October 12th, 2012

~ I want Jack Skellington’s suit! (Facebook)

October 13th, 2012

~ That awkward moment when you lose sight of the unknown insect that’s been hovering around you. . . Where did it go? (Facebook)

~ Some people have this awesome ability of turning your worst days into your best ones! (Facebook)

October 14th, 2012

~ It’s sad that as we grow older, we can no longer skip things because we’re “not feeling well”. . . (Twitter)

~ When my phone was manufactured, I think it never guessed it would see that much food and bathrooms! (Twitter)

~ I’ve always believed in signs, but for some stupid unknown reason I never consider ALL of them. . . (Facebook)

~ Of course, AVG wants to restart the laptop while I am formatting a flash memory and copying files! (Facebook)

October 15th, 2012

~ When you wake up to the sound of roosters and the smell of sheep, you have to double check whether you’re still in the city! (Facebook)

~ Sometimes, just for fun, I read my horoscopes on Facebook. A certain sentence stopped me on today. . .

“You also want to keep your eyes open to the possibilities around you, as your frustrations have been leading you to miss something that might be right in front of you.”

As well as. . .

“Important negotiations can be brought to a successful close, and the results are likely to be favorable for you.”

What kind of sorcery is this? Have they been living with me? Or are all Libras having the same events happening in their lives at the same time? I know it’s lame to rely on something like that, but I’ve always believed in signs.

October 16th, 2012

~ Everything happens for a reason, but we don’t always have the luxury of knowing said reason. (Facebook)

I started my grocery shopping mid afternoon on Sunday… browsed up and down every single aisle. Picked up food for lunch and dinner for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Mac and Cheese for Sunday: Comfort Food
Fresh Salmon Filets and Brussels sprouts for Monday: Back on the straight and narrow for the work week
Homemade Tacos with healthy trimmings for Tuesday: needing a little iron in some red meat!

I also made sure to grab a handful of skinless, boneless chicken breasts and 2 big containers of low sodium chicken broth. I already had a white onion, fresh herbs, and fresh garlic at my apartment. A few more items before checking out: quinoa, Brussels sprouts, lettuce, broccolinis, lemons, some green apples, and two different types of sauce. Off I went. Back home to turn on the crockpot and start preparing for the week.

Now, let me preface something: I am not the biggest fan on bringing my own lunch to work. A sandwich normally gets soggy before I have time to eat it, and by the time lunch does come around, I am usually craving something completely different than what I have packed. Damn tastebuds! I am trying to be a little more fiscally responsible and healthy, by packing my own lunch (as well as CBH’s).

Anyways, back to my Sunday project. I rinsed four boneless, skinless chicken breasts, poked them with a fork a few times to let the juices eventually seep in. Trimmed the fat. Tossed them into my crockpot. Added a sliced onion, a handful of fresh garlic cloves, fresh thyme, rosemary, and a few other fresh herbs. A little sea salt, and some fresh ground pepper. Then I topped everything with the chicken broth, submerging the chicken entirely. Placed the lid on top, and cooked on high for about 3-4 hours. (Or on low for 7-8 hours. Chicken needs to be at least 170*F before eating, so make sure you test the temperature before removing from the crockpot.)

After the chicken was done cooking, I removed them from the crockpot, and with two forks, shredded all four into small pieces. These pieces I have used for lunch for both CBH and I. Added them to quinoa with cooked vegetables and sauces, as well as salads. The four chicken breasts have already made four hearty meals, are a great source of protein, and I still have some left over. Granted, it won’t be great all week, but up until Wednesday, it will be fine.

Enjoy!

xo.jlw

[Hers + His.]

[Understated.] 

[Forest Specimens.] 

[So Blue.]

[Outlined.] 

It’s a work in progress.  So far, it’s only ocean…

Another thing I thought would represent me is this blog.  This is a fairly new blog, and as you might know, it took me a lot of courage to start up.  But looking at the blog so far, there are many things that do represent my past, present and future written on here.  So I’ve go through and taken some excerpts from my plentiful previous posts that I suppose represent me.

