Marriage at First Sight...Season 4

This is one of my guilty pleasures, I absolutely love this show! I have been a fan since the begining, I mean come on...who isn't facinated by people brave enough to marry a stranger. Its so midevil, and yet so intriguing if you really think about it. This season I love the couples, i feel a lot more hopeful than last season...I was not impressed with last seasons cast, it was such a hot mess...I think the experts had it wrong if you ask me. We just have to leave that shit in the past...

Ok so season 4 here we go...

My prediction is that Heather and Derek are going to get divorced...

They are already fighting on the honeymoon, which has shown us in past seasons that they may not ever recover from that. I feel her cuz an occasional smoker vs. a regular smoker is a whole different animal. I wouldn't mind if you have a beer out and smoker, or if you're stressed out, sure no problem. When you smoke first thing in the morning...Sorry Derek, you seriously lied to everyone, and now you are all defensive about it. Tell the truth people! LoL.

I think that if Lillian can handle the shock of the tour bus Tom and her will live happily ever after...Maybe


Sonia and Nick well lets just keep watching those two.

Working towards a greater goal

Yesterdays blog entry was a mess so I will not being going all super scatter brain today.

These last 6 months being at home have taught me a lot about what I want out of my life. I enjoy being at home, but as with every job it has its highs and lows. I think I have finally started to find my stride, I had a lot of baggage from my last job that I had to get over and I am happy to say that I am on the road to my sanity being recovered. I visit with my best friend from childhood every week and we always talk about our hopes and dreams and most importantly crazy ideas we have. These discussions are usually accompanied with a bottle of beer that makes all our hair brained ideas sound even better...lol.

In all seriousness, recently I have been kicking around the ideas that maybe we can really make some money out of our crazy random talents. I bake really well and so does she, what I lack in creativity in art I make up for with trying new things. She is really creative and I think that together we could really get a small business off the ground. I would like to learn how to decorate cakes and make other small fancy treats that work well for parties and favors. I figure I should probably start practiving to really get good at a few things and then start marketing and promoting myself. I was reading about these kids in San Bruno that are making a killing selling potato messages...yea i'm so serious. I figure I can make a couple extra bucks doing something I really enjoy.

Today I made some really yummy chocolate chip walnut cookies. They turned out so great, check out my adventures in cooking blog for the pics and recipe.

The Night Before School Starts

I really can't believe that the summer has flown by so quickly. Already that time is upon my family...back to school. My 10 year old daughter Samira is starting the 5th grade at St. Vincent, and the hubs and I are still in shock. How could she already be in 5th grade, she was just born! Alas, we have had to spend last two weeks getting all of our stuff together and mentally preparing to get back to life at school. We live about 10 miles away from the school, and that is in another town so we commute every day that I am really not looking forward to starting again. Oh well that is just part of the deal. As with most new beginnings in my life, I like to try and change things up. I am still not working, but am hoping to get back to school and get a better job in the long run. Back to what I was saying...I am trying to keep the house cleaner, we have more activities this year, and we are on a much tighter budget. This means that being a stay at home parent is going to be like jail for me. I am once again trying to commit to writing this blog and expressing who I am. This is also going to help me remember the crazy times in my life with the kids growing up. This is starting to feel really scattered so I will start my first thought...

I want to be a better cook for my family. I am not horrible but I am not very creative when it comes to recipes, and I have a picky family which can be really discouraging when you are learning. So I am going to document what I am cooking and if it was successful. Feeding my family sometimes feels like a crazy battle. I know most moms can relate I'm pretty sure.

Next, I want to be more creative...on a budget. Lets be realistic, all those craft stores are amazing but really kinda pricey. I want to learn to refurbish things, re purpose and really just be able to create something I am proud of and can decorate my home with. I think if I stick with this hobby it could really pay off. My bestie is really creative and I am hoping to ride her coat tails and learn a thing or two. We always have a good time together so I want to try and make something more regular with her. Start projects and work on them together. I think she and I could get good at things and eventually create a side business that will make us Christmas money...cuz lets face it, its all about that in the end.

I also have always wanted to really make a name for myself, so I am going to work on my baking skills and decorating so that I can start doing cakes, and other pastry for parties in my local area. I think that I would be able to use social media to help promote myself and get it all together. I want to create things that are useful to busy families and really just keep myself busy.

Most important of all of these is organizing my house so that it is really working for my family. I want to have a place for our things and really work at keeping everything cleaned and organized. I have closets to experiment with and Pinterest is going to be helping me the whole way.

I realize this blog is really scattered, but its a layout to my plan for this school year. I will be better my friends I promise.