Ten on Tuesday..er..Thursday

1. What is your cleaning style like?

Before I was working this job...I vacuumed 2 times/week. Dusted weekly. Scrubbed floors weekly. Scrubbed kitchen floor 2 times/week.

Now? Hah. I feel really pathetic. In fact...I've actually shed tears in fear that I'm a bad wife. That was when I realized that I was sleep deprived and acting like a crazy-woman.

So now? I sweep and vacuum 1/week. I do chlorox wiping down of the bathrooms weekly. And then I do one GOOD cleaning (meaning rubber gloves & bucket) every 2 weeks.

It's not like we're ever home anyways! (Can you tell I still feel guilty about my decrease in cleaning?)
2. What is your favorite thing to add to an outfit to take it from casual to classy?
Some heels & a necklace.

3. Do you like stormy weather?
Love love love love love love LOVE it!

It NEVER STORMS OR RAINS HERE. We go MONTHS without rain sometimes. I start acting like those crazy people stranding in the desert when I see rain falling out of the sky

"WATERRRRRR!!!"

Now that we have grass & a garden..I'm seriously considering "rainwater harvesting" when monsoon season hits. Our water bill is going to be off-the-hoooook this month! $$$$$$$$

4. What is your favorite cold treat on a hot day?
Definitely a margarita (lime with a salt-rimmed glass).

Or a mojito with fresh mint leaves from our garden.

Or my Mom's rhubarb slush.

I love cold treats...I can't choose! It's 86 here today...so I'm in summer-mode at this moment.

5. What is your favorite warm treat on a cold day?
I like breakfast of oatmeal with pumpkin in it. With bananas & raisins on top. It warms my soul.

Also....coffee with frothy milk, enjoyed while sitting by the fire.

6. Who is your favorite animated character?
Stewy from "Family Guy".

Is there anything better than a cynical infant?
7. What do you keep your jewelry in?
A jewelry box.

8. Do any of the rooms in your house have a theme?
Just the kitchen - and it's wine-themed. Other than that...things need to be very neutral or I start feeling uneasy...
9. Do you watch any interior design TV shows – if so, what is your favorite?
Kind of! Not sooo much "interior design" -- but I love Holmes on Homes, and many of the shows from the DIY network. I used to LOATHE this stuff...but now...it's one of my 1st picks to walk.

Also...I DVR International House Hunters.

10. When was the last time you did something risk-taking?

Planting grass in AZ is a risk. It's pretty much bound to shrivle up and die.

Wow, do I ever live on the wild side.....

I am NOT a risk-taker. At all.

Currently - May edition

I haven't blogged much - but the last time I did one of these, Maddy was 9 months old. It's really fun looking back on the things that were "stressors" to me at that time. Prior to that - my currently post was a pregnancy edition. So here goes May 2022. Maddy is almost a 15-month old and summer has set ablaze here in Tucson. Reading : I really wish I had a better answer for this one, but I have not been the best about reading lately. The only book I'm reading is "How to talk to your kids so they'll listen and listen so they'll talk". It is really good. Most of the book is geared more to school-aged kids, in my opinion. But it highlights some great communication skills with children to help them trust you as a parent to be open and honest. Eating: All the smoothies. It has been getting really hot here - and every day when we get home from our stroller run I make a smoothie for Maddy with whole milk, Fage, and fruit - and then a smoothie for...

A weekend of the great outdoors

As I am preparing for my return to the real world tomorrow, I feel a strong sense of dread. As I won't have a weekend or free week for a long while! Instead of focusing on that.......I'm sharing a few snapshots from our awesome weekend! This weekend we were in Big Lake, AZ -- which is about 20 miles from the New Mexico border (just 5 1/2 hours from our house). (last weekend we were in Parker Canyon...which I will blog about another day) We camped from Friday-Monday, which was the perfect length of time. The temperatures were a great escape from hot Tucson. In fact...it was VERY cold at night. It was in the low 30's at night, 60's during the day. The trout fishing was incredible. Here's a few snapshots: Home Sweet Home for the weekend! Look at the giant tree I cut down!!! Wow!! (Okay, this was posed...) But...Ryan did teach me how to use a wood-saw! There were tons of dead/fallen trees lying around. So we cut all our firewood for the weekend! I felt very ...

Good things

I must say there are many good things I have to be happy about right now! I am in my psychiatric-mental health nursing rotation right now. I originally chose nursing as my major beause from the time I was like 12 I wanted to be a psych nurse. I love it so far. The clinicals are incredible. I am finding I am more organized and ahead of things in this class than I ever have been! Now, if I could be this motived with Critical Care and my Capstone this summer......:) Ryan and I got an entire day together yesterday!!!! This is rare. My spring break kind of sucked. He would leave at about 6 a.m., and not return until 8 p.m. The poor guy is spread too thin! So I cherish a day like yesterday! Which consisted of............. Spring Training baseball!!!!!! Diamondbacks vs. Oakland Atheletics. It was nearly a close-out. 10-1. We met his bosses wife at the game and she insisted we ditch our seats & sit in the seats in front of them that they had purchased . So we were FRONT ROW BEHIND HO...

Lisa's Yarns said…

Don't ever feel like a bad wife! Your cleaning schedule is totally acceptable - esp when you are really not home very much!

I hope that the grass survives - but i am sure it will. Where there is a will, there's a way!!

March 18, 2011 at 4:21 AM

Marlys said…

I used to clean every week, too, but with just two of us at home, I do it every 2 weeks and sometimes 3! It takes adjusting but now I enjoy the schedule! You can tell by your comments that you are a true Midwestern child! Hope the rains come! I heard that southern CA was to get some this weekend so I hope they reach you, too!

March 18, 2011 at 6:08 AM

Unknown said…

Shed the guilt, Abby. Your house sounds cleaner than 99% of the population :)

I love rhubarb slush. Can you grow rhubarb in your neat new backyard?

And, I looooovvvve House Hunters International.

March 18, 2011 at 7:21 AM

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