Currently | April 2019

Ah, an oldie but one of my favorite ways to tell the story of right now.

So here goes:

Listening to Musical soundtracks.  After Sofia's show this weekend I've had the Into the Woods soundtrack on repeat on Spotify.  And then I listen to Dear Evan Hansen.

Reading  Sourdough but have lost interest in the story.  I am 3/4 of the way through and will finish but I'm not super excited by the story any more.  I'll push through and move on.  I am listening to The Heart's Invisible Furies and absolutely loving it!! I also picked up The Path Made Clear at Target and am reading that one before bed.

Clearing my desk off at the end of every work day. Putting my word clarity into practice.  Clearing off my desk and putting everything in order so when I walk in in the morning I can start fresh and not feel overwhelmed. it's actually making me more productive.  

Going to a Dodger game this weekend. It's Cody Bellinger bobble head night and Sofia must be there.

Watching Game of Thrones to refresh our memories.  To be honest, we thought the new season started last weekend and just had time to watch the last episode of season 7. With a week to go we have been catching up on the best of the best.  We are huge fans of GOT.  Looking forward to the new season and all that is to come.

Hoping to get some cool things at the Notre Dame event this weekend.  They always have great items at the silent auction. The live auction is beyond my means but they also have a raffle and grand raffle. 

Eating out a lot this week. We have Volleyball games, a softball game/ practice/batting lessons, meeting at Notre Dame, an event at CHA, youth group.  It's hard to plan when people aren't in the same place at the same time.  Maybe next week I'll plan a weekly menu.

Making lasagna soup for an event at school on Friday.  It's one of my favorite events of the year.  The middle school students make bowls and the staff makes the soup. Parents bring food to donate to the food pantry and they take home a bowl. It's a fun community event.

Wondering if I have 92 more stories to tell.

Writing for 8 days in a row is a win.

currently | june

dealing with a summer head cold. it started with a bad sore throat and now a cough and congestion. or it's allergies. either way it's yuck.

clearing out space and getting rid of things we don't need/use. purging feels so good.

catching up on my documentation. it's so easy with project life and so fun with some new stamps.

feeling proud when i walked into target yesterday and saw the dvd for beyond the reach. it will never get old.

eating tuscan cantaloupe from trader joe's. i buy at least one a week and we eat it right away. next time i'm buying a package of prosciutto with it and calling that my lunch.

regretting not planting tomatoes this year. the time got away from us and it just didn't happen. it makes me mad every time i have to buy them at the store.

wondering if it's too late now to plant?

considering some new paint colors for the house. our kitchen and our bedroom need a new coat. i was inspired to lighten things up after seeing the gorgeous model homes this weekend.

looking forward to seeing ant man when it comes out. bobby went to the premiere last night and said it's amazing!

getting used to my shorter hair. cut off about 6 inches and it's nice for summer.

listening to ingrid michaelson. went to her concert with my sister at the greek and really enjoyed her show.

driving jordan to and from swim practice every night,  andrew to and from science fiction writing club, and sofia to and from playdates.

thinking "the kids" would love it if i made these mini donuts.

figuring out vacations and jobs and creative endeavors and work that needs to get done.

enjoying these moments, this summer.

currently | may

eating scrambled eggs, toast and fruit from corner bakery

reading this book and this one and have this on the list next.

documenting the day. i missed day in the life on tuesday. but today was a better day for me anyway.

needing to buy purchased a new pair of chucks - it's time.

feeling almost 100% after the race.

taking two weeks off from running. but next week i head back to the gym.

listening to geronimo, sugar, heartbeat song.

missing the music i listened to on my runs.

going to a leadership dinner tonight at notre dame.

enjoying the rain, finally.

waiting to hear if andrew's baseball game is rained out.

returning a skirt to old navy because they left the security sensor on it and i just noticed.

thinking about events for next year...what?!

getting started early is always a good idea.

wondering what next school year will look like for me/us.

finishing volleyball, softball, running and swimming has left us with lots more time.

