No let me think. Those would be my answers, but let me try and find three more personal items that I own.
1: My trusty chubby red. Itās my medium sized Dutch oven. I named it chubby red. I have a Bug red and a baby red. But the middle one can do various things.
2:My photos. All of them. I want to in the future do those picture books. I can always paint if I want art, but photos of my kids and memories canāt be replaced.
3: A collection of things. Mr. Pinky, my wedding dress, my ring, my locket, those type things. Because you can replace many things. But my wedding dress was discontinued, so I want to have the option to pass it down to one of my daughters. My ring could be passed down to my sonās wife if he wants. My locket was from my husband; it holds pictures of my kiddos. It could be passed down; maybe become an heirloom. Wright girls would wear it. Mr. Pinkyā¦.because he is so old already, I want to see how old he can become. Heās currently 30 years old!
This was fun. I sat in the couch looking into the house trying to discern what was important to me. I like my choices. But also my first choices too.
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end.
I started writing my answer just before this. You know, getting sleep and my kiddos listening to me 100%. But I deleted it. Itās gone.
Because as much as I would love to have those things, itās not going to happen right now. And I donāt want to be frustrated or annoyed with my life. Sometimes venting too much can lead to more negativity in life. And thatās what that original post would have been; me venting and wishing for a different life. However, my life is what it is. I have stubborn headstrong children. I have a hard working husband who has to go to a job a various hours that he hates. And I spend all my time taking care of my family.
Itās a good life. I donāt want to list everything that I wish for, because then Iāll just be disappointed when that day never comes.
So for a realistic answer. I want a day where all my loved ones are well and healthy; and they all accomplish what they wanted to do that day.
Have a great Wednesday. If today is not what you wanted; there is always tomorrow. ā¤ļø
Since on my journey of making everything from scratch, Iāve found I love to make anything and everything. Baked goods, breads, Mexican foods, Chinese foods, Italian foods, Pizza, American foods, desserts, etc.
I make bread about twice a week. I make a baked good about once every two weeks. I make pizza once every two weeks. I make something chocolatey once a month; which involves making my own chocolate. I tend to cycle through all the types of foods. American, Italian, Mexican, etc. but u tend to make lots of Mexican foods because they are delicious!
Then comes a week where Iām not inspired to cook. I have many many recipes. More than you can imagine; but during this week none of them sound good to me. So ask the husband what he is craving. He gives his idea and I go on a hunt for a feasible recipe. So we try new things for a week; some are good and some are terrible. But it helps me to kickstart my drive to cook again.
I donāt really have a favorite thing to cook. I would say I love to cook foods that my husband is craving. I love to cook foods that my kiddos will devour without complaining. I love to make chocolate things just for me; but I always have to end up sharing.
Itās always a bummer to put in all that hard work of trying something new and itās a flop. Because one you wasted your time, but you also have to make something else for dinner.
But I will say that bread is super easy now. Chocolate is super easy. Enchiladas is easy. Mac n cheese is easy. Pizza. Pudding. Pancakes. Etc. I could list many more. The ones I mentioned, I make either once a week or two-four times a week.
I even told my mother-in-law that it seemed like my day is spent making food, eating food, feeding a one month old, and cleaning up. Very true. Ha!
I hope your Sunday is filled with delicious foods.
Also. Iāve been making lots of hearty soups. My mother-in-law has been craving soups. Easiest meal ever! One pot! Yum!
This picture is kind of random, but mother-in-law asked if I had any idea to rearrange their living room. This was what I came up with. The colors arenāt exactly right but just so that she can show her husband the idea. Visual is always helpful when asking for a budget. Haha š
Hopefully it works for them. They have most of the furniture already.
Whatās the thing youāre most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it?
I donāt know if I could pick just one thing.
Iām terrified to āswim with sharksā. You know those cages you can be put into to have sharks swimming around youā¦Nope! Nope, nope, nope! But I have no idea what it would take to get me to do it. Because I have the fear that if I was ever tricked into one of those, I would pass out from fear and my leg would slowly fall through one of the openings, and a shark would bite my leg off. So if as long as my leg or limbs could not be on the outside, and it was magically a huge cage with a small cage in the center. Maybe $1 billion dollars. Already taxed. So that my fear is worth while.
