FYI

Next Tuesday, I'm going under the knife. Because of the surgery, I'm going to be MIA for a while...probably (hopefully) passed out on pain meds for a few days at least. Not allowed to go back to WORK work for two weeks, but I will be able to work from my laptop sometime late next week.

SO...

That means there will be little going on with my personal twitter account @roaring_tulips or my paying gig @GatorOfficeFurn. I have been helping out Don of @Tshirtbordello heavily recently, since his job has become very demanding lately. So, I apologize for the lack of communication there will be from those three accounts for a few days next week (Twitter centuries I'm sure) and hope you will not forget about any of them.

Also, next week's surgery means around 6 weeks of very little fun for me. I can't lift more than ten pounds or party or have "alone time" with my beloved. So, if you've ever wanted to party with me, do it now...I want to get it out of my system so I won't miss it so much in August. You can DM me.

My Summer of Change

A few weeks ago, I proudly announced to the Universe and all in it that my summer of change had begun. I had earned it over the previous few months. I had very successfully put in another semester towards getting my degree in graphic design, lost 20 lbs., gotten my autistic daughter through her year of regular ed Kindergarten, and reached some level of merit in the workplace. Since my job can only afford to pay me part time, however, I knew I would not be able to afford summer camp. This is why I was overjoyed to learn that they would pay me to work from home! At that moment, I promised myself that this summer would be all about some self improvement and fun!


The summer of change was going to be a little work here or there, a lot of outdoor activities, free summer movies, trips to the library, lots of sewing and experimenting in the kitchen, changing my diet for the better, getting my children into a better schedule to prepare for the school year, and (of course) writing the great American novel or at least some really interesting blogs. A month has passed and mostly my experience has been getting sick twice, actually managing to do more work from home than at the office, doing more housework, discovering how little I like vegetarian foods, avoiding the heat outside at all costs, and constantly having to hassle my kids so that I can work. Oh, where, oh where has my summer of change gone?

At least the house is tidier. But, still, I feel like I've really let myself down. So, I am now vowing that at least one day a week, I'm going to stop worrying about all my mundane duties. I will bring out my sewing gear if I feel like it because I didn't spend $200 on fabric for nothing, take my kids to the library because we all like reading, buy myself a grill for my birthday because grilled meat (Thank you, GOD for meat!) is healthy too, enjoy the heck out of this new EA Active game I got because playing sports in the AC is preferable to slaving in the heat, and slack up on my kids a whole lot because they deserve to have fun in the summer even if I'm glued to my computer.



If I lose the extra 20 lbs I was hoping to, that's great! If not, at least I had fun trying. If all the outfits I had planned to create for my girls are ready for the school year, well that would be true bragging rights at PTA. If not, it will still be fun making a few and watching them try them on. The point of this summer wasn't to become perfect, it was to improve my life. Right now, my life needs a lot less in goals and a lot more in "enjoying the now."

And, yes, I totally did just use this blog as an excuse to show off adorable pics of my kids. :)