The Bergman Bunch!

Coffee cup in one hand, veggie/fruit smoothie in the other. No seriously, that's what I have on each side of me as I write. I'm smiling because of how funny this is, as it seems to also relate to this conundrum of a topic before us. There are two kinds of people, and there are definitely two kinds of beverages.  My caffeinated beverage on my left brings me a one sided joy that I cannot even begin to detail. I love my coffee. And I really do think it loves me back. At least for a while. As I peer out of the corner of my eye to the right, I see the greenish grainy drink to my right. Today the fennel seeds in it do not make it seem as dirty  I mean, like I just gathered them from the dirt without rinsing and sprinkled them in there kind of dirty. Maybe it was the splash of OJ I decided to add to it this morning. Now, I know that this drink loves me. It is good for many aspects of my life. Health, energy, sustenance, power. But I do not enjoy it as much. When I make my ...

This topic has been on my mind for quite a few years, and I always tell my ultra hip (yeah right) self, that I should write about it. So finally, after this last revelation that, yes, there are two kinds of people in this world, I needed to get it off my chest. There are two kinds of people in this world. "But Megan?" you quickly rebut, "No there's not! There are so many kinds of people in this world. Short people, tall people, loud people, introverted people, French people, people who like food, people who are allergic to grass, dog people, cat people, this list is endless." And to you I say, "Well of course." But  here's the deal. When it comes down to it. We are all, but one of two kinds of people. And I'll kindly, yet firmly, break it down for y'all. There are two kinds of people in this world. And you WILL fall under one of these categories. Are you ready? Here, I'll set the scene. You are walking down the sidewalk....

My husband and I went to Mexico last February. This was our last night there. Or was it? We had not gone on a vacation in 10 years! This photo is unique and amazing in so many ways. I had gotten a new camera, and all vacation, I would mess around with new settings. What time of day was this? Looks like a sunset right? It's not! It was a sunrise! I  had some strange setting, that I have not been able to replicate. But it made this look like our last night there, but it was our last morning. I awoke early so I could be on the beach when the sun came up.If I could keep a memory that included sense of smell, feeling, sound, and sight, it would be this, wrapped with a bow. I was the only one out there in the early hours, which was amazing in and of itself. I took a lot of other shots by the water, and a little while later when I was heading back, I turned around, and took a shot off the upper patio of the resort. And this is what I got. It is my favorite picture...

I am completely and utterly conflicted about Facebook.  I loathe it.  But on the other hand, I love it.  I have been able to keep connected to high school foreign exchange student friends. To loved ones when they lived over seas, or in different states.  For this I am grateful for its inception.  But Facebook causes many issues and disturbances, as we retreat back to our "middle school" days of bullying, drama, and self loathing.  I really do hate Facebook.  But I love it.  I love it for the times I see a new baby born and a "selfie" with the new mother.  All of that love crammed in to one tiny megapixel picture. I love it!  But Facebook has a way, of taking your thoughts and freedoms of opinion and making them look silly, crazy, or vengeful.  A place where people want to tell us they are brushing their teeth on a Wednesday morning.  When I took a break from school for 6 weeks, I vowed to take a break from social media a...

Ok so here are my thoughts on the snow: It is  kind of like being in labor. It can creep up on you (contractions/flurries) and then BAM! Yep, ok then you really know it's happening (labor/snowstorm)! Then there are moments you realize how beautiful this moment is (in between contractions/snow slows in those beautiful big flakes). then it is just down right painful and a few curse words may fly (push ing a watermelon out/shoveling 9" deep snow aka throwing out your back) and then the moment we all breathe easy seeing the beautiful new life that has been given to you (your baby is finally here/the snow stops and you notice the fresh clean beauty all around) and it is just breathtaking (the scenery/the scenery). Life is beautiful. Take a look around. You have been blessed to be breathing. Even if you are breathing in some snowflakes ;)

