tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174643772024-03-13T08:18:29.681-06:00Meadow's Rambles of a Running Knitter"Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means." - Robert Louis StevensonQueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-61522477284349157122011-10-31T14:16:00.002-06:002011-10-31T14:16:45.545-06:00Interpreting rocks!A few snippets of things I've interpreted so far this semester:
Rats ass
dammit, damn, damned, dangit (all to see if they were interpreted differently)
doppleganger
mother f*&%er wherein I signed "mother swear" 'cause that's totally equivalent ;)
throw him under the bus
I know there are more but I am drawing a blank, boo. Comment with some good stuff you have QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-24181100371061673182011-10-15T10:02:00.000-06:002011-10-15T10:02:26.827-06:00Growing pains
This was me the first few months of the new move and the new job. It is hard getting through so many changes. Everyone here wants me to succeed, to do a good job but it was coming at me at every angle and I couldn't handle it. So I stood up for myself and said, you are all great but back off.
And they did, hehe imagine that. I still get lots of feedback, I still get mentoring and get QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-14766291524536988332011-09-26T06:38:00.000-06:002011-09-26T06:38:07.705-06:00Allive! She is alive!!Hello all :)
Lots to blog about but only 7 minutes to do it. Let's see....
~moved 300ish miles south for a new job.
~love new job.
~interpreting community and deaf community have been amazing thus far :)
~my husband has been amazing through so many trials and he never complains about my venting in relation to the job mentioned above (helping establish a new job and rules has been hard).
~the QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-1022477450109619622011-04-19T20:34:00.002-06:002011-04-19T20:36:44.248-06:00RunningI miss wanting to run. I love running, really I do. The last year, or so, I really have no desire to workout at all. I want the running bug to bite me again, I almost signed up for two races just to force myself to get out the door but I don't want it to be just another chore. Anyone have any tried and true tricks to get you going again? At this point a 5K would be so great for me but I just QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-41581394267073054002011-04-18T20:47:00.002-06:002011-04-18T20:52:34.921-06:00Whoops!So I didn't finish off my January goal and I seemed to have lost February and March too, hehe. Sorry about that!!I have much to discuss but am too lazy tonight :)I passed my certification!! I'm now an official novice interpreter in Utah. Woot!I will be taking the educational interpreter test next week!I started a 90 day workout challenge and then gave up on said challenge.We started a new points QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-76727540401827090622011-01-13T13:58:00.002-07:002011-01-13T14:03:07.742-07:005 things day 12Yeah, I missed a few days, oops.1. I'm so grateful for do overs.2. So grateful for televised and online courses so I can spend more time at home healing with my family.3. professionals helping us when we aren't sure what we are doing.4. electronic devices helping us get through 3 hours worth of appointments with 2 active boys.5. sleepLife is crazy busy and it's just going to get more so, I still QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-75265301459689971062011-01-09T18:24:00.002-07:002011-01-09T18:29:08.009-07:005 things day 8I will be adding photos to posts as I come across ones that suit my fancy, just so you don't think it will be totally boring from now on, hehe.1. Productive cleaning days, still a long way to go before I'm happy with the state of the house, but it's looking so much better :)2. Cheap hair dye, though I think L isn't so happy with the new color, hehe.3. Freedom, we are sure lucky to live where we QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-19818409929029559072011-01-08T13:56:00.003-07:002011-01-08T14:01:37.475-07:005 things day 7Today I'm going to post some goals for the year, I'm grateful to have the ability to make these goals and for the support of my husband and family and friends in achieving these goals.1. Acceptance, accept me for who I am, love me for being me.2. I am going to enter the lottery for the St. George marathon, it's time for another big tough goal.3. I am going to run the Utah Valley half or full QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-45643267291277237102011-01-07T23:30:00.003-07:002011-01-07T23:33:47.504-07:005 things day 6Hi friends :)1. I'm grateful for friends that help me out in a pinch, Natalie and Nathan saved the day!2. A nice warm bed.3. My cats, they are annoying at times (Miss Snake barfed again!) but I love them.4. Work and a brain that works, today just rocked!5. Inspirational quotes I can get easily through Twitter....for example.... WomenOfHistory Inspirational QuotesQueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-78477926166923215792011-01-06T21:59:00.002-07:002011-01-06T22:01:58.021-07:005 things day 5You thought I forgot, didn't you? You silly readers ;)1. My husband2. Determination3. Team work4. Togetherness5. EnduranceQueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-29851278217911727332011-01-05T19:14:00.003-07:002011-01-05T19:17:37.483-07:005 things day 4 :)Hello again :)I'm sure having fun with this, hehe.1. Bedtime2. Fast food, too much of which we have eaten this month, boo.3. Professors that link you to free online copies of the reading materials required for the course.4. Brown walls just the right shade :)5. Sleep, didn't realize how much I loved it until it decided I didn't need it.QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-85209311652365443912011-01-04T16:20:00.002-07:002011-01-04T16:23:35.388-07:005 things day 31. Repentance2. Knitting3. Forgiveness4. Cell Phones5. Blimpies close by! yay :)I've really enjoyed thinking up five things I'm grateful for, for the last three days. I just feel so much more peace and calmness now.QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-61335551880723315032011-01-03T18:09:00.002-07:002011-01-03T18:12:51.465-07:005 things day 2Today has been long and tiring! But of course I'm grateful for stuff :)1. Printers at school so I don't have