Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Hey, It's Okay Tuesday!

I got this idea from Glamour magazine. They have a section called Hey, It’s Okay and will list a bunch of things to be okay about. I think I’m going to do this every Tuesday now. You're welcome to join in and do something like this on your diary. Doesn't have to be on a Tuesday either.

Hey, It's Okay....


To want to throw certain toys out the window. (I’m talking to you loud xylophone that the kids love to drag out as soon as MY program is on. Remind me to start playing it when THEIR show is on.)


To love carbs even if they don’t love you back.


To not like cuddling for more than ten minutes because you start to feel stifled.


To think Miley Cyrus kind of talks like a dude.


To be a little bummed that Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy split up.


To want to see the new Sex and the City movie even if it looks a little cheesy (Aidan just happens to be in the desert too? Does this mean John Krasinski is just going to happen to be there when we go to North Carolina during the summer?)


To only know how to dog paddle which is one reason why you’re putting the kids in swim lessons because if they start to drown, they’re shit out of luck ‘cause odds are their dog paddling mom isn’t going to make it in time.


To have thought for the longest time that the lyrics were “Pissin’ the night away” in that Tubthumping song by Chumbawamba. <--oh apparently those ARE the lyrics. Someone had told me that it was KISSIN' the night away and I was all ???

63 comments:

  1. I am not a cuddler, either.

    As for Sex and the City 2! I don't care, I will be there the first night! I saw the first tv commercial for it yesterday and OMG! I had no idea Adian was going to be in this one. It looks awesome!

    And Glee is on tonight! It is such an awesome day!

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  2. wait....that's NOT the lyric in the chumbawamba song? crap....now i've gotta go google it or it will own me for the rest of the day.

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  3. Miley Cyrus totally talks like a man! I usually refer to her as "truck driver mama" when I hear her voice!

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  4. So what ARE the lyrics? I'm with you! LOL!

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  5. Um... if it's not Pissin' the night away, then what does it say?

    I've never been a fan of Jenny McCarthy, but I liked her and Carrey together. They were cute, and seemed a lot less irritating in the process.

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  6. Crap, I thought it was "pissin the night away" too! Thanks Amber, now I've got to go look that up.

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  7. "Hey, It's Okay Tuesday" - I like it! Great ones - totally agree on the carbs, cuddling AND Miley Cyrus!!!

    ***Ally

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  8. Miley does sound like a guy when she talks. She even walks a little like she has something in her pants.

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  9. I love your "Okay Tuesdays". I'm with you on the cuddling...is it okay to scream "get off of me!" when you've had enough??

    I thought those were the lyrics.

    It's also okay to hide that freakin toy sometimes when you want a break.

    Cannot stand Jenny McCarthy.

    ♥Spot

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  10. I heart carbs. I AM bummed that Jenny and Jim are no longer together AND I can only dog paddle.


    ...wait...it's NOT "pissing the night away...???

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  11. Wait... Jim and Jenny split up? Where was I for that one? And I thought those WERE the lyrics...

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  12. Love it! Yesterday we were outside playing and my 3 year old daughter was insisting on sitting by the deep end of the pool. When she resisted my attempts to move her to sit at the shallow end I said by way of explanation "if you fall in here then Mommy will not be able to rescue you because it is too deep and I can't dive" - so you are not alone in being a doggy paddler swimmer!

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  13. I swear it IS "pissing the night away."

    I think you're totally right on that one!

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  14. It's NOT 'Pissin' the night away'????? *sigh* Now I have to retrain my brain...gah!

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  15. personally.. i think this may have been the BEST "its okay"...

    i always thought i was weird about the whole cuddling thing.. cause aren't we ladies supposed to LOVE it.. i can handle like MAYBE 5 minutes then i start freaking out a tiny bit.. lol!!!

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  16. Bahaha! You get me EVERY time.

    I agree on Miley. A little raspy-manly! What is she going to sound like when she's older?

    Loud toys = hate! Whatever happened to imagination.

    So sad about Jim and Jenny. :(

    I'm a dog paddler too! ;)

    You're the best!

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  17. I was sad about Jim and Jenny!! There are some couples that just seem right for each other.

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  18. Is it okay to want to quit my job right this second?? Wishful thinking I suppose :(

    WM

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  19. so if it's not "pissin' the night away", what ARE the lyrics??

    I agree on the cuddling thing. I'm just not a big cuddler

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  20. (Pissing the night away, pissing the night away)
    He drinks a Whiskey drink, he drinks a Vodka drink
    He drinks a Lager drink, he drinks a Cider drink
    He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
    He sings the songs that remind him of the better times
    (Oh Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy)

    Thats a lot of pissing though...

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  21. Jim and Jenny breaking up did upset me! I was like "Awwww!"

    Miley does have a man voice.

    And yes, I am on a first name basis with celebs.

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  22. Those are the lyrics, actually. It's not literal pissing, though. . .I think it's British slang.

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  23. I thought those were the lyrics...and I thought that Pissin was a British slang reference for drinking...I love Hey It's Okay Tuesday, btw!

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  24. Wait, those aren't the lyrics? Now I need to download that song and listen to it.

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  25. I love your "it's okay" Tuesdays! You say things I think or do all the time. :D I don't like to cuddle for long either. and Yes, on Miley.

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  26. So are we all in agreement that IT IS "pisssing the night away?"

    LOL

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  27. i love that section of glamour. and i love me some jon krasinski.

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  28. * What are the words to the song?!?

    * I can't cuddle. Rarely I will let my husband cuddle for like 2 minutes... cuddling makes me feel like I am dying... like I am suffocating. Seriously. I even wrote a blog post about it once (http://melner.blogspot.com/2009/02/ghost-cuddling.html).

