Yesterday (December 8, in case you're not counting) I finally ordered photo Christmas cards. They'll arrive between Dec 17-21.
Nothing like being on the ball with things, I tell ya. In my defense, I kept holding out for that mythical, magical, turned-out-to-be-very-elusive family photo. Getting four people to look at the camera in a non-dorkily fashion proved to be impossible this year. And on the off chance everyone was looking at the camera without a stupid face, the picture was out of focus. Oi!
I gave up. It's only the kids on the card this year.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Getting back in the swing of things
Sheesh, it's been a while. Miss me? (If a blogger blogs and no one reads the blog, is it still a blog?)
This blog is on my mind because my aunt sent me a link to a blog post about a PhD in pictures (http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/). It is never good when I get directed to a new source of information. I end up reading and reading and reading. Probably a procrastination technique, or something. Anyway, this guy had a list of recommended books, which is going to cost me a lot of money. I do like to buy books. He also recommended blogging as a way to practice writing (along the lines of the 10 000 hours of practice required to do something - Malcolm Gladwell talks about this in his book Outliers). So there you have it: I'm not procrastinating, I'm making my thesis better. Except that the way I write on this blog is nothing how I write formally. But I'm sure that's just a minor technicality.
I'm gearing up to start back on school work in October. My plan until then is to clean clean clean and organize my house. I'm really not sure how this is going to go. I have to get the 4 year old and 7 month old busy somewhere (can you say grandma's? - we call her Baba, it's a Ukrainian thing). Then I need to do a bunch of programming simulations, get some results, write them up, defend, and graduate. Sounds simple enough.
This blog is on my mind because my aunt sent me a link to a blog post about a PhD in pictures (http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/). It is never good when I get directed to a new source of information. I end up reading and reading and reading. Probably a procrastination technique, or something. Anyway, this guy had a list of recommended books, which is going to cost me a lot of money. I do like to buy books. He also recommended blogging as a way to practice writing (along the lines of the 10 000 hours of practice required to do something - Malcolm Gladwell talks about this in his book Outliers). So there you have it: I'm not procrastinating, I'm making my thesis better. Except that the way I write on this blog is nothing how I write formally. But I'm sure that's just a minor technicality.
I'm gearing up to start back on school work in October. My plan until then is to clean clean clean and organize my house. I'm really not sure how this is going to go. I have to get the 4 year old and 7 month old busy somewhere (can you say grandma's? - we call her Baba, it's a Ukrainian thing). Then I need to do a bunch of programming simulations, get some results, write them up, defend, and graduate. Sounds simple enough.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Our latest project
We're in the midst of prepping for the baby (sooooo not ready - please please please kiddo, just stay in for a while. I am freaking out that it'll arrive at 36 weeks - that's 3 weeks from now. Yikes!). Here's what started our latest fiasco:
me: "Honey, I think we need more storage in the bathroom."
him: "Yeah, you're probably right."
me: "Well, there's this vanity on sale at Canadian Tire this week."
him: "OK, let's go get it."
The Husband put together the vanity* and we were ready to mount it on the wall. Two screws, shouldn't be that hard. Hahahaha, you obviously don't know us at all!
Five holes in the (plaster) wall later, we still didn't have the vanity up. We called it a day and went to my parents' house for dinner. I went to Home Depot to get longer screws. (The Kid insisted on sitting in one of the car carts, so my pregnant ass had to push that huge sucker around the entire store for a two dollar package of screws!) We made attempt #2 at putting the vanity up, hoping we could escape without drilling any more holes. Mwahaha, of course that wasn't going to work! So, three MORE holes into the wall, got the anchors in, and the bloody vanity was UP!
In case anyone's keeping score, to recap, it was: 8 holes in the wall, 1 vanity. I do have to say, it was worth it. We have a place for our toothbrushes now.
* please note that yes, I am aware of the around the toilet style vanity. Not going to fly in our bathroom, because the toilet and current vanity overlap and don't leave room for that sort of simple solution. Trust me, if we could have done that instead, we would have.
me: "Honey, I think we need more storage in the bathroom."
him: "Yeah, you're probably right."
me: "Well, there's this vanity on sale at Canadian Tire this week."
him: "OK, let's go get it."
The Husband put together the vanity* and we were ready to mount it on the wall. Two screws, shouldn't be that hard. Hahahaha, you obviously don't know us at all!
Five holes in the (plaster) wall later, we still didn't have the vanity up. We called it a day and went to my parents' house for dinner. I went to Home Depot to get longer screws. (The Kid insisted on sitting in one of the car carts, so my pregnant ass had to push that huge sucker around the entire store for a two dollar package of screws!) We made attempt #2 at putting the vanity up, hoping we could escape without drilling any more holes. Mwahaha, of course that wasn't going to work! So, three MORE holes into the wall, got the anchors in, and the bloody vanity was UP!
In case anyone's keeping score, to recap, it was: 8 holes in the wall, 1 vanity. I do have to say, it was worth it. We have a place for our toothbrushes now.
* please note that yes, I am aware of the around the toilet style vanity. Not going to fly in our bathroom, because the toilet and current vanity overlap and don't leave room for that sort of simple solution. Trust me, if we could have done that instead, we would have.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
There, I said it. Don't ask again. New Year's is my least favourite holiday of the year. It basically encompasses my least favourite things to do: go out, drink, be loud. Kiss strangers?
Perusing the ads (much smaller pile delivered than before Christmas!), I came across features for stop smoking products, weight loss products... it's just so cliche. Fight the power, everyone! Don't make the typical promises. Be your own person!
In the spirit of the season, I have some resolutions (hey - everybody's doing it!):
Perusing the ads (much smaller pile delivered than before Christmas!), I came across features for stop smoking products, weight loss products... it's just so cliche. Fight the power, everyone! Don't make the typical promises. Be your own person!
In the spirit of the season, I have some resolutions (hey - everybody's doing it!):
- Stop being such a slob. In terms of implementation, it means finding a spot for everything in the house, and keeping everything there. Don't just dump and run!
- Watch less TV. I'm not sure how this will pan out given a newborn on the way, but the TV doesn't have to be on all evening, does it?
- Do more with The Kid. Again, not sure how this will pan out with a newborn, but we need more activities in our lives. Painting, drawing, heck, even cleaning up together - we can do more.
- Less procrastination. When there is no deadline, nothing gets done. I need to work on this, I'm still not exactly sure how. Lacking a plan, this is a crappy resolution, but I'm throwing it out there.
We'll see how it goes. If I have an easy baby, this will be easier. If I have another like my first, it's going to be a very tiring year, and it will be more about survival than tidying up my piles.
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