The Invasion is back: This time its personal!
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: July 10, 2009
- In: frustration| life| rant
- 3 Comments
As I was getting into the shower this morning, I noticed a few ants with wings on the floor in front of the tub. So, I killed them and turned on the water. I left the room and came back, and a few more ants (With and without wings) were crawling on the floor. So, I killed them too. But as I looked around the bathroom, I found the source of the little jerks. They were coming in from behind the commode. There was a small swarm of them hanging out. And there wasn’t even a Cheeto in sight!
As I am spraying bug poison like a mad woman, I run into this guy!
Now, I have been very kind to the spiders in my house, because I thought the spiders would eat the other insects… But apparently 20 or so spiders is not enough to deal with the ants or the centipede. (Spiders: I have been nice to you… seriously. I mean that time I squished one of your brethrenwas totally and accident. He jumped out in front of me! I swear!!) So, now I must go home and clean up ant carcases after work today. The worst part is, that we are only going to be living there a few more days. The rude little insectoid bastards couldn’t wait 5 days for us to leave, could they? And I was going to leave them some Cheetos…
A new time waster
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: July 9, 2009
- In: life| self
- 3 Comments
I found this great new e-card site that is an absolute time waster. I enjoy just browsing the cards and getting a good laugh. But be warned, some of them are not exactly G-rated. Emjoy!
Random Tuesday Thoughts: Better living through chemistry
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: July 7, 2009
It’s Random Tuesday Thoughts.. Because its Tuesday… and we feel the need to be Random. I don’t make the rules people, I just follow them. So, go speak to the Random Tuesday Thoughts Overload Keely if you have any questions…
*L’Oreal Paris has made a new sulfate-freeshampoo. It’s called EverPure. However, it contains Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate and Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate. So, if you are as sensitive to sulfo- and sulfa- products as I am, don’t use it. Otherwise, please enjoy. Most people that are allergic to sulfates should be okay. But I am not a doctor, so please don’t take my word for it.
*This allergy season has been particularly bad. I am not sure if the grass has gotten craftier or if I have become more allergic. Either way, the doctors have give me some new meds. I am on like three antihistamines. I figure I am lucky to be away during the day at all. Life is passing me by in a lovely fog.
*Speaking of fog… My brain had a total blank out on the Beautiful Like Me project. I posted yesterday, but there is still plenty of time. To learn more go here.
*The move is coming along nicely. We have most things planned out. It would be nice though if we could just have all of our stuff teleport to the new place in exactly the right spots.
*Work still has me pretty locked down for blogging. I am trying to schedule some time in the afternoon to hit all of your sites. Please bear with me while I get the new schedule sorted out. I haven’t been able to read and comment as much as I use to. (Please don’t leave me!)
*I actually have no funny quotes of the week this week. Not that people didn’t say anything funny, but it wasn’t anything so off the wall that it is worth mentioning. So, I will leave you with the following:
The Tyrant: [The Show]y, you are a butt puppy…. BUUUUUTTTTTPUUUUPPPPYYYY!
Beautiful Like Me: Safety in Numbers?
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: July 6, 2009
The topic we are exploring is brought to us from Lisa at UseYourWisdom: In many situations where someone is being bullied or picked on the rest of us tend to just sit and watch. We are an audience instead of a vehicle of change. We gawk at the one doing the mistreating and the one on the receiving end. We could give immediate support to the person being teased/bullied or we could try to distract the bully/teaser from their subject. We typically don’t though. Why is that? What is it about seeing someone being mean to another that paralyzes us? Do we feel it’s none of our business? Do we not know what to do? Are we concerned about becoming the next target? Do we enjoy seeing other people belittled?
First, I think Lisa is out for revenge because this is a tough topic. Especially for me… I was either always the target of the bullying or standing up for others who were bullied. Needless to say, I got beat up a lot. And from that perspective, I would think that as a general rule, we are afraid of being the next target if we intervene.
For me, I never enjoyed see other people belittled. However, a few of my fellow targets enjoyed watching others be the center of a bullies attention. I am not sure if they felt like they were not alone or if they actually enjoyed watching someone else be the victim. I never asked. Maybe, because I never wanted to know.
I have seen teen-aged girls that will even defend the bully as someone who is just “joking”or “playing.” They will say things to the victim like “Can’t you take a joke?” I have always wondered if they defend the bully because they think that they are right or if they are so afraid of becoming the next target that they will take the bully’s side. I asked some of the girls friends and for the most part they agreed that it is because people are afraid. All three of our girls have been either metaphorically or actually bloodied in battle. After the fight, they felt bad for hurting the other kid. But, they never regretted standing up for what was right.
I have posted this once before, but I feel the need to do it again. It is what I preach and practice:
As said by Druss the Legend, a character created by David Gemmell.
Never violate a woman, nor harm a child.
Do not lie, cheat or steal.
These things are for lesser men.
Protect the weak against the evil strong.
And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil.
Never back away from an enemy. Either fight or surrender.
It is not enough to say “I will not be evil.” Evil must be fought wherever it is found.
I feel it is important to stand up for the victims and to fight bullies where ever they are found. This does not make me very popular all of the time. At the end of the day though, I know what I have done was right.
As always, please visit my co-hosts Tricia and Amy. And if you would like to participate, please leave a link to your post in the comments!
Progress
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: July 3, 2009
Things are moving along well. We have been packing and organizing. I always forget how much stuff we have until we have to move it… I think that is true for everyone though. A lot of bags are going to be going to the goodwill this week. But it is nice to actually go through some things and get rid of stuff we don’t use anymore. I have always felt like a move gives us a chance to look at the past and the future all at once.
