My very first concert was The Osmonds. I was crazy for Donny and Marie. I saved my babysitting money and bought tickets. My best friend and both our moms also went. We had floor seats. My friend and I had bought matching outfits to wear to the concert and we went to Magic Pan before hand for delicious crepes. Maybe I am mixing some of those events...maybe the matching outfits was for something else...I am old and my memories are getting condensed. Anyway, the concert was great! It was right after Donny Osmond's first child was born and they would flash random baby photos up on the big screen. I stood on my chair and screamed. That was seventh grade. I probably would behave pretty much the same if I saw the Osmonds in concert now.
I haven't been to many concerts. I love to go to them, they have great people watching. But, they are loud and crowded and expensive. I am thinking about the concerts I have been to and realize that the people I have seen live, didn't make the 30 Day Song Challenge. Interesting. I guess that is not entirely true...I have seen Garth Brooks, and Sugarland, and they made the Challenge cut. Now that I am sitting here thinking about concerts, I have been to more than I thought...I just haven't been for quite a long time! The Jets, Kool and the Gang, Janet Jackson, Starship, Night Ranger...Can you guess what decade I went to concerts? Then I started listening to country music...Randy Travis, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Lorrie Morgan. Then I had kids. I have seen Barney and Sesame Street Live! We also went to the Country Music Festival in Nashville a few years ago and saw loads of great acts. I can't wait to go to that again! I have managed to squeeze in a few Jimmy Buffet concerts too.
My son wanted to go to a Family Values Concert a few years ago. I told him to call my younger brother and ask him to go. I didn't think I could handle that. Way too much head banging music. So, my son and my brother went. They had a good time. They saw things that would have made the mom in me cringe. My son is now 19, he doesn't need an adult to drive him to concerts anymore. Of course, he doesn't listen to as much head banging stuff anymore either.
I ended the last blog with Day 16 of the 30 Day Challenge. I imagine you all had sleepless nights wondering how the remainder of the challenge was answered. The thing is, Day 17 is a song you hear often on the radio and I listen to so many different stations regularly that I don't have a good answer. I even asked my daughter "What song do I hear on the radio?" Seems silly for me not to know, but the truth is, aside from listening to a big variety of stations, I also typically have a very chatty 5 year old in the car with me so the music is background music. Or, I have teenage daughters in the car who have their ipods plugged into the car radio. Or, on the rare occasion I am in the car alone, I turn the radio off. As much as I love music, sometimes I just need to have silence. When I listen to music in the house, it is rarely the radio, usually I listen to a cd or my ipod.
Day 18- a song that you wish you heard on the radio. I love the soundtrack to Chicago. My favorite song is Roxie. So, that is my final answer. I wish I heard Roxie on the radio.
Day 19- a song from your favorite album- This Love by Maroon 5. The album is Songs About Jane. I saw a thing on T.V. about Maroon 5 once and how they were this up and coming band. A few days later I was at a friends house and her younger brother said "You have to hear this" and it was Maroon 5. I went out and bought the cd the next day. It's best listened to loud.
Day 20-a song you listen to when you're angry. Well, I guess when I'm angry I would want to listen to something fun to make me un-angry. Something that would make me smile. Raise Your Glass by P!nk, Pray for You by Jaron and the Long Road and Good to Mama by Queen Latifah (from Chicago) are all songs that I like to sing and make me smile. They also all make the cut for my running soundtrack.
I think we have pretty much established that I like music. The next couple days cover songs you listen to when you're happy, when you're sad. When I'm happy I can listen to about any song. When I'm sad, and I want to stay sad, I would listen to Feel My Love by Garth Brooks or Woman's Work by Kate Bush. They are mellow songs that could keep you down if you're down. Woman's Work was in the movie She's Having a Baby with Kevin Bacon. The scene they use the song in makes my husband cry...and he rarely cries. Good use of music in a movie.
