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Leonard appreciates them too!
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Flowers!
A very nice lady from Buds and Blooms came to my office today. I've been having a rough week and Josh wanted to remind me he loves me. These gorgeous flowers have definitely brightened up my day! Thanks Babe!
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Leonard appreciates them too!
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Leonard appreciates them too!
January - In Summary
Its the last day in January and I think our first month of without went really well. We only racked up a few points on the charity fund, and I think both of us are better about getting up.
This past Saturday we were both exhausted, so we hit the snooze, slept in, and missed our chance to go skiing. But, other than that, neither of us have snoozed, and we got up and enjoyed the Mtn.on Sunday. Josh is going to try and keep the no snooze thing going. I am going to try as well, but I'll be a little more lenient about it. Now being allowed to hit the snooze button, I've found that I really miss hitting the snooze, but still getting up before the alarm goes off again. It will be nice to have that luxury again!
This past Saturday we were both exhausted, so we hit the snooze, slept in, and missed our chance to go skiing. But, other than that, neither of us have snoozed, and we got up and enjoyed the Mtn.on Sunday. Josh is going to try and keep the no snooze thing going. I am going to try as well, but I'll be a little more lenient about it. Now being allowed to hit the snooze button, I've found that I really miss hitting the snooze, but still getting up before the alarm goes off again. It will be nice to have that luxury again!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
February - Getting Ready
Ok, this month...no swearing. Like I said before I'm not a sailor but I really do have my moments.
I read the dictionary as a child. I think its fun to learn new words, new ways to use words and after learning them, realizing that I use them in conversation. I enjoy the surprised look I get occasionally from Josh when I throw in a word he didn't expect, and I love that he teases me about it later. One time I referred to myself as "brooding", like some Disney villain, he got a kick out of it. I enjoy listening to how other people use words, and I'm a big fan of precision in language. Why choose that word if you didn't mean everything it implied? Josh says I read into things...he is right.
While it is still January, I want to explain how I feel about swearing in general. I think that swearing is an integral part of the English language (probably every language, but being Monolingual I can't really testify to that), and can be a great way to express yourself. When I broke my toe on a couch leg, balance beam, and wall corner (yes, I've done all three), a resounding MF is the only way I could properly express my frustration. There is some research to back me up on that.
I don't like the idea of excluding words from my speaking vocabulary for just about any reason, but especially not because some people don't like them. I am a firm believer in free speech, within reason. Objectionable, bordering on disrespectful speech is well within human right. Offensive and hurtful speech, while it may be protected, is disgusting and goes over the line. I think swearing falls solidly in the "objectionable" category.
That said, there is a time and place for everything, and there are many venues where profanity is simply not cool. I am still mortified when I remember how at our wedding, when I found out that the CD with our first dance song did not make it to the DJ and that it could not be located at our house, I dropped an F Bomb in front of Josh's Mom and goodness knows who else. This is not to say that I won't swear in front of Chris, but I am saying that in the dressing room, 3 feet from my wedding gown, and an hour away from marrying the love of my life, was the wrong locale.
So, what exactly is going to be banned this month? Definitely George Carlin's Seven. But what about "hell", I use that one a lot. Shoot? Crap? I think a lot of words are just excuses to get away with swearing without really swearing. I'm going to ban all of it for me, this is supposed to be a challenge, although "Dang" is allowed, I need some sort of crutch. I'm not sure what Josh is going to do, swearing is part of natural communication at his office. It could be a really good month for the charity fund, especially if I break a toe.
I read the dictionary as a child. I think its fun to learn new words, new ways to use words and after learning them, realizing that I use them in conversation. I enjoy the surprised look I get occasionally from Josh when I throw in a word he didn't expect, and I love that he teases me about it later. One time I referred to myself as "brooding", like some Disney villain, he got a kick out of it. I enjoy listening to how other people use words, and I'm a big fan of precision in language. Why choose that word if you didn't mean everything it implied? Josh says I read into things...he is right.
While it is still January, I want to explain how I feel about swearing in general. I think that swearing is an integral part of the English language (probably every language, but being Monolingual I can't really testify to that), and can be a great way to express yourself. When I broke my toe on a couch leg, balance beam, and wall corner (yes, I've done all three), a resounding MF is the only way I could properly express my frustration. There is some research to back me up on that.
