Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Gwen
  • Watching Strictly Ballroom. Wow it is colourful, especially on the 42 inch lcd. Almost too much. Moulin Rouge next. 🙂 #
  • Finally got the recycling out. If you do not get it the first day in our complex you are out of luck. Over a month of recyclables = no room. #
  • How is it that when I get the urge to clean everything goes to pot everywhere else? Plus I get really cranky. #
  • DH is a little ticked because I had the dishwasher & the laundry going. Both done now, but still. Sigh. I guess I like him better showered. #
  • I managed to get Quinaln back to sleep after waking at 5:30, thank god! I am not sure what I would have been like if It didn't work. #
  • Anyone want a ticket for Paralympic Alpine Skiing at Whistler on Sat(11:30 to 15:30)? We have an extra one. Let me or @AnthonyFloyd know. #
  • Happy St Patrick's Day! Wear some green, drink some good liquor (or not) and kiss some Irish. Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh! #
  • Anthony home early, dinner cooking, glass of wine . . . I could get used to this. I think the early mornings would be worth it. #
  • OMG, yes the globe&mail op. piece is shit. Get over it people & stop reading her. She obviously is out of touch & we shouldn't feed her. #
  • My sons are going to be the death of me, especially Q. Why must he climb on every avaiable surface no matter how high? #needatoddlerjail #
  • No matter how much Anthony feeds him, Quinlan always has a second breakfast of what I am having. I understand not this phenomenon. #
  • Aidan is still trying to get us to *fix* our rented townhouse with a firepole to his room. I wonder what vour landlord would say. #
  • JESUS, I can 't get anything to work while trying to type today. I know there was a spelling mistake, have tried 5 times to fix. F*ck #
  • Aidan is still trying to get us to *fix* our rented townhouse with a firepole to his room. I wonder what our landlord would say. [sp fixed] #
  • Apparently it is my second anniversary on twitter today. Hmm cotton, should I get myself some q-tips to celebrate? #
  • So far my day is sucking when it comes to computer crap. I still can't print from my effing netbook. #
  • Time to change the toddler and blow this pop stand. Trying tgo get some skirts before preschool drop off. It'll be a girly summer this year. #
  • just what you don't want to hear, both boys going down the stairs and both screaming/crying. Neither hurt, but wow my heart. #
  • .@gpsforthebrain I am sure that Tolkien was actally talking about his sons when he gave the hobbits 2nd breakfast and 11sies. 🙂 #
  • Off to Whistler in the morning for the parylimpics. Going to try to get some sleep. Will twitpic in the am. #
  • Apparently Quinlan gets carsick with curvy roads. Trip to walmart in Squamish for new clothes. #
  • Here's hoping SHoppers has some kiddie gravol. #
  • It is the puke in the carseat that is a problem. Not so easy to clean. New use for the muddy buddy:/ #
  • http://twitpic.com/19tiuh – The boys at the combined super g combi sitting. #
  • http://twitpic.com/19tw98 – Aidan in a sit ski. #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Gwen
  • Dear tweeps, we're heading out for the day to hike. Hope y'all have fun, & we'll tweet you later @ the Oscars if we bother to watch. #
  • RT @AnthonyFloyd:6 adults, 6 kids < 7, all out tromping through the woods looking for Tupperware w/the aid of multi-billion satellites. Fun! #
  • .@scatteredmom it is the best, especially when I have a craving. I just need to ask. #husbandswhobakearethebest #
  • Phew! I remembered my mother's birthday in time to get my aunt to make up her flowers. These long distance birthdays are a bitof a pain. ;D #
  • Happy Birthday to @nanalorraine. You're loved and missed. We'll have cake when you're here. Flowers are on their way & card will be soon. #
  • RT @vancouver_mom: Blog written by a Van mom that you just can't live w/out? Nominate her! http://ow.ly/1eTR7 Tweet it on #ultimatemommyblog #
  • I think I must be a storm girl. I love all kinds of storms, big rain, thunder, wind, waves. Beautiful. #
  • ok, my eyes are not working, I just sent wabes instead of waves. Sleep time imminent. #
  • http://twitpic.com/18793s – They went all out for these opening ceremonies hun? #
  • Here at the opening ceremonies and what do I do? I break a tooth. 🙁 #
  • now I really need to win the mabelblogher contest. then 8 can afford to fix my tooth:) #
  • now learning a dance routine. AIDAN can't see. 🙂 #
  • ok it is just about to start #
  • http://twitpic.com/187v4a – Now I finally find the lost pom:) #
  • http://twitpic.com/187v4x – Glad Ibrought them. It is LOUD! #
  • http://twitpic.com/187wbe – It is a fantastic party though! #
  • http://twitpic.com/1882jo – Aidan say they are meteores. #
  • Telling us that once you were out a door you had to go right was fine. Not telling us that the balcony outside BC place was closed =epicfail #
  • Kept getting rerouted from gate C until we ended up going through Plaza of Nations down to the seawall. Walked over cambie bridge instead. #
  • I am glad that the cool air revived Aidan. I was a little pissed off by then & there's no way I could have carried him to the Canada line. #
  • Now to bed as Quinlan will undoubtedly be up for a while in about 3 hours. Goodnight everyone. #
  • Win one of 20 Apple iPads given away by renowned company DreamHost! Enter here http://bit.ly/theipadcontest #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Gwen
  • So fcking frustrated, how many damn ads do they need for the closing ceremonies? Give us a break & let us take part. #ctvsuckitup&letuswatch #
  • I guess my toddler is telling me something. I have to put him to bed, now. Don't do anything too exciting. 😛 #
  • RT @BobsandLolo: Last minute booking alert! We'll be in Burnaby this Saturday! Pls help spread the word – http://tiny.cc/gB4Oc #
  • So nothing is safe anymore, Quinlan has figured out how to open the baby gates. At least they are noisy so we can get a heads up. 🙂 #
  • Now that he can open the gates, Quinlan is going around and around through both gates. (At least it is keeping him busy.) #
  • I am thinking velcro so Aidan can get through the gates and it might slow down Quinlan. Hmm, more thought needed. #
  • Sigh, I feel like a horrible mother. I am trying to get Q to go to sleep (nap) on his own. It isn't working. Lots of crying. Heart Hurting. #
  • Back from a beautiful day at VanDusen Gardens. What a great way to start spring break. #
  • Fit by 37 and a bit underway. Thanks @alexishinde & @AnthonyFloyd for giving me a kick in the butt. #Bikingisthenewshred #
  • .@AmberStrocel you looked so giddy being kidless. 😀 #
  • Lots of fun seeing so many moms & dads and under 2's at the meetup with @scatteredmom. #
  • On our way to grocery shop. Good thing we got out to enjoy the day with some bike riding. 🙂 #
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I Dream of Sleep

