The Misadventuring Mommy

My Note to Democrats and Republicans Alike

The Student — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:19:36 +0000

You Are So Right Mr. Asimov

The Student — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:28:01 +0000

Pray – especially Pray

The Student — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:01:05 +0000

I have been reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ over the last few months. It has taken a lot of time because the ‘Eat’ portion was slow. It didn’t quite keep me reading. Not that it wasn’t well-written, it was, but it didn’t speak to me.

I got sucked ‘The Help’ and then ‘Starting From Scratch’ and then ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’. All of which I really should write reviews on because they are amazing.

Now I am in a lull, still discussing Hunger Games’ and starting to read Water For Elephants. I devoured the entire HG series last year and have been chomping at the bit for the movie.

Anyway, I am sick and in pain, so today I begin to read ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ again. I have ventured into the ‘Pray’ section and I have to say it has been very enthralling.

Gilbert’s candid prose about her experience has me stunned. Everything she says has touched something deep inside me. The passage that struck me was:

“Devotion is diligence without assurance. Faith is a way of saying, “Yes, I pre-accept the terms of the universe and I embrace in advance what I am presently incapable of understanding.”"

What a way to say something that affects any person who has any type of religion?

I”m not sure about the Love section yet, I am going to start that tomorrow. The Pray was a bit much for me, her struggles and experiences are overwhelming.

I would say even if you don’t think this book is something you would read, pick it up and read the Pray section, you won’t regret it.

It’s Hard to be Authentic

The Student — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:00:19 +0000

I find that promoting my businesses and my blog become overwhelming. That’s one of the many reasons my blog has suffered.

One of the top recommendations by the business experts is ‘to be authentic’.

Being authentic takes a lot of work. Responding to people so they know I care even when they don’t spend a dime at my businesses is frustrating.

That is time I could be spending with my kids. Who are the reason I stay home. The reason I so desperately try to run home-based web businesses and freelance.

Also, the examples given of being authentic are usually a crock of crap. I can tell the person is working at being authentic. That’s not authentic.

What’s authentic is I am a busy mom trying to help support my family. I want you to buy my products and use my services because it helps me provide for my children. I DO care about people and my customers.

However, spending 15 hours a day promoting my business and engaging with possible customers doesn’t seem to be authentically getting me towards that goal of being with my kids.

So other bloggers in the blogosphere, I need advice, what do you do that get you readers and real blogger relationships?

Grumpy Mondays

The Student — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:24:11 +0000

I Wanna Be Happy

The Student — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:56:42 +0000

Hey there Pirates of the Caribbean!

The Student — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:33:59 +0000

I am LOVING!!!!! the new show ‘Leave it to Niecy’ on TLC.

After watching her make her kid spit on her finger so she could wipe off said 12 year old’s eyeliner…

Then listening to her dialogue during her mammogram…

And listening to the awesomeness that falls out of her middle child mouth!

I’m hooked!!!

New show on the DVR!

Check it out if you like humorous reality tv, the first two episodes were pretty damn funny.

I’m Blah! Blah! Blah!

The Student — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:53:21 +0000

Antibiotics aren’t working

My usual home remedies aren’t working

Rest isn’t working

Give me something new people!

I want to be able to talk again (I know this husky voice is so sexy in a lifetime smoker kind of way but really?)

And I want to be able to do everything on my list for a day in one day instead of a week

So, any suggestions?

Take that unreasonable fear!

The Student — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:49:41 +0000

Never before would I have slept with the windows open.

I has been a constant fear in my life that someone would creep in through an open window and hurt me. I have suffered through high electricity bills from constant air conditioning or undressed down to my undies while I sweat to death when I have not had the money for air.

Suddenly, this year, that has changed. That fear, in light of all my family has been through in the past year, has been vanquished. I have had my windows open since we got home from Minnesota last week. I haven’t closed them at night.

During the day I have been leaving my back door open so the dogs can run in and out. Even with our privacy fence and locked gate, that has never been an option.

I am not sure what has changed, but I am glad it has! Take that!

Day 3 – Photos, the Aquarium and the Trip Home

The Student — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:06:17 +0000

It is always bittersweet on the last day of any trip, short or long.

You want to stay and grab hold of any experience you missed, but your bed at home is always calling your name.

So we did what any good Girl Scout would do???? right? We took Old Tyme Photos! Don’t we make good saloon girls?

Then we headed downstairs to the Sea Life Aquarium.

We got to see jellyfish.

We walked under sharks. Eeek!

And saw many other wonders of the sea.

Now we are home sweet home.

Awesome trip, amazing experience!

And I am glad I got to share it with my friends and daughters!