trying to make the most of it.

currently | march

organizing the hundreds of thoughts in my head; hair appointments, weekend schedules, volunteer obligations, household chores, art, writing, birthdays.

reading it was me all along. s o  s l o w l y.  i am enjoying it but lacking focus or patience these days.

creating "art" in my journal.  it's been fun and i'm happy with what i've done so far.

listening to the wind raging in the backyard.

considering a new hair look.  something lighter-ish? i better decide soon, it's happening today!

excited for my birthday.  everyone has the day off and we are going to celebrate.

thinking this or this would be a nice gift to me from me.

secretly hoping for this, because you know i need another camera.

looking for a dress to wear to our school gala.

running, running and running...and yogaing.

taking the important things seriously and

letting go of so many things that are not. ahhhh, feels good.

drinking my second cup of coffee - that rarely happens.

wishing i had a whole weekend with nothing to do, a stack of printed photos and my project life album.

planning a get to know me post or two for next week. hope that sounds interesting.

waiting for it to be lunch time so i can enjoy a crunchy ahi tuna salad from the yard house.

watching as many new to us episodes of the big bang theory as we can fit into one night - usually 2.

recommending the pulled pork that i made this week.  i put some of the leftovers on pizza last night that was excellent too.

wondering how many people will read this since it's national unplug day - of which i am clearly not participating in.

currently | december

looking at our pictures from our disneyland trip yesterday.  we had so much fun and didn't have to deal with the rain, but did have to deal with the crowds.  totally worth it though to see the lights and decorations.

excited about participating in the chatsworth parade this sunday with the kids' school.  we get to drive the golf cart down the street!

thinking about our parent teacher conferences from this morning.  we love the school and are so grateful that the teachers are taking so much care in educating and nurturing our kids.  no happier place for us.

watching the kids playing with light sabers in the back yard.

enjoying a day off of school.

preparing for more rain. they said it's coming.

proud of jordan for his season on the water polo team and his academic athlete award at the banquet last night.

ready to send out our christmas cards.  they've been sitting on the counter for over a week but i was...

finishing up addressing the holiday cards for bobby's work.

taking the kids to see fellowship! 10th anniversary concert tonight.

listening to the soundtrack now. it's hysterical.

picking out outfits for some holiday parties coming up.

signing up for the one little word class and

deciding on my word for 2015.

wishing you a happy weekend.

currently | may 2014

wishing i was updating my photo album.

icing my ankle and feeling a lot better. my limp is less noticeable.

needing to mop my floors - good lord they are dirty.

anticipating news of a baby being born - come on chicken nugget.

watching the last few episodes of breaking bad. i forgot how intense that show is.

admitting that i am watching dancing with the stars.  great cast this season.

loving the show parts unknown on cnn. i'm all about food and stories - just without all the danger, murder and drugs.

wrapping up the last few commitments at cha and the last meetings at notre dame.

wondering what i will do with all of my free time next year - yeah right.

can't believe that jordan will finish his freshman year in one week!

thinking about how fast the next three years will go... ok crying.

admiring him for jumping right into pre-season water polo - he's committed.

adding to my list of books to read. it's not getting any shorter.

waiting on that massage.

planning a few things to do/see/eat before the kids get out of school.

knowing i won't have enough time to do it all.

dreaming about our summer vacation.

reminding myself to be honest and brave.

currently | february 2014

falling asleep to the olympics every night.

thinking my winter olympic sport would have been cross country skiing or the biathlon.

hoping jordan is at ease with his class selection for next year. high school is tough.

loving my new hair cut.  almost 4 inches chopped off last week and it feels great.

working on changing my mind set.  new perspectives have been helpful.

excited to see sofia perform in her class play next week. i caught a bit of the rehearsal yesterday and she sounds great.

proud of andrew who made a basket at the last game of the season. go eagles!

looking forward to seeing neil diamond perform at the notre dame baseball stadium opening.

feeling like i cheated because i ran on the treadmill this morning, but this wind is crazy.

