The end is near...

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Darling & lovely friends in Blogworld

The Amazing Adventures of Rocketgirl

is drawing to a close soon...

Will keep you all posted.

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Monday Monday.....

What a PLEASANT surprise!

I woke up today to a Blogger Award for this blog!

And one for Love, Balance, Peace...a journey  as well!

This is my award from the ever lovely Joyce over at

I Love Pretty Little Things!

The Versatile Blogger!

Yay!

So it looks like I need to list 7 things about myself, a condition of the award...YIKES!

7 things you may or may not know...

(1) Ms. C & I have our own little baking company, it's called TLC which stands for Tasty Little Confections

(2) I am a nurse, as is Ms. C (TLC...get it? yes? makes sense now?)

(3) I got the name Rocketgirl after a wacky nightshift from R over at Brokeshopaholic's Possibilities and Ms. C  (hooligans those two...)

(4) I feel "connected" to the people that I blog with, & some of them I have never even met!

(5) I change my toenail polish at LEAST once per week

(6) I haven't had "naked" toenails since I was young, maybe 10 years old...so about 15 years ago ;)

(7) I. LOVE. COFFEE.

Oodles of thanks for this award Joyce! and now I pass on this blog award...

 to 3 more blogs!

Pinecone Camp

Birdie Blue

Every Little Thing

How on earth do I pick three blogs? I love all the blogs I read...

Happy Monday to you!

Never Fear...

Rocketgirl is still here...

I SERIOUSLY contemplated shutting down this blog...for reasons I cannot disclose, but upon careful consideration I have decided to keep it going...she was my first blog baby, and I do love her...

Which leads me to the next order of business...while this is a fun, about nothing & everything blog, I have decided to start another...it's called...

Love, Balance, Peace...a journey

Please pop over for a visit if you feel so inclined!

It's been a very busy week...swimming lessons for the boys, work, my first Board Meeting for Shanti Uganda and TLC has a wedding this weekend so Ms.C & I will be very busy the next few days...my SIL is coming this weekend (yay) and Trifecta on Monday (double yay)

Hope all is well in Blogland!

I blog. And I love it.

I always fret & worry.

WHAT is my blog about?
What is the PURPOSE of my blog?
What exactly IS a blog? 

Definition; Blog, the word, is derived from the whole term, web-log.  An online journal, diary, log-book.

I made a comment the other day how blogs are so self-serving...and yes they are, I think that's the whole point, it's not a bad thing, I think that's a good thing!  Sometimes other people enjoy them, read them & even follow them!  I think that's fantastic and I am so thankful that others do enjoy mine for I have met some wonderful people here in blog-land. (a big shout out to Brokeshopaholic & Ms Cupcake for introducing me to blogging)

But sometimes, I need to remind myself that it isn't a contest.  (Rocketgirl... it isn't a contest.)  This is MY blog,  it doesn't have to be prettier than the others or wittier than the others.  I shouldn't be out to impress people, it's my outlet, for anything I want. And yes, that is ok.  It's my journal, diary, log-book for everyday musings, chatterings, and my time to enjoy...all to myself.  I am however, lucky enough to get to catch up with all the lovely people I have met along the way! And am honoured that they come to keep tabs on me!

So I guess I answered my own questions;

Q: WHAT is my blog about?
A: ME! Anything & Everything! How amazing!

Q: What is the PURPOSE of my blog?
A: Personal fulfillment! A way to document, share, verbalize, educate, vent, create, learn & grow.

Q: What IS a blog?
A:  Pure comfort & joy.  A third space, a place to escape. A place to connect & re-connect, offer & receive support,  meet wonderful peeps with similar interests. Bliss.

THIS is me,  my blog.  Welcome!

you know it's been a long day when...

...you post to your blog THREE times in one day!

BORED!!!!!!!!! I've watched TV with the boys (no more Miley pls), read the flyers, googled everything I could & read every blog out there in Blogville. At least I think I came close...

Which led to me thinking...something I have wondered before...a crise de conscience if you will...well loosely translated. What exactly is my blog about?

Now that I have it transformed to look the way I think I want it to...(sorry to those of you who I made question your sanity...coughcoughrosie)

Is it purposeful? Does it inspire people? Is it a light-hearted read & escape for those who need it? Is it informative? Is it witty? Or is it merely self-serving? Is it personal therapy? What is it all for???? (DRAMA) I mean what is my blog all about!??!

Maybe it still has some evolving to do, I know that I want it to have or serve some sort of purpose...maybe it's already doing that & I don't even know it.

I did it! Look! My TITLE line is back!

But I still cannot figure how my posting/comment line made its way to the top of my posts...anyone???any smarty pants out there???

Inspired by Ms. Cupcake & her strawberry delights the other day, so I took a page from her book & I decided to do the same. Fresh baked strawberry muffins. (I'm telling the hubby that I fresh baked them for HIM & will have a pot of coffee waiting for him when he gets home from work....tadaaaaaaaa! super wife) I will share my recipe with you...



•2 cups flour
•3 1/2-teaspoons baking powder
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
•1 egg
•1 cup milk
•1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted, cooled butter
•1 teaspoon vanilla
•1 cup chopped strawberries
•1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 12-cup muffin pan. Combine dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, salt and 1/2 cup sugar with a wire whisk. In a separate bowl, combine wet ingredients, egg, oil and extract. Add strawberries. Combine wet and dry ingredients only until moistened. Spoon batter* into muffin cups. Combine remaining sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over batter. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

I have to sample of course before Mr. Rocketgirl gets home....deelightful! Enjoy!

dot dot dot

ok,

A) i reaalllllly screwed up my blog....no title post, the comment form is atop the post....aaaaaargh

B) is today the day???? please mr. postman....i'm waiting for FOUR parcels from ETSY! and waiting very impatiently I might add! le sigh...

