I've been busily preparing for Baby Boy's November due date -- planning nursery decor, buying and washing clothes, etc -- and one thing I'm also trying to collect is things to do one-handed while I've got time on my hands and my butt planted in a rocking chair. Not that I expect to have an abundance of time during the day with two kids under two in my care, but I do know there will be many nighttime hours to kill while I'm feeding the baby every two/three hours. I also know from current experience that there's only so much email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest to read before ALL THE INTERNET IS SCOURED. I've been to that point many times and it is LONELY.
Now that I have an iPhone and Kindle Fire, I expect to have more nursing-friendly entertainment at my fingertips, but it doesn't hurt to stock up on blogs and books to read so I have them at the ready. That's why I thought it'd be fun to post my active blog roll (active: meaning, people who post often) with you in hopes you will also share your favorite blogs in the comment section with me ... thus, filling up my Reader and supplying me with countless hours of entertainment while I'm up all hours of the day and night this winter. Come on, join me!
Blogs I've Been Into Lately:
Accelerated Baby
Adventures in Tullyland
Iowa Girl Eats
It's All Happening
Life of Lacey
Mighty Maggie
My Life In Transition
Navigating The Mothership
Raising Snowpeas
The Adventures of Erica
The Diniwilks
The Maiden Metallurgist
Yellow Mango Life
Okay, your turn! Leave a comment with your favorite blogs of late.
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
7 Quick Takes About Mom Stuff
1. So, the blog creeper is back. This time, the jerk is violating the comments section of my Baby Blog. So, I took that blog private again which is super sucky. I really enjoy sharing every personal detail about my pregnancy with the world! I've talked to several blog friends and none of these gross comments every happen to their sites, so I'm not sure why I'm the lucky winner here. I like sharing my thoughts with the Internet and I've made some great in-real-life friends through my blog. But ... those comments just ick me out and make Andi go very Protective Husband on the situation. So, private blog Baby In My Bubble is now. If the comments start happening here, I'll go underground altogether which means my poor mom will never be able to follow my life (she never can figure out how to access my blogs when they're private). Sigh.
2. So, hey! It was 98 degrees here yesterday! That's right, it was just sleeting at the lake cabin on Saturday and now it's full-on summertime. Minnesota weather, you're drunk. (But stay right here, we love your warm, sunshine-y days). Tory and I played outside for much of the afternoon. We were both a sweaty, sunscreened mess by the end of the day and we loved every minute of it. I bought her a new, bigger pool for the summer but I didn't have the energy to blow it up yesterday so I dug out the old baby one for her to play with instead. She had an absolute ball. Never mind there were Teddy Grahams and rice from her sand table floating at the bottom by the end of the day. That's what summertime is all about, right?
3. I'm back on the wagon for involvement in my neighborhood mom's group. The ladies meet once a month at someone's house and yesterday, I offered to host the gathering here. Attendance was low since the weather was so nice outside (can't blame people for wanting to stay home and enjoy it with their families) and one of the coordinators just had a baby last week. In any event, I had a really fun time chatting with the other neighborhood moms about life and kids and events around our 'hood. Every year the group organizes a Neighborhood Parade in August, complete with a kid's bike parade, firetrucks, police cars and a visit from the Mayor. One of the ladies said it probably wasn't going to happen this year since no one wanted to take on the planning aspect or stuffing fliers into neighborhood mailboxes ... so, I kind of volunteered to do it! I think it'll be fun (and maybe a lot of extra work) but I just couldn't see the parade NOT happening this year -- it's the 25th year! So, I'm now scouring the Internet for block party ideas and making calls to our local service providers. Wish me luck!
4. I posted a job description on Care.com (the site we used to find our nannies) for a part-time babysitter once a week. Our current babysitter, Taylor, is moving off to college this fall and I'm 100% sure I'll need help with Tory once Baby #2 enters the picture. Once again, I'm floored by the number of applicants I received within 24 hours of posting the job. Once again, I am also floored by the email etiquette of other people. "Dear Family: I would like to apply for your job." NOPE. If you can't address me by name or read the job description correctly and respond accordingly, you are not suitable to oversee the care of my child. There were also some really promising candidates and I've got a few phone interviews scheduled for this week. I know I'll have no trouble finding someone great to babysit Tory this fall.