Stumbling Phrases:  ”My life is filled with stumbling phrases.  As I continue my apprentissage of French, I continue to utter stumbling phrases.  And the more I am absorbed in French, the more my English phrases start to stumble.  My year will be filled with stumbling phrases as a teacher en formation, but I hope they will stumble less as I become more fluent -in spoken languages, and in the language of a teacher.”

Courage: “I’m not a writer, yet I’m writing.  Writing does not come naturally, nor does sharing my thoughts.”

Timidité: “In any case, I would say that I can be timide sometimes.  If you know me, you might be agreeing right now, or you might be disagreeing.  Think back to when you first met me.  Well, I knew I would be timide going into my practicum school for the first time.  I am normally fairly outgoing when it comes to kids, except for when it’s a new situation, in which case I’m timide.”

October 4th, 2012

~ One word alone can enlighten you or just confuse the shit out of your head. . . One word! (Originally posted on Facebook)

October 5th, 2012

~ I don’t like vacations. In fact, I think I hate vacations. Breaks are nice, but vacations? Totally not my thing.

October 7th, 2012

~ Tap water around 11 in the morning.

~ Pizza; one more reason why I’d like to go to Italy! (Originally posted on Facebook)

October 9th, 2012

~ Hey girl, this short skirt WAS gonna make you look sexy. . . Until you decided to pair it with dirty shoes! (Originally posted on Facebook)

October 10th, 2012

~ I wonder how many other people have lit a LED in their mouth and seen red.

~ I wish I could read people’s minds. I want to know if it’s just me being paranoid, or everyone really is up to something unimaginable. (Originally posted on Facebook)

October 11th, 2012

~ You know you’re an Egyptian engineering student when you are surprised that you were able to solve a problem correctly! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ I wonder what is taking Mother Ship so long! (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ I can solve Laplace transform, convert binary to hexadecimal, and tell you what a Diesel engine is made of. But when it comes to heating my own food. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ You know you’re lazy when you finish thirty minutes’ tasks in two hours. (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 27th, 2012

~ Your guardian is not necessarily an angel. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ You know what’s cooler than finding potato chips at home? Finding them when you’re home alone! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 29th, 2012

~ I am so grateful for all the good and bad things that happened in my life; but mostly the bad ones.

~ That “ew” moment when you touch something that smells like vomit, then wash your hands with soap that smells like insecticide! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 30th, 2012

~ There’s always a freak on a table in the library, so if you’re looking around and can’t spot them, I think I have news for you. . .

October 1st, 2012

~ McDonald’s, successfully lifting my spirit since 1995! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ Junk food is full of oil, grease, and gas. Am I supposed to feel like an engine now? (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ I haven’t written something substantial in some time now. I’ve been having a whole lot of thoughts lately, some of them even thought out in posting format, but I just never end up writing them down.

October 2nd, 2012

~ When people do you wrong, thank them for the free lesson.

~ Experiencing with slow shutter speed at night. It looks like “drunk vision” from a cheap movie.

Sony DSC-WX10, f/7.1, 3 sec, ISO-100, 4 mm
(October 2nd, 2012)

[Dripping Blood.]

[This Little Piggy.]

[Right This Way.]

[Prairie.]

I had a lot of tidbits I want to share with you today.

First a song:

“We drew a map so we’d remember all the places that we went to, and although we never meant to, we lost it on our way.”

Sometimes you lose your map, and have to figure out a way to get to where you’re going (especially in the classroom when you plan a lesson and it doesn’t work out how you planned.)

Second a picture taken of my notebook:

You have to deal with the reality of your situation.  If you lost your “map,” ask to borrow someone else’s.  If they say no, move on.  Don’t dwell on the fact that they said no.  My prof talked about dealing with the reality of the situation today because she guaranteed we will be faced with a difficult situation at least once in our careers, and if we can’t be given the resources to help us, we still need to figure out a way to help that student.

There was another tidbit, but I forgot so I will leave you with the first ~20 seconds of this video for a little laugh (light chuckle or at least a mere smirk)  What is a tid?

