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My July, you’re a hot one.

Kimberly — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:29:08 +0000

Who has time to update their blog in this heat? I’ve been busy being fanned by chisel chested pool boys while eating frozen grapes.

Actually, I’ve been crazy busy with all sorts of things – none of which include pool boys.

Kids need to be driven to and from camp or would like to be visited at camp. Or they just want to go to the mall.

Nana has been sick.

We got a used boat for a steal and have been taking it out on Lake Anna about once a week. Tomorrow it’s just me & my husband. Hubba hubba.

I’ve been busy with my camera.

Author photo shoot for the Counterfeit Farm Girl sequel.

Next week I’ll be even busier with it as I am being mentored by the fabulous Marta Locklear.

After all of my learning, I leave next Thursday for the Yahoo Motherboard Summit in CA.

When I return, I’m off to pick up my 10 year old from aforementioned camp and quickly throw together her 11th birthday party.

Sometime after that I get older.

And then July is over.

Coming soon (like as soon as I get my act together), my new website…KimberlyPetro.com.

Thanks Leanne!

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Decisions, Decisions

Kimberly — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:34:26 +0000

I have decided that this is my last summer writing here. I think. No, I’m pretty sure. I don’t have the time…and honestly? My heart is just not in it anymore.

I want to concentrate on photography and my family and my house (not in that order) and I no longer feel the need to put it all out there/here.

And I think that’s a good thing for me.

I’ll be around. No goodbyes yet…just a decision.

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I’ve Got Some

Kimberly — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:56:29 +0000

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The Good, The Bad & The ‘S’ Word

Kimberly — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:24:34 +0000

The good thing about having your children home with you for three weeks during inclement weather is that you really get to stop and smell the quality time. Even if that time involves too much eating and TV watching and not enough exercise, aside from sledding and shoveling, it still ranks as high quality. Let me tell you, there was a lot of giggling. A lot.

The bad part involves a high pitched shriek you may have heard yesterday when I stepped on the scale for the first time since…well, since 2009. It ain’t good, folks. All of my snovereating, combined with a few dark moments when I was clearly was trying to comfort myself with food and whatever else I could shove into my mouth, have finally taken its toll.

I purposely did not make any resolutions this year because I was saving myself for the motivation necessary to not make empty promises. Lucky or not, the scale and my fat pants have now allowed me that motivation. Ye-freaking-haw.

And what about this blog? What kind of ghost town has this place been? I used to call myself a freelance writer, amateur photographer and over all a pretty fit (and cool) chick. Now? Not so much.

The food coma inactivity party is over, y’all, and I’ve got to get back on a schedule. So, can one make New Year’s resolutions in late February…or should I call them something else?

I’m not suggesting that it’s all he ‘S’ word’s fault but I think it can at least be partially to blame for me now being the ‘F’ word.

February 21st is the new January 1st…at least in these parts. Blarg.

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Feel Good Fail

Kimberly — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:51:00 +0000

I am no stranger to seasonal blue periods. Typically, I hit my low point during the holidays as I become overwhelmed but bounce back with organizational zest and fervor when the new year settles in. It helps that January and February have always been our down time as a family. That lull usually results in a much needed full battery recharge come March.

This year, however, I have yet to locate my motivation. In January, I refused resolutions. Day to day, I feel no nagging need to tackle the looming lists of things to do. I don’t even care about dieting…which is really not me. If anything, you could count on me to be perched on the border of an eating disorder. Now, I eat what I want and am still disgusted with myself for it but not enough to change the behavior. Currently, I am completely not compelled.

And I was doing so well. For many months, I’ve been, dare I say, happy. Giddy, even. Now the blahs have set back in and I almost don’t even care.

I believe it began with some family turmoil at Thanksgiving which boiled over into heated discussions and uneasy friction among too many. An olive branch was met with a list of demands, a list I immediately shrugged away. With no love lost and a long time until the next set of holidays, I was hoping to let the snoozing dogs lie.

Aside from a couple dark days spent in bed watching House and eating meatballs, I’ve been able keep a level head. Our trip to San Francisco did a great job of shifting my focus. I may have even been on the verge of a motivational surge but once again I feel as though my sails are windless.

Back to back snow storms, nine canceled school days, a husband that can’t get a flight home and a letter I wish I had never received may be the ingredients of my latest good feeling fail. I can’t be sure but I do know this much: When faced with such a large amount of free time on my hands, I would usually find all kinds of anal-retentive ways to be over-productive. And also? I know that whatever lies in that letter is going to sting, at the very least.

So here I sit, biting the inside of my lip and wondering what started what, when it will stop and …if maybe I could just ignore it all a bit longer.

On a positive (and way more adorable) note, I have amazing friends, family and neighbors that have gone out of their way to help while we have been snowed in. You know who you are and I hope you know that I love you.

And LOST is on tonight. Yes, Kimberly, there is always a bright side.

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