Still the Second Day

Well since I don't work on Tuesday and Thursday currently, I'll write again!

I can't remember what I wrote last, so I guess these won't be consecutive posts, just random.  That's what blogs are right?  (I have no idea what the OED would classify as a blog, or even if that word is in there.)

I just made some yummy chicken salad.

2 cups cooked chicken, canned Kroger brand
1/4 heaping cup finely sliced organic celery (organic because you eat the skin)
3/4 heaping cups halved red organic grapes (organic because you eat the skin)
1/2 heaping cup of Duke's mayonnaise (only brand that doesn't add sugar)
2 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
pinch of pepper

Mix all together and taste!  I had to force myself to put the fork down.

When I didn't go in to work today, I:

• Spent 2 hours taking felt pads off of our chairs and replacing them with smaller ones.  My thumbs are raw from rubbing the left over adhesive off.  No pain no gain.
• Cleaned the polished the table and chairs
• Tested leaf vs. no-leaf in the table layout
• Tried out chair positions
• Finally got our kitchen table set up!
• Moved everything that was around our table to the middle of kitchen so I can't get around easily.  Leaving it that way.
• Cleaned the toilet in the master bathroom with baking soda and vinegar
• Cleaned the tile floor with Swiffer Antibacterial with Febreeze (left over from before I wanted to make my own cleaning products)
• Trimmed my finger and toenails
• Made chicken salad for dinner, will make biscuits soon for a possible chicken salad melt.  Hopefully Brian will like them!

Brian's on his way home now and in our old apartment that timing meant I would start making dinner now, however, in our new house that means I better be putting the final touches on dinner!  45 minute commute, versus 30.  Bye for now!

The Second Day

So does one blog everyday?  Well, here's my second post.

This blog is a reflection of my journey, so some posts won't be long, or well written.  I'm considering not proofreading some of them.  Rebel.  So my goal is to be honest.  And then look back through it and see patterns in my life/thoughts and discover more of who I am in Christ.  I feel a lot of pressure to be funny on here, or witty, or deep and profound.  But that requires so much effort, it doesn't come as naturally for me as I would like.  I fear that if I were to be a Twitterer and tweet every hour, I would appear as a high school student who's up and down and all over the place.  You surely wouldn't be able to tell I was a Christian from every single post.  In fact, I cuss a lot.  Sometimes more than others, cuss words tends to reflect my heart with Jesus.  When I'm feeling close to Him they don't even cross my mind.  When I am far from Him, they are as normal in my thoughts as regular speech.  They often come out of my mouth as well, because they are in my heart and thoughts.

So.  In summary, I am starting this blog so I can boast in my weaknesses, like Paul says to do.  Because I sure as hell don't have everything together.  Or even know what that phrase means.  BUT.  I know that I like to appear as if I have it all together.  That is a lie and does not work.  So I'll try this approach and boast in my weakness as a way to say that I need Christ even more.

The Start

Well, here's my first attempt at a blog.  Or, a blog post.  I feel like an older person on facebook, "what's this poking business?  what's a wall?"

It's 11:25pm and we just got back from Barley's.  So fun.  Barley's.  Friends.  Wade's birthday.  Good music from Howle + Mosley.  Lack of beer (very sad), but so much fun.  Such enjoyment.  So tired.  So old feeling that it's 11:30 and I'm dead tired.  Yes, being pregnant makes me more tired, but we used to do that at least once a week!  Barley's!  That was a normal dinner.  Guess this is getting older :)  I don't mind it one bit.

Well, tomorrow I don't have to go into work, so I'll paint or something.  More later.