Five Words

Today I read two blog posts. One was from Camela who does a thing called BYOC (bring your own crazy) every Friday and the questions are always different. One of them today was to have several people (friends, family, etc.) describe you in 5 words.

And then another was a link Camela sent me to a post challenging a person to come up with 5 things you like about yourself.

I knew I’d have a hard time with that but having my friends say nice things to me was a lovely thing to have happen today as I’m mentally not in the best place in the world. Getting used to having Fibromyalgia – it’s a toss up whether that’s harder physically or mentally…

Anyway – this was great fun and I highly recommend it if you need a mental boost. And then ABSOLUTELY go write five nice things about yourself! Above all we should like ourselves!

Drew
I totally told him he had to add more to replace clean because… LAME.

1. Clean (gee. isn’t he romantic?)
2. Motivated (huh?)
3. Sensitive
4. Perfectionist (who is he talking about?)
5. Sexy (awww)
6. Sensual
7. Committed

Leah
(she was so extremely shy about this. It was so sweet!)

1. good cook
2. nice
3. gives lots of kisses (then we had a little talk about what the word affectionate means)

Hannah

Me: Can you describe mommy?
Hannah: Yes.
Me: Well?
Hannah: FUNNY! (with all the glee in the world. I love that girl)

Renee

1. smart
2. funny
3. awesome
4. compassionate
5. honest

Kathy

1. empathetic
2. creative
3. loving
4. patient
5. strong

Leah (my sister)

1. compassionate
2. nurturing
3. intelligent
4. talented
5. sensitive

Camela
who wouldn’t stop at 5 and when I pointed that out said she was doing a 2nd set of 5. She’s a rebel.

1. real
2. loyal
3. trustworthy
4. fun
5. a little crazy
6. intense
7. mother
8. friend
9. creative
10. smart

Jeff

1. Genuine
2. Irreplaceable
3. Witty
4. Vulnerable
5. Loyal

Ann Marie

1. Amazing
2. Brave
3. Fierce Dancer (I've not seen it, but I can imagine)
4. Cool Mom
5. Awesome Friend

Ann Marie said these things to me on FB and then we had the following exchange:

Me: Thanks!! And LOL at Fierce Dancer - In my own mind I am. That's the same thing, right??

Her: I believe that is the DEFINITION of being a fierce dancer. :D

(that made me laugh. hard.)

Jen

1. thoughtful
2. great listener
3. compassionate
4. strong
5. persevering

Becky

1. generous
2. selfless
3. Google-queen
4. genius
5. mathematician

My Mom/Cathy

1. brilliant
2. forgiving
3. absolutely fabulous friend
4. intuitive mother
5. such.a.wonderful.daughter.
6. thoughtful

Me

1. I’m a loyal friend
2. I’m a good mother
3. I am sensitive, emotional AND emotionally strong. (These things can coexist. I think people seem to often not know that.)
4. I am loving and affectionate.
5. I am generous.

That list I made myself took me forever! Sweet glory. I don’t know what that says about me but I don’t feel like analyzing it!

Now go forth and do this exercise. It’s good for you!

Picture Repost

I posted this picture last August of my sister & I. I'm reposting it for Sue who commented that my sister & I looked alike from my last Simple Woman post :)

Pay It Forward

Here are the rules: The exchange focuses on doing an act of kindness without expecting anything in return other than that the recipient will, in their turn, pass the kindness along and pay it forward in their own way. This is how it works… I am going to do some act of service, or something fun, inspiring or uplifting for the first 3 blog owners who post a comment on this entry (please leave your email address if I don’t already have it). In turn you will then post about this on your blog, link to me, then send something to the first three people who sign up to play along through your blog. If those who respond to you are local, you can do something in person for them, or you can send something you made, bought, were given or found. No biggie--just do something that will make the person smile. And remember that kindness doesn’t have to involve money; there are untold ways to help others every single day, everywhere you go - just look around!

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I signed up for this on my sister's blog - She sent me this book for Leah & I to do a Book of Mormon "Daily Reflection" and we both love it!

I'm all kinds of excited about this. So comment quick! lol

Drawing

Leah is currently obsessed with drawing. She can't get enough of it. This is from from New Year's Eve at Aunt Leah's house. :)

I'm boring.

I'm feeling very nostalgic about my little girl these weekend. I'm sure it will only get worse as this week continues. I can't believe she's turning 3. Really, it's just so hard to contemplate.

We had a biannual meeting at church today called Stake Conference (we organize by area into "wards", then several wards to a "stake", then stakes are organized in "regions" - you get the idea) - in actuality it was a Regional Conference in place of our normal Stake Conference. It was broadcast to our building and to other parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Henry B Eyring and Robert D Hales both spoke. Also a member of the Young Women's General Presidency - Ann M Dibbs - she is also the prophet's daughter. She was smiling so hard I'm certain her cheeks must have hurt when her talk was over. We were laughing about it but really it must be so pleasant to be that happy. She was literally beaming and oozing all kinds of happiness. What a wonderful way to live your life.

It was a good meeting. This two times a year are hard for the little people. I sat in a different place behind another family that has a child Leah's age. They played and had fun the whole meeting. That made it much more pleasant.

Normally we have church from 1-4 PM. Today the meeting was at 10 AM. We were home again by noon. That is the PERFECT timing for Leah's nap. Usually Sunday's are a bit of a juggling act with her napping. Starting in January we will be switching to 9-12. That'll be eons better as far as napping goes.

Wow. This is one boring blog entry. Maybe I'm too relaxed to be blogging!

Here's a picture of Leah from exactly two years ago today:



You like how Leah's lips are slightly blue in the next one? It was FREEZING. We literally took pictues and got back out and went back to our room. We met Aunt Leah in Denver that weekend. It was great fun. Well, except the next day is the day of the infamous stolen wallet.... Poor Aunt Leah. It's a little sad about my fatness in the picture but alas. At least it's better now. lol