Random, Schmandom

It has been ages since I have done a bullet-style random post, but I have a lot of little things on my mind to blog about, so I might as well go for it!

• This school year has been beyond busy and stressful.  I am teaching way too many things to way too many groups of kids.  There just isn't enough time to plan it all effectively (but I am doing my best!)

• I had last Thursday and Friday off due to MN state teacher conferences (MEA).  The weather was cold and rainy for the 3rd week in a row so I pretty much just stayed home and didn't do much.  It was nice to have the break.

• I need to get moving on Photo Hunt Challenge #4.  I have my dad's camera on loan until the end of the month,  but there have been so few days with nice weather that it has been really hard to get motivated . Anxiously awaiting the return of real Fall weather soon.  Do you hear that, Mother Nature?

• I feel like I am on my way to making a blogging come-back.  It is no surprise that someone who maintains FOUR BLOGS (yes I might be crazy) falls behind every once in awhile.  After getting a slight kick-in-the-pants to get rolling on my restaurant reviews, I cranked out 5 reviews this past weekend for the Twin Cities Restaurant Blog (nothing like working on my days off!).  Just a few more reviews to post from my trip to the North Shore and then I will be all caught up for the time being.  I also started uploading photos to my Daily Photo Blog and it feels good to get going on that again.

• Speaking of blogging, I have added a couple of special features to this blog.  There is now an option to "Tweet" or "Favorite" any of my posts.  There is a little button at the bottom of each post that allows you to do this.  Give it a try!

• If you are a blogger using Typepad, have you set up your Typepad profile yet? Here is mine.  Makes it easy to follow other Typepad members and/or have them follow you. I guess the benefit to this is attracting more traffic if you want it, and also being able to see what blogs your contacts have commented on, etc

• Halloween is 1 1/2 weeks away! I am going to a Super-Hero themed costume party on the 31st and I need some HELP on what to dress as!!! Any ideas? PS I do NOT wear tights but I will wear a halter top and a cape! LOL

• I thought I would post a link to one of the funniest bloggers I know at Moving to Mexico.  After her (secret) husband was deported to Mexico a few years ago, she made the move to Mexico to be with him.  The craziest stuff happens in Mexico!! Or at least it is funny to hear the perspective of a transplant Gringa!! This chick has been cracking me up for years, but she is now pregnant and has been blogging up a storm about all sorts of random pregnant or Mexico-related stuff.  You gotta check her out!
• I have hives all over my face and it itches like mad.  They started last night after dinner (steak, baked potato and zucchini- all of which I have eaten a  million times before so I don't know WTF is going on!) and I didn't have any Benedryl (or so I thought).  I woke up this morning and it is still just as bad.  After searching the house I found some Benedryl and just took two.  Hopefully it goes away, I have to work 10 hrs today!

So that's all I got for now, be back soon ;)

Comments

[Ang]

sorry your itchy Kritti - hope it clears up! Looking forward to seeing your daily photos and reading your blog once you're back at it!

[Samara Link]

Good update! Nice to hear what you have going on in the day to day. Your Halloween tidbit reminds me that I need to figure something out! We're just staying home and passing out candy, but I want to wear something a bit festive. Hope you find a good look! And I sooo hope you figure out what caused your hives. Not good!

[anne]

I seem to randomly break out in hives every now and then myself. The last time I googled how to get rid of them, and I found some sites that said to drink a ton of fluids (to wash out whatever allergenic is causing them) and drink tea with rooibos in it. I wasn't sure what that was, so I searched the ingredients of all my teas and found one that was actually labeled "rooibos", and so, after like a day of chugging water and rooibos tea nonstop, the hives were gone. Best of luck!

[Dana Leigh]

What are the hives from? I hope they're gone. You are a busy, busy lady. I'm starting to panick about finishing the photo hunt. I'll be out of town for Halloween weekend so I have to get it done next week, which means I won't be at the Superhero Halloween Party so I'm counting on you for pictures! I hope you find a costume!