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Another spouse that has a blog I follow recently had an good, interesting post about blogging and the sense of relationship that is built and facilitated by being a blogger. Blogs can be beautiful windows into a persons life. They can also leave a lot of empty spaces depending on how selective a blogger is about what information they supply. That space can typically be filled in by little tidbits of nothing information that a reader otherwise would not know. Blogs are all about how much information a person puts out there, the perception a person wants to give readers and also about the little things that a reader learns about the blogger. You see, if your going to be real you have to let people relate to you on a level that isn't picture perfect or beautifully put into words. My favorite blogs are the ones that tell a real story, give great perspective and make me feel like I can relate to the person. Maybe even be able to sit down at a table, drink some wine and have a brief conversation. I want people to feel like they know me and what I'm all about. I typically don't see most of the readers of this blog, including my family members on a consistant bases or at all.
So, with that being said, here are some little things, tidbits of nothing information about me to fill in the spaces I leave void.
* I am not a good driver. Even in our current, little bitty town, who's speed limit does not exceed 45mph, I am not a good driver. I have only ever recieved two speeding tickets and one unreported hit and run (long story) but I am not a confident, good driver. While in college in San Diego, I commuted 45 minutes to work in traffic one way. I'm pretty sure I was one of the worst commuters. In Astoria, Oregon I had to learn to parallel park, which I never mastered. Therefore, I would leave my house 10 minutes earlier then necessary to get to work so that I could drive around in circles until I found a pull through spot to park. When we lived in New England, my driving skils and the locals aggressive driving personalities were a match made in hell. I got flipped off, cussed at and scared to death by people barrating me about my driving. I am overly cautious and don't love driving so I think those two things contribute to my sucky driving skills.
* I could 100% live without television but I could absolutely not live without the internet. During the span of a week I may watch a total of maybe 2 hours of television. I find very few shows entertaining and honestly don't have the time during the week to sit down and watch it anyways. If the television is on, it is likely a kid show or somethng that my Trav wants to watch. Even on the weekends, I find very little value in TV. Most shows these days are ridiculous, unintelligent and stupid. Except House Hunters, I love that show. Most anything I would want to sit down and watch I can get on Netflix or the internet. Ahhhh....the internet!! I love it so. I buy most everthing we need via the web. I get my news on the web, the weather, keep in touch with my friends and family. I can read articles and interviews at the click of a button, research recipes, do my banking and constantly shop real estate for our forever home. I have the internet on my phone which I use all day long and I love, love, love that I can stream music at home, at work or wherever. The internet is a must in my life.
* I did not drink and enjoy beer until I turned 30! For some reason during my 30th year of life the beer switch turned on for me. Now that's not to say in high school I didn't hover by a keg at a party to drink Budweiser out of a solo cup in the hopes to get drunk but I didn't enjoy that beer. I gagged that beer down at best. Now... I love drinking beer with my man. We enjoy breweries, especially micro breweries and sampling beers. I tend to prefer pale ales but I also love specialty beers such as Blueberry Ale, Spruce Tip Ale, and my all time favorite Pumpkinhead from Shipyard Brewery in Portland Maine. We have taken brewery tours throughout New England and stopped at breweries all along our route across country in 2012 when traveleing up to Alaska. We are already starting to talk about the breweries we might try to hit up on our trip next summer.
* I am a saver not a spender. I have a thing about hoarding and saving money. My Trav is a spender, loves to buy stuff and has a list a mile long of things he "wants" and "needs." I on the other hand LOVE seeing the balance in our savings account go up. I will go without much needed things just to put the money in saving. I enjoy talking with our investment manager about the success of our accounts and will sacrifice in almost every category of living excpet food to put more money away. Now thats not to say that I don't buy things for the kids, myself or my home when needed and Trav knows he can buy whatever he wants. We still buy new clothes, our beer fridge is stocked and we take vacations but only after I put a sufficient amount of money aside for down the road. I prefer to pay cash for things we need and always look for the best deal. I want Trav and I to be able to retire early so if that means putting a little bit more aside now then so be it.
* I believe in the power of Essential Oils. I know this might sound totally random and weird but I do. I have done quite a bit of research and education on this topic and feel like its a great addition to the lifestyle my family lives. I obviously still believe in and respect the power of modern medicine. My kids are vaccinated and we get flouride on our teeth at cleanings. Oils are just a part of what I believe assist us in living a well rounded, healthy lifestyle with the hope that we can avoid needed to even use more medication then we need. We strive for healthy living via exercise, food and lifestyle. Anything that can aid in that, I view as a bonus. I put Lavendar and Vetiver on my kids each night at bed to help calm and relax them. I use blended oils to balance stress and anxiety and use oils to release toxins and cleanse my system. I obviously don't think oils are going to cure cancer. I just know that humans, for thousands of year, all over the world have belived in the value of plants for their medicinal, healing properties. How can I not respect that!?! If you interested, these are the oils that I use.
