Several excuses are always less convincing than one. ~Aldous Huxley

I realize that my blogging has been sporadic lately, and I'm here to apologize. I'd love to be able to tell you that I went on a technology fast, or I escaped to an exotic island somewhere with no computer, no phone, or no mosquitos, but none of that is true. However, I do have my reasons....

10 Reasons I Haven't Blogged in a Week

10. It's tournament week

I've been coaching cheer, which has eaten up a lot of my free time.

9. The Bachelor is back on TV

I haven't even watched an episode, but I feel like it might be worth mentioning.

8. I'm having Blogger's Block

I'm considering seeing my doctor about it, but I'm not sure that it's a real disease.

7. There haven't been any snow days this week.

I haven't had to work a regular 5 day work week since the week of December 13th, so I got used to having extra blog time. Cut a girl a break. 

6. There is a major bathroom re-model going on around here.

I'll be honest, I've done very little to help in this effort to this point, but I provide moral support. Trust me, Internet, my moral support is really good. I'm not sure if my dad would be able to dry wall without it.

5. My dog ate my blog.

Okay, this one is not real, but Kody likes it when he gets mentioned on the blog. 

4. My camera is broken

I haven't been taking a lot of pictures lately, and I think all blog posts need a picture, so it's tough for me to blog without the pictures.

3. My friends and family aren't as exciting as they used to be

That's not true at all, but I'm running out of excuses.

2. You all set the bar too high

They say when you can't blame some thing, blame some one, so I'm blaming you, Internet.

1. I've been busy

Did you think I was going to come up with something exciting for number one? So did I, but I couldn't come up with anything....I'm blaming blogger's block.

:j

He says to the snow, "Fall on the earth," and to the rainfall, "Be a mighty downpour." Job 37:6

I'm snowed in. I want to blog, but I'm having blogger's block. So instead you can listen to the same music I'm listening to as I watch the scene above out my window.

:j

Goals are dreams with deadlines. -Diana Scharf Hunt

It's time for a 27 things update! Some of you may remember my list of 27 things I want to accomplish before turning 27 (on October 17th), but if you don't just click the link and you can read the list.

As I was reading over the list for this post, I pondered in my heart why on earth I told the entire internet that I would run a 5k, knit a scarf, or give up sweets. Why didn't I commit to walking Kody around the block once or twice, buying more yarn for my ever growing collection, or giving up broccoli? Those are things I could do. None the less, the list has been made, and I am sticking to it.

Onto the things I have accomplished.


#9 - Finish decorating my mud room - DONE
        The final product can be seen here.

#11 - Take 1 photo every day - Eh.
        This was going really well, but then my "good" camera broke. (aka my non-point-and-shoot) It's getting fixed, though.

#15 - Read 50 books - 2 down, 48 to go
        I have read: Matched and The Cupcake Queen (both teen lit). I am not counting books that I'd already started before writing the list, so that rules out 6 other books, and I am certain that I'm forgetting a lot of books because I average 3 books a week.

#18 - Try a new restaurant - DONE
        Since writing the list I have tried a couple of restaurants. The first was West Side Grill in Lee's Summit, and the second was Fire Side Subs in Overland Park. The sub place was AMAZING. Seriously. I may have dreamed about them later. Oh, I also had a sandwich at a coffee shop that was remarkably good. Not really a restaurant, but worth mentioning.

That's all I've accomplished so far. I'm going to start goal #19 tomorrow. Wish me luck.

:j