A Surprisingly Sane Blog

If she gets any more freaking adorable, I’m gonna hurl from cuteness overdose.

Current Mood: Happy

Having my family visit for Christmas was absolutely wonderful. The girls loved seeing everyone, and James and I really enjoyed having a houseful.

And while I was really enjoying playing with my camera on Christmas morning, I can’t say the entire family was pleased to have my Nikon D40 shoved into their faces before they finished their coffee. I love that pic because you can just hear my sister saying, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?“.

The girls both got a new bike from their grandparents along with a multitude of other goodies.

Yes, I got my 3.5-year-old eyeshadow. If you saw the mess she makes out of mommy’s makeup even though I hide it from her, you’d understand why I was feeding her girly-girl habits at such a young age.

Besides my badass boots and seeing everyone for the holidays, my favorite gift was a monkey case for Ralph from James. It matches my iPhone cover.

Yes, those are my cute, dorky pajamas from Target. You know you’re jealous.

In all, it was a great Christmas. Hope yours was just as wonderful!

Current Mood: Happy

The entire year of 2009 was pretty much a massive pile of shit that is better left behind to never be smelled again.

Well, not the entire thing. Some absolutely amazing happenings made the year worth living. Moving to Seattle, buying our beautiful house, meeting some of the coolest people on the face of the planet, and all of the support I received from my internet buddies and blog readers have been some of the best experiences of my life so far. However, despite all the good that 2009 brought, the bad that I dealt with certainly made it one hell of a difficult year.

This time last year, I had no intentions of setting any goals or resolutions for 2009. New Year’s Day ended with me having a severe postpartum-depression/anxiety/OCD/paranoia/ etc.-induced nervous breakdown at a hotel in Palm Springs. James and April and I were there for a dance competition, and I have no recollection of what happened that trip aside from the complete mental meltdown that nearly ended in me killing myself. I hated myself so much that I felt ill every time I saw a mirror, and I couldn’t stop obsessing about embarrassing details of my postpartum body over which I had no control.

New Year’s Day marked rock bottom for me last year, and recovering from the smothering postpartum mental illnesses has been at the forefront of my life ever since then.

Despite all the wonderful things that happened during 2009, that year will always be marked as the most stressful freaking year I’ve survived to date. All I can say is thank God it’s over.

Here’s to hoping 2010 is a fabulous year. So far, I’m thinking it will be.

Current Mood: Happy

I am addicted to Vintage Humor products, such as Anne Taintor’s Vintage Humor collection.

In addition to my 2010 calendar, stickers, and magnet collection, I have decided that the rest of my kitchen simply must be decorated in vintage humor accessories.

Currently, I am on the lookout for pictures sportin’ vintage sarcasm that I can mat and frame to hang on my lovely tangerine-colored kitchen walls. Let me know if you have any good suggestions as to where I can find that sort of thing.

Current Mood: Cool