Tuesday, May 20, 2014

The State of The Blog Address, III

Guess what? It's that time of the year again--it's our BlogAway Birthday! 3 years! Yay for us!


Look how excited we are! (Hey, is it just me or are you guys FAKE CLAPPING? Rudeness. I even gave you party hats!) 

So this past year, we've grown up a lot. We've talked about deep things like the importance of being a mom and not just another hot bod. We talked about not having to be perfect and we talked about our insecurities.

But, since I can never grow up too much, despite my old age, we still played games and did silly things, like Would You Rather and What's in Your Wallet? I mean Purse

And! We welcomed a new book into the family! I'm feverishly (ish) working on The Hitch: Episode 2 for your reading enjoyment. You should be able to read it soon (ish).

What does the future hold for the next year of BlogAway? Awesomeness, that's what it holds. (I know because I just called a 1-800 psychic line.) Who knows exactly what we'll be discussing and what we'll be doing for fun, but know this: I appreciate the time you waste spend reading my little blog. I know time is more precious than almonds (which are more precious than diamonds, BTW) and it means the world to me that you choose to spend time with me every week or every other week or every other year or two!

Since sometimes I feel like I have nothing much to say, yet you guys are so good to let me just keep on a babbling, I decided today should be ALL ABOUT YOU!

Here's what we're going to do: Each of you needs to leave an ANONYMOUS comment with 10 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT YOU. It can be anything. What's your favorite movie? Song? Where have you lived? Where have you traveled? What kind of grades did you get in college? What is your favorite food?



You get the point: 10 FACTS about anything which have to do with you.

You will not leave your name. (Remember, be anonymous!)  I will then guess which of my readers have left the comment. You may try and stump me, but you must be completely honest in your facts. (I trust you!)

If I have guessed right, please come back and reveal yourself. If I am stumped or guess wrong, others may try to guess your identity as well. If you don't comment often or not at all, maybe one of your facts could include that little fact just so I don't go entirely looney (I'm already 89% there) trying to guess.

OK, ready to tell me all about you? Have at it!

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Don't Quote Me On This ...

Have you ever noticed how much our society likes quotes? Funny, inspirational, long, short--we collect them all. Writing down talking points so we can embed them into our minds and hearts has been around since caveman days, but back then they were called petroglyphs.


This one means: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” 1
 (It really does say that. Go ahead, sound it out.)



This one means: "The best time to plant a tree is twenty-five years ago. 
The second best time is today." 2
(See, they are thrusting their sickles with all their might. The people on the right 
are holding the small tree. Or maybe it's a turkey. Hard to tell.)


 This one means: "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company." 3 &4
(See how crowded it is down there? Looks like a Par-Tay.)


And my personal favorite, "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family." 5
(This mom is fishing, ironing, babysitting her son's pet lizard (look carefully) and giving birth (again, look closely, but not too closely if you get squeamish at the sight of such things) simultaneously. Talk about an expert multitasker. Modern women have got nothing on her.)

Quotes attributed to:
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Unknown
3 Mark Twain
4 Do I need to repent for LOLing at this quote?
5 Jerry Seinfeld

Anyway, since the dawn of time, we have been decorating the walls of our homes (or caves or walls on Facebook and Pinterest) with quotes. Perhaps you have a few favorites you would like to share?

I have a few more favorites:

"We are mirrors whose brightness is wholly derived from the sun that shines upon us." C.S. Lewis

"So often we become focused on the finish line that we forget to enjoy the journey." Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"We cannot improve the world if we are conformed to the world." Neal A. Maxwell

"The best and most wonderful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched--they must be felt with the heart." Hellen Keller.

What are your favorite quotes you have collected over the years? Do you keep them on your walls or just write them in your journals? Share them with us! Inspire us! Make us laugh! Make us think! (That might be a challenge for me, as I seem to be brainless 90% of the time.) (I'm just so nice to myself. I'm my #1 fan.)

AND: I'm moving to the summer schedule RIGHT NOW. May is so dang busy with all of the end of the year celebrations, so we will have this post, and then one again on May 20th. A winner will be selected from week 1 or week 2, but I won't announce the winner until the beginning of the next month: in this case it will be on June 3rd. Okie dokie artichokey? (The prize will not be an artichoke though, sorry to disappoint.) 

OK, ready, set, QUOTE!