51. Häagen-Dazs coffee
... after being on a liquid diet after having my wisdom tooth out - oh My!!
Friday, August 21, 2009
After This I Had to Add 51
51. Häagen-Dazs coffee
... after being on a liquid diet after having my wisdom tooth out - oh My!!
100 Surveys: 100 Things About Me (the first 50)
1. I love being a mom more than anything in the world.
2. The person I adore, admire and aspire to be like most in the world is my husband, DOAD (dad of all dads).
3. I am a writer.
4. I am at my best when I write, speak, teach, think about what I am passionate about.
5. The Mothering Contexts Study in a few short months has rekindled my career goals (please check it out).
6. It both delights and scares me when I see myself in my son (B1).
7. I sometimes worry that I put too much pressure on myself to be the best mother I can be.
8. I love to run.
9. I hate it when things are beyond my control.
10. I live away from my extended family.
11. I have developed close friendships with some incredible women, whom I am honored
to call friends.
12. I love the television show FRIENDS and actually had Friends Parties in university.
13. I've been to Japan, but spent most of my three days there either at the Holiday Inn or the airport.
14. My dearest friend in the world (who joined me in Japan) is expecting her first child.
15. It scares me that my youngest son has no (NONE, NADA, ZILCH, not even a little) fear...especially when I think of him as a teenager!
16. I really do want to change the world.
17. I want to have a mountain retreat (although I was a prairie girl).
18. I used to hate tuna and now that I finally like it, turns out the recommendation is to limit such fish to once a month!
19. I had braces in my thirties.
20. I have never broken a bone.
21. 20 is not completely true... does cartilage count? I broke my nose (actually the person who threw the baseball broke it)
22. I have always liked the number 22, since my birthday is January 22nd.
23. That's a cusp zodiac sign... which (I believe) allows me to be OCD, controlling and at times demanding of perfection and order (Capricorn) but also free spirited, a visionary and easy going (Aquarius).
24. My husband (who is an Aquarius) won't necessarily agree with #23.
25. I have had three miscarriages.
26. I still want to have another baby.
27. I hate peanut butter and jam.
28. I like peanut butter.
29. I like jam.
30. I used to want to be Madonna.
31. I am happy that wish never came true!
32. I have four tattoos.
33. I've run a half marathon in the dark through the mountains.
34. I have an almost 5 year old golden retriever.
35. I've been married for 10 years to an amazing man (see #2)
36. I will be 36 on my next birthday.
37. I once played Charades in the Great Barrier Reef for over 30 minutes stumping everyone with my three word movie. Turns out it's called Reservoir Dogs (not Reservoir OF Dogs!)
38. I love pictures and I'd like to become a better photographer.
39. I had no surgeries until I turned 34, and have since had three.
40. I love to hike.
41. I've published one book called Youth, Crime, and Society: Issues of Power and Justice.
42. I'm going to write a book on Mothering.
42. I want to write children's books.
43. I'd love to be able to work full-time AND be with my children full-time (so if anyone has a strategy or magic duplication device, please do let me know!)
44. My favourite hockey player when I was growing up was Dave Babych (number 44, Winnipeg Jets).
45. I have Ukrainian heritage and I am neither fond of borshch (beet soup) nor Holubtsi (cabbage rolls, but before looking it up I thought it was as I remember it sounding, "holup-chi") and Pedehey is not "heaven on a plate" to me.
46. I've belonged to numerous workout facilities (gyms) with very interesting names - from Energy (or E2, as the second location was called) to Fit 'n Firm.
47. I haven't worn a watch since June 2006, but before that I always had one on.
48. B2 was almost born: at home, in an ambulance, in an elevator, ... in a hospital room. He actually arrived on a stretcher temporarily parked in the doorway between the hallway and the room we would subsequently stay in.
49. When I got married in 1999 I had 5 grandparents present (maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, maternal great-grandmother), now only two remain (my Nana and my Grandma.
