tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26563940399194667302024-02-19T11:50:41.845-05:00Ambitions of a Trophy WifeA place to vent my frustrations, expose my inner self and laugh my butt off!Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-60217941959339354922011-09-23T08:12:00.000-04:002011-09-23T08:12:21.436-04:00too quietYes, I have been very quiet here, not really posting anything with any real substance. Partly its because of grad school, but mainly it is because I am struggling with what I want to blog about and what this blog has represented.
So I'm moving in a totally new direction, new blog name, new place. Some of you may enjoy the change, others may not be so enthused. But go I Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-36325145596304745642011-09-09T16:43:00.000-04:002011-09-09T16:43:08.104-04:00Day 22: What's in your purse?It seems that the law of purse attraction is that whatever size purse you carry it will be full!
Not long ago I downsized to a smaller purse. Prior I was carrying around diapers, juice boxes, pokemon cards, you name it. I was tired of being the pack horse so by downsizing I've cut back the amount I carry and my back pain!
I'm not about name brand, or color. Its only about Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-76042614567349758372011-09-02T09:14:00.000-04:002011-09-02T09:14:59.905-04:00Day 21: Something you could never get tired of doingSo many things to chose from...... I think that I try to enjoy so much of my life that there are many moments that I appreciate and could never get tired of doing.....
blowing raspberries on Walker's belly to make him laugh,
smelling Sawyer's hair when she is fresh out of the shower,
playing in summer rain
getting random hugs from Dylan,
singing in the car
watching Mason Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-73585509020387696722011-09-01T15:05:00.000-04:002011-09-01T15:05:14.610-04:00If you need me this weekend....This weekend I am setting out to try a new adventure. Well, not necessarily new, I just haven't done it in almost ten years! But the new part is doing it somewhat by myself! Yup, I am going camping! Why? you wonder? why not?
A few months ago I was talking to a good friend about my need to take breaks from the family. I didn't want to travel extravagantly, or Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-19006889732389122772011-09-01T08:46:00.000-04:002011-09-01T08:46:09.161-04:00Day 20: Nicknames you haveAll my life I've hated my name because there was no other form in which I could change it to. Jill, just plain Jill. Not Jillian. I repeat NOT Jillian. I had a 6th grade teacher, whom I loathed, who insisted on calling me Jillian. When my mother showed up for the parent teacher conference and she called me that, my mother informed her that " her name is Jill, if i wanted Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-50385837479960731362011-08-30T19:43:00.000-04:002011-08-30T19:43:02.908-04:00Day 19: Something you missAs my 36th birthday quickly approaches I have really begun to notice the affects of aging on my body . Sure I've had some grey hair, and maybe a laugh line or too, no big deal right? But i've begun to notice other things that are aging as well. Take my hands for example. They have the battle scars of kitchen accidents, and knuckle cracking. My feet also show signs of many miles that Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-77092097914617494032011-08-29T16:05:00.000-04:002011-08-29T16:05:41.430-04:00Day 18: Favorite Place to EatI love food, all kinds of food.... fatty fried goodness, steak, sushi, Mexican, Chinese.... you name it I will eat it! So picking one place that is my favorite is really hard!
Depending on my company also dictates what place is my favorite.
When the "sisters" go out we always go to El Banditos which is a Mexican restaurant in town. They can be a little pricey but with the Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-22736739459447085372011-08-28T18:31:00.000-04:002011-08-28T18:31:09.668-04:00Day 17: Something you're looking forward toDue to family vacation and Irene this program was temporarily interupted. Back to schedule though:
One thing I am really looking forward to is starting back at school and being a teaching assistant for the Women's Studies department. The class that I am ta-ing in is Education of Self. I took this class as an undergrad and it really opened my eyes to the privileges i take for granted Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-13433209882809340662011-08-21T18:03:00.000-04:002011-08-21T18:03:44.516-04:00Day 16: Dream houseMy dream house isn't anything fancy. I don't want a Mc Mansion, or 2500 sq ft. I can do without an in ground swimming pool or heck even a paved driveway.
My dream house would be one that has enough bedrooms for all my children and myself to have some sort of privacy. It would be big enough to have a family room or extra living space so that my children can entertain their friends or Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-32464929041848373542011-08-20T10:07:00.000-04:002011-08-20T10:07:31.928-04:00Day 15: A moment you've felt satisfied with your lifeIs there anything else really to say?Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-81030275582576125662011-08-18T10:16:00.000-04:002011-08-18T10:16:05.095-04:00Day 14: A picture of you last year - how have you changed?This picture was taken last summer on our family vacation to Maine. I dragged Dylan out of the car and made him pose with me under this street sign. (and I wonder where he gets his sense of humor from!)
How have I changed?
Well, I am about 20 pounds lighter, I've been running three times a week. I have gotten back into using my essential oils and have limited my anxiety. Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-54794385129963138942011-08-17T16:24:00.000-04:002011-08-17T16:24:03.461-04:00Day 13: GoalsWhat a loaded topic! Goals are something that I am constantly setting, changing and hopefully achieving. I feel that I am not doing myself any justice if I don't set goals. Recently a goal I set was running in my first 10k. I was able to complete it in 1 hour and 7 mins, which is approxiametly a 10:55 min mile. I was pretty happy with it!