I don't like the idea of excluding words from my speaking vocabulary for just about any reason, but especially not because some people don't like them. I am a firm believer in free speech, within reason. Objectionable, bordering on disrespectful speech is well within human right. Offensive and hurtful speech, while it may be protected, is disgusting and goes over the line. I think swearing falls solidly in the "objectionable" category.
That said, there is a time and place for everything, and there are many venues where profanity is simply not cool. I am still mortified when I remember how at our wedding, when I found out that the CD with our first dance song did not make it to the DJ and that it could not be located at our house, I dropped an F Bomb in front of Josh's Mom and goodness knows who else. This is not to say that I won't swear in front of Chris, but I am saying that in the dressing room, 3 feet from my wedding gown, and an hour away from marrying the love of my life, was the wrong locale.
So, what exactly is going to be banned this month? Definitely George Carlin's Seven. But what about "hell", I use that one a lot. Shoot? Crap? I think a lot of words are just excuses to get away with swearing without really swearing. I'm going to ban all of it for me, this is supposed to be a challenge, although "Dang" is allowed, I need some sort of crutch. I'm not sure what Josh is going to do, swearing is part of natural communication at his office. It could be a really good month for the charity fund, especially if I break a toe.
Friday, January 18, 2013
SMILE
Sometimes you just need a smile. Enjoy!
The nervous shark:
I'm happy to say I missed the 80's workouts. Although, I suspect Zumba videos will be equally amusing 20 years from now. Especially if someone has a video of me doing it...I don't know the routines so I end up pretty much just jumping the whole time, and at the end of the workout, the only thing that is sore is my calves...anyway...JAZZERCISE!
This is from a hilarious website called Dog Shaming. It shames dogs for their bad behavior. I will get Leonard on here someday!
One more video for you. It's unique, and surprisingly impressive.
Happy Friday!
The nervous shark:
I'm happy to say I missed the 80's workouts. Although, I suspect Zumba videos will be equally amusing 20 years from now. Especially if someone has a video of me doing it...I don't know the routines so I end up pretty much just jumping the whole time, and at the end of the workout, the only thing that is sore is my calves...anyway...JAZZERCISE!
This is from a hilarious website called Dog Shaming. It shames dogs for their bad behavior. I will get Leonard on here someday!
One more video for you. It's unique, and surprisingly impressive.
Happy Friday!
Monday, January 14, 2013
January - Week Two
Last week was a challenge, both Josh and I are refusing to acknowledge that we are fighting off some sort of cold. We have been exhausted and for some reason, even though we are drowsy all day, we have a really hard time falling asleep at night - not helpful.
My alarm was set for 6:30 Monday-Wednesday. When I nodded off at my desk on Wednesday, I made a slight concession to my sore throat and set my alarm for 6:40. Monday morning I had a hard time getting out of bed, I hit the snooze button, but I stayed awake and got up before it went off again. Every other morning I got up without touching the snooze. Not too shabby, but I'll still add one to the tally for me.
We went had a fantastic day of skiing on Saturday, and on Sunday we watched the Seahawks game. We didn't set an alarm for the game, and by the time we woke and got our coffee, we almost missed the 10am kickoff time. Guess we needed our sleep!
My alarm was set for 6:30 Monday-Wednesday. When I nodded off at my desk on Wednesday, I made a slight concession to my sore throat and set my alarm for 6:40. Monday morning I had a hard time getting out of bed, I hit the snooze button, but I stayed awake and got up before it went off again. Every other morning I got up without touching the snooze. Not too shabby, but I'll still add one to the tally for me.
We went had a fantastic day of skiing on Saturday, and on Sunday we watched the Seahawks game. We didn't set an alarm for the game, and by the time we woke and got our coffee, we almost missed the 10am kickoff time. Guess we needed our sleep!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
January - Week One
The first week of the year without is over. How'd we do?
Ok.
I set my goals low. Shooting for success my first week I set my alarm for 7am, and I didn't hit the snooze button once. I did lay in bed, trying to get convince myself to get up for about 20 minutes one morning, but I didn't touch the snooze. So, on a technicality I am perfect! Next week my alarm moves to 6:30...
