Zhoen
FairieVillainMother
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Found: The wagon. Apparently I left it parked at work. Realllllyy parked. Locked. Parking brake on. One of those club thingies on the wheel. Then security came by and added a boot on each of the 4 wheels
Lost: Motivation, momentum, healthy habits, organization, budget (note to selflook outside the window, I seem to remember chucking them all out at some point during the vacation.) Also missing sanitypossibly buried under the rest of it out the window
Gained: Lets not talk about it
Stolen: A few precious moments in time with my little ones, making all of the above worth it.
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Dear Cat,
That big white box with nothing in it is NOT your catbox. Its the bathtub.
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Hi yall!
Im ba-ack and since Ive been gone for, like, two weeks, its a pretty sure thing Im not going to make it through all those back-log posts but Ill try. We had a lovely holiday and hope you did, too. First there was the long holiday weekend, then I added personal leave because my babysitter (niece) was at summer camp and couldnt watch DD7 and her own sister DN7, so I had them for a few days, we hit OC MD, Kings Dominion, DC, etc then we went to North Carolina where SIL lives to gather with DHs side of the family to celebrate FILs #70 birthday.
Lots of good memories, plenty of food-for-thought to mull over for months to come. The nice thing about travelling is it makes you look at your own little world with fresh eyes.
And now for some QOTDs (Im only answering the FUN ones ):Disney QOTD - If you could spend 24 hours alone in any WDW park, which one would it be, why, and what would you do?
Umm I guess MK, since its fun to look at I mean, if I was *alone* in the parks, none of the rides would be going
- Assuming the doors werent all locked, Id totally run around in all the backstage/CM only places.
- -Id take a long bath and a nap in the Cinderella Castle Suite.
- -Id live off of cookies and bread and cupcakes and ice cream, since thered be nobody there to cook
- and Id feed the ducks just because thered be nobody there to see me and fuss at me.
- Id totally take a ride on Tinkerbells zipline from the castle (where she starts the fireworks from)
- Id take the Tom Sawyer paint brushes and dip them in purple paint and let them dry and put them back
- Id reprogram PoTC to undo all the PC changes from the 90s and add a pig latin section to Its a small world
- Id try on all the princess dresses in wardrobe (as if theyd fit )
- Id add a few hidden mickeys to the park
- Id program my image as a ghost into the haunted mansion ball, I think Id use Brendan Fraiser as my ghostly partner not only would Orlando Bloom confuse people because theyd expect to see him in POTC, not HM, but he married a lingerie model sorry, you lose points for that
Disney QOTD - If you got a job with WDW that required you to dress up as a character for one day, which one would you pick and why?
Meg. Shes awesome. She is soooo much cooler than a princess, and she never gets the respect she deserves Show me any other Disney princess who stood up to the god of the underworld, *TWICE*, to save the men she loved. What other princess died to save the heros life? And what other Disney character was willing to give up the one they loved to allow them to return to their home and family? And did I mention she did all that with no magic involved? No fairy godmother, not even a tricky sea witch just the power of her heart. Plus she has a purple toga. Definitely more Florida-heat-friendly than, say, Belle's red velvet Christmas dress...
Tuesday July 12, 2011 QOTD:
What is one positive thing about yourself. What do you like most that really makes you proud to be you?
Im a good teacher. Dont get me wrong, I dont work in a school but general life things, work training (I hate the word "mentoring," but it's probably apt in this case.) I'm pretty good at figuring out how to tell people things in a way they'll understand-- BUT only when they are willing. Can't teach someone who's mind is already set on what they already "know".
Wed. July 13, 2011 QOTD:
Im a big believer in finding humor in any situations...so with that being said...What was your most embarrasing moment?[/COLOR]
Hmm my whole life?
The most recent one that springs to mind is this: Here where I work, there are 3 bathrooms. Right outside my office there are a mens room and a ladies room. We are wayyy at the end of a dead-end hall, and you have to walk all the way to the far other end to get out of the building. The third bathroom is near the entrance/exit door, and its an anybody can use it. But heres the weird part its got two stalls and a urinal. But since anyone can use it, people usually go in alone and lock the exterior door.
Well, I didnt know any better, so I didnt so there I am sitting, minding my own business in a stall and someone comes in, and uses the urinal, I can hear him and see his feet. So I wait for him to be all done (and yes, he did wash his hands ) and then waited a little more, then tried to sneak out. Yeah he had realized after he was done that someone was there, and he was hiding in an office across the hall, waiting to see if a man or woman came out. I know because after I was down the hall I heard laughing from the office. So I turned around and shared in the joke and introduced myself, because it seemed like a better choice than crawling under a rock We both still snicker if we see each other in the halls, but luckily, Im waayyyy at one end, and hes wayyy at the other and Ive learned to lock the door since then.
