa, chicken, and veggies I made yesterday, it would sort of be pointless because I didn't think to get a picture because I barely had time to make them?
...watching your baby's face light up in a huge smile when he sees you could so totally make your day?
... that Jesus still has a lot to say to you, if you'd just take the time to listen?
... and that He doesn't mind if your quiet time is interrupted frequently by attending to the baby; He still wants to talk?
... it is nearly impossible to grasp what life is going to be like when I go back to work and Husband starts school?
... how much I would miss Husband when he went back to work, even though I was (am) glad he was able to get a job?
... how freaking adorable it is to see my son sleeping in his crib, a little baby in a big bed, with his arms flung wide out of the blanket since he is apparently incapable of falling asleep without being swaddled but also incapable of not wiggling free?
... it's hard not to wish I had more followers or comments and wonder how I could grow my blog, while simultaenously stubbornly refusing to take the time to find, go to, read, and comment on others' blogs, which I think might be the trick?
... that I would be annoyed with myself for caring about something stupid like followers and comments?
... that the Bumbo may not be something our Peanut likes, even though you'd think he would?
... that DVR would be one of my almost favorite-ist things, especially upon discovery of some fun Food Network shows?
... that I end up staying awake way later than I should to grab some "me" time and put the house to sort-of-rights after Will goes to sleep, so I secretly sometimes wish his bedtime was a little earlier?
... that I could easily come up with a bunch more things I didn't apparently know?
You probably knew.... but I'm just learning them.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Coming Soon to Like a Day Off
1. A hopefully fresh, simple blog design. I can't actually afford to get someone to re-do my blog for me, and I don't really know how to do much on my own, so expect a simple template. I want a few more days of Christmas blog (just like I want a few more days of Christmas house), and then I want simple and fresh.
2. A post on 30 before 30. I started that list a bazillion years ago. (Okay, like a year ago.) Now, with less than a year to go before 30, I want to cross some things off my list. Excited to share it with you - maybe they will actually happen.
3. A request for your most-important, non-annoying advice on how to prioritize what actually needs to get done before Baby C arrives. With less than 15 weeks to go and the terrifying knowledge that I was born nearly 4 weeks early, I have a serious need to get my rear end in gear and figure out what's most important and what can wait. Any words of advice from high school teachers who are over-committed to their students on how to do long-term sub plans will be appreciated.
4. Hopefully more regular posts that show a better balance of who I am as a person - teacher, wife, homemaker, mom-to-be, Jesus-follower, funny and serious woman. I like a lot of my early blog posts, but feel like for the last year I was in a blog-rut.
5. More pictures. I just have to replace my camera first. Remember how I lost it a while ago, and then found it? Well, I tripped and dropped it the other day when I was about to document my epic fail at Spritz cookies, and it's broken. Lame. It barely bounced on the floor. So.... let me save my Christmas gift cards and see if I can get a new camera soon.
Potentially I'll do a "looking back" post before the new year, but if I don't (I really enjoy not being on the computer on breaks), know I'm looking forward to spending 2012 and all it holds with you all!
2. A post on 30 before 30. I started that list a bazillion years ago. (Okay, like a year ago.) Now, with less than a year to go before 30, I want to cross some things off my list. Excited to share it with you - maybe they will actually happen.
3. A request for your most-important, non-annoying advice on how to prioritize what actually needs to get done before Baby C arrives. With less than 15 weeks to go and the terrifying knowledge that I was born nearly 4 weeks early, I have a serious need to get my rear end in gear and figure out what's most important and what can wait. Any words of advice from high school teachers who are over-committed to their students on how to do long-term sub plans will be appreciated.
4. Hopefully more regular posts that show a better balance of who I am as a person - teacher, wife, homemaker, mom-to-be, Jesus-follower, funny and serious woman. I like a lot of my early blog posts, but feel like for the last year I was in a blog-rut.
5. More pictures. I just have to replace my camera first. Remember how I lost it a while ago, and then found it? Well, I tripped and dropped it the other day when I was about to document my epic fail at Spritz cookies, and it's broken. Lame. It barely bounced on the floor. So.... let me save my Christmas gift cards and see if I can get a new camera soon.
Potentially I'll do a "looking back" post before the new year, but if I don't (I really enjoy not being on the computer on breaks), know I'm looking forward to spending 2012 and all it holds with you all!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Kind of Irked
Okay, so, yesterday this thing popped up on my blog that said my background, from Cutest Blog on the Block, would be disappearing today.
And it did.
And I'm a little irked. (in my book, irked is somewhere between annoyed and mad)
Because I'd spent a while coordinating things to go with that background, and thought it looked "me"-ish. Not too girly, not too boring, not too busy.
And now it's gone.
And I don't really want to go back to a place that's going to delete my background somtime soon, so......
Any thoughts on what I should do next?
(I had thought it might be nice to get someone to actually design my blog for me, but that would require money, which doesn't seem like a frugal buy at the moment.)
Any opinions would be appreciated.
And it did.
And I'm a little irked. (in my book, irked is somewhere between annoyed and mad)
Because I'd spent a while coordinating things to go with that background, and thought it looked "me"-ish. Not too girly, not too boring, not too busy.
And now it's gone.
And I don't really want to go back to a place that's going to delete my background somtime soon, so......
Any thoughts on what I should do next?
(I had thought it might be nice to get someone to actually design my blog for me, but that would require money, which doesn't seem like a frugal buy at the moment.)
Any opinions would be appreciated.
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