When I got married my husband and I danced to I believe in Love by Don Williams for our first dance. I swear the dj used the extended version and that the song played for 10 minutes. I would encourage all engaged people to take dance lessons before their first dance. It will make extended songs much more bearable. Day 23's challenge is a song you want(ed) played at your wedding. I married someone with the last name Green. I really, REALLY wanted to dance to Kermit the Frog singing It's Not East Being Green, but the dj said he couldn't find it. Pfffttt! It would have been awesome.
Day 24- a song you want played at your funeral. How about this...songs I DON'T want played at my funeral...Ding Dong the Witch is Dead. Or Celebration by Kool and the Gang.
I don't know about songs at my funeral...do I want something upbeat, to celebrate my life? Do I want something like Holes in the Floor of Heaven by Steve Wariner or Lorrie Morgan's If You Came Back from Heaven? Or, do I want to stick with my families traditional Silent Night? No really, for some reason, at my uncle's funeral, the family all belted out Silent Night. It was beautiful really, but I can't hear the song at Midnight Mass without crying.
Day 25- a song that makes you laugh. My son does a pretty good rendition of Baby by Justin Beiber. His new song is Moves like Jagger by Maroon 5. His performances make me laugh. I also find Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Joe Nichols and You Don't Have To Take Your Clothes Off by Jermaine Stewart
kind of funny. Again, if a psychologist reviewed my choices in songs I am probably sending some pretty strong messages. This time it must be that to me nudity is funny.
For this next song, I wish I had prepared an audio clip. A song you can play on an instrument. I can play Heart and Soul on the piano, and The Saints Go Marching In and The Entertainer on the clarinet. I really wish I had prepared a performance for you. The next challenge is a song you WISH you could play. Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's would be awesome if I could play it on the guitar. Actually, I would love to play any song on the guitar. I imagine sitting around a campfire playing and singing. Or maybe in a classroom filled with little kids playing Skip To My Lou. I would love to play the guitar. I would also love to be able to sing (well) And I am Telling You ala Jennifer Hudson. My family wishes that too. In the meantime, I'll just keep practicing.
Day 28- a song that makes you feel guilty. Martina McBride's This Ones for the Girls. There is a line about the laugh lines on your face making you who you are...blah, blah, blah. The laugh lines on my face make me feel old. They make me look old. I don't like them. I do suppose that laugh lines are better to have than frown lines though.
Day 29-a song from your childhood. I love the song Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head by B.J. Thomas. I don't know why I like it or when it was introduced to me, but I remember the song. I even had a wind up music box with the song playing in it. I still sing it if I go outside on a rainy day, which happens much more frequently here in Pittsburgh than it did in Denver.
Day 30-your favorite song from this time last year. I suspect someone young wrote this challenge. I don't remember what I had a few nights ago for dinner. I sometimes forget to cook dinner until the kids complain. A song from a year ago? Ha! I googled 'Top songs of 2010'. Out of the top 10, I recognized two songs as being ones I liked and sang. California Girls by Katy Perry and Need You Now by Lady Antebellum. My 5 year old sings both of these well.
This concludes the 30 day song challenge. Hooray! It would be interesting to take some of the days challenges and repeat them every few years to see how much your taste in music grows and changes. I am clearly stuck pretty solidly in the 80's , or in country music. I already realize I didn't mention Carrie Underwood at all. Too bad. Her songs Last Name and Before He Cheats are fun. More of those tough broad songs.
As you drive around town with the girl/guy you love, look for love in all the wrong places, go 'round the cobbler's bench, or whatever else you do today, make it a good day. And turn up the radio!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Music Makes the World Go 'Round
There is always music playing at our house.The older kids have ipods, and stereos. We have a thing-a-ma-jig in the car to hook your ipod into so that you can listen to it in the car. We even have radios in the bathrooms. Sometimes, the music just plays in my head and nobody else can hear it. Often, someone in the house is singing. Always, there is singing in the car...unless my husband is also in the car.
