Saturday, January 10, 2009
Bear with me...
I am in the midst of frantically trying to get half of an entire History course done in 5 days. I *think* I will be able to accomplish my goal, but in the meantime I will be sorely neglecting every other part of my life, including my blog (no big surprises there though, eh? lol). I really do plan on blogging more often, especially with more pictures, but just not this week!!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Resolutions
The new year is coming and resolutions have been on my mind. I am generally not a big resolution maker, but I do try to hold my intentions for the new year in my mind and I thought I would put them out there for the heck of it.
I am feeling committed to taking better care of myself, both emotionally and physically. I have a membership to the YMCA and I will be using it on weekends to work out in their gym and also to do some yoga. I also want to start being better about taking my supplements, because I really do feel so much more alive and present when my body is getting all it needs. More water and less sugar are also on the agenda!
How about you? Any resolutions or healthy intentions that you are making?
I am feeling committed to taking better care of myself, both emotionally and physically. I have a membership to the YMCA and I will be using it on weekends to work out in their gym and also to do some yoga. I also want to start being better about taking my supplements, because I really do feel so much more alive and present when my body is getting all it needs. More water and less sugar are also on the agenda!
How about you? Any resolutions or healthy intentions that you are making?
A belated Happy Holidays
I hope everyone had a beautiful, joy filled holiday season!
Ours was lovely, albeit a bit unconventional given the new family arrangement around these parts. The kids got spoiled with a ton of really great toys (mostly all wooden treasures!) and I got a few nice gifts as well. It has been a hard and emotional couple of months for me and the Solstice/Christmas season was especially bittersweet.
I am looking forward to the new year and a clean slate. 2008 has ended with a lot of emotion and while I know that 2009 will be just as tough in a lot of ways, I think it will also be a year of growth and self-realization for me. It will be my first full year as a single-parent, as Jesse has decided he is not going to move back to the house and does not want to pursue trying to heal our relationship anymore. It is sad, sad news for me, but I cannot do much more about it other than to respect his wishes and move forward. Nothing is really going to change for our children, as his plan is to still take them and spend time with them on weekends.
I am persevering with my schooling and apprenticeship despite my circumstances. It will be difficult as on-call work is unpredictable, but I am confident that I will be able to find a way to make it work. I am still attending clinic on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and it has been a great motivator for me, and I have learned a lot so far. One of the midwives says that she is considering letting me do her pap! ACK! I haven't done a pap yet, only watched, so that is scary scary for me! But who better to practice on than a midwife lol I will be hopefully attending births soon (all the December clients had their babies during the week and I am only able to attend births on weekends for now) as there are several women due in the coming month. I am so blessed to have women and their families welcoming me into their childbearing experiences...I can't even express how lucky I feel.
I'm not sure what the future holds for me but I do know that whatever happens, I am strong enough to get through this challenging time in my life. My children are loved, healthy and happy and I know that we will be okay.
Ours was lovely, albeit a bit unconventional given the new family arrangement around these parts. The kids got spoiled with a ton of really great toys (mostly all wooden treasures!) and I got a few nice gifts as well. It has been a hard and emotional couple of months for me and the Solstice/Christmas season was especially bittersweet.
I am looking forward to the new year and a clean slate. 2008 has ended with a lot of emotion and while I know that 2009 will be just as tough in a lot of ways, I think it will also be a year of growth and self-realization for me. It will be my first full year as a single-parent, as Jesse has decided he is not going to move back to the house and does not want to pursue trying to heal our relationship anymore. It is sad, sad news for me, but I cannot do much more about it other than to respect his wishes and move forward. Nothing is really going to change for our children, as his plan is to still take them and spend time with them on weekends.
I am persevering with my schooling and apprenticeship despite my circumstances. It will be difficult as on-call work is unpredictable, but I am confident that I will be able to find a way to make it work. I am still attending clinic on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and it has been a great motivator for me, and I have learned a lot so far. One of the midwives says that she is considering letting me do her pap! ACK! I haven't done a pap yet, only watched, so that is scary scary for me! But who better to practice on than a midwife lol I will be hopefully attending births soon (all the December clients had their babies during the week and I am only able to attend births on weekends for now) as there are several women due in the coming month. I am so blessed to have women and their families welcoming me into their childbearing experiences...I can't even express how lucky I feel.
I'm not sure what the future holds for me but I do know that whatever happens, I am strong enough to get through this challenging time in my life. My children are loved, healthy and happy and I know that we will be okay.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Ch- ch-ch-changes...