50. I love to sing and dance, but have always been self conscious of doing both.
2. The person I adore, admire and aspire to be like most in the world is my husband, DOAD (dad of all dads).
3. I am a writer.
4. I am at my best when I write, speak, teach, think about what I am passionate about.
5. The Mothering Contexts Study in a few short months has rekindled my career goals (please check it out).
6. It both delights and scares me when I see myself in my son (B1).
7. I sometimes worry that I put too much pressure on myself to be the best mother I can be.
8. I love to run.
9. I hate it when things are beyond my control.
10. I live away from my extended family.
11. I have developed close friendships with some incredible women, whom I am honored
to call friends.
12. I love the television show FRIENDS and actually had Friends Parties in university.
13. I've been to Japan, but spent most of my three days there either at the Holiday Inn or the airport.
14. My dearest friend in the world (who joined me in Japan) is expecting her first child.
15. It scares me that my youngest son has no (NONE, NADA, ZILCH, not even a little) fear...especially when I think of him as a teenager!
16. I really do want to change the world.
17. I want to have a mountain retreat (although I was a prairie girl).
18. I used to hate tuna and now that I finally like it, turns out the recommendation is to limit such fish to once a month!
19. I had braces in my thirties.
20. I have never broken a bone.
21. 20 is not completely true... does cartilage count? I broke my nose (actually the person who threw the baseball broke it)
22. I have always liked the number 22, since my birthday is January 22nd.
23. That's a cusp zodiac sign... which (I believe) allows me to be OCD, controlling and at times demanding of perfection and order (Capricorn) but also free spirited, a visionary and easy going (Aquarius).
24. My husband (who is an Aquarius) won't necessarily agree with #23.
25. I have had three miscarriages.
26. I still want to have another baby.
27. I hate peanut butter and jam.
28. I like peanut butter.
29. I like jam.
30. I used to want to be Madonna.
31. I am happy that wish never came true!
32. I have four tattoos.
33. I've run a half marathon in the dark through the mountains.
34. I have an almost 5 year old golden retriever.
35. I've been married for 10 years to an amazing man (see #2)
36. I will be 36 on my next birthday.
37. I once played Charades in the Great Barrier Reef for over 30 minutes stumping everyone with my three word movie. Turns out it's called Reservoir Dogs (not Reservoir OF Dogs!)
38. I love pictures and I'd like to become a better photographer.
39. I had no surgeries until I turned 34, and have since had three.
40. I love to hike.
41. I've published one book called Youth, Crime, and Society: Issues of Power and Justice.
42. I'm going to write a book on Mothering.
42. I want to write children's books.
43. I'd love to be able to work full-time AND be with my children full-time (so if anyone has a strategy or magic duplication device, please do let me know!)
44. My favourite hockey player when I was growing up was Dave Babych (number 44, Winnipeg Jets).
45. I have Ukrainian heritage and I am neither fond of borshch (beet soup) nor Holubtsi (cabbage rolls, but before looking it up I thought it was as I remember it sounding, "holup-chi") and Pedehey is not "heaven on a plate" to me.
46. I've belonged to numerous workout facilities (gyms) with very interesting names - from Energy (or E2, as the second location was called) to Fit 'n Firm.
47. I haven't worn a watch since June 2006, but before that I always had one on.
48. B2 was almost born: at home, in an ambulance, in an elevator, ... in a hospital room. He actually arrived on a stretcher temporarily parked in the doorway between the hallway and the room we would subsequently stay in.
49. When I got married in 1999 I had 5 grandparents present (maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, maternal great-grandmother), now only two remain (my Nana and my Grandma.
50. I love to sing and dance, but have always been self conscious of doing both.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Rogue Wisdom Tooth Gets Axed
Today I had oral surgery to remove a rogue wisdom tooth - I didn't get them in my teens like most! This so-called after care recovery is really cramping my style. All I have had to eat since last night's supper is chicken broth, a few crackers and water!
If you haven't filled out the Mothering Contexts Study please check it out.
I would REALLY, really, REALLY appreciate you passing along the link to other moms. I have 94 surveys completed and my goal by the end of the summer was 150.
