tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46256597313070232752024-03-19T14:39:11.056-07:00Goddess of HooplaI'm a wife (wow that's unique) and have given birth to 7 children (that's a little more interesting). This blog is dedicated to the things that inspire me, make me happy, piss me off, and mostly just to the things I feel like posting. I use "THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the "F-dash-dash-dash" word!" - so if that offends, don't hit that like button! Other than that, let the Hoopla begin...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625659731307023275.post-32140138120212834802017-04-14T19:18:00.001-07:002017-04-14T19:35:09.080-07:00Pastel Perfection | Sweet Escape<div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 600px;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625659731307023275.post-24109682088099374102015-12-10T23:08:00.000-08:002015-12-10T23:08:30.082-08:00The Best Friend Tug-O-WarThat moment when you realize that your husband will always choose his best friend over you...<br />
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THIS is not a great feeling and it has been something that you were suspicious of for quite some time. There were whispers of it a along but you shrugged them off as 'crazy-wife-conspiracy-theories' for some odd years. And then there was 'the' moment, the moment that you had gone over in your head numerous times thinking 'I would be crushed if he made 'this decision over that decision' but 'naw, he would never do that to me, he loves me with all of his heart.'!!! - and he chooses HIM!!!!<br />
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It isn't that he doesn't love you and it isn't that he wants to hurt your feelings - it is just some unnatural bond between a husband and his best friend that you just can't digest. I mean seriously, we LOVE our best friends, we'd fight tooth and nail for them (and have). Anyone that dares speaks out against them, BEWARE!!!! But there is/must be something different between that close male bond that differently defines the two types of BFF's. WE would never, ever, ever choose our best friend over our husband (no matter what the circumstances were), I mean HE IS OUR HUSBAND for goodness sake! But somewhere during the bonding of these two fools (ahem - I mean men) they have decided that wives-be-damned - if there is even a hint of allegiance being violated in the circumstance.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's real life, mostly unrehearsed and it's interesting. I am following some of my favorite bloggers, Facebook pages, etc. - so that helps I'm sure. I've gotten to know them somewhat through their written word but being able to see them, hear them speak, watch their mistakes (no proofreading goes on here) - is so much cooler. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625659731307023275.post-80305619907232060982014-08-19T21:40:00.001-07:002014-08-19T21:40:46.119-07:00The Diet Thing - Part 2<div style="text-align: justify;">
So, as you've read - I'm DIETING. And since I am experimenting with healthy foods/recipes via Pinterest, I thought I would share my thoughts and opinions on the foods I'm making. The original thought process on this, was to WARN ya'll on some of the <i>not-so-yummy</i> ones but so far I've liked everything except for one and that was just a taste preference. So that's good. I also have to say that I am undecided oh which 'diet' I'm following per se, but I can say that right now I am pretty much doing the Paleo thing.</div>
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The very first 'Pinterest' recipe that I made was this one: <a href="http://annanimmity.com/avocado-bacon-and-eggs/" target="_blank">Avocado Bacon and Eggs from The View From In Here</a> (Pin it for later: <a href="http://bit.ly/1sZAtnB" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1sZAtnB</a>). This was the one that I didn't care for. In theory it was a great idea BUT I've decided that I <b>hate</b> <i>(like really hate)</i> baked avocados. If you like baked avocados then you should really enjoy this recipe. It looked just like the pictures and her updates made it easy to make. I decided that I liked the idea of avocado, bacon, and eggs - so next time I decided to scramble an egg and serve it over an slicedavocado half, topped with crumbled bacon - THAT version was YUM.</div>
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Tonight I made <a href="http://bravoforpaleo.com/2014/07/16/paleo-chicken-salad-wraps/" target="_blank">Paleo Chicken Salad Wraps</a> from <a href="http://bravoforpaleo.com/" target="_blank">Bravo for Paleo</a>. I made <a href="http://www.paleonewbie.com/paleo-gluten-free-tortillas-recipe/" target="_blank">Paleo & Gluten-Free Tortillas</a> from <a href="http://www.paleonewbie.com/" target="_blank">Paleo Newbie</a> and they were way easy and totally DELICIOUS. I'm in love with them. I am super excited to have found this recipe cause there was NO WAY in heck that I was going to pay $10+ to buy a 7 count of Paleo Wraps, nuh-uh no way!!! But if you are into that kind of thing, you can find them on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Wraps-Gluten-Coconut-7-Count/dp/B00EPTYHGA" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. I also have to admit that I fully planned on making the Paleo mayonnaise using <a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/post/3440774534/paleo-mayonnaise" target="_blank">nom nom paleo</a>'s recipe. BUT I suck at planning sometimes and just was too impatient to do it tonight, I will for sure next time and let you know what I thought. This was a fabulous dinner (husband liked it too) and I will definitely be making it again.