Domestically Challenged

Sicko & DC the column returning

So, my husband and I brought an unexpected souvenier back from Rome - pneumonia! I have been out of work all week with it and feel like i am breathing through styrofoam. So. Fun.

Anyways, I am planning on trying to get on a regular blogging schedule, so be prepared. I am planning on offering resources I like, cooking stuff and other fun things like that. If you have a suggestion, please let me know.

Also....I am planning to bring back my Domestically Challenged column, so watch for it here in the next few days!

Which Muppet are you?

I found this cute little test over at Martha O'Conners blog and gave it a whirl. I think it was pretty accurate...

You Are Kermit

Hi, ho! Lovable and friendly, you get along well with everyone you know. You're a big thinker, and sometimes you over think life's problems. Don't worry - everyone know's it's not easy being green. Just remember, time's fun when you're having flies!

The Muppet Personality Test

kMeme Monday (on Tuesday) - learn about me

acOK, so I still don't exactly know what a meme is, but it seemed like an interesting way to get blogging. This is courtesy of my great writing buddy, Joyce Anthony. Here goes...

I Am...extremely tired and worn out today.
I Want...to make my book a success.
I Have...had a very interesting week so far.
I Wish...I could win the lottery.
I Hate...petty and stuck up people.
I Fear...failure.
I Hear...silence - my kids are in bed.
I Search...for a for a way to get it all done.
I Wonder...if it would make me a bad mom to wear ear plugs sometimes.
I Regret...not being happy with myself when I was younger.
I Love...my family.
I Ache...all the time.
I Always...try to help out others when I can.
I Usually...have too many things to do and not enough time to do them.
I Am Not... who I first appear to be.
I Dance... with my kids all the time.
I Sing...with my kids - even when they don't want me to.
I Never...take enough time for myself.
I Rarely...just sit and have some peace.
I Cry...a little too easily right now.
I Lose...too many papers.
I'm Confused...too often to admit too - it's Mommy brain, which I think is a documented medical condition.
I Need...to stop putting so much pressure on myself.
I Should be...be going to bed. :)

I really shouldn't do this type of soul searching when I am tired AND pms-ing... LOL

Another cool gadget

NOTE: I wrote this blog entry using voice recognition software. I know there are errors, but I wanted to see how good the software would do.

so I'm sitting here trying to do this  blog  entry, and I'm actually talking to my computer.  This is pretty darn cool .  Except I keep forgetting to say.  At the end of my sentences, which adds in an extra space.  I guess I also need to talk a little bit more clearly. 

My first thought when I got this setup was that now I can work on another computer talk to my laptop and get even more work done which is insane I know. my second thought is that my husband really gonna think I'm crazy what I'm sitting here talking to my computer like this.  At least this way I have an excuse for talking and myself all the time. 

So far the software seems to work pretty good, I don't see too many errors that I'm going to have to go back and fix.  I am basically using the speech recognition software that comes with windows all you have to deal is go to office or go to a word document, and activate it .  you also have to have a headphone that you can plug into your computer. 

I originally got to have fun to use with Skype but I had too many problems with the set up so here I am.  I really liked that I can talk and see my blog entry typing and I'm not even doing anything this is a dream come true .  Except I keep forgetting to say period. 

now, I obviously have no idea how to fix capitalization at all.  But, I do plan on figuring it out because if I can talk my documents instead of typing my documents it will save a lot of wear and tear on my wrists which I needed this point. 

Now I'm sure that I can use this for something very very productive , instead I'm using it to blog because hey I have priorities .  And I promise that I will learn how to use the software so that you don't have to see poorly typed  blog entries again.  Even though technically, this wasn't even typed by me. 

I need coffee...

So I think I have decided that I am going to begin drinking coffee. I know that this isn't a conscious decision for most people, but then again, I am not like most people.

I am trying to get my book finished on top of all the other things I do, so I have been staying up really late. Rather than being exceptionally witchy on a daily basis, I have decided to become addicted to caffeine.

The problem is that caffeine in soda just isn't working for me. I have been trying to drink Red Bull in the morning, but I can't choke those down on a regular basis - and besides, I have been scaring my kids with the faces I make while drinking them.

I have had a few friends tell me that they get more of a buzz off of coffee than anything else, so here I am. I have no idea where to start. I love the smell of coffee, but it is too bitter for me. Is there a sweeter coffee?

I thought about going to Starbucks to give one of their drinks a try, but I thought I may invoke a riot by going to the counter unprepared.

If you would like to suggest a coffee brand or foo-foo Starbucks drink for me, please leave me a comment. I will keep you posted...

Yet Another Fund Raiser & Getting a Head Start on Getting Fatter

This week marks the start of the third fundraiser of the school year. Isn't there some sort of limit on these things?

The first one was for Entertainment guides, which my husband and I really like, so we were ok with that one. The second one I can't even remember, but I know I gave the school money for something else. This next one is going to be a killer for us. The product? Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough.

Who came up with this idea? O.S. cookies happen to be the best damn cookies on the face of the planet and we are about to buy 4 containers of dough. This will allow us to get fatter on their cookies without even leaving our own home.

What makes this even worse is selling it so close to the holiday season. The fundraiser is over on October 10, then it takes 3 weeks to get it in stock, which means that we will get our cookie dough just before the holidays.

Great. Now we can get a head start on eating too many sweets. Just what I need.
Working from home, I already have a weakened willpower, especially when I am stressed. How the hell am I going to be able to resist an O.S. peanut butter cookie?

It's going to be a long holiday season...