Food? Baby? Food? Baby?
Well, as you can see a lot has been happening in the last month and it is all in regards to food. See Ean and I started cooking....and guess what we made? A baby!!
Ha! Okay so we didn't "cook up a baby" but we are successfully pregnant and now that all the family knows about it we can celebrate in the best of ways. Sharing it with our cyber friends.
We were at work the other day and sharing our news with some of our favorite tenants. Zaniab, our friend, said, "Renee, you have to rest you know? You are cooking a baby!" I said, "cooking a baby, what?" And she replied, "you know, you have a bun in the oven!" We both giggled in delite. The truth though is that this baby making "growing" stuff is tough and I am tired all the time. But thank the good Lord I am not sick.....unless I don't eat. Then I am sick every two hours! That's right, I have an appetite!
Well, enough for now, I am getting hungry. Over the course of the next few months I know I will have lots to write about!
"Grow, baby, Grow!"
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Food? It Couldn't Be!
I have tried over the course of the last year to have a blog. There isn't much to a blog and yet I have had trouble maintaining one. When I was a kid I loved to write and I was even on the school newspaper, so why is it so hard for me to maintain a blog? I think I have answered that question.
Focus. I lacked a focus to my blog. Yes, we are trying to have a family, and yes we own our own catering company and although I want to write about these exciting things I still want a blog. I still need a blog. I think it will be good therapy for me.
This morning, I figured out not only that I needed a focus to my blog but what I want that focus to be...
Food. I am surrounded by food. Literally my whole life is about food. Eating it, researching it, making it, loving a man who is passionate about it, my weight in regards to it.
EVERYTHING I AM IS FOOD...in one way or another. So now that I have a focus, I invite you to come and share with me while I travel on this journey about food. I hope it is an exciting one and I hope that I grow as a person in regard to it. Because after all you are what you eat, right?
Renee
Focus. I lacked a focus to my blog. Yes, we are trying to have a family, and yes we own our own catering company and although I want to write about these exciting things I still want a blog. I still need a blog. I think it will be good therapy for me.
This morning, I figured out not only that I needed a focus to my blog but what I want that focus to be...
Food. I am surrounded by food. Literally my whole life is about food. Eating it, researching it, making it, loving a man who is passionate about it, my weight in regards to it.
EVERYTHING I AM IS FOOD...in one way or another. So now that I have a focus, I invite you to come and share with me while I travel on this journey about food. I hope it is an exciting one and I hope that I grow as a person in regard to it. Because after all you are what you eat, right?
Renee
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
PS - Happy St. Patty's Day
Happy St. Patrick's Day! We love our irish friend folk. Drink safe and drive even safer!
The Call to Pray
Today I am feeling 50% better more than the 50% better I was feeling yesterday! I am so happy to slowly returning to my normal self.
In saying that, it has become evident to myself, especially today, that I have been called to pray. There are many tenants in our kitchen who are all struggling with some of the same things and so this is my written testiment that I will pray for the following:
Russ and Rose Smith, to receive encouragement from their clients and earn more money than exceeds their expectations.
DBD, that they will unify together as one company and achieve their 30 meals a month (or more, cause I want them to achieve like 60 per month) to make ends meet
Cornell Confections, that they will secure their deal with upcoming Neman Marcus and to continue to knock the socks off their other clients - in order to make enough money to start giving to the charity of Pat's heart. Children with disabilities.
For Tutti a Tavola, who is AMAZING. Joan just wants everyone to LOVE to cook and to know that cooking an amazing meal, whether for themself, or the ones they love can be accomplished through some key tools.
For Stray Dogs, who just keeps ticking. Our staff just loves to feed those who need fed and we want to be around as long and the good Lord allows. We want customers!!!
God, you are so good and good all the time. All we need is you! Right now I just want to (in the form of this open prayer) just lift up these individuals who really just want to serve you and serve others. Lord, allow us to grow together as a big family. To be each others support during down times and to be a constant reminder that you are in control. You are an awesome God and we thank you for it!
Love to you! We praise you!
Always turn to God and He will show you the way!
In saying that, it has become evident to myself, especially today, that I have been called to pray. There are many tenants in our kitchen who are all struggling with some of the same things and so this is my written testiment that I will pray for the following:
Russ and Rose Smith, to receive encouragement from their clients and earn more money than exceeds their expectations.
