OK, just so you know ahead of time, I'm doing this post so I can practice light conversation. I've come to the conclusion that one reason I have a hard time posting regularly, is because I'm just not good with light conversation. Give me a good meaty topic and I can go on and on, but cheery, light, this and that chatter is hard work for me. I really think that's why some of my children were slow talkers, you know they say moms are supposed to talk to their babies, well I just couldn't. So, I'm thinking if I get on here to post and just start typing something, maybe I'll can get better at chattering. My schoolgirl side wants to do an idea sheet first, then a rough draft, edit and then finally post on my blog.
Oh yeah, I finally found a way to fix brown rice that my family will eat it. We have no problem with most other whole grain products, but we just couldn't handle brown rice. Alton Brown has a recipe out that has you bake it in the oven and it works- nice fluffy rice!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/baked-brown-rice-recipe/index.html
Well, that's all the time I have for "exercising" my brain right now. Fire to stoke, supper to fix, schoolwork to check (note to self: hand out more smiles to the children this evening!) Oh no, that thought is putting me on the serious track again- the power of a mother's smile. Yeah it's a good thought, don't want to throw that one out. Oh, this is tough. I really want to delete all this and do it the right way, but I'm going to leave it. I can do this!! I promise there won't be many of these kinds of posts, it's just not me. But if you do something 7 times regularly, it's supposed to become a habit. So, until my blogging habit is established, please bear with me or just ignore my blog for awhile.
Been A Minute
2 months ago
Okay, I can TOTALLY relate to everything you just said. Wow. I love your "meatier" posts, don't get me wrong, but I know exactly where you're coming from with the "having a hard time with just chatter" thing. I do best when I just post lots of random, but I have to make myself do it, because I (like you) would rather draft them out and think about them and all that...and I just don't have that kind of time. LOL. Anyways, you did good, thanks for posting. =) Come see us sometime. =)
ReplyDeleteI love to read your chatter. But then, I am your mom and it is sweet to my ears.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about post content... I am a perfectionist by nature so it has been a transition for me to post without completely second guessing my wording. I finally learned to hit post and walk away....otherwise my time was being spent with my laptop and not my children... and that's NOT how I want to spend my day.
ReplyDeleteAs for Mommy smiles, you are right about how important they are. Garrett (my 4 year old) is very sensitive to my facial expressions. Lately he's been asking, "Mama, are you concentrating?" or "Mama, do you feel bad?" or "Mama, why are you making a face like that?" Sometimes I am just in deep thought and other times I just don't feel well... but I use to smile alot more often. It's difficult to smile when you're hurting but I've made a mental note to try harder! My kids are definitely worth the effort, wouldn't you say??? ;o)