My ipod is full. It has 6500 songs on it. When I want to put new music on it, I have to delete songs. I have a huge variety of music on my ipod. I have oldies, country, 80's (It really is it's own genre isn't it?). I have children's music like Barney, Backyardigans and Laurie Berkner. I have enough Christmas music to listen to a different song for 3 entire days. I even have some rap/crap thanks to my daughters. Those are usually my 'go-to' songs when I need to delete something to make room for something new...usually from GLEE.
Someone on facebook passed around this 30 Day Song Challenge. The idea was to post a different song every day for 30 days. Each day there was a different category, or topic, or question to answer. I started doing the challenge, but burned out quickly because I figured it was quite dull for others to read my boring, fairly mainstream taste in music. Actually, it was just too hard for me to post a song without some background. Some songs just carry loads of memories, or at least a story. Anyway, I gave up on the 30 day challenge. But, I thought it would make a nice blog. I mean who doesn't want to read all about why I like certain songs? It will make such riveting reading!
Day One of the challenge was a toughy. "Your favorite song". How do you pick your favorite? I have several favorites. I actually think one song is my favorite, then hear another one and think, "Oh yeah, that's my favorite!" Favorite is tough. I settled on Respect by Aretha Franklin or I will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. If a psychologist evaluated that, I think it probably says something about me. Perhaps I yearn to be a tough broad.
Day Two is easy...least favorite song...If I Die Young by The Band Perry. It may have a beautiful melody, but I do not want to think about people dying young. It creeps me out. The lyrics say"If I die young, bury me in silence, lay me down on a bed of roses." When my daughters sing the song, I change the lyrics and sing loudly to "If you die young, your mama would cry so hard, she'll lie down and cry for da-ays". Someone said I should think about how you can be viewed young at any age. I don't buy that. The song is creepy.
Day Three. A song that makes you happy. Mostly, listening to music makes me happy. Especially listening to GOOD music, loud, while dancing. Even happier if you are cooking or cleaning or with friends and family. So, if I had to pick a song that makes me happy, I would pick What If I Loved You by Joey Gian. It's kind of big band type music.
A song that makes you sad is Day Four's challenge. Another easy one...Trace Adkins' song you're Gonna Miss This. I was not really a Trace Adkins fan. I find him too raunchy for my taste. I am also not a long hair on men fan. But, Trace Adkins was on Celebrity Apprentice and he appears to have a good heart. Then he sang this song. I honestly teared up. I will miss all the chaos kids bring. Even the bad days, the ones you are up all night with pukey kids. I will miss it.
Day Five is when I stopped the challenge on facebook. A song that reminds you of someone. For me that song is Hello by Lionel Ritchie. It reminds me of the guy I dated in high school. For my birthday, he gave me flowers with a card that said "Hello, is it me you're looking for?" To this day I think that is still the most romantic thing a guy has ever given me. Of course, I messed this up. He had purchased tickets to see Lionel Ritchie on my birthday, but I broke up with him to date someone else, who later dumped me. Isn't high school fun? The romantic guy and I did get back together for awhile...then he went away to college and I moved far, far away. It's amazing how many times your heart can break and heal.
It's a Small World is the answer. What was the question? A song that reminds you of somewhere. My second answer would be Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger. I love that song. (Not enough to be my favorite). I ripped off a toe nail dancing to that song once. I had on white Keds and was dancing like crazy and next thing I know, blood is soaking through my shoe. Still, a great time.
A song that reminds you of a certain event is the challenge for Day 7. Aren't there several songs that can place you back to a certain event? I chose three songs. I just couldn't pick one over the other. They are all fantastic memories. You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall and Oates was the song for senior kick line on pom pom in high school. I can remember practicing. I can remember performing. I can remember people saying they couldn't believe how high I kicked. (It was the adrenaline.) I can remember it all with fondness.
