tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62339537923863664052024-03-13T11:08:10.128-05:00Your Child's MotherA single African American mother's journey of motherhood, daughterhood, and semantics.KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-74434173079337959082013-01-26T17:23:00.001-06:002013-01-26T17:25:08.714-06:00MIBisms<p dir=ltr>Me -  <b><i>watching</i></b> <b><i>a</i></b> <b><i>YouTube</i></b> <b><i>makeup</i></b> <i><b>tutorial</b></i> <i><b>video</b></i><br>
MIB: Mommy she is so pretty she looks just like Nani!  Except Nani has wrinkles around her eyes (while waving her fingers near her eyes)</p>
KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-85384935486096606232013-01-23T00:00:00.000-06:002013-01-23T00:00:00.575-06:00Weight Watchers Wednesday - ActiveLink<div style="text-align: right;">
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I've been gone for a while trying to get my mind and body right. But I will have to say that Weight Watchers ActiveLink has helped me get my weight loss mind right. </div>
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I had a weigh in last week and in a week I lost 5.6 lbs. Do you read me? Five.point.six.pounds. In a week. </div>
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Seriously though, I really paid attention to the Weight Watchers program, got all of my healthy checks, tracked all of my points, and even exercised. I've been hitting the treadmill and the bike a few days a week and am going to start doing it everyday (starting today...I've already done some treadmill and elliptical machine work).</div>
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Outside of eating right and learning true portion sizes, Weight Watchers also promotes and encourages activity. When you log in points, you log in activity points as well. I've been logging in walking, shoveling, dancing with MIB, anything that involves me moving. Once I picked up the ActiveLink, oh it's been making my life so much better lol. </div>
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Once you've gone through the assessment stage (which is 8 long days lol), the ActiveLink starts to automatically track all of your activity...by the minute. You can go grocery shopping; tracks it. Cleaning up your house; tracks it. Dancing in the car (yes I dance in the car to a lot of dancehall lol); tracks it. ActiveLink makes every movement count and you don't have to figure out how many points that is or what level this is. It even lets you know the level you're at during each activity.</div>
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Not only does ActiveLink hip you to your level and amount of activity you do during the day, it makes you want to do MORE activity during the day. There is a certain level based on your weight and whatnot that you have to do everyday. ActiveLink doesn't give you points until you've gone BEYOND the points you're supposed to get for the day. </div>
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I have to tell you that ActiveLink has been my house's savior because I've been cleaning like a mad woman...I don't think my house has been this clean. So now I have a super clean house and 4 extra activity points. </div>
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Me: Why?<br />MIB: To keep you warm. </div>
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MIB (whispering in my ear, that's her new thing): I love you too mommy.</div>
KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-65151547399991451222013-01-11T22:16:00.000-06:002013-01-11T22:16:10.755-06:00Family Friday - Getting some restYes...getting some rest. That is going to be our activity for today. <div>
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It might sound bad but if I want to be able to function properly, I need some rest. I need to be able to go to bed at a decent time, get a FULL eight hours of sleep (even if it's only for two nights), and just wake up whenever (only one day for that because if I wake up at anytime on Sunday, it's a wrap for Monday). </div>
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KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-27353722278817939892013-01-09T20:13:00.003-06:002013-01-09T20:13:49.118-06:00Weight Watchers WednesdaysWelcome to the first installment (of MANY lol) of Weight Watchers Wednesdays<br />
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Since I'm starting again (for the umpteenth time lol) I had to learn a lot of new things: portion control, picking better options, eating and discovering more veggies and fruit. But the one thing that I really needed to learn is patience. <br />
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I am impatient to a fault. I want my weight down and I wanted it down yesterday...real talk. I want to be able to run a mile in eight minutes. I want to be able to wear some hot pants (#operationbootyshorts2014 lol). <br />
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I have to tell myself everyday...and I mean EVERYDAMNDAY...that it's not going to happen right away. I'm not going to be whatever size (which I'm not sure of right now...it's just going to be a healthy size) I want to be tomorrow...and that is fine.<br />
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Don't forget to join my YCM Community page over at Google+ <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/102208171493793473622">here</a>.KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-44318438024160674362013-01-07T03:57:00.001-06:002013-01-07T03:57:37.785-06:00YCM CommunityHey all...just a quick post here. <br />
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It's really BRAND SPANKING NEW (as in I just finished creating it half an hour ago lol). But I wanted to incorporate in real time the life of a YCM (and YCF) in our lives. <br />
