Archive for September, 2010
Life Changes
So Keith and I have mutually agreed we should get married.
It sounds SO much more fancy to say it that way instead of, “I just got engaged”.
I am one of those odd girls that don’t want a wedding, (I don’t understand them). I just want a nice wedding ring. Something shiny.
It will most likely happen soon. For sure before the end of the year. You know, tax breaks and all.
This is very exciting! I promise, I am generally much more romantic in other ways but this… this is hardcore business!
archived under: Thoughts
Thursday Q&A {3}
Becky at Frantic Mommy asks:
I would love to know how do you remove the dates from WordPress blogs. I want to post on my WP blog, but don’t want the dates to show. How do I get them off? Another WP issue that’s kickin my butt (can you tell I am used to Blogger) is how to change font style and size on WP. Help Please!!!
When it comes to changing the font style and size on WordPress, that is usually contained within your theme’s style.css.
For removing the date, look at your index.php, single.php, & page.php templates. Usually the date looks like this:
<?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?>
Simply delete that line to remove the date from appearing on the post/page!
Random WordPress Tidbit
I’ve brought this up before in my post, Four More Ways to Improve Your Blog, but it bears repeating again!
Use “pretty” Permalinks
A lot of times you will come across a URL that looks like this: yourdomain.com/?p=146. That gives us no information, doesn’t even LOOK appealing, and rarely will I click on a link that doesn’t have a descriptive title.
In WordPress it’s very simple to change how our permalinks look! I personally go with just the postname.
In your WP dashboard, navigate to settings -> permalinks and change them as such:
Now we have a URL as such: yourdomain.com/awesome-post-of-awesomeness.
archived under: Web
I’m Sad
Maybe sad doesn’t quite capture how I feel, depressed more like it. I know all of this will seem jumbled but I need to get it out of my head.
I can’t pinpoint a specific reason either. I feel like I’ve been on a slow decline since 2008 really. Combined with the hardest pregnancy I’ve ever had and the failed VBAC… I just can’t seem to recover. I keep thinking, if I just tried harder. If I just DID MORE. I could have prevented another c-section.
I went from having a large social circle to zero by the time I started my second trimester. My family is non-existent really, perhaps an email once every few months to inquire how my children are doing but that’s about it.
Tristan will be one year old in a matter of weeks. He is walking, laughing, playing, and mimics his big brother to the extreme. Just about two weeks after his birthday, I will have my own and be twenty-nine years old. Insane. I still feel like that scared seventeen year old hopping on a Greyhound bus to meet my online boyfriend (who ended up being Daniel’s biological father, go figure).
I’m overwhelmed with the house. I want to make it lovely and awesome but so many years of abuse (from Keith’s old roommates, from how it was ignored after his father passed away, etc) I don’t know where to start. I don’t know how to make it fantastic for Autumn. I’ve been trying though. I spent most of my money at Target getting nice things for the kitchen table. I even got a Autumn themed piece for the door to make it more welcoming.
I’ve been trying to bake more lately too. I make a decent Banana Oatmeal Bread and Apple Crumble. I also like to bake muffins as it’s an easy snack for my boys.
I’ve generally been steady with my “full fat” WeightWatchers (I will write a post eventually on why I started again) and have lost just shy of twenty pounds.
Yet. I am still sad. I’ve lost pretty much all blogging motivation. I rarely tweet (and I don’t think anyone notices). The laundry is piling up and it’s all so overwhelming to me.
I’m LONELY. I miss having local friends. Yet I am so self-conscious, especially about my weight, that I’ve not made any effort to find any “mom” groups. I can’t handle the rejection.
I know I tend to dwell on things but my anxiety is insane. I worry about the most illogical things really and am quite paranoid about safety.
I wonder, does Daniel’s biological father even THINK about him? Does he know how much his son looks like him? That he is so loving and caring and is the BEST big brother? My son has a half-sister he doesn’t even KNOW and I wonder if they will ever have a relationship.
I wonder what the hell happened to me when I was little to cause the kind of anxiety and thoughts/worries I have today. I mean aside from the emotional / verbal / mental / physical abuse because THAT I am well aware of.
I don’t know how Keith puts up with me half the time really.
How does one do it? How do you go from years of a painful life to creating a happy present and future? I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, so to speak, and feel very lost.
archived under: Thoughts
Sir Nummies
How in the world did I end up with such a sweet baby?
archived under: Photography
Thursday Q&A {2}
Catie at Tales of A Midwestern Housewife asks:
What are your top 3 favorite things to cook or eat, and why? (bonus points for recipes!)
Oh my ULTIMATE favorite would be Mexican / Tex Mex. I can only assume it comes from my living in Arizona for my formative years! During BOTH pregnancies it was all I craved. Keith indulged me by making fajitas practically every night in the first trimester with Tristan! One of my favorite recipes would be my Pumpkin Tortilla Soup!
Most of our go-to dinner’s are along that cuisine theme. For example last night we made Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls, (shot on my iPhone), so tasty!
We have taco night often and I even make a tasty Southwestern Pasta!
I also do a lot of Italian cooking, tonight I plan on doing a roasted garlic and butternut squash risotto, hopefully it comes out tasty!
So to sum it up, my top three favorite things to cook & eat would be Mexican / Tex-Mex / Italian cuisines!
archived under: Food
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