Desperately Seeking Sanity

Welcome to my search for sanity…You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed if you’re in for the occasional laugh or moving moment. Thanks for visiting and I hope to “see” you back here soon! HeatherI think I’m kinda packed.  It’s tough.  I have to take work clothes and play clothes.  And I [...]

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No, it’s not the getting there or coming home.
It’s not layovers at the airport (even though we’re driving now)…
it’s the freaking LAUNDRY.
Now…
It’s my fault.  I’ll take the blame.
I did all the kids’ laundry before they left.  All washed, folded, put away.
But mine?
I didn’t need it last Saturday… so I just pushed that to the side.  [...]

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Sometimes I look at the standards that my kids have set for themselves and wonder if they will always have them.
For example, let’s take time away from home…
Matthew calls regularly to check in, just to say hi, and to tell me what he’s doing.  Sam never does unless she needs to ask permission (which, yes, [...]

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My children are leaving for summer camp on Sunday right after church.  In preparing (and not on the night before — PROPS for mom!) I’ve come to learn a few things…

It cost almost as much at Wal-Mart tonight in gathering items for them as it did for the actual price that I am paying to [...]

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Went and got myself involved in WAY too much…
But I have been working on a bunch of stuff for the blog and a new little project which, maybe I’ll tell you about this week… and helping some friends.. and VBS… and oh yeah, did I mention my kids are here ALL. DAY. LONG?
And then there’s [...]

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In everything I do, I attempt to be the bigger person.  Sometimes that means keeping my mouth shut when I don’t want to.  For those of you who know me, that’s not easy.
At. All.
I wasn’t always this way.  There was a time that I just said what I wanted to say.  I fought insignificant battles [...]

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OnePlusYou Quizzes and Widgets
Would you be surprised to know that I was the kid who always had “talks too much” on the first report card of every year?
I didn’t think so…
Until next time…
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Or Emeril… or Julia Childs… or whoever that dude is on Hell’s Kitchen…
I WANT to be, but I fall very short.
I’ve done a few things about it, but I’m still not a good cook.
Yes, I’ve had some successes. Few. And they come when it’s important in my life, like cooking a meal for [...]

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This is my 600th post and what better way to celebrate than by documenting how I apply makeup for the sole purpose of entertainment… and to possibly win a prize.
What I won’t do to win a prize…
But the gals over at Chic Critique are hosting a “blog your face” carnival so if you want to [...]

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Alternate Title:  The Night I Swung the Vote
This is the post where I called it.
It is the ONLY time that I have ever called it.  Ever.  Of course, I’ve really only watched 3 seasons faithfully…
I picked Clay, the world picked Ruben.
I picked Blake, the world picked Jordin.
But now?
I picked David Cook…and the world picked David [...]

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