tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227426092024-03-14T01:05:19.129-05:00Ananda Devikaa happy little goddess...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-51547664729623361382010-09-12T07:43:00.003-05:002010-09-12T07:48:54.802-05:00Moving onI apparently just do not have the time/energy/creativity necessary to maintain this mess of a blog, and yet, I cannot delete it for sentimental reasons. Rather than put forth the effort required to massively overhaul it to better fit my energy levels, I'm just going to set it aside and move on. Happy Birthday to me! :) To celebrate, here is a lovely photo of moi in all my pregnant glory, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-43439054702003843412010-05-01T14:24:00.003-05:002010-05-01T14:32:56.817-05:00Nesting… just a bit…Here I am, over another month between posts. Sigh… This semester (and trimester) have been busy, to say the least. But fortunately, things have been winding down a bit. My Jr. League engagements for this “year” (through May) are done, and one of my three classes wrapped up this weekend. I dropped out of my public library volunteer shifts for the time being – not because of being tired, but Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-43943215538457279492010-03-11T18:08:00.003-06:002010-03-11T18:21:06.514-06:00books galoreIt occurred to me that I'm just not posting enough. I really can't believe how busy I am this year. Growing a baby aside, I am swamped. Mostly reading. One of my 3 classes this semester is a Reader Advisory Service course, which involves reading usually 2 books a week in a specific genre. Sounds like not a big deal, but it's been unbelievably time-consuming. And I read fast! So far this Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-33834772949252422732010-02-25T20:45:00.007-06:002010-02-27T11:41:08.522-06:00Our "project" for 2010ML asked me why I hadn't posted this yet... The DH and I have a new project in the works:Projected "completion date": September 29, 2010.So far, so good - my main symptom is that I'm so tired that I can barely function. Not exactly helpful for someone who works full time, is taking 3 graduate classes, and 3+ dance practices a week, plus volunteering and homework. Ugh. So sleepy! Crafting hasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-62644643961128754762010-01-27T11:34:00.000-06:002010-01-27T11:35:08.819-06:00off the crafty path...for now The DH and I have had a busy two weeks and far too much excitement. With school starting back up full swing (I’m starting to regret signing up for 3 classes!), and a big belly dance show coming up, my crafting time has been reduced to almost nil. Regardless, I have been doing some projects – mostly dance related. I’m working on a cute bra, pants, and vest Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-80865157754486843062010-01-10T20:12:00.004-06:002010-01-10T20:38:14.253-06:00Crafting in 2010! - Project #2 (and a final project from '09)Since part of my Crafty Resolution for 2010 involves a bit of destashing, I started digging in "the Pile of Crafty Goodness" on Thursday. Thursday was a lovely day - black ice covered roads and a windchill in the negative double-digits. Lovely enough to stay home and off the roads. Instead, I worked from home for a while, then started digging. I came up with this hot pink quilted skirt, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-13197268909367284012010-01-03T17:45:00.004-06:002010-01-03T18:07:11.698-06:00Crafting in 2010! - Project #1I'm still working on determining my new year's resolutions. I don't believe in starting them right off anyway...best to wait until the 3rd or 4th of January, right?One that I do know is that I want to do more crafting. I've gotten rather busy, and that's the first hobby to be set aside. Another resolution is to make use of my stuff...or get rid of it. This is going to include my monster craftUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-85866037633746344982009-12-27T15:16:00.003-06:002009-12-27T15:46:45.888-06:00Snowed in...again!Ah, the Great Blizzard of '09. Or Snowpocalypse... whatever you call it, it certainly ruined Christmas. I've yet to leave our house since I got home from work 5 days ago...That's a lot of free time, so I've been trying to be productive. I finished the Alabama Stitch Book reverse applique skirt that I started last Christmas (pics later)... and I baked. A lot. I've been handing out cookies toUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-8671590139412330232009-12-08T07:37:00.003-06:002009-12-08T07:42:50.007-06:00Snow Day!Aside from the fact that I'm going to have to make up the hours I'm missing at work today, I'm still totally stoked about staying home, and very glad to not be "Mission-Essential" (those poor souls that have to report to work anyway). I swear I'm going to make it a productive day. Really. Just need to get started. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-55999564777019173042009-11-28T17:07:00.003-06:002009-11-28T17:21:12.564-06:00Cuteness & TearsFirst, the cuteness:This is going on our Christmas cards this year. I did not get ONE decent photo the whole year of the DH and I. Mostly because of my braces, but also because I'm usually the one wielding the camera, so it just doesn't happen.As for the tears... I've got a blocked tear duct or some sort of eye issue going on - I've been crying nonstop from my left eye for going on 6 months. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-66117230289896616422009-11-02T19:38:00.004-06:002009-11-02T20:21:23.142-06:00ufos and sweet potatoesUfoOriginally uploaded by AnandaDevikaAw, Monday - how I loathe thee.Yesterday was one of those fabulous lazy Sundays - not lazy as in Ididn't do anything, but lazy as in I wasn't beholden to anyone else'swhims or schedule. I got my extra hour of sleep in (whoever decided to align the start of DST with Halloween was a genius), took the puppy for a jog around the neighborhood, then settled in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-70205809999486245192009-10-27T12:41:00.000-05:002009-10-27T12:42:06.806-05:00The rewards of being a volunteer I’ve been volunteering at my local public library branch for a good ten months now and I find it very rewarding. Particularly the times when, as a non-paid volunteer, I can find a paid employee of the library to do the icky stuff (e.g. killing large spiders.) Yesterday I was stopped by a father in the children’s section. He informed me that his little girl had justUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-61410049296663804012009-10-17T08:42:00.002-05:002009-10-17T08:57:31.672-05:00time is not on my sideAm feeling very crunched for personal time lately. Mostly due to cramming in hours at work (for the sake of building up extra hours, not for any particularly urgent tasks). I used up all my sick time for surgery/recovery time back in May and have been struggling every since with time-off hours. Even after work, between school and other people's crap I am just not doing enough stuff for me! Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-74521634746394000142009-10-13T10:06:00.000-05:002009-10-13T10:07:22.444-05:00That takes guts! From NPR’s Morning Edition, a Chinese male belly dancer. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-8758017627023487602009-10-12T11:39:00.002-05:002009-10-12T18:27:00.557-05:00i hate spiders I can’t be the only person that would rather NOT see one of these creatures on her towel as she steps out of the shower. Ugh. And yet, it’s happened several times already this fall… The DH is more than familiar with my “spider scream”, the shrill noise I make when startled. This very morning, he pointed one out as it scrambled across our bedroom floor. Great. That will make going to Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-4810381388252553772009-09-28T10:16:00.001-05:002009-09-28T10:16:23.936-05:00one of those weekends Yep, another busy one. As usual. J The puppy, the DH, and I drove home to visit all my grandparents this weekend. We left out Friday night, and met my parents at my paternal grandmother’s ranch. Many years back, my grandfather got a contract with the Bureau of Land Management to hold wild horses brought in from out West so that people could adopt them. The Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-79486696198608598862009-09-11T21:56:00.002-05:002009-09-11T22:05:39.093-05:00on the eveHere I am, at the end of my twenties. D-e-p-r-e-s-s-i-n-g, no? We are just home from celebrating my "big day", a day early, as the actual birthday will be spent:a) at the farmer's marketii) at a bellydance workshop3) in a grad school computer labD) at the DH's band's comeback showV) all of the above.Let's go with that last one. It's going to be a busy day.Off to sleep...but first a pic. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-54011332516198471422009-09-09T07:57:00.003-05:002009-09-09T08:04:05.507-05:00hoop it upIt's World Hoop Day, didn't you know? Yeah, me neither. Nonetheless, I'm loading some canned good and my hoop (yes, I own one) into the car this morning so I can hit the "Hula Hoop and a Can of Soup" event at Elmwood after work. As long as it doesn't rain, I'll be meeting a couple of belly dancers there to check out the event and then move on to our own rehearsal. A chance to dance outside Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-86308915155334633272009-09-06T22:52:00.001-05:002009-09-06T22:52:27.089-05:00comfort foodInstead of attending a very tempting "Labor Eve" party tonight, I am in PJs, reading and carefully noshing on comfort food - mashed potatoes (with sour cream and fresh-from-the-garden chives) and tuna noodle casserole. I can't chew. I can barely get food into my mouth, and not at all without a pre-dinner rinsing with some "magic mouthwash" to kill the pain. I've hadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-46344246947644412452009-08-27T11:35:00.000-05:002009-08-27T11:36:24.190-05:00Fall Planting and Planning Once again, it’s been a relatively cool summer, and my tomatoes have not been what they should. But since lettuce did so well earlier, and the summer is definitely winding down, I’m going to shoot for a fall crop of salad greens and see what I can come up with. I need to get out there this afternoon and see how my edamame is doing – I planted some soybeans earlier,Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-29544742485968843332009-08-20T08:22:00.003-05:002009-08-20T08:51:14.003-05:00Sick DayUgh. This morning I woke up with a sore throat. This is rare for me; I had my tonsils out at 18, and after 3 WEEKS of bed rest and gallons of pudding (I figured it was better to ruin pudding for myself than ice cream), I have been relatively sore throat-free for the past 11 years. My DH assures me that it's post-nasal drip and has stuffed me full of antihistamines, which despite being of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-10474792883094430232009-08-07T09:31:00.001-05:002009-08-07T09:31:44.828-05:00thank god for the public library It’s payday, I’m looking for textbooks for the upcoming semester on Amazon, and I’m spotting at least a dozen other books I’d rather get… Fortunately, a search of the Omaha Public Library catalog alerts me to the fact that most of these books are in holding and can be pulled and set aside for me, for free, in probably much less time than it would take Amazon Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-11252691036196801682009-07-26T09:46:00.006-05:002009-07-26T10:00:41.978-05:00playing catchup...With the CSA share... I did really well the first two weeks using all of our share, but fell behind these past few days. We pick up on Saturday, and if I can't start on some of it that day, I try to whatever prep is needed on Sunday and then we cook a massive meal on Tuesdays ("Date Night"). This is really our only chance during the week to eat together, so its become Huge Freaking Meal Night as Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-70775568456923459622009-07-14T14:02:00.000-05:002009-07-25T13:54:25.073-05:00viking librarians This is awesome: librarians gone wild! Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22742609.post-59612065582731878902009-07-13T21:56:00.001-05:002009-07-25T13:51:18.741-05:00dinnerTried to make more of a ritual out of my very-belated dinner tonight. Usually, when it's just me and it's late, I scrambled to just eat whatever. Tonight, something simple but comforting - sourdough toast with butter, halfed Bing cherries, Brie, and blueberry tea... Slicing, stirring, toasting, steeping - its nice to make an (easy) effort on yourself now and then. Not too much but satisfying Unknownnoreply@blogger.com