Confessions of a Blogaholic

I just saw that my last post was OCTOBER 27!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it!!!!

I have a confession, though. I'm tired of the internet. Literally, I am internetted out. The endless droning of complaints and whining on Fac.ebook have led me to hide approximately 90% of my "friends," I'm no longer interested in online news (I don't have the time for it), and I've made it my mission to stay far, far away from my work email when I'm at home. I think I open my computer once a week or so and spend the rest of my time pursuing more purposeful pleasures, lol.

"What are these purposeful pleasures?" I hear you asking yourselves (all 3 of you).

First, my Noo.k. We bought one a few weeks ago, and I have become a reading MACHINE. While Ry whittles away on her neverending vat of toys, I lay back on her bean bag and read, read, read. Three things I LOVE about the Noo.k. I can sample pretty much any book before I read it, and some samples are like 50-60 pages long. Ah-mazing! Plenty of time to decide I hate a book. Second, I love that you can download digital books from the library (which you apparently cannot do on the Kin.dle). That has given me access to so many books--and I don't have to buy them! Three, every Friday, B&N gives away free books. This past Friday, I got Gulliver's Travels for free. What I've read/am reading: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series, American Rust, The Kindly Ones, Chelsea Handler's books, Mockingjay (finally), and Gregor the Overlander (a second series by Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games series). My Noo.k has made books so much more available to me, and I love finally being able to read.

Whoops! Baby woke up, will continue this afternoon (hopefully)

*Down for a second nap, post continued...*

Other than reading (and the obvious parenting business, which I'll mention in a moment), I've been keeping very busy with work. I'm the building lead for this huge project/initiative/district overhaul we are working through right now. On the positive side, I love doing it. I am completely interested in all the training, the decision-making, the afterschool webinars and commitments, and the loads of additional education-oriented reading I am doing. Also, this whole experience and the next 5 or so years of implementation will look FANTASTIC when I go to apply for a doctoral program. On the not-so-positive side, I'm not getting paid any extra for all my efforts. But that's the nature of the education beast...we all bust our butts for free just to hear taxpayers complain about how much money we make.

Parenting....The little lady is keeping me MORE than busy. Chasing her around, fighting for naptime, run, run, run, go, go, go. I can't wait to have more of her around.

Posing with a teddy bear.


Loving her mommy (mid-cough)


And cheesin' like the adorable baby cake she is turning into!