I think i may be trying to spread myself too thin.

I really, really don't like not having my computer at nite after the kid goes to bed...on the other hand my house is really clean and all my books are read. Boy, it's lonely lately.

Things have been weird, busy, interesting and boring around here lately.
I hate not updating for awhile because then so much happens i start to write about it then i don't want a ridiculously long update and then don't even want to bother with an update because it's probably mega boring anyway.

I've been bouncing around on computers, mine is still being fixed and most time i get online i am using it for business matters or the the mom group. Man, i just kind of dove head first into those two things. Kind of in a mental fog lately. Maybe i'll actually update soon.




The kid has been my best buddy and i love the heck out of him. It's been lonely lately, even with everything going on. I still hate my stupid house and it's been raining non.stop.

I wanted to share this video though. We have a new book Driving My Tractor and it is so damn adorable. Steve Songs from PBS does the music CD that goes with the book and i'm sure you know how kids love him and i'll admit he's catchy and doesn't annoy me like most childrens music.

Van loves animals....and tractors....and music so this book is perfect. Unfortunately he saw me checking out the video and 'AGAIN! AGAIN!' is his only current vocabulary. Yes, i have even been singing along with it too.

Does anyone know what happened to Kim (ohkimma)?

I noticed for awhile she wasn't posting which was to be expected with a new babe but now it's been 4 months and all her lovely photos are gone and there hasn't been a peep. I hope everything is alright, she's not really one to just get fed up with lj and leave with no explanation.

Sometimes i just don't know about this place.

Official WAHM Status.


I feel SO SO GOOD about this. Not only that i feel more independent financially but i WANT to do this. I love this company so much. This is much more than selling products, i really believe in them. You all know how much i LOVE books. We are currently in the process of covering our walls in them, we buy them faster than we can read them right now. Mostly because we spend a lot of our time reading Van his.

I think that reading to a child from birth is one of the greatest gifts we can give to our kids. Why reading is so important gives some bullets on why but we already know, don't we? I still get happy when i'm in the bookstore or library and i come across a book i remember from when i was a child. The fact that i can buy them for Van and he can get the same enjoyment i did, that i can read him the same words i read 20 years ago and still remember, makes me smile.

My parents couldn't get me books fast enough and when i finally was able to walk to the library myself, that feeling of independence was indescribable. Library cards really are passports to the world. I met new characters, traveled far away places, learned so many new things. I never wanted to give them back, sometimes fines piled up. My parents couldn't always afford a lot for us but when they actually took me to the bookstore and allowed me to choose a book, one of my own...to keep they knew how much it meant to me and they made sacrifices to be able to do that for me and my brother. It was kind of a big deal and going to book fairs was an even bigger one. I am so happy that my parents allowed our love for books to grow and did what they could to foster it.

Being able to do the same for my son and allow it for other families really truly makes me so excited for this opportunity and makes it much more than a job. I plan to have my online marketplace but do a lot of my sales face-to-face at farmer's markets, festivals, book fairs and we now have turned our extra bedroom into my office and mini bookstore. Plus Van is able to be my partner in crime in all of this, we can still be out and about enjoying all the places we normally do!

Barefoot Books began with two mothers who wanted their children to have books that would feed the imagination, while instilling a respect for diversity and a love of the planet. Today, they are a world-wide community of writers, artists, storytellers, musicians, and others who are committed to providing timeless stories and captivating art that can help children become happy, engaged members of a global society.

I absolutely love these books. The stories, the artwork, the quality, the messages are so wonderful it's the whole reason why i wanted to be involved with them. I came across them years ago and since Van was born we have started a small library of our own. Once i found out i could become an independent distributor it was a no brainer. I really want to put my heart into this and i want it to show. I want to make kids and parents happy.

There are a few of you here that i know appreciate and cherish books as much as i do. I know which ones love getting lost in the princess fairy tales and pirate adventures. The ones who finish reading the book even when your child falls asleep during it. I hope you grow to love Barefoot as much as i do, maybe you unknowingly have some already. I am here for any questions you may have for finding that perfect gift, i can run fundraisers, or helping you become a Barefoot Books Ambassador yourself.

If you want to check them out click on the above banner or visit my marketplace: indiebarefootbooks.com. I'll update here for specials and promotions because they have some really, really good ones but i'm also working on a blog so i can channel it all out there and not spam your friendslist.

Of course i'd be more than happy if you pass the link along to friends and if anyone needs a catalog please let me know!

I can always be contacted :

• here on lj


• my contact button through my marketplace


• indiebarefootbooks@hotmail.com

The internet is such a wealth of wonderful ideas and beautiful inspiration, sometimes too much. I have spent many countless hours on design and craft blogs lately it's ridiculous. Instead of helping me make plans for projects they pull me from one site to another to another with their cute + clever concepts. Oh, i'm not even kidding i'm up until 1 in the morning looking at sewing patterns, IKEA storage ideas, not to mention new recipes to try and someone get me the heck off of etsy.


Pretty prints. Dreamy dwellings. Interesting images. Savvy storage. Timeless toys. Refreshing recipes. Happenin' handmades.

Okay, i'll stop. But you get the picture. After the kid gets to sleep nothing gets accomplished because i've been glued to the computer looking at all the rad stuff.

Step away from the keyboard Christina. Step slowly and quietly away.


EDIT: I didn't step away, i went on to look at a wedding site that i occasionally check because they have some really nice photographers and had to share this wedding. So jealous, it's almost too cute to be a real wedding.

You know dealing with all the weddings i did this summer and seeing their horrible pictures then looking at a site like this almost makes me want to be a wedding photographer (i don't really like shooting people, just my kid really). It really can be an art unto itself. The albums i have been seeing lately should make these photographers ashamed that they one, charge what they do and two, think they have a talent.

I keep wanting to turn over a new leaf but i have no idea how.
I'm not sure if i'm blaming myself or Dustin or even Van for my unhappiness in life but all i know is i need to be a big girl and quit feeling sorry for myself.

I have become an apathetic, miserable, little brat.
For some reason i get into these ruts and expect for the answer fall right into my lap or for it to just go away. It never really does, does it? It just tucks itself away and festers while the mediocrity we act like we are content with takes over for awhile when life gets busy.

Unless you deal with it. Get over it. Move on with your life and make it what you want it.
Not what circumstances have done to it.


Thank you to Miranda(silent_panacea) for sending this over Facebook.
It is just the reminder i needed.


( The Awakening )