Blogging

I'm not sure what killed my blogging mojo, but somehow it seems like it didn't just happen to me. Did life get busier? (sort of) Did I stop feeling like things were worth blogging about? (no!) Did I get sick of the typical mommy blog "thisismyperfectlifeinbeautifulphotos" (probably). Then, the last few times I have tried to get back into it, I find my own posts so beyond boring that I can hardly stand to even look at them! Didn't I used to be at least a little funny/clever when I wrote about my life or my kids?? What's happening to me??

Yesterday I got sentenced to strict bed rest for the weekend, so I have been blog hopping like the good old days, and come to find out - EVERYONE (almost) quit their blogs. Unless they turned their blog into some kind of business - 95% of the blogs I used to read are as outdated and lame as mine is. What is up with that?

So, the bottom line is that I would like to blog again. As totally and completely cliche as it sounds, I don't journal or scrapbook so this is sort of all I have, and I think my kids are cute and funny and my life is worth remembering. My sister says if I start making blog books then I will be more motivated. And maybe if I stop caring that my posts are the funniest, my pictures definitely aren't the most professional, and who cares that I don't blog about the things that stress me out or make me sad - cuz this is my blog and I don't write it for you, I will write it for me, and John and our kids. So here's to hoping I'm back, back for good, whether you read it or not.

In the blog-free meantime, I have definitely spent less time online than I used to, but when I am on my lap top, this is what I have been doing/reading/looking at/enjoying.

Facebook. So sad, but true. I debate weekly at least about deleting it. I get sick of unfriending annoying people who's status updates drive me crazy, and ignoring friend requests from either total strangers or people from the past who should stay there. BUT, the bright side to facebook is that it's a fun way to communicate with my current friends. We plan girls nights and play dates and share good finds and fun pictures. And I like to tease my husband on facebook. It's like flirting online (legally and lawfully since we are happily married to each other : )

Pintrest. Oh my goodness this is the best thing online by far. I never tried flickr or tumblr which I think might be similar sites, but for some reason I joined Pintrest and I'm never looking back. It inspires me to decorate my house, make crafts with my kids, plan cute/cheap parties for their birthdays. It makes me laugh daily with the hilarious quotes I find. It is making me (finally) really excited for a newborn with the beautiful photography and precious nurseries. Seriously, if you don't join Pintrest today, you are missing out.

KSL. com. Ok, so if you don't live in Utah and maybe even if you do, this isn't that exciting. But I have been back on a KSL classifieds selling/buying/trading binge. We sold our Honda Civic, shopped for an Oddessey, sold one of our cribs, sold our old kitchen island and bar stools, traded one of my old strollers for a new (amazing) bassinet for the baby.(see below!) Next up for sale, a dresser, a bed and lovsacs. KSL is awesome. It's like money in my pocket.

Online shopping. Ok, so you can't really call it shopping as much as "bookmarking". I have a Favorites Tab on my browser titled "New House-Furniture/Decor". I quote unquote "shop" at places like Overtsock, Amazon, West Elm, Urban Outfitters, Urban Home, Ballard Designs, CSN Stores etc etc. I find things I want, and bookmark them for later purchase (I hope). When you build a new house on 1/2 acre, your husband tends to spend all your money on the yard - so the inside will have to wait. I'm ok with that. I have made a few purchases. I got an amazing deal on a rug for the kitchen table from Pottery Barn, bar stools for the kitchen island I love (and John doesn't) from Amazon, and matching nighstands (finally!) from TJ Maxx/Home Goods. It's about time John stop using a freaking file cabinet as a bedside table.

GiggleDeals. So I just found this recently, but I love Giggle stores. I just spent like an hour in the Walnut Creek one a week ago. This is their version of a daily deal site, and it's awesome. I have my eye on a red wagon for the kids to save for Christmas. It's a great deal, I just have to decide if I can really keep it hidden until then. Knowing me, it would arrive and I would be to excited to give it to them and end up opening the box. Help me. It's hard not to spoil your kids.

Etsy. Not like this is anything new, but being pregnant makes Etsy all the more fun. Remember how Naomi being a girl was a bigfat surprise? Her whole wardrobe was supplied by my mom in one big suitcase that she brought the day we brought Naomi home from the hospital. It was amazing and awesome, but sadly only the newborn size clothes with work for this new baby girl. They are being born at opposite ends of the winter season, so I have been on the hunt for warm, practical, but cute baby girl clothes. There is also a bunch of things we didn't have for Naomi - like many swaddling blankets (she was not a big fan) or just cute girl blankets (we bought just 2 that we loved and were gifted a few, but lets be honest, lots that were given to us were NOT ones I would have picked myself), and hair accessories. First of all, Naomi needed none, she was born with a gorgeous full head of black curly hair. The tiny bows you attach with syrup didn't work in her hair at all, and back then they didn't make the dainty tiny headbands that are all the rage now. I have never been a fan of the huge bows, so besides a few cute ones we found, Naomi was usually headband-less. So I'm looking to buy a bunch like this in various sizes. I also really want a car seat canopy this time too. I used a Bundle Me with Boss and Naomi and I love it, but I like the idea of hiding my baby (especially considering she will be born the end of fall/beginning of winter. I like this one.

So, what else.... I find that most of the blogs I used to read daily (design blogs, photography blogs, lifestyle blogs which will remain nameless) are getting boring now and I have some new favorites in rotation now. So maybe while on bed rest for the next few days, I'll update this little blog of mine, new header, new links, new posts - the works. That way, if you aren't already sick of my "pins" overtaking your boards, you can be sick of my updates showing up in your google reader. And maybe I'll update my facebook status a few times, you know, just for good social-networking measure.