On a more serious note, as Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-33385513635977864742011-08-16T10:00:00.000-04:002011-08-16T10:00:11.969-04:00Day 12: Something you don't leave the house withoutAbout five years ago I was introduced to the world of essential oils. No ordinary ones either. Young Living is a therapeutic grade of essential oils that can be used topically, aromatically and many can even be ingested. Anyone who claims that all oils are the same, has never truly experienced the difference between cheap frankincense and the real deal!
I don't leave home without Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-35624346469862514642011-08-13T09:18:00.000-04:002011-08-13T09:18:05.231-04:00Day 11: A tv show you're addicted toWe are the anomaly of the 21st century, we are a family that only owns one tv. Yes, you read that right, 1 TV. I know, I know its hard to conceive but since our house is appropriately 900 sq feet there really seems to be no reason to add more noise than we already have. So the option of having a tv show that I am addicted to is very limited. We recently added a DVR to our cable Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-18737860984179312242011-08-12T08:57:00.001-04:002011-08-12T08:57:47.026-04:00Day 10: Something you're afraid ofI can't say spiders or snakes or any living creature unless of course I was lost in the woods and being stalked by a 600 pound black bear. No, unfortunately, the things that I fear most live inside my own head! They are the things that keep me up at night, (besides my children) that make me worry about what kind of mother I am, or what the future holds. I guess one of the biggest Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-42270395678099905182011-08-11T08:33:00.000-04:002011-08-11T08:33:07.197-04:00Day 9: A habit you wish you didn't haveThere are many habits I wish I didn't have, leaving dirty dishes in the sink instead of putting them in the dishwasher right away, grocery shopping when I am hungry, leaving the mail in my car and forgetting about it, and interruptting people when they talk because I am to excited to share my ideas!
The one big one though that I have carried throughout my life and continue to carry is the habit Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-92129389050845445812011-08-09T21:46:00.000-04:002011-08-09T21:46:44.745-04:00Day 8: A place you've traveled toAcadia National Park is the last great place I have traveled to. I must admit, I haven't done much traveling and it seems that my bucket list is just getting bigger and bigger.
We only had two days there and it certainly was not enough! The view from Cadillac mountain was amazing! We even tried to sneak up there at sunrise but it was too foggy to see it. The poor kids were Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-69811424756893595232011-08-09T08:33:00.000-04:002011-08-09T08:33:26.593-04:00Day 7: Favorite movieThis is a hard one. It really depends on my mood! But my all time favorite movie which indicates my propensity for romance and music to be mixed is Dirty Dancing.
Specifically this scene:
Click here to enjoy it too!
Which of course makes it difficult really for any man to live up to my expectations in romance!
Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-51273442169126543642011-08-07T21:25:00.000-04:002011-08-07T21:25:19.847-04:00Day 6: A picture of you as a babyI am technically a day behind... sorry....
Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-49466224109408098372011-08-05T21:10:00.000-04:002011-08-05T21:10:57.090-04:00Day 5: A song to match your mood todayAmbitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-53514851111448393612011-08-04T20:31:00.000-04:002011-08-04T20:31:45.385-04:00Day 4: Your parents or siblingsI am the second oldest of four daughters but we are all very spread out. There is five years between myself and the oldest, then the next one is seven years younger than I and the baby is 11 years younger. That is a span of 16 years between us. Growing up I wasn't very close with any of them. I idolized Amy, my older sister, tormented her by stealing all of her things and Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-71607262674713004762011-08-03T21:56:00.000-04:002011-08-03T21:56:50.735-04:00Day 3: Your first loveYes, my first love has been and will always be, chocolate. Milk chocolate. Anything and everything coated in chocolate is worth trying! I've even eaten chocolate covered ants!! They were good! These days I limit my chocolate intake to once a week, (at least i try anyways) because the sugar and the fat aren't the best for my weight and boarder line diabetes. But when Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-6488519672107382892011-08-02T17:59:00.000-04:002011-08-02T17:59:48.859-04:00Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name
This is actually quite funny, To me anyways! The meaning behind my blog name is my sarcastic sense of humor. Way back when, when the world was on Myspace and Facebook hadn't taken over the world, I would post things as an identity instead of my real name. One day, I put Trophy Wife, and it caused quite a stir! Relatives contacted my husband to find out if I was really serious,Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-16954345128799338652011-08-01T22:15:00.000-04:002011-08-01T22:15:38.306-04:00Day 1 Blog ChallengeDay 1 - Picture of myself and 15 facts:
I love to embarrass my children! The hat picture above was how i was cooking dinner one night!
I love the smell of vinegar, it reminds me of Easter and coloring eggs!
I now wear a size 8 shoe, only after my 4th child did my feet get bigger!
I prefer gel toothpaste over paste.
I have an obsession with feet
I am extremely sensitive to caffeine, so i Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656394039919466730.post-6911299154649444142011-08-01T22:02:00.000-04:002011-08-01T22:02:04.520-04:00Because I need directionSo I took on the challenge from my friend over at Life in the slow lane, because quite frankly I need the direction. I haven't been blogging because all that has been going on in my mind is not fit for press. So this is perfect timing.
Here is the list below. If you'd like to join in, copy, paste, and get writing!
Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts
Day 2: Ambitions of a Trophy Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205247023707647095noreply@blogger.com0