At my closest high school friends wedding I got up on stage and sang Friends In Low Places (by Garth Brooks) acapella. The band at her wedding didn't play any country music the whole night. So I made my own...with the microphone...on stage. That was one fun night. I mean a REALLY fun night.
The other song that takes me to a certain moment is 1999 by Prince. During the musicals in high school, we would all be back in the makeup room with that song blaring. 1999 seemed so far away at that time (1985!). I was surrounded by people I adored. Also, it was due to a Prince concert and a bet that I even got back together with romantic boyfriend. Yep, good memories that launch me back in time with that song!
Gretchen Wilson may end up as a one hit wonder, but she is the singer of Redneck Woman...a song I know all the words to. If I ever get to go sing karaoke, that is the song I want to sing. I have even practiced my dance moves. Am I a redneck woman? No. But I would say I have certain redneck tendencies... I also know all the words to Patsy Cline's Crazy. I love to sing it at the top of my lungs in the car. Or the shower. But I would NOT sing that for karaoke. You are welcome.
Day Nine is a song you can dance to. Wait. You mean there are songs you can't dance to? Interesting. The Hokey Pokey? Cotton Eyed Joe? Electric Slide? Macarena? I don't know...I dance to everything. Just don't look when I try to dance to rap...I am a white girl and while I have moves, they are not rap dance moves. I have junk in my trunk, but not rap suitable junk. I have the rhythm, but not the blues. I could be in the movie, "White Girls Can't Dance." But, I do get an 'A' for effort, and joy received from dancing.
Day Ten..wow, this is long. Perhaps this will be a three part blog. Keeping readers attention, that is the challenge! Appropriately, the song is one that makes you fall asleep. Hmm. Could we put this blog to music? I chose Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World. I also find Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole quite soothing and relaxing.
Day 11- a song from your favorite band. Harder to Breathe by Maroon 5. Day 12- a song from a band you hate. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy by Big and Rich. Yuck to the song and the band. Day 13- a song that is a guilty pleasure. Younger Men by K.T. Oslin and Hillbilly Bone by Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton. Oh how I enjoy those songs! I sing, and dance and have a big old smile on my face. If those songs pop up on my ipod I repeat them several times. They are also on my playlists when I run. Good songs.OK, they probably aren't good songs, but they are fun to listen to.
I enjoy My Chemical Romance's song Teenagers and Reliant K's song Sadie Hawkins Dance. (Day 14- a song that no one would expect you to love) Their songs are a surprise even to me. I think they pop up in the alternative genre, but I do like them. Surprise!
Day 15- a song that describes you. Short People (Randy Newman), Good Golly Miss Molly (Little Richard) and Goody Two Shoes (Adam Ant). Was that too obvious? Should I have looked for a deeper meaning?
I used to listen to Soak up the Sun by Sheryl Crow all the time. We had even changed the lyrics to use for our answering machine for a while. Now, the song irritates me. (Day 16, a song that you used to love but now hate)
OK, I will finish this later. The dryer is beckoning me. The good news is it's time to crank up the music, and dance while I fold.
My ipod is full. It has 6500 songs on it. When I want to put new music on it, I have to delete songs. I have a huge variety of music on my ipod. I have oldies, country, 80's (It really is it's own genre isn't it?). I have children's music like Barney, Backyardigans and Laurie Berkner. I have enough Christmas music to listen to a different song for 3 entire days. I even have some rap/crap thanks to my daughters. Those are usually my 'go-to' songs when I need to delete something to make room for something new...usually from GLEE.
Someone on facebook passed around this 30 Day Song Challenge. The idea was to post a different song every day for 30 days. Each day there was a different category, or topic, or question to answer. I started doing the challenge, but burned out quickly because I figured it was quite dull for others to read my boring, fairly mainstream taste in music. Actually, it was just too hard for me to post a song without some background. Some songs just carry loads of memories, or at least a story. Anyway, I gave up on the 30 day challenge. But, I thought it would make a nice blog. I mean who doesn't want to read all about why I like certain songs? It will make such riveting reading!
