stickyfeathers

i need magic...or a dermatologist!

when you are stressed out do you get pimples ALL over your face?  well, i do and i'm about sick of it.

for over two weeks, i've been dealing with what i can only describe as 'stressball face'.  i haven't had issues like this since freakin' high school.  these pimples, zits, little bastards (whatever you want to call 'em) have came in all types.  first, it started out with just tiny little ones...the kind that you can barely tell are there.  then, came the 'under the skin' ones...and they just linger.  now, i have one on my jaw line that is PISSING ME OFF.  what gives?  i have been washing my face like a madman.  i try not to touch my face a lot (i have a bad habit of somehow always having my hands on my face - no idea why).  i've tried toothpaste, diaper rash ointment (don't knock it 'til you try it), zit cream, soap and water...NOTHING is working to take care of these bastards.  someone give me the number of the emergency dermatologist.  i need help.

what do you do when you get a bad zit?  any crazy treatments you use?  what kind of cream do you keep on hand for those surprise zit emergencies?  please share! 

i'm beginning to think i need a little magic to take care of things.

one year for stickyfeathers!

it is hard to believe it has been one year since i started stickyfeathers. 
here, i interviewed myself for your reading pleasure:

how did it all start?  when i first starting reading other people's blogs, i was amazed.  how cool...an online journal i thought.  i have kept so many journals over the years and i always found it fun to look back to see what was going on in my life at different times.  first i started 'the little gomper' site (with kim's help).  i was able to share about my pregnancy and first few months of motherhood.  then i moved onto 'diapers and deadlines'.  this was going all fine and dandy until i started receiving anonymous mail at home regarding my job and things i had written about in my blog.  that was a creepy feeling.  so, i took that down and started stickyfeathers.  with typepad i was able to slap a password on it if need be.  now, i don't have a password, but i don't talk about work because you never know who you will light a fire under. 

how did you pick the name stickyfeathers?  i threw a bunch of words into a bowl, picked two of them and put them together.  :)  kidding.  i guess it was just something random that came to my head and stuck.  no pun intended.

what are some of your favorite posts?  well, let's thank god that this dream did not occur in real life.  oh, and i always like sharing about those super fun days.  i got to share about a birth or two, and my brother and tina gettin' hitched.  i also shared about loss.  there was tucker's first birthday...with so many other firsts along the way!  i shared about the good times with my girls (too many to list)!  i've shared a lot about myself and made some confessions to you all.  matt and i celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary too!  i've talked about our daily life and tucker enough to make you puke.  :)  oh, and who can forget me begging for you lurker's to come out of hiding?  i guess this whole blog is my favorite.  i'm glad i have this too look back on (and it helps since tucker's baby book is um...kind of empty).

what is the worst thing about blogging?  the addiction.  :)

happy blogiversary stickyfeathers. 
i ♥ my blog.

blog stops.

just thought i would share a few more blog's that i read.  enjoy.

adventures of a twenty something mother
baby cheapskate
motherhood and stuff

and for you who love all things photography, check these out...

pay it forward
meegan littlefield

happy birthday kelly!

today is my brother's 17th birthday.  he is one of the coolest kids i know! 
hope you have a great birthday bud!  love ya.

stripes.

so, i'm going through my pictures from the week and i hate them all.  okay, not all of them, but the lighting in my house sucks!  i haven't shared pictures of tucker's sweet haircut (uh, the usual) and my new 'do.  anyways, i promised my mom i would put up a picture of tucker, so here it is.  took this tonight as he tried to avoid me and the camera.  sorry...more to come this weekend!

this is his 'jumpsuit'.  hahaha!

thoughts for thursday.

there is a group of bloggers out there that take part in something called 'thoughts for thursday'.  i read them all, but i finally think i might throw my hat in the ring.  let's see how this goes.  at the end i will link to as many of the others as i can find.  :)

well, since october is almost upon us, i started thinking about...you guessed it, christmas shopping!  i know, i said it...christmas.  we have about a month before the stores go bonkers and start putting up every fake snowman, santa and reindeer they can find.  i'm not big into that, but i am big into getting people gifts that mean something.  i often spend too much time thinking about 'the perfect gift' (does it exist?) that i wait until the last minute to get my shopping done.  not good.  bad planning can lead to overspending...at least in my case it does.

this is how my christmas shopping goes down.  i start making a list of who we have to buy gifts for (i have already done this).  on two sides of the family, we draw names and set a spending limit.  on the other two sides we don't.  my parents are divorced so we have what seems like 6 christmas gatherings every year.  i like having limits otherwise i can go overboard...and so can my husband.  i think sometimes he is way worse than me.  so, the list is made and then i spend time thinking about what i will get for each of them.  over the years, i've been better at following through with the list.  the problem is...all those last minute details, and the trips you have to make to the mall or target or gander or wherever to get those last minute details.  but come on, it's ALL in the details!  right?  every year i tell myself i am going to shop throughout the year to 'spread the cost out'.  right.  like that ever happens.  i always think...well, what if they don't like it?  will they even be able to return it if i bought it in april?  what if they get what i bought them during the year?  what if i create some cosmic bond with the gift and can't give it away and end up buying them something else?  oh, this christmas shopping deal is so exhausting.