With trying to eat better, and remembering I am not perfect, I have tried to cut back on many different things. I wanted to start weeding out the things that I tend to eat or drink the most of during an average week. I have stopped drinking coffee for about 4 weeks now! I know coffee is not like drop dead terrible for you, but I wanted to replace it with something that offered something more than just caffeine to my system, so I switched back to tea, which thankfully I enjoy as well. I used to drink one diet coke a day, and sometimes two on the weekends. I have now dropped that to once a week. I once went 46 days without a diet coke, so I know I can wean completely off of it, but I wanted to take it slow, I mean come on, let's not go crazy all at once right? Ha ha! And then there is candy, sweet, delicious, sugar induced coma....candy. I think, at least nearly every day, I probably consumed some type of candy each day. I can safely say that I have drastically cut back on the can...

Obsessions can consume you entirely. Some are healthy when in reasonable limits, and some can lead to crazy downward psycho spirals like in Fatal Attraction. Luckily for me, I don't have to worry about the Fatal Attraction type. As of late, I have been super consumed (teehee, literally) with becoming more educated in the world of Superfoods, Raw food dieting, Veganism, and just plain old eating healthy. I have been watching documentary after documentary on these topics. My two favorites are The Beautiful Truth which is on Netflix or Youtube. This documents one boys assignment for a school report, finding out more about The Gerson Therapy, a Therapy developed in the Mid 1900's by a Dr. Max Gerson. My other favorite is FoodMatters. I just finished reading a book, 7 Days on the Raw Food Diet, and I am currently tackling, The Gerson Therapy.             Whoa. Let us back up the trolley a bit. Where did this new obsession begin you ask? Well hone...

Hi! I am emailing you because I just registered online for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. When I registered online, I was issued my own personal fundraising web page. It explains what Relay For Life is and why I chose to get involved. My web page also has my fundraising goal and how much money I've raised so far. Please visit my page, and while you're there....why not make a donation to the American Cancer Society? http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY12National?px=29793297&pg=personal&fr_id=38939 Your donation will help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays - the amount you donate will count towards my fundraising goal. Or if you want to participate, you can also sign up on my page to be a team member and hang out for a night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for your help - I will keep you updated on my progress!

If you want to be free, you have to first be honest with yourself. –Joyce Ok, so this was the first thing I read this morning. Ummm...yeah. If you read my post before this it's perfect. It always amazes me that God knows exactly what you need to hear, when you need to hear it!!! Happy Friday! I'll post more about Joyce at a different time, she's practically saved my life! ;)

Get rid of all bitterness and anger. That's tough, since I have been caring this around for a while. A huge backpack of resentment, insecurity, misunderstandings, hurt, pain, and inadequacy has been riding on my shoulders as I carry this pack of pain and unforgiveness around. As I read Ephesians 4:31, I try to drink in these words. Get rid of all forms of malice. One arm comes out from underneath the weight of the backpack I am carrying. No one else can see it, but I can feel it. I never used to consider myself mean, or to be hurt by others easily, but in the last year, I feel both of these things alot. Sometimes I myself have been apalled of the things I have thought of others, or have been hurt by a misunderstanding of another. So I started secluding myself more by not blogging and by cutting myself off socially with people. I thought this would protect me. Instead, it gave an open door to Satan to step inside and cultivate more of these negative feelings. And as I st...

And I will get to that next time, cause right now, it's too crazy busy. Just wanted to say hello quick and let you know I am hoping to Blog again! :-)

Beautiful big snowflakes float slowly onto the busy highway as I make my return trip home from work. The 38 mile journey home will take me a little longer this evening. Many times on my way home, I take the time to reflect on the chaotic beauty of my life and ponder the importantance of where I am at in my present moment in time. I am potty training my 3rd, and last child. Shelby will be 3 in May, and....whoa. Yes, I said Shelby will be 3 in May! The last time I posted, light years ago, I was potty training Halloran! Anyway, Shelby has been ready for quite some time, it was her mother (that's me), that was not. She is doing brilliantly, and by summer will be completely done with any form of store brand diapers. Wow! Our life in the last couple of years has, been, well a rollercoaster of finances, no work, career changes, college, unfathomable work schedules, move to a new home, and many other hurdles, blessings and chaos that have ocurred. So, as I drove home last night from ...