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Gwen

I am coming up to the year and a half mark of little or no sleep.  When I do sleep it is only a few hours at a time and let me tell you I am a woman who needs her sleep.  I love sleep. I love the way it feels to wake up after a full 8 to 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep.  I love the way it feels to have enough rem sleep. I love being able to remember even a few of my dreams, well at least for a few minutes.

I dream about being able to sleep for more than two hours at a time.  I marvel at how amazing even three hours feels. I dream about not having to listen to an audiobook to get back into a sleeping patten.  I dream of comfy sheets and pillows and darkened rooms and sleep, beautiful sleep.

I dream about being so well rested that it isn’t difficult to balance my other passions in life, my husband, my kids, writing.  I want to have enough energy so that I am fully engaged with my kids.  I want to have enough energy so that I can concentrate on more than one thing at a time, and maybe be able to articulate myself again.

I dream of so much sleep that I can discover new passions and rediscover old ones.  I want to be energetic and enjoy being outside.  I want to be able to take an evening class in jewelry making or photography and feel like I am giving the artistic side of my personality a chance to shine again.  I want to be able to sing again. I want to feel like singing again.

I dream of a time when I am once again a woman with passions.  I dream of being a better woman than I am now.  I dream of sleep.

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This post was inspired and written for Mabel’s Labels Blogher ’10 Contest.  The premise is this: Electrical storms are going to wipe out the Internet (perhaps forever). You have one day left to write about your passions: what do you want to say to the blogosphere in 300 words or less?

The grand prize is a fully paid trip to the BlogHer conference in NY, including airfare, hotel and conference pass, and a year’s blogging contract for the Mabel’s Labels blog.

Wish me luck and sleep.

Gwen

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