All over the place.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

I had a bit of a come-to-Jesus with the ol' blog last week. I was getting fed up with the whole blogging thing and feeling like I don't have anything interesting to write about. I debated shutting it down, starting from scratch elsewhere, you name it...and then it broke, and I got sad, and I decided she's not going anywhere. There's a lot of history on here! I got engaged, got married, had a bebe, got a dog, all documented here in this little blog. I can't get rid of her. I made it private for the long weekend so you all couldn't see the fustercluck design while I was off gallavanting on the beach. Fortunately, Blogger seems to have gotten its act together over Hoser Day Weekend and things are running tickety-boo again.

Speaking of Hoser Day weekend, it was great. We enjoyed our first mini-vacation away as a family of three. There was beach time, pool time, eat-your-body-weight-in-fried-seafood time - all the essentials of a good long weekend. Step One in making Eli a water baby is complete. He loves swimming, splashing, and eating sand. He is his mama's child.

Other than vacation, I have been busy lately...

  • going to physio and whipping my IT band back into shape
  • running and thrusting around awkwardly in my basement, AKA doing the Nike Training Club App workouts
  • baking blueberry-banana oatmeal  (the recipe is all about strawberries but I blueberried it up)
 

I also want to take 30 seconds to talk about my feelings. Here's how I've been feeling...
  • I feel like time is flying by too quickly. My little boy will be eight months old next week. 
  • I feel COMPLETELY out of touch. For example, every time I go downtown I have a five-minute panic attack where I cannot decide what is appropriate to wear. Maternity leave + living in the suburbs = I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE KIDS ARE WEARING THESE DAYS. I feel like all my clothes are wrong and I have nothing to wear. 
  • I'm excited for Big Brother, the Olympics, the wedding we'll be attending this weekend and the Dark Knight Rises.
  • I'm bothered by the article I read last week claiming fake tans are carcinogenic. As in, spray tans and self-tanners. Self-tanners which I've been using since 1999 BECAUSE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE. So I've been Oompa-Loompa orange for more than a decade for no reason. 
How YOU doing? 

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10 comments

  1. KimJuly 3, 2012 at 3:41 PM

    I'm really glad to hear you're not going to quit blogging. I often feel like doing the same with my own blog because it's all over the place, rarely read by a small audience, and probably an occupational hazard. But, like you, I just CAN'T. I also cannot believe Eli is going to be 8 months old. And glad you enjoyed your vacation. We're doing the same in August. I can't WAIT!

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    1. AmyJuly 3, 2012 at 3:47 PM

      I have been blogging for about 10 years now! I started on Livejournal around 2003...crazy. I just can't quit it. Hope you guys have a great vacation! One thing I couldn't get over is how much stuff you have to pack for the baby...it's insane.

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  2. UnknownJuly 4, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    I really need to get back to blogging more or at least writing in my god ol journal. It's hard to walk away entirely but I feel bad only updating occasionally. Anyway, don't stress too much about being out of touch. Wear what you're comfortable in. You always look fabulous!

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    1. AmyJuly 5, 2012 at 2:49 PM

      Thanks lady! Yeah, I tend to have an all-or-nothing approach to documenting things. If I can't post at least 3x/week I feel like I'm not keeping up, which is definitely not the case!

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  3. Esmé GlassJuly 4, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Ha! I feel you on the blogging thing (hence the endless pseudonyms... Racquel Valencia, Riff Randell, Esme Glass, whatever.) It's so tempting to give it up, but also like throwing out a pile of old diaries. Will the memories be as sharp if they're not documented?

    Also, thankfully downtown seems to have more or less cleared out of university students, who tend to be the main culprits in making locals (or at least this local!) feel shlubby.

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    1. AmyJuly 5, 2012 at 2:51 PM

      Yay, it's you! I like the new identity :)

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  4. lindseyJuly 4, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    I keep having ideas for posts I want to write and realize that I don't have a place to put them anymore. I'm keeping the ideas in a document though ... eventually I will dust them off and give them new life :) I am very happy that you are still blogging, though!

    PS I have the same clothes problem, and the maternity clothes I had last time seem sooo tired this time, but I really can't justify buying more. Guess I'm relegated to the 'burbs for now.

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    1. AmyJuly 5, 2012 at 2:52 PM

      Last summer I bought only things that would accommodate my belly so all my clothes that actually fit are now two years old and just blaaah. But I don't like to spend a gazillion dollars on new clothes. So many issues :) And maternity clothes are the worst to buy. H&M's selection in Dartmouth is quite a bit better than it was last summer!

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  5. JhanJuly 4, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    I'm so happy you didn't get rid of your blog. I was disheartened when I tried to read a post of yours earlier this week and was denied access.

    I don't ever comment, but I come and read every once in a while. I often get in a rut about what to post about, but I always come to the conclusion that I like my blog for those moments worth documenting, or even just those random notes. :-)

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    1. AmyJuly 5, 2012 at 2:53 PM

      Thanks for stopping by! Yeah, I feel bad when I have "nothing to write about". Guess everyone with a blog experiences this from time to time!

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