<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/rss20.xsl" media="screen"?> <rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Leave Your Sanity With the Nearest Customs Agent</title> <description>The rantings of an American teacher, knitter, and graduate student living in Leeds, England.</description> <link>http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/</link> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:42:07 -0500</lastBuildDate> <generator>blogSpirit.com</generator> <copyright>All Rights Reserved</copyright>  <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/08/14/thankful-friday.html</guid> <title>Thankful Friday</title> <link>http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/08/14/thankful-friday.html</link> <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (therunt57)</author>   <category>Life in Leeds</category>   <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate> <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;It has been a bit easier to see some good in life this week. Finding things to be thankful for is easier this week than the past few weeks. I am thankful for,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. An awesome neighbor&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;2. That my computer still turns on some days (the mother board is dying and every day that it turns on so I can type on my thesis is a reason to be thankful.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;3. I am 1/4 of the way done my thesis to date&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;4. Every smile my little girl gives me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;5. My Dad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </description>  </item>  <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/08/08/thankful-friday.html</guid> <title>Thankful Friday</title> <link>http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/08/08/thankful-friday.html</link> <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (therunt57)</author>   <category>Little One</category>   <pubDate>Fri,  8 Aug 2008 16:31:57 -0500</pubDate> <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;It has been another long week. Just leave it at that. I hate feeling like I am being negative all the time. So thankful Friday.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;1. Little One now weights 7lbs 14oz and is actually on the very bottom of the curve on the weight chart.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;2. A university with libraries that don't thin out old book because they don't get checked out often.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;3. External hard drives and flash drives.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;4. The nice ladies at the pharmacy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;5. Snood&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </description>  </item>  <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/08/04/2-months-old.html</guid> <title>2 months old</title> <link>http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/08/04/2-months-old.html</link> <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (therunt57)</author>   <category>Little One</category>   <pubDate>Mon,  4 Aug 2008 07:41:23 -0500</pubDate> <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/00/01/4674a0d89f829c73b0e3f159302e3087.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img name=&quot;media-231694&quot; src=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/00/01/29fb33624d9604475ab1b6ede609e9b0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;4674a0d89f829c73b0e3f159302e3087.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0px; border-width: 0px&quot; id=&quot;media-231694&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;or, in other words, more pictures for your distraction as I am in temporary seclusion. The paper is still being worked on. But I am making progress.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/00/00/035cd95906f53f504d8c3553c5c640a5.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img name=&quot;media-231690&quot; src=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/00/00/2fe13c37daae3baf9f8fbd27c6827137.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;035cd95906f53f504d8c3553c5c640a5.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0px; border-width: 0px&quot; id=&quot;media-231690&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/02/02/242e6e57c7ec23b9075f8f95a52f5fa7.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img name=&quot;media-231691&quot; src=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/02/02/980d969ee46910a860fc9e87944dca2c.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;242e6e57c7ec23b9075f8f95a52f5fa7.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0px; border-width: 0px&quot; id=&quot;media-231691&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/01/02/e00f6bceb1f6b7685fe9bc29d589b78b.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img name=&quot;media-231696&quot; src=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/01/02/db6c81aff885063ffce97353487f2de6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;e00f6bceb1f6b7685fe9bc29d589b78b.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0px; border-width: 0px&quot; id=&quot;media-231696&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </description>  </item>  <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/08/01/thankful-friday.html</guid> <title>Thankful Friday</title> <link>http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/08/01/thankful-friday.html</link> <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (therunt57)</author>   <category>Joiner</category>   <pubDate>Fri,  1 Aug 2008 08:15:00 -0500</pubDate> <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;The past few weeks have been rough to say the least. I was reading through blogs the other day and came across one that has a Thankful Friday post every week. I don't remember which blog I saw it on, so I apologize for not being able to give credit where it is due. In an attempt to counter all the stress and crap that have come my way, I am going to start listing things I am thankful for each week. Or try to, because my daughter and my thesis are keeping me very busy for the time being.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. That I am a mommy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;2. An AC adapter cord is all that was needed to fix my computer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;3. Email/Gmail/Gmail chat/MySpace/Facebook&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;4. Emergency chocolate stash&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;5. Grilled cheese sandwiches&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#800080&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </description>  </item>  <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/07/23/for-your-distraction.html</guid> <title>For your distraction....</title> <link>http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/07/23/for-your-distraction.html</link> <author>noreply@blogspirit.com (therunt57)</author>   <category>Family</category>  <category>Little One</category>  <category>School</category>   <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:53:46 -0500</pubDate> <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/02/00/d47263c8416d3989ae07a7a31d9f60ec.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/02/00/0f8675eda3fbdd8da46cc4431ac76a57.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;d47263c8416d3989ae07a7a31d9f60ec.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0px; border-width: 0px&quot; id=&quot;media-226854&quot; name=&quot;media-226854&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Things are, shall we say, a bit stressful right now. I am trying to work on my thesis. It is the last thing I have to finish for my degree. There has been a strong shift by little one from breastfeeding to formula (though she is now 6lbs 15oz as of today). She still has at least one doctor appointment a week right now. And there is a thing going on with my family. Oh, and I still haven't bothered to get the cord for my computer so I can use it. There is knitting going on and I have pictures on my camera. But I must get the cord for my computer so I can get the pictures onto my computer; blah, blah, blah-one big cycle. Until then, here are some pictures of little one for you to enjoy. And she is smiling and making little noises now.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/02/02/1533c8e6d791568c90089c84d67065c4.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/02/02/ab4198fafefa538479c98ad08171c293.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;1533c8e6d791568c90089c84d67065c4.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0px; border-width: 0px&quot; id=&quot;media-226852&quot; name=&quot;media-226852&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/02/02/70fb326b8100394bf98a3c98aa375ea6.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://leaveyoursanity.blogspirit.com/media/02/02/c4de379d975745a15207ef18868d5c47.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;70fb326b8100394bf98a3c98aa375ea6.jpg&quot; style=&quot;float: left; margin: 0.2em 1.4em 0.7em 0px; border-width: 0px&quot; id=&quot;media-226853&quot; name=&quot;media-226853&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </description>  </item>  </channel> </rss> 