DBD, that they will unify together as one company and achieve their 30 meals a month (or more, cause I want them to achieve like 60 per month) to make ends meet
Cornell Confections, that they will secure their deal with upcoming Neman Marcus and to continue to knock the socks off their other clients - in order to make enough money to start giving to the charity of Pat's heart. Children with disabilities.
For Tutti a Tavola, who is AMAZING. Joan just wants everyone to LOVE to cook and to know that cooking an amazing meal, whether for themself, or the ones they love can be accomplished through some key tools.
For Stray Dogs, who just keeps ticking. Our staff just loves to feed those who need fed and we want to be around as long and the good Lord allows. We want customers!!!
God, you are so good and good all the time. All we need is you! Right now I just want to (in the form of this open prayer) just lift up these individuals who really just want to serve you and serve others. Lord, allow us to grow together as a big family. To be each others support during down times and to be a constant reminder that you are in control. You are an awesome God and we thank you for it!
Love to you! We praise you!
Always turn to God and He will show you the way!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
4:57am
Which really is 3:57am according to last weeks schedule. We have leaped forward but I have yet to internally. UGH!
Last week was an absolute whirl wind for me and Ean. We found out we were pregnant and miscarried all in about 72 hours. As you all know we have been really trying to start a family so to loose this baby, for whatever reason it was, has been devastating. I have not wanted to discuss it with anyone but I have decided to share it with several people, as it comes up.
Ean and I are so blessed with the support system we have and so to not share it just didn't seem right. I, however, am struggling a lot more than I thought I would. At first I was like, oh cool we're pregnant, oh sad we're not. But I HAVE cried. I have hated, I have questioned, I have blamed. I am in the process of doing it all. Hence the reason I am up at 4:57am doing all of this again. The focus of my being awake this time is financial. No matter how much I try, I am always amazed at how much debt I can get into. It is overwhelming. I MEAN OVERWHELMING! The good news is I can always start a fresh each and every day and I know this. The problem is that satan always bugs me about it in the weeeee hours of the morning. I should be sleeping and getting rest (especially right now) and NNNOOOO, I am up worrying about the thousands I owe Annie and the Table I so long to buy. The house I want some day and whether the PUD will come and turn off the electricity because I am two weeks late....It is amazing to me and yet so disappointing. I am always disappointed in myself. Sometimes the guilt is horrible!
So at any rate, I am writing about all of this right now, to one, write in my blog and two, to lay it all here. Right now, lay it down and be done with it. After all I am only human. I strive to me better and I know I need to continue to discipline myself in this area just so I can exceed.
As for the loss of my baby........
Well, I will try to overcome. Ean and I now know we are fertile. We know we want a family. So I guess it will end up not hurting us in the end. But boy it hurts now!
I don't want to be this strong.....I want to be weak and fragile. I want to be recluse....
Last week was an absolute whirl wind for me and Ean. We found out we were pregnant and miscarried all in about 72 hours. As you all know we have been really trying to start a family so to loose this baby, for whatever reason it was, has been devastating. I have not wanted to discuss it with anyone but I have decided to share it with several people, as it comes up.
Ean and I are so blessed with the support system we have and so to not share it just didn't seem right. I, however, am struggling a lot more than I thought I would. At first I was like, oh cool we're pregnant, oh sad we're not. But I HAVE cried. I have hated, I have questioned, I have blamed. I am in the process of doing it all. Hence the reason I am up at 4:57am doing all of this again. The focus of my being awake this time is financial. No matter how much I try, I am always amazed at how much debt I can get into. It is overwhelming. I MEAN OVERWHELMING! The good news is I can always start a fresh each and every day and I know this. The problem is that satan always bugs me about it in the weeeee hours of the morning. I should be sleeping and getting rest (especially right now) and NNNOOOO, I am up worrying about the thousands I owe Annie and the Table I so long to buy. The house I want some day and whether the PUD will come and turn off the electricity because I am two weeks late....It is amazing to me and yet so disappointing. I am always disappointed in myself. Sometimes the guilt is horrible!