I don't have this site linked to other blogs (perhaps with more traffic), so I would be delighted to have assistance on this. I am open to recruitment suggestions. Thus far, I have been reluctant to post anything onto more commercial mommy blogs or parenting sites.
Friday, August 7, 2009
91 Posts and 91 Surveys Completed!
This is actually officially the 92nd post, but I have made 91 posts on this blog (since 2006!) and now 91 awesome mothers have completed the Mothering Contexts Study.
Today I was looking at Robin Sharma's Daily Inspiration (from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari), a gift from two friends for my birthday. I went back a few pages to August 2nd, the day I began and completed Leg 5 of the Canadian Death Race 2009. It read the following
This resonates with me, for sure!
Today I was looking at Robin Sharma's Daily Inspiration (from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari), a gift from two friends for my birthday. I went back a few pages to August 2nd, the day I began and completed Leg 5 of the Canadian Death Race 2009. It read the following
To conquer, one first must yield. Rather than going against the change, one should flow with it. The nature of water is to flow. It goes with the current. It does not resist. It does not hesitate before it yields. But it is also one of the most powerful forces on the earth.
This resonates with me, for sure!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Go Death Racer!
We are back from Grande Cache and forever changed!! The death race experience was absolutely amazing. Leg 5 was a killer and lifer at the same time. It gave much more than it took, actually. It was an intense physical and emotional journey over 22 km of trail, including lots of up and a little down hills. The part I loved to hate and hated to love was filled with tree roots. I only fell 5 times!
Here are several shots from the weekend that inspired me to physically go beyond what I thought I was capable of.
A portion of Leg 5, racers enter below across the river after a quick jet boat ride to continue!
It was incredible. I finished the leg in about 3 hours, which was pretty amazing. B1 and B2 and DOAD were there at the finish line to celebrate with me. One of my first comments, "Who wants to go for a run?!" Ha!
This experience really taught me a lot about mothers as models. It is not simply what we do "as mothers" that defines our mothering, but what we do in the world that influences both how our children see us and how they view themselves. What else do you do that influences who you are and how your children see you? Please let me know via the Mothering Contexts Study.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
4 Days and Counting... NSPORK?!
... until my inaugural adventure race! Today I took B1 and B2 shopping for race paraphernalia. I needed a wind/water resistant jacket. I purchased a 'camel pack' (backpack hydration system), head lamp and a new pair of socks. Yes, I figure that a new pair of running socks will make all the difference (at least that is what I am letting myself believe). I wonder how many steps 22 km is? That's a lot of trail pounding. I have freshly painted blue toe nails, which I am hoping I get to keep. [I've been told, the last leg is a killer on the toes!]
Anyway, back in the mountain equipment store B1 was incredibly adorable wearing a huge camping backpack that would be large enough for a man of 6 feet (so just imagine what a lean 6 year old boy looked like in it!) He navigated the store with his little brother in tow seeking out resources, tools and other necessities for "rescuing animals on the brink of extinction." Perhaps some binoculars, a tent, definitely a head lamp...
Their most interesting find, though, was a "spork," (a handy camping utensil that doubles as a spoon and a fork, that even has one serrated edge that makeshifts as a knife). While B2 just thought it was pretty "cool," upon perusal B1 was quick to suggest the name should have the "n" sound in it - what about a NSPORK?
Friday, July 24, 2009
8 Days until the Canadian Death Race
I am running the 5th leg (22 km) of the Canadian Death Race, coming up in 8 days August 1/2, 2009 in Grande Cache, Alberta. Yeah, that's me - elite, adventure racer! I started training - mostly running - in March and now here we are with about one week until the BIG DAY! DOAD is running the first leg (19 km) and we are bringing B1 and B2 for a family adventure weekend!
8 words to describe how I am feeling about it...
1) excited
2) nervous
3) thrilled
4) challenged
5) curious
6) strong
7) hopeful
8) did I say nervous?
As I embark on the next race/goal/adventure, I continue to think about where my running fits in my life - what it brings to me, my family and my own sense of happiness. What gives you that lift, as a Mom, to bring more to your kids? Tell me about it on my survey - check out the Mothering Contexts Study!
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