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So hopefully you'll visit, join, comment, answer, have fun, and all of that good stuff. <br /><br />Hope to see you there :)KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-43499463392916256502013-01-07T01:07:00.002-06:002013-01-09T20:04:43.091-06:00Happy New Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">
Hey all, I am so sorry that I have been MIA for a few weeks... You know how it goes sometimes life interrupted.</div>
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I have gotten a lot of different and interesting news in the past couple of weeks. I found out that my mother has to have back surgery later on this year and that is a little depressing because I am trying to figure out how how to juggle work, taking care of MIB, my household, the blog, and just life in general. She probably won't have the surgery for 3 or 4 months but I know that rehabilitation will be even longer than that and trying to figure out how to handle that is going to be very difficult.</div>
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I did, however, get some good news about MIB. She doesn't have to have surgery, at least major surgery, anytime soon. That is really great because her having surgery just breaks me down entirely too much and it's very difficult time for me when that happens. Now she might have to have surgery to replace 1 of the screws in her knee , but the recovery time for that is only about a week and I can actually handle that ( only a little bit though lol).</div>
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So with all of this news, I have been neglecting the blog. Life and maintain the blog have not been cooperating with each other very well, so I had to pay less attention to 1 and it ended up being the blog.</div>
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- Giveaways: I've been wanting to do them but didn't know what to give away, how to get with businesses to get products to give away and so on. So since I am starting some new things in my life that are worthy of being given away, I have decided to use them for my giveaways. Start looking for that to start on the 15th of this month.</div>
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- I am on Weight Watchers right now and I am really into Weight Watchers right now. I did promise a couple of months ago that I will be doing Weight Watchers Wednesdays, and I have done nothing lol, but I am going to start posting more recipes, pictures, and tips for weight loss. So start looking for that actually on Wednesday!</div>
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-I also decided to do guest posts, bloggers of the month, and a couple of other things that crossed my mind while I was on blogging hiatus. I am going to try to do the guest post this month... But more than likely that will start next month. I am however going to start the blogger of the month this month for sure. I have been promoted by some bloggers, not a lot but I have had a few here in there and I come across so many great blog doing research and just finding something to read while I'm at work that I want to help promote them as well. And hopefully I can get some of them to write a post for my blog just to give my readers a different point of view and different voice.</div>
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So hopefully you will enjoy my new additions to the blog. I really do love blogging, writing, and hopefully helping others who read my blog. So please stay tuned for the new things that are coming up and I'll see you all soon!</div>
KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-82124892065791131582012-12-25T10:53:00.000-06:002012-12-25T10:53:13.956-06:00Happy Holidays!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I just want to wish all of my YCMs and YCFs a Merry Christmas and I hope that you and yours enjoyed your day.<br />
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One of my favorite Christmas songs...Whitney's voice will bring you to tears</div>
<br />KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-14993066661301956172012-12-24T16:48:00.000-06:002012-12-25T10:43:05.023-06:00I think I'm falling in love with youYes...I finally heard those words and they were the most beautiful things to my ears.<br />
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While I was in the bed the other day, I got a visit from a friend who came into my room, crawled in the bed with me, embraced me, gave me a kiss on my forehead, and told me those wonderful words.<br />
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I told MIB I was in love with her too.<br />
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She just makes me so happy...she gives me life.<br />
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For the Christmas holiday, I have two days off plus the weekend. Of course, I planned a slew of different things I wanted to do while I was off to get ahead of the game. I wanted to make some more whipped Shea butter, put up the tree (finally), make gingerbread houses with MIB, go grocery shopping...</div>
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And so far, I haven't gotten much of that mess done. I got the Shea butter whipped and the tree up...but no houses, no shopping...and I do not feel like getting up early in the morning to shop for Christmas dinner. I'm already mad about that lol. </div>
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KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-8616810744633530532012-12-22T18:34:00.000-06:002012-12-23T00:38:57.229-06:00Where in the hell was Santa?Yesterday I went out with MIB and my aunt and other cousins to visit and take pictures of Santa at Walgreen's; but Santa wasn't there and I am still trying to find him.<br />