    * Hayden has a drum set... in the living room. It can get loud. Enough said.

    * I too was bummed to hear of their break-up. Poo poo on that!

    - Melissa

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  29. Tuesdays with you are my favorite!

    Yeah, it's "pissin the night away" and then some more pissin'!

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  30. I don't cuddle either. Thank you for letting me know that I'm all right.

    It's not pissing the night away? I thought it was. Or is it?

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  31. Ha! Thats why Im putting my kids in swim lessons!

    Its NOT Pissin the night away? Huh. What is it then?

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  32. It is "pissin' the night away", isn't it???

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  33. I just published a post I'd love your opinion on.

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  34. How out of the loop am I?! I guess since I don't get to watch adult TV, I missed the Carrey/McCarthy breakup! I feel the most bad for Jenny's son in that situation...
    And the toys! Seriously! My daughter had one of those singing stack toys, and would carry around the base, and just continually push the buttons. We nicknamed it "the devil toy" and hid it on top of the refrigerater. Mean? Maybe. Necessary? Oh yeah!

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  35. I can see that "pissing" is probably a British slang term for drinking the night away, but after all the drinking the song entails, I can definitely say I would be pissing the night away - literally. :)

    I love Okay Tuesdays!

    PS - Definitely understand the cuddling thing.

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  36. A+ on your list. Carbs don't love anybody over the age of 12. Toys shouldn't be louder than the average smoke alarm. Swimming lessons: crucial.

    Right on, Mama!

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  37. Absolutely yes to Miley Cyrus talking like a dude.

    Feels good to say what you're actually thinking, without censorship, once in a while.

    Thanks for the place to do it :)

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  38. Miley also has a permanent "I smell I skunk" face that I talked about on my blog today. I just don't get her.

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  39. Any way you can arrange for John Krasinski to be in NC while I'm there this summer too??

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  40. Carbs love me back. They LOVE to take up residency in my inner thighs.

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  41. 1. I'm not a cuddler either, and I was wondering if I was the only female who wasn't.

    2. I thought it WAS pissin the night away?!

    3. You have an award @ my blog. =]

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  42. You might be my new favorite blog friend. So damn funny, even if your taste in celebrity couples is faulty.

    Cuddling is for pussies or people worried about hypothermia.

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  43. Miley Cyres is SO dude-talking.

    And my kid will be in swim lesson post haste, because I have to hold my nose to swim underwater, and I CAN'T dive, so that is one guilt trip we are skipping.

    I'm sorry about Jim and Jenny, because they each had that little bit of crazy that worked for each other, kwim?

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  44. Miley Cyrus is kinda an Amazon, I think.

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  45. Love it! Hey, it's okay to... bitch on my blog every once in a while about something totally caddy, admit that the best thing about my day was a lemon poppyseed muffin, and defriend someone from Facebook because their views were just a little too in my face. I feel better already.

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  46. I just saw the Trailer to Sex and the City 2. I admit to being a little disappointed in it. I'll probably still watch it though! LOL

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  47. Pissin' the night away makes more sense since they talk all about alcohol! I always thought it was pissin' the night away too until now!

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  48. re: carbs. I'm with you all the way on this one. I LOVE carbs. C'mon I'm Italian. Bread and Italian go hand and hand.

    re: cuddling. I cuddle till I get so hot from my husband's body heat that I have to roll away before I explode.

    re: Miley Cyrus sounds like she's been smoking a pack a Marlboro's a day since she was about 5 years old.

    re: SATC. Love, love, LOVE the show. I have all the DVD's and the first movie. Definitely will see the second one AND buy it just to have a complete set.

    re: swim lessons. Same here. I am afraid of water. Could not save my kids if they were drowning.

    re: Pissing the night away. Okay, now I'll have that song in my head for the rest of the night. Thanks.

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  49. Amber...don't throw the toy away, times are tough...Ebay it to some other poor unsuspecting Mom who has no idea what she's getting herself into.

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  50. WHAT! It's not pissing the night away? CRAP!

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  51. amen! especially to those of us that don't need/want to cuddle and all moms that want to break noisy toys!!

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  52. Ever considered taking swimming lessons yourself? It's fun, really... said the girl who "forgot" her swimsuit yesterday so she wouldn't have to swim 1,000m after work. No, really, it's fun.

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  53. It's ok to wish your kids were already in bed, when it's only 6 p.m.

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  54. HI, I HAVE TAGGED YOU OVER AT MY BLOG!

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  55. I totally get these! I hadn't noticed Miley sounding like a dude mostely because I never watch her. And I didn't know Jim and Jenny broke up!! Ahh! My day is ruined I tell you! They made such a great couple!

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  56. Yes, all those things are OK. I love Tuesdays here!

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  57. I know. I was sad about that break-up. They seemed like a good match.

    And I do want to see Sex and the City as well. I will wait for the DVD though.

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  58. My hub is a firefighter, so every toy my kids received was something with lights and sirens. Before they got smart enough, I took the batteries out and pulled the "I don't know why it's not working!" trick. People who invent those toys clearly don't have children of their own.

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  59. A poster already said what I was going to: "I thought those were the lyrics...and I thought that Pissin was a British slang reference for drinking"

    :)

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  60. Oh yeah, Miley Cyrus totally sounds like a dude. I said that in class the other day, and one of my students was all, "Mrs. L, that's the meanest thing you've ever said! I can't believe you said that!" To which I said, "You clearly have not been paying attention in class if you think that's the meanest thing I've ever said."

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