Day One of the challenge was a toughy. "Your favorite song". How do you pick your favorite? I have several favorites. I actually think one song is my favorite, then hear another one and think, "Oh yeah, that's my favorite!" Favorite is tough. I settled on Respect by Aretha Franklin or I will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. If a psychologist evaluated that, I think it probably says something about me. Perhaps I yearn to be a tough broad.
Day Two is easy...least favorite song...If I Die Young by The Band Perry. It may have a beautiful melody, but I do not want to think about people dying young. It creeps me out. The lyrics say"If I die young, bury me in silence, lay me down on a bed of roses." When my daughters sing the song, I change the lyrics and sing loudly to "If you die young, your mama would cry so hard, she'll lie down and cry for da-ays". Someone said I should think about how you can be viewed young at any age. I don't buy that. The song is creepy.
Day Three. A song that makes you happy. Mostly, listening to music makes me happy. Especially listening to GOOD music, loud, while dancing. Even happier if you are cooking or cleaning or with friends and family. So, if I had to pick a song that makes me happy, I would pick What If I Loved You by Joey Gian. It's kind of big band type music.
A song that makes you sad is Day Four's challenge. Another easy one...Trace Adkins' song you're Gonna Miss This. I was not really a Trace Adkins fan. I find him too raunchy for my taste. I am also not a long hair on men fan. But, Trace Adkins was on Celebrity Apprentice and he appears to have a good heart. Then he sang this song. I honestly teared up. I will miss all the chaos kids bring. Even the bad days, the ones you are up all night with pukey kids. I will miss it.
Day Five is when I stopped the challenge on facebook. A song that reminds you of someone. For me that song is Hello by Lionel Ritchie. It reminds me of the guy I dated in high school. For my birthday, he gave me flowers with a card that said "Hello, is it me you're looking for?" To this day I think that is still the most romantic thing a guy has ever given me. Of course, I messed this up. He had purchased tickets to see Lionel Ritchie on my birthday, but I broke up with him to date someone else, who later dumped me. Isn't high school fun? The romantic guy and I did get back together for awhile...then he went away to college and I moved far, far away. It's amazing how many times your heart can break and heal.
It's a Small World is the answer. What was the question? A song that reminds you of somewhere. My second answer would be Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger. I love that song. (Not enough to be my favorite). I ripped off a toe nail dancing to that song once. I had on white Keds and was dancing like crazy and next thing I know, blood is soaking through my shoe. Still, a great time.
A song that reminds you of a certain event is the challenge for Day 7. Aren't there several songs that can place you back to a certain event? I chose three songs. I just couldn't pick one over the other. They are all fantastic memories. You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall and Oates was the song for senior kick line on pom pom in high school. I can remember practicing. I can remember performing. I can remember people saying they couldn't believe how high I kicked. (It was the adrenaline.) I can remember it all with fondness.
At my closest high school friends wedding I got up on stage and sang Friends In Low Places (by Garth Brooks) acapella. The band at her wedding didn't play any country music the whole night. So I made my own...with the microphone...on stage. That was one fun night. I mean a REALLY fun night.
The other song that takes me to a certain moment is 1999 by Prince. During the musicals in high school, we would all be back in the makeup room with that song blaring. 1999 seemed so far away at that time (1985!). I was surrounded by people I adored. Also, it was due to a Prince concert and a bet that I even got back together with romantic boyfriend. Yep, good memories that launch me back in time with that song!
Gretchen Wilson may end up as a one hit wonder, but she is the singer of Redneck Woman...a song I know all the words to. If I ever get to go sing karaoke, that is the song I want to sing. I have even practiced my dance moves. Am I a redneck woman? No. But I would say I have certain redneck tendencies... I also know all the words to Patsy Cline's Crazy. I love to sing it at the top of my lungs in the car. Or the shower. But I would NOT sing that for karaoke. You are welcome.