enjoyed watching the last episode of goodluck charlie with the family - we love that show.

happy to be cheering on the aaa dodgers and the knights swim team this season.

bracing myself for more running around this semester.

waiting to get a new phone - maybe this weekend?

remembering a quick, but fun trip to the beach last week.

planning for change, good change.

currents: 7.25

picking zucchini from our garden everyday.

watching the tomatoes grow.

hoping they aren't perfectly ripe while we are away.

feeling excited about seeing one in vegas.

spending too much money on textbooks - ugh!

wishing they could use ipads instead - books are cheaper.

managing jordan's schedule for the next few weeks.  (his summer is pretty much over.)

scheduling our weekends for the fall.

wondering how early jordan will get out today.

waiting for my travel journal to arrive in the mail.

excited to fill it up with memories.

making plans to visits with family before we leave.

getting used to sofia's shorter hair. (it's so much healthier now.)

deciding whether i will train this fall for another 1/2 marathon in november.

daring to be honest and brave - even if my voice shakes.

finding solutions, comprise and strength.

currents: 6.18

celebrating andrew's baseball championship this weekend.

waking at 6am now that jordan has water polo practice.

going to our first game tonight.

dealing with some creative self doubt.

thinking i'm just creatively overwhelmed.

prepping for a fun weekend of swimming, laughing and shopping with the girls.

reading is everyone hanging out without me?

eating foods that are minimally processed.

drinking coffee with no sweetener.

listening to sofia and andrew "negotiate" space for their toys in the living room.

hoping i don't have to intervene.

missing the gym, my run shoes, a stress reliever.

checking on my garden everyday.

waiting to see a tomato or cucumber pop up.

planning for next year.

balancing two school schedules.

wishing we had a vacation to look forward to.

enjoying some quiet time this week.

currents: 4.18

feeling like i might be catching jordan's cold.

thinking about how to get andrew's confidence back at the plate.

creating forms and emails and piles

hoping jordan has a good volleyball game today

needing to get rid of the piles.

wishing i had all the answers and two more sets of hands.

thankful for friendships, support, and guidance.

enjoying my first quiet morning in a long time.

knowing that i have to face that run today.

remembering my run from monday. it was awesome!

loving that bobby and sofia got to go to the dodger game together last night. (and that they brought home hello kitty blankets.)

ignoring the fact that next week will be tough without bobby around.

excited for him.

praying for the victims of so much tragedy this week - bombs, fires, politics.

believing that goodness will prevail.

currents: 3.7

time: 10:12 am

place: kitchen table

eating: blueberry streusel breakfast bread with peanut butter and banana

drinking: chocolate milk - it's the perfect after run drink

feeling: happy

listening to: imagine dragons' night visions - love this album

thinking: about getting older

creating: an album about my running - i've collected a lot of photos and stories along the way

hoping: it rains this afternoon

needing: to fill out paperwork for andrew's trip to sea world

wishing: i was going to washington, d.c. with jordan - he's gonna have a blast!

currents: 2.12.13

time: 10:40 am

place: kitchen table

eating: an english muffin with nutella and strawberries - that's right

drinking: reheated coffee with milk

feeling: centered

watching: ugh - the bachelor - please don't hate me

thinking: about adding another day of yoga - once a week just isn't enough

creating: 52 lists

hoping: andrew has a good basketball game today

needing: to change our morning routine - ok, her morning routine

wishing: everyone could just see the positive

currents 8.9.12

time: 10:26am
place: my room
eating: a sun dried tomato bagel with light cream cheese
drinking: coffee with caramel macchiato creamer
feeling: rested
watching: the olympics, what else?
thinking: i need to clean our room
creating: lots of great summer memories
hoping: to get them all documented
needing: to go to target to finish school supply shopping (almost done)
wishing: we didn't have to go out in this heat

currents: march 22

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time: 8:34 am

place: home

eating: an english muffin with peanut butter and banana.

drinking: coffee with creme brulee creamer.