Originally Posted by trinaweena
! For now I'm sunburned (my first ever! ITS AWFUL
If it makes you feel any better, I got fire-ant bites the other day on my heinie ok, it probably doesnt make your sunburn hurt less, but it should at least be good for a laugh
Lost: Motivation, momentum, healthy habits, organization, budget (note to selflook outside the window, I seem to remember chucking them all out at some point during the vacation.) Also missing sanitypossibly buried under the rest of it out the window
Gained: Lets not talk about it
Stolen: A few precious moments in time with my little ones, making all of the above worth it.
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Dear Cat,
That big white box with nothing in it is NOT your catbox. Its the bathtub.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi yall!
Im ba-ack and since Ive been gone for, like, two weeks, its a pretty sure thing Im not going to make it through all those back-log posts but Ill try. We had a lovely holiday and hope you did, too. First there was the long holiday weekend, then I added personal leave because my babysitter (niece) was at summer camp and couldnt watch DD7 and her own sister DN7, so I had them for a few days, we hit OC MD, Kings Dominion, DC, etc then we went to North Carolina where SIL lives to gather with DHs side of the family to celebrate FILs #70 birthday.
Lots of good memories, plenty of food-for-thought to mull over for months to come. The nice thing about travelling is it makes you look at your own little world with fresh eyes.
And now for some QOTDs (Im only answering the FUN ones ):Disney QOTD - If you could spend 24 hours alone in any WDW park, which one would it be, why, and what would you do?
Umm I guess MK, since its fun to look at I mean, if I was *alone* in the parks, none of the rides would be going
- Assuming the doors werent all locked, Id totally run around in all the backstage/CM only places.
- -Id take a long bath and a nap in the Cinderella Castle Suite.
- -Id live off of cookies and bread and cupcakes and ice cream, since thered be nobody there to cook
- and Id feed the ducks just because thered be nobody there to see me and fuss at me.
- Id totally take a ride on Tinkerbells zipline from the castle (where she starts the fireworks from)
- Id take the Tom Sawyer paint brushes and dip them in purple paint and let them dry and put them back
- Id reprogram PoTC to undo all the PC changes from the 90s and add a pig latin section to Its a small world
- Id try on all the princess dresses in wardrobe (as if theyd fit )
- Id add a few hidden mickeys to the park
- Id program my image as a ghost into the haunted mansion ball, I think Id use Brendan Fraiser as my ghostly partner not only would Orlando Bloom confuse people because theyd expect to see him in POTC, not HM, but he married a lingerie model sorry, you lose points for that
Disney QOTD - If you got a job with WDW that required you to dress up as a character for one day, which one would you pick and why?
Meg. Shes awesome. She is soooo much cooler than a princess, and she never gets the respect she deserves Show me any other Disney princess who stood up to the god of the underworld, *TWICE*, to save the men she loved. What other princess died to save the heros life? And what other Disney character was willing to give up the one they loved to allow them to return to their home and family? And did I mention she did all that with no magic involved? No fairy godmother, not even a tricky sea witch just the power of her heart. Plus she has a purple toga. Definitely more Florida-heat-friendly than, say, Belle's red velvet Christmas dress...
Tuesday July 12, 2011 QOTD:
What is one positive thing about yourself. What do you like most that really makes you proud to be you?
Im a good teacher. Dont get me wrong, I dont work in a school but general life things, work training (I hate the word "mentoring," but it's probably apt in this case.) I'm pretty good at figuring out how to tell people things in a way they'll understand-- BUT only when they are willing. Can't teach someone who's mind is already set on what they already "know".
Wed. July 13, 2011 QOTD:
Im a big believer in finding humor in any situations...so with that being said...What was your most embarrasing moment?[/COLOR]
Hmm my whole life?
The most recent one that springs to mind is this: Here where I work, there are 3 bathrooms. Right outside my office there are a mens room and a ladies room. We are wayyy at the end of a dead-end hall, and you have to walk all the way to the far other end to get out of the building. The third bathroom is near the entrance/exit door, and its an anybody can use it. But heres the weird part its got two stalls and a urinal. But since anyone can use it, people usually go in alone and lock the exterior door.
Well, I didnt know any better, so I didnt so there I am sitting, minding my own business in a stall and someone comes in, and uses the urinal, I can hear him and see his feet. So I wait for him to be all done (and yes, he did wash his hands ) and then waited a little more, then tried to sneak out. Yeah he had realized after he was done that someone was there, and he was hiding in an office across the hall, waiting to see if a man or woman came out. I know because after I was down the hall I heard laughing from the office. So I turned around and shared in the joke and introduced myself, because it seemed like a better choice than crawling under a rock We both still snicker if we see each other in the halls, but luckily, Im waayyyy at one end, and hes wayyy at the other and Ive learned to lock the door since then.