Day Nine is a song you can dance to. Wait. You mean there are songs you can't dance to? Interesting. The Hokey Pokey? Cotton Eyed Joe? Electric Slide? Macarena? I don't know...I dance to everything. Just don't look when I try to dance to rap...I am a white girl and while I have moves, they are not rap dance moves. I have junk in my trunk, but not rap suitable junk. I have the rhythm, but not the blues. I could be in the movie, "White Girls Can't Dance." But, I do get an 'A' for effort, and joy received from dancing.
Day Ten..wow, this is long. Perhaps this will be a three part blog. Keeping readers attention, that is the challenge! Appropriately, the song is one that makes you fall asleep. Hmm. Could we put this blog to music? I chose Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World. I also find Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole quite soothing and relaxing.
Day 11- a song from your favorite band. Harder to Breathe by Maroon 5. Day 12- a song from a band you hate. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy by Big and Rich. Yuck to the song and the band. Day 13- a song that is a guilty pleasure. Younger Men by K.T. Oslin and Hillbilly Bone by Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton. Oh how I enjoy those songs! I sing, and dance and have a big old smile on my face. If those songs pop up on my ipod I repeat them several times. They are also on my playlists when I run. Good songs.OK, they probably aren't good songs, but they are fun to listen to.
I enjoy My Chemical Romance's song Teenagers and Reliant K's song Sadie Hawkins Dance. (Day 14- a song that no one would expect you to love) Their songs are a surprise even to me. I think they pop up in the alternative genre, but I do like them. Surprise!
Day 15- a song that describes you. Short People (Randy Newman), Good Golly Miss Molly (Little Richard) and Goody Two Shoes (Adam Ant). Was that too obvious? Should I have looked for a deeper meaning?
I used to listen to Soak up the Sun by Sheryl Crow all the time. We had even changed the lyrics to use for our answering machine for a while. Now, the song irritates me. (Day 16, a song that you used to love but now hate)
OK, I will finish this later. The dryer is beckoning me. The good news is it's time to crank up the music, and dance while I fold.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
What's On My Mind Right Now
It's Thursday afternoon. The kids are all in school. My husband is out of town working. The house is peaceful, and it's actually clean too. I could be reading a good book, catching up on all the new T.V. shows via the DVR or taking a nap. Instead, my mind is racing. The things that are clamoring for the "front, center, only" space of attention are varied and some are silly, but they are there. I thought maybe if I wrote about them, they would go away, happy for a few minutes of the spotlight.
I am thinking about how it's Thursday and my to-do lists from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday are untouched, actually, they have not even been glanced at all week. Yet, the house is clean and tidy. This morning I did gather all my to-do lists and scraps of paper with random bits of notes and stacked them on the kitchen counter. I also placed an orange piece of construction paper and a marker there. I have decided that since it's already Thursday, I will just make up a master to-do list that encompasses today through Sunday. The pretty orange paper will make the list harder to ignore. I have to remember to add to the list the things the inspector thinks we need to do. Ah, yes,the inspection...we had to have a pre-inspection of the house per our new realtor. I can think of nothing I would rather do but spend MORE money on the house I am selling, or attempting to sell.
This reminds me, I need to pay the activity fee at the high school for both my daughters. It's a new fee this year because the budget is tight. Guess what? My budget is tight too and I don't want to pay the fee. But rarely do the want and the need go hand in hand, (doesn't Janet Jackson, A.K.A. Ms. Jackson if you're nasty have as song with a similar lyric in it? I will have to investigate. I will add it to the master list. ) so I will pay the fee. Our car insurance is due too, I should pay that. Have to tell child #1 and child #2 they owe me money for car insurance. That should make their days as well.
