tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.comments2023-05-17T08:46:36.081-07:00Whatever WorksAnne @WhateverWorksMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691225282733682155noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-14038857764505060102013-06-12T22:16:45.649-07:002013-06-12T22:16:45.649-07:00I feel the same thing. I don't do more than qu...I feel the same thing. I don't do more than quicktakes b/c idk what to write about :(Beth Anne @ Beth Anne's Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094756369530433566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-35444398090195647912013-03-25T10:19:59.745-07:002013-03-25T10:19:59.745-07:00#6 - super cute!#6 - super cute!Adri @ Adrims.comhttp://adrims.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-73685696292942649572013-03-22T08:46:58.279-07:002013-03-22T08:46:58.279-07:00You found some great outfits! I love that dress. ...You found some great outfits! I love that dress. Well done and bravo.Ann-Marie Ulczynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855303309031758189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-84923882132672637742013-03-21T22:22:35.762-07:002013-03-21T22:22:35.762-07:00Wow! Gotta love Kohls. $30 for all of that is awes...Wow! Gotta love Kohls. $30 for all of that is awesome! <br /><br />Also, I wish I had your problem of not shopping for myself. I shop too much!Jenna@CallHerHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587606918705423050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-29903789427555004562013-03-15T13:16:39.080-07:002013-03-15T13:16:39.080-07:00Hi.... thanks for leaving a note over on my blog. ...Hi.... thanks for leaving a note over on my blog. I love meeting SoCal Catholics...!! <br /><br />RE: Parenting... it's hard to find balance. I am anxious to read your Part II: The Plan.Silliest Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214367495252684328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-57803938531479431322013-03-07T07:47:06.153-08:002013-03-07T07:47:06.153-08:00Someone once said to me...that perhaps I wanted to...Someone once said to me...that perhaps I wanted to stay home because I wasn't sure what I really wanted to do, besides that. Not that I was escaping, but that I hadn't thought about anything else besides working the exact same type of job I was in at the time OR being a stay at home mom. <br /><br />Maybe you're feeling similar? Being a professor doesn't mean full time teaching, either. My advisor at PC, Dr. Manchester, was a full time prof by the time I had her, but she had three young kids while going for her PhD...and it wasn't at a school up the street from her house. My therapist also had young kids while going for hers, and she said it was easier than working full time, because so much of the work can be done whenever, not during normal business hours. So if she was wide awake after a 3 AM feeding, she'd do some work. And it wasn't like she had to spend a full 8 or 9 hours somewhere all day. And don't forget, our own Priest's Wife is a part time college professor, and I believe not too far from you ;-) You might want to pick her brain! Jen (AKA Rabbit)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15742830792050815627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-8818561666341089652013-02-22T12:02:58.372-08:002013-02-22T12:02:58.372-08:001. What would we do without the internets?!?!?!?!
...1. What would we do without the internets?!?!?!?!<br /><br />4. LOL about this, especially as I wrote something about learning a language in my last comment to you. Was this already planned or did I inspire you? <br /><br />5. I think you have a right to NOT abstain from meat. But that's just me.