C) maybe the physio meanie will clear me for palm sanding duties...teehee..end table to paint!

bored.

bored. coffee. physio. sore. tired. looking for the perfect blog background....as if you couldn't tell...

tyring to figure out what that bright thing is in the sky...

"oh for 5 snakes"

as Ms. Cupcake would say...

and i say that why???? well let's see, i wanted to spruce up my blog...it didn't work so well, was getting tired so I took the laptop to bed with me...took something for pain & sleep as well...

what's that? my alarm? oh what's that on the floor???? MY LAPTOP???????? my most beloved & prized possession ever in the world since my Tiffany LP????????????????? i kid. i kid. kinda...

good news, laptop still works. phew! bad news....blog needs love still. at some point today while i'm laying around i'll get it "spruced"

another weekend

T minus 5 hours to go. i can tell you though, that nothing at all in the world could have prepared me for this night shift. not even the 2 cheeseburgers my hubby brought to me ac nights. oh snap! they were gooood. but alas, it was the calm before the storm. and storm it did. never in my nursing career have i experienced a night like this. "but you get shift differential" um, ok, right.

it's 0225h, may 1, 2010. may. MAY. can you even believe it? i can't understand how the time just flies by. my eldest babe turns 12 this month, how insane. & i have all these plans, things i need & want to do...the days go by, the weeks, the months...i think this is my last weekend off for a month, so i hope i am productive with my days off.

i want to lounge, sleep, drink coffee, walk the dogs, cut Mason's hair!, cut Quinn's hair, lounge, sew, drink coffee, lounge, drink BLL, refinish some freakin furniture already, stay up late, FB, blog, lounge, exercise...HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA, drink coffee, lounge...are you pickin up what i'm puttin down???

my may resolutions are set, and i'm being firm on them. that's my story & i'm sticking to it. bring it on may!

BuTtOn AnXiEtY

my button hates me. it got another re-do today. don't ask. please update your Rocketgirl button if you feel so inclined.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

Button Dilemna

I was going to change my button...my grab my button button. And then I thought about it some. And then some more. But I love my avatar, and so she stays. Some of you may need to reload the button cuz I was messing around with it....your old links may not work.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

i tried.

and i guess that's why you pay people to do the things you cannot.
i have been trying in vain ALL morning to design my own blog. one that is mine, and not generic. as you can see, i have reverted back to a generic free layout. MEH. (see FB) Meh. and what's 50 bucks anyway. looks like i'll be calling on simplee stated after all.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

playing with picnik

bored. exhausted. gettin too old for this workin bizness! ;) long days, long recovery. can i just say....why the hell did it take me 6 months to get back to yoga. eff ya! to unison yoga. if you get a chance, go take a class with wendy...just get to yoga. so peaceful & transforming.

my ass is firmly planted on the couch for the night. gots me some AI and.....my Gordon is back! Kitchen Nightmares baybeeee! yeeeah! the boys are safe & sound in their bedroom, the doggy is asleep, the green tea is a'flowin and the hubby is, well, home. and still getting used to that...loving it more & more each day.
tlc is gettin back on the bandwagon here after a much needed break...i'm happy bout that. having said all that, don't think i wouldn't get on a plane ASAP with the Trifecta for a vacay....sigh.

love, ROCKETGIRL xoxo

charm school my ass

"i can't post to your blog!"
"what's wrong with your blog?"
"you're settings are not right"
"i don't know what your settings are"

**enter dawn to thpcu to see if her wonderful friend can help her make sure that her settings are correct**

"okay okay, hang on, how do I find your blog?"
"well your blog isn't on my list of friends blogs cuz...i haven't had the time"
"oh."
"OH"

**exit dawn in a huff. see, even after buckshee gave her this crap about a certificate from yolanda platypus, she cannot admit that she was wrong and has always been able to post to the blog. doubtful she even tried.**

**dawn checks blog. sees ...

BLAH BLAH BLAH???????????????????????????????????**

We are SO BREAKING UP!

what the eff?

i screwed up my blog page! i tried to spruce it up. then i tried to revert back to what it was. oh lordy, pick a bale of cotton, i am JUST not that smart. i THINK it is back to normal.

from the blackberry?

I really am quite technologically advanced if I do say so myself.

ARGH!

i JUST did a posting and somehow erased it all. MEH! i'll give you the jist of it;

~ tired. 1.5 weeks to go til my work schedule resumes to normal.
~ anxiety. 10 days til my first born goes to middle school.
~ indecision. firing our realtor and starting over. lots to consider.
~ anticipation. whistler is almost over. we can finally have our family intact the way it should be.
~ motivation. needed desperately! :) post vacay blues. back to blueberries & chicken. gym? ew!

i'm just going to sit here and relax with my coffee. and i feel perfectly justified in doing so.

xo

I Blog, therefore I am...

SO, here we go! I thought I would try my hand at blogging! I follow some very lovely blogs & decided that I wanted my own! So after much thought, and many re-do's, some lovely blog advice from an experienced blogger, this is it. For now.....

I spent all morning on the couch with coffee trying to get this up & running. See? You can teach an old doggie new tricks!!! But now I am off to do chores. Don't be sad! These chores are fun! Travel insurance, exchange some money, maybe start packing.....for what you say? Oh just a little thing I call a trip to Las Vegas with the girls! I am so friggen excited. VEGAS!

Happy Saturday! xo