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Fun stuff in the Everyday Life of a Busy Mom & Entrepreneur

Is It “Fridge Worthy”?

April 1, 2011 by Painter Mommy 4 Comments

A very popular place in our home for the kid’s artwork is the fridge.  But after a while it became very overcrowded and there was just not enough space.  I came up with the idea of purchasing a large cork board which is now on the wall in our kitchen and I can put anything and everything up there, including the school lunch calendar, special notices or invitations as well as additional artwork that doesn’t fit on the fridge.

Now-a-days we are keeping most of the kid’s artwork on the corkboard because our 2 younger children have been able to reach anything on the lower portion of the fridge and after watching a crazy show about a kid swallowing a magnet, I am now deathly afraid of that happening.  So, we are only able to use the top part of the fridgerator for one or 2 really special things and the rest goes on the cork board.

Yes this is a picture of our fridge, but I staged it.  LOL  I really do miss being able to showcase artwork on that bottom portion.  But safety comes first.

So, now, we use the cork board, and yes, you do see the same artwork because I put everything back where it belongs.  LOL  And the board is high enough that the younger ones cannot reach the papers and push pins.

Being an artist myself, I am a huge fan of my children’s artwork.  I keep the special ones filed away and pull the seasonal ones out to display.  You can read more about my  Kid’s Artwork DIY Organizational System Here.

There is nothing like seeing the proud look of a child who brings home something that they have made.  They LOVE to display it and what better place to do that than the fridge or a special board dedicated just for that.  I make a big deal about what my children make, even if it is a bunch of scribble scrabble.  I think it is important and helps a child with their confidence.

How about you?  Do you have a fun place to display your children’s artwork?  And do you keep certain things that are really special?  Please comment!

And of course I could not resist finding a few funny cartoons to go with the subject of refrigerator art.  These are great!

I am Super Forgetful

September 6, 2010 by Painter Mommy 9 Comments

My memory has always been a tough thing for me. There are some things I CAN remember clearly from many many years ago as a child, but then there are other things that I completely forget from only a week ago. What is up with that? LOL

I mean I am all over the place with the MANY people I deal with through my businesses and social media. I am very active on both Facebook and Twitter and some other sites. I comment and respond when people share things about what they are doing or what they are going through. But after a few weeks go by, I often forget things and I don’t mean to at all. Sometimes a person will connect with me and update me on something and I can’t even remember what or when they told me about it in the first place.

The most frustrating part about me being so forgetful is with those who connect with me acting like they are my long lost friend and I have absolutely no clue who they are. I never let them know that I don’t know who they are and I am too embarrassed to ask them. LOL   Has this ever happened to you?

Well, I was communicating with this one person on Facebook for a few years now and did not know who they were.  We have messaged back and forth and even IM’d a few times.  I thought that the person may have been from my (brief) college days.  I told my mom about it and told her the name and she actually knew who it was and reminded me.  But the funny thing was that even after her filling me in, I still could not remember.

I did have a short bout with drugs and alcohol from age 18 to 21 and I am wondering if that may have something to do with it. It almost seems like my memory has been permanently damaged.  I don’t remember movie names and especially people’s names.  You would think with all the people I deal with on a daily basis that I would be a mess.  But the one thing that keeps me going is the fact that I am SUPER organized.  I keep lists – categorized lists, daily lists, weekly lists, home lists, client lists, but those “mental lists” still need work. LOL

I just really wish I could somehow organize PEOPLE.  I wish I could have a  filing cabinet in my brain that I could go to each time I have a meaningful connection with someone.  I want to be able to think back on a conversation and KNOW the NAME of the person I was having the conversation with.  It is not as much of a problem with those I speak with in person, because you can put a name with a face, but even that I struggle with at times.  And my business is virtual, so a majority of the people I connect with on a daily basis are only through the computer and for some reason, emails, tweets, posts, and any other form of written words – they are just much harder for me to keep in order in my head.

Do any of you struggle with forgetfulness? How do you deal with it?  Any tips or tricks?

One thing that I try to do, on Twitter at least, is to keep a column in my Tweetdeck just specifically for those people who take time to connect with me on a regular basis.  I don’t want them to get lost in the shuffle of my 10,000 followers.  I only have about 100 special people in that column, but it helps me to remember them.

Funny Video for us MOMS!

June 9, 2010 by Painter Mommy 3 Comments

A Twitter friend passed this on to me and I got a real kick out of it.  It is called “The Mommy Rhapsody”. Check it out! If you are reading from Facebook, click on the post title to watch the video on my blog!

Funny Pregnancy Cartoons

November 23, 2009 by Painter Mommy 9 Comments

I couldn’t resist!  LOL

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OK, which one was your favorite?

Funny Cartoons About Blogging

August 15, 2009 by Painter Mommy 15 Comments

I have been doing lots of research for my upcoming speaking engagement for the Social Media By The Sea Cruise Conference.  I am speaking on Blog Design and I wanted to lighten things up a bit by including some funny cartoons in my presentation.  I came across a bunch of really good ones and I thought that I would share of a few of them with you.  🙂

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So, what did ya think? Which one was your favorite?  Mine was the last one – it reminds me of me with a million different blogs.  LOL

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