Originally Posted by trinaweena
! For now I'm sunburned (my first ever! ITS AWFUL
If it makes you feel any better, I got fire-ant bites the other day on my heinie ok, it probably doesnt make your sunburn hurt less, but it should at least be good for a laugh
Hey Everyone!!!
My crutch this summer has been $1 drinks at McDonald's! I gave up Soda for Lent and did really well. But since i have been home from vaca I have been stopping at McD's for a Diet Coke. I don't know what it is about their soda but it really hits the spot! LOL! Gotta Stop that!
See, I love McDonalds, because for less than $5, I can get a fruit and walnut salad that shut my kids up for the whole drive, plus a cup of icy crisp refreshing goodness for me, and somebody wishes me have a nice day! I always say its like having a wife!
Good Morning! So I am having some time management/choice issues and look at the article that was in my inbox this morning:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=388
If you read it, what do you think? I have some comments, but I'll save them in case anyone wants to read it first.
I get their point and agree with it but I can tell you, when you do start letting go of the unimportant things to focus on your priorities, you have to be prepared for a certain amount of judgement and backlash from societyspecifically those people who could really stand to read this article or another like it, but never will The key is to recognize YOUR values, and that they are unique. If you value a spotless home, someone else will judge you for how much time you spend or how much money you spend on cleaning services, or how strict you are about the day-glow yogurt NOT leaving the kitchen If you value freedom over housekeeping, your house will show it, and even if people dont comment, youll see it on their faces If you have a golf-course lawn, people will whisper about the chemicals, if you have a natural lawn, theyll whisper about that, too. If you only want to eat healthy, local, organic, low-carbon-footprint type foods, someone will be calling you a snob if you want to eat as cheaply as possible, even if you are living on $1 a day so you can send the rest to UNICEF, someones going to judge that, too so bottom line, find your passion and follow it, find your tribe (the ones who will support you and hopefully are journeying in the same general direction) and enjoy them and if you figure out how to do all that, write the next self-help bestseller, because thats what most of them are about and nobody can tell anyone else what the answer is.
So yeah, short answer, I agree, good article.
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I have a QOTD (unofficial and not as nice as all the others) for y'all!
If you could put SOMEONE ELSE in a Disney Costume for a day, who would it be, what costume, and why?
Example- <Insert Politician you can't stand here> in a tweedle-dee costume ('nuff said.) Your DD in a princess costume becuase she's your princess. MIL/Boss in a Lady Tremaine costume (or worse). Or maybe just somebody who vexes you by always looking perfect all the time should be in a full costume (mask included) in 90-degree heat... muhaha. Suddenly my mood is sooo much better!...
Super impressive.
You guys are too much. Thank you for all the sweet comments. And, let me assure you, for me to pull off a project like this, I have to save up all my creativity for several years. I was actually not kidding at all when I said this is my SECOND creative project in all my 37 years. The first was in 2004 when DH left the radio business and moved into the real estate business and I wrote a fake newspaper article to mark the occasion. He actually still uses it on his website, so it's been updated a few times to include his current brokerage and such but the article can be found here: 
I don't have the data for May but I'm not sure I'd want to know anyway. I don't think it surprises any one that summer is hot in Texas. But THIS is insane. Even for us life-long Texans.
. So, all that's left now is to do my exercises every day, and put all my effort into my upcoming PT appts and knock this stupid thing out once and for all. Well, that and, lose a quick 10 pounds in the next 6 1/2 weeks before my WDW trip. 
I think I'll make a countdown for everything! I've only got 18 years until retirement. You think it's too early to start a countdown for that?
So I got it clarified that my hours are indeed 8-3:15 as I was originally told, and that it was HRs fault for not telling me in the first place about the off-site locations. I made it clear that I would not be going to Lakeview, and if they need me to go to East Aurora, I need 24 hours notice. So I think we've gotten that straightened out.
Yesterday I was sweating at work while doing something that involved lifting and bending. I felt gross. 
Today was much better. I've been drinking a lot of water, which has been helping with the heat.
- thankfully the parents laughed it off and no one made a big deal about it, so I don't even think the kids realized what I had said!
Got them to bed later than I would have liked but loved spending the quality time together.
We are going to the midnight premiere and then I will see it again friday night! Twice in less than 24 hours, I must be obsessed! 
accomplishment number one! I also ran today! I went back and forth all day at work, but right before I left I logged on here and was inspired! So I did day 2 week 5. I didn't realize I was doing 8 minute runs today! I thought we were still on 5 minutes! I was running along minding my own business thinking, "wow this is the longest 5 minutes of my life, gosh i feel really winded, usuallly 5 minutes are no problem..." then I actually looked at my phone and saw that it was 8 minutes!!
I should know I need my beauty sleep.
What's really funny is back then computers didn't exist and I had to re-type it each time--on a typewriter!
