The following is from a draft I started on March 16th of this year (The title of which I have re-purposed for this post):

The Geniuses at Rubbermaid

Tortilla Pizzeria

That’s as far as I got, apparently. Just the titles. Titles I have no problem with. It’s actually getting the chance to sit down and put thoughts into sentences and paragraphs with capital letters and punctuation even! Yes, titles enter my head all day, every day. The above are just two I happened to get down on “paper” before they escaped. You can guess from the titles that the content I was intending to right (did I really just type that?) write was super important. It’s a shame I never finished the posts, because I’m sure something I may have said in one or both of the posts could have maybe possibly saved the world. If only…

But seriously, aren’t you at all curious what I was meaning to write about with those titles? I know I am.

I now have a “Like” button for my blog posts. A dream come true!

I have a big test tomorrow. I don’t feel ready. I am so nervous because I didn’t give myself sufficient time to study and I am so afraid that I’m going to fail and then I have to show up at work and admit to everyone that I am not as smart as I think I am. Or as they think I am. They all seem to think I’ll do fine, but I don’t know. The test is part 1 of the EA exam. That’s EA, short for Enrolled Agent, someone who can represent taxpayers before the IRS. I’ve already passed part 3 but that was the easy one. This one should be a bit harder. Part 2 will be the hardest for me as it’s a subject I have the least practical experience in. Much more studying will be required. But for now I really just want to get this test over with. I’ll know right away if I pass or not. If I pass I will be ecstatic. If I don’t, I may just think about finishing off that six-pack in the fridge. Let’s hope for passing.

All that’s been on my mind lately is this damn test but there are many other things going on around me. I just need to get past tomorrow morning and then I’ll be able to breathe a huge sigh of relief (unless I fail of course) and then I can focus on blogging about everything else. I’ve been a real slacker lately. Don’t you just hate it when people blog about how they don’t blog enough? Yeah, I hate that too. I could write for days about my lack of blogging. In fact I might do that. Starting tomorrow, of course.

Today I ate a leftover bratwurst and half of a leftover cheese quesadilla for lunch. It was pretty decent. I think I’ll have a leftover brownie for dessert.

That is all I can think to blog about.

Seriously, what’s up with my blogging motivation? It has diminished down to zilch. I hope it’s not permanent. I hope it’s just a pregnancy thing. Cuz I used to really love blogging. Sometimes about silly things, sometimes about deep, thoughtful things. Now all I think about is being pregnant and having this baby. Which in itself is exciting, but not exactly for blogging. Because I’ve never wanted to be one of those “mommy bloggers”. I love reading those blogs but I never wanted to have one of my own. I like to keep some variety. And I guess I do still throw out my random silly thoughts to the internet, but I’ve been doing it on Facebook mostly. So maybe I’ll stop doing that and bring them back to the blog. If you don’t mind. I mean, isn’t it super interesting to read about my leftovers?

I gave up To-Do Lists a while ago. It was an addiction for me and I went cold turkey. No more Lists! If I do write a List it’s for a very short term project and that’s it (like packing for a trip). It was a very freeing thing to give that up. It’s hard to explain.

For some reason lately the urge to List has been quietly creeping back up. At this moment I have a post-it note on my desk with a List of four things I need to take care of this week. They are all things that I am entirely capable of completing by the end of the day, but my fear is that they will carry on into the next day, and the next, and the next… And that the List will keep getting longer and longer – that’s where the danger of the addiction comes in. Listing does not help me clear my head, it only gives me permission to procrastinate. I hate when I procrastinate. All those To-Dos just sit on my shoulders and they are so annoying. I feel so much better when I just DO things rather than LISTing them to do later.

I do, however, wish to start Listing for blog ideas. Not a day goes by when I don’t have an idea or something happens that I want to blog about. Yet by the time I get to a computer, I cannot recall any of the things I wanted to write about. I have a narcissistic belief that I am far more interesting than I portray on this blog, so it annoys me that I can never remember all these fantastic blog topics that fly around my head. Maybe I’ll start a List and begin blogging more and you’ll find that I am not actually that interesting, but it’s worth a shot right?

So I’ve been pregnant. Coming up on 11 weeks. I am managing to stay hydrated even though the vomiting is still happening. I’m taking Zantac because I think acid reflux is the culprit. Also I find it’s best if I just keep eating. I adapted Dory’s song from Finding Nemo and have been singing it in my head: “just keep eating, just keep eating…”

On Friday Mike and I will have been married 10 years. Ten years! It flew by. What I can’t believe is how much more we love each other now than we did back then. Of course we were young and in love and attracted to each other then, but our love for each other has matured so much in these years and somehow now I find my husband even more attractive than ever. We have been through so much together, good and bad, and I can’t think of anyone else I would rather share all my good and bad with. He is my perfect mate. I look forward to the next tens of years with him.

Luke is turning out to be a fantastic kid. He has the normal fits and tantrums on occasion, but the cute stuff he does and says way outweigh all that. He does a lot of talking and he’s learning more words every day. Some of them we even understand. He is too stinkin’ cute for words. I have really enjoyed watching him grow this far and I love watching him learn and become more and more independent. He will be 2 years old in May. In the blink of any eye he’ll be driving. Unbelievable.

I’ve been terrible about keeping up with my blog. The desire is there but the energy and brain power has been absent. Now that tax season is over and I’m starting to feeling a little better physically, I expect things will return to normal soon. Patience now, patience. The real Mindy will return

I’ve had this post saved on my computer for awhile now and today is as good a day as any to finally post it. It’s a guest post from my 15-month old son, Luke. I’m starting him on blogging early, though I think Daddy would rather we spend more time working on his fast ball. Here’s what he had to say (hopefully it doesn’t stir up too much controversy):

When I was engaged to be married a friend’s mother offered to make the flower arrangements. I know nothing about flowers, so when she asked me what kind I wanted I just replied, “I don’t care, just make sure they are colorful.”

At home my bedroom walls are painted maroon, my office walls are painted green, a wall in my living room is painted brown, my son’s room is painted tan and blue, and my kitchen is painted white with red accents.

I like colors.

So my mom offered to redesign my blog, and I happily accepted her offer. When she asked me what colors I liked, I gave her many choices. Too many, perhaps I have been known to get bored with my blog designs and she knows that, but she was up for the challenge. She is a genius. With all the colors she used, I’ll never get bored with this design!

I am loving it so far. I’ve been feeling rather uninspired to blog lately and I think this is just what I needed to get the bloggy juices going again. So, what do you think? Do you like it?

My blog looks drab. Not griddle bandit-y at all. Any suggestions? I lack all the necessary skills for designing a proper blog. I think I should outsource. Do you bloggers know of anyone who could spiff up my blog for a reasonably low cost?

Someone needs to invent a way to blog your thoughts directly from your brain. I get so many thoughts while I’m driving or walking and I say to myself, “I’m going to blog that when I get to a computer.” But then I get to where I’m going and I totally forget. I had a thought just this morning that I wanted to blog and I can’t remember it to save my life. I even had a clever title picked out. Dang and a half.

You know what I’m talking about, right? Some people have those fancy phones so they can blog anytime they have their phone with them. I don’t have a fancy phone, but it wouldn’t matter because most of my blogging thoughts come while I’m driving or in the shower.

Not that blogging all my thoughts would make this blog any more interesting to read. It would just give everyone a window into my scary world of pet peeves and ridiculous puns.