I highly doubt after as long as it has been (1 year, 8 months, and a few days, lots of minutes and even more seconds), that anyone still wonders where I am...but I'm BACK! We finally have internet back in our home! So, there it is, my monumental first blog post in a long, long time!

Well...as you may have noticed, we have not had internet for a couple of weeks now. But hopefully, next week, it will be back!! So keep looking!!

Seriously. Not 60 seconds after the post below, I walked upstairs, took my last swig of water as I sighed and set my glass in the sink. I stared out the window thinking what an idiot I was for misplacing my U2 tickets!! My U2 tickets! What were you thinking!! And then I walked over, thinking it was in vain to check the junk drawer again, since I had already checked it before, but for peace of my mind, I just wanted to check it again before I went to bed. And there they were. Right on Top, in the Ticketmaster envelope they had arrived in. I thought back quickly to my posts on my blog that I had just posted. How I thought when that U2 ad popped up on my "View Blog" page, that I looked at it and thought, "This has to be a sign...it just has to be!" As I took the tickets out of the envelope I started to giggle like a little girl...and I cried. I knew God was there, that he, and whoever prayed for me, had helped me. And then I laughed some more and thought how if God ca...

my U2 tickets!!! I leave on the 11th of September to fly out to Chicago to watch my favorite band, U2 perform outdoors at Soldier Field! I got them like 3 months ago, and I put them somewhere I wouldn't lose them and now I CAN'T FIND THEM! THIS IS ME FREAKING/STRESSING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1%^&&*5%%%*(^%%%$%$4#2@#^&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!##$56^&&**&*((*%$%^^&**((((((&^t@##$%%^!*( &^%$#$@#@#$$% ^&^&&**

but I have had a pounding headache for 2 days with no relief from ibuprofen! I started potty training Halloran today, went well the first half of the day, and the last half had two accidents. One outside and one playing in her room. Also, Brady felt left out, so he has peed in his pants twice today (maybe 3 times....can't remember) and twice last night. Hmmm.... Also, I'm still having a hard time with Halloran's moods. She is sad/mad/frustrated during the day more than she is happy. It actually makes me sad! She's two! She should be happy and care free! But instead, she's like a grumpy old woman who hates life with brief moments of happiness. I pray for her, try to love her as much as a human being can, and try to be more sensitive with her. Nothing. No improvements. It's very hard to watch her act this way. So, that was my day! With a brief intermission to help my sister do some unpacking at her knew home. Wow...looks like rain outside!

A small feat, but I did it ! I ran a race! Yes, it was only 2 miles, but it felt good! I have only been exercising, doing the Shred by Jillian Micheals the Biggest Loser trainer. Which I must say is amazing and I have been noticing huge improvements. So I feel really in shape, and every year I always tell myself, "I should go do the Isanti Jubilee Days Fitness Run." And so finally, just a couple of days ago I told myself I would! So on Friday I did a test run....3 miles. I thought I was going to die! I must also add, in my defense, I went at like noon, and it was blazing hot. Thought I was going to die! So then the whole rest of the day, I thought it was a bad idea! I also thought it was a 5k, but it turned out it was only a 2 mile run or 5 mile run. I definitely took the 2 mile run! I told my mom last night like at 10 pm that I was going to run the next morning...and to my surprise, she came to cheer me on! It felt really good! I rode my bike there since I only live like a ...

So this was my "fortune" on a "credible" website I go to for food for thought. Here's my fortune. I needed to hear this tonight: I am asked very often by all types of people how to stop negative thoughts. The answer is so simple: plant good thoughts! As you plant more and more good thoughts, the negative thoughts will be wiped out. Don’t focus on the negative thoughts, just deliberately think more good thoughts every day