I picked up a cd at the library...Billboard #1's from the 70's. Good stuff! Reminded me about the 30 day song challenge I started on facebook. Everyday for 30 days you post a song. Someone created this challenge and one day the song was one you disliked, one day a song you loved, one day a song that reminds you of someone...etc. Anyway, I lasted about 4 days. I figured nobody really cares. OK, really it was just too hard for me to post a song without a lavish explanation. Being of little words is not my forte'. I decided today that I will write a blog about my 30 day song challenge. I mean, why spread the pain of reading my wordiness over 30 days? Best to be taken in at a single sitting. The other thing was others who were doing the 'challenge' had interesting, obscure bands or songs. I am pretty main-stream/pop. Yes, I know you read that as boring. But, when you read my explanations you'll be like "Wow, I really get her. She really IS boring!"
Maybe I'll go for a walk to clear my head. Of course, I need a jacket, and some good shoes. Wait! Those things are packed. Half my life is packed waiting for the house to sell. We 'decluttered' the house in Februaury. About 100 boxes worth of decluttering. Why did I think shoes and jackets were clutter? I need to unpack some stuff. I hope I marked the boxes clearly enough to find what I need.
My youngest guy has two loose teeth. Not so wiggly that they wiggle with his tongue, just wiggly enough that they kinda hurt when he eats. I looked in his mouth and the new teeth are growing in behind the baby teeth. The new teeth are BIG. The two new teeth will take up the space of four baby teeth. Then I worry because that happened to my oldest boy too. The dentist pulled his baby teeth preemptively to prevent over crowding. It was a bit nerve-wracking when they pulled out his teeth. Now I know how it affects the child before, during and after, and the thought of having to watch another child go through it scares the bejeezes out of me. This parenting stuff is hard.
Which leads me to my freshly turned 18 year old daughter. Her and I have been at odds for three weeks. We have never battled before so this is new territory. OK, we have had a few minor clashes, but they clear up within a few hours or maybe a day. This has been a battle for three. entire. weeks. Is it being a high school senior that brings it out? Being 18? The overhanging gloom of moving across the country? That I am her mother? What is it? I really owe my mom another apology. I see so much of a teenage me in her behavior. It's a wonder my mom didn't kill me. It's another wonder she still talks to me. It's turning me into someone I don't know. Wait, maybe that part about turning into someone I don't know has to do more with aging, stress in general and the lack of exercise and proper eating habits.
Yes, definitely I should do something about my daily routine. The eating, sitting around, grouchiness, dishes in the sink...it's gotta change. Of course, facebook changed and people did a bunch of complaining. Why? Because who really likes changes? I mean besides changes into clean undies and fresh sheets? Facebook changed stuff up so that now facebook decides what is a top story and it most likely won't be in chronological order. I am much too OCD for that. I need stuff in proper time sequence. Plus, I feel like I am missing stuff. I like to be in the know. Facebook did put up this 'ticker' that is supposed to help keep me in the loop. However, I find it confusing. Not to mention that now when someone comments on someone else's status, it shows up on my wall. So much for privacy. Oh,I know, that stuff was always available, but you used to have to dig for it...now it's just there for the world to see. Well, if you can figure it all out. I find the change quite confusing. SO confusing in fact that I have barely been on facebook. That has lead to more 'free time' which leads to my mind wandering which leads to...well, to ramblings like this!
I am thinking about how it's Thursday and my to-do lists from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday are untouched, actually, they have not even been glanced at all week. Yet, the house is clean and tidy. This morning I did gather all my to-do lists and scraps of paper with random bits of notes and stacked them on the kitchen counter. I also placed an orange piece of construction paper and a marker there. I have decided that since it's already Thursday, I will just make up a master to-do list that encompasses today through Sunday. The pretty orange paper will make the list harder to ignore. I have to remember to add to the list the things the inspector thinks we need to do. Ah, yes,the inspection...we had to have a pre-inspection of the house per our new realtor. I can think of nothing I would rather do but spend MORE money on the house I am selling, or attempting to sell.