Josh, as usual, set a ridiculously high goal. His alarm went off at 5am and he snoozed on two mornings. Josh officially owes $2 to the charity fund. I have to give him credit though, all three mornings he was out of the house before I was out of bed.
Ok.
I set my goals low. Shooting for success my first week I set my alarm for 7am, and I didn't hit the snooze button once. I did lay in bed, trying to get convince myself to get up for about 20 minutes one morning, but I didn't touch the snooze. So, on a technicality I am perfect! Next week my alarm moves to 6:30...
Josh, as usual, set a ridiculously high goal. His alarm went off at 5am and he snoozed on two mornings. Josh officially owes $2 to the charity fund. I have to give him credit though, all three mornings he was out of the house before I was out of bed.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
A Year Without - The List
Here it is. 2013 will be the year of "Without" and Josh has decided he wants to join me! So, each month we will give up something. I hope that it will help us recognize the things we have and fully appreciate all of it.
Rules:
January - The Snooze Button
February - Swearing
March - A thing. Get rid of one thing every day, all month. It doesn't matter if it goes in the dumpster, to a friend, or in the Goodwill pile, as long as it goes.
April - Coffee. Tea is still allowed, I'm not a masochist. Josh may restrict himself to one cup a day, coffee is an integral part of his morning routine, whereas I just really like it. Updates on this as we get closer.
May - Alcohol
June - TV
July - Meat. This is prime veggie season, so I'll have the farm stands working on my side.
August - Make everything from scratch. No store bought, prepared anything.
September - Complaining.
October - Spending money on anything that is not fresh food. This means I will need to plan at least nine days in advance for Josh's Birthday, unless between now and then he gets really into eggplant.
November - Chips and Sweets - neither of these seem overly difficult to me. So, I'll combine them and see what happens.
December - Popular Radio. NPR and old time radio recordings from the library are still allowed, so is music. This is purely in response to my annoyance this year with radio commercials. Wendy's: "mozzerella-la-la" will never be a holiday tune. But it will get stuck in my head. Jerks. And Fred Meyer's Snow Mom: you are Mrs. Foreman from that 70s show, stop pretending otherwise and giggling like the Mid-West version of the announcer for every BBQ sauce commercial (you know the ones where they want you to know their sauce is authentic so they hire a southern-middle-aged-black announcer to tell you all about it and then chuckle good naturedly?). Grrrr!! See September, and possibly February.
This is it, wish us luck! Happy New Year!
Rules:
- The "Withouts" are not cumulative. Once that month is over we can have/do that thing again.
- Each Without must be something that is a challenge to give up.
- I will update the blog at least once a month about my progress on that month's Without.
- If one of us falls off the wagon, the punishment will be one dollar into a jar. Our ultimate goal is to have as little money in the jar at the end of the year as possible. By the end of the year we will come up with a really great way to give that money to charity.
January - The Snooze Button
February - Swearing
March - A thing. Get rid of one thing every day, all month. It doesn't matter if it goes in the dumpster, to a friend, or in the Goodwill pile, as long as it goes.
April - Coffee. Tea is still allowed, I'm not a masochist. Josh may restrict himself to one cup a day, coffee is an integral part of his morning routine, whereas I just really like it. Updates on this as we get closer.
May - Alcohol
June - TV
July - Meat. This is prime veggie season, so I'll have the farm stands working on my side.
August - Make everything from scratch. No store bought, prepared anything.
September - Complaining.
October - Spending money on anything that is not fresh food. This means I will need to plan at least nine days in advance for Josh's Birthday, unless between now and then he gets really into eggplant.
November - Chips and Sweets - neither of these seem overly difficult to me. So, I'll combine them and see what happens.
December - Popular Radio. NPR and old time radio recordings from the library are still allowed, so is music. This is purely in response to my annoyance this year with radio commercials. Wendy's: "mozzerella-la-la" will never be a holiday tune. But it will get stuck in my head. Jerks. And Fred Meyer's Snow Mom: you are Mrs. Foreman from that 70s show, stop pretending otherwise and giggling like the Mid-West version of the announcer for every BBQ sauce commercial (you know the ones where they want you to know their sauce is authentic so they hire a southern-middle-aged-black announcer to tell you all about it and then chuckle good naturedly?). Grrrr!! See September, and possibly February.
This is it, wish us luck! Happy New Year!
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