Ok, so I alluded to some big things in a post below, but never actually came back to clarify. Partly because I haven't been ready to type out the whole sordid story yet, and partly because I've just been too busy to sit down and type out the whole sordid story. And...partly because I suck at blogging...but you knew that already ;)
I'm not going to get into allll the gory details, but the long and short of it is that Jesse and I separated in August...he moved out into his own place in September. It was his choice and decision to do so, and it left me shocked and devastated, to say the least. I don't know what it going to happen to us, but we are working on it together and I am hopeful that we will reconcile. I am hanging in there in my newfound position of "single mama"...there are good days and there are rough days. My kids are doing well, though, and for that I am grateful.
On the up side, I am really enjoying doing some minor renos in the house without having to consult or compromise with Jesse about things. I got rid of half of my sectional couch, rearranged my entire living room, bought and built a wooden shelf at Ikea for my kitchen and bought some plants for said shelf! My house feels so open and fresh right now, it's really nice.
I've also started my preceptorship with the midwives! Last week was my first week and it was SO FUN! I got to take blood pressures, palpate bellies, determine the lie of the babies, measure fundal height and listen for heartbeats with both the Doppler and the fetoscope. It has been great for motivating me to persevere through my classes and get things submitted. I have set a goal for myself to finish Holistic Health and History of Midwifery by December 12, which is just over 6 weeks away. Eek!! So far I have met my goals of submitting the sections I intended to and it feels awesome to move forward again.
All in all, some big changes occurring around here. I'm trying to breathe, take it a day at a time and just roll with it. I know that good things are in store for me.
I'm not going to get into allll the gory details, but the long and short of it is that Jesse and I separated in August...he moved out into his own place in September. It was his choice and decision to do so, and it left me shocked and devastated, to say the least. I don't know what it going to happen to us, but we are working on it together and I am hopeful that we will reconcile. I am hanging in there in my newfound position of "single mama"...there are good days and there are rough days. My kids are doing well, though, and for that I am grateful.
On the up side, I am really enjoying doing some minor renos in the house without having to consult or compromise with Jesse about things. I got rid of half of my sectional couch, rearranged my entire living room, bought and built a wooden shelf at Ikea for my kitchen and bought some plants for said shelf! My house feels so open and fresh right now, it's really nice.
I've also started my preceptorship with the midwives! Last week was my first week and it was SO FUN! I got to take blood pressures, palpate bellies, determine the lie of the babies, measure fundal height and listen for heartbeats with both the Doppler and the fetoscope. It has been great for motivating me to persevere through my classes and get things submitted. I have set a goal for myself to finish Holistic Health and History of Midwifery by December 12, which is just over 6 weeks away. Eek!! So far I have met my goals of submitting the sections I intended to and it feels awesome to move forward again.
All in all, some big changes occurring around here. I'm trying to breathe, take it a day at a time and just roll with it. I know that good things are in store for me.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
sweet mother of pearl...
...i may just lose my mind. Today I discovered that me and all three kids have LICE. AGHHH!! So, if I don't blog for a little while, it's probably because I am picking nits, washing loads of laundry, vacuuming like crazy, picking more nits, slathering myself and the kids with TTO, picking more nits, doing more laundry, vacuuming some more...did I mention picking nits?
I am so waving my white flag right about now. This, on top of everything else that is going on with me and Jesse...I think I am full up on shitty things happening.
I am so waving my white flag right about now. This, on top of everything else that is going on with me and Jesse...I think I am full up on shitty things happening.
Friday, August 29, 2008
long time...
Ack I am a terrible terrible blogger. SO sorry it has been so long!
Much has changed since I last blogged...big things are happening here. I don't really want to get into all of it right now, but suffice to say that our living situation is about to change dramatically and Jesse and I are about to embark on an interesting journey.
I'd love to say that I've been busy doing schoolwork instead of blogging...but sadly I cannot! I have been procrastinating like hell about schoolwork and it's starting to weigh heavily on my mind.
We've spent most of summer outdoors this year, and it has been fabulous. We've been hula-hooping, camping, sunbathing, enjoying the sun in all its summertime glory. It is getting cool again, already, and I am sad to see summer fade into fall.
