Hey It's Ok Tuesday, Wednesday, and any day I want it to be!

Hey everyone! So my fellow blogger Amber does a Tuesday piece called "Hey It's Ok." She got the idea from Glamour magazine and it lists things to be okay about. I occasionally join in, but I am always a day late and a dollar short. So here is my latest installment of "Hey It's Ok"

----------------------------------------------------

It's Ok...

...that I don't write on my blog as much as I want to. I have tons of ideas but never the quiet time to write. 

... to feel good that my Grandma likes being with me. She has stayed with us for about 2 months now and she is heading back to Florida this week. I will miss her. :(

... to be grateful Gma is alive and healthy. She is going to be 86 this summer!!!

... to be somewhat sad that I don't have many any friends here yet. 

... to be excited that my house is almost completely unpacked, about 95%. Best part was opening up boxes containing old photos. 

... to be frustrated that my garage is about 95% a mess. 

... to be missing Europe, traveling, and European food and drink, and all things living overseas. 

... to be over the moon my Dad is coming to visit. 

... to feel old that my daughter is 19 years old and finishing her first year of college! WoW!

... to be excited that my perennials are looking lovely! 

... to love getting my hands dirty in everything from gardening to crafting. There is such a sense of pride of watching something grow that you planted, or looking at a craft you made adorn your front door. (I just completed both of those!)

... to be starting my weight loss journey for the tenth billionth time and to be pissed that I am 10-15 lbs heavier than I was when we left Germany. 

... to be excited for the Color Run I signed up for on May 17th! WOOHOO!

... to NOT be excited about the military ball I have to attend tonight. I don't know anyone, and I'm expected to have fun. Thankfully, I have fun with my hubby! :)

... to have SOOOO many things to be Ok about, because I don't write this post on a regular basis. LOL

Hey It's NOT always Ok, Sometimes It's Ugh

Hey Hey everyone! So my fellow blogger Amber does a Tuesday piece called "Hey It's Ok." She got the idea from Glamour magazine and it lists things to be okay about. I occasionally join in, but I am always a day late and a dollar short. So here is my latest installment of "Hey It's Ok" on Wednesday.

I need to preface this Ok piece with the fact that I have been under an incredible amount of stress lately. So this might seem ugly or harsh or maybe even angry.... be warned! 

-----------------------------

It's Ok...

... to get so frustrated and angry with my 13 year old son that I call him a "dick" or an "asshole." Probably not the best parenting, but it sure does beat spanking him. 

.... to have purchased so much new furniture for the house that I am afraid that when they deliver it, I won't have enough room. 

... to be so pissed at the realtors for not being considerate enough to call me to cancel an appointment this afternoon. 

.... to be grateful my husband had the presence of mind to call and confirm the realtor walk-through appointment this afternoon. Yea, that's how we found out they wouldn't have the house ready for the final walk-through. 

Photo by the OwnerBuilder Network

.... to be REALLY excited about our new house despite how long it seems to be taking to close on this damn thing! 

.... to be REALLY REALLY excited about planning my outdoor projects: flower beds, mulching, butterfly bushes, upright garden and that's just my spring projects! 

.... to have my Pinterest rehab project in mind: rehabbing an old window frame. Can't wait!

.... to be ready to have my own things around me. It's weird how material objects help you feel more connected to yourself and make you feel "at home".

.... to be ready to start running again. I have found at least 1 race a month that I plan on joining. I need the motivation. My first one: The Big Nasty Mud Run on April 5th!

.... to NOT be impressed at all with hubby's newest show "addiction"- Storage Wars. Ugh that show is  just unit after unit of shit left behind by Californians. 

.... to be BE impressed with this year's American Idol. Sadly, it's the only one I have ever watched passed the auditions. Hah!

.... to be bored with The Walking Dead. I totally get character development, and I honestly have been very impressed with the writing and acting. However, I'm waiting for the group to reconvene and I'm getting impatient. Actually I'm friggin' worried that it will be the season finale and then they will regroup and I'll have to wait until next season. Shit!

.... to be angry that every damn PCS has its challenges and I'm ready for this move to over with, pronto. Oddly enough, as a military spouse you would think I was more open to change- well guess what, change sucks! 

