No really. For real. Seriously. I'm going to blog more. Yep. Must. Write. Something.

I had an idea. Besides my normal rambling about things such as my kids, dog, chores, shopping, things-that-annoy-me, etc...I'm going to also focus more on the one thing I love very much...cooking. So- there will be some posts dedicated to food, specifically, stuff I make (usually original recipes, sometimes other people's recipes I love.)  Sounds fun, eh? My idea came from a really good dinner I made (recipe to follow in another post) and I found myself wishing I could make this for all my friends. Well, I obviously cannot do that, so I will do the next best thing and tell you how to make it, if you're so inclined. Why would you want to do that? Because anything I blog about is guaranteed to be AWESOME, that's why. So even if you aren't much of a cook you can learn how to be. And if you are much of a cook, it's always fun to try new things.

Moving on...being the mom of a new baby I find myself awake at odd hours, like, a lot. And I have been cursed with the inability to fall asleep immediately upon hitting the pillow, unlike my husband who will be snoring the instant his eyelids close and sometimes before. Anywho- even when I should be sleeping, I'm likely lying awake in bed thinking of ridiculous things. As a treat for you I am going to fill you in on some of the inane things I spend my precious sleeping-non-sleeping time obsessing over.

For example:
1. I spent a great deal of time thinking about double o's. Have you ever stopped to think how many different sounds in the English language come from the twin o's????  (book, shoot, cooperate, floor, poor...) Think about it. You too could spend an hour or so thinking of oo words in the middle of the night. You will be amazed. Yes I know we all probably learned this phenomenon in like 2nd grade, but still...pretty fascinating. Incidentally, there is an actual reason I got on this train of thought. I recently started reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels and I found myself wondering (at 3 am while trying to fall asleep) if her name was pronounced Sookie like "Spooky" or Sookie like "Bookie". Obviously I have not seen the True Blood shows so I don't know the answer. Feel free to inform me.

2. Lists. This is a good one. Grocery lists, to-do lists, Christmas lists...etc. Virtually a huge waste of time because of the simple fact that a) I don't have a pen and paper in a dark bedroom and b) I will remember none of it while I'm awake and near a pen.

3. Virtual organizing. "I could put this here, and that there...and my closet would really look better if I moved my shoe racks over here and my purses over to this side...hmmm...then where will I put storage bins..." and so on and on and on and on. Before I know it, my entire house is completely organized before I even leave my luscious fluffy bed! Oh wait...

4. "I really need to start writing again. What can I write about. I need to reinvent my blog. Maybe I can write about food. Food is love! My blog needs a name..."  

5. "Hmm. Maybe I love food too much. I really need to start working on losing this baby weight. Ok who am I kidding? There was some pre-baby weight that needs to go too. I know! ..." and then I proceed to lay out the perfect weight loss plan complete with exercise schedule and menu. (And then I wake up and have 2 cups of coffee and cinnamon rolls.)

6. 5 always morphs into 6 which is obsessing at great length over clothes, shoes, hair and general appearance. Things I want to buy, things I already have...basically playing paper dolls in my head and creating tons of really cute outfits that I could wear...you know...for the next time I need to go somewhere not acceptable to be covered in spit-up.

That's enough of that, you get the idea. Stay tuned for more from me. In fact, you might get sick of me.