September 17th, 2012

~ Do signs appear for us to notice and believe in? Or do we think we do because we want them to be real? (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 18th, 2012

~ That moment when you’d forgotten to lower your computer’s volume after watching a movie, and then a sound plays! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ Free food; uniting people since the beginning of time! (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ Being a twenty-one year old engineering student does not prevent me from feeling super joyous about buying new notebooks and stationery! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 19th, 2012

~ How am I supposed to get any of my tasks done when the neighbours’ kids won’t stop yelling and screaming?! (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ As an engineering student, I am not satisfied with a table I draw unless it’s done either with the Ariston or on 5mm squares paper! (Originally posted on Twitter)

September 21st, 2012

~ If everybody’s wishing others were honest and straightforward, then where are all the liars? (Originally posted on Twitter)

September 22nd, 2012

~ I should stop looking for solutions for everything in lyrics, because I’m not sure it will lead me anywhere good. . . Then again, maybe it will! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ I only regret wasted time when the day is over. I tell myself I’ll make better use of my time TOMORROW, but I guess that day never comes. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 24th, 2012

~ Paperwork, holding up people’s schedules since it was invented! (Originally posted on Facebook)

[Blonde Hair Don't Care.]

[Perfect Trays.]

[Denim x Denim.]

[Take a Bow.]

[Salted Caramel Marshmallows.]

]]> http://thestylepundit.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/tidbits-19/ Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:24:30 +0000 thestylepundit http://thestylepundit.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/tidbits-19/ [Waves on Waves.]

[Office Space.]

[Fall Layerings.]

[Dried.]

[Comic.]

]]> http://venomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/tidbits-17/ Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:00:23 +0000 Venom http://venomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/tidbits-17/ Tidbits is a feature I made up to post the little things I write and/or pictures I take that are not big or important enough to form a post on their own. Every now and then, when I have collected enough things (about 10 or so), I’ll post them as Tidbits.

September 11th, 2012

~ I would’ve loved, even if for one day, to be able to read minds! (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ The constant need to update my status makes me angry, and it makes me want to live in the seventies instead. . . Some might tell me to just not update my status, but that’s like telling an alcoholic to just not buy another bottle. . . (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ That awesome moment when you fix something for your family!  (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ That awesome moment when you finally find the song from which some words had been stuck in your head for days! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 12th, 2012

~ A doctor’s waiting room is a miniature version of what would happen to people stranded on an island! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 13th, 2012

~ When will the Apple fanboys and fangirls realize that iPhones will never be updated? (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ Saying I don’t know is the best way of knowing. . . only 50% of the time! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ Over-imagination can be fun at times, and screwed up at others! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 15th, 2012

~ People had better respect for time two decades ago, because there were no computers to distract them like that! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ I wonder whether it’s ethical to spike my hair while going to college. The gel’s settled in, though, so I guess I’ll just have to go and test the theory. (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ Why do people add hashtags to Facebook status updates and Instagram posts? (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ If you wanna be left in peace, leave others in peace first! (Originally posted on Facebook)

 September 16th, 2012

~ What do you do when you’re running late? That’s right, write a status about it; it’ll buy you some time! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ For heaven’s sake, people, learn the difference between Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering! (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ That VERY awkward moment when you respond to praise with “I know” instead of “thank you”. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ The fact that I didn’t “share” something on Facebook or “tweet” about it, doesn’t mean that I don’t know it! (Originally posted on Facebook)

TOPICS:

• My History {life, etc}
• My School years
• NICU journey
• My relationship history
• Answer pet questions
• Answer other questions
• Do some tag posts

Thanks guys! Any input is great.

xo, MoCo

xo, MoCo.

September 6th, 2012

~ You know that moment when there are so many variables and you just don’t know what the right thing to do is?. . . Yeah, you just write a Facebook status about it, because this will solve all your problems! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ I just failed to electrocute an ant with the oven starter! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ Paradox: When I go out with my parents on their errands, I wish I’d stayed home. But when I stay home while they’re on errands, I wish I’d gone out with them! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ The most irritating part of taking your cell phone for repairs is having to empty everything that’s on it. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ The hardest part about deciding not to trust anybody with anything, is when you need someone to trust with something again! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 7th, 2012

~ I should write this 500 times: I will not make decisions in daylight ever again! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 8th, 2012

~ Sleeping while knowing you should be awake doesn’t count as sleeping. . . I think that later on I should go to bed at 21:00. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ Conveniently, I remember to charge my phone that’s at 20% only 15 minutes before I have to leave the house! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 10th, 2012

~ Are we meant to spend our whole life thinking about what to do next? It seems like it’s all about the journey and never about the destination. Maybe we’re not supposed to get there because our minds can’t comprehend the concept of finally getting there.