feeling: a bit nervous or excited - at this point i can't tell which - about my 10k on saturday.

reading: mockingjay - the third book in the hunger game series.

thinking: about seeing the movie this weekend.

creating: a mess.

hoping: to clean it all up today.

needing: to get insoles for my running shoes, hopefully before the race on saturday.

wishing: that the last hill will be easy.

having a rare morning off. bobby took the kids to school today and i skipped zumba to get one more run in.  tomorrow i head to disneyland with the 3rd and 4th grade chorus for a music festival.  that's always fun.  

thanks everyone for your thoughts and comments on my post about jordan.  he read it and was touched.  i think it's important to say that tics are very common, especially in boys.  and i have spoken to other moms who are watching their children go through some of the same things we did.  it's reassuring to hear that it gets better, and can eventually disappear.  and to be honest, the moment we accepted it and took the pressure and focus off of it, it did get better.  right now jordan is free of any motor tics, although the mere mention of it gives him the urge.

thanks to those that have sponsored me in my run.  i feel like i will be running with so much support.  i can take donations up until the race so you have time if you are interested.  don't worry some of you will be getting an email from me soon bugging you about it.  

currents:: 2/2/12

time: 7:47am
place: home
eating: nothing.
drinking: coffee with caramel macchiato creamer.
feeling: relaxed. the first day in a long time that i haven't taken the kids to school.
reading: catching fire.  not at this second, but at this time. want to finish it so bad.
thinking: i should leave soon to get to zumba on time.
creating: a scarf that will be perfectly imperfect.
hoping: to meet my friend for lunch today.
needing: to get a dress for the gala next week.
wishing: i could spend the day working on my project life album.

are we ready for six more weeks of winter?  with a forecast of 74 degrees today and tomorrow, we are.

happy groundhogs day!

right now

it's friday.  the kids are on christmas break.  i am exhausted.
here's what's happening right now.

time: 5:24
listening: to andrew play video games and sofia watch tv.
wondering: what we will be having for dinner.  the kids had pizza at their holiday parties today so that won't work. and to be honest i would love to not have to cook tonight.
loving: that we get to spend the next 2 weeks together, even bobby will have the time off.
planning: a few play dates for the kids next week.  i love that they want to see their friends over the break.
opening: our big boxes from amazon.  i was able to order a lot of our gifts this year from them.
hoping: to wrap them all tonight and scatter them under the tree.
excited: to have a date with bobby tomorrow.  what shall we do?
wanting: to sign up for this workshop again for next year.  it was a life changer for me.
 feeling: peaceful and thankful for a great year.

this was a good week for us.  normally i am stressing and running around.  i did some of that.  but i also got a lot done.  a lot.  so i feel good about having the kids home for the next two weeks.

i did the party hop today.

starting in kindergarten with sofia's class party.

then jordan's middle school lunch.

and andrew's class.  they had a book exchange party.

looking forward to celebrating christmas with bobby's family on sunday.  good food.  gifts for the kids.  joy for everyone.

hoping your week was productive and that you have excitement awaiting you this weekend.

enjoy!

currents:: november

considering cutting my hair a few inches. i love the medium, all one length style but don't want to regret losing the long layers i have.

resisting busting into the halloween candy that is in the fridge in the garage.

working out 4-5 times a week. last week i went to the gym m-f and then ran 3.2 miles on saturday with a friend.

getting ready for the 5k.

listening to words to see what jumps out at me for next year's one little word.  i have two of them in mind right now.

deciding on what products i want to use for project life 2012.

thinking about going on a photography scavenger hunt this week.

dealing with a broken iphone. dropped it glass down on the driveway.

wishing i could walk into the apple store and bring home an iphone 4s.

excited about dancing the night away on friday at our cousin's wedding.

laughing at the thought of sofia with no front teeth.  she lost another one.

remembering the quote from our yoga instructor this morning: if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.  we had an intense class today so those were the right words to leave us with.

looking into taking a web design class.

