Thirteen on Thursday Plus One

14). My mom told me tonight that she reads my blog. That makes me happy!

Thirteen on Thursday

First 13 random thoughts to come into my head:

1). I was working on a post about respect, but I'm not finished with it yet. I want to think on it a bit more before posting so I decided to do this instead!

2). There are only two of us, but it seems like I'm always doing laundry! Actually, I only do it once a week but it just feels like a lot. It's probably because I have to do lots of loads due to all of Keat's PTs and ACUs. Man, they stink.

3). I can't wait to watch "16 and Pregnant" tonight! Is that bad? I missed the premier Tuesday so I'm getting caught up. Forty more minutes. Watching Olympic coverage and blogging until then.

4). I think my "status" on Facebook was the name of my aunt. For like four days. I was trying to look up her profile to see if her phone number was on there by using my iTouch. Instead of searching I guess I posted her name! Whoops!

5). It was so fun to watch Shaun White last night. Keat is a huge snowboarding fan, so he was rooting for him even before the Olympics started. His anticipation got me a little excited, too, so I felt a little invested in his runs. That trick thingie at the end was amazing. I don't know how they do that on snowboards.

6). My email is STILL not working. I can't get any messages to download onto my Mac. I'm STILL frustrated. I have someone I'm going to email for advice. If that doesn't work, I wonder if I can take it into the Geek Squad or something. Can they do stuff like that?

7). I made myself a huge To-Do list for this weekend. Keat is gone for training, so I figured I should get some stuff done. I've already done almost 1/3 of my tasks! Whoo-hoo! Now if only I hadn't done all the easy stuff first ....

8). Before leaving for the weekend Keaton took me to breakfast this morning. It was lovely. We should do that more often.

9). I just read an amazing article in Women's Health magazine. It's about abuse; the kind of abuse where women do not always know they are being abused because it's not physical. It really, really hit home. Not for me. For a dear, dear friend of mine who is in a damaging, abusive relationship but she can't see it. I cried when I read it. I still cry almost every day for her. Too bad crying doesn't fix things or she would have free a long, long time ago!

10). Wow, I shouldn't have thought about that. Now I'm sad again. God is in control. I recognize that. I know that beyond the shadow of a doubt. It's still hard though, so I'm moving on now.

11). It is so true what they say about gaining weight when you get married. I need to get in shape. I'm not sure I've actually gained pounds, because I can't remember the last time I weighed myself but I'm sure I have. I don't feel as good about myself as I used to.

12). Yes, I know there is an easy fix to this. Either change what I eat, how much I exercise, or both. I actually do pretty well on the days I work (I babysit Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). I keep a log of what I eat and exercise while the baby is napping. For some reason it's just so much harder on the days I'm off. I should just get up and do something but most days I just don't want to. I'm stubborn.

13). Okay okay, fine. Before finishing my post about respect and watching my show, I'm gonna do some push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, squats, and lunges. Okay, actually not pull-ups. I need Keat to hold my feet for those and he's not here. I'll do everything else though.

I promise. :)

Thirteen on Thursday

This is something I started doing back on my old blog before I kinda stopped writing. It's an easy thing to do when you're not sure what to write about. Basically, just share 13 completely random thoughts - the first thirteen things to pop into your head!

1). I love my vehicle! I've driven it ever since I turned 16 (thanks Daddy!), so I've had it for almost 5 years now. It's a black 1998 Ford F-150. It may cost a ton to fill up, but it's definitely worth it.

2). Keat is cleaning our guns right now. I'm so glad he is going to take care of that. Sounds absolutely rude, but I just want to reap the benefits of shooting without the responsibility of taking care of the guns! Cut me some slack, though, it's really no different than Keaton enjoying a clean house and clean clothes without ever having to do housework or laundry. Right? Right? Well, that's what I'm telling myself.

3). I can't wait for the Superbowl! I love watching football. Usually just college, but I'll make an exception for this! I'll probably be sore, though. Keat and I are continuing my family's tradition of doing pushups for every yard of every penalty during the game. Otherwise we'd sit around doing nothing for hours during football season!

4). I still don't think I have it all figured out, but I'm slowly getting better at Twitter, I think. I don't know. I may still be doing it wrong. Never mind.

5). My mail is not working on my Mac. I'm getting all my messages on my phone, but they're not downloading into my Inbox. It's annoying me.

6). After doing so much traveling the last few months for my job, I keep feeling like I need to be watching for a good deal on a flight or packing a suitcase. It's such a relief to know I don't have to do that for a long time!

7). I would like to start reading my Bible daily again. Yes, I am admitting that I don't. I used to, and then life got busy and I let it slide. I think it's time to start up daily devotions again.

8). We've been going to church at Element 3. Very cool church. I like it there!

9). I'm supposed to be working out right now. But I'm not.

10). Our neighbors above us (we live in an apartment) are super noisy. Some days I think they strap cement blocks to their feet and run relay races around their kitchen! I think it's kinda funny, but it makes Keat so annoyed!

11). I love salmon! It is yummy, and good for you. We had some the other day. I like to make it the way my Dad always does. He puts different spices on it (not sure what he uses, so I just smelled a bunch of things to see what smelled like it should go on fish!) and squeezes on tons of lemon juice! Then he puts really thin slices of lemon on top of the fish, wraps it loosely in foil, and cooks it in a 400 degree oven. So delicious!

12). My parents and brother are about to leave for a ski trip. Wish I were going with them! I haven't been skiing/snowboarding in so long! I have done both, but I'm much better at skiing. The first time I boarded I actually broke my ribs! I usually stick with skis. Keaton, by the way, is a superb snow boarder!

13). My favorite tortilla chips ever are the Archer Farms organic blue corn chips. They taste excellent. Think I'll go have some now with my Newman's Own Black Bean and Corn salsa!