.... to be ready for the weekend.... since Monday.  

Hey It's Ok....

Hey everyone! So my fellow blogger Amber does a Tuesday piece called "Hey It's Ok." She got the idea from Glamour magazine and it lists things to be okay about. I occasionally join in, but I am always a day late and a dollar short. So here is my latest installment of "Hey It's Ok"

__________

It's Ok to be exhausted at the end of the day- between a new puppy and homeschooling, HOLY SHIT I'm tired. 

Jackson- 11 weeks old

It's Ok to feel overwhelmed with all the TV show choices out there in Cableland. After 2+ years without cable, I feel like a TV-holic. 

It's Ok to be really excited that our household goods (HHG) arrived yesterday!!!! *happy dance*

It's Ok to be depressed that I don't have a house yet to have said HHGs delivered. March 14th is the date to watch! *wink*

It's Ok that I am learning more Math now as a Learning Coach (homeschool stuff) than I did in high school. I can calculate surface are and volume, but I damn sure couldn't do that shit when my grades depended on it! 

It's Ok that I take pleasure in knowing that every restaurant I go to here in Savannah has sweet tea, and I mean Southern sweet tea.

It's Ok that the quietest part of my day takes place at 7:00 am when it's me and my cup o' Joe. It's all downhill from there. 

It's Ok that the latest round of Former Spouse v. Us has inspired me to look into an old dream of mine... to be a lawyer. Law school here I come? *wincing as I realize how old I am*

It's Ok that like always, this is done on Wednesday and NOT Tuesday. *wink & nudge to Amber*

Hey It's Ok Tuesday... on Wednesday

Hey everyone! So my fellow blogger Amber does a Tuesday piece called "Hey It's Ok." She got the idea from Glamour magazine and it lists things to be okay about. I occasionally join in, but I am always a day late and a dollar short. So here is my latest install of "Hey It's Ok"

_______________

It's Ok to feel like my weeks drag arse and my weekends fly by. It's ok to hate this feeling.

It's Ok that I am pissed that I talked to my friends more when I was in a time zone six hours ahead of them.

It's Ok that I want to start running again, but I have to start slow since I haven't done it in months, and my body is betraying me every which way from Sunday.

It's Ok that I miss my king size bed now that we are in a full. Huge difference!

It's Ok that I am not cut out for this pseudo home schooling life. The daily struggle of teaching my own unmotivated child is wearing me down.

It's Ok that I wish I had some of the snow they have up the eastern seaboard.

It's Ok that I wish someone would slap the shit outta the Biebs and give him a good head-ass alignment check.

It's Ok that I am watching the hell outta the Olympics, and feel like Team USA is getting screwed on the scoring.

It's Ok that I think Jenna Bush Hager has a great job doing- what again? Oh and she has no rhythm at all.

It's Ok that I feel like I haven't found what I am supposed to do with my life, and I'm hitting 40. That is ok right?

As always- it's Ok that I always tend to submit this on Wednesday and not Tuesday. *wink. smile*

It's Ok Tuesday... on Wednesday.

Hello everyone! Hooking up with Amber at Airing My Dirty Laundry, One Sock at a Time to join in her Tuesday feature: Hey It's Ok.

----------------------------------------------------------------

It's been a week full of angst and anger and anxiety and just plain old piss and vinegar. Yea I know, it's only Wednesday. Next week will be better. Next week I am on Norwegian Cruise Lines sailing the Med. *deep sigh*

Here goes:

It's OK-

*  To be angry that your son through dirty laundry in a basket of clean clothes. DOH!

* To want to kill someone only 10 mins after you wake up in the morning. That's normal right??

* To be excited to be leaving on a cruise in less than 7 days! 

* To be worried about the back and neck pain I have been experiencing.

* To cry when you hit your head on the car door frame SO HARD that it rattles your teeth and you instantly get dizzy. Fooking A!

* To be a raging bitch because on Wednesday your house doesn't look like you spent 4 hours cleaning it on Monday- of the SAME WEEK!!! (And I have ADULTS living in my home, not small children!)

* To really want a puppy! 

* To be pissed hubby won't let me get a puppy. 

* To be concerned about the public schools in our next duty station, which are NOT good. 

