Mrs. FlingerMrs. FlingerKnocked up mother of an active toddler wishing for a glass of wine ...or ten Articles
Weighing In
2007-10-22 05:38:00 This is the final countdown (crams pretzel and icing in face).... More About: Weigh
We Interupt this fun PPD discussion to talk about my vajayjay
2007-10-20 01:10:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. After an impromptu doctor’s appointment wherein I got “the speculum action” (the most action I’ve seen, by the way, in some time) I was on my way home when I called my husband and found out some interesting bits of information. And by interesting, I mean annoying as all hellfire. It prompted the following promotion for mamaspod and the first podcast wherein I discuss my hayhay. Something tells me it won’t be the last. Not that I’m bitter. Or in need of an IUD. Or IB profin. Or vodka. No, why do you ask? More About: Talk , Discussion
Part 2: Combating/Preventing PPD
2007-10-19 06:13:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. The second, and to me the most helpful, tip my shrink (yes, yes, I have one, get over it already) is to exercise. Uh. WHAT? Exer-hu? I know. You’re not sleeping. You’re tired. You’re fat. (You feel fat, lemme rephrase this, you ARE NOT FAT. You just had a baby and your body is yelling at you to be nice, damnit!) And now you’re expected to go workout. Right? Right. The thing is, working out is more than just a thing to get in the way of washing bottles/nursing/laundry/being asleep. It’s an energizer. It actually changes your brain chemistry. It helps you get your body back and it develops your muscles to handle the schlepping around of that baby of yours. It strengthens your back to carry your new, heavier, bobs. And it can can give you a high you’d need a drug to get otherwise. So why not join our weighloss wars fitness challenge? You can start Monday, October 22nd, in a pool of women willing to pay ten b... More About: Part , Comb , Eventing
Pumpkins without all the bleeding: Pumking Painting!
2007-10-17 23:07:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. Remember when we had lead painted cribs? Remember when we all went to school breathing Asbestos? Remember back when your parents gave you a carving knife to hack up your pumpkin when you were four year old? Those were the days… Now, though, we prefer to keep our children’s fingers in tact and prevent the ER trip. So why not give your child a brush instead of a knife and paint instead of a file? We had a pumpkin painting party here and LB and her friends worked quietly, very intently for about thirty minutes. And if you have a preschooler, you know, thirty minutes is a very very long time. If you try it out, give us some links to your photos! I’d love to post some other pictures of people participating and link to you! More About: Painting , Pumpkins , Pump
Start Emailing in your Daily Needs
2007-10-17 07:24:00 Come on over! You know the deal. Not a secret, blahblahblah, just making a members area for fitness posts. Join if you wanna! The more the merrier. The fitness contest starts on Monday, October 22. Come early MONEY. Like. MONEY. More About: Daily , Start , Needs
Part 1: Combating/Preventing PPD
2007-10-15 05:00:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. For some time now I wanted to do a series about preventing/combating Postpartum Depression. I have a shrink, (gasp, what? You DON’T?! Don’t you know everyone has a shrink? How uncool of you..) that I saw before I even had Baby O. After my last experience, I thought I better have someone in my pocket in case I decided to lock myself in the bathroom and cry for a few hours a day. If you know me, that’s not anything near my normal self and not someplace I needed to visit again. My (tres hip) shrink had some good things to say. In fact, she gave me five things to work on to help me through the first year of postpartum shifts, otherwise known as hell. These five things have helped immensly and even helped me not need to speak to her. I think she may re-think giving out such good advice since I no longer require her services. In the course of the next five(ish) posts, I’d like to share with you the five key areas to focus on when ad... More About: Part , Comb , Eventing
Sign up so we can get skinny, plizzle
2007-10-14 04:43:00 Login. Challenge is starting this week. Please sign up so we can get all skizzle. Plizzle. (I promise not to talk P-Daddy the entire Chizzle) More About: Skinny , Sign
We’re live, and I’m going to bed
2007-10-13 09:17:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. This is it. This is The Thing that I’ve been doing. This is why my children can resite the entire Sesame Street Theme (even Baby O pretty much has this down) and why you don’t hear from me on your websites. THIS is the thing you can either curse or love. I’ve done both. Michelle and I officially launched Mamas Pod(cast) . Com” tonight. We had the drunken privilege of letting these women know about it first in Real Life tonight. (More on this wonderful group of people later including some HUGE bloggers you already read. And also how I was called an alcoholic in front of the entire room of women within minutes and broke a glass after a couple of drinks hours. Yes. It’s true. It’s all true.) Please, won’t you, be a kitten and go visit us over here? We’re afraid we’ll be standing at our open house party with a full bag of chips and dip and nobody to share it with. So come on over, kick back, take off... More About: Live , Going , Goin
Haiku “I have a blog”?
