Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Things I can't do

1. Run. I've had all sorts of good intentions to train my body to run, but it just doesn't happen. I hate it. Hate. It's not even remotely relaxing or freeing or liberating, nor does it make me feel good. I'll just stick with walking, thanks.

2. Scrapbook. Again, lots of good intentions. I even succeeded at digital scrapbooking for a while, but it's just not me. Luckily, some smart person realized people like me exist and now I arrange my pictures in an album online and pay money to have it printed and bound and sent to me in the mail. Solves that problem! Although....I'm still about 5 years behind in my pictures.



3. Make cakes. Case in point. This is my pathetic attempt at a Barbie cake. I figured, how hard can it be? Just bake it in a bowl and stick a barbie in. Yeah...didn't work out so well. However, the kids had fun smearing frosting on it and then smashing it to smitherines and eating the crumbs.





4. Cut hair. One time I tried to cut my husbands hair. Just once. Then he learned his lesson. Saving the 10 bucks at Supercuts is not worth the hack job that I will do.

"It's easy" he said. "Just use the clippers! Not hard at all!" Shows him for trusting his head to me. He had several oddly placed bald spots for a while. Good thing he wears a hat!

I do know an amazing stylist though! My sister! She's the best and has a large clientele because her reputation preceeds her. So, we've been trying for about a year to talk Aria into letting her Aunt cut her hair.

Wasn't working. When she gets something in her head, nobody can change her mind. It has to be her idea. So today, Auntie Rae was over. She styled the hair of a client that I did head shots for, then cut my Aunt and Cousin's hair. Aria sat and watched it all. Then I showed Aria some pictures of her the last time she got her hair cut and that put her over the edge. Suddenly she had a great idea! So she got a haircut.

Before....(she's such a good little model! I just stand there and release the shutter and she strikes a pose or 5. Cracks me up!) This is last week.


During....

and after....


9 comments:

Lee said...

We are so much alike it cracks me up. Running, YUCK! I can only do it behind a basketball and enjoy it. Scrapbooking, love the places that do it for you! Cakes that is what Costco is for. I can kinda cut hair, but you will lose a lot and it might take like a hour.
You rock girl! And I am looking forward to coming to see you!!

Grace said...

I am so your soul sister when it comes to running and scrapbooking. I thought I would have to join the BAD MOTHER club because my son has 3 pages of a scrapbook of one event five years ago.

Then came Shutterfly to the rescue.

Dave and Rick should join a support group about the hair cut thing!

Sarah Braudaway-Clark said...

Yay! Another anti runner!!! I try to run and all I think is, "my flab is bouncing...do I really want my flab bouncing. This can NOT be attractive. Left right left right...my feet hurt and I can't breathe. WHY do people do this again?????"

LOVE all the pictures! Aria is adorable!

Anonymous said...

um running is not bad i really love and it makes me feel good so im sorry you can not all enjoy my joy with running.
also sean can also join the husband hair cut club cause even though i do it for a living he still doesnt get them very often.

Anonymous said...

I used to love running and now despise it. I too cannot bake cakes. That is what Albertson's is for imo.

Heidi said...

Running is only for people who have nothing better to do and obviously have a much better body than I do. I'm with Sarah in her thinking on it. I can make cakes, but anything in muffin tins turns out nasty.

I think you are so awesome Misty. Thanks for being such a great example for me.

Jenn said...

LOVE the last pic. Ummm....I don't do most of those things either... LOL!

Meemer said...

I pretend to enjoy all those things, but in reality, I'm a total looser. All well. you have a beautiful girl!! Love that last pic!

Rachau said...

LOL Running is bad for you! lol It make your legs and knees go funny when you get reallly old!
I have got so much scrapbooking stuff in my house i could open a shop!I can not get into it!I will try again in a few months time!LOLThats what i like to tell my DH!
I love to make cakes and decorate them but i never find the time!I loved costco!I wish we had something like that over here!A fun place to go for lunch like we did lol!