Fully Alive…Ready to Smile

posted by erin on Nov 12

I haven’t posted in almost a week, so I’m going to do something easy.  Here’s my life in the last week and a half as per my Facebook status.  So those of you who are my friend on Facebook…it’s just a recap for you.

November 3

Erin is cleaning. Weird (11:03 a.m.)  Now I recall this morning vividly.  A weird thing happened, I woke up and WANTED to clean.  It happens so rarely that when the drive hits I just go! 

Erin is in a crazy mood (3:07 p.m.)  Not sure what that was all about.  Perhaps I used some cleaning solution that got me a little loopy.  Or it could just be my normal frame of mind.  Who knows, but I do think I danced.  A lot.  Possibly with a mop.  Hmmm… I also got a comment on my blog that day from Kimberly saying that it sounded like I was drunk or lacking sleep.  I blogged about socks and that deemed me loco.  By the way the sock thing is working out for me.

November 4

Erin is never taking her hat off…EVER!!! Oh the $$$ I will save on hair products (9:04 a.m.)  The previous night we had the pleasure of having a lovely dinner at my cousins house and I swiped this hat off my darling Jen (who sells them and lots of other beAutiful  stuff through her business Pink Fusion)…speaking of which, I think I still need to pay for it.    Good thing I’m going to a Pink Fusion party tonight.  I’m bringing hats back…yeah.

Erin still has the hat on. Good hat. Pink Fusion hat. Jen can Hook.You.Up! (5:03 p.m.)  I ended up wearing it until I went to bed that night.  My head was SOOO itchy when I took it off.  And I think it bruised my forehead.  Can that happen, do you think?  It definitely hurt.  I’ve never worn a hat, I don’t think.  At least not for any stretch of time since I always thought I looked dorky in hats.  

Erin is…something I’m sure. Just don’t know what. (10:46 p.m.) Grasping at straws for something interesting to write.  Failing miserably.  Probably should have just gone to bed at that point.  Likely didn’t.  

November 5

Erin is looking forward to washing her hair, lol. Love the hat, but love clean hair more . (9:02 a.m.)  Don’t think I had washed my hair in 3 days by now, and the combination of wearing a hat for 13 hours and hair product from the day before that made a lovely coiff.  

Erin hopes her new Photoshop book comes quickly. I NEED to know more!!! (10:01 a.m.)  I ordered a book specifically for PhotoShop Elements 7.0 so as to help me get the most of the program.  I have been having so much fun playing around in it though and learning what I can on my own.  Here are a few more things I’ve done recently…

Erin has 6 kids for the evening! It’ll be an adventure.  (5:27)  Yes, I am superwoman.  I babysat my cousins 4 kids and had my own 2.  Okay, so it didn’t really take superwoman powers to have them here since they are great kids. 

November 6

Erin is going into hibernation and hiding for the next 5 months until the sun comes out and the weather gets nice. I’ll be here if you need me.  (10:29 a.m.)  It snowed.  ‘Nuf said.

Erin is counting down…20 minutes till the goobers are in bed and then it’s mama’s tv time!! (7:11 p.m.)  The dreary snowy weather kind of set the mood for the day and by 7:00 I was ready for some peace and quiet.  Not to mention it was Thursday.  LOVE Thursday t.v.!

Erin is super excited…just got tickets to see “Twilight!” Edward Cullen, here we come (8:43 p.m.) And then I got pre-sale tickets to go see Twilight on opening weekend and I was in my happy place!

November 7

Erin wonders, is going grocery shopping a smart idea??? (8:05 a.m.)  The snow continued on through the night and we woke up to very, very icy roads, making travel not such a grand idea.  But we needed food.  

Erin thinks we don’t need food THAT bad. Perhaps going back to bed with a book is a better idea . (8:40 a.m.) Forty minutes later I was not convinced we really needed to eat that day.  I mean, I’ve gained that pesky 5 or 6 pounds back, so really, a snow day locked in the house with absolutely no food was in my favor.

Erin is going to try a persimmon and a pomegranate. Any tips on how to eat either?? (4:44 p.m.)  Obviously the need for nourishment and the thought of being trapped in the house for one second longer with my kids (At this point I hadn’t been out of the house since Tuesday…Mama needed to get out.  NOW!) was a greater pull because I don’t actually keep persimmon and pomegranates in my house as a rule.  I was feeling adventurous.

November 8

Erin is going to make homemade perogies this afternoon. (9:00 a.m.)  First of all, what was I doing up at 9:00 on a Saturday morning???  Heh.  And yes you read that right, I actually made homemade perogies.  Well, if we’re being completely honest, my mom came over and I stood there trying to be useful while she slammed out some awesomeness.  I was pretty much useless.  Although I DO know how to work that spoon full of filling.  Yup.

Erin had a great time with friends. As always. Love my friends (10:43 p.m.)  We had a lovely evening at Louise’s house for a potluck get together.  Comfort food all the way…chicken fingers, popcorn chicken, potato casserole, perogies and sausage, chips, pasta salad.  Not a veggie to be seen, lol : )

November 9

Erin is annoyed by fruit flies!!! They are the bain of my existence these days. (9:45 a.m.)  Yes, we’ve been overrun by the nasty little suckers.  Gah!!

Erin wants a Wii Fit NOW! Trying to find one is ridiculous! Wish me luck that I’ll get one for a decent price on ebay. (5:27 p.m.)  Yes, I got a Wii.  I’ve officially become a gamer, lol.  First the PS2 and SingStar, now a Wii.  Sigh.  My hobbies are getting expensive.  I got it mainly, as my status states, because I want a Wii Fit to exercise this winter.  I’ve stopped jogging because the weather has turned on me and I’m feeling the poundage creep back to the waistline.  

November 10

Erin is looking forward to an evening of fun…perogies, SingStar and Trivial Pursuit!!! (9:08 a.m.)  We had invited company over for the evening.  Fairly self explanatory.

Erin has a hoarse voice from singing all evening!! (11:13 p.m.)  So the perogies were rockin’!  The Trivial Pursuit never happened because we spent 3 hours singing our lungs out with SingStar.  I was so proud of everyone.  Everyone sang.  We had so much fun.  Just imagine how much more fun we’ll have when Abba SingStar comes out in 2 1/2 weeks!!!  YEEEEEEEE!!!!

November 11

Erin is really, really excited to see Jabbawockeez tonight! (9:22 a.m.)  We went to see the Jabbawockeez with our friends Chris and Tara.  The Jabbawockeez were amazing.  The MC for the evening…not so much.  I wanted to string him up by his toenails, along with everyone else in the audience.  He DID.NOT.SHUT.UP!  He just went on and on and on.  “We didn’t pay to hear you talk, buddy!  We came to see dancing.  So unless you want to bust a move, get off the stage!!”  

See, my life is really not very exciting.  And now I’m off to meet with a client about decorating his house for Christmas because his house is for sale and he wants it staged festively.  What a great job!  He doesn’t have any decorations, so I get to go and buy all the stuff and then make it beautiful.  Happy sigh.