The Doctors Wife

This post? Yes, Yes, Yes! As someone who is often criticized for being too positive and too happy, I ADORED this! My favorite line, "I’d rather count my blessings than collect grievances..." Amen to that!

 

Slacker

Does changing up the look count for posting? I feel like I am so far behind in posting, I don't even know where to start catching up, so therefore I don't. Further compounding my problem is the fact that the lap-top that I primarily use is on its last leg, and Mike has been studying for boards and has needed the new lap-top more than usual , and blehhhhhh.  So, ummm, yes. Anyway...I'm digging the green and will hopefully be posting a bit more. Because if I don't post, I won't be able to go back and look through my archives when I am working on Hannah and David's memory books because one thing's for sure, I can't rely on my memory!

 

For the Love of God, Stop Reading My Blog!

"You need to get a life and talk about something besides your husband and kids"

"You are so self- centered, you only talk about yourself"

 

"I am appalled that you would show pictures that show that you feed your kids processed food"          

 "No one cares that you eat organic food, you are a pretentious snob"

 

"You never talk about your problems, what kind of fake bubble are you living in?"                                            

 "You call ____ a problem? You don't know what problems are!"

 

"You are too happy, you live in a fake, cotton candy world"              

"Anyone who tries to be so happy, must really be miserable"

 

"I can't believe that you ask your husband what he thinks about some of your posts. You need to be your own person, I feel sorry for you"

"I can't believe you talk about your husband at all, I feel sorry for him"

 

"You don't know what you're talking about, you should write about things that you know"

"You clearly don't know anything"

 

"You are obviously very materialistic, and care too much about appearances"

"You should care more about your appearance, I feel sorry for your husband"

 

"You try too hard"

"You need to try harder"

And on and on and on, blah blah blah blah...

It seems that it doesn't matter what I write about,  someone will find some minuscule detail and focus solely on that, take something completely out of context, or just find something about me that they find so reprehensible and fire off a comment or email letting me know exactly what they think of me, and usually it is not very flattering.  (And I'm sure I have offended someone with this post, and my inbox will shortly be holding a few choice words for me) I have been called some pretty awful things, and I would be lying if I said that it never bothers me. Especially when it is worded under the guise of trying to be "helpful". I mean seriously, let's call an apple an apple. Most of the time, I delete, brush it off, and move on. But other times, I let myself get riled up.  I think that for my teeny, tiny, fraction of a fraction of a corner of the blogosphere, I seem to ruffle quite a few feathers. I am surprised that people take the time to write me lengthy emails telling me I should find more constructive things to do with my time (right back at ya', by the way) I just don't understand people who don't like me/ my blog, and yet continue to read. Trust me, if I were blogging for any kind of approval, I would have quit a long time ago.  Maybe I am the girl that they love to hate, their bloggy whipping boy, if you will, and honestly, it is something that I am so over. So if you find that you are one of those haters reading this, do yourself a favor and move on. In the words of Kenny Chesney, "I'm what I am, and I'm what I'm not, but I'm sure happy with what I've got". So please, please find a more constructive way to spend your time.

*I am quite sure that some of you are itching to tell me how I invite all of the criticism I receive by being sooo awful. So please save your witty and thoughtful observations, and me the trouble of deleting your comments, and/or emails by not writing them. Thank you, and have a nice day.

 

 

 

Ready for Fall

We have been experiencing a taste of fall weather this week and I am LOVING it! A quick and easy fall look for the blog, and  I am hoping to get my fall decorations up this weekend, and hopefully will make it out to the nursery to get some mums for the front porch.  The beautiful weather has been a wonderful break from the oppressive heat of the summer! Fall is my favorite season, hands down and I am so glad that we are finally getting the beginnings of the cooler temperatures! 

Everchanging

The blog was in need of a summer change, what do you think? And I fixed all of the broken links! I dread doing this because I (remember, I am very technically challenged!) I always forget how to do it, and it takes me a sweet forever to figure it out. It is sad, I know. But- yay they are all fixed for now! And since it took me a sweet forever to do, my blog time is up and I need to go and cook dinner for two hungry rovers. See you tomorrow!

A New Look

With spring rolling in, I needed a new look. I like it, it is light and fresh and I hope you like it too. I have also been cleaning up the links, some had been broken and are now fixed, and I have added a few more for your reading pleasure. (If you know me in real life and want me to link to you, let me know, I never know how people feel about this, some people prefer their blogs are more for friends and family and I don't want to link you without knowing that you want to be) Medical Mondays will continue to be on a break for a few weeks, but will eventually be back, but probably only every other week. Okay, I have been on-line A LOT trying to get this done, because good gracious I am not technically inclined AT ALL!  And now I am off to get some laundry going and my kitchen cleaned up. 

Girls Night Out

On Saturday night I had the chance to get together with some of my "real life" blogging friends and meet some on-line friends for the first time. We met up at the Melting Pot and it was yummy!! Our waiter was a trip, the company was fantastic, and the food was delicious! It was so fun to meet some new friends- and check out our dessert:

Afterwards a few of us headed to the movies to see Julie and Julia and it was cute. I had a great time and hope we can get together again soon!

Linky Love

It has been a crazy (and rainy) few days around my house. We have had a few rough spots, but I am so glad to say that the weekend ended on a good note. I am optimistic that this week will be better (only 5 days with forecasted rain!). We have a lot going on this week, and my parents will be in town for a few days, so I am really looking forward to that. I have a couple of posts planned about some of the activities that Hannah and I have been doing (I've had quite a few emails requesting this!) and a few new blogs to share. Hope you had a great weekend!

Life As Mom

The McMommy Chronicles

The Meanest Mom

Down To Earth

Balancing Beauty And Bedlam

Simple Mom

Nesting Place

The Inspired Room

The last time I posted links I had a few people email me asking how I chose what blogs I link too- I link to blogs that I enjoy. Some of the blogs I read are about people who live lives that are very different from my own, others feel like kindred spirits, others crack me up, while others inspire me. I don't always agree with everything they say or do, but I like them! I usually read a blog for quite awhile before I link up, and I hope you enjoy!

Linky Love

A new year, new blogs to visit!

Common Sense With Money

Musings of a Housewife

Jessica Turner

Please Pass the Salt

Any blogs that I am missing out and should be reading? (Ha! Like I need more blogs to read!)

Mr. Rebates

Where have I been? What I have I been up to? Nothing super exciting, we have been busy getting the baby's room ready, and most of my free time has been spent trying to get a jump on Christmas shopping. I am happy to say that I am about 60% finished- nothing is wrapped (paper, etc. is put away in the attic and will not be brought down until after Thanksgiving) but I am still really happy to have the majority of the shopping behind me. I have been doing a lot of shopping online and if you haven't heard of Mr. Rebates, you should check them out. It is super easy- you just sign up (it's free!) and get a cash back rebate! They also have a little box that you can click for any special coupon offers that the retailer is offering- I love this!! I have saved a small fortune already just by using this feature alone! If you want to sign up, click on the link below (I will get a referral credit). If you are like me and do a lot of online shopping, the cash back can really add up!