Multi tasking at it's best

I often look at facebook and think, Oh, there's "so and so", she had a nice day at the beach with friends and family. Oh, there's Katie, she's getting her drink on in Raleigh after a stressful week of school and work. Oh, there's Em, watching Lost with her friends in Athens. There's Caden at his first movie at the theater! Oh, Aunt Ann and her oral issues...yet another trip to Dr. Powell. I get a small glimpse of everyone's life just by small status updates or picture postings. I love it. Truthfully, it's not that I would just be picking up the phone instead, I just wouldn't know. Now, I just get to know.

And here I am. I'm here watching re-runs of episodes of TV shows that I have on DVD (no cable). And here I am planning my next day. Multi tasking at it's best. I can catch up on what my family and friends are doing, while watching TV, while typing my blog.

Cole is with me now. We had a good dinner and movie date with my dad, his "Pop", and it's one more full day with him til he's off to Alaska. More multi-tasking ahead...planning his trip, packing, laundry, anxiety, sleepless nights, and phone calls.

The question with multi tasking is that "If you're so involved with so many tasks, can you give one task your full attention?" The answer is "no". So, for now, my task is to spend the last few hours that my son will be on Georgia soil with him. Solely with him. No multi-tasking. Happy blogging!

It is what it is. Is it?

I've been inspired by a few friends to set up a blog. 1) I am really bad at keeping people up to date on my life and 2) I keep a journal anyway so what's the huge difference in putting it down on the computer to share?. Part of the intimidation in setting up the blog was what to name it. Sounds like something small but there are all these cute and clever names and I'm just not that creative. I went with "It is what it is"' for the title of my blog because no matter what I write about or what kind of day I have, "It it what it is", right? Plus, that is something I say, either aloud or to myself, at least once a day.

Another way to say "It is what it is" is the Serenity Prayer, which I say daily too. I find myself shrugging my shoulders a lot and saying "Can I change it? No? Okay. (*shrug shoulders) It is what it is." I've become a lot happier Angie since this discovery. I think those dealing with me on a daily basis have become a lot happier too.

My goal is to post about once a week. Sometimes more and sometimes less, I'm sure but hopefully, this keeps me in touch with those of you I've lost touch with and is an outlet for me to express my thoughts and get some feedback on just how crazy/dysfunctional/brilliant those thoughts may be.

See below: Adding some recent pictures of both my children.

Cole getting his Orange Belt - Taekwondo

Bailey being cute ;-)