So at any rate, I am writing about all of this right now, to one, write in my blog and two, to lay it all here. Right now, lay it down and be done with it. After all I am only human. I strive to me better and I know I need to continue to discipline myself in this area just so I can exceed.
As for the loss of my baby........
Well, I will try to overcome. Ean and I now know we are fertile. We know we want a family. So I guess it will end up not hurting us in the end. But boy it hurts now!
I don't want to be this strong.....I want to be weak and fragile. I want to be recluse....
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
February 2nd - Exhausted and not 100%
Here I am at the end of today totally getting ready for a nitetime show with my honey. But I have had a rought day emotionally and physically. With a period totally kicking my butt this month (started early and are trying to get prago) and my constant failures with our checking account....I am just tired. So tired that I came home this afternoon and took a three hour nap....OMG. I should have done other things for sure, but like Ean said, it is possible I really needed the rest.
On the upside, I did fold about 30 pairs of socks (which my goal per day was 5 pairs) and I did write my grocery list for work tomorrow + the meal labels that will be needed. So, besides wasting $105 of our hard earned money just by doing stupid shit like being lazy, I didn't deture away from some of my daily goals I had set for myself.
With that, it feels good to vent here. Very important for Renee's mental state/psyche. Tomorrow must be better! Until then, good night, I am off to watch my show!
Renee
On the upside, I did fold about 30 pairs of socks (which my goal per day was 5 pairs) and I did write my grocery list for work tomorrow + the meal labels that will be needed. So, besides wasting $105 of our hard earned money just by doing stupid shit like being lazy, I didn't deture away from some of my daily goals I had set for myself.
With that, it feels good to vent here. Very important for Renee's mental state/psyche. Tomorrow must be better! Until then, good night, I am off to watch my show!
Renee
Monday, February 1, 2010
February 1st - The start of something New
I decided this morning that with the start of a new month and the start of some new personal goals that I would include blogging as one of them. I mean REALLY blogging. So here it goes....
I no longer am a nanny and this is a really good thing for me. I need to spend my time solely focusing on Stray Dogs or we may not last another year, let alone another three months. But I really don't want to get negative about this, I want to be proactive - give it everything I got, and then if we still fail and lose the company I can sleep at night knowing I did everything possible. I am hoping for the best. I love SDC and I believe in our product. I believe that we can sell us and make it if we apply ourselves. So being a nanny, wasn't gonna happen.
This week however, I am preparing for an amazing event. We are doing something so special and really high end. I cannot wait. But I can't tell you too much about it because it is a secret. Wait, I think I have mentioned this secret before....oh, I can't wait. I'll post pics too, as I can!
Amongst other things, we are doing a major build out of our kitchen right now....Now before you get too crazy and think, "well, Renee that would save you money"...there is a reason behind it and we aren't paying out of pocket for all of it. We are getting a new tenant in our kitchen full-time and that new tenant is building me a dream office. I am super stoked about it. I will post photos of this as well. Promise.
Kay, I am gonna go. I have a meeting with my new friend Joan in about fifteen minutes and as long as this persistent headache keeps at bay for another hour I am good to go.
See you tomorrow! God Bless.
I no longer am a nanny and this is a really good thing for me. I need to spend my time solely focusing on Stray Dogs or we may not last another year, let alone another three months. But I really don't want to get negative about this, I want to be proactive - give it everything I got, and then if we still fail and lose the company I can sleep at night knowing I did everything possible. I am hoping for the best. I love SDC and I believe in our product. I believe that we can sell us and make it if we apply ourselves. So being a nanny, wasn't gonna happen.
This week however, I am preparing for an amazing event. We are doing something so special and really high end. I cannot wait. But I can't tell you too much about it because it is a secret. Wait, I think I have mentioned this secret before....oh, I can't wait. I'll post pics too, as I can!
Amongst other things, we are doing a major build out of our kitchen right now....Now before you get too crazy and think, "well, Renee that would save you money"...there is a reason behind it and we aren't paying out of pocket for all of it. We are getting a new tenant in our kitchen full-time and that new tenant is building me a dream office. I am super stoked about it. I will post photos of this as well. Promise.
Kay, I am gonna go. I have a meeting with my new friend Joan in about fifteen minutes and as long as this persistent headache keeps at bay for another hour I am good to go.
See you tomorrow! God Bless.
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