Wow, I've been off LJ way too long
Facebook is just so much easier. I have to admit that I find my attention span is getting shorter all the time, its kind of disturbing but true. I think that's why I haunt FB more than LJ these days.
I don't have any amazing updates to share, life is just continuing to be busy as usual. Ted.com and watching The Guild (see www.watchtheguild.com) are my new favorite online obsessions and I read an interesting article in New York Times Magazine about female desire. It basically says that to date, female desire is still poorly understood. Basically, when men look at sexual images and say they feel aroused by them, they are, while women are all over the map. Women say they are, but their bodies don't respond while other times they say they aren't yet their bodies do respond and other times mind and body match like you would expect them to. There was more to it of course, but the mind body disconnect part was most revealing.
I've also decided that moms can become crazy when old and I have determined that I must safeguard my brain against deterioration as much as possible to avoid damaging relationships with my children when I get old... and have had children. We're trying to convince my mom its time to sell our respective homes and get a place together because mom is getting a little more than forgetful, and Brian's mom has decided that she wants to move away to be closer to her sisters in the Spokane area which sucks. I am a little concerned because I feel like only mine and my husbands unstable parental units want to be close to us while the other ones are moving away. Is there something wrong with us? How will we ever raise semi-normal children? Oy.
But life is good, I can't really complain. My acupuncture practice is strong, my husband has a job (finally!!) which means we get good health insurance again and even though doing the combined or semi-combined home gig with my mom is going to be difficult, it will facilitate us having a larger house so we can start a family in the not too far and distant future which is great. And I love Portland so much. Even though the freaky weather is freaking me out a little - and I am seriously tired of being cold - I love the green and the rain and the people here. Life is good and green.
That's all, still here, just rockin' the busy life.
I don't have any amazing updates to share, life is just continuing to be busy as usual. Ted.com and watching The Guild (see www.watchtheguild.com) are my new favorite online obsessions and I read an interesting article in New York Times Magazine about female desire. It basically says that to date, female desire is still poorly understood. Basically, when men look at sexual images and say they feel aroused by them, they are, while women are all over the map. Women say they are, but their bodies don't respond while other times they say they aren't yet their bodies do respond and other times mind and body match like you would expect them to. There was more to it of course, but the mind body disconnect part was most revealing.
I've also decided that moms can become crazy when old and I have determined that I must safeguard my brain against deterioration as much as possible to avoid damaging relationships with my children when I get old... and have had children. We're trying to convince my mom its time to sell our respective homes and get a place together because mom is getting a little more than forgetful, and Brian's mom has decided that she wants to move away to be closer to her sisters in the Spokane area which sucks. I am a little concerned because I feel like only mine and my husbands unstable parental units want to be close to us while the other ones are moving away. Is there something wrong with us? How will we ever raise semi-normal children? Oy.
But life is good, I can't really complain. My acupuncture practice is strong, my husband has a job (finally!!) which means we get good health insurance again and even though doing the combined or semi-combined home gig with my mom is going to be difficult, it will facilitate us having a larger house so we can start a family in the not too far and distant future which is great. And I love Portland so much. Even though the freaky weather is freaking me out a little - and I am seriously tired of being cold - I love the green and the rain and the people here. Life is good and green.
That's all, still here, just rockin' the busy life.