pick me! pick me!

this morning
in a fit of inspiration
i entered a contest on my local cbc radio station
in which i had to share our "little nicknames" for one another
in time for valentines day...
it was to win flowers, chocolates and books...
i want to win.

so with that in mind,
this is not only the letter i sent in
but also what was just read in full on the radio
(much to my children's chagrin, teehee)

Good moming,

I sent an email through your website, but then heard this address being announced
so thought I should make sure I get the right one.

A little history may be good to tell beforehand.
My husband and i are both confirmed computer fanatics.
I would give up my telephone and tv before i would let go of my internet connection.
My husband is the same.

Because of this "shared interest" and the fact that we each have our own
computers set up side-by-side...we have earned these sweet nicknames:
I answer to geekgirl, geek and my favorite, "my l'il geekgirl".
My husband is undeniably OGG...which stands for online gaming geek...

we are what we are.

You asked about names for our children? We have those as well...
my daughter, when born, had a bad case of cradle cap earning her the moniker
of "onionhead" because her head was always peeling.
My son has always had a rather large head in comparison to his body
and was so energetic that he sucked up all my creative energy and therefore
was rewarded with only "bighead" as a name...which he will still answer to at six.

Signed sincerely,
Geekgirl
:)

i so want those books.
ps...what are your nicknames?

ch-ch-changes...

i'm considering switching to
typepad....
i don't know...
i want a change...
i'm scared to lose all that i have already done though...
any comments from anyone that uses
typepad?
or another one that someone can recommend?

or maybe i should just stick where i am...
sigh...
i dunno...
i'm on the fence.

friday's list


this sunrise...
kids not crying any more than usual, if not any less...
no mail, which meant...no bills!
half an hour of stolen quiet time to spend with an oprah magazine...
a fushia and red handmade valentine from six...
six's comment "i love you as much as i can love you"...
a finished lime green head kerchief knit by me...
a supportive conversation with my husband about all the things he thinks
i am capable of...
the promise of the weekend ahead, gloriously unspoken for, unplanned, mine...

happy friday
:)


this is the bandana/kerchief experiment that i am currently working on...
i'm pretty happy with the colors
and can't wait to finish it.
sorry for the poor quality pictures...
i wanna new camera! wah. wah.

the other thing i can't wait for?
friday.
actually...
friday night.
friday at roughly 5:15 to be precise.
this week cannot end fast enough.
in case you haven't guessed
or anticipated
today sucked.

sucked.
sucked.
sucked.

heres to hoping that tomorrow is a fresh start.
i need one.

speaking volumes...


i just wrote my morning pages and a big
theme today is "what do i want to do
with my life" yet again...

i met with my instructors from my early childhood
education course today and a big theme
of the conversation revolved around,
(you guessed it)
"what does geekgirl want to be
when she grows up"

then i read simple abundance tonight
and it spoke volumes to me...

"Today take a real risk that can change your life:
start thinking of yourself as an artist and your
life as a work-in-progress. Works-in-progress
are never perfect. But changes can be made
to the rough draft during rewrites. Another
color can be added to the canvas. The film
can be tightened during editing. Art evolves.
So does life. Art is never stagnant. Neither
is life. The beautiful, authentic life you are
creating for yourself and those you love is
your art. It's the highest art. "Since you are
like no other being ever created since the
beginning of time, you are incomparable,"
writer Brenda Ueland reminds you."

what i have taken from this
is that i should not be hard on myself
for not knowing what i want to do...
i should be happy that i am fluid
and open-minded and full of ideas...
i should be looking at it as a positive
rather than a negative...
and then,
i should be acting on some of those ideas.