I scored a huge 23 cubic foot freezer off Kijiji for free earlier this month, and have been diligently filling it with the summer's bounty. I have frozen a ton of fruit; 20lbs of blueberries, 40lbs of peaches, 15lbs of strawberries. I've also been trying my hand at canning. So far I have made dill pickles, dill carrots, pickled sweet beets, peaches in extra-light syrup, mixed berry jam. I plan on making a bunch of applesauce once apples come into season, and I am considering doing another type of jam, too. I need to freeze more stuff as well...some veggies. Not sure what, or when yet...but I plan on doing it at least! It has been a very fun experience so far...I kinda like being a food hoarder ;)
Nova starts school next week. Her first day is Sept 3, but she only goes for half of the usual time. She has a full 3 hour day on Friday the 5th. She asked for a blessingway, so we are having a blessingway here on Sunday afternoon. I am excited for it. I need to start making food for that, come to think of it! We will make a necklace with beads for her, as well as decorate a backpack with beautiful things. The backpack is a surprise to her, and she is going to flip when she sees it. I've asked everyone coming to bring a bead for the necklace, and then some other beautiful item to sew/glue/affix to the backpack. I think I will bring out her baby scrapbook and talk about Nova as a baby, how she has grown into this lovely 5 year olf person...things like that.
I need to get in touch with the midwives I'm preceptoring with...I'm supposed to start in a few weeks!! EEekk!! Exciting and terrifying all at once.
Jesse took the girls to the mountains camping on Tuesday. They just got back tonight. they had a blast and a half exploring Banff, Fairmont and Invermere. Faeryn was passed out cold when they got home this evening, and Nova talked my ear off for over an hour about all they did. I'm interested to see what Faeryn has to tell me tomorrow...there were things that Jes and Nova wouldn't tell me about their trip because Faeryn needed/wanted to tell me.
Ok, my eyes are starting to cross...time for bed for me. I promise I'll be back sooner than a month's time!
Much has changed since I last blogged...big things are happening here. I don't really want to get into all of it right now, but suffice to say that our living situation is about to change dramatically and Jesse and I are about to embark on an interesting journey.
I'd love to say that I've been busy doing schoolwork instead of blogging...but sadly I cannot! I have been procrastinating like hell about schoolwork and it's starting to weigh heavily on my mind.
We've spent most of summer outdoors this year, and it has been fabulous. We've been hula-hooping, camping, sunbathing, enjoying the sun in all its summertime glory. It is getting cool again, already, and I am sad to see summer fade into fall.
I scored a huge 23 cubic foot freezer off Kijiji for free earlier this month, and have been diligently filling it with the summer's bounty. I have frozen a ton of fruit; 20lbs of blueberries, 40lbs of peaches, 15lbs of strawberries. I've also been trying my hand at canning. So far I have made dill pickles, dill carrots, pickled sweet beets, peaches in extra-light syrup, mixed berry jam. I plan on making a bunch of applesauce once apples come into season, and I am considering doing another type of jam, too. I need to freeze more stuff as well...some veggies. Not sure what, or when yet...but I plan on doing it at least! It has been a very fun experience so far...I kinda like being a food hoarder ;)
Nova starts school next week. Her first day is Sept 3, but she only goes for half of the usual time. She has a full 3 hour day on Friday the 5th. She asked for a blessingway, so we are having a blessingway here on Sunday afternoon. I am excited for it. I need to start making food for that, come to think of it! We will make a necklace with beads for her, as well as decorate a backpack with beautiful things. The backpack is a surprise to her, and she is going to flip when she sees it. I've asked everyone coming to bring a bead for the necklace, and then some other beautiful item to sew/glue/affix to the backpack. I think I will bring out her baby scrapbook and talk about Nova as a baby, how she has grown into this lovely 5 year olf person...things like that.
I need to get in touch with the midwives I'm preceptoring with...I'm supposed to start in a few weeks!! EEekk!! Exciting and terrifying all at once.
Jesse took the girls to the mountains camping on Tuesday. They just got back tonight. they had a blast and a half exploring Banff, Fairmont and Invermere. Faeryn was passed out cold when they got home this evening, and Nova talked my ear off for over an hour about all they did. I'm interested to see what Faeryn has to tell me tomorrow...there were things that Jes and Nova wouldn't tell me about their trip because Faeryn needed/wanted to tell me.
Ok, my eyes are starting to cross...time for bed for me. I promise I'll be back sooner than a month's time!
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Etsy love
Oh my. I have heard of Etsy before; friends have raved about the awesome stuff they can find on Etsy. I had never actually *been* to the site, though...until today.
A woman named Chelsea left a comment on my blog. I was browsing her blog and got to the end of the first page and she had posted some pictures of the the cutest hats I've ever seen.
Clickety-click and I was here:
Cite Fuzz
Oh my goodness what cute stuff. AND it's Canadian.
Loooook at these hats!!
I *must* have these for Indigo:
A woman named Chelsea left a comment on my blog. I was browsing her blog and got to the end of the first page and she had posted some pictures of the the cutest hats I've ever seen.
Clickety-click and I was here:
Cite Fuzz
Oh my goodness what cute stuff. AND it's Canadian.
Loooook at these hats!!
I *must* have these for Indigo:
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