<br /><br />6. Congrats! Keep up the good work! It is tough...as I know all too well...Jen (AKA Rabbit)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15742830792050815627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-26411601831613079452013-02-20T11:54:49.141-08:002013-02-20T11:54:49.141-08:00You definitely aren't a nobody. You're als...You definitely aren't a nobody. You're also a really good friend who is very much missed by this lady. *points to self* <br /><br />I can be bad at self care too. I would look at some of my former coworkers and think "how do they do it??? Come to work every day in perfectly ironed clothing, makeup, hair done...." It was never anything over the top or outrageous, just clean, neat, polished. Meanwhile, there was me: running in late, hair in a messy ponytail, lucky if I put on moisturizer/sunscreen, old clothes that were ill-fitting and covered with cat hair. Oh I know why, I would say. It's because they don't have a house yet, they don't have a husband who is sick, they don't have animals. They don't know what it's like to have REAL responsibilities yet.<br /><br />It wasn't that. It was that they made those things priorities, and I didn't. Some of the things I didn't care about--like the clothes. I knew I had weight to lose, so in my mind, it was silly to buy new stuff. If I wanted new clothes badly enough, maybe I needed to get off my fat butt and do something about it. But I could do my hair more. Mayyyybe put on a little makeup. Yes, even quickly at a red light, lol. <br /><br />Now that I'm home, I have to remind myself that it is OK to put on "good" clothes even if I'm not going anywhere that day. Or that my hair doesn't need to stay in a ponytail just because I'm home. Sometimes I do it JUST for me, and I know that Chris notices when I've made a bit of an effort because he'll actually comment on it. (He's not one to be observant, ha)<br /><br />Staying on the makeup topic for a second: If you don't like makeup, DON'T force yourself to wear it. That won't make you feel like yourself. If you want to try it out, start small and go slowly so it feels like it is becoming part of you. Same with anything else: hair, clothes, hobbies, learning a new language, whatever. <br /><br />I felt similarly to you--that I was being stretched too thin and there wasn't any extra time to do anything else. Obviously our lives are not the same, but I know now that I was making excuses and wasting time on stupid stuff when there were ways to do what I wanted to do, I just wasn't using my time well. <br /><br />Do you want to exercise or do you think you "should" because it's good and everyone else does it, etc etc? Maybe that's where you need to start--thinking about all of the things you want to do and then, think about the WHYs. If you can't think of good enough reasons why you need to find time to do something, move it to the bottom of your list. Focus on the things you really want to find time for. Again, start small and go slow. <br /><br />As someone told me on a recent blog post of mine (and I'm paraphrasing here) "you can't do everything at once and you can't worry about things before they happen. Try to focus on the here and now and what you can do. Then everything else will work out." <br /><br />You can do this. You are somebody. Jen (AKA Rabbit)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15742830792050815627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-80908646357940761992013-02-19T16:16:57.413-08:002013-02-19T16:16:57.413-08:00You're not a nobody. You're Anne. You...You're not a nobody. You're Anne. You're a wife and a mother but you're also a writer, a Catholic, and a NaNoWriMo winner.<br /><br />I'm also really bad when it comes to self care. I think it has to do with just the amount we're required to accomplish as women.jenhttp://grace-filled.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-28519593271524712792013-02-08T09:17:06.786-08:002013-02-08T09:17:06.786-08:00I am impressed you moved so quickly! We have slowl...I am impressed you moved so quickly! We have slowly been moving for the past two months. I hope it's a long time before we move again! Happy he is feeling better! Poor baby.Katrina Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003845472776600259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-71800299648949828402013-02-03T13:15:30.484-08:002013-02-03T13:15:30.484-08:00I feel the same way about my parents. I freak out ...I feel the same way about my parents. I freak out routinely and pray like crazy that they will be around for many years to come!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625035254559197934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-89618734546581730412013-02-01T09:57:18.438-08:002013-02-01T09:57:18.438-08:00STOPPPPPPP! You're interesting!
