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so, here i am...listening to the pop music yahoo station trying to catch up on new music, continuing to press the copy button every 20 copies on our small copier because that is all it can take at once without jamming and i am making that many copies because they are registration forms for the new after school club year, eating a chicken shish with the other hand, and blogging somewhere in between. i am trying to get as much done before my 6:00 meeting. thats right, a meeting at 6:00 in the evening, and i'm grateful. grateful that this guy was willing to squeeze me in today, my one big non-olyvia day this week.

from what i can tell this is my new normal as a working mom.

*BIG NEWS*
becca harvey is coming to our rescue. she has agreed to be our nanny for this school year! she gets here in a week and a half. i believe we have scheduled approximately 36 hours for her to get over jet lag before throwing her in to the deep end. okay, maybe a little more.

also, i am working on a work out play list. no comments.

here is the list so far....

1. beautiful day - u2-perfect to get me off my butt and in the right frame of mind
2. against the grain-garth brooks -he's from yukon...reminds me of home, plus decent lyrics
3. just a girl-no doubt- i want to be gwen stefani and this is an anthem for strong women
4. faith-george michael- i'm not sure if i'll keep this, but its fun, i also learned he is from north london
5. jesus is just alright-dctalk-this song is my whole high school and college life in one song, it makes me smile the most out of my whole list, rap of a bygone era
6. don't stop til you get enough- michael jackson- soon to be dropped, i can't find a michael jackson song i like with the right beat
7. crush your idols-charlie hall- possibly my favourite worship leader, tied with jeff goss. also from oklahoma (take note all those who think ohio is as good as oklahoma!)
8. undignified-david crowder band-there is nothing more undignified than me working out, plus a great beat
9. happy song-delirious-may get dropped, have you ever noticed ego in any of the delirious stuff? maybe its just my own issue, but it distracts me a little
10. stronger-britney spears- come on, it was written to work out to, plus at this point i start thinking, okay, i have done more than i would have sitting at home sitting on my butt watching the o.c. (more to come on that) so i need something to push me an extra few minutes.

this may be the only play list ever that includes charlie hall, no doubt, and garth brooks. but it is so me!

soon to be added (i.e. when i can figure out how to download onto my own ipod and don't have to rely on tim to be so inclined...it may be awhile)

1. promise of a new day-paula abdul -you know she makes you smile too, your just too proud to admit it!
2. let me entertain you-robbie williams (because he does, and its a little tribute to england, but he's not my boyfriend)

their are 2 requirements to be on my workout play list.

1. it must be upbeat to the point that is pushes me, not just catchy. you can see the above list as examples. i have had some other songs i tried and eliminated because their beat helps me slack, not hit my level 7 that oprah and bob green say i should shoot for.

2. it must make me smile. not random meaningless songs, but i must connect with them in some way. a memory, a person, something.

why do you care what my requirements are? because i am asking for your input. if you are still checking my blog at this point, then you probably care about me and know me pretty well. so, make your suggestions freely, but don't take it personally if your suggestion gets vetoed...

and i won't take it personally if there are no comments on this blog.

okay, that's not true. i totally will. so please think and comment. for my self esteem if nothing else!