Life in Words.

What would you do with more time? What are you NOT doing now because you don't have time? If you keep reading, I promise NOT to tell you that there is enough time in the day if you just MAKE time. It is not true. I am here to tell you that all of that is a load of crap. If you feel like you don't have enough time to do everything you want to do, it’s because you don't have enough time to do everything you want to do. Have you seen that stupid Pinterest thing with the girl with the perfect body telling you that not working out because you don't have time is just an excuse? I want to punch her in the face and abs and butt. My guess is that she is a) either a trainer who works out for a living, b) 23 with no kids, or c) a model who got stuck on this annoying picture on Pinterest and now all of her friends hate her because they think the words are hers. Since leaving my job, I have realized how valuable time is and have spent many minutes of that valuable time wonderi...

Inspired by another "random thoughts" blog, here is mine for today. 1. I decided today that one of my favorite things about where I live is seeing the babies wrapped in blankets or towels on their mom's backs. You see a lady walking along and then she turns a little and you see these beautiful dark eyes peek out. The babies are often sleeping as if absolutely nothing is going on around them or just riding along as content as anything. Cutest thing ever. 2. The sun really shines almost every single day here. Some weather facts for you: The average temperature in Johannesburg, South Africa is 16.2 °C (61 °F). The range of average monthly temperatures is 10 °C. The warmest average max/ high temperature is 26 °C (79 °F) in January & December. The coolest average min/ low temperature is 4 °C (39 °F) in June, July. Johannesburg receives on average 849 mm (33.4 in) of precipitation annually or 71 mm (2.8 in) each month. The month with the driest weather is June w...

...and it’s your attitude lady! I got to pick Ben up a little early from preschool today so I decided it was FINALLY time to visit the Bryanston Organic Market that is right down the road from my house. Why haven't I been there yet? Probably because it’s so obvious. It’s right there. It’s too easy. Anyway, Quinn, Ben, and I made our way through the booths which were filled with lots of little treasures...very cool. After a nutritious lunch of organic chocolate chip cookies and organic gelato (I think we really tapped into the whole organic thing...eat well, live well, blah blah blah), the boys found a sandbox to play in. I reminded Ben not to eat or throw the sand and my accent caught the attention of a lady sitting on the edge of the sand with her granddaughter and Bad Attitude (sorry...didn't catch her name). Lady says, "Where are YOU from?" I say, "north of Chicago," which I have found to be much much easier than saying Wisconsin. No one outside of t...