Good luck on ...STOPPPPPPP! You're interesting!<br /><br />Good luck on the move! <br /><br />Congrats to J :) I KNEW it. I told you she was so much like me. However, I scored one point too low on the test, so I didn't get to participate. Not that it was anything great--more like enrichment. I would love to see G&T kids get the same type of attention and support that LD kids get, including IEPs! Kids are NOT the same. Gah. <br /><br />That's awesome about your uncle's book and helping with the second. <br /><br />I'm the same way about my parents. Dad just turned 60 but still...especially as C and I will be "older" parents. Oh well. Jen (AKA Rabbit)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15742830792050815627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-34875593754202171912013-01-31T22:29:31.845-08:002013-01-31T22:29:31.845-08:00Good luck tomorrow, Anne!Good luck tomorrow, Anne!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692008793236347084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-5467558958138650362013-01-29T11:58:20.148-08:002013-01-29T11:58:20.148-08:00I'm excited to read this. I often struggle wit...I'm excited to read this. I often struggle with this as well :)Jenna@CallHerHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587606918705423050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-24216816794012878372013-01-28T13:11:58.418-08:002013-01-28T13:11:58.418-08:00Thanks, Kate! A few days out from the move and I&#...Thanks, Kate! A few days out from the move and I'm looking more and more at downsizing as it's a positive. I hope it is as good as I am imagining it to be! At least it is less stress financially. :)Anne @WhateverWorksMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691225282733682155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-42786557577798536742013-01-28T13:10:33.245-08:002013-01-28T13:10:33.245-08:00Congrats on that milestone! Any accomplishment is ...Congrats on that milestone! Any accomplishment is a big deal. :) Thanks for the comment.Anne @WhateverWorksMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691225282733682155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-36092947262454902472013-01-28T13:09:44.963-08:002013-01-28T13:09:44.963-08:00For me it took an intervention, pretty much. I don...For me it took an intervention, pretty much. I don't know--I went years without it being so extreme and couldn't find a way to stop then. But when it got more serious, it was like, "This HAS to stop." I was in an outpatient day program for 2 weeks, then moved on to just a lot of intensive therapy. Medication, plus learning to identify my reasoning, etc. helped. But honestly, it was the fear on the faces of my friends that day that made me want to do a 180 more than ever.Anne @WhateverWorksMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691225282733682155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-31249306856608581462013-01-27T07:24:29.377-08:002013-01-27T07:24:29.377-08:00Congrats, Anne! I imagine it has to be a daily str...Congrats, Anne! I imagine it has to be a daily struggle for a long time; I scratch and pick like crazy and always have. I have yet to find a way to stop. Any advice is always appreciated :)Jenna@CallHerHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587606918705423050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-68506862898516056332013-01-26T22:05:06.386-08:002013-01-26T22:05:06.386-08:00so glad you're 11 YEARS cut-free. (i think i&...so glad you're 11 YEARS cut-free. (i think i'm 3.5 years scratch-free.)jenhttp://grace-filled.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-63428357797767288372013-01-18T22:57:15.414-08:002013-01-18T22:57:15.414-08:00Oh, Anne, I am sooooo happy for you!!!! Super hap...Oh, Anne, I am sooooo happy for you!!!! Super happy! It all sounds wonderful.<br /><br />Please keep us posted on how the downsizing goes. We are renting & kind of hate it, so we're looking into buying. But real estate prices being what they are, we would have to seriously downsize (which I'm happy about). I like to get rid of things. Weird, right?<br /><br />Totally jealous (in a good way) of your possible relocation plans. I would love to be closer to family too.<br /><br />And trying for a new baby? Yay!!!!!! So happy for your family!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692008793236347084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-84492833962308041882012-12-10T16:15:52.571-08:002012-12-10T16:15:52.571-08:00Oh Rudolph! That's another one I love.
I may...Oh Rudolph! That's another one I love. <br /><br />I may need to try coming up with my QTs as the week passes. Thanks for the tip!Anne @WhateverWorksMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691225282733682155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-392525955807236112012-12-10T16:14:56.211-08:002012-12-10T16:14:56.211-08:00You don't need a special board to make gnocchi...You don't need a special board to make gnocchi but it gives them the outer "curly" pattern. I figured for $5 it was a surprise add-on. Thanks for the comment!Anne @WhateverWorksMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691225282733682155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-45149246358264893912012-12-10T16:14:13.422-08:002012-12-10T16:14:13.422-08:00It was really fun to make! My daughter is loving &...It was really fun to make! My daughter is loving "punching out" each day!Anne @WhateverWorksMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691225282733682155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-28902120313179281532012-12-10T16:13:23.470-08:002012-12-10T16:13:23.470-08:00Hemp inserts are a necessity for us, but they have...Hemp inserts are a necessity for us, but they have to be paired with bamboo because DS is a "flooder"--high volume at high pressure HAHA. Hemp absorbs slower, so I need something like bamboo to help.Anne @WhateverWorksMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691225282733682155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707085413634548852.post-21136841855612462942012-12-07T22:36:57.245-08:002012-12-07T22:36:57.245-08:00We are loving our 4.0s still, but he has always be...We are loving our 4.0s still, but he has always been a heavy wetter so I may look into more hemp inserts which we only use at night right now. Yay cloth!Katrina Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003845472776600259noreply@blogger.com