~ I’ve been thinking about adding some kind of watermark on my photos, and also removing my second blog. Then again, my photos are not of the “photography” type so people would want to steal them or something. I guess I’m just being paranoid.

~ Today’s “nerds” are tomorrow’s employers; be careful who you’re making fun of!

~ That heavenly moment when you find some chocolate you didn’t even know you had in the fridge! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ A doctor’s waiting room is a very interesting place, especially when you eavesdrop a little! (Originally posted on Facebook)

]]> http://realmoco.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/old-friends-preemie-channe/ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:48:03 +0000 moco10 http://realmoco.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/old-friends-preemie-channe/ I am strongly considering turning my channel BACK into a preemie|mommy|vlog channel. Mostly preemie and mommy though. I want to find a fun new way to do videos where my entire head is in the shot & possibly do some tag videos and some question & answer videos. The only {seemingly minor} issue is that I need people to ask my questioning regarding my life, my marriage & my journey with Littles! No one is asking {or answering my blog questions, actually} questions. Anyone know how I can get people really involved in my blog & youtube channel? I need ideas {suggestions for topics for here and vlogging, questions, video ideas}, not hand outs. Thanks guys!

xo, Moco.

[Heffalump.]

[X.]

[Back Handed.]

[Leopard Coats.]

[Wang 2013.]

September 3rd: Littles is seen for extremely goopy eyes and nose. They determine at Urgent Care, That Littles has a cold & an infection in his left ear. They perscribe Amoxicillin.

September 4th: Littles is seen for the same things listed above and gets a general check up at his regular doctors office.

September 4th-6th: I literally fight to keep Littles new onset fever down {ranging 99.9* – 102.9*}. I call Littles Dr who has an on call nurse call me back, Tells me Littles WILL get better.

September 7th: Littles goes to the urgent care for extreme fussiness {not like him at ALL}, loss of appetite & the fever hasn’t gone away.

September 7th-9th: Still fighting Littles fever as well as a new onset of diarrhea.

September 10th: Littles diarrhea is WORSE, if possible. CHOC nurse we talked to over the weekend says if he isn’t better by today, take him in. We are sitting in the Urgent Care lobby as I notice a rash spreading across his head, face and neck. I panic, but they see him shortly after and I explain that it JUST cropped up. Dr. Says it’s PROBABLY Rosieola. Don’t worry, discontinue Amoxicillin. I thought once I got him home this night the rash looked better. I chalked it up to an amoxicillin allergy {Littles’ Daddy is allergic too}.

September 11th: Littles gets up late {about 10am} and Littles Dad {hereby know as DaddyMoco} brings him out to me and asks if this is what Little looked like yesterday. Littles rash is WORSE, like 10x worse. So we rush Littles over to the Urgent Care. He does have the Rosieola, as well as somehow getting BOTH ears infected. They give him an antiobiotic shot and send him home.

This is where I am at right now with Littles. No poopies or fever for the last 1.5-2 days. He is also eating a bit more now. Hoping he is on the road to recovery. This has been a “fun” week :| for a kid that was NEVER sick, this is a bit shocking to him and his family {us}!!

What was the first illness YOUR child {or pet, since I know not everyone has a kid} had? How did you emotionally handle it?

xo, MoCo!

P.S. See you tomorrow

Do you all want to hear about the NICU journey? Let me know!

xo, Moco

August 25th, 2012

~ I love the feeling of doing something that will matter or make a difference, even if it will be appreciated by none; it’s enough that I know! (Originally posted on Facebook)

August 26th, 2012

~ ”Hipsters! Hipsters everywhere!” ~ Buzz Lightyear (Originally posted on Facebook)

August 28th, 2012

~ People who don’t take the time to appreciate the sunset are missing out on so much! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 3rd, 2012

~ You ever go out on the street and feel that everyone looks familiar, and yet you have no idea who the hell they are? (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 4th, 2012

~ I’ve been hit with that sudden realization, though I guess I’ve known it all along. . . Humanity is so so selfish! (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ When I say nobody understands anything, that means I am included too. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ That indescribable moment when. . . “Sorry, messages are temporarily unavailable. Please try again in a few minutes.” (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ That awkward moment when someone “likes” a status I wrote 16 days ago! (Originally posted on Facebook)

September 5th, 2012

~ Have you ever wanted things to happen but didn’t really know why?