Don’t forget the Beautiful Like Me post on Monday July 6th. The topic we are exploring is brought to us from Lisa at UseYourWisdom: In many situations where someone is being bullied or picked on the rest of us tend to just sit and watch. We are an audience instead of a vehicle of change. We gawk at the one doing the mistreating and the one on the receiving end. We could give immediate support to the person being teased/bullied or we could try to distract the bully/teaser from their subject. We typically don’t though. Why is that? What is it about seeing someone being mean to another that paralyzes us? Do we feel it’s none of our business? Do we not know what to do? Are we concerned about becoming the next target? Do we enjoy seeing other people belittled?
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Invasion!!
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: July 1, 2009
I am laying in bed, watching TV and minding my own business. Everything is calm and fine until I hear what sounds like a herd of wild animals running down the hall way. “No running in the house!” I shout. I hear doors slam and someone whimpering. I know something has gone wrong, so I get up to investigate.
“What is going on?” I ask. The Tyrant looks up at me with tears in her eyes, “There are ants in the living room!” I raise my eyebrows and stare at her for a moment. This is about ants?, I think as I head out to take a look around. When I get to the living room, there is a line of marching ants heading from the door, under the couch and to an end-table.
I arm myself with the vacuum and bug spray. I start moving furniture and vacuuming and spraying everywhere. When I moved the end-table, I discover the reason for the insect visitors. There is a Cheeto completely covered in ants. I point this out to The Show and The Tyrant. The first words out of The Tyrant’s mouth are, “Oh… because one time [The Show] left her Cheetos on the table.”
I pause and take a deep breath. I look at her and in my firmest, non-raised voice I declare, “Don’t you dare blame your sister for this. I know you are just as messy as she is. I am working very hard not to yell at you both right now, so please don’t push it.” At this very moment, with the living room all in disarray, Bear comes home from his shopping trip. I can only imagine what he was thinking.
After we worked together to get everything back in order, I was still pretty angry that The Tyrant immediately blamed The Show. Am I wrong for being upset? They are both pretty messy and have to be reminded repeatedly to pick up after themselves. I just don’t feel it was right for her to point fingers. Maybe she was just trying to stay out of trouble?
Random Tuesday Thoughts: Celebrities wants your brains…
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: June 30, 2009
Its Random Tuesday Thoughts time again. The day is not random, its the thoughts that are.. Want to know more? Go see Keely. She may just show you her teeny Sim, she is most definitely that kind of girl. 
* Bear and I have been trying some new fiber bars. He described the experience as eating a mattress drizzled in chocolate. The Mother Hen called him a “huge baby.” I offered him some brocolli and he said he would rather eat mattresses covered in chocolate. So, I think he will be sticking to them for a while.
* Bear tends to get salty when I quote him on my blog. The above commentary is so worth the amount of salt he will display later today.
* I am pretty excited about moving. One of the many reasons is because we will be a lot closer to Trade Joe’s. Organic, Sulfate free, cheese ravioli here I come! I may need to join HASAY just because we are moving. It will be totally worth it though!
* Favorite quotes of the week:
Wicked Step Mom: Oh [The Show], you are my favorite!!
The Show: I am not taking out the garbage!
*So many celebraties have died lately, I am starting to worry about an epidemic. We will soon be invaded by zombie celebrities who remake and redo everything that has been done before. Wait a minute… that is already happening.
OMG!
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: June 29, 2009
It’s Monday already and I don’t have the new topic listed for BLM. I am such a slacker… As a way to make up for my slacking, I am hoping you can submit some topics. Please send me your idea’s via a comment. Or send your topic via e-mail to lifeandtimesofawickedstepmom@gmail.com
Topic for July 6th is brought to us by Lisa at UseYourWisdom:
In many situations where someone is being bullied or picked on the rest of us tend to just sit and watch. We are an audience instead of a vehicle of change. We gawk at the one doing the mistreating and the one on the receiving end. We could give immediate support to the person being teased/bullied or we could try to distract the bully/teaser from their subject. We typically don’t though. Why is that? What is it about seeing someone being mean to another that paralyzes us? Do we feel it’s none of our business? Do we not know what to do? Are we concerned about becoming the next target? Do we enjoy seeing other people belittled?
Spin Cycle: Green Eyed Monsters
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: June 26, 2009
- In: Bear| The Spin Cycle
- 8 Comments
I am not normally the jealous type. Bear is a gigantic flirt and always has been. The only person that he is not a smooth talker with is me. I think that he can be a smooth talker when he doesn’t mean it. Because when he tries to be like that with me, he gets all tongue tied. He always has a smile, a wink or a hug for the ladies he knows. I actually like that about him.
There is one thing that will make me outragously jealous… if a woman makes a meal special for him. Not if they go out to lunch and she pays but when she actually cooks for him. Two years at his work’s holiday party, one of the girls made a dessert that he really loved. (It was called Mud. Cool-whip, chocolate pudding and Oreos.) So, last year, she said she was going to make it again especially for him. I was so angry and offended. I wanted to march in there and say, “HE’S TAKEN!!” I am not entirely sure where the food jealousy comes from. But, he was seriously shocked that I was upset. He even offered to not eat the dessert. (Isn’t he awesome?) In the end, he ended up eatting the dessert and no harm came to the woman that prepared it.
A new place
Posted by: awickedstepmom on: June 25, 2009
- In: family| life
- 4 Comments
Our hunt for a new home is finally over. We will probably be moving in a few weeks. Moving to me has always been bittersweet. I look forward to the new place but I am sad to leave the old place.
We have all moved a lot over the years. Bear was in the military so, he and the girls moved a lot when they were young. They spent some time out of the US and a lot of time all over the US.
I am hoping that this will be one of the last moves we have to make. I am hoping after this year we will have a house of our own to call home. This year is going to go by fast and not fast enough…
