7 Quick Takes #11

Thanks to Jen @ ConversionDiary.com for hosting!!

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I’ve hit a point in my life that I haven’t hit in a very long time.   I lost my mind this week.   I just need to get away from it all.    We’ve been living in VERY close quarters with a very active and (selectively) needy 1 year old and a husband who’s been working his tail off.   I need some badly needed time with me, myself and I (and God — probably more him than anyone else).   I am a very solitary person and having to spend every waking minute with people and NO breaks has taken it’s toll.   Up North, I got to go in my office for a few hours every couple of weeks to do book and computer junk.    So tomorrow I’m going out by myself for a little while.

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One of my temper tantrums involved me and a blown out pilot light.   Again.   It’s happened to me about 9 times, Bones once.    I don’t mind living in a camper and living simply and all that, but for the love of all that is holy, can’t I just take a freaking shower on a regular basis?!?!

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I found a WAAAY cool website.    http://www.letteroftheweek.com/.   I have always wanted to teach Lil’ Bit stuff but since I’ve never had kids, I have no idea what to teach and when.   This site gives ideas starting at 3 months old.    In a huge variety of subjects — literature, poetry, art, the bible, language, songs/music, etc.    VERY cool for someone like me who needs structure to work from.   I’m definitely going to be a curriculum mom; free wheeling is not going to be something I can do.    I need a base to build off of.

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I’ve been thinking about modifying my lenten sacrifices.    I have only picked something to fast from (excessive couponing/internet).   I think that I need to add a prayer goal and a giving goal as well.    I am going to resume praying daily and I’m also going to faithfully tithe*.   I haven’t prayed daily since we decided to move to Florida and I’m feeling it terribly even though we have resume daily mass.   I have never actually tithed.    I really feel like we need to if for no other reason than to make me a steward of our finances with GOD, not all by MYSELF.

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Jen wrote about meeting her spiritual director yesterday.   I’ve never heard of normal people having one until recently.   Me being me, I want one!   How do I get one?    What would I get her to direct me on?    Do you have one?    Do you know of a good one in South West FL for a mom?

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Going back to teaching Lil’ Bit, I’m trying to find lullabies and children’s song CD’s/downloads that are NOT sung by children.   This might sound mean or evil but I HATE the sound of groups of children singing (unless it’s a special choir of some sort) and I will not apologize for it.   That said, do you have any suggestions?

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I need to get off the internet now.   I am needed 🙂