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September 25, 2011

Spotlight: Daily Plate of Crazy

There are two things I love equally about blogging– my blog and your blogs. With that in mind, once a week I’ll be devoting some space to one of the blogs I read. Prepare yourselves to be introduced to the gazillion facets of my personality because the scope of the blogs I read is vast, wide, and assorted like a jumbo box of chocolates.

This week’s blog: Daily Plate of Crazy

I’ve seen many blogs attempt daily posting. They almost always fail miserably or they generate some pretty silly posts that are just all-around weak or over time they become increasingly repetitive (like where I feel GRS is lately). This is not a problem over at Daily Plate of Crazy who manages to generate quality posts every single day. I’m totally jealous. But more than that, I’m totally grateful.

Her subjects are varied: dating, single motherhood, empty nest, midlife womanhood, gender issues, raising teenagers, self-esteem, and on and on. But the essays are all well-written and carefully thought out. She often elaborates or provides commentary on interesting news pieces. And sometimes, she just lets her emotions take the lead– frustration, loneliness, confusion, humor, whatever. Nothing seems off-limits– even her own doubt on whether writing daily accomplishes anything, affects anything, makes a difference.

It’s refreshing to read her writing because it flies in the face of so many other blogs (not all, of course)– the vocabulary is eloquent, the essays are long but concise, and she does a great job of pointing a reader to other very intelligent and worthwhile reading as well.

Have you discovered Daily Plate of Crazy? Do you try and write daily?

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August 19, 2011

Happy Friday, indeed!

I’ve mentioned before how there are moments in your life where you just really plow ahead. Every step feels right and it’s like the path is trying to unfold before you as quickly and beautifully as you’re walking it.

This week has turned into one of those kinds of weeks. Everything just feels so right.

Yesterday was my 31st birthday. I had a very lovely and low-key dinner with my family and friends at my favorite Mexican restaurant in Miami– Mi Rinconcito Mexicano. You may remember it from my Forbidden Wedding post as my ideal place to host my post-wedding-that-will-never-happen-dinner. I got showered with lovely presents including some clothes and purses and roses and a gift card and tickets to Cirque Eloize’s iD show this Sunday night. I was very overwhelmed with love and happiness and everything wonderful.

And today, I’ve been finding out good news, on top of good news, on top of more good news.

It started this morning when someone congratulated me on Google + for winning a Donna Freedman giveaway. Moi? No way! But, I looked and sure enough– I was a winner of a $20 Amazon gift card in her most recent Swag Bucks Sign-Up giveaway! Yay!

And then, I logged into my Swag Bucks account and wouldn’t you know it? I earned my 450 SB. For those of you who don’t know, that meant I was eligible to redeem enough Swag Bucks for a $5 Amazon gift card.

That sound you hear is my happy dance of awesome.

But wait, there’s more.

I actually got through to someone at the Miami-Dade County’s clerk of the courts’ Child Support Division (holy mouthful). Getting through to them is sort of like those little wooden triangle games at Cracker Barrel with the pegs– you get close, but never actually win. They’re only available from 9 AM to 12 PM and the automated system doesn’t really work properly either. But today,  it worked for me and I even spoke with a real live person who was amazingly helpful and sweet and huggable.

Do you know what she told me?

They mailed my child support check yesterday. And she directed me to the website I could fill out a form for direct deposit. my very first child support check as a result of the Income Deduction Order is on its way to me!

Ok that sound is my rendition of Hallelujah.

But wait! There’s a little tiny bit more!

I came to my WordPress site to write a new post for today and noticed an interesting referrer. I clicked it and discovered this blog, my fourth baby if you will, has been selected as a finalist for CBS Miami’s 2011 Most Valuable Blogger Award in the Lifestyle category.The voting has opened and runs until September 9 allowing one vote per day in each category.

You might not be able to actually hear the sound that I made when I saw that but I can assure you any and all animals with keen senses did.

If you have found this blog because of that nomination, I’d like to say– Welcome and thank you so much for coming to see me! You can check out my Re: Mutant Supermodel page to learn the facts about me. Or you can see my Single Mom Resources that includes my favorite Single Mom posts, my growing collection of links to other single mom blogs, and other single mom resources. And if you want to get a great idea of what this blog is all about, you can see my recent 7 Links Project post that links you to some of my most popular content.

And if you’re here because you’re a loyal reader, I just want to thank you again for being part of this amazing community and for always encouraging and supporting me, my writing, and my mission. I see any nod to this blog not as a nod solely to me, but a nod to this whole community which you are very much a part of.

So, here’s wishing everyone an amazing, magical, confident, smooth weekend!

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July 1, 2011

I sit here blogging

Monday through Friday, with the exceptions of sick days, vacation days, and holidays, I sit here. I eat breakfast. I do job-related work. I drift through Facebook. I eat lunch. I check news outlets. I read blogs. And I write my blog.

It’s as an ideal situation as it isn’t. As much as I look forward to my breaks from job work, it’s sometimes hard to make the transition. Also, I work at another office twice a week with a much less private setting. Sometimes I’ve blogged from there but it’s not enjoyable.

My stress levels, I’ve noticed, have been coming down recently. I know a huge chunk of it has to do with an increase in income from Ex. It’s sad that connection still exists. I’ve tried legal measures to have it resolved but apparently his employer is ignoring the Income Deduction Order.

I think another thing is the summer. The longer days mean later bed times. I’m just not as rushed and pressed to cook and get everyone to bed. They’re not waking up much later than during the school time, but for some reason I’m not as crazy about it.

The decrease in stress levels is freeing up certain parts of my brain which is also causing a jam of different sorts.

I’m overwhelmed with ideas.

So, many times my experience has been that I sit right there, and don’t know where to begin. I idle. I make things up. I think of new things. I do something half-heartedly and have another flash of inspiration.

Something’s brewing in me and I need to get it out. I’m destined for something bigger than what I’m living. I feel it moving in the current but can’t exactly pinpoint it.

This post has been inspired by Calliope‘s Blog Summer Camp. I’m not sure if I’ll be participating all summer but today’s prompt resonated with me. If you’re here from Summer Camp, welcome to the blog. Here are a few of the more recent posts readers have been enjoying:

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