* It was not until I was about 27 years old that I started really feeling comfortable in my own skin. My marriage was strong, my babies were beautiful and I was living on a remote, isolated island spending about half of the year alone. That was the year that I had to really dig deep inside of myself, find out who I was and what I was made of. I went from working full time in lower 48, civilization to being a stay at home mom in what felt like total isolation, middle of no where. I had a lot of personal struggles and found myself standing in the bathroom, door locked, looking at myself in the mirror wondering who the hell I was. I came out on the other side a changed person. Since then, even though there have been times I lacked confidence, felt inadequate and questioned myself I have never doubted who I was and my capabilities.
* I believe in FAMILY first. There is nothing else that comes before them. Friends are a close second but honestly, my family will always come first. I have a loyalty to them that is unwavering. When it does come to friends, I believe in quality over quantity. I won't be friends with a person just for the sake of it. If I doubt you, well we can be acquantences but we can't be friends. Sorry, its pretty cut and dry but as I said on this blog, I don't have time for bullshit.
* Making school/work lunches for my family every day stresses me out. To back fill you on this, my kids don't eat school lunch, EVER! My Trav does eat out or at the Galley and he doesn't come home for lunch...and this is where my whole food snobbiness comes into play. I gag at the thought of them eating cafeteria food. Furthermore, I worry about them being hungry and not having enough for snack or lunch. So, I pack a lunch for the kids and Trav each day. I try to give them variety while representing the major food groups and giving them enough. The fact that I do this ever day annoys the shit out of me. I wish I wasn't so neurotic about making lunches. I hate standing in the kitchen trying to ponder what to give them, making sure its going to fit in their lunchboxes and that they will like it. I wish I could just relax about lunches but I honestly can't. Call me a control freak or overbearing but I can't not, not pack lunch. Thank goodness school is out in 5 weeks, I will only have to make one lunch.
* My current position at work leaves me feeling jaded and seeing the worst in people most of the time. Lets face it, people don't typically come to court or the Clerks office for good news. On a daily basis myself and my coworkers see criminals, children in foster care, deliquents, civil lawsuits, traffic citations, domestic violence and anything in between. I find myself constantly speechless, shaking my head or feeling stunned by members of society. One thing I do know from all of the hours I spend meddling in case files is that my life is good, my husband is great and I am very lucky. Some times we find validation in weird places. I enjoy my job but it confirms that I came from good parents, my kids are average happy go lucky little people and my husband is just so normal and wholesome that I can't get enough of him. I really do get great satisfaction from my job even though it can be a struggle.
* I absolutely hate flying! I am terrified of the whole process of flying. It doesn't inhibit me from going places BUT I don't fly without my Trav and if any of my family is flying without me I am a mess until I know they have landed. I typically cry at some point during a flight and loose minutes off my life during takeoff and landing. I have a bucket list of European destinations I hope to visit one day but the thought of being on a plane that long makes me feel sick. The fact my husband is in aviation does little to ease my mind at all.
Well...that about covers my first installment of "Little Things, Tidbits of Nothing Information" about me.
* I believe in FAMILY first. There is nothing else that comes before them. Friends are a close second but honestly, my family will always come first. I have a loyalty to them that is unwavering. When it does come to friends, I believe in quality over quantity. I won't be friends with a person just for the sake of it. If I doubt you, well we can be acquantences but we can't be friends. Sorry, its pretty cut and dry but as I said on this blog, I don't have time for bullshit.
* Making school/work lunches for my family every day stresses me out. To back fill you on this, my kids don't eat school lunch, EVER! My Trav does eat out or at the Galley and he doesn't come home for lunch...and this is where my whole food snobbiness comes into play. I gag at the thought of them eating cafeteria food. Furthermore, I worry about them being hungry and not having enough for snack or lunch. So, I pack a lunch for the kids and Trav each day. I try to give them variety while representing the major food groups and giving them enough. The fact that I do this ever day annoys the shit out of me. I wish I wasn't so neurotic about making lunches. I hate standing in the kitchen trying to ponder what to give them, making sure its going to fit in their lunchboxes and that they will like it. I wish I could just relax about lunches but I honestly can't. Call me a control freak or overbearing but I can't not, not pack lunch. Thank goodness school is out in 5 weeks, I will only have to make one lunch.
* My current position at work leaves me feeling jaded and seeing the worst in people most of the time. Lets face it, people don't typically come to court or the Clerks office for good news. On a daily basis myself and my coworkers see criminals, children in foster care, deliquents, civil lawsuits, traffic citations, domestic violence and anything in between. I find myself constantly speechless, shaking my head or feeling stunned by members of society. One thing I do know from all of the hours I spend meddling in case files is that my life is good, my husband is great and I am very lucky. Some times we find validation in weird places. I enjoy my job but it confirms that I came from good parents, my kids are average happy go lucky little people and my husband is just so normal and wholesome that I can't get enough of him. I really do get great satisfaction from my job even though it can be a struggle.
* I absolutely hate flying! I am terrified of the whole process of flying. It doesn't inhibit me from going places BUT I don't fly without my Trav and if any of my family is flying without me I am a mess until I know they have landed. I typically cry at some point during a flight and loose minutes off my life during takeoff and landing. I have a bucket list of European destinations I hope to visit one day but the thought of being on a plane that long makes me feel sick. The fact my husband is in aviation does little to ease my mind at all.
Well...that about covers my first installment of "Little Things, Tidbits of Nothing Information" about me.
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