My life has been crazy. Moving has taken a lot out of me. Probably the time of year. We had the start of school as well as both boys’ having birthdays which then rolled right into Halloween. It’s just been busy. And insane. I’ve barely been able to check my email most days.
So here’s the summary of the move: Moved. Unpacked. Most stuff organized. Started decorating the house. Still working on figuring out what I want to do with the kitchen. This has taken forever. I keep rearranging it. The cabinets are not the most ideal but I shall make it work. It’s all in figuring out how. So I’m mostly unpacked, it’s just the final stuff. And I need to make some big purchases for some of this stuff… we need a couple of bookcases for one thing. Something to hold our DVDs (any ideas anyone?). Etc etc. Also need a table and possibly something for china (affordable please) I’ve spent a lot of time searching for ideas for such things…
Keep getting colds. Dang nab it… I really think it’s allergies. It’s not enough to put me totally down and out but it’s been enough that combined with everything else, I’ve just barely been able to cope. But it seems that since the start of school in the end of August it’s I’m sick for a week better for a week, sick for a week… etc etc. The weather hasn’t been helping much either. I know all the dust from moving has been a BIG problem with this which is why I think it’s partly allergies.
PTA… I think I bit off more than I can chew. I’ve spent so much time working on this darned PTA stuff that I’ve lost a lot of my personal time. I’m not able to go to the school as often as I like (ironic eh?) just due to all the stuff I’ve been doing with the budget and the like with PTA. This has been a HUGE stressor in my life. Combine that with everything else… you start to get the picture.
School… Lots of activities that I’ve been going to. *YAWN* Getting tired thinking of it! Boys are doing well so that’s good.
Weekends… seems we do something just about every weekend some I’m still not resting when hubby is home! ROFL
Overall? I’m exceedingly stressed with just everything going on at such a normally stressful time of moving. Just an insane time for me I suppose. I hope that the insanity will settle down some… it’s always something for me though! But I’m happy to be in my own home and it’s great to be able to relax and etc.
Oh and I’ve been putting some of my own pictures on the walls of this house. That’s been fun.
Oh and on the photography note… I recently took some portraits of a friend… they were posted to my moblog if you looked. They were going to the USMC Birthday Ball. I’m preparing to take pictures downtown in DC again this month. We also want to go to the Temple one night and shoot the holiday lights there as well.
Podcasting: Still loving this though I’m behind in listening. Melanie and I plan to start PiP up as soon as we’re both healthy at the same time. (This week it’s the flue for her so she can stay away please! No sharing! HEHE) I am working on a Charmed podcast (feel free to check it out though I’m behind because last week I got crazy with other stuff and never got around to finishing what I was doing.. HAHA Too tired now though) over at http://charmedcast.blogspot.com
OK, this is too long. I’m too crazy still… don’t expect regular posting though I’d like to get back into the habit… I could really use the journaling each day again.
Oh I’ve been reading journals… just trying to be careful. I’m VERY behind in TV especially on LOST so trying to stay spoiler free. I’ll explain the LOST at some later date in time (like when I get around to starting season 2. Yes I do mean starting season 2. I think I saw like one episode. Long story short… hubby wanted to watch so had to catch up…) Do you know how limited you are on the net when you are avoiding television spoilers? Oh and yes… I’m very behind on Alias as well. Only saw the first episode of that as well. It’s all sitting here, taking up space.. HAHA I’m just very behind. Not enough hours in the day!
–Lady O
dani_ellie said:
I was wondering where you’ve been! Was even starting to get a mite worried about y’all.
Glad to know you’re all okay, just insanely busy. 🙂
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Lady Ozma said:
Aww ((HUGS))
Didn’t mean to worry anyone… just can’t seem to keep my head above water these days. Just life kind of exploded with a zillion things!! I’m even behind on Charmed… though I’m going to attempt today to catch up on the last two episodes and roll out my podcast!! HAHA
I’ve got other stuff going on as well that I didn’t even mention that’s no where near as “fun”…. just a very crazy busy time for me I guess…
You getting ready for the holidays? I haven’t even gone shopping yet… yikes!
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strokeyourbod said:
Well it sure has been awhile! Glad to hear your move went well and your sons are doing well and everything. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!
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strokeyourbod said:
Oh yeah PS I’m formerly ronsprincess if you don’t recognize the icon… got a name change token a few weeks ago. =)
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Lady Ozma said:
Thanks!
Yeah I was digging around on my friend’s list cleaning it up and I didn’t recognize your name but checked your blog first before just deleting you… I’m glad I did because I recognized you right away then. I just thought maybe my brain was not functioning (since it rarely does these days)! Glad it wasn’t just my imagination thinking you had another name! 🙂
My Thanksgiving happened… that’s about it. We were supposed to go out of town then it was decided we wouldn’t and it was so last minute and everything was just crazy trying to buy food. We didn’t even have a Thanksgiving dinner… we had um… pizza sandwhiches I think… ROFL With only four of us there’s not much point in a whole turkey and all that… *shrug* It was just a long weekend… We did see Harry Potter though so that’s good!!! WOOHOO 🙂
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elle_cosette said:
glad to hear from you again!
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Lady Ozma said:
Good to hear from you as well!
I’ve seen you online some but you’re always on the go go go! So I never IM you, I’m such a slacker girl! ((HUGS)) Glad things are going well with you BTW. Was super happy to hear about your hair. There’s a teacher at the school who’s also been fighting breast cancer and I saw her the day I read your post and she’s also got hair growth again. I totally thought of you! 🙂 That was also the day that I saw the little girl with Lukemia at the school and heard she was finally in remission again. It was a very good day!!
