Posted on November 18th, 2007 in Home by Vegan Momma
This past Christmas season was the first time that I have ever decorated our house for Christmas. It’s true. I went out and purchased a small tree and set it up for Aiyana. Naturally she was extremely excited. Since I was looking for an environmentally way to decorate my tree and home with lights I did my research. I was looking for lights that were beautiful and did not make a huge dent in my electric bill.
The search was over when found LED mini lights to decorate our tree. Not only do LED lights use 90% less energy than your typical incandescent Christmas lights they generate very little heat. It’s one degree above ambient temperature. Aiyana will attempt to get up close and personal with anything that interests her and the pretty lights that decorated our Christmas tree had her complete attention.
LED lights are extremely durable since they are encased in nearly indestructible epoxy plastic. They don’t contain fragile parts like your incandescent bulbs.
I put our tree up after we arrived home from Thanksgiving holidays, and it stayed up until the New Year. My daughter loved the pretty lights and would comment often on the pretty tree so I let her enjoy it.
A recent EPA report stated that if 20% of Americans used Christmas lights during the 30 day holiday season it would save 400GWh of electricity. Holiday LED’s offers a variety of Christmas lights to beautify your home and reduce the cost of your energy they also give you tips on saving energy for the holidays.
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Posted on November 18th, 2007 in Personal by Vegan Momma
Bronski Beat ~ Smalltown Boy
I never liked the word “dating” for some reason that word gave me the willies. My brother and I would refer to it as “going out” I guess in our minds it took some of the pressure from saying that word. Neither one of us dated in high school we were both too wrapped up in our schoolwork and sports that well that didn’t even cross our minds well at least not too much. Even as adults we would say “going out” or I “went out” when we really meant “dating”. Weird I know!
I “went out” yesterday. It wasn’t with someone new I’ve known The Big C (that’s my nickname for him since he weighs 130 pounds more than I (I’m 105 pounds) and he towers over me) for quite a while. It’s nice hanging out with him again (see how I’m still avoiding saying dating?) I’ve written about him before on my website well over a year ago so if you haven’t been reading me that long well then this will be new to you.
When I was truly single (pre Aiyana), I used to go out often after Ms. Aiyana was born I really didn’t want to.There were a lot of reasons why I didn’t want to. I had a daughter to look after and I was healing. My daughter’s father, my fiancee, was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver (I was about three weeks pregnant at the time and had no clue that I was pregnant.) Anyway as a single grieving mom the last thing on my mind was seeing anyone.
Moving past that point was very hard for me simply because he was a great man. I still miss him but I see a lot of his fabulous qualities within my daughter. Then along came the Big C and I really liked him. He drove me nuts occasionally but that was a good thing. It showed me exactly how much I liked him. The great thing was I actually trusted him enough to meet my precious angel, Aiyana. I don’t just let anyone meet her.
I stopped seeing the big C simply because he was afraid of his feelings, and he was also focusing on past hurts and wasn’t willing to take me as a completely different person. I’m a loyal person, and I don’t believe in lying, cheating, or taking advantage of anyone. As much as it hurt I stopped seeing him simply because he was not at that point where he was ready. I would not wait around for something that might never materialize.
I wasn’t angry with him because I knew what he was going through. Formerly, I had been in a relationship where I cared about a person so much that the feelings I had scared me. What did I do? I tossed up a wall and eventually ran away from that relationship being the direct person that I was I told them I did not know how to handle my feelings. That went over very well. (Yeah right. Eventually I went back and apologized. I wasn’t trying to get back with him but I felt he deserved an apology. He was a great man. We’re still friends.
Force MD’s - I Couldn’t Care Less
You know the saying what goes around comes back around? Well I thought it was my turn to get some paybacks for my fabulous performance earlier. It seems fitting, right? A little while back the big C calls and basically tells me what I already knew. He was afraid of his feelings & he did not know how to handle the situation.I told him that I knew how he felt about me, and I knew why he was doing it because I’m a goddess after all (as are most women) and we know everything. Alright so I really didn’t say that goddess part, but I did tell him I knew what he was going through I relayed the what I had done in a past relationship.
We hung out yesterday, and he left the restaurant up too me smart move, eh? The one I chose has relocated (much to his relief I imagine) so I left the decision up to him. He decided on a sports restaurant. He loves sports. All types of sports (just shoot me now!) Actually it was a lot of fun and it was good to hang out with him again even if he is four hours away.
The first video is by Bronksi Beat. Jimmy Sommerville is singing the song Smalltown Boy. I have a lot of Jimmy Summerville’s music so I guess you could say I’m a Jimmy Summerville fan. Anyway I’ve always liked this video.
It captures beautifully the insecurities that I’ve felt, at times, for those I care about. The fear I’ve experienced wondering if those feelings would be accepted. Occasionally they haven’t, and I’ve learned that is fine. It won’t stop me from telling those I care about exactly how much they mean to me, and I will never try to suppress them again.
The second video is by Force MD’s and the song is I Couldn’t Care Less. I first heard the Force MD’s in 1986 and the song I heard was Love is A House. I loved every single song on that tape.
Force MD’s - Love Is A House
Don’t take your relationships for granted. Life is short let people know how much they mean to you. [tags]relationships[/tags]
For some reason I really like this picture. I think it’s the blur. I took it this past Friday. It didn’t come out like I planned but I still liked it. Aiyana an I were outside. She made leaf piles and I happily jumped into them with her.
We had a great time playing, giggling and having leaf fights. Spending time being silly is a great way to keep your sanity, right? Spending time with someone you care about is also good for the soul. I take breaks throughout the day to hang with Aiyana.
The search was over when found LED mini lights to decorate our tree. Not only do LED lights use 90% less energy than your typical incandescent Christmas lights they generate very little heat. It’s one degree above ambient temperature. Aiyana will attempt to get up close and personal with anything that interests her and the pretty lights that decorated our Christmas tree had her complete attention.