2007-10-12 18:20:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. It’s time for HAI HAI HAIKU KU KU FRI FRI DAY DAY DAY Where the hell are you Ask all ten people who read I am here barely Two kids and a job An announcement to come soon After a long day More About: Haiku
How to make a book come to life
2007-10-10 18:07:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. Today’s activity comes to you from my daughter’s book collection. We were reading Alice the Fairy and decided it would be fun to make fairy crowns and wands. We sat down together and colored some paper (pink, for LB) and I helped her cut out a crown. We sized it for head and she put it on. Then we found a stir stick for coffee and some tape. We colored some paper and I helped her cut out a star. We taped the star to the stick and she held up her new wand. She wore the set for two days and turned everything in sight in to various animals. Materials: A book (Alice the Fairy). Construction Paper. Stick. Tape. Colors. Some variations: Green Eggs and Ham: Try adding food coloring to scrambled eggs and eat them in a cardboard box! Other suggestions are welcome! More About: Life , Book , Make
Why am I like this?
2007-10-06 23:38:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. Just now, as in just now, I came to the community center to do some work. I walked in holding my White Chocolate Americano (Grande, three pumps) and my computer bag. I have high hopes of being productive today. There is a limited number of plug-in outlets and only about five tables to accompany them. They’re all full. So I find a guy sitting at the last table with a free seat across from him and one last free plug available. “Do you mind if I sit here with you?” “No, go right ahead.” (I notice we have the same computer. He is officially cool. I tell him so.) “I have a powerbook, too, so I won’t mess up your computer mojo.” (awkward and standard apple nerd joke) “Ha. Oh, well, either way it doesn’t matter to me.” “Oh, comeon now...” I attempt to sit in the chair, you know, all sly like? Like I’ve done it a MILLION times before in my life? You know, SIT IN A CH...
This is what happens when you stop blogging about weightloss
2007-10-05 23:40:00 Come on ovah! You know the drill… Login Here. (New Members always welcome. A challenge will be starting shortly!) More About: Blogging , Stop , Weigh
Goals Are Good
2007-10-05 22:53:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. Today’s goal: Make ToDo list. Tomorrow’s goal: Check Off ToDo list. Not on the list: Whatever-the-hell-I’m-doing-now (This extremely short post brought to you by my daughter, who does not nap, and my son, who is teething.) More About: Goals , Good
There’s a good chance I’ll be washing my mouth out with soap later
2007-10-04 22:02:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. Heard on the playground: LB, speaking to another little girl about her age whom she just met, “Oh, man! That’s what I’m allowed to say. Oh, Man. Like Swiper. Not fuckit like Daddy. Only boys can say Fuckit. Mommy says Oh, Crap. But we say Oh, Man because we’re girls.” Cussing is now restricted to blog entries only. It’s the only way. My only outlet. You lucky bitches, you. Pass the Ivory. More About: Chance , Mouth , Good , Soap , Chan
Born Again and I don’t mean just my hootch
2007-10-03 06:12:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. Hi! Did you miss me? I missed you. God, did I miss you. I felt it was time to re-birth the blog. My love life and being a born-again-virgin aside, I have a story. I wrote about it. Wanna hear it? Too bad. I’m telling you anyway. I started blogging in the fall of 2003. Two Thousand Three. Wow. Some senior is graduating high school this year and telling me he/she was in Jr. High when I started blogging. I almost believe it. One masters degree, two children, three houses and four years later, here I am. I’ve recently come to know even more wonderful writers. I found the Seattle Mom’s blog community. I met (in person!) Andrea. I’ve met several other women in real life, plan on meeting even more, and I love it here. The only trouble is, maybe I love it here a little too much. While I was kicking myself for not making it to the lists of the sites that I adore and wish I was half as eloquent as, my son gained ten pounds, my ... More About: Born Again
FlingHer
2007-07-27 12:38:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. For those of you in the area, I say let’s get together sometime for drinks, shall we? I even made a button for it!! Seriously, it’s not as cool as, say, hobnobbing with Leah or Amy but you can’t beat the airfare and the city is just LOVELY this time of year. (One day, I will meet them. I will. And I will probably be too drunk to remember it but I will have pictures to show for it.) Meeting details to be announced! (Also, if you happen to be a Seattle or Portland or vicinity blogger, please leave your URL so I can add you to my new and upcoming WA/OR blogger list, mmmK? Thank you.) And if you want to use THIS cool button, feel free. The more the merrier. <a href="http://mrs.flinger.us"> ;<img src="http://flinger.us/images/going_ FlingHer.gif" border="0"></a> tags:
Belonging (Or why I’m ok that I’m not in Chicago this weekend)
2007-07-27 11:45:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. I find myself in an odd place in life. Having grown up in a church, raised with like-minded people who could recite the Apostle’s Creed by heart, there was always an abundance of people around. There was an automatic system for support, or “fellowship” as the churchy people say. I left the Catholic church for a more “progressive” church during college and found other like-minded people again. There was a social network readily available. But most importantly, there was some being in my brain, this “God” that I would speak to. I was never truly alone. These ideals finally fell off, after a few years of questions and unsatisfying answers and even more unfortunate run-ins with “God’s People”, and I finally laid to rest the idea that God is there. I got married, I made children, I made friends outside the church. I always thought one day we’d go back to The Church, if not because of a belief ... More About: Chicago , Weekend , Chica , Belo , Not I
Mostly Wordless Wednesday
2007-07-26 13:59:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. (another view here) iTunes giftcard goes to Kathie for her entry: Thanks to everyone for their input. I went with a #1 modified A-line cut. Y’all know your stuff! tags: hair haircut reader+input styles More About: Wednesday
My Pseudo Self
2007-07-21 03:22:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. I just found Phat Mommy. She not only uses the same graphic for her logo (I have a new banner all ready to go that uses my old Mrs. Flinger self) but she homeschools AND she has a martini in her hand. I think I’m in love. tags:
Virtual Makeover and a GiveAway! *updated with a new style!
2007-07-21 02:08:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. About once a year I get all “PPfffttt I hate my hair. I hate my body. I have nothing to wear and that bitch over there looks great in her A-line layered cut and I look like a mom!” Ok, maybe more than once a year. But I usually only post about it once a year. This year is a little different. I’ve taken action! I’ve taken photos! I’ve uploaded photos to websites and tried hair on like a teenager with too much time on her hands! (How this is possible, don’t ask, because LB will tell you something about Sesame Street on a loop or some such nonsense, silly girl.) And here I am as Jennifer Anniston. The resemblance is uncanny! So, here’s how things are going down as far as I know: I have a few pictures here, numbered, for you to tell me what you like. Then, if you have a better idea or want to play along, you simply take this photo and upload it to a virtual makeover site Submit the new hair to me... More About: Style , Virtual , Makeover , Virt , New Style
Wordless Wednesday 4: It’s’ all worth it
2007-07-19 00:37:00 © Mrs. Flinger P.S. Colleen, this is why you have two. tags: 2+month+old 2yr+old love parenting siblings More About: Worth , Wednesday , Wort
How Internet A-D-D happens (or “Why the dishes aren’t done and we’re
2007-07-18 12:48:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007 I’ve recently got a question about moving wordpress blogs from one place to another. I found this plugin that will help you accomplish this task. From this site, I then found a bunch of great information and decided to bookmark it. I also noticed this widget that allows a display of up to 8 recent referrals and instantly had to install it. (Looksy over there --- > ) I then found this blog from a gal who’s nerdy, brilliant, AND lives in College Station, the town I grew up being taught to worship the Aggies and all thing A&M. I noticed her twitter posts and remembered I haven’t posted to twitter in a while so I logged in to think of something fun and witty to say. I realized I slept an hour and a half last night and witty and sleep deprivation aren’t a great match. I got an email. I clicked to open it. All hell breaks loose in baby-ville and that, my friends, is the end of that. tags: blogging college+station ... More About: Internet , Intern , Dish , The D , Dishes
The post that keeps on postin’ *Now complete with commentary and blogger
