Adventures in Motherhood by Shaz

It’s Diabetes Month and other updates

2009-11-04T19:42:23+00:00

So, November 14th is World Diabetes Day, did you know this? Well now you do! You can learn about diabetes champions or consider making a donation to help people affected by diabetes (btw, I designed the site). And, no, I don’t have diabetes, and thankfully neither do my kids, but having worked at the association for more than a year, I do have friends who are affected by diabetes.

Anyway. Completely unrelated and on the lighter side, I am apparently getting fond of this Jay Sean dude and his songs… his do you remember is also “play-on-repeat” worthy! And if he grows some stubble there, pretty easy on the eyes too… just sayin’.

Ahmm, what else is going on? Whole new blog redesign I think… as soon as I can manage it. I am moving to WordPress, well back to WordPress, for those of you interested… going full circle, as I started off on WordPress, hated it, actually despised it, then, 4 years later, heading back except now I think WordPress totally rawks!!

Ok, so anything you guys want to say? Questions? Concerns? Rant? My blog is your blog…

My week in conversations

2009-10-30T15:13:04+00:00

Co-worker: Hey, you know, I remember when you started working here, you always looked like you were in despair.

Me: Um, yeah, I know.

Co-worker: But you look so good now – wearing colors and makeup and all that! (* ok, I only wear eye-liner!) I could see it in your face that you’re doing much better.

Me: Haha, yeah… I still remember when I used to cry in the bathroom every day!!

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Rating/Shoveling guy: Shaz, your dhal was awesome! Awesome! Perfect! You should always be in a good mood, cuz then you cook good!

Me: Yea… (it really wasn’t that good)

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Client: My dahlin’ sick? You taking vitamins? Malt? Scotts emulsion? What are the preventive measures?

Me: Um… honey and lemon? But I am almost done updating your site.

Client: Doodoo you sick in truth. You told me 11/5 completion. You trying to finish today?

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7 year old: Mommy, I need a hair cut.

Me: Yes, I know.

7 year old: Well, can you take me this evening? Oh, wait, maybe tomorrow, I have too much to do today!

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A quick hey!

2009-10-28T19:19:22+00:00

So guys, how are you all doing? Me, uh… somehow my “to do” list got to be like a million items long and just doesn’t give up!

I have really pressing things to do, like complete outstanding client projects, to other projects that I do for free but would still like to get done, to things like, oh, I don’t know, teaching rating/shoveling guy how to use video conferencing on skype and then having to answer his video calls so we could test it all out… on sunday morning while I was feeding my kids!! Um, no, it was not inconvenient at all… anyone else wanna test out their video conferencing? I also have a recipe to post for Mezba, actually I have a few, but I am thinking of doing a whole new cooking section (on the “to do” list!) so we’ll see when that becomes a reality.

Anyway. Just wanted to say hey…

What are you guys up to these days?

The Oral B story contest winner!

2009-10-25T17:00:15+00:00

So, on Facebook, I had a little story contest and the 7 year old randomly picked a winner from the participants… Next time guys – the “great story”, needs to go something like aunty nanoka

Whilst I did not try out this particular toothbrush, I have used Oral B electric brushes in the past and they always work very well. I’d definitely recommend them, and maybe the winner would be nice enough to let us know how this one worked out!

Anyway, thanks to Oral B, I have this super interesting looking toothbrush to giveaway! Enjoy Nadia!

What “no regrets” actually means now..

2009-10-23T16:09:25+00:00

A while ago another blogger and I met up and we talked a bit about the separation, the blocking out of emotions, and all of that. She then said that the posts I did on making my marriage work would give her hope, and if nothing I said was true?

It’s a hard question to answer. On the one hand, I was living my life from my thoughts rather than my feelings, and so I guess a lot of what I “thought” I felt wasn’t actually real, but on the other hand, those “marriage strategies” kept us married for a long time, regardless of the internal issues… so, I still don’t know the answer. I know a lot of people who have identified with my experiences. A lot of us do suppress things we’d rather not think about… not a lot of people get to the stage where they block out emotions entirely though, but it happens.

One of the most important things that I’ve learnt was that my whole having no regret mantra (and general “the sky is always blue” disposition) was a defense mechanism. It was my way of telling myself that no matter what happened, I was just going to make the most of it. Which is not entirely a bad plan, but now I realize that I do have regrets and it’s a good idea to acknowledge them.

It’s not that I would have done anything to change the way my life is today. There is too much good in my life, there is too much that I’ve gained, and there is too much that I cherish today to ever wish none of it happened. Every experience that I’ve had – good or bad – made me the person I am today.

What I wish I could take back are the times that I hurt people I care about – intentionally or unintentionally – I was so afraid of ever being hurt that I never allowed anyone to be in a position where they even thought they could hurt me. Anyway, the biggest regrets I think we ever have are the times we hurt people we love, and I think it’s good to recognize this so that we can either correct it, or just try really hard not to do it… because in the end, I think that’s what really matters. Just a reminder.

Happy Friday!

Smile and be happy!! – yeah, I am still a “look on the bright side” kinda person!