Mundane Musings from Kim

Posted by kim on May 16, 2007

My lawn is near complete. Retaining walls are done. Sprinklers are in. Bushes are planted. Rock Garden is set. The price of sod has more than doubled since last year, so cheapstake me opted for seed. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and obviously the consensus is that I should have sprang for sod. Hopefully this grows fine, so they can’t all say “told ya so.” Next up, I’ll need a new lawn mower. I’m gonna leave my POS-mower at my dad’s for the kids to use to mow his lawn.

Everything was done just in time for my sister’s graduation last weekend, and the graduation party was held here. I think I need a maid. Cleaning four bathrooms is not the funnest (yes, I know funnest is not a real word, but it’s my blog). And once school is out tomorrow for the summer, I think I’m gonna need a nanny. Why can’t I live somewhere with year-round school?

Is it true that if you put an American Flag in your front yard that Jehovah’s Witnesses won’t knock at your door? I ask cuz one woke me up from a nice nap yesterday morning by ringing the doorbell. And I thought they only went out “calling” on Saturdays? I’m all for freedom of press/speech/religion/yadda yadda, just don’t try to convert me.

Why was I napping? Cuz I can. I work from home. And my youngest daughter was up most of the night puking her guts out. Thirteen times. She kept count. Poor thing had to miss her third grade field trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo. Oh, and she donated her hair to Locks of Love, too.

What I’m Reading Now: Straight Up And Dirty: A Memoir by Stephanie Klein. It’s a true story about a gal dating after divorce. Although I don’t like that she skips around the time line throughout, I find a lot of similarities between her and I so far. She has her own blog and is a little more vocal than I am about her private life. She even has preemies twins. And now my cousin is expecting twins!

I believe in fate over online love.

Posted by kim on May 3, 2007

I get asked quite often what online dating services I recommend. Yeah, me. Trust me, I laugh, too, as I am no expert. I actually know a few couples that have gotten married after meeting on Date.com and Match.com (Free 3 Day Trial), but I am too cheap to ever have paid for a dating service. I have to admit I prefer being in a relationship over looking for dates.

So if you’re frugal like me, I suggest a totally free dating service such as OkCupid.com (beware of multiple pop-ups) or HotOrNot.com (you don’t have to be “rated” to meet others), or one that offers a “free” trial.

A few years ago, I tested out Yahoo Personals Free 7 Day Pass Offer, and whoa, within 24 hours I got over 100 messages from different men. At that point, I made my profile non-searchable, as I was embarrassed and afraid that someone I knew would see my profile. And I waded through the dozens of men that didn’t fit my requirements. There is obviously a higher ratio of desperate men over women on Yahoo! Personals.

I agreed to meet one of the guys for lunch since I had a meeting in his city. I said I would call when I finished to tell him I was on my way. He didn’t answer. I left a message and waited. He finally called back saying “Geez, I didn’t really think you’d meet me, and I can’t get away.” Uh huh. I have a few other somewhat boring online dating stories, but we’ll save those for a rainy day.

I honestly believe that LOVE happens when you least expect it and are not searching for it. And you know when that person is “the one.”

What I’m eating: Papa Murphy’s Thin Crust deLITE Pizza Claims to have 1/2 the carbs and 1/2 the calories of their regular pizza, but I swear you have to eat twice as much to get full. But they use a different sauce that I like better than the regular pizza.