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After we went to the first Walgreen's, we found out that Santa had to leave early because he had some type of emergency. That is understandable because I know that people have lives outside of playing Santa Clause, however I was hoping that he would've stayed there the entire time that he was scheduled so we could've gotten our pictures and gone home.<br />
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So instead of taking pictures with Santa Clause I ended up purchasing about $40 worth of stuff at Walgreen's that I kind of needed but could've waited to get (damn impulse shopping).<br />
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Today we found out that he was supposed to be at another Walgreen's in town so we coordinated another trip to the second one. By the time we got there, which was well before 4 o'clock, Santa once again was gone. <br />
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MIB was upset, my other cousins were upset, and I was very upset because I made another trip to another store to take a picture with people who said they were going to be there and once again they weren't. Considering it's only about two or three days before Christmas, I've pretty much given up on trying to find Santa and having MIB take a picture with him. <br />
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MIB is sad about the situation but I told her, after asking me about him seeing her Christmas list, that Santa texted me just a few minutes before to double check on her list so I was pretty sure that she would be receiving most of what she asked for.<br />
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Was I wrong for lying to the kid? Yes. But did it put her mind at ease? Yes it did and that's pretty much what Christmas is all about.KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-35519368994610398912012-12-21T00:00:00.000-06:002012-12-21T00:00:03.139-06:00Family Friday - Cardboard Gingerbread House<div dir="ltr">
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KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-45465419473759977652012-12-20T13:57:00.001-06:002012-12-20T13:57:13.430-06:00Day 20And I don't have much to say...<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogher.com/nablopomo-december-2012-prompts">NaBloPoMo</a> is in full effect, and I've been pretty good about keeping a daily post...but today I am all blogged out. Not even a prompt can help me with a decent post today.<br /><br />It's been a long week, a long month, work is a beast, MIB is about to drive me crazy lol, I just found out day care for MIB is going to cost me an additional $100 a week, and I can't wait until this holiday season is over. <br /><br />But I am looking forward to my few days off for the holidays. <br />
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Hope you all have a good day and hopefully I'll have something to say tomorrow. KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-36322626042660626842012-12-19T00:00:00.000-06:002012-12-19T00:00:08.355-06:00Something I've been lacking on a daily basis is...Energy at work. I am always tired, sluggish, and just not wanting to be there lol. But I've been doing some things lately that have been helping me out.<br />
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Since I've been on my sexy for summer game (LOL) I've been trying to get my weight down by eating better and increase my energy by taking vitamins everyday. But there are some combos that I've been taking that have been helping me and maybe they can help you.<br />
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My new routines for energy:<br />
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<li>Make my own lunch and breakfast: I am the NOTORIOUS Y.C.M. when it comes to eating out. I will get a crispy chicken club sandwich with bacon, a strawberry lemonade and medium fry instantly. I've been making lunches (usually the healthy dinner I've had the night before) or I will by some Lean Cuisine; which hasn't happened this week (Stouffer's in my freezer) but this is what I will do tomorrow:</li>
<li>Buy a salad: I always get a McDonald's coffee in the morning. I love it. I fix my breakfast at home and drink their coffee on the way to work. But when I get it in the morning, I will also grab a side salad to go with my Stouffer's. It's my way of getting more veggies in and balancing out my lunch. </li>
<li>B12 - I took one of those today and my energy is already increasing. I've committed myself to a multivitamin everyday and my mom (who is a nurse...but still talk to your doctor before trying something new) said I should take a B12. I'll be damned if I don't feel less tired after one. I'm going to keep this up and see if it keeps my energy up so I can spend it out working lol. </li>
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<br />KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-9292151239042658702012-12-18T22:35:00.001-06:002012-12-18T22:35:58.010-06:00Confucius says..."Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life" - Confucius<br />
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Knowing that I was able to influence children with my education (old and new) gave me a sense of pride and just made me feel good. Being able to introduce them to cultures and pictures and music and food that they would've never experienced in their everyday lives made me feel like I was making a difference.<br />
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Being able to learn more about my job (which was teaching all aspects of social studies and African Studies) through everything that I introduced my kids too was exciting. There was nothing like sitting up until 10, 11 pm writing out a week long lesson plan about the history of hip hop by playing reggae, dancehall, Yoruba, and the first hip hop songs to them. While introducing them to different genres of music of the Diaspora, I was also able to teach them prose, literature, Civil Rights and Constitutional history, geography, theology, and social consciousness.<br />
