Moving - Come Join Me!!!

I am finally just making the change.

It has been a busy month and I still have a few things to work out but I created a new blog on WordPress and I am close to being ready to go so I am just going to go with it. Now or never right.

I learned a ton about how to blog and code that I did not know before so it is and has been a fun learning experience.

Where is it you ask?

www.midwesternparadise.com

Learning the hard way

So in my little free time,  I have been following my curiosity of learning how to build a web page/ blog page and have been working an hour or two a week on it but low and behold last week.................I deleted it!!! Yep -screwed it up and it was gone!

Lucky for me I got it recovered but it was extremely frustrating so it was making me want to give up because I don't have a lot of time to devote to it but I am back at it. I will get it if it is the last thing I do!!!

The Tourist and the Mexican Fisherman

I saw this in blog land today and thought it was a great message about obsessing over the "stuff".

The Tourist and the Mexican Fisherman

author unknown

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village.  An American tourist got out and complimented the local Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish, then asked how long it took him to catch them.

“Not very long,” answered the Mexican.
“But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American.

 The fisherman explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.

The American tourist asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”

The fisherman replied,

“I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, señor.”

The American interrupted,

“I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should spend more time fishing, and with the proceeds you buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats.”
“Instead of selling your fish to a middleman, you can negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge enterprise.”

“How long would that take?” asked the Mexican. “15 perhaps 20 years,” replied the American. “But what then, señor?” “Afterwards? That’s when it gets really interesting,” answered the American, laughing. “When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!”

“Millions, señor?  Then what?”

The American said slowly,

“Then, you would retire!  Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”

Celebrate good times..............

Guess who got the call today from ..........the Ellen Show. Holy crap - I GOT TICKETS!!!!!!!!

You don't know how excited this makes me - Now I have to try and get off work and check on ticket $$$. I know flights to CA are not that cheap but come on it is ELLEN.

Soooo I have two tickets and it is in Nov. anybody interested in joining me??? I am also going to try and get tickets to the Price as Right when I am there - why not right?


I am doing the happy dance right now!

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I forgot to tell you guys about the hubby and our competition yesterday but I had a huge headache one of those that you can't cure with what I like to call the "headache cocktail" (Mountain Dew & 3 Excedrin). Anyway, another thought for the week and then something fun next time.

Why is it that we want to label our kids???? Anyone.....
I had another frustrating conversation with someone indicating that I should test my child for the "gifted program" and should I be happy I don't know but I it is actually really annoying.

Yeah he has an good memory (I personally think it is the repetition) and don't get me wrong that is great but why does he have to be "gifted" why can't he just be two? I hear from other parents: My kid is the fastest, or he is the best player on the team or even other parents talk about other children - is he autistic or ADD or PPD.  Now I do understand that early intervention is critical for autism so unless the child needs special assistance why do they need to be labeled - WHO CARES.

Really at the end of the day if my child is the smartest or the most challenged what I want most of all is that they grow up to be kind, respectful, they work hard, & that they are truly truly happy.

Don't get me wrong, I do talk about what my kid does but when I mention something I mean it more as an observation because just find their differences interesting.

So the question: Is it just me or are parents quick to "label" or "define" children OR is it just parents with their own insecurities that they have the "my kid is the greatest" competition.  I just see it on many aspects with people and their kids and I wonder why can't they just be - I don't know ....happy? To simple?

P.S - I do realize that I am talking to myself but it is good to just get it out.

Will vs Want

So it has been a week or so since I got off the soda stuff and I am right back in full swing drinking soda daily. BOOOO

Here is what I originally thought- 1. If I didn't have it for 30 days then I wouldn't crave it anymore 2. It was just a habit that I needed to break.

Reality check: I am always going to Want it but I need to just realize that I don't need it and have enough self control to not. (One positive thing without the soda is I drank a ton more H2O which I am always lacking on).  I sound like an addict right but it is really more than just soda it can be many things but what really made the difference was being accountable to you guys because once I put it out there to you all I had to do it.

Another thought: I have to give my gal Kel major props and the big balls award because she put her weight loss journey out there on Facebook. I think that took some serious guts because as we know that our "facebook friends" aren't necessarily are friends. So Cheers to you Kel - I am so proud of you for all the hard work and congrats on hitting the big 50 loss!

So not sure where to end this randomness..........I might go cold turkey again as part of the hubby vs. wife weight loss challenge that I will tell you about tomorrow.

I know you can't weight (get it weight) ;0)

Patience!!!

I had a moment of reflection yesterday evening as I was agitated/frustrated with my children as we had a four days together while the hubby was gone and it seemed like I was constantly yelling at them. It was just a long 4 days whining, fussing, fighting, & the little man was not sleeping so I didn't get much sleep either. Needless to say it was wearing on me!

Then yesterday evening I was thinking about how they were acting and how I need to change my attitude because I am basically showing them how to act when they are tired and things aren't going as planned. I turned into the "yelling mom" which is not the person I want to be or the person I want my kid around.

Cheers to all the moms.....  hell to anyone who has any amount of patience as it is not something that comes easy to me and something I need to work at daily!

So hopefully I can keep myself in check when I have these moments and remember as the A-bomb has shown me that he is always listening and watching.