tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81927502517412935822024-03-05T03:47:11.670-07:00Two Little RuntsSharonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078135203712613345noreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-11395958313115232552015-10-28T11:11:00.001-07:002015-10-28T11:11:39.103-07:00Props to Single Parents
I took this video back in August and it took me until now to get it posted. I will try to be more current than this in the near future. Promise. :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-50550918144020280202015-07-29T19:16:00.003-07:002015-07-29T19:16:57.481-07:00Update #2: Adventures of a Working MomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-15999542443840530352015-07-17T10:08:00.003-07:002015-07-17T10:08:30.667-07:00I'm back!!! Post-Pregnancy Video HelloAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-12744973349690693972014-10-03T13:28:00.004-07:002014-10-03T13:28:58.393-07:00Navigating Pregnancy: Trimester 1
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/8136835-418/woman-gives-birth-after-running-chicago-marathon.html#.VC8GlGddVhM
So, "we're having a baby." This phrase has always struck me as funny. Because Ben isn't really having a baby. I'm having a baby. But, then, it's not a completely independent process either. So, saying "I'm having a baby" seems to miss that I have a partner who is somehow involved Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-16510423605252163292014-04-02T11:29:00.001-07:002014-04-02T12:06:31.994-07:00Finding Peace in the midst of ALS
This month, I had the opportunity to visit my brother Jon's family twice. The first visit was at the impetus of my brother, Gerry, who lives in London and wanted to visit. Six of the seven Neu siblings were able to gather at Jon's house, working on home improvement projects, visiting, and eating yummy food. I went up yet again two weekends after to help with more home improvement projects and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-85458565235931072732014-03-19T10:49:00.001-07:002014-03-19T10:49:49.680-07:00First Failure: MarchI already missed my goal for the month. I did not blog last week. I will endeavor to do better, but I'm not that sad about this. It's not that consequential of a goal for me -- and perhaps that is why I failed at it in the first place.
While I try to do better, I will also make a point to spend time and develop a more rewarding goal for April. It's not necessarily better to set a goal just for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-32032600176882663302014-03-06T06:54:00.001-07:002014-03-06T08:52:16.937-07:00New Month Resolutions: February Recap
Last month, it was my goal to be more productive at work. How did I define success? I gave myself a number/grade, on a scale of 1-5 every day, based on how productive I felt I was. I hoped to reach a minimum average number for the month.
Along with my basic goal of a number, I gave myself strategies to help me focus every day. Those tips included:
1) Praying. I prayed every morning atAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-31091614334045819152014-03-01T20:01:00.001-07:002014-03-06T06:58:21.556-07:00Bathroom Renovation: Results Are In
You may or may not recall, but I started renovating my bathroom. About a year ago. It took me longer than I expected. Now before you get any big ideas, this was a rather low-budget renovation. I know, I know. You would expect complete demolition for a project that takes a year. What can I say? I have a day job. And staining and varnishing trim takes a long time. Which, BTW was only Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-24312695563121925252014-02-14T14:41:00.004-07:002014-03-06T07:04:56.265-07:00Month 2 Resolution Update
So, I feel like I need to check in on this resolution. I checked in pretty much every week on the last one. I can only imagine all of your questions. Have you kept up your 1st month resolutions? Have you failed yet? Okay, so no one has asked, and you don't have questions. I'm just holding myself accountable -- the good, the bad, and the ugly.
First question: Can you really let it go of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-79575157189987521842014-01-29T09:38:00.003-07:002014-03-06T07:04:40.712-07:00New Month Resolution #2: Bracing For Failure
I'm only one month into the year, and I've already got a resolution done. It's great to start the year out with success! Especially because I foresee this streak ending very soon. :)
What about February? Ohhh, February.
So, I was looking over my resolutions lists of DO MORE and DO LESS, and I have come to a conclusion. I am in trouble. The Do LESS's on my list are good to work on, but they Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-43379111378622798662014-01-21T19:26:00.002-07:002014-03-06T07:04:19.705-07:00Week 3: The Week I Conquered All
Yeah, so week three of my resolution. To avoid the torture of suspense, I DID in fact get in all my workouts. That being said, I almost cracked. This week it felt like every challenge and pitfall that normally hits me came all at once.
Pitfall 1: Overzeal. Sometimes I get caught up in the fabulous feeling of being fit. And after one day of working out, I think, "Who needs a rest day? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-941817476203795652014-01-11T19:47:00.001-07:002014-03-06T07:04:03.228-07:00Working Out: Three is The Perfect Number
So, it's the end of the 2nd week of January. I'm done with week 2 of my resolution to work out 3x/wk. So far so good! I know so many people would be thinking, "Three times? That's not even worth making a resolution for. Wimpy." Perhaps that's true. But it doesn't change the fact that I haven't accomplished three workouts in a week with any resemblance of regularity in my recent past. And I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-86222110358417173502014-01-04T11:41:00.001-07:002014-03-06T07:03:46.260-07:00New Month Resolutions: What, What?
