It may be time to get some rest

Mousehunter: Why don’t you go take a nap?

Me: Huh? Why? Do I look that bad?

Mousehunter: YES!

If the man actually noticed that I looked tired, I think it’s probably safe to say that I do not look good!

It’s just that I have a lot of work to finish, especially from the time of the funk when all I did was sleep! I was able to pass off a lot of my projects to the wonderful and talented designers at Swank Web Style, but I still have a fair amount that I could not hand off and need to complete as soon as humanly possible, or perhaps faster!

Anyways, I have a job interview on Thursday! I am not sure about my feelings, but I think that I need to take a small break from working on my own and get back into the company of real live people who’s most frequently used word is not “poop”, and who don’t cry and say “pick me up”, all day long.

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Too many ummm’s and ammm’s?

In general, I am told, my writing skills are pretty good, well, except maybe for my less than perfect gasp of proper punctuation and rules of English grammar, but I digress…

I gave a speech at my cousin’s wedding, and I spoke so fast that only maybe the 3 people directly in front of me, and my family who had already heard the speech laughed at the considerably lame jokes within, everyone else just kinda smiled and tried not to look too concerned at the hijabi speaking in a language they were not sure they understood (yes, it was English!). I generally do not mind public speaking, and I am actually pretty comfortable when I meet people for the first time, but I tend to have a bit of, what someone in my past termed, “verbal diarrhea”, whereby I start speaking very fast and then don’t shut up!

Anyways, I noticed that when I do podcasts, interviews, and especially when I am recording tutorials, I tend to say “ummm” and “ammm” a lot, so you know, that in addition to the aforementioned speech impediment made me decide to take action, and I attended a meeting of the local Toastmasters club.

Last week was my first time, you remember when I met the teacher who said I seemed like a fun person, well, in spite of my funk, I was being my usual self and laughing way too much at pretty much nothing, with some of the other people that were there also new. I think that it seems really interesting and beneficial so far (yes, from the one meeting that I’ve been to!), but I will keep you informed as to how it goes, and maybe I’ll record my first speech for you to critique!

Or not…

Anyone else is a member of Toastmasters?

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Talk to me and life decisions

As much as I adore the freedom of working from home, I am at a crossroads, I am at that point where I look at my kids and I get an instant headache, where I no longer enjoy activities with them, where I am constantly struggling to be everything to everyone, and still have something left for myself.

I miss working, at like a “real” job, with a team and meetings and everything, I miss the high of impossible deadlines, I miss those impromptu corridor brainstorming sessions, I miss the funky smell in the kitchen even, wait, maybe I don’t miss that part!

My business is actually doing very well, it’s been nothing short of amazing, but the truth is that I have trouble keeping up with it, I have trouble caring for my kids and managing my workload, I only survive because my clients have been incredibly understanding souls!

I think at this moment, I am seriously pondering going back out to work, but I know that I will surely feel guilty about not being with my kids.

So… thoughts anyone?

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Stress relief and looking a little too young

Today, I re-registered at a fitness center where I was once a member, you know… waaaay back when I actually thought I would lose my pregnancy weight, it’s part of my getting back to me plan, and incidentally, I wore those same shoes to work out, because, just between me and you, I kinda miss them!

So, I was there re-registering with the Fitness Lady, who was pretty awesome, and no, not just because she thought I looked “good”!

Fitness Lady: and how old are you?

Me: almost 30

Fitness Lady: WOW!! Don’t you look young, I was going to ask if you were still in school! You MUST get that a lot though.

Me: haha, yes, actually I do.

Fitness Lady: well, you look good!

Me: [*fake smile] thanks! (I soooooo do NOT look good people! Like a 16 year old, perhaps, but not a “good-looking” 16 year old!)

Fitness Lady: so, what’s the main reason for joining?

Me: well, I have 3 kids, and I work from home

Fitness Lady: OK, so I’ll just write “NEEDS ESCAPE!”

It made me laugh too!

And also… Wow!! Excellent post!

Wherein I confess to being really irritating to live with

Remember how I was sick last week, well in my attempts to be more “green” (as in eco-friendly), I was collecting my tissues on my desk so that I could throw them in with the organic waste… I never actually got around to doing that though and this morning the tissues were in the garbage courtesy of my hubby who really hated the sight of them!

I don’t know, but markers on kids doesn’t really bother me that much!

And apparently, markers on the wall either! Well, it does bother me, but that wall needs to be painted anyways, so I don’t know if I care all that much, but my husband has not seen it yet, and will surely lose it with me, as the kid was in my care at the time! (but in my defense, I was billing a client at the time, so I didn’t want to make any mistakes!) Any ideas on what ‘creative’ excuse to use this time??