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Damn I miss teaching. <br /><br />I remember that lesson plan well, starting out with a little Bob Marley, coming back with some Beenie Man, then flipping it to a little Run DMC, and ending it with some nonsense like Soulja Boy (clean versions of course). Watching their faces and their heads nodding to the beat of "Get up Stand up" made me smile. And then reading the rhymes they penned (a homework assignment they actually loved) and watching them perform...coming out of their shells...<br />
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I really miss teaching lol.<br />
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The three years I taught, I totally never felt like it was work. There were long hours at the job and at home, insanity from some parents, exhaustion from learning about the fate of some of our students...but it never felt like work. And everything that occurred in those three years in the classroom was absolute love.<br />
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And summers, spring, and winter breaks didn't hurt either. :o)<br />
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YCM/YCFs: what job did/do you do that doesn't feel like work? KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-34569147027273347192012-12-17T00:48:00.000-06:002012-12-17T01:25:08.345-06:00All work makes for a tired MommyAnd unfortunately, that is how my life goes.<br />
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And when I do get a few minutes to myself it's to do a meeting or surf the web or something like that. Nothing fun...not going out with my girls, getting a cocktail (or two or three), window shopping, getting a cup of coffee, watching a movie (at the theater because On Demand doesn't count)...<br />
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I'm boring. And I get seriously talked about by my friends and really close family. Like a dog sometimes lol.<br />
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But that's because they want me to relax and have fun...they know my situation with my everything and that I never take time out for myself. And they are right, I do need some me time (cue Heather Headley):<br />
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That's because I didn't plan to work. And I didn't plan to follow my plan...that's the biggest mistake I made. And I really need to get on top of that.<br /><br />I have plans for my life, my career, my family...and I'm not doing things the way I planned. I've forgotten some of the plans. I've taken the wrong fork in the road in the journey of some of my other plans. </div>
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KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-17778071245066538852012-12-15T23:13:00.000-06:002012-12-15T23:13:26.090-06:00I was so busy today I almost forgot.....to get a post in for this month's <a href="http://www.blogher.com/nablopomo-december-2012-prompts">NaBloPoMo</a>.<br />
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Today I got up at oh'dark thirty to go to the grocery store with one of my BFFs after getting only three hours of sleep (I was up wrapping MIB's Christmas presents last night). After about an hour and a half in the store, I took her home, brought my groceries home, put them up, and got ready for my next event.<br />
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I went to a home ownership seminar today. It was really interesting and made me think about what I am doing with my money and what I really want in the next year. I've got a lot of work to do and realized that I need to get back on the couponing game.<br />
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After the three hour seminar (it's only 1:30 now) I had to come back home and take my mom and MIB to the beauty shop. Mom got a wash, set, and dye and MIB got her ends trimmed. Her first visit to the beautician and I think that she's going to break me in that area lol.<br />
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Once MIB's ends were trimmed, I took a trip to the store (again) and Sally's to get some Hair One cleanser (LOVE THAT STUFF), and Walgreen's to get some paper products and MIB's Christmas gift to my mom, and back to the beautician to pick up mom. Then we got home, I laid down for about 20 minutes, went and got McDonald's (I suck lmao), ate, did some work from home for about two hours, and remembered that I forgot today's post!<br />
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Damn I need another lazy ass Saturday like last week lol.<br />
<br />KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-23759603163082512572012-12-14T14:47:00.000-06:002012-12-14T14:47:12.830-06:00How do we protect our kids with words from home? It's top news this morning, the Connecticut elementary school massacre that claimed the lives of 27 people, 18 (eighteen!) of them young children. <br />
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When I heard about this I immediately called home to talk to MIB. Just hearing about this broke my heart and made me ache for the parents who have to face the rest of their lives without their child anymore.<br /><br />I don't want to go too deep into the converstation about this actual tragedy, but I do have questions...maybe some answers too. <br /><br />My biggest question: what do I do to prevent my child from being a victim in a situation like this? Because let's face it...episodes like these aren't going away anytime soon (I hope I'm wrong but...) and outside of homeschooling my child, what else can I do to keep MIB from getting shot and/or killed while at school? <br />