sad that my fantasy football team lost over the weekend.  i think i'm getting a little ocd about the whole thing.

referring to that quote again.

craving a big bowl of red grapes.

planning the food portion of grandparents day at our school.  i love baked goods!

enjoying the day!  have a good one.

currents :: 4.7

listening: to a cool tunes mix on itunes.
eating: a reheated pancake.
drinking: coffee with caramel macchiato creamer
wearing: jeans, grey sweater and aqua tank top and my black chucks, of course.
feeling: cozy.
weather: cold, cold, cold.
wanting: a skinny caramel macchiato from starbucks.
needing: to make optometrist appointments for the boys.
thinking: about our summer plans.
enjoying: the art journal that i started on monday.
wondering: yes.


this week we are playing and doing and seeing.  i wish we had planned a mini vacation somewhere but i am enjoying the time alone with the boys.  yesterday i took jordan and 2 of his friends to the park to play some basketball and football.  at first i was engaged in their conversation about sports and school.  but i quickly got the feeling that my job was to drive not talk.  no, they are great kids but i'm a mom.  so i just listened.  


today the boys will learn all about a wedding registry and then we'll hang out at home.  and tomorrow?  no plans yet but i'll think of something.

happy thursday.

currents :: 2.16

listening: to sara bareillis kaleidoscope heart.  current favorite of sofia's too.  i love that we both belt out the songs in the car.  some beautiful music on this cd.  we listen to number 3 over and over.

eating: a blueberry muffin that i made for the pto meeting this morning. not planning on eating any more of them today.
drinking: vanilla caramel tea.  yes, it's as good as it sounds.
wearing: workout clothes.  just got home from the gym.  3 days in a row, yea me!
feeling: strong.  

weather: cold, no rainy, no sunny, no pouring, no cloudy.  it's weird.
wanting: to make something today.
needing: to clean my kitchen. . . and the bathrooms. . . .and my room. a cleaning lady.
thinking: always.
enjoying: life.  it's pretty good right now.
wondering: if i could be songwriter.  


have a happy wednesday.

currents

listening: my holiday 2010 playlist.
eating: huevos rancheros. i know it's 4pm but it's been a long day. making pizza for dinner.
drinking: cafe con leche, what else should i drink with eggs?
wearing: mickey mouse t-shirt, black velour pants and flip flops. 
feeling: scattered, and preoccupied. hopefully that will change.
weather: crazy.  warm and beautiful today.
wanting: to do reverb 10.  love the concept, just need to write.
needing: to address our christmas cards.  it's pathetic that we've had them for over a week.
thinking: about christmas, presents, food, parties, cards, lots to get organized.
enjoying: that it's friday afternoon and a good weekend awaits us.
wondering: if i should order a gift from etsy or just make it myself.  it's a matter of time v. money.




we've been:

to disneyland.  well california adventure with sue and the kids.  and then b and i went to disneyland where the decorations were beautiful but the lines were too long.  we did see the candlelight procession which was worth it.

making art.  i was art helper for andrew's class and the kids made holiday cards based on the artist henri matisse.  we learned about abstract art, positive and negative images and how to use the color wheel.  and i got to make a card too. i didn't do much helping, the kids are pretty independent.  but i did get to make my own card.

baking, decorating and eating christmas cookies.  loved the star wars cookies, the santa and reindeer balls and the refrigerator cookies.  oh who am i kidding?  we loved them all.

christmas shopping and loving the holiday campaigns.  even if they are geared toward consumerism, they still have a sentimental message.  i guess it is what you make of it.

playing loteria.  this girl is obsessed with this game.  it's fun to listen to her repeat the words in spanish.  spanish is her thing right now.  she's been calling me "nena" and b "capitan".  those are my families nicknames for us.  but it's funny to hear her say them.  and she also like to pose like this

what . .. what.

enjoying the boys' holiday concert.  can you spot them? 

devouring these.  i got the last 2 bags at trader joe's today. they are dangerously good.


have a good weekend.