so, this year, i vow to set limits on spending, follow through with my list, not get carried away, and sit on santa's lap.  okay, maybe that is getting a little carried away. 

so, how does your christmas shopping go down?  do you get it done early?  do you have spending limits?  do you buy gifts or make them?  do you have a long list or a short list?  are your kids usually naughty or nice?  give me the scoop.  i mean, really, you should be thinking about all this...it's almost the holidays.  :) 

check out these other 'thoughts for thursday' participants: 
mary
nicole
kelly

oh my fricken gawd.

that is all i can say about this article i just read. 

what the hell kind of potatoes was she eating? 

get real.

confession time again.  i'll say it, i watched the season premiere of 'the bachelor' last night.  lord, forgive me for my sins. 

i know it is probably the cheesiest show on earth, but every year, i watch the first one and i'm hooked.  i mean, how can you not enjoy these women who come on the show and believe they have found their soul mate after stepping out of a limo and exchanging hello's with this stranger?  i love it when they do something so out of this world in order to impress the bachelor...that it makes them look like a complete retard.  i mean, if you watched it last night, who could forget the lady who got down on the floor and proceeded to put her legs behind her head (she was wearing a gown with pants underneath) and slapped her butt (which i might add was right in front of her face)!  errrrr, can you say what?  what the hell was she thinking?  girl, he barely even knows your name, i wouldn't be showing him the human pretzel move.  then there is always the chick that has too much to drink and makes a fool of herself.  yeah, last night it was ol' SWEETNESS herself.  i think she said 'he is sweet' or 'he is sweetness' about a million times.  and these women are trying to impress the guy?  wow.  no wonder they are still bachelorettes.  eeek!  okay, enough about that.

my husband hates reality television with a passion.  i, on the other hand, have a few favorites.  i have to tivo the bachelor, 'the hills', and the ol' classic 'real world'.  oh, and lately 'the biggest loser' is on the list.  what is wrong with me? 

let's be honest here people, what are your favorite reality shows? 
come on and share.  you'll feel better.  :)

the crib went down.

gosh, it feels like i haven't blogged about real things for a while.  well, let's talk about 'the crib'. 

for the majority of tucker's life, i have had a love/hate relationship with his crib.  i love it because of it's purpose, but i hate it because it can't seem to keep my kid inside.  i mean, come on crib, help a girl out.  okay, wait, i won't blame the crib, i'll blame myself.  for period of time in tucker's life he has slept well in his crib (like the first seven months) and for a few spurts since.  during all the other times inbetween, tucker would wake up and for the sake of not being zombies at work, we would just bring him into our bed whenever he woke up during the night.  well, as you all know, that sucks (if you've been through it, or are going through it, you know).  i mean, we all sleep fine, but he is there, with us, in bed...not ideal by far.  anyways, i've tried everything to get tucker to sleep through the night in his crib without waking up.  filling his belly up, different crib bedding, a pillow, no pillow, stuff in the crib, nothing in the crib, night light, no night light...nothing worked.  he would always wake up in the middle of the night and if we did get up, soothe him or whatever and put him back in the crib, no lie, he would wake up almost every hour for the reminder of the night.  there were a few times when we let him 'cry it out'.  well, when it goes on for an hour, then two, and both of us have to get up in the morning for work...it doesn't make anyone happy.  boy, this is such a messy story.  messy because i'm all over the place and because i'm telling everyone our kid has sleeping issues.  i don't know why, but i fell like i've done something wrong by this.

anyways, in an attempt to succeed at tucker sleeping in his room all night, we took the crib down on sunday (thanks for your help mom).  tucker even helped.  here's a shot of him and gram in action...and one of the crib-busters after the job was complete! 

he was excited to see his 'new bed'.  well, i just put his crib mattress on the floor as i'm not ready to put him in the 'big boy bed' yet.  so far it is working okay.  he's slept in there two nights in a row and even though he has woke up, we go in, tuck him back in, and he's out again.  this is nice, however, there is one problem.  when i go back in to 'tuck him in', i've ended up falling asleep on his bedroom floor each night.  sad.  i know.  but whatever.  atleast i know things are looking up. 

so, that's the extended version of why the crib went down.  have any of you mom's had sleeping issues with your kids? 

just a few more...

i can't help it, i have to share a few more.  i'm having so much fun messing around with pictures that are not of my kid for once!  hope you like 'em meg!  :)