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On a Roll
Our temporary roommate moved out and I am thankful for it! Not cos she was a bad roommate, but because we needed the space! I made a huge effort into making room for her and she was NEVER here. I felt like a fucking storage container for her entire wardrobe. So she moved out and we got the extra huge closet back and the bathroom linen cupboard all cleared out as well. Which makes me happy, cos I like things to my as organized as possible!
Finally situated the playroom/guest room, as Iliana REFUSES to sleep in her bed ESPECIALLY in her room! I finally decided to move her bed into our room, rearrange the furniture and I am going to establish a more strict bedtime routine, as some nights she goes to bed way too late. I’m to blame though, as I’ve been so busy with work. Its probably the only con to working from home, the balancing act between mother/wife/chef/housekeeper/real estate assistant/etc. That and the fact that I have to ignore my poor Junebug cos I have to be on the phone all day :( It’s like offering candy to a kid and then saying, NO!
Things are getting along rather nicely in 2012, no complaints thus far. Very tight on money these days, but who the hell isn’t? Things between the hubs and I have been pretty creative and blissful, we’re getting along great and we seem to be in sync now, after a few bumps last week. He’s been different, which is good, cos he needs to treat me like a queen cos I take care of it ALL! He’s finally doing the grocery shopping, helping with the line drying, sweeping the house and keeping Iliana entertained. He also said he got me a Valentine’s Day present! I was like WHAT, NO WAY! He’s not the gift type or really romantic at all (not way I’m with him) and never one to celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’ve never done anything for it before. But a couple of days ago at breakfast he announced he had a gift for me. Whatever it is, I hope its good, unless its a yoga class, lol!
I have a monkey on my back right now so I better pay some attention to her. Hope January is treating the rest of Tumblr kindly :)
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O God, so my kid!
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Taxes
Looking like a $2k refund for taxes! Not too shabby for being a 1099 employee. At first when I started I had to pay like $3k since they don’t take taxes out my pay, but when I finished adding everything I ended up with $2k! If I was a W2 I would have gotten so much more, but can’t complain too much or at all really, since I don’t have to pay any taxes & getting some nice change to put toward our first vehicle purchase. Looking like we are going to get the $5k we need sooner rather than later.
Happy 2012!
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Cheeeeese! (Taken with instagram)
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MUST READ! Just lost a good 30 minutes of my time learning about this, but some of the items in the collection are really amazing. Like that red fur coat!
A developmental biologist and high-end fashion designer — team up to develop a couture collection inspired by the first 1,000 hours of embryonic life
(via penguinprince)
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O I want all these as giant prints in my house! Love :) Top 2 and bottom 2 are amazing!
these are amazing!
(via penguinprince)
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Sarasota, Florida @ Sunset
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Sunset @ Sarasota, Fl - Leap of Faith
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Thanks for sharing this! Amazing *claps*
“I think the people hoping for a lesbian princess need to be reminded that Disney movies are aimed at kids. I don’t think there is anything wrong with being gay, but to push the idea at kids before they understand what that means will only confuse them. Also as a parent, I would be pissed at Disney for addressing such controversial topics in a movie intended for children”.
I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this. Generally I don’t pay much attention to opinion blogs because a lot of people are under the impression that there is no such thing as a ‘wrong opinion’ (which there is) and talking to said people is much like talking to a pile of rocks, except even rocks would be preferable to these kind of ridiculous people.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being gay, but -” Nope. Stop right there. If you truly think there is nothing wrong with being gay, then that would be the end of it. You would not have this opinion. There is no ‘but’. Queer couples should have the same representation in children’s movies as heteronormative couples because - gasp! - there is nothing wrong with being gay!
You speak of ‘confusing’ the kids - tell me, though. How? How would this confuse them? When children watch Disney films, they are not thinking about sex. When they see Ariel and Eric kiss, or Aladdin and Jasmine, or Aurora and Phillip, or every goddamn couple in the entire franchise, they are not thinking about penises and vaginas, they are watching two people who love each other kiss. It’s simple and actually incredibly clear. There is nothing confusing about two people in love.
See, heterosexuality and heteronormativity is so ingrained in our culture that, most of the time, we don’t even realize it’s there. This confession is a prime example of that. And to assume that representing a gay couple would somehow be ‘pushing’ homosexuality on them is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Considering sexuality is an innate part of us, something we are born with and cannot change, you could show a child nothing but animated gay couples going on adventures and falling in love and if the child is straight, they’ll still be straight at the end of it. Representation is not about trying to coerce anyone into being anything they’re not - it is about shedding light on the people of society who have been kept in the dark, about teaching children that not being the norm is okay.
Do you realize that there are children out there with gay parents? Gay relatives? Gay friends? That there are children out there - prepare yourself - who are gay? What do you think it’s like for them to see the same boy and girl fall in love over and over? That what they feel isn’t ‘appropriate’? That what they feel is ‘too confusing’ to be displayed?
It is statements and opinions like these that reinforce homophobia and make kids afraid to be themselves. This is what keeps people in the closet, in denial, afraid to come out, because the majority - heterosexuals like yourself, I presume - have condoned homosexuality/being queer as being ‘too confusing’ when it’s been proven time and time again that it’s just as natural as anything else.
(via oursarah)
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