Mustard...

It's been a new obsession of mine: particularly in the color scheme of things! If my life could be lived in the color of mustard, it would be euphoric, I believe.

I am more recently regretting my choices in the realm of wedding gift registry. I don't really know what I was thinking in 2007...it certainly wasn't tasteful design patterns. Note to younger self: fleur de lis appliques are not really that cool.

Anyways, I have a confession. Every time I am on the internet, I find myself browsing the web for fun things, and end up adding numerous items to swanky e-store shopping

carts with a speedily-growing intent to purchase. Of course, this never happens, and I am left staring at my sullen brown bedspread and outdated sandals.

Unfortunately(or maybe fortunately), I find it hard to even squeeze a can of Febreeze into our monthly budget, therefore putting "Project: I Want New Stuff" on hold.

But a gal can dream, right?!

Sheesh

I like this retrospective question: What advice would you give yourself five years ago?

Answer: Follow through with your goals...and don't cut your own bangs!

I am a classic non-follow-througher when it comes to goals. Go to graduate school-nope. Lose the pregnancy weight-haha. Write a book-cricket chirp, cricket chirp. This is essentially the story of my life, and, sad as it may be, I cannot think of one goal that I have recently stuck to...unless you count eating an entire sleeve of Oreo's by my lonesome.

The esposo and myself had a major night of hardcore planning and goal-setting the first week in January of this year-we're talking opening and closing prayers, journal entries, and calendar marking. Intense, to say the least. I learned a lot about myself that day, one thing being that I LOVE to plan and aspire...I just don't complete, I guess. With that being said, you'll understand the angst I have in admitting our next thing on the list: Run a half marathon in September.

Sheesh.

I hate distance running. Unless I'm attempting a lay-up or chasing an ice cream truck, I am hardly motivated in this area. "Why run frickin' 13 miles?" one might ask. Oh, because it sounded cool seven months ago. I have a wee bit of time left to commence the over-six-miles running, so my hope isn't completely vanquished. But man, if I'm gonna complete a goal, I sure hope this is it!

Until next time.

Back with a vengeance...and a slightly improved vocabulary!

I had kind of given up on blogging for a long while. Honestly, it was a very intimidating thing. What should I write? Do I want my friends and family to read the late-night postings? Will I ever be as big as Nie Nie ? I wasn't a daily blogger, didn't post many pictures, nor did I have a cutsie blog template. I was maybe getting one person look at my blog every week (most likely attributed to the aforementioned details).

Let me submit that being an LDS stay-at-home mom without a blog is like being an LDS stay-at-home mom that hasn't read Twilight...you are completely detached from your culture! Of course, I love and belong to that culture, so I am trying to fit in a little more by starting up this bad boy.

Warning: I do not sew (yet). I don't make any cool crafts. I don't think you would really want me to post pictures of a new recipe I tried out. I would like to dress like this , but unfortunately dress like this most of the time.

So, this is my attempt at internet "normalcy", or at least conformity...I'm not quite sure.

Here we go!