When Life Hands You Lemons...

Buy some vodka!

Seriously, why do bad things always come in patches? We have had a ton of stress running through my house lately. That results in pointless arguments with my old man, and my depression trying to advantage of the situation! So I need to remind myself of the positives I have. First I have them:

They drive me crazy and make me laugh and I am so thankful I have them!

Right now the two oldest are in Tennessee visiting Dollywood with my parents. The remaining three have been taking advantage of the situation by hosting sleepovers. My youngest son had a gameover, the 14 year old boy version of a sleepover. It's called a gameover because you play games all night, or at least try to.


I'm also lucky enough to have these gals:

These beautiful ladies are my BFFs. I love them both so much and am so grateful they are in my life!


Of course I also have this guy:

Although he can be a major Ass when he wants to, I love the heck of out him. He drives me crazy too but is also my love...


So I guess I am lucky, I have a lot of people who care about me... There I feel better now, thanks for listening....

Womanifesto Challenge

MAN-I-FES-TO
NOUN \,\ˌma-nə-ˈfes-(ˌ)tō\ a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer


WO·MAN·I·FES·TO
NOUN \ˌWO-MA-NƏ-ˈFES-(ˌ)TŌ\

A written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, and views of its female author. May include themes of empowerment, independence, self love, consciousness, affirmation, and individual acceptance; your positive beliefs about yourself. Created to give self-described definition in regards to the innate beauty inside of every woman. Yes, even you.

Thanks to Rachele from http://www.nearsightedowl.com/ I found out about Jes' Womanifesto Challenege, http://www.themilitantbaker.com/2012/07/new-link-upthe-womanifesto-challenge.html I love this so very much! It is something I need right about now. Here is mine:


My Womanifesto:


I am Christina.
I love my family unabashedly
I let my Mama Bear out when it is necessary
I am beautiful, all of me
I am stronger than you think, even stronger than I think
I am creative and artistic
I am proud of me

I will trust humanity more
I will keep growing
I will learn more from life
I will accept myself, flaws and all
I will believe compliments
I will fight my depression, no matter how dirty it fights me
I will live in the moment

I believe that love carries us through life
I believe in giving and getting hugs and kisses, daily
I believe in God and Rock-N-Roll
I believe in fun and being silly
I believe my value is not based on my weight, finances, or status in society
I believe I am an amazing woman
I believe in myself.

My Oh My...

...how the time does fly! I feel so crappy for letting my little blog slip. I decided to really make an effort of keeping up with my blog, even if no one reads it. It gives me an opportunity to write and share about my life. So I enjoy it. My work schedule has slowed down but my life is still pretty insane. I focus on some points:
-I am so sick of cancer, it needs to go away. I have way too many friends/ people I know who have been diagnosed lately. Fuck cancer!
- My oldest daughter's birthday is Saturday, I can't believe she'll be 11 years old. She has asked to watch a horror movie, it will be her first. Any suggestions?
- How does laundry multiply so freakin' fast in my house? I never get to the bottom of the pile!
- I can feel my depression wanting to rear it's ugly head so I am trying to keep on top of it. I normally have a hard time in fall/ winter so I am aware of it and plan on not allowing it to get out of control.
That about it for now.

How about Misc?

Since my camera is still MIA, hopefully not for too long I thought I'd take a different approach to my life. I am miore than crafts if you can believe it! I might have mentioned it before but I have Major Depressive Disorder, MDD. Basically this means I have a disorder that includes depression and anxiety. It loads of fun, NOT! I control it with meds and therapy. I am pulling out of a downspiral again, hence the reason I re-started my blog. Writing and showing off my crafts makes me happy so there you go!


As you also know from my little intro over there-----> I have five amazing offspring. They include three boys and two girls and range in age from 8 to 16 years old. They constantly keep me either laughing or wanting to drink heavily, mostly laughing though! The one thing I knew I wanted to be when I grew up was a MOM, and I think I've done pretty well. My kids are smart, beautiful, funny, courteous, and a joy to have.

Lastly, I have to talk some sort of crafting! I have been working on several projects. I am crochet animals and monsters, painting weird doll heads, and trying fabric filled embroidery hoops from here: http://scenicglory.blogspot.com/2011/07/things-im-loving-this-monday.html

(photo courtesy of scenic glory)
I hope you are having a fantastic day and having fun!