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I'm a nice person, damnit!

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:10 +0000

But sometimes I get mad. Really, really mad. And what's a nice girl to do when her inner bitch is ready to show herself? Because let me tell you, not too terribly far below the surface she is there...the snarky, sarcastic, impatient, brutally honest version of me that most would call a bitch.

I officially think I may be too nice...and I generally like being thought of as a nice person, but why should I continue to be so when everyone else gets away with being rude, overly opinionated, selfish....should I go on? Somedays, like today, I reach my breaking point. I try to do something out of kindness...try to be a good friend...and end up with my feelings getting hurt and wishing so badly that I could unleash and really let people know what I am thinking. I actually find myself a little envious of those folks that can just say whatever they want or do whatever they want with seemingly little care for others think of them. I wish I didn't care what people thought of me, but I do. But I am telling you, there is a BITCH deep down inside of this nice girl. I feel like today she's a little closer to showing herself.

It's sad because I often find myself disappointed in people. Maybe I expect too much. I guess I still like to treat people how I want to be treated (The Golden Rule, right?) yet I don't feel the same comes from others. Or maybe thet IS how they wanted to be treated and I can let the sassier me come out. That would be neat. "Yes, I thought that was rude." "No, I'm not okay with that." "What on earth are you thinking?" I seriously daydream about the things I'd like to say to people...before I supress the feelings and move on. One of these days it may all just come spilling out.

Oh who am I kidding? No it won't because deep inside the bitch is a nice girl.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:53:58 +0000

I love Mother's Day. I mean, truly, I usually have the greatest day when it's Mother's Day. My boys always do a terrific job making me feel special and this year was no exception. Don't get me wrong, it's not like we did anything over the top and lavish...that's just not my style. The boys had donuts for breakfast which was their special treat. Then they let me do my one "gluttonous" activity....cruising up and down each and every aisle at Whole Foods. Yep, it's the simple things. I didn't even buy all that much. I just really, really enjoy looking at food stuff. Shoot, back when I lived in NYC, my good friend Niki and I would stop in each random grocery store, bakery, etc. along our walks. We both LOVED looking at this stuff. Is that weird? So after my lovely stop at WF, they took me to my FAVORITE restaurant: Green Vegetarian in San Antonio. Oh...yum. The vegan lasagna will knock your socks off! I seriously crave it all the time. I could go for some now, actually. The afternoon was lazy and beautiful. In the evening we made a pit stop at another one of my favorite places, Oma Gruene's Secret Garden. A nice cold beer and some music is always nice before dinner. I got to round out a lovely day by having dinner with my whole family. I love that we live so close to my mom and that I get to spend time with her pretty much whenever I want, but it's especially nice that I can be with her on Mother's Day. She is an amazing mom and my inspiration/role model. I aspire to be as great a mother as she has been.

I love you, Mom!!!

And I hope that you had a wonderful Mother's Day too....either beacause you are a mom or because of your mom.

By the way, I hope to add pictures to the blog soon. I'm having some technical difficulties that I hope to get resolved soon.

decide what to be and go be it

Wed, 01 May 2013 03:16:57 +0000

well, geez, a few months ago we went through this big change and said we'd start blogging, blah, blah, blah and then nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada. I really was excited to start writing and initially had lots of enthusiam about getting started, but then I just didn't do it. I'd like to say it's because I am a busy mom and things got in the way, but in all honesty I could have made the time. I just didn't. So eventually the fire started burning again and I was ready to blog! But what do I write about? What is my point of view? What am I in to? How am I different? Or what do I have in common with others? All of the sudden I found myself blocked again... What I did know is that my interests and "who I am" is all over the place. And I mean ALL...OVER! I'm a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter and a friend. I adore music, movies and art. I'm fairly artistic. I'm crafty and like projects. I enjoy reading. running. cycling. yoga. I recently turned toward veganism, which is a work in progress, and am very interested in health/nutrition. I love, love, LOVE to travel and appreciate exploring no matter how near or far from home. I've gone to school for fashion, anthropology, photography and cosmetology. (I told you...all over the place!) I'm a wanna be decorator, carpenter...and BLOGGER!!! (At least I'm on my way with that last one!) I'm fairly certain I drive my husband with all my mind-changing, but hey, he knew this about me when he married me. Ha Ha! In all seriousness, he is super supportive and is usually up for my newest hobby, lifestyle change or adventure. In all this searching for the "perfect" thing to write about, I realized that my subject should just be ME...what I'm into at the moment. It's what I know best, after all. My posts will probably be completely different from one entry to the next, as I am pretty scattered. Hopefully that's okay with you guys! You'll either love me or at least like me a little, but hopefully you won't hate me. wink, wink. I'll do my best to keep posts interesting and fun. Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. Oh, and I hope to have a new entry at least once a week. More if I am having a particularly eventful week. You'll hear from me soon! For real this time.

The times, they are a changing

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:46:34 +0000