Writer's Workshop: About Me

This week, I decided to try Mama Kat's second prompt. I figure that it is something that I need to do anyway, and maybe it will motivate me to finish the redesign (which I think is taking me way too long). This is definitely a work in progress, but at least it is a start...

About Me

In April, everything changed. In April, I changed, so I'm not sure where to start. Who I am now? Who I was then? What I'm trying to get back? I guess I'll start at the beginning.

I was a bit of a princess.

At my bridal shower

I'll admit it, I was always a bit of a princess.

At my seventh birthday

And at twenty-one, I met my prince. Seven years later, we got married.

The big day

Life was blissful. We had a wonderful apartment in a luxury building. We had friends who we went out with regularly. We even had a pub where we were regulars. Then came April.

An even bigger day

Now I stay at home with my baby boy. We don't get out with friends, and I doubt that they would recognize us at the pub anymore. We have had to cut back on a lot of expenses since I'm not working (for a paycheck, you can't tell me that I don't work), and that includes moving to a place that doesn't have granite counter tops and gorgeous sunset views.

So now I'm trying to navigate this new world that we live in, and not loose my self along the way. This blog is about me, where so much of my life is now about someone else.

Please bear with me

I'm still planning on revamping this entire blog, including (hopefully) moving to a new domain. It's slower going than I had originally planned on. We've been dealing with sleeping issues (in that none of us is getting any), and I have been using my nights for other things, like spending time with my husband. Hopefully, the sleep will get better, and I'll be able to do a bit more here.

Army of Women

I want to get this out as early as I can, so it will be short (as the baby doesn't like it when I am not paying attention to him).

My grandmother is a breast cancer survivor. It isn't something that is ever really talked about in my family, but I think that it is pretty amazing. Breast cancer has also touched my husband's family as well, with another recent survivor.

It is because of them, and many other reasons that I supporting the Army of Women and their goal to get one million people to sign up.

“We are dedicating ONE day to reach ONE million women to sign up for the Army of Women. We are declaring October 1, 2010 the official Army of Women Day. We beseech all bloggers to blog about the Army of Women and empower women to take the next step by signing up and taking part in breast cancer research studies. Together, we can move breast cancer beyond a cure and eradicate it once and for all.”

There is no cost to join, and signing up allows you to hear about studies that you might be interested in participating in, it doesn't place you in the studies automatically. You have the ability to participate only in the studies that interest you. All people are needed, so please share this with your friends.

Writer's Workshop: 10 Reasons Why I Love My Job

Things have gotten surprisingly busy for me these past two weeks, and it doesn't seem like it is going to let up anytime soon. So my redesign is currently on the back burner, but I will finish it all eventually. Hopefully sooner rather than later. But for now, Mama Kat had a prompt this week that I didn't want to let pass by.

1. I don't have to spend 3 hours commuting every day. (Up hill. Both ways. In the snow...)

2. Having more time to spend with my husband. It used to be that I would leave for work before my husband and come home after him, not leaving us a lot of time together. Now we have dinner together at a reasonable time, as well as some grown-up time after we put the baby to bed.

3. Being able to see friends and family when I want to. I am no longer limited to the weekends.

4. Getting outside in nice weather. My son is a big fan of the outdoors, so we both get to benefit from lots of fresh air. I'm not sure what will happen once winter comes.

5. The excited look my son gets on his face when I go to pick him up. He'll kick his legs and reach his arms out for me.

6. I get to cheer my son on as he tries new things. I can watch the determination on his face as he pushes his limits, like when he was trying to sit up on his own. He would quickly lift his arms up off the floor and try to balance himself before he has to put them back down again. He would get so proud of himself, and would give me a great big smile when I would applaud him.

7. Even though no one else wants to hear me sing, my son loves when I sing to him.

8. I don't feel like I am "missing" things that my son does. My husband was pretty upset that he missed the first laugh.

9. Great big belly laughs and little baby giggles.

10. Gummy smiles. That are just for me.

You Capture: Flowers

Over the weekend, we took a trip to the Botanical Gardens. Obviously, there were tons of flowers, but here is a sample from the rose garden and the rock garden.

You Capture: Photographer's Choice

I wasn't going to participate this week since I'm still working on the redesign, but I took this on a trip to the zoo and just couldn't resist.

Where are we?

I'm (slowly) moving over to a new domain. I am also planning flexing some long dormant computer skills and will redesign, so things might look a little hectic around here for a few days. I'll see you on the other side.