5. I'm taking Tory on my first solo road trip this weekend to Des Moines, Iowa. I'm so excited to meet up with my family there, but a little nervous (okay, a lot nervous) to drive in a car with Tory for four hours by myself. I know she'll be fine watching the iPad (I'm just not sure who will re-start her episodes of Bubble Guppies over and over again) and I'm hoping she takes a nap at some point during the drive. I think I'll load up the front console of my car with lots of snacks and several sippy cups to toss back to her when she drops them. I'm also left wondering why someone with technological experience hasn't invented a way for 20 minute shows to play continuously on the iPad without manually re-starting a new episode every time. A movie would be the logical solution, but unfortunately Tory won't watch anything but Bubble Guppies. First world problem, clearly.
6. I'm thinking about signing Tory up for Preschool this fall. I finally found a school that accepts two year olds (vs. three year old starting age) in our area that's not just a glorified day care. I don't really need the child care so much as I'd like Tory to have some structure for a few hours a week in a school-like setting, make some friends and have something lined up in her day other than watching me nurse a baby every two hours. The school's requirement is students must be two years old by September 1 and Tory will be two on August 30 (she'll make the cut-off by just two days). At quick glance, I thought she wouldn't make the cut-out by two days for some reason and I emailed the teacher asking if they'd make an exception. Then, almost instantly after I sent the email, I realized my mistake -- that Tory will, in fact, be of age by two days. Then I felt like a complete idiot (see Quick Take #4 - read first, you dummy!) so I sent another email to the teacher explaining my mistake and asking for a tour. They'll probably reject us just because I'm such a fool. GAH. Embarrassing.
7. Speaking of my smarts, I've had several instances in the last few weeks where my husband looked at me like I was a complete idiot because something of common knowledge is just making it into my brain sphere. Like, did you know ducks havebird duck houses? Big bird houses that are made for ducks. Did you know this? Apparently, we have them all over the cabin and I never knew that's what they were for until I saw a duck fly into one this weekend. Also, did you know ducks FLY?
2. So, hey! It was 98 degrees here yesterday! That's right, it was just sleeting at the lake cabin on Saturday and now it's full-on summertime. Minnesota weather, you're drunk. (But stay right here, we love your warm, sunshine-y days). Tory and I played outside for much of the afternoon. We were both a sweaty, sunscreened mess by the end of the day and we loved every minute of it. I bought her a new, bigger pool for the summer but I didn't have the energy to blow it up yesterday so I dug out the old baby one for her to play with instead. She had an absolute ball. Never mind there were Teddy Grahams and rice from her sand table floating at the bottom by the end of the day. That's what summertime is all about, right?
3. I'm back on the wagon for involvement in my neighborhood mom's group. The ladies meet once a month at someone's house and yesterday, I offered to host the gathering here. Attendance was low since the weather was so nice outside (can't blame people for wanting to stay home and enjoy it with their families) and one of the coordinators just had a baby last week. In any event, I had a really fun time chatting with the other neighborhood moms about life and kids and events around our 'hood. Every year the group organizes a Neighborhood Parade in August, complete with a kid's bike parade, firetrucks, police cars and a visit from the Mayor. One of the ladies said it probably wasn't going to happen this year since no one wanted to take on the planning aspect or stuffing fliers into neighborhood mailboxes ... so, I kind of volunteered to do it! I think it'll be fun (and maybe a lot of extra work) but I just couldn't see the parade NOT happening this year -- it's the 25th year! So, I'm now scouring the Internet for block party ideas and making calls to our local service providers. Wish me luck!
4. I posted a job description on Care.com (the site we used to find our nannies) for a part-time babysitter once a week. Our current babysitter, Taylor, is moving off to college this fall and I'm 100% sure I'll need help with Tory once Baby #2 enters the picture. Once again, I'm floored by the number of applicants I received within 24 hours of posting the job. Once again, I am also floored by the email etiquette of other people. "Dear Family: I would like to apply for your job." NOPE. If you can't address me by name or read the job description correctly and respond accordingly, you are not suitable to oversee the care of my child. There were also some really promising candidates and I've got a few phone interviews scheduled for this week. I know I'll have no trouble finding someone great to babysit Tory this fall.
5. I'm taking Tory on my first solo road trip this weekend to Des Moines, Iowa. I'm so excited to meet up with my family there, but a little nervous (okay, a lot nervous) to drive in a car with Tory for four hours by myself. I know she'll be fine watching the iPad (I'm just not sure who will re-start her episodes of Bubble Guppies over and over again) and I'm hoping she takes a nap at some point during the drive. I think I'll load up the front console of my car with lots of snacks and several sippy cups to toss back to her when she drops them. I'm also left wondering why someone with technological experience hasn't invented a way for 20 minute shows to play continuously on the iPad without manually re-starting a new episode every time. A movie would be the logical solution, but unfortunately Tory won't watch anything but Bubble Guppies. First world problem, clearly.