I decided this year that rather than making New YEAR resolutions, I'd like to make New MONTH resolutions. I got the idea from a book called The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin (recommended, in case that's not obvious). It's not really what she did in the book. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-59134652047875488762013-12-30T09:27:00.003-07:002014-03-06T07:07:17.584-07:002013 Retrospective
(2013 -- aka the year I learned The Cups Song)
I have found myself, over the course of the year, and probably EVERY year, thinking about how things are not happening fast enough, I am not accomplishing enough, etc.I often feel behind in life when I get to the end of my year. Perhaps it is because I am so busy doing the same things that I forget I'm doing anything and then I think I should Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-35743299436774344912013-12-11T12:48:00.002-07:002014-03-06T07:08:17.483-07:00Alternate Reality -- Does Everybody Have Weeks Like This?I have had some odd perceptions over the last week.
1) While driving home from work earlier this week, I distinctly sensed an odor a la toasted bagel while driving on the highway. A lovely, cozy smell, to be true. But I was suspicious, as I've never smelled this on that stretch of road before,or any stretch of road. But I had no one in the car with me to verify or discredit that I was crazy for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-36388241272613438312013-11-12T07:19:00.003-07:002014-03-06T07:09:29.822-07:00ALS And My Brother JonSomething most people don't know about me. When I meet new people, and love them (Which I usually do. I can't help myself), there's one thing I want to do: I want to share them with the people I love -- aka my family. I imagine bringing them into the fold, and saying, " You're gonna love this." And then they would love it. I think I want to do this so they can enjoy the comfort, joy and love thatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-46458131437108075892013-08-15T08:50:00.002-07:002014-03-06T07:10:18.644-07:00Bad News
I got on the bus after work. I left the office just a few
minutes after I got the text. “Confirmed.” I didn’t leave the office because I
was upset about the news. And I didn’t leave the office early or rushed, except
that I was rushed because I was about to miss the bus. However, the timing was
serendipitous, as it was best, as the news sunk in, that I was on the bus. On
the bus, though Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-14091676437167637602013-08-13T18:59:00.001-07:002014-03-06T07:10:56.389-07:00Neu Family Reunion: 2013: Tea Party DetailsBen and I took a trip to Utah to attend a week-long reunion extravaganza with my family, and to celebrate my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. We started doing these bi- annual reunions -- oh, it must have been 10 years ago, as this is the fifth such reunion I can remember. Each one seems all the more precious to me.
There were a lot of activities. One of my favorites: all the girls got Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-26216634485797296942013-06-27T14:47:00.003-07:002014-03-06T07:11:20.465-07:00Bigger Than You ThinkBless my liberal mormon heart. This Rachel Maddow clip made me so happy
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-56104524324814618982013-06-05T11:43:00.002-07:002014-03-06T07:12:00.222-07:00Hummus...cause I like itSo, as Sharona will tell you, I am horrible at multiple things, but one of those things is doing anything with any sort of repetition, schedule or longevity, and that includes blogging. I do it sometimes, when the mood strikes me, and when I think I have something of value to share. The reality is, I think I rarely have anything of value to share. That being said, I thought I Jefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03748760904318816585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-23951384374989608712013-03-27T11:14:00.002-07:002014-03-06T07:12:30.845-07:00Fashion Challenge: Operation 50th Wedding Anniversary Party Dress
So, I've been shopping for a dress for my parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary Party this August.
I know, I know. "It's not till August, right? I've got plenty of time." I hear that.
And to that, I say, "Ah, so naive. Have you shopped for a nice dress with sleeves and a knee-length skirt that's not in black anytime this decade?"
The even bigger challenge is we've been instructed to pick a color Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-31524840236204402832013-02-23T21:08:00.001-07:002014-03-06T07:13:16.910-07:00News About My Twin
They actually gave me a hospital bracelet when I went in for the bibopsy. Evidence that I was an admitted patient, if only for 45 minutes. Bibopsy was Thursday. They called me Friday afternoon with the results of the test.
It's benign! It's a fibro-adenoma, as they suspected. And this fibro-adenoma is apparently harmless and needs no treatment. I really can't express how much of a load off myAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-37087448734043853102013-02-21T18:49:00.002-07:002014-03-06T07:13:43.640-07:00The BibopsyI went in to the get my bibopsy today. First, I'd just like to say --people who work at breast care centers (which is where I went for my bibopsy) are INCREDIBLY nice. They treat you like they are just delighted to see you and then they cradle you in sweetness. Seriously. I wonder how they keep it up with every patient who walks in. But I like it.
So, I changed into the very awkward gown that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-19043998405163477662013-02-13T15:10:00.000-07:002014-03-06T07:14:02.856-07:00"Yes. Inside the lump was my twin."
Today, my life reminded me of this scene. And it appears they have found my twin.
Truth be told, I went in for a mammogram. It was not as awful as I've heard it would be, but I will concede that I was technically uncomfortable. Who really ENJOYS having their boobs compressed into pancakes? ... I didn't think so.
I notices something amiss back in December. I kind of figured it was nothing. AAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192750251741293582.post-32180458717069649922013-02-09T21:58:00.001-07:002014-03-06T07:14:30.312-07:00Recent Beauty Quirks & Obsessions
Believe it or not, this is a picture of my nails. My nail obsession over the past several months (whenever I actually do my nails ) is to paint my right ring finger a different color. Trendy? Maybe. Incredibly fun? For sure. Serviceable to my tendency of not being able to choose between colors? You better believe it.
I also gave myself a fashion New Year's Resolution: to wear at least Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422628327017224560noreply@blogger.com0