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625659731307023275.post-40106305586217805892014-08-14T12:07:00.003-07:002014-08-14T12:07:40.800-07:00ACK Attack on the Diet ThingHey there! I am dieting (<b><i>or</i></b> if you'd rather use the politically correct term, "making a lifestyle change"). Either way, I began 3 days ago and of course I am already struggling. Not really with the loss of the things I hold dear, like a Pepsi or a large McDonald's Coke (light ice), or even sugar in general. I am dealing okay with that stuff (so far). I'm struggling with the fact that I poorly planned for this 'lifestyle change' and I didn't get a lot of alternative food from the grocery store and now I am <b>starving</b> and eating the same crap over and over again. So I am sitting here (or was before I starting writing this post - ADD in full-force) browsing Pinterest looking at Paleo recipes, trying to create a menu and from that a grocery list. <i>I'm not really even doing a Paleo 'diet' but the foods that you can eat on Paleo are pretty much those I am aiming for anyhow, so <b>that</b> is where I am starting. </i>And I am discovering that SO MANY of the foods I love already can be combined to make a delicious meal that is healthy for me. Turns out this isn't going to be so hard after all. I am pretty excited about this little recipe - it's quick, easy, and looks delish: <a href="http://annanimmity.com/avocado-bacon-and-eggs/" target="_blank">Oven Baked - Avocado, Bacon & Eggs from The View From In Here</a>. Want to Pin It for Later, here's my pin: <a href="http://bit.ly/1sZAtnB" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1sZAtnB</a>.<br />
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<i>And by the way, by the way, I am so super ADD (self-diagnosed) lately that you can't even believe how long it took me to write this post and mid-way through I had forgotten what my dang point way. haha Gotta love being me. xo</i><br />
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OMGosh - my life is so random sometimes. Four of the kids and I went out to run some quick errands today (pay a bill cause I'm such a procrastinator that today was my drop dead date AND let the 11 year old boy use his Game Stop gift card he got from a friend for his birthday on Friday). After paying the bill, I decided to treat them to In-N-Out cause YUM! We ordered, we ate, we left and headed to the mall. Got in the freaking mall parking lot and <b>YIKES</b> - there was <b>NO WAY</b> I was going to be able to make it inside. My stomach had absolutely flipped out (like it felt like it was flipping inside out) and I was wearing ALL white. No way, suckers, <i>this</i> mom is not taking <i>that</i> kind of chance! So off we drove home so I could use the bathroom. ARGH, so super lame having I.B.S. But of course when we got home, I wasn't the <i>only</i> one calling dibs on 1 of the 3 bathrooms. haha Well, GOOD (I don't like to suffer alone.) Whew, potential embarrassing crisis avoided. Once everyone had been "saved", back in the car, and back to the mall we went. Almost shat myself again, when the 16 year old daughter announced that "In-N-Out is like ipecac for your butthole." hahaha Dang, I LOVE these kids.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625659731307023275.post-11830585679675454022014-08-03T23:24:00.001-07:002014-08-03T23:24:43.774-07:00Love & Marriage - Part One<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Where do we go from here? Wouldn't it be wonderful if I typed this post and by the end of it I had the answer? Unfortunately I know that isn't possible because love and marriage aren't that straight-forward. You know that you've made the end-all mistake, once again, but you don't want it to end. Why not? If you didn't want it to end, you wouldn't have made the mistake, right? Wrong. Apparently that isn't true because the last thing in the world I want is for my marriage to end. <u><b>But right next to that, sitting there waiting to be noticed (hand raised shouting 'pick me pick me') is that I don't want my marriage to stay the SAME.</b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have both made our mistakes in this marriage, neither one of us holding the "Your's was way worse." title. We both suck and I think we both acknowledge that. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like we can EVER move past that admission. And when it comes right down to it, we will never fully trust one another again (or so it feels right now). This is the sad truth and because of this truth it makes me think that we are stuck. How do we move past the icky and into the healthy loving relationship we both want and deserve? We are both on the same page as far as wanting to stay together (and not just for the kids). We truly enjoy each other's company and value the time and energy we have put into our almost 20 years of marriage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do we feel so poorly about ourselves that we simply won't let the other back in? I don't know. I can speak for myself, that I am not in a great place mentally <i>all</i> of the time but I am <u>much of the time and that's something</u>. I think currently <i>he</i> is not in a great place mentally, the majority of the time, and that is the part that is <u>currently</u> weighing heavy on our relationship. I know that when I have felt bad about myself I tend to project my negative thoughts onto the other person, feeling that they MUST be feeling and thinking the same way OR "they couldn't possibly want to make things better". Ugg the darkness that fills our minds sometimes, we are our own worst enemy for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So for now, right this moment, I must accept that things are not perfect, not the way I want them to be, BUT this is still the man that I love and have chosen to grow old, spend the rest of my life with AND I will continue to fight the 'good fight' until I have won or there is nothing left to fight for. (Here's hoping the former prevails.)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625659731307023275.post-4948763208979698302014-06-26T19:11:00.001-07:002014-08-03T23:25:19.495-07:00I Shouldn't Have Had Kids<div dir="ltr">
