#BSBNoPlace

I never would've thought an Instagram/Facebook post would trigger me. But it did. How? Ask me what "home looks like."


That post, which I initially found on the Backstreet Boys Instagram, sent me into a very weird spiral yesterday. Not sure why, but I'm pretty sure it's because I've been trying to figure out what "Home" is for the past two months.

See, home used to look like this:

But then November 8 happened. The Camp Fire came and destroyed it.

So I have been trying for a while now to figure out what exactly "Home" looks like, feels like, sounds like. After seven weeks we are finally in a new house. We have all new furniture, all new everything. And yet, I'm still not sure if it feels like home. It's getting there. Getting back into routines is helping. But I'm just not sure. I mean, how do you define home when everything was taken away?

I guess for me, the simplest thing to define home is this picture:

These two munchkins lounging on our new couch together. My mom and I worked so hard to try and find a home for them. We didn't want them to be in a trailer long term. We didn't want to rebuild because it's toxic up there.

I guess that is going to be part of the process of moving forward. Weird things are going to trigger the emotions. Never would've thought it would be something so simple.

Favorite Link Up

Today's theme for the #bloggerPJparty posts is "Favorite Link Up"

I haven't done a whole lot of link ups with this blog yet. Probably because I don't have a whole lot of content that's current yet. But I DO have a favorite weekly link up, we a couple actually.

1. California Bloggers -- This is a Facebook group. And since I live in California, it's perfect for me! Every Monday, the owner Gina, from California Scrappin' posts a round up post where we can post all our links for the week there.

2. Bloggy Brunch

It is ALWAYS on Sunday and is hosted by Hodge Podge Moments, Be a Warrior Queen, and The Petite Mrs. And the best thing about this link up is it doesn't have to be a current post! It can be ANY post that hasn't been linked up before! YAY! I totally plan on linking some posts from this blog up. Just have to get content going first.

So those are my favorite link ups. What are yours? I'm always looking for ways to get my blog out there!

In Real Life....

In Real Life...

I am a mom. I have two kids. One is gifted, about to turn 6 years old in kindergarten at a charter school. The other has special needs and likely is also gifted and in preschool.

In Real Life...

I would love to read more, write more, actually WATCH the DVDs I have purchased but are still wrapped in their original packaging.

In Real Life...

I'm single. I have no interest in dating anyone.

In Real Life...

I am college educated. I am also on public assistance. We also live with my mom. Without it, we would be homeless.

In Real Life...

I attend church regularly and even help out in Sunday school.

This is my blog. My escape from reality for a little bit. It is my favorite things. The things I enjoy but sometimes don't have time to.

Introduction

I figured I'd better introduce myself because some of you may not know who I am or what this blog is about.

Me: I'm a single mom of two kids.

I Geek: sci-fi shows (Star Trek, The X-Files, Fringe, Almost Human, Star Crossed, Roswell to name a few), reading, writing, Backstreet Boys. There's probably a few other things I geek, but those are the biggies.

Yes, this blog will be the place where I "geek out." I used to have a LiveJournal, but after finding that I had this blog and it was going unused, I figured I'd better use it. And it will allow me to share my fandoms, fangirling, and general geeking out episodes with all of you!

Currently, there are a couple things that will probably be MAJOR themes:

The X-Files! Surprisingly, it is getting a 6 episode run at the end of this month! (Actually, in 4 days to be exact!) So I'll be MAJORLY geeking out on that show for a while! PLUS, I am trying to finish watching the series. Yeah, I'm NOT going to make it before the premiere of the new 10th "mini" season, but who cares! It's ALWAYS fun to go back and see old episodes!

Star Trek! This will probably become more prevalent later in the summer and early fall. Why???? Because the series will be 50 years old!!!!! AND in January of 2017, there is supposed to be a new series coming out. We'll see what happens about that!

Other than those two things right now, I can't see much on the horizon, but we'll just have to wait and see.