6. I'm thinking about signing Tory up for Preschool this fall. I finally found a school that accepts two year olds (vs. three year old starting age) in our area that's not just a glorified day care. I don't really need the child care so much as I'd like Tory to have some structure for a few hours a week in a school-like setting, make some friends and have something lined up in her day other than watching me nurse a baby every two hours. The school's requirement is students must be two years old by September 1 and Tory will be two on August 30 (she'll make the cut-off by just two days). At quick glance, I thought she wouldn't make the cut-out by two days for some reason and I emailed the teacher asking if they'd make an exception. Then, almost instantly after I sent the email, I realized my mistake -- that Tory will, in fact, be of age by two days. Then I felt like a complete idiot (see Quick Take #4 - read first, you dummy!) so I sent another email to the teacher explaining my mistake and asking for a tour. They'll probably reject us just because I'm such a fool. GAH. Embarrassing.
7. Speaking of my smarts, I've had several instances in the last few weeks where my husband looked at me like I was a complete idiot because something of common knowledge is just making it into my brain sphere. Like, did you know ducks have
Monday, March 25, 2013
A Weekend with Internet Friends
When Andi told one of his long-time friends we were going to the cabin with "Heather's Internet friends" this weekend, it probably made me sound like a giant loser. But hey, it can't be worse than the time I flew half-way across the country to meet up with 50 blogging strangers, could it? That didn't seem weird to me and neither did inviting my new friend Jodi from Raising Snowpeas to enjoy a weekend at one of my favorite places on Earth.
Jodi wrote her own thoughts on visiting our cabin here. I can say I honestly wasn't nervous for her family to hang out with us for the weekend one bit. I know Jodi and I get along great and we're both very similar when it comes to planning meals and hanging out. Our kids get along great together and I know Tory would love having Allie and Jake at the cabin. The only wild card was our husbands and fortunately, mine can get along with just about anyone. It turns out, Jodi's husband is the same way.
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| Jodi and Jake |
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| Snowpeas snowman building |
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| My girl loves to sled |
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| Aren't these two just the cutest? |
The only thing that would have made the weekend better is if it was summer and we could've gone for boat rides, had a bonfire and played in the lake. Guess we'll have to invite the Snowpeas up for a weekend repeat!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Going Private
After much consideration, I've decided to take my blog private. There's just too much at stake - my husband, my baby girl, our livelihood - for me to to go forward in sharing details about our life publicly.
I'm not disappearing completely, oh don't you worry! If you'd like to continue reading along as I ramble on about babies, married life and everything in between, shoot me an email at heatherchrissy28@gmail.com and I'll grant you access. You have until end of day Sunday, August 12 at which time Live Inside My Bubble goes private.
Thanks for reading!
I'm not disappearing completely, oh don't you worry! If you'd like to continue reading along as I ramble on about babies, married life and everything in between, shoot me an email at heatherchrissy28@gmail.com and I'll grant you access. You have until end of day Sunday, August 12 at which time Live Inside My Bubble goes private.
Thanks for reading!
Creepers
Creepers be creeping and it's really icking me the ick out.
After oversharing about my life on the Internet for the past four years with no second thought about it, I suddenly find myself questioning posting anything about myself, my family or my inner thoughts online. A rash of crude comments from one particular person (HEY YOU WHO WORKS AT RCIS!) has left me feeling exposed and hesitant to post anything here.
And really, isn't that defeating the purpose of having a blog in the first place? I started this site as a place to share life happenings with my family and friends across the country, and as a therapeutic spot to brain-dump all my internal struggles and hair-brain ideas. Now I'm regularly perturbed by a certain someone in Anoka who feels the need to spew sexual innuendos or non-helpful criticisms ON MY BLOG, and it hardly seems worth posting.
What's more, two days ago I noticed a Facebook friend request from someone whom I didn't know. I saw the same person had "liked" several of Tory's photos through Andi's Facebook page. Hmmm. Thinking it was probably some kid Andi used for event labor or something, I asked him about it that night. Turns out, he had no idea who it was either, but accepted the person as a Facebook friend anyway. WHAT?! I freaked out and made Andi un-friend the kid because why does some teenager we do not know need to be creeping on our life via Facebook? To which Andi responded, is the same thing people do on my blog every day.
Heh. Point well made.
Sigh. I'm half-tempted to take this blog private to avoid all this drama entirely. Yet, another part of me is thankful for the awesome friendships I've made through my blog which would've never occurred otherwise. Let's not forget the college friends and family members who I've developed stronger relationships with because we share a common interest in blogging. Maybe I'll just take a social media hiatus altogether? To be determined ...