Iām terrified of snakes. All snakes. Obviously the poisonous ones are worst. I have no idea how old I was eight, nine, tenā¦something like that. I was at a cousins birthday party and they thought it would be fun to hire one of those people who brings different animals, and puts them on someone in the crowd. Again I didnāt know I was scared of snakes at this age. But I was randomly picked as the person. So he started off with a centipede, non poisonous, and placed it on my wrist. That was okay. He pulled out a giant non poisonous spider and placed it on my head. That was fine. (Not anymore, Nope!!). Then he pulled out a snake to drape on my shoulders. Yeah that didnāt happen. I was done. I donāt remember what I said to him, but he took everything off of me; I wonder if I threatened himā¦haha! But after that moment Iāve been terrified of snakes. My most recent snake moment was my daughter went to turn off the hose and she screamed. I came running and found a baby rattlesnake just under the faucet. I checked with my neighbor who knows snakes and she told me the type. I then proceeded to have a panic attack. Thank God He was looking out for my daughter in that moment; because I donāt know what I would have done. So I donāt know if there is any amount of money that would get me to hold a snake, non poisonous. Maybe another $1 billion dollars, already taxed.
Next. A Ferris wheel. Iām terrified of heights. I remember when I was maybe fourteen. Which would make my brother ten. He wanted to go on the Ferris wheel at the fair, but he couldnāt go alone. So I went with him; since my mom was like, Nope! I didnāt know I was afraid of heights. Oh believe me I found out quickly. My poor brother did not get to enjoy that ride at all. The booth would swing with movement. So there was me yelping my head off at any tilt, or if I caught a glimpse outside the window; and my brother who wanted to look outside and enjoy himself, but couldnāt. So this one is difficult, I could maybe go on one, if my husband took charge of the kids, and I could sit in a corner with my eyes clamped shut and holding onto something so much that my hands turn white. But if notā¦maybe $10,000 dollars already taxed.
Speaking in public. Public speaking is impossible. Iām terrible at it. Like truly terrible. So much so that Iām questioning whether to get back into coaching, because Iām so bad. But it also terrifies me. I donāt like people staring at me. And to publicly speak you have people purposefully staring at you. Nope! Will I do it again, I donāt know. And I donāt what would have to happen to get me to try again.
Iām scared of things that wonāt happen and Iām scared of things that might happen. But money is the only thing that would motivate the insanity to do something so stupid. So that my family would get money incase something happened. But see I would rather be alive than have money. So it will never happen.
Oh. Let me tell you! Iām am good with almost anything, but procrastinating is not one. When something is said to be done, to me that means right then and now. Not weeks and weeks later.
Iām the person that wants things to be done as soon as possible. However, my husband does his best work under pressure. So if something has to be done by the 30th; it gets done by the 28th. Ahhhhhhhh! I was dying inside. He told me he had to get paper work done by the 30th, on the 18thā¦.so do it the 18th; or at the latest the 19th. Not the 28th.
Or
Husband: āI really want to do this project,ā ( not anything specific).
Me: āokay letās do this!ā I start brainstorming ideas. Clean up the area. Get the babies happy.
Three weeks laterā¦we start.
Itās not that my husband does it on purpose. Heās just super busy; and when he finally has a day off he wants to relax and recoup. Understandable.
I just wish I wasnāt told until days before we were going to start the project. But the husband uses me as a pin board, he tells me so I can remind him of the things he said he wants to get doneā¦eventually. I can understand, however (I like that word.) I can only take so much.
And sometimes I explode!! Especially when itās something I want done. My limit of waiting is about a week. And by week two Iām annoyed and murmuring under my breath. By week three Iām fed up and attempt to do it myself, and fail miserably. And if I manage to make it to week four, I explode! Not a great look for me. But I last way longer than I used to.
And my husband knows that now. That he only has three weeks until scary lady comes out. But again my husband likes pressure, so he waits until two weeks and 5 days before he gets going.
Ha! This is great. As Iām writing about complaining about procrastination Iām getting annoyed about procrastinating. Itās pretty hilarious.