This reminds me, I need to pay the activity fee at the high school for both my daughters. It's a new fee this year because the budget is tight. Guess what? My budget is tight too and I don't want to pay the fee. But rarely do the want and the need go hand in hand, (doesn't Janet Jackson, A.K.A. Ms. Jackson if you're nasty have as song with a similar lyric in it? I will have to investigate. I will add it to the master list. ) so I will pay the fee. Our car insurance is due too, I should pay that. Have to tell child #1 and child #2 they owe me money for car insurance. That should make their days as well.
I picked up a cd at the library...Billboard #1's from the 70's. Good stuff! Reminded me about the 30 day song challenge I started on facebook. Everyday for 30 days you post a song. Someone created this challenge and one day the song was one you disliked, one day a song you loved, one day a song that reminds you of someone...etc. Anyway, I lasted about 4 days. I figured nobody really cares. OK, really it was just too hard for me to post a song without a lavish explanation. Being of little words is not my forte'. I decided today that I will write a blog about my 30 day song challenge. I mean, why spread the pain of reading my wordiness over 30 days? Best to be taken in at a single sitting. The other thing was others who were doing the 'challenge' had interesting, obscure bands or songs. I am pretty main-stream/pop. Yes, I know you read that as boring. But, when you read my explanations you'll be like "Wow, I really get her. She really IS boring!"
Maybe I'll go for a walk to clear my head. Of course, I need a jacket, and some good shoes. Wait! Those things are packed. Half my life is packed waiting for the house to sell. We 'decluttered' the house in Februaury. About 100 boxes worth of decluttering. Why did I think shoes and jackets were clutter? I need to unpack some stuff. I hope I marked the boxes clearly enough to find what I need.
My youngest guy has two loose teeth. Not so wiggly that they wiggle with his tongue, just wiggly enough that they kinda hurt when he eats. I looked in his mouth and the new teeth are growing in behind the baby teeth. The new teeth are BIG. The two new teeth will take up the space of four baby teeth. Then I worry because that happened to my oldest boy too. The dentist pulled his baby teeth preemptively to prevent over crowding. It was a bit nerve-wracking when they pulled out his teeth. Now I know how it affects the child before, during and after, and the thought of having to watch another child go through it scares the bejeezes out of me. This parenting stuff is hard.
Which leads me to my freshly turned 18 year old daughter. Her and I have been at odds for three weeks. We have never battled before so this is new territory. OK, we have had a few minor clashes, but they clear up within a few hours or maybe a day. This has been a battle for three. entire. weeks. Is it being a high school senior that brings it out? Being 18? The overhanging gloom of moving across the country? That I am her mother? What is it? I really owe my mom another apology. I see so much of a teenage me in her behavior. It's a wonder my mom didn't kill me. It's another wonder she still talks to me. It's turning me into someone I don't know. Wait, maybe that part about turning into someone I don't know has to do more with aging, stress in general and the lack of exercise and proper eating habits.
Yes, definitely I should do something about my daily routine. The eating, sitting around, grouchiness, dishes in the sink...it's gotta change. Of course, facebook changed and people did a bunch of complaining. Why? Because who really likes changes? I mean besides changes into clean undies and fresh sheets? Facebook changed stuff up so that now facebook decides what is a top story and it most likely won't be in chronological order. I am much too OCD for that. I need stuff in proper time sequence. Plus, I feel like I am missing stuff. I like to be in the know. Facebook did put up this 'ticker' that is supposed to help keep me in the loop. However, I find it confusing. Not to mention that now when someone comments on someone else's status, it shows up on my wall. So much for privacy. Oh,I know, that stuff was always available, but you used to have to dig for it...now it's just there for the world to see. Well, if you can figure it all out. I find the change quite confusing. SO confusing in fact that I have barely been on facebook. That has lead to more 'free time' which leads to my mind wandering which leads to...well, to ramblings like this!
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