Ten On Tuesday: The Random Edition

1) Mike and I are trying to find creative ways to replace our favourite unhealthy snack foods.  In a perfect world, bitching about losing weight would burn 1,000 calories per second.  Alas, we've discovered we actually have to get off our asses and make changes if we want to see results.  Our first change was to get rid of Pepsi.  Given the fact a 12-pack only lasted two days in this house, I'd say there was a slight addiction happening. Our solution? Buying lemon-lime flavoured soda water and mixing in some Crystal Light.  The results? A bubbly fruity flavoured drink that satisfies our cravings but has WAY less sugar.

2) My lovely finger tumour has started to randomly pop and bleed at the worst possible moments.  Like when I was changing Katelyn out of her swimsuit and got blood all over her new Supergirl onesie.  Or when I'm washing her bottles.  I suppose that's what I get for picking at it so damn much.

3) Katelyn is an army crawling machine.  She looks like a wounded soldier trying to escape from a bullet-ridden trench or something what with one of her legs dragging behind.  Whatever her method, this kid is lightning quick and beelines it for the dog dish every chance she gets it.

4) My favourite "appliance" in the house?  My shredder.  Mike bought it for me for Christmas last year and I shred everything - receipts, pay stubs, old bills, flyers, whatever.  I'm a loser and this is how I make my life fun, okay?

5) I don't know if I have to fill out an application form, but I think I am a Gleek.  Love love love this show.

6) I am once again in charge of my parents' rental houses while they are toodling around Jordan, Israel, Germany and London.  An added perk to this job?  While collecting rent, I discovered one of the new tenants is rah-DIC-ulously hot.  Too bad he's divorced - I only go for married men :-) (For those that don't know, Mike was legally married (but separated) when I met him).

7) I am super excited to get Katelyn's nine-month photos taken by the uber-fab Jen McDougall of McBaby Photos.  Katelyn will wear the same little pink dress I wore for my nine-month pics.  The reason I am getting nine-month photos taken is to celebrate Katelyn's "time out" as compared to her "time in".  I really don't know how else to describe that - she was "in" my belly for nine months and has now been "out" for nine - make sense?  Let's move on.

8)  My next household purchase will be a Shark floor steamer.  My micro-fiber swiffer thing is always within arm's reach so I can clean the living room floor before I put Katelyn down.  Next? I want to be able to steam the floor quickly as well.  Yeah, yeah, yeah OCD blah blah blah.  I do not want my kid licking the same floor where all our dirty feet have been.  Deal with it.

9) I recently learned that the term "brain fart" means "a mental block".  I thought it meant "a good idea". Whoops.

10) I know my posting has been a little delayed lately, but I have been super occupied with something that I am close to unveiling.  I'm hoping I can share it with all of you within the next two weeks.  And, no, it's not genital herpes.