The plan. It will happen. If I or really we won the lottery, it would just kick start the plan. But the plan will be completed with or without winning the lottery.
First my husband could quit his job. We wouldnāt have to wait to sell our house; he could just be done.
We would pay off debts because thatās normal. Since we wonāt be winning the lottery, we will do this once we sell our house. Our fresh start will be just that. Fresh.
We would pack up all our stuff and start our next chapter. He wants to flip houses. Start a business with his dad. I would help with the design side of it all. Iāve always wanted to design and style houses; to me it a new way of art. This is the start of the plan.
With winning the lottery, we could buy our property and start building our end home. But since thatās not realistic we will wait until we can afford it. We will live small. Smaller than we have been; which seems crazy! But we can do if for a bit. We can live small and cheap until we can afford to buy a small house somewhere. It would be a fixer upper; that we would eventually rent or sell.
We would continue to flip. Until we could buy our big property and build our house with cash. We are not going to be doing the debt thing. Because once you start debt it just grows and grows like mold.
Once my husband believes we have made enough and invested money correctly we will be done. We will enjoy life. We wonāt be going crazy with money. We will just live. If we want to flip houses it will just be a teaching moment for our kids, or if there is something shiny my husband wants to buy. Haha!
We will build or buy a house for my mom. So she doesnāt have to worry about anything. She wonāt have to work. She could just live. And then my kiddos can grow up going to Grandmaās house. Which is a dream! We hope my husbandās parents live closer so they can also visit Nana and Pop Popās house.
Nothing special. The plan is just to invest our time and money in the beginning while we are still young, and correctly make the future we hope for possible.
I stopped saying what we would do if we won the lottery, because itās not going to happen. We donāt play the lottery. Because as I said. We will do this plan with or without winning.
And lately Iāve been thinking, Iāve already won the lottery. I have an amazing husband. He has done so much for us to get to this point. That itās not been easy for either of us, but we are still going strong. I have amazing kids! Even though they drive me crazy!! They are still amazing. I have the coolest mama ever! She is my best friend; still to this day. ā¤ļø I have great siblings and new extended family members. Family is the most important thing to me. Which is why itās sad to live so far away from them. But with the plan, we hope to visit more often.
So really, Iāve already won the lottery. The best one to win.
Just like the title. I donāt really care what book, just a book, at this point.
Especially with a new baby, I have very little free time. I have small bits throughout the day. And only a precious 1-2hrs at night.
Which you might be thinking, 1-2hrs is a long time. But itās really not. Because I have a new baby with me. She could be wide awake. She could be starving and eat for the whole time. Or occasionally, she will be asleep. But itās also dark in the room because my husband has to go to bed early. Also I have the problem of staying up to finish the book. No matter how long the book is. Once I stayed up until four a.m. to finish a book. I can no longer do that. Sadly.
But throughout the day I have only small amounts of time l; which I fill with writing, texting, playing a game, or sometimes napping. All while feeding a baby. That is key! So if she starts choking I drop everything and focus on her.
So recently Iāve just been reading through my old posts. Like my short stories, reflection posts, and most recent my Life Of Two Best Friends: College book. Which has been great because I got inspired yesterday and wrote ten chapters!! I still have to edit them, but I at least got the story moving again.
So I would love to read a new book or at least a book that I know I love. However our newest addition to the family takes president over anything. Which Iām okay with. I did it for my first two kids, now itās her turn.
Enjoy your books!! Donāt take them for granted; there may be a day you donāt get to read when you want. Have a great Monday!
Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.
The meaning of Emily is rival or striving. Which makes sense with my personality. Iāve always put in great efforts for everything in my life. My art, my schooling, my family, my husband, my kiddos, etc. everything was hard work for me. Strangely enough my mom named me right!
Because my name is not a family name. My mom just liked the name Emily. When I was younger I was a little bummed I was not given a family name. But as I grew up I fell in love with my name. Now I cannot have another name. Itās my name. And now I have a daughter that I gave her a name that I have loved since I was little. But itās not a family name either. So in a way sheās just like me.
Howeverā¦I know I did a school assignment that was based on your name. And Emily meant something different back then. I probably have the school assignment somewhere packed away. But I wonderā¦
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