to figure out how to fix mine at home.2. A local library, I borrowed 4 books :) (which probably wasn't a good idea since school starts in two days)3. My friendly co-worker that gave me her extra Dr. Pepper when I was feeling run-down at lunch.4. A fun topic at work and a fun job where I QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-39916205492084149882011-01-02T18:37:00.004-07:002011-01-02T18:41:28.992-07:00five things challengeI decided that in order to start the year off right, I needed to think of things I've been blessed with. Today I was reading on Ravelry (only the best knitting/crochet website ever!) tonight and someone said that for the month of January she always posts five interesting things she has done or wants to do, every day. I'm going to post five things I'm grateful for and/or interesting things I want QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-81225369978230341252010-12-31T14:19:00.003-07:002010-12-31T14:23:52.150-07:002010 out with a bangI was going to do a year in review, but honestly I can't remember much of the year, getting old I guess ;). We did get to go to NY for 3 weeks, fantastic! We are all a year older. Um...we are taller? ok, so the kids are, hehe.I have to say that I have sure learned a lot about myself this year, I now know that I am a whole lot stronger than I ever thought I could be. I have made some bad decisionsQueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-3962052341048499772010-12-29T13:06:00.000-07:002010-12-29T13:07:41.876-07:00Missing part of meA lot has happened recently and this fits pretty well.QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-65984939449294212042010-11-24T19:24:00.003-07:002010-11-24T19:30:28.949-07:00Happy ThanksgivingTonight I am grateful for a happy family. We have had some challenges this year and I'm happy to say that it's bringing us closer together as a family and we will end the year even stronger for making it through.I'm also grateful (I think) for the new game the boys taught their dad today. It's called "Stab" they pretend to stab each other, so I hear "stab" "stab" giggle giggle "stab" run run run QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-45943677375812234512010-11-18T20:00:00.001-07:002010-11-18T20:01:26.318-07:00InspirationI want to be this Grandma, just starting now as a mom instead :)ps, I'm throwing this out there so I have to follow through. I'm ready to start running again and tomorrow is the day.QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-54459894780036480282010-11-02T20:05:00.003-06:002010-11-02T20:10:53.409-06:00What a difference a few hours makes.So today I interpreted for the first time in front of an audience, an audience of my peers no less. Anyway, I have many excuses that pop up when thinking about how I didn't do as well as I had hoped, after thinking about it for a few hours, my perspective has changed. I had a migraine, yet I was able to do a pretty good job. The person I interpreted for is not a native signer and it was a tough QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-87456502895728822472010-10-11T08:22:00.004-06:002010-10-11T08:26:36.350-06:00Interpreter blahsI'm not a fashionista in any stretch of the imagination, but I did find one way to get over the blahs of boring black and brown that many interpreters wear. See, pretty plain and blah after awhile.With my hidden secret, haha. I've seen many interpreters with fabulous shoes, jewelery, scarves, different things like that to spice up the black and brown or other dark colors in their wardrobes. Me...QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-34290182806785810712010-10-04T20:18:00.003-06:002010-10-04T20:28:59.276-06:00It's about time...that I post pics from New York. Up first, our flight out left at midnight, poor kids were exhausted before we even got going.L had to sit across the isle from us, but she got her own TV so it was tolerable.The boys were zoned, pretty normal for them when it comes to TV ha.At about 2 am, LittleMan finally fell asleep. If you'll notice in the above photo, he is not right next to me, but that is my QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-57040911051976912372010-10-03T16:24:00.003-06:002010-10-03T16:32:05.074-06:00PerspectiveI have been dealing with allergies, colds, a random fever, for the last few weeks. Laying there in bed I have had time to think about life in general. One thing I've come to realize, is that my perspective on life has changed in the last 18 months or so.I think we all should go through changes in perspective, but we need to be aware that we are changing, we are looking at things differently. Do QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-51221802754695245072010-10-01T17:06:00.002-06:002010-10-01T17:09:05.707-06:00Hello Friends :)I took a month off from the internet, unless it was school related. I know you all didn't notice since I don't blog often, hehe.It was a lot easier than I expected.I missed easy updates from friends and family.I play way too many silly games on facebook, as evidence from all the emails I got updating me on peoples visits to said games and sending me "gifts".I enjoy winding down from the day QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-39381599709479739732010-08-05T10:36:00.002-06:002010-08-05T10:39:51.341-06:00TouchI'm in New York!!! It has been so great, many new sites, friends, routines, and experiences. I've loved the trip thus far, today marks day 8. Anyway, I was contemplating why I'm missing Utah. My Hunny, of course, but I speak to him daily and we've started using the webcam to chat too, that helps immensely.But really, I think it's touching him that I miss. Not only sex ;) but just a hand on the QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17464377.post-32742478667887067532010-07-16T16:35:00.002-06:002010-07-16T16:38:29.345-06:00FoodI have an odd relationship with food, most of the time I don't get hungry, I eat because I'm supposed to. I do crave things from time to time, but not always. This week I decided it's time to start working out again and in order to push myself as hard as I like to, I need proper fuel.Last month I gave up caffeine, I drank way too much and with the summer heat, I knew water was more important. QueenMeadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538822581749845219noreply@blogger.com1