2007-07-16 12:28:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. Time: July 15th 8:10pm I honestly have no idea how people with two small kids blog. I’m not sure who LB is more jealous of, the computer or her new brother. Either way, any time I try to sit down and write something, let alone something remotely fun or spunky, her little world has some crisis and her brother magically starts screaming. It’s uncanny. For the last eight weeks I’ve been posting in stages. Stage 1: Make up the title and click “Save Draft”. Walk away from computer to fix meltdown. Stage two: Write something and click Save Draft repeatedly in between a myriad of feeding/helping/entertaining/soothing. This stage could take hours or days. Stage three: edit and scan for punctuation and spelling. (I usually skip stage three these days.) Stage four: hit publish, have no time to actually respond to comments even though I read them, laugh or nod or want to say something oh-so-much like how much I heart you. Start... More About: Commentary , Blogger , Post , Logger , Blogg
Flinger Flight 666
2007-07-14 15:29:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. All rights reserved. Welcome aboard Flinger Flight 666. Next destination: Hell. We’re proud to serve you goldfish and fruitsnacks for your inflight meal. Your movie will be “Elmo’s Potty Time” on a loop. You’re aboard a special flight filled with a scientific experiment where your children have been sleep deprived and starved and are needing your attention. In case of an emergency, there are no exists. Thank you for choosing Flinger Airlines. We were going along just splendidly, or rather as splendidly as one with a new baby could possibly be going along, when BLAMO! The ‘flux hit the house. LB had the flux. We weren’t aware that’s what was going on until well in to my “I hate being a mom OHMYHELL what did we do?!” phase. Once she got on Zantac, life became bearable. A few months later, she started sleeping and a few months after that I uttered the words “Number Two.” And now, ...
Wordless Wednesday: Now with words
2007-07-12 13:25:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007. Mrs. F. PPffttt. I won’t be able to do my wordless wednesday this week. Oma: Why not? Mrs. F. I can’t find our condoms. And oh my god, I just told my mom I can’t find our condoms. Oma: I think they’re under the sink in LB’s bathroom. Mrs. F. How in the world do you know THAT? Oma: I thought it was fruit. Then I saw the label. Mrs. F: ..... Crawls under rock ....... At least I got the shot for Wordless Wednesday : After a lot of soul searching, for now, our birth control: * *Yes, a baby counts as birth control. Almost as much as the crucifix in my mom’s house. :: shudder thinking of Jesus watching me having S-E-X :: tags: birth+control humor marriage parenting pictures wordless+wednesday More About: Words
More Babies!
2007-07-11 04:21:00 Susie had her baby boy! And, Charla did, too. In the same week, people! The baby boys are taking over the world! More Playmates for Baby O! WHEE! tags: More About: Babies , Babi
I don’t suck! The post with all the links…
2007-07-10 17:17:00 © Mrs. Flinger 2007 Surprisingly, you people love to talk vajayjays and beer. Or babies. Or my lack of s.e.x life. Or d) all the above. Which suits me just fine because right now, as of this moment, I have nothing profound. Nada. Oh, sure, I’ve been fawning all over Julia Sweeney lately, and her CD Letting Go of God. I’ve even taken notes, as in Hand Written Notes, in a journal, with a pen, and… paper. I know. What’s paper? But the truth is, the sun, my toddler, my newborn seven week old and my mother are kicking my ass as of late. The type of ass-whooping that entails falling asleep in the recliner whilst rocking the boy child only to find oneself up as the entire family sleeps muttering cusswords under her breath because why-for-the-love-of-god-am-I-not-asleep-i -am-so-screeewweeeeed-tomorrow. The good news is, I have been plotting. Or, rather, I’ve been thinking, which lately is the same thing. There will be a competition here. There will be... More About: Post , Suck
Eye Dee, You Dee, We all scream for IUD
More articles from this author:2007-07-07 09:22:00 Copyright © 2007 Mrs. Flinger. Internet, I love you. If I wore lipstick, I’d write a big heart with our initials in it on a paper napkin while we we’re out to drinks together. ”I heart Internet.” I’m not thinking the neosporine chapstick has the same effect. But I’d kiss a napkin and write my phone number on it if I could. I went to the doctor yesterday for an ultrasound. The vaginal variety. (Serilously? The most action I’ve seen in months. MONTHS, I tell you.) The technician was just lovely. I even stayed IN THE STIRUPS while I talked to her after the session. Hi! You just stuck a wand up my vajayjay. Let’s talk about the housing market! As it turns out, I had a very large cyst on my left overy, which is gone now, and hi! I ovulated. Swell. Can someone sit down with my girl parts and explain that they JUST had a baby and, well, it’d be nice to take some time off of the reproduction and all? Thank you. So, I’m ok... More About: Scream , Cream 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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