Lame Blog Entry...

Someone shoot me NOW!

As I type this I'm doing my best to keep myself from going back to bed. I've been sick..and I HATE being sick. I'm not good at it...but then again I don't know anyone who is good at it. When I was single and childless it was easy to be sick...now with a household, and kidlettes I find it much harder to give into illness. I then try to fight it. I guess because there are people who depend on me now, and getting sick is not an option.

I've been fighting a head cold for the past 2 weeks now. That part pretty much went away but I came up with this dry little unproductive cough sometime on Monday. I was, of course in NYC and there is nothing that I hate worse when than being on the road when I'm sick. Well, I managed to make it home on Wednesday before the bad stuff set in. I woke up yesterday just feeling generally tired and run down...which is not unusual for me after a 4 day trip. But I ached all over it seemed. After getting the kids and hubby off to school and work I took some cold meds and crawled back in the bed where I stayed for about the next 5 hours...only to wake up with a horrid case of the chills.

By 7pm I had a full on fever, body aches, coughing the works. It's been years since I felt this bad. Thank goodness my hubby picked the kids up from school and took them out to eat. I was in no shape to do anything for anyone. I didn't even shower yesterday. I know it's gross but I just didn't have the energy to even go sit in the tub and let the water run over me. The fatigue is what is killing me. I haven't really eaten anything for a couple of days...and I was starving this morning...it took all the energy I could muster to get up and make myself a sandwich...which I ate about half of...my tummy was rebelling.

All I want to do is feel somewhat normal again. I have so many projects in my craft room that I want to get to and this was going to be the week I would bust butt on them... Oh well, you know what they say about the best laid plans.
And I've wanted to BLOG more...I suppose when I said sporadic I meant it. Oh, did I mention? My house is a DISASTER! Yeah...I guess I'll have to do some housework once I'm feeling better... Yeah me!

Where to start...

So this is my first blog post and I'm not really sure where to start. Do I tell you a little about myself or just go right into the days rant?

This blog probably won't be about any one specific thing. I'm a woman of many facets...lol. One day you might find me frustrated and ranting, the next you might find me sweet and sentimental. Then one day I might just be mental...period! LOL

I've got two beautiful little boys (ages 4 & 5) who are the lights of my life...they are reason for all that I do. They can bring on such a range of emotions for me...they can frustrate the hell out of me one minute...and do something so endearing the next I almost can't stand it. But I think that's the way it is with most mother/child relationships.

I've Got my hubby...we've had our ups and downs over the years but we are still hanging in there...You'll find that he can be the source of a lot of my frustration on my bad days...lol Poor guy, he really does try...but most of the time I think he just doesn't "get it".

I work in the travel industry and have been in the same job for 20 years now. You'll get more than a few stories I'm sure about my interactions with my passengers...these are always a source of much laughter. You would be amazed at how some of the most intelligent people can turn themselves into complete idiots the minute the step on public transportation.

In my quiet times (which are few) I love to craft. At the moment I'm up to my eyeballs in polymer clay. I love it so! I'm trying to teach myself a little at a time...I've got so many ideas and projects running through my mind most of the time I don't know where to start first...I want to try them all RIGHT NOW! Sometimes I fell like a 5yo hopped up on Red Bull...lol.

I adore Shabby Chic and am IN LOVE with anything considered Kitsch, Retro or Vintage...If it's anything from the Victorian era to up through the 60's I'm more than likely going to love it. I've collected Jadeite glass for several years now and have amassed an acceptable collection. I'm not an authenticity or condition snob. If it's new but looks like it's old, and I like it, I'll make it mine. If it is old, a little imperfect and I like it, it's mine. I feel the imperfections just add character. It belonged to someone else years before...it served a purpose..it has a history...and that just make them that much more appealing for me.

I'm a graphics hog. I love the images from that era, I collect greeting cards, postcards, advertisements, photographs, anything that catches my eye. I love the colors and concepts from that time. No rough edges...everything from that time seemed smooth, round, flowing and colorful...busy yet calming. oh I love it!!

So, that is a little about me...I'll try and post again before the week is out...what it will be about? I won't know until I post it. Not that anyone is really interested in the mundane life of a chick like me...but who knows...I'll do it while it's fun...and if it stops being fun...then on to something else.

BTW my sister Amber kind of inspired me to do this blog...she's got two going and I just love reading them. Of course she's my sister...so I'm biased...LOL

Have a beautiful day!
D.