- I've been thinking about how I complained a bit when hubby signed us up to receive the paper every day, since the Washington Post was offering us free weekdays if we just continued to pay for the Sunday paper that we were already getting. Ugh- more paper just to throw away, I thought. But guess what? I've actually been reading the paper, at least a little bit, every day. When Red doesn't have a major bedtime issue and is able to watch a show (or two) in the morning, I eat breakfast with the paper, and I've decided that's just lovely. Today's pick of the day- Eugene Robinson's op-ed about John Edwards. Well said, Mr. Robinson, well said.
- I've been thinking that the kids watch too much tv. There I've said it. I need to turn off the tv after one show (not two) and play with the kids. Simple as that.
- I've been thinking that this photo as my desktop makes me grin.
- I've been thinking that I need to refocus on my call to experience more gratitude, and I was thrilled to see this on another blog- The Gratitude Challenge. I'm going to check into that for sure!
- I've been thinking that I miss my parents. I wish our lives were different in some ways (bigger house, less $$ worries, a bit more SERENITY NOW! going on), but the biggest is that I wish they lived closer and could see the three whack-jobs-we-call-kids on a regular basis.
- I've been thinking that a certain someone we love is going to turn 17 in a couple days, and I wish we could have her as a bigger part of our lives, as well.
- I've been thinking that it will be a great joy to see a certain hottie doc on tv every week again. Yum.
- I've been thinking that $8.50 is an awesome price for a bottle of my favorite-wine-that-we-can-afford.
- I've been thinking that I need to learn to be a better writer, especially as I start on a new adventure as a contributor to the DC Metro Moms site-- a collaborative blog with AMAZING writers who all have incredibly polished and humorous voices that convey themselves much more professionally than I am accustomed to writing over here on my silly little blog. I gotta up my game and push out some quality stuff. I feel so very fortunate to be welcomed into the group!
- I've been thinking that even though I try to read a little of the paper each day, along with reading Time each week and mainlining NPR on a daily basis, I still don't understand world politics. I tend to see things WAY too black and white, and I'm honestly just too tired with my own regular life to try to figure it out.
- I've been thinking that when the bnl project comes to an end next week, I have an already established feature that can jump into the Wednesday spotlight. Good god, even on my blog, I have to have order and predictability.
- I've been thinking that I'm pretty lucky to have an amazing TP-monikered-hubby who is actually interested in what I've been thinking. Life is good.
Taking off my thinking cap now (and pouring myself another glass of wine!),
You have made a career out of blog writing, my friend. I am thrilled for you :) Are you are still getting 95% more world news than I am on a daily basis :)
ReplyDeleteLOL - that picture is a HOOT! Never crossed my mind, either.
ReplyDeleteI'm going out on a limb here and I can't blame alcohol, either. I don't normally read your bnl or book posts. Which means I was actually wondering the same thing.
ReplyDeleteAh, so jealous. My husband NEVER reads my blog. :(
ReplyDeleteReally? Two Vines Gwertz? Really?
ReplyDelete@Corinne-- yeah, now if only this 'career' actually had a paycheck... :)
ReplyDelete@Trillian42-- too cool, huh?
@Hugeness-- Dude, I still have witty, clever and meaningful things to say in those books and bnl posts! :) ha ha.
@Jessica-- there was a time that hubby didn't really 'get' the whole blog thing... until he started his own, and guy friends (like Hugeness up there) followed suit, and now I think he's a bit more understanding.
@Gemelli-- like I said, of the ones that we can afford! When we're with my in-laws, I can drink Prosecco until the cows come home, but we can't buy that stuff on our own, so I have to be happy with what we got, right?
Paycheck?! HA! Who needs them? (um, me?)
ReplyDeleteYou're amazing, Dawn. :-)
Yes, definitely fun to hear what you are thinking.
ReplyDeleteI clink my wine glass at yours!
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ReplyDeleteDawn....you know I am already cracking up about the wine. I will be that friend that will tell you..."step back from the wine bottle!" I know that you know what I mean. At least with hubby in the room, I know you're not drinking alone. :-)
ReplyDeleteHa, sometimes my wife reads my posts, and she says something like, "you need to get an opinion! That would be much more interesting!" Your hubby's comments reminded me of that.
ReplyDeleteWe've been getting the free Post as well. We stopped the daily delivery because they were going straight to the recycle bin. It is a catch-22 because we worry what the world would be like without good journalism, but we're cutting back our financial support.
The Eugene Robinson piece is good. Such a terrible story. Very sad, and it sure would have made me angry if he had been the nominee in 2008 only to have this info come out - and the information would have come out - no doubt.
Congrats on DC Metro Moms. Don't try to be them. Try to be you. That's why they invited you, right?
Three glasses of wine? And Gewurtztraminer, at that? I'm jealous.
ReplyDelete@Melissa-- it was so very sad to file taxes last year and realize that I had nothing to file. Nothing. Wow. Someday I will earn money again, right?? And, you are WAY too kind with your words, friend!
ReplyDelete@Carrie-- cheers! Hopefully your glass is filled with something delicious! (No matter the price tag on the bottle!) :)
@Comment deleted-- yeah, we figured that one out, didn't we?? :)
@Leslie-- you need to come over and share a bottle with me. It's good stuff, man!
@BowieMike-- you know, I got all angry thinking about the Kerry/Edwards sign that sat in our window for months in 2004 while I read that op-ed. What a bum. Ugh. And thanks for the encouraging words about the DCMM blog-- hopefully I can find my own voice as I write posts for that site.
@Michelle-- if only you were on the East Coast, I'd share a bottle with you, too!
dc metro moms: awesome! I remember when I subscribed to them via email before I knew about RSS and blogging.
ReplyDeleteI need to turn my TV off more too. playtime is fun.
btw, my youngest swiped some play waffles from your house that I discovered the night before we flew home. I left them with Kellie... not sure how favorite of a toy they were or not... I hate it when "sets" get lost though.
I'm really wondering what Kiwanji had to say -- hmmmm! Perhaps he should let us know with a non-deletable comment???
ReplyDeleteBut while I like the book chat (I am the one to be blamed for it I suppose), I DO love your thoughts.
I have to say that I don't really read the BNL stuff, but I do hope that Snack Time will be the last post, because that I WILL read and enjoy (and I'm actually hoping to go back and pick a few of your favorites to listen to sometime at length).
And I'm SO proud of you for the DC Moms gig. Be sure to link over to your posts, because while I check them out sometimes, I don't want to miss one.
I can't tell you how much I miss the Washington Post.... our local rag is great for knowing what's going on around town here... but we get like a half a page of national/world news. (Literally). So I get online and read the New York Times.... but reading online just isn't the same as a cup of coffe, breakfast and a big, thick Washignton Post.
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