I was able to think of a few answers, pulling from my experiences as a teacher and now as a mother...and hopefully they will help her stay safe: <br />
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<li>if she hears about someone bringing a gun, I hope that she does not hesitate to go to her teacher, administrator or me about what she's heard</li>
<li>and to keep her from worrying...remind her that this isn't something that happens everyday, that her school is safe, and that I will protect her as much as I can...and to let me do the worrying.</li>
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YCM/YCFs what are you going to tell your MIBs about keeping safe in a situation like this...and how do you ease their fears that something might happen like this at their school? <br />
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Pray for the families of the children and teachers at <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/14/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting_n_2300831.html">Sandy Hook Elementary School</a> as well as the families of the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/14/china-school-attack_n_2298430.html">children in China that were injured yesterday as well</a>.KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-96562464229160452012-12-14T00:00:00.000-06:002012-12-14T00:00:10.930-06:00Depending on who I'm around...For the most part who I am at home is who I am at work...until I have to deal with people who make 5 times as much as me.<br />
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So when dealing with folks I've worked with for six years, I do have a certain level of comfort that I take for granted and am real with them. I might take an extra long break talking to a co-worker about kids or the latest policy change or sound like a sailor when discussing issues with my boss. But I'm never disrespectful, mean, or out of control...just relaxed like I'm with family (I mean I am with them ONLY 8-10 hours a day).<br />
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But when the higher ups or visitors come through to visit the plant or to participate in training, I bring it down a little bit. I don't curse or get lax...but I stay honest and will express how I feel about any issue. For the most part I'm consistent.<br />
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YCM/YCFs...are you true to yourself and your co-workers? Or do you put on a mask for your 9-5?KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-90697323088183351222012-12-13T17:11:00.000-06:002012-12-13T17:11:26.823-06:00My "I was too tired last night to post" postYes, the title says it all.<br />
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I took off of work because MIB had a couple of doctor appointments. But before her appointments, I went to look at a couple of houses that I was looking to rent. It was ok but it was too small for me, MIB, and my mom. <br />
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After the house tours, I came back home and took MIB to her physical therapy. She did really well and her therapist was happy with her progress (increased strength and balance). <br />
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After that we went to Children's Hospital to see her surgeon about the hardware she has in her knees right now. She went into the 2D/3D imaging machine and was a champ...she didn't move or squirm around and got two really great gifts from the nurses (a Polly pocket doll thing and a mini doll house for the doll thing). Then her doctor looked at her images, was impressed with her results so far and thankfully he didn't think she needed another surgery soon.<br />
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We ate lunch after that because it had been HOURS since we had breakfast, went to the store to get some food for dinner, and now we are home...getting ready to take a nap (I know it's late for a nap but whatever I'm tired lol).<br />
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After our nap I'll cook something real quick, get her bathed and her clothes ready for tomorrow, and then go back to sleep.<br />
<br />YCM/YCFs...how was your day today?KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-4122982916893176342012-12-12T00:00:00.000-06:002012-12-12T00:00:14.265-06:00His Misery is My HappinessI am going to take a break from NaBloPoMo to talk about something that has been tearing at me for a while and I've finally allowed myself to let it go.<br />
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KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-62110038469782257202012-12-11T00:00:00.000-06:002012-12-11T00:00:13.092-06:00My 100th Post Today's NaBloPoMo prompt is: If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?<br />
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I used to love writing more than anything in the world. I swore up and down that I was going to be the next Toni Morrison. But I got sidetracked into getting a job that had a consistent check and benefits (<a href="http://yourchildsmother.blogspot.com/2012/12/i-like-benefits.html">my favorite B word</a>). I always had a place in my heart for writing though.<br />
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A few years ago before I had MIB, I had an online magazine for about six months. I wrote articles, edited them, did interviews, and even had a few writers on my team (who did it for free bless their hearts...and I am so appreciative of that). Once I found out I was pregnant with MIB and was experiencing the "I need to take at least three naps a day" feeling, I had to stop writing the magazine and concentrate on the baby I was carrying.<br />