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I shouldn't have had kids, in fact I shouldn't have ever gotten married. Have you ever had that moment of clarity? It might come to you in the calm after the storm but it's there, nonetheless. This isn't to say I don't love my kids and my husband with my whole heart. The fact is they don't have a thing to do with this realization. <i>They</i><i> are not the problem, </i>truth be told, <i>they</i> are amazing. <i>I</i><i> am the problem. I</i><i> am not mentally fit to be that</i> important in someone's life. This isn't me looking to you for sympathy or reassurance that I am not what I believe myself to be. I've known what a scene my life is since the age of 12, of course at that age it's hard to grasp the intensity and the importance of mental illness. But it does come to you, little by little that life, although not meant to be easy, is going to be really fucking hard for <i>you.</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625659731307023275.post-44793790887564060142014-06-02T18:40:00.002-07:002014-08-04T01:26:16.382-07:00Say 'Ello to SUMMER My Friends ☼<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So with summer quickly approaching, <i>19 days to be exact</i>, I'm panicking a wee bit. I mean having a bunch of kids at home for almost 3 months straight is nothing new to me. In fact, I prefer vacation time - the slower pace of life, the decline of pressing engagements, the later bedtimes, and the SLEEPING IN (<i>ah yeah</i>)!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But as the kids get older (The ones at home are 5, 8, 10, 16, and 18) there are more arguments, fussing, bitching, complaining, 'I'm bored's, and messes. (Oh the <i>freaking</i> messes!) They are just harder to entertain, harder to keep happy, and harder to keep out of my hair. The one thing that is new to us this summer, that should prove to be my saving grace, is that we have a pool again. We haven't had one since 2003 and it has been heinous, truly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So why am I more panicked THIS summer? Seems like it should be much easier but deep down inside I just know that somethings' a brewing. Plus I will start out the summer vacation 2 days after my Hysterectomy and Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (2 days hospital, 2 weeks of feeling like crap, and 6 weeks of not being able to drive), so they totally have the advantage if I give it to them. Consequently, I plan on getting ahead of the curve. I'm not letting them conquer me, they will not win. WE <i>WILL</i> HAVE PEACEFUL AND PLEASANT FUN, <i>dammit</i>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This leads me to my next train of thought. (Trust me there are lots of <i>trains</i> running through this head.) How am I going to keep it all from getting out of control? For starters, I've been looking at my favorite blogs and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/annielema/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> (of course) for ideas. I mean I don't really care if it is projects, games, drinks, snacks, or whatever; I just NEED IDEAS. Here are some of the ones I really like, how much peace they will bring is to be determined, but how much fun finding out...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This refreshing one is from: <a href="http://www.iheartnaptime.net/" target="_blank">i heart nap time</a> - <a href="http://www.iheartnaptime.net/fruit-infused-water/" target="_blank">Fruit infused water</a>, I honestly plan on making all of these this summer. <i>Cause playing and swimming makes for thirsty work.</i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625659731307023275.post-19099282457591798192013-01-10T19:40:00.001-08:002014-03-03T19:44:17.982-08:00challenges {in no particular order}So, I was browsing through Facebook and came across one of my favorite blogs, <a href="http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/" target="_blank">A BOWL FULL OF LEMONS</a>. Currently there is a <a href="http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2013/01/new-years-organizing-revolution-week-2.html" target="_blank">New Years Organizing Revolution</a> going on. I am hardly ever up to a challenge but this one peaked my interest. I decided that I would participate and maybe, JUST MAYBE, start to get some things organized around this place again.<br />
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I decided to take on the organizing of my Spice Cabinet. This is a chore that I have been putting off and really, really needed to get done. I couldn't find anything and since it was already a mess, I just kept throwing stuff back into the cupboard with no rhyme or reason.<br />
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NOT ONLY did I get everything organized, with the help of my 15 year old daughter, I got everything scanned into my <a href="https://outofmilk.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Out of Milk</a> application, which helps me keep track of what I have in my pantry!!! I also was able to add new anti-slip shelving paper too. I am SO happy! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166719376234969664noreply@blogger.com1