~ I used to think that the hardest thing to keep was a secret that could get you in trouble just because you know it. Today, I learned that it turned out to be the feelings that could get you in trouble just because you felt them. I have no idea whether this would make sense to anybody but myself.

As many of you know if you’ve ready ANY of my posts so far, I am a mother. That being said if you are one of my “IRL” {in real life} friends than you are by default, part of my sons life. This being said if you are a person trying to be friends with someone with kids, It’s much like DATING someone who has children that aren’t yours. You become embedded in that childs life and a very important thing to remember is that children need stability in their lives. They need to know you are going to be there for them, etc. I am lucky, I don’t have many friends that can blast in and out of my life. The few friends I do have are tried and true. Not only that but they have children of their own, So they know how it feels. I am going through a difficult time in my life right now, Where I am trying to change myself for the better and I could really use a friend who would be right there with me. There was one friend I had, that I could basically count on, thick & thin, than friend made a cross country move. Now I can’t get a hold of friend anymore. Friend got a house, a job & somehow even though friend was making more money than they were out here. Friend dropped off the planet. It’s one of those situations where you are trying to keep a cool head because friend could be hurt or kidnapped, however the human part of you wants to drive to friends house and yell at them. This friend was like a family member, had been around Little Man since he was weeks old & freshly home from the hospital. Than friend just drops off. Doesn’t call for Littles birthday, Doesn’t call to say Hi! Doesn’t facebook or text. It’s sad for me, to see friend throw not only me but my son aside. I am just lucky I guess that Little Man is only 2 years old, So he really won’t remember friend… I hope.

How would YOU feel in this situation? It’s a very sensitive one.

{This is a new segment I’ll be called “tidbits” just little bits about my life I feel like blogging about!}

[Briefcase.]

[Endless Turquoise.]

[A Well Dressed Pair.]

[Metal Tip.]

[My Most Recent Trip to Aspen.]

]]> http://venomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/tidbits-14/ Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:00:41 +0000 Venom http://venomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/tidbits-14/ Tidbits is a feature I made up to post the little things I write and/or pictures I take that are not big or important enough to form a post on their own. Every now and then, when I have collected enough things (about 10 or so), I’ll post them as Tidbits.

August 15th, 2012

~ What happened to music? A song on the radio says “You’re gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul”. . . What? (Originally posted on Twitter)

~ BlackBerry covers with ears are one of the lamest things I’ve ever recently seen.

~ I hate it when you talk to someone and they pretend not to have heard you. You want to ignore me, even though I cared enough to know your opinion? Fine, but don’t you come back whining when I make decisions and take steps without you. You are losing my respect.

~ Some people don’t know when to shut up, but some don’t even know there are moments when they have to.

~ I feel bad for not being capable of completely expressing myself in my mother tongue.

August 17th, 2012

~ If you are sitting with only one person in a room and they speak, don’t assume they’re talking to you! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ We live in weird times. . . weird times indeed. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

August 21st, 2012

~ Two days with only minimal Facebook browsing as my Internet usage made me realize that there’s at once so much stuff to do, and nothing much to do. (Originally posted on Facebook)

August 22nd, 2012

~ Life is so complex, and yet so damn simple. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ That awkward moment when the waiter doesn’t hear you from the first time! (Originally posted on Facebook)

August 23rd, 2012

~ I wish the whole world could adopt the silent treatment for a day. . . or a week! (Originally posted on Facebook)

~ Sometimes, all you need in life is a portal gun, a good book, and an infinite amount of marshmallows! Am I asking for much? (Originally posted on Facebook)

August 24th, 2012

~ As unfortunate as it may seem, we just can’t fix everything by ourselves. . . (Originally posted on Facebook)