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After MIB was born, I wanted to write some more so I started this blog. And for a while I was into like a boss: posting several times a week, getting inspiration from my life, and wanted to perfect my craft. I even had another blog that I was writing along with it...but <a href="http://yourchildsmother.blogspot.com/2010/09/wellthat-time-sure-did-fly.html">my child's illness</a> and my 9-5 (again) cut into my writing time.<br />
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Lately I've been thinking about how I raise and spend time with my daughter. How I want to drop her off and pick her up from school. How I want to volunteer more at her school. How I want to be a stay at home mom. How I want to give my all to her, make money, and not have to worry about commuting or finding a babysitter for after school until I got off of work. <br />
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And writing is the best job to have to do that...the job I want to do more than anything in the world (next to being MIB's mommy of course). I love the freedom, the hours, the new people, the new subjects...just everything about writing is the business. And it's the business I want to be in.<br />
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It'll probably take me a while to really get into writing like I want to: submitting to different magazines and actually getting published, writing that novel I've been writing for eight years, getting Toni Morrison to read the novel I've been writing for eight years (and actually liking it). But I'm on my way. For me...and MIB.<br />
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<b><i>To submit a question for Thursday's Thoughts or a submission for YCM Events email me <a href="mailto:yourchildsmother@gmail.com">here</a>.</i></b><br />
<br />KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-65435595645210893112012-12-10T00:00:00.000-06:002012-12-10T00:00:02.177-06:00I like the benefits...The title says it all.<br />
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I like some of the people that I work with. My supervisor is so awesome, she totally has my back and understands all that I go through in my position because she used to be me 15 years ago (a temp for years before finally getting hired). My boss is the best, he's allowed me time off and opportunities to work from home when my daughter or mother were extremely sick (as a temp). And he's just cooler than a fan in the wintertime. <br />
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I like being able to travel with my job. In the last two years I've been to the Chicago area and Pittsburgh and loved every minute of it. I was supposed to go to the west coast a few months ago but because of issues at home, I wasn't able to. But just having that opportunity is something that I like about my job.<br />
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My favorite "B" word is benefits. I love 401(k)s, 403(b)s, health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, workman's comp, free flu shots at work, paid vacation time, paid sick days...if it's a benefit you are damn right I like it and I love it.<br />
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But my job? Not so much. Even though I do different things everyday, they are the same five or six things everyday. It's monotonous and so not exciting. I used to teach and being able to experience something 100% different from yesterday is what I'm used to and is what I like about a job. What I'm doing now, despite the traveling and occasional visiting employees or companies...I don't like what I do.<br />
<br />Benefits - 1. Job - 0.<br />
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YCM/YCFs: do you like your job?<br />
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KMNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17716893551304107761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233953792386366405.post-47897025307020034362012-12-09T23:22:00.000-06:002012-12-09T23:22:47.708-06:00Working from home and MIB help<div style="text-align: justify;">
This weekend I had to do a few hours of work from home. I hated to do it but it had to be done. MIB hates it when I have to work but I've figured out how to get her involved. </div>
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I had to organize some papers for a monthly project I do for my job. It basically involves putting receipts in numerical order, sorting and stapling sets of invoices, and putting the receipts with the original invoices. It's a tedious and boring job that needs to get done and MIB would rather be spending time with me so I try to find a way to spend time with her and get her involved while I'm working.</div>
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One thing that I'll have her do is shake my mouse if I have to run to the bathroom to keep the screen from timing out. I inform her to shake it to the left and right one time each and she's really good about being "mommy's mouse shaker." Or I'll have her, in her words, "staplelize" my papers. While we're doing this she'll ask me what is she "staplelizing" and what are they for or what do I do with the papers once I get them to work. It gives me a chance to talk to her about my job and what she would like to be when she grows up. Bonding time while getting paid...can't beat it. </div>
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It's not much but she loves being mommy's assistant and I love being able to spend time with her even when I am working. </div>
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YCMs/YCFs - how do you interact with your MIB when you have to bring work home? </div>
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