The other day, Jason whined that my posts on Lifeinflux are not as random and fun as my posts used to be when I was on Livejournal. He said that random and fun were the reasons people read as opposed to, you know, my insightful observations and words of profound wisdom. Mom, stop chuckling. I HEAR YOU. I reminded Jason that sharing crap in my head frequently scares people off. Jason’s reply was “but I love peanut cookies” which means that in Jason’s opinion scaring people off is fun and random… and that I was holding our mega jar of Peter Pan peanut butter in my hands. A = B = C, right? And yes, I meant to type HANDS. We buy our peanut butter in volume at Costco. Deal. So, in honor of Jason’s request, and because today I do NOT have time to bake him peanut cookies, I will share the random crap that popped into my head between the hours of 2 AM and right now. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Archive for January, 2010
Decisions, decisions
January 26th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Life
2010 has started off with a bang. When I look back six months ago and the level of unhappiness in my life verses today and the level of satisfaction and happiness I feel, I know that I am one lucky girl. When I wrote my list of 101 things in 1001 days, I had no idea that my little company would explode, bringing in enough income to support myself and another developer along with the occasional freelancer. Wow! I am not complaining but I do find myself split between doing what I want work-wise and doing what I want life-wise. The beauty of my overarching goal is that I do have 1001 days to accomplish all 101 things; however, 1001 days is a finite time and I want to make sure I 1) have a plan of attack to ensure I don’t lose sight of my goals and 2) accomplish them in a way that allows me to enjoy the process. Life is a journey, not a destination and I don’t want this to become a checklist of things to do. The purpose was to get me out of my comfort zone and to ensure I am LIVING and experiencing my life. To lose the joy of the process means I miss the real point of creating this list in the first place.
The Rules of Engagement
January 25th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Uncategorized
Over the last three years, I’ve donated over 500 hours of my time volunteering at Drue’s school in support of the theatre arts program. This does not include the time I volunteer supporting other programs, being room parent for Drue’s class, attending PTA meetings, etc. I enjoy working with the kids and enjoy the programs I support. I also recognize that this is finite. Once Drue hits middle school, the number of hours I am allowed to spend at and around the school will dwindle simply because middle school has programs in place that are run administratively that cover the niche I provide at her elementary school. As a volunteer, I get a unique perspective into the mindset and personalities of both child(ren) and parents. And while the kids are incredibly refreshing and likeable, the parents definitely run the gamut from amazing, lovely people to disrespectful boors. And in almost every case, it is the parents who don’t volunteer often who complain the most and are the most disrespectful.
Seeking refuge…
January 10th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Uncategorized
I can comfortably say that books quite literally saved my sanity growing up. And no matter where I’ve lived in my 35 years, the library has been a significant place in my life. Whether I am searching for the latest fiction or the classic I’ve always meant to read, whether I am looking for information to gain additional knowledge or to prove someone wrong, the library is where I go first. If I needed to escape the madness of my childhood home, I would head to the library and lose myself for hours. After all, no one would tell me I could not go to the library and study!
The real meaning of love (and tolerance)
January 9th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Life
I don’t think any other image sums up Drue and Mimir’s relationship as well as this one. Do I need to say more?
Adding insult to injury…
January 8th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Uncategorized
Last time I saw snow it was a balmy 46 degrees. The air was clean and sparkling and the sun was shining and the snow was soft and powdery and thick, like a blanket. I believe California law requires snow to exist in such conditions all the time. But well, Virginia isn’t California. So instead, I dealt with a gray, cold day where the high was somewhere around 25 and ice was on the sidewalks and the streets and schools had a two hour delay.
Crimmas Remembered
January 7th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Uncategorized
This weekend the tree is coming down! All the ornaments and decorations will be exclaimed over (again) and wrapped up carefully to survive the next 11 months buried in the storage unit only to reemerge next December 1st, 5th, 12th… oh whatever… to be exclaimed over (yet again). While Halloween is my most favorite of holidays, Christmas is a close second and I always experience a small twinge of sadness once everything is taken down and put away.
Going nowhere fast
January 6th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Uncategorized
Every time I travel or even head out of the house for points in town where I’m going to be walking a significant area or distance, I throw on my Mudd’s. These are, bar none, the most comfortable shoes I own (given my propensity for designer boots and heels, you shouldn’t be shocked, right). The bonus is they go with everything, mostly because I’ve decided they go with everything.
Eruption
January 5th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Uncategorized
Home again, home again and what do I find awaiting me? A wiggly Bear, a Mao cat so happy to see me that she wastes no time sinking her claws into my thighs and eggnog erupting in my freezer! I should have known something was up when Jason casually mentioned he saved the eggnog for me by freezing it. That sentence in and of itself is innocuous; however, it was followed by “I can’t WAIT for you to see it.” Last I checked, eggnog was not exciting. But I was wrong. Oh, how I was wrong. I have no idea if this stuff is any good since it somehow managed to erupt through its seal and freeze outside the bottle, cap and seal in place. But it sure does look cool. Don’t you think?
The Bridge
January 4th, 2010 | by Jeri | published in Uncategorized
After ten days in the Bay Area, I have to say that no other place on earth quite feels so much like home. A person can place their feet in the Pacific Ocean and in approximately four hours, have their feet in snow. The rolling hills, towering mountains and soft fog are exceptionally inviting. The people are, too.
