I’ll admit it….

(Thanks, Jen for the Blog Inspiration)


Sometimes I go days without eating a piece of fruit or a vegetable. My eating habits have a lot more in common with my 3 year old niece that I want to admit.



I dislike teachers who show movies, I think that it is lazy and uncreative. I have shown 1 movie in the past 2 years and I thought long and hard about it first then felt guilty the whole time.



I keep track of weird things and I’m really motivated by numbers or keeping score. Like counting the number of books I read in a week or the number of steps I take. Assigning numbers to things is the best way for me to get things done. Sometimes I get anxious when I don’t reach the goal I have set for myself, even when I know it is unrealistic. (Yes I’m aware that there are words for the people who do this.)



There have been times in my life when I actually compared the rent late fee and overdraft check fee and picked which one is less. I love not having to do that anymore.



I watch a lot of T.V. Every time I hear my parents complaining about how much T.V. my little brother watches I think, hum… I watch a lot more than that. And I spend all week looking forward to Sunday Night because that is when the best T.V. shows are on.



I am afraid that I do not give Todd enough credit for how great he is.



I can make cooking really complicated when it is not. Todd says it’s because I try to multi-task when I should be focusing. He is right.



I almost always do my homework on Sunday night. Class is on Monday Night. It is always stressful and I always regret it, but don’t do a lot to change it.



I wish I wore more fun and funky clothing but am scared to try it, that it won’t fit with how other people see me or that I will look silly.



I don’t know how to say no. Like telling my boss, “Sure I’ll make a Dorothy from Wizard of Oz costume for your dog” Sometimes I hear myself agreeing to do something that I do not have the time, energy, or desire to make work because I don’t want to let other people down. In my mind I hear myself ask why in the hell I’m agreeing or offering to do ______________, when I know I have already over committed myself. I keep going anyway.



It took a really long time for the sound of ambulance sirens to not bother me. For years all I could think about when I heard them was somebody’s daughter, father, spouse it getting “that” phone call right now. I hated getting “that” phone call. Now I feel guilty that it no longer crosses my mind.



Like Jen, I thought I would be further in life by now. Done with more school, have kids, own a house, all that stuff.



There is a student at my second job who thinks I hate her. I don’t but she is super annoying and I don’t want her to sign up for my class so I don’t go out of my way to be nice to her like I usually do with struggling kids.



I learn the best things from my students. I often catch myself doing something I would never let my students do and then change my behavior.



I secretly want to own a convertible, light blue, V.W. bug.

What I did this weekend

I sold some of my stuff here.

 It was the first time I did a show, it was kind of fun, I learned a lot and got a bit addicted.
I already have plans for what I want to do different next time and new things I want to add!

Labeled

Today one of my students said to me....

"You know Miss Amy, youz pretty gangster for a white bitch."

I can't decide if I'm insulted or flattered.

Talented People part III

My fiend Jen is part of talented people part three. 

She is the one who is willing to get up early on saturday morning and haul all our crap out to the farmers market.  She makes very cool purses and you can check them out here.

She has been so motivating as we try our little bussiness venture.  It has been so nice to have a partner and she is so easy going and brings her with her joy.  Working with her has been a breeze!

She is a theripist at Cottonwood and her website is apptly named...

Here are just a few of my favorites!

She even does custom orders, check her out.

How to get that amazing soup from my last post

So my little sister Emily, who is amazing because she spent like three hours pulling my hair through one of those stupid do it yourself dye kits this week and didn't complain once, read my last blog post about soup and today she made it.

Tonight I got to eat really, really, good soup just because I have two really great sisters, how lucky am I?

So now I can tell you that the soup not only looks amazing it really is amazing, and I usually hate soup.

Sometimes I 'm just amazed that we all come from the same family because I am hopeless in the kitchen and I don't know how to play the piano and both by sisters do.  How does that happen?


Emily, just so you know, you are a rock star!

Yummy, Talented People Part II

So talented people part II will feature my cute sister Hilary and her tasty food blog. Here is hoping that this inspires her to add new stuff.

Cuz I've been thinking about making this soup for an embarrassingly long time.

Surround Yourself With Talented People

I never cease to be amazed by the number of creative and talented people out there.  I happen to be lucky enough to know many.  So I’m going to give each of them a little shout out here!

 I’ll start with my friend Sheena based on the fact that I am simply amazed by the sheer amount of knowledge she has placed on her blog. 

Her blog is called Natural Bliss.  It has tons of information on natural healing, aroma therapy, foot zoning and general health knowledge.   Check it out!