After oversharing about my life on the Internet for the past four years with no second thought about it, I suddenly find myself questioning posting anything about myself, my family or my inner thoughts online. A rash of crude comments from one particular person (HEY YOU WHO WORKS AT RCIS!) has left me feeling exposed and hesitant to post anything here.
And really, isn't that defeating the purpose of having a blog in the first place? I started this site as a place to share life happenings with my family and friends across the country, and as a therapeutic spot to brain-dump all my internal struggles and hair-brain ideas. Now I'm regularly perturbed by a certain someone in Anoka who feels the need to spew sexual innuendos or non-helpful criticisms ON MY BLOG, and it hardly seems worth posting.
What's more, two days ago I noticed a Facebook friend request from someone whom I didn't know. I saw the same person had "liked" several of Tory's photos through Andi's Facebook page. Hmmm. Thinking it was probably some kid Andi used for event labor or something, I asked him about it that night. Turns out, he had no idea who it was either, but accepted the person as a Facebook friend anyway. WHAT?! I freaked out and made Andi un-friend the kid because why does some teenager we do not know need to be creeping on our life via Facebook? To which Andi responded, is the same thing people do on my blog every day.
Heh. Point well made.
Sigh. I'm half-tempted to take this blog private to avoid all this drama entirely. Yet, another part of me is thankful for the awesome friendships I've made through my blog which would've never occurred otherwise. Let's not forget the college friends and family members who I've developed stronger relationships with because we share a common interest in blogging. Maybe I'll just take a social media hiatus altogether? To be determined ...
Friday, August 19, 2011
New Reads
Within the next 9 days (the last possible day I'll be pregnant before I'm induced), I'm going to be spending A LOT of time nursing a baby. I imagine it to be quality time with my babe and I also suspect there will be many moments I'll need something to occupy my time. What do you mamas out there do besides surf the internet and check Facebook? I assume you can only do that for so long so I'd like to load up my Netlix cue, my Kindle and my Google Reader with tv shows, books and blogs which come highly recommended. So I was thinking ... I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours.
What's one must-see tv show or series, recommended book and a favorite blog you follow right now?
Here's My List:
TV Series
Friday Night Lights
Andi and I got HOOKED on this series this summer. I personally love football, and there's obviously some of that in the show, but there's also awesome story lines and great development of characters. You don't have to love football to heart this show, either. There's a little bit of sex, lots of drama and fast-moving story lines. We flew through the first five seasons like two obsessed teenagers watching 90210 in the 90's. It's THAT good.
Book
The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo
I'll admit, I haven't read much of anything lately that wasn't about parenting or pregnancy, but one "non-preggo" book I finished was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It's a mystery with lots of suspense and a little bit of edge taking place in a foreign country. While I found the characters a bit difficult to identify with at first, the book quickly became a page-turner. I'm just started the second book in the series, The Girl Who Played with Fire.
Blog
Operation Pink Herring
I don't remember when or how I stumbled upon this blog, but lately it's been one of my favorites to follow. This gal isn't far behind me in her pregnancy with her first child. While she leads a very different life than mine half-way across the country, I find her experiences to be witty and relatable. Hope she doesn't mind me giving her a shameless plug here!
Ok, your turn! Leave me a comment with your favorite tv show, book and/or blog and help fill in my up-all-nights of the future!
What's one must-see tv show or series, recommended book and a favorite blog you follow right now?
Here's My List:
TV Series
Friday Night Lights
Andi and I got HOOKED on this series this summer. I personally love football, and there's obviously some of that in the show, but there's also awesome story lines and great development of characters. You don't have to love football to heart this show, either. There's a little bit of sex, lots of drama and fast-moving story lines. We flew through the first five seasons like two obsessed teenagers watching 90210 in the 90's. It's THAT good.
Book
The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo
I'll admit, I haven't read much of anything lately that wasn't about parenting or pregnancy, but one "non-preggo" book I finished was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It's a mystery with lots of suspense and a little bit of edge taking place in a foreign country. While I found the characters a bit difficult to identify with at first, the book quickly became a page-turner. I'm just started the second book in the series, The Girl Who Played with Fire.
Blog
Operation Pink Herring
I don't remember when or how I stumbled upon this blog, but lately it's been one of my favorites to follow. This gal isn't far behind me in her pregnancy with her first child. While she leads a very different life than mine half-way across the country, I find her experiences to be witty and relatable. Hope she doesn't mind me giving her a shameless plug here!
Ok, your turn! Leave me a comment with your favorite tv show, book and/or blog and help fill in my up-all-nights of the future!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
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