Monday, December 14, 2015

Only mostly dead

Oh hey look, a blog. It looks dead. Maybe I should poke it with a stick.

...

Nope, only mostly dead.



Ah well... at least the baby thought I was funny. 

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

essentially homeless...

Where did I go, you ask? Oh, just to my corner of the cardboard box.

That's not really true. While we are technically homeless right now due to the unexpected dramatic suicide of the air conditioning unit at our former apartment, we are actually living quite comfortably in a guest house up the mountain from where we lived before.

It's cozy. Like "700 sq ft" (we're guessing more like 400-500 sq ft) cozy. But we're small people and the yard is big and the mansion on the other side of the yard is generally open to visitors, so we're happy.

But we still don't have a home, you know? And that's stressful. It's hard to feel like a good parent when you can't provide a proper home for your kids, and really hard to explain to your three year old why you're moving again for the second time in five months and why she probably won't see her new friends at the complex again. And sometimes she decides to protest by reverting back to a naughty puppy who pees all over the place. And I don't know about you, but when I feel like a crappy parent I start to feel like I'm failing as a wife and then the whole infrastructure of our family just goes to shit. I mean hell. I mean... gah.

Anyway, we should have internet tomorrow. For now I am able to get it up at the main house, but my computer is almost always hijacked for Wild Kratts so blogging gets put on the back burner.

Which reminds me, we don't even have a stove in this guest house! But you know what that has taught me? Trader Joes frozen vegan burritos are the bomb. And you can totally justify eating chips and salsa for breakfast as long as you've already had your coffee and maybe a piece of fruit.

So there you have it: the reason for my absence.

Here's a picture of my cute threenager to make the post seem legit:


Monday, August 31, 2015

Sleep Deprivation-Inspired Haikus

This is what you get
when I write a sleep haiku.
hey, it's not half bad.

...

Sleep is for the weak
And I have spaghetti arms.
I'm going to bed.

...

One Two Three Four Five
One Two Three Four Five Six Sev
One Two Three Four Five

...

Time to go to bed.
But the bedroom is so far.
Time to go to couch.

So typical...

I have two sick kiddos, one of whom is teething, and the walls of our rental all flooded with backed up air conditioning condensation and are going to have to be cut out and rebuilt, which might mean we have to move out... so I've decided to push the launch back another day.

Thus is life.

And until then, this is cute:


Saturday, August 29, 2015

Caturday

I told myself I wouldn't blog on weekends, but then I also told myself I would blog every weekday so... yeah. Here we are.

Caturday is a ridiculous concept but that's what you get when I blog on the weekends.


This illustration (by Gemma Correll) sort of sums up my life perfectly. Now, if the scribbed cat also had a flabby belly and disproportionately toned shoulders from carrying babies (in every sense of the word) we would be set. 

Happy weekend, meow. 

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Coconut Limeade

Well that took all of two seconds for me to be completely derailed. Teething baby, sick toddler, general inability to stay awake past 7 pm (I'm talking about myself here)... Oh well. I will make up for it today! 

Which brings us to... Coconut Limeade


The easiest and most refreshing recipe ever. It's literally one lime (I cut it in half, squeeze in the juice and then slice the smooshed skins), coconut water (I'm a big fan of Harmless Harvest 100% raw coconut water) and ice.

Now, before you vomit at the thought of coconut water, please give this a try. I'm not a fan of coconut water myself, but I've been craving this stuff! Plus, coconut water contains all sorts of potassium and other good things to help make sure your body absorbs all the water in this drink (perfect for our 105 degree +++ summers here in Scottsdale).

Enjoy!

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Karate Rap (Countdown to blog launch!)

Hi guys!

So I'm just going to skip the profound thoughts and introspections and promises to make this blog remarkable and life-changing for all of us and just give you this little video to set the bar super low.