Last Shreds Of Sanity

Thursday, November 5, 2009

I'm A Beauty Queen, Damn It!!: My Bloggers And Tiaras Entry Post

MomDot.com is having a Blogger Beauty pageant and I'm entering, damn it!

**I am beautiful! I am beautiful!**

I figure that I won the Mouthiest Blogger Award, so I am on a roll. This will not be a traditional "Beauty Pageant", though. Of course when is anything Trisha and that group does traditional? You will likely see some wacky and weird posts {Well wackier than usual, anyway} over here at The Asylum.

But fear not, it does not mean I have finally gone completely over the edge {I like teetering on that ledge. It keeps me on my toes.}. No it only means that I have to follow the rules if I want to win. And I do want to win. There is a great prize involved and it will be mine, all mine. Without further ado, here is my initial entry into Bloggers And Tiaras....

1) Name, Blog Name, Twitter:

Name: Shan
Blog Name: Last Shreds Of Sanity
Twitter: @babyrocasmama

2) Have you ever entered a pageant before?

No

3) Do you have any special talents we can look forward too?

Yes, I have many hidden talents. Some are suitable for broadcast, others are not. I can do things with my toes that defy what is considered normal human physicality.

4) Name your top 5 favorite sites to visit on the net..no, you do not get brownie points for putting MomDot.

Top 5: Jeannie's Happy World, Bee and Rose, The Bloggess, MomDot.com, Post Secret, Fail Blog

5) What is your favorite thing to do when you are not blogging?

Not that I ever leave the house or get to do any of these things but if I did get to do something other than blogging, I would be doing at least one of the following:

Shopping, reading {A real, adult level book. With no pictures or pop-ups or rhymes} and playing with my 4 year old daughter. I also enjoy crafts {I make holiday wreaths and dream catchers} and sex {with my Husband! Get your minds out of the damn gutter!}.

6) Whats your dream vacation?

My dream vacations: #1 is a Jamaican beach with my own cabana boy. Dream vacation #2 is a leisurely trip to Ireland. Dream vacation #3 is to Alaska or some other far North destination during Winter so I can see the the Northern Lights in person.

7) What blogger do you look up the most too?

The Bloggess {Sorry, Trisha}. I want to write like her. I want to have her wild abandon and ability to make a hilarious, well received blog post that is essentially about nothing. She's like the X~Rated Seinfeld. She's my girl crush.

8 ) If you could be on the cover of any magazine, which would you chose and why?

Vogue because I want to show all those girls and women with low self-esteem that you don't have to be built like a 2 by 4 to be considered beautiful and intelligent. I want to prove that all those models they beat themselves up over because they will never look like are airbrushed and don't even look like that in real life. It's all an illusion. Real women are beautiful and come in all shapes and sizes.

9) Tell the truth…you want a tiara, don’t you?

You're damn skippy!! Of course I want the tiara. Why else am I entering this pageant and subjecting myself to Trisha's devious and likely embarrassing tasks? For my health? Uh, no. I want bling bling, baby!

10) What is your definition of blogger success?

A faithful readership, a few good friends made, a little recognition for your skills and a bit of dough on the side.

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

My First Interview...Well Sort Of...

Queenie Jeannie tagged me with this "interview". She thinks it will keep me out of trouble for a while...shows how much she knows!!!!!

1. What are some of the best/worst things about being a Mom?
Hmmm, well that's kind of a loaded question...The best thing is just being a Mom. I have this beautiful, amazing little girl that grew inside me. We are forever connected. I love hearing her laughter. I love watching her learn and discover new things. The light that illuminates her whole face when she comes across a new treasure or masters yet another skill makes my heart swell with love and longing for that kind of innocence again.

The worst things about being a Mom are never getting a break, always being "in Mom mode" and people, including my Husband, thinking that I sit around all day watching soaps, blogging and "eating bon~bons". The way they think, its a wonder that my daughter isn't developmentally delayed, malnourished and neglected.

Taking care of her, teaching her things, playing with her, disciplining her when she does wrong is a lot of work. She goes all day, rarely takes naps and wants to learn EVERYTHING. So, yeah, my house always looks like a hurricane hit it {Hurricane Rowan} and I am always behind on my laundry. But she will only be this young once, she will never have this kind of purity again. I don't want to miss it.

2. What dream did you have as a child that you gave up?
When I was 11, I wanted to marry Rick Springfield. Now I just want him as a love slave. OK, I'm kidding about that last part {Or am I?}. I wanted to be a Pediatrician. When I found out that they really didn't have all patient interaction I wanted and that most R.N.s knew more than them, I decided to become a nurse instead. My Mother was none too pleased with my new career path and that hurt a lot. But my Dad always supported me no matter what I chose, as long as it made me happy and wasn't illegal. LOL

3. You have only one more day to live....what do you do with it?
Wow! This one has so many possibilities...I would obviously spend it with my daughter and Husband. I would go somewhere beautiful and serene. The North Shore of Hawaii or the seaside cliffs of Ireland. This is all provided that I could get a Concorde to fly us there, otherwise it would be my favorite beach in Oceanside, CA.

4. Describe your happiest childhood memory.
There are so many...Going shopping on Christmas Eve with my Dad and wrapping the presents when we got home. And sharing my birthday with him. March 1st is my birthday, my Dad's birthday and my parents wedding anniversary.

5. If you met a Genie and received three wishes, what would they be and why? And no, you don't get to wish for more wishes - nice try!
That's easy, good health for my loved ones for the rest of their lives. To have another baby. And to always have enough of everything my family and I need.

Well that's my little Q&A. I hope you enjoyed it.