Blog.....FAIL

According to one of my 'Mommy magazines' I am doing my blog wrong.

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They say I should have one "theme" such as saving money, teaching, or stories of being a Mom. How could I choose just one of those things to talk about? Each one of those things interests me but isn't ALL me. I talk/blog as things come to me that I want to share. I am a simple person. I think about it. I have a second alone near a computer. I blog about it.

They say I should blog to a specific audience. I am doing this for me not for any one else in particular. More of an online journal. I don't mind if others read, in fact I like it. I REALLY like comments too (hint, hint, nudge, nudge, wink, wink). But that is not my purpose for writing. I write so I can remember later. Maybe even help others remember something or help them see things in a different perspective.

They say I should set aside time to blog on a regular basis. HA! I can't do anything alone on a regular basis. I am a teacher and a mother. I am rarely ever alone. Toddlers do not understand being ignored so doing anything on a regular basis is impossible.

This is my best.....my random thoughts and feeling on irregular intervals. Take 'em or leave 'em.

Hooked On....Planning

I am all in the planning mindset with school almost over for the summer. I would call this my summer plans but I think some are going to take more developing than that. Here goes....

1. Hubby and I are going to come up with a value scale for the girls. Since the oldest is 7 she gets $7. The Middie is 5 so she gets $5 each week. The trick will be to keep all that money. For instance (we're still working on developing this) if they don't hang up their towels after bath they lose $0.25. If they don't put their dirty clothes in the basket they lose $0.50. What money remains at the end of the week they actually get and can use as they wish.


2. I am going to actually buy the Twilight series so I can reread them (that is what everyone has said I need to do before I move on to some other series). Then I think I am going to get the Sookie Stackhouse series and see if I like those books. I am shocking myself that I WANT to read - thanks to the Twilight books!


3. This summer I want to digitize as much of my teaching arsenal as possible (scanning papers and organizing them on my external drive). AND I want to set up my Blackboard (the district's web server for educational purposes - like a specifically formatted, hosted web page) for my classes next year (which I hear right now is all Chemistry).

4. Organizing a binder for my coupons and getting serious again about couponing.


5. I hope to try more new recipes to add to my cooking routine. Many great recipes here and here.

I have all sorts of other plans floating around in this graying head of mine but many depend on the house up north selling so I can find a house here and and begin 'living' in a dwelling again (I haven't hung any pictures and somethings I refuse to unpack since I consider this a temporary establishment for us even though we just signed our lease for another year). I do miss my scrapbooking very much. :(


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Public Service Announcement (PSA) for today

Cigarette smoke stinks.

It's stankity stankness sinks into things too.

Today I could barely stomach to be near a student's weather project and paper b/c it reeked of smoke so badly. I washed my hands several times after touching it b/c I could still smell it. I know what it is like to be a student of a smoker. My Mom smoked while I went through school and I hope my papers did not smell this way (gag). I always harped on her for smoking and since she quit (about 7 years ago) she now can smell the stench. (For the record, when she was a smoker she would say that I "made up" the smell b/c she could not smell it. HA!) In fact she complains about her older clothes that have been in her closet (yes, for that long...) smelling awful. I normally am not one for saying I told you so but... Mom, I TOLD YOU SO!!!! :P

In summary - smokes stinks. Don't smoke.

Noms

Our apartment eats things. Seriously. It is a small little place but stuff keeps disappearing. My necklace, Bean's Nike sandal, Oldest's water bottle, various papers, etc. I do wonder if we have a ghost who likes to take things to watch use all freak out while we cannot locate them. If so, how do I exorcise one? St. Anthony has still not come through for me on the necklace but I haven't stopped believin' either. (Got that song stuck in your head now, don't I? lol)

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I love you

When I tell the toddler (18 months old) 'I love you' (or I ask her to say I love you) she says 'I love me'. Am I harboring a narcissist?