Confession plus day 2 and 3 of blog challenge

I know. I said I was going to post everyday. And then I missed the very next day. I know. I was just so drained yesterday. Between school and trying to help my sister with her resume and helping her boyfriend apply for new jobs, and trying to calm my mother down... I was just wiped out! It was just one thing after another yesterday and I am just crossing my fingers that my phone won't ring today. I don't want to be bombarded by anyone else's problems today. I'm pretty sure I may even be avoiding Facebook today so that I just don't have to do it!

My mother (God bless her) has a bit of an alcohol problem. I love her when she's sober, but she's a mess when she's been drinking. Last night, she was convinced we all hate her. It wasn't the first time she has believed that. But it was the first time I didn't try to correct her. When she's like that, there's no talking her down. And it used to be that she would remember what occurred the night before (or so she would say). But now that we remember what happened the night before, we are realizing how much she doesn't. We have a lot of "oh, yeah" moments from her. And a lot of, "I don't want to be my father," moments. And last night, we had an, "I'm going to AA," moment. That was a first. But my mom loves pity when she's drunk. It allows her to escape her guilt or feel forgiven. And she also loves attention. So it is hard for me to believe she might actually do it. I want her to do it. I would love it if she does. But I've learned that you can't trust the word of someone who's been drinking.

But enough of that depressing stuff. Let's move on to the challenge!!

First we have Day 02: The Meaning Behind Your Blog Name. My blog name is "My Live-Laugh-Love Life." I called it that because that is my goal. I want to Live Life, Laugh Lots, and Love Forever! I really do want to be more positive and more realistic. The header "Baby Steps" is how I plan to get there, one Baby Step at a time. You can't expect yourself to just go from point A to point B without taking the steps to get there. And steps that are too big or too quick can be scary, so I've decided to just ease my way in that direction.

And to catch us up, Day 03: A Picture of You and Your Friends.

This is Brielle, me, and Krys. This was taken before Krys's wedding in 2010. We've since separated, but I still call them my friends.

This is me and my sister. She is one of my best friends. I can tell her literally anything!

These are my sisters-in-law and me at the 5k Cystic Fibrosis walk. I'm proud to also call them my friends.

30 Day Blog Challenge

So recently I've been reading my friend's blogs and realized that while I only posted a few posts, I actually missed blogging. I was using it for an outlet at first and then I just stopped and I really have no idea why, actually. I saw that a friend had started a 30 day photo challenge on her blog and I thought, why not? So I went and found this list. I figure that if I set just a few minutes aside every day for 30 days to complete this challenge, it might motivate me to blog more. Because right now, I have A LOT to say!

The 30 day blog challenge goes as follows:

Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

Day 02- The meaning behind your Blog name

Day 03- A picture of you and your friends

Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have

Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to

Day 06- Favorite super hero and why

Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why

Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days

Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad

Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends

Day 12- How you found out about Blogger and why you made one

Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

Day 14- A picture of you and your family

Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play

Day 16- Another picture of yourself

Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have

Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them

Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future

Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else

Day 23- Something you crave for a lot

Day 24- A letter to your parents

Day 25- What I would find in your bag

Day 26- What you think about your friends

Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge

Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?

Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned

Day 30- Your favorite song.

Today is  Day 01: A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself. 

This photo was taken at my sister-in-law's bachelorette party. We had so much fun that night! Except for the weird guy who bought our table a round of drinks and then waited almost an hr before coming over. He started out by saying he was ugly and old and didn't expect anything for the drinks but... Yeah, he expect a lot. From all of us. It was bad!!

So let's start the facts there, shall we??

01) In just 5 days, I am going to be a bridesmaid in my sister-in-law's wedding. We got to pick our own dresses and I think we picked some good ones! I'll post pics from the wedding sometime next week. =)

02) I have kissed a girl. And it was no big thing. That song was a total hype!!

03) Whenever I walk, my big toes will sometimes pop. I can't sneak up on anyone.

04) I just celebrated my 6 year wedding anniversary and I still have not changed my last name.

05) I am in love with accents. Just not all accents. I love listening to people from Europe(just about any country) or Australia talk because, for whatever reason, I find it so damn fascinating!

06) Speaking of accents, when I listen to someone who has an accent, be it one mentioned above or, like, a southern accent, I have a tendency to slowly add it to my speech. I don't mean to, I really don't. Most of the time I don't even realize I'm doing it. And it is a force of will if I don't do it. But if I do it to you, please know I am not mocking you. It just happens.

07) I am a daddy's girl. I love my mother dearly(and she will be featured in many a blog, I'm sure), but she annoys the crap outta me! My daddy is my hero and I love him and he understands me and... now I sound like I'm five. Gorsh...

08) I blush really easy. I'm not one to get embarrassed or offended, I just blush. A lot. And sometimes it gets really annoying because people LOVE LOVE LOVE to comment on it! Yes, I know I'm blushing... We don't need to alert the local media...

09) Besides my husband and child, my sisters are my favorite people in the whole wide world to be around. Growing up, we fought like cats and dogs and now we are just about inseparable. I think it was the whole separating thing that did it. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, right?

10) I truly believe my cousin Julie and I were actually sisters but we were just separated. She and I have a lot of the same thoughts and feelings about various topics. It makes me proud to be able to call her cousin!

11) I love to dance, but I don't do it well. To prove it, in May of 08, I was out with some friends dancing and ended up dislocating my knee cap. Luckily, no damage was done to the surrounding tissue, but to this day, it's still really weak.

12) My favorite flower is a lily. It used to be carnations, but now I kinda think they're ugly...

13) I have this thing for carbs. I love pastas, breads and rice. But I hate potatoes.

14) My daughter was born 3 weeks and 3 days early, 3 days after my 18th birthday. If she were born on her due date, her birthday would be in 4 days. Do the math. =D

15) I would love to learn how to ride horses. Problem is, once I'm up, I get scared and, well, things don't usually end well.

So that's it for day 01. A little peak into who I am. Kinda scary, huh?!