Happy Holidays!
–Lady O
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elle_cosette said:
Re: Good to hear from you as well!
yay for hair! You never know how much you like something till it’s gone.
Hang in there!
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: Good to hear from you as well!
I would miss my hair. It’s to my waist. I’m trying to talk myself into the much needed trim… been trying to talk myself into it for three months now… HAHA I just fear the change and loss of several inches!!! At least I know this about myself though. I am ashamed to admit that when Caramon told me to keep my hair instead of shaving to support him I was relieved. I’m such a bad parent. 😦
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elle_cosette said:
Re: Good to hear from you as well!
now, now. We’ve talked about this before. Caramon needed you to be his regular momma, the one that seems familiar and comforting, while he’s in the middle of all that upheaval
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: Good to hear from you as well!
I guess so. I just know the year before this mother in a group I was in shaved her head for her daughter who was battling lukemia. She told me I’d do the same and it’s no big deal when I told her I admired her guts for doing that… I offered Caramon but really was relieved when he said it was OK. whew…
I think it was probably better that i was his regular mommy. I’d have been a basket case if I’d had to cut my hair all off! Of course then there’d have been the several years of bad scary hair.. the kid would have been traumatized! LOL
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velvetcat said:
Hey you.
We moved too – think I mentioned to you that we were thinking about it, and we did. This unpacking business is stressful.
Have you been watching, you know, Julian?? Oh my. Poor Christian.
*hugs* Good to see you. 🙂
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Lady Ozma said:
I hate unpacking
I hate packing. I just hate moving. ROFL.
Yeah I’ve been watching. I feel so bad… what do you think is going to happen to Kimber? What’s that psycho going to do? I still can’t figure out who the Carver is. I thought for a while maybe it was that crazy new doctor but I don’t know. He’s just gross and creepy, I don’t know that he’s completely and totally psycho… I’m just stumped. The son needs to be smacked upside the head.
((HUGS)) Are you listening to my charmed podcast? You’ve been mentioned on the sly 😉 HEHE It’s a free mp3 download 😉 Speaking of which now that I’m just about caught up on everything except LOST I need to finish putting out my next edition of the Charmedcast! ROFL
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Lady Ozma said:
I hate unpacking
I hate packing. I just hate moving. ROFL.
Yeah I’ve been watching. I feel so bad… what do you think is going to happen to Kimber? What’s that psycho going to do? I still can’t figure out who the Carver is. I thought for a while maybe it was that crazy new doctor but I don’t know. He’s just gross and creepy, I don’t know that he’s completely and totally psycho… I’m just stumped. The son needs to be smacked upside the head.
((HUGS)) Are you listening to my charmed podcast? You’ve been mentioned on the sly 😉 HEHE It’s a free mp3 download 😉 Speaking of which now that I’m just about caught up on everything except LOST I need to finish putting out my next edition of the Charmedcast! ROFL
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velvetcat said:
I’ll never finish unpacking! lol
Oh that new doc! I agree he’s creepy but I don’t think he’s the carver, either. Seems too simple. I’m completely stumped.
Matt is being led astray, he’s such a follower. And poor old Kimber, I feel bad for her. I wonder if this is it for them? Christian sure has suffered rejection this season.
No, I didn’t know about your Charmed podcast! Where do I find it? I’d like to listen. 🙂
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Lady Ozma said:
HAHA That’s the nature of unpacking
It just seems to take forever!!
You know the simple answer is probably the easiest. Maybe it’s the son! HAHA We’ll find out in a couple of weeks!
Matt is just crazy. From the minute he tried to self circumcise… the boy has been asking for a strait jacket.
Christian has definately dealt with rejection… poor guy.
Charmed podcast go see http://charmedcast.blogspot.com 🙂 Enjoy!
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velvetcat said:
I grow tired of Matt’s troubled teen thing. I’d have received a swift kick in the PANTS if I’d pulled that crap. lol
I listened to the last podcast you put up. It’s neat to hear your voice, Ozma, it makes you real. hehe Enjoyed all your thoughts and insights. Good stuff about inner demons and how we never know when they’ll go BOO. 😉 I don’t know how you do it, talk on like that, and make sense. Do you write out your ideas first, or wing it?
When time permits I intend on listening to the rest.
Good going, Oz!
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Lady Ozma said:
Matt needs to be beaten upside the head
Multiple times. Over and over. With something very hard. enough said.
Glad you enjoyed the podcast. Tomorrow I’m going to try to bang out the next episode which is gonna be long because I’m just going to do all the last episodes of Charmed in one thing… I’ve been such a slacker!!
I really just wing it. If there’s something I want to talk about I’ll jot it down like “Piper and Leo switch bodies again” or something. HEHE… You want REAL fun you should listen to my parenting podcast with my friend Melanie. We just giggle and blab… talk about winging it! Speaking of which I so need to get her to come over and podcast with me again!
So glad you liked the whole inner demon talk… it was interesting to think about!
Let me know what you think about the other podcasts. Just so you know, you can comment at that blog, I left it open to nonmember comments. 🙂
Take care, it’s late and I’m tired! *GRINS*
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tx_belle said:
ladies! how are you
🙂
oz you sure dropped off the face of the earth
good to see you out and about
🙂
PANTS
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Lady Ozma said:
Re: ladies! how are you
Hey girl, I PANTSed you in my Charmed podcast. 🙂
((HUGS))
And I’m definately out and about… never home! Doing the holiday stuff now! You?
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