Oh, hehe, this is still here ...
Oops. I haven't been posting at all, have I?
What's been happening? Well, I've been happily driving EVERYWHERE! :) Aside from that, not much. We've had illness. Rowan got it first and then spread it to his brother and I. Corbin and I are still pretty snotty but Rowan seems to be improving a lot. It means we probably shouldn't go to playgroup tomorrow in the interest of keeping our germs to ourselves, though. Damn. I want to go play.
I've made an appointment at the Weird Sistas dread salon to have an initial consultation and quote for getting dreads. I've been wanting and talking about getting dreads for AGES. But, ironically, now that I have an appointment for the consultation, I am having second thoughts about going through with it. I'm thinking I can't really justify spending SO MUCH money on my hair when we have so many other things we want and need. Chris hasn't been getting anything for himself, either, and I think he should. I'll go to the appointment and see how much they quote me but right now I am thinking I may just go the cheaper, wussier avenue of a snazzy new haircut. I'll be on the hunt for hairstyle photos if that happens. I am thinking an A-line layered bob . .. perhaps with a bit of henna for the fun of it. :)
My friends have recently been talking a lot about healthier/wholefood cooking and I am getting really motivated to fix our diet. I've already been trying to reduce my sugar intake but I want to go further now. I am looking into buying some wholefood cookbooks (Jude Blereau was recommended) and I am actually tempted to save for a Thermomix. Those things look too good to be true! You can make icecream, yogurt, soup, risotto, knead bread, and a whole lot of other stuff in them. They are also freaking expensive (something like $1800!). I'm thinking cookbooks now so I can get started and perhaps I will schedule a Thermomix demo at my house sometime soon to see the thing in action. That way, if I do still like it, we can plan for a savings goal to get it. Who's up for a Thermomix demo soon? I'll schedule it so that the maximum number of ppl can come. There are no obligations, they just come and show you what the thing can do and hope that someone thinks about buying it. Its not like a Tupperware party where the host begs you to buy stuff so they can get free gifts. :)
I also really want to get into photography again. I want to have the time/brainspace to really play with that new camera of mine and learn how to use it! I wish I could take a class or even get a book on digital SLR photography . .. and have the time to read said book. Sigh. Which reminds me, Steph! You out there? You have to tell me your secret to taking such cool photos of yourself. I am not the happiest with many of the pics of myself that are out there and would like to try to take some on my own (so I can screen them, etc).
On the 22nd I am going to the Ani DiFranco/The Waifs concert at the Fremantle Arts Centre. I am torn between being super excited for my DREAM CONCERT and being really nervous and guilty about leaving Corbin with Chris and expressed milk. I *never* left Rowan for more than an hour until he was well over a year and on solids as well as breast milk. Corbin, however, is five months old. In reality, I couldn't have left Rowan even if I wanted to at this age. He was just too needy. Corbin, on the other hand, is not. He self settles and is generally pretty cruisy. He doesn't feed as often as Rowan did either. If he is upset all he really needs is to be put in the Ergo carrier at which point he sticks his thumb in his mouth and generally tends to fall asleep. And the *only* thing that could get me to consider doing this is an Ani DiFranco/Waifs team up. Seriously. I have been saying for years that they ought to tour together so I could die of folk loving overload and now they are actually doing it! But I am still feeling guilty about the whole thing. Sigh. He'll be ok, right? I'm not being an evil mommy by leaving him at such a young age, right? Deep down I know I am being silly. Look at how many mothers go back to work and leave even younger babies with someone they're not even related to! A few hours with his father, brother and some expressed milk will not damage him. But yet the mother guilt is still there. Sigh.
What's been happening? Well, I've been happily driving EVERYWHERE! :) Aside from that, not much. We've had illness. Rowan got it first and then spread it to his brother and I. Corbin and I are still pretty snotty but Rowan seems to be improving a lot. It means we probably shouldn't go to playgroup tomorrow in the interest of keeping our germs to ourselves, though. Damn. I want to go play.
I've made an appointment at the Weird Sistas dread salon to have an initial consultation and quote for getting dreads. I've been wanting and talking about getting dreads for AGES. But, ironically, now that I have an appointment for the consultation, I am having second thoughts about going through with it. I'm thinking I can't really justify spending SO MUCH money on my hair when we have so many other things we want and need. Chris hasn't been getting anything for himself, either, and I think he should. I'll go to the appointment and see how much they quote me but right now I am thinking I may just go the cheaper, wussier avenue of a snazzy new haircut. I'll be on the hunt for hairstyle photos if that happens. I am thinking an A-line layered bob . .. perhaps with a bit of henna for the fun of it. :)
My friends have recently been talking a lot about healthier/wholefood cooking and I am getting really motivated to fix our diet. I've already been trying to reduce my sugar intake but I want to go further now. I am looking into buying some wholefood cookbooks (Jude Blereau was recommended) and I am actually tempted to save for a Thermomix. Those things look too good to be true! You can make icecream, yogurt, soup, risotto, knead bread, and a whole lot of other stuff in them. They are also freaking expensive (something like $1800!). I'm thinking cookbooks now so I can get started and perhaps I will schedule a Thermomix demo at my house sometime soon to see the thing in action. That way, if I do still like it, we can plan for a savings goal to get it. Who's up for a Thermomix demo soon? I'll schedule it so that the maximum number of ppl can come. There are no obligations, they just come and show you what the thing can do and hope that someone thinks about buying it. Its not like a Tupperware party where the host begs you to buy stuff so they can get free gifts. :)
I also really want to get into photography again. I want to have the time/brainspace to really play with that new camera of mine and learn how to use it! I wish I could take a class or even get a book on digital SLR photography . .. and have the time to read said book. Sigh. Which reminds me, Steph! You out there? You have to tell me your secret to taking such cool photos of yourself. I am not the happiest with many of the pics of myself that are out there and would like to try to take some on my own (so I can screen them, etc).
On the 22nd I am going to the Ani DiFranco/The Waifs concert at the Fremantle Arts Centre. I am torn between being super excited for my DREAM CONCERT and being really nervous and guilty about leaving Corbin with Chris and expressed milk. I *never* left Rowan for more than an hour until he was well over a year and on solids as well as breast milk. Corbin, however, is five months old. In reality, I couldn't have left Rowan even if I wanted to at this age. He was just too needy. Corbin, on the other hand, is not. He self settles and is generally pretty cruisy. He doesn't feed as often as Rowan did either. If he is upset all he really needs is to be put in the Ergo carrier at which point he sticks his thumb in his mouth and generally tends to fall asleep. And the *only* thing that could get me to consider doing this is an Ani DiFranco/Waifs team up. Seriously. I have been saying for years that they ought to tour together so I could die of folk loving overload and now they are actually doing it! But I am still feeling guilty about the whole thing. Sigh. He'll be ok, right? I'm not being an evil mommy by leaving him at such a young age, right? Deep down I know I am being silly. Look at how many mothers go back to work and leave even younger babies with someone they're not even related to! A few hours with his father, brother and some expressed milk will not damage him. But yet the mother guilt is still there. Sigh.