* To be shocked at the cost of private schools in the south. Holy Socks!

* To be excited about the Walking Dead theme Halloween block party tomorrow night!!!!

  OH AND DON'T forget to click on the  VOTE FOR ME block below! Thanks! :)

Hey it's Ok Tuesday.... a day late.

Hello everyone! Hooking up with Amber at Airing My Dirty Laundry, One Sock at a Time to join in her Tuesday feature: Hey It's Ok.

---------------------------------------------------------

Hey it's Ok

*  To be nervous, worried and anxious about our next PCS move, especially since we don't have order but we do have a DEROS date of 16 Jan 2014. 

*  To be worried about being stationed so close to family (same town)- new concept alert!

*  To be pissed that my American dollar sucks ass against the Euro. 

*  To be sad and disappointed that my family's Christmas vacay (in lieu of presents) to Ireland is cancelled because apparently $3K is STILL NOT enough saved because of #3. 

*  To be concerned about finding gainful employment as a teacher again...ever again.

*  To be excited about my BFF and Ma coming for TurkeyDay and Christmas, respectively. 

*  To be thankful my daughter didn't get hurt in her recent car accident. 

* To be pissed that said accident might have totaled the car.

* To be writing again, on my blog, on my schedule. *smile*

What's OK in your world?

Hey It's Ok...

I try to link up with the Whispering Writer for a feature she does  "Hey It's Okay Tuesdays." I love the freeness of the topic, but usually have a hard time getting in on Tuesdays. This week was no exception. :)

Thanks for the Tuesday inspiration on Wednesday Amber!

--------------------------

Hey It's Ok...

* That I have very little clue what's going on in the world since I don't have cable. I can't really watch the news and I don't enjoy reading articles on the web. Whomever coined the phrase ignorance is bliss was spot on!

*To be embarrassed to have met the new incoming commander after I just got done with a 4 mile run. Couldn't. Breathe. *heave ho*  Smelled. Like. Ass.  Oh well!

* To have eaten devoured 3/4 bag of Salt and Pepper Kettle Chips. YUM! Right after biking 7 miles and running 1.5 miles. Isn't that the best time to eat them?

*To be back on the "rename my blog" kick. I have a ton of ideas, but I still can't find the right one. It's very f-ing frustrating. DAMMIT!

*To be happy and proud of myself for being able to run 4 miles without puking, passing out or even dying (which I thought would be a good solution for ending the madness of running). 

*To be UNhappy about shin splints, cramps and oversized boobs in a sports bra. 

* To get angry when someone speaks to me in German and I politely say "Ich spreche kein Deutsch" and they rattle off more German. HELLO???? I just said in your language that "I don't speak German".  Actually had a women say to me (in English) that I spoke great German, and continued to speak to me in German. Really?? Mastering one phrase is not mastering the entire language, but thanks for the compliment. 

* To be sad that Bear did not get voted as Patrol Leader (Boy Scouts). He was bummed out for a hot minute or 15, but it's nothing Xbox can't cheer up. Thanks Microsoft!

* To find it amusing that my 11 year old was asking me about CISPA (new legislation) and I knew very little about it. He was concerned about his rights. That's muh smart boy!

* That I almost always post this on Wednesday and not on Tuesdays.

*Like it when you read...love it when you comment!*

VOTE Daily! 1 Click= 1 Vote
You can do it! Thanks!

Hey It's Okay Tuesday!

I try to link up with the Whispering Writer for a feature she does on Hey It's Okay Tuesdays. I love the freeness of the topic, but usually have a hard time getting in on Tuesdays. As a result I have missed the last few Tuesdays.... so I'm trying to catch up. Here is a list of Okays that have been accumulating for the last two weeks.
Thanks for the Tuesday inspiration Amber!


_________________________
Hey It's Okay...

To be so thrilled to have hubby home! What more can do I need to say about that?

To be a bit frustrated that my schedule hasn't gotten back to normal since hubby got home from deployment. I am trying out this new flexibility thing. I'll let you know how it goes!

To be freaking ecstatic that I ran 3.5 miles today and I didn't die, pass out or puke! I might be able to run in a triathlon after all.

To be working out like a fiend and my motivation to be a vain one. When we go back to the states in 3 weeks for my stepson's graduation I want to look good and svelte, damn good actually. His mother has called me a fat cow and told my husband that I wasn't "sportable." WTF does that mean? I'll show her "sportable." Hmph!

To be tickled that I finally was able to sign up for Top Mommy Blogs and to be accepted. I don't know what that matters but it does.

That hubby, the kids and I are going away for the weekend for a mostly paid trip to the Austrian/German Alps. The only catch, and not a bad one, is that we have to attend a marriage retreat. I am actually excited about that! Thank you Army Chaplains and Strong Bonds!

To be diving in head first into being a Boy Scout parent. It's the first time I have been able to be an active parent in something my kids do and I am going full bore! Committee member and all.

To be angry that I have already been told by the local high school that they won't be hiring Social Studies teachers for next year. That means possibly another year without teaching. Uggh.

To be frustrated with the scope and magnitude of my son's STEM project. What happened to good old fashioned Science Fair experiments? Now they have these elaborate projects and he even has to take pictures and collect data that he can graph. Really? I wouldn't have issue with it, if it was something they had been preparing them to do all year.

To be pissed that I just had to wipe 359 songs from my daughter's iPod because her dumb butt decided to put shareware on there and corrupt her files. Nice job Einstein!

To still considered our old home, that we sold, mine. I posted a Facebook request to my old friends in MD to check on the status of all my flowers and spring plants. They are doing fine. It warms my heart! :)

To be pissy by all this rainy cold weather. Where the hell is springtime in Germany dammit?

That I STILL haven't started on my grad work that is now due May 15th. I have to kick my arse into gear or I will fail. I think I am waiting for more pressure to get it done.

To be sad that we sold my Honda, and at the same time OVER THE MOON that I got a new car! Thank you!

Hey It's Okay... To be Okay... With being Okay. :)



*Like it when you read...love it when you comment!*

I just made it to the list for Top Mommy Blogs! Now I need your votes! So please click on this link to vote for me!

Hey It's Ok to be Pissed, Tuesday

I try to link up with the Whispering Writer on Tuesday for Hey It's Ok, Tuesdays. Today I am particularly  pissed about things. So my Hey It's Okay, is all about being okay with being pissed! So for the angry rant... here goes and my apologies!

---------------------------
Hey It's Ok....

To be pissed that some jackass pulled into my driveway to make a U-turn and hit my husband's parked car.


To be pissed that they pulled away without even ding-dong ditching us. What they did do was leave a flatten tire and red paint on our white car. Thanks, Asshole!



To be pissed that several of my daughter's high school teachers are quite crappy, and incompetent at best. At worst, lazy and underperforming.



To be pissed that my son's 5th grade teacher believes that handouts are the way to teach EVERYTHING. He came home with a handout on eczema and another on amoebas. Really?



To be pissed that I can't get a job teaching here (Germany) because the same teachers mentioned above are tenured in those positions.



To be pissed at myself because I don't know if I want to continue doing what I am doing, which is working at a local pub or actually get a full-time job doing something else. What else? I have no idea.



To be pissed that after months of a deployment my husband's commander isn't going to approve block leave. (Basically it's vacation time for all non-military readers.) Thanks, MAJ BF! (oh and BF doesn't stand for Best Friend.)



To have bought lamps for my bedroom and my living room on Friday, and I still haven't put them together. They are sitting in my living room in the box they came in.



To be pissed that I didn't know Snooki was pregnant. Don't we need a license to procreate? We need one for just about everything else? (Sarcasm- for those who think I would want the government to interfere in procreation.)




To be pissed that I can't vote in the primaries, and my absentee ballot for the presidential election will more than likely not be counted. Let's not even speak of the choices in candidates we have so far. I would rather tunnel to the center of the Earth.... with a spork.




To be pissed that I am always a day late on these Hey It's Ok Tuesdays!




To be pissed that I am pissed.





*like it when you read....love it when you comment!*

Hey, It's Ok Tuesdays on Wednesday

Hello everyone! Hooking up with Amber at Airing My Dirty Laundry, One Sock at a Time to join in her Tuesday feature: Hey It's Ok.

----------------
Hey It's Ok...


To get the giggles when the only guy in my yoga class busts ass when we moved into the cat's pose. Yes I was the only who chuckled out loud.


To have not yet started finishing my graduate portfolio even though it's due the second week in April. Right?


To get pissy when I visit other blogs and they have the same background I do. I wind up wasting HOURS of my life attempting to change it, only to end up back where I was.


To get pissy-er when I am looking for new blog backdrops and all I keep finding is all this girly foo-foo crap.


To have found two new sites to obsess over: Pinterest & Budget Bytes. Love them!


To be losing so much hair in the shower that it looks like I crapped a small woodland animal. We won't talk about the chia pet that comes out of the drain when I clean it out.



To run errands in my work out clothes and still stinky from the gym. It keeps people at bay.



To be posting this on Wednesday because I forgot about it yesterday. :)





*I like it when you read....love it when you comment!*

Hey, It's Okay

So the Whispering Writer has her "Hey, It's Ok" weekly posts and I am joining in this week!

------------------------------------------------
Hey It's Okay...

To be frustrated that flags were flown at half mast for Whitney Houston. She was a great singer who wrecked her career by using drugs, why are we glorifying that?

To have watched the first 3 seasons of True Blood in a week and feel slightly addicted to the show. Can't wait for my next fix of V.

To get pissed at those people who have that obnoxiously loud conversation in a store or patient waiting room. You know the kind of conversation that everyone feels they are a part of because they are talking octaves above normal? I just want to scream and tell them that no one cares so STFU!

That my son had a Nerf gun war weeks ago, and I am still recovering Nerf darts from behind and underneath the furniture. I think those darts reproduce on their own.

That after I can't find matches to socks I just dump them in a sock basket. I think there is a dryer conspiracy with the sock company. The dryer loses them so that you have to buy new batches of socks. Isn't that what the lint trap is- missing socks?

To force feed my child some traveling fun, he can't always be glued to the Xbox. It is forced family adventures, and he will like it dammit.

To be completely in love with my Apple products. I am not sure what I did before I became Apple whore, which has only been in the last 7 months. I love my iPhone, iPod, iPad, iMac. What will I do if they take away my i's?

To have a ghost IP address so that I can watch Hulu. How else will I get American TV in Germany?

To miss my hubby so much that it aches, which in turn makes me bitchy. I hate being bitchy!

To really have taken a liking to this Pinterest thing! My daughter thinks I am social media whore. She could be right.





*I like it when you read... I love it when you comment!*

It's Okay in Deutschland

Today I am linking up with the WhisperingWriter at Airing My Dirt Laundry, One Sock at a Time for "Hey, It's Okay Tuesday (or any day)." It's a hilarious blog and great fun to read! So today I am going to join her in listing the things that I am Okay with being Okay with. Okay?

-----------------------
Hey It's okay...

    ...that my house isn't 100% spotless. No one notices but me anyways.



    ...that I bought 4 different laundry detergents to get my laundry to smell like my friend Jill's laundry. See my son stayed over at her house for 4 days and loved the way his laundry smelled. So he asked me to get his laundry to smell "like Ms. Jill's does". Thanks Jill!



    ...that I miss my husband like crazy! I even miss him constantly groping and grabbing me, because that would mean that he was actually here.



   ....that I miss my DirecTv and DVR. I haven't watched real TV since we got here in July, and I miss American TV dammit!



   ...that I worked out for 140 minutes tonight only to top it off with a Popeye's biscuit. Seriously, who puts a Popeye's across the street from the gym? Only the Air Force.



   ...that I have grey hairs that my children think is hilarious to pluck out, and I let them. Vanity much?



   ...that I talked to my parents more now as a result of distance and Voxer than I ever did when we lived stateside. Feeling like a crappy daughter these days.



   ...that I miss my friends, my old job and my old house. I feel like a stranger in a strange land except I have my family and things with me. Wait doesn't that make it home now?



   ...that I was invited to attend a birthday party at the pub that I work at. The kicker is that I am working that night, so isn't attendance mandatory? Should I even RSVP?


   ...that I have to be in the top three for Bejeweled Blitz every week, and I work to make sure that I am.

And it's just the first week. ;)