Administrative Note/Navel gazing
I am alive. Really. I promise. But the whole working-full-time-and-having-a-baby-at-home-while-partner-is-quitting-smoking*-and-finding-some-sort-of-work-life-balance thing is putting a cramp in my blogging time. And since I spend all day in front of a computer, it’s kind of the last thing I want to do when I get home.
ANYWAYS, what we’ve been up to lately:
Thing the Firste
One set of grandparents were visiting last weekend for father’s day. It was great. We went to the Greater Vancouver Zoo and I have a ton of photos on my camera, but don’t have time to get them posted right now. The Poptart walked most of the way. What I want to know, is: how the hell did I become mother to a toddler?
Thing the Seconde
I attended a networking session yesterday and my old boss was there (really my former boss’ boss, but whatever).
The problem with seeing someone after not seeing them for awhile is realizing how much you miss them. I nearly started crying when she hugged me. I miss her terribly, both as a person and a manager. She always inspired me to do better, and she managed to do it again at this event.
And she said it was okay to have other things to prioritize, especially when you have a family. Specifically, she said, “You can have it all, you just can’t have it all right now.”
Thing the Thirde
I have been doing a bootcamp for the last 5 weeks. Apparently, it is a beginner bootcamp, but when we’re doing deadlifts and then I can’t walk properly for a couple of days, I question that. Especially when I start eyeing the Poptart’s stroller at the Zoo and wonder if it’ll hold my weight.
But I liked it and will probably sign up for the summer session as well. I’ve also been shredding for the last couple of weeks and have made it to level 2, and ohmygod. My obliques. They hurt.
So, what have you been up to? You’re probably in my reader, but I have over 300 entries to read. So it’ll be awhile before I get to that.
*It has been a week since he had a smoke, so we’re over the worst of it. And I am so proud of him.
In which I gaze upon my navel and rejoice in the fact that it is Saturday
Why Saturday is a good day despite the fact that it is cold and rainy and I had to turn the furnace on (Spring? Really? WTF?):
1. The end of my first week at work. When you live with a baby, everything changes, all the time. From that tiny blob you bring home to 11 months later when she is walking (oh lordy) every day brings something new. And then you go back to work and you realize that nothing really changes. The office might be a bit crazier than it was before, there might be a few new people, but at the end of week, it’s still pretty much the same.
Speaking of work, I got invited to a going-away toast/hockey watching thing for the person who is losing her job because I went back to mine. I begged off, saying we had to get the Poptart used to me coming home at certain times, but really it just felt kind of weird.
2. Baby snuggles. I picked up the Poptart this morning and she snuggled right into me for about 45 minutes.
3. Tax refunds. They came yesterday. Today, we shop because we both need shirts, pants and shoes.
4. The ‘Burbs. One of my all-time favourite bad movies. It’s on TV at the moment. Others include: Joe versus the Volcano and Hudson Hawk.
5. In some ways, going back to work wasn’t that bad. This is going to sound odd, but I like the chance to miss the Poptart. It makes me appreciate all the time I do have with her (and the fact that she decided to get up for 3 hours from 12-3am on Thursday, and then get up for the day at 3am yesterday is made infintely easier because it’s time we can spend together).
A Sunshiney Distraction
I want you to know how much sunshine I have in my life.
Not only was February fantastic around here, and March hasn’t been too shabby either, but Sunshine commented on my last post, and I got a Sunshine Award from Denise related to this post.
So I’m supposed to pass this on to other bloggers that bring the light:
Karen, who for years and years has brought zen and light into my life.
Amber, whose dire warnings about $15 mangos and children getting into the baking cupboard make me laugh. And her tweets are pretty good, too.
Scatteredmom (AKA the other Karen) who has lots of yummy recipes and fights like a tiger for what’s important.
Princess Jenn, because she’s awesome, and also a fighter.
And really, if you’d like more, then please feel free to peruse my sidebar. Most of those bloggers, in their own way, bring the light. Because to limit this to just 5 people is too much (and I know I only did 4, but the combination of having to choose and being really tired is just too much).
To the award winners, please share the sunshine! Here are the rules:
1. Put the logo on your blog or within your post
2. Pass the award on to five bloggers
3. Link the nominees within your post
4. Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.
Welcome to the new digs!
Look! It’s my very own domain and blog. Not self-hosted this time because last time I got hacked and that was just Bad. Since my theory is that most problems can be solved by throwing some money at them, I threw some money at hosting, and voila! Update your bookmarks, feed readers, etc. please. The new feed is available for posts (not comments) either on the sidebar or in the upper right hand corner.
Now, who wants to make me a pretty template?
Because I am a slacker…
…you get four entries today. They will be done in order to complete NaBloPoMo.
I really should have scheduled posts in advance. I’m usually pretty good at planning, but not so much with the pre-planning and pre-dating blog posts.
And the last post today? Will be a doozy that will probably result in loss of followers on twitter and people abandoning my blog.
So where the bleep have you been?
Today is May 21. I have no idea when this post will actually be published. Over the weekend sometime, my blog was hacked and the database is gone. Last night, I was hanging out at the Momocrats’ live chat about the Kentucky (boo!) and Oregon (yay!) primaries, and mentioned my blog was hacked. John J. was in there and said this has been a recent problem with wordpress.
Note to other wordpress users out there: IF you are using WordPress 2.5, upgrade to 2.5.1 IMMEDIATELY. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. It’s a free upgrade – just do it.
(Do you think Nike will come after me for that now?)
Oh and one of my gmail accounts also got hacked. If you got an email from me about cheap electronics, please disregard and delete it. My apologies.
Yes, the passwords on both accounts were the same. Coincidence? Maybe, but maybe not.
Did I mention ALL of my posts are gone? I’ve been trying to retrieve them from Google’s cache, but its tedious and time-consuming. If anyone knows a quick and dirty way of doing this, please let me know.
But, enough about idiot hackers.
I’m using a new feature in Word 2007 to compose this – they actually have blog templates which you can upload later. So once the blog is back up, I’ll see if it actually works.
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May 27
Today, I got an email from Katie asking me where the blog is. So I thought I should get off my duff and get this thing set up. Its now set up on WordPress’ free hosting whatsit. I wrote the above in Word on the 21st, published it directly from there and OMFG it worked! Hopefully at some point, I’ll get the archives back up. So for those of you in using readers, you may see a whole bunch of posts all at once.
And it seems to work – well, mostly. I like it anyways. It makes life much easier.
(Yay! Apparently 2006 and 2007 are in the wayback machine!)
And, we're back
Blog is moved over to a new server now – it should run a bit faster and just generally work a bit better. The new version of wordpress seemed to clog the old one a bit. Oh and the blogroll is updated a bit. Like adding Huckdoll to it. Among other things. Go there to see.
Moving the blog also seems to have cleared up some other issues – like mybloglog actually links to it. Technorati, not so much and they seem pretty slow about doing a manual activation.
Yesterday I had to work for a couple of hours – well, my apprentice did most of it. Then they found poo in the pool so we cut that bit short. Seriously, one tiny little turd that no one noticed for at least an hour and then they superchlorinated the entire pool (because the turd was there for an hour) and shut the pool down.
Bet you want to go out to your public POOl now, don’tcha? :) Don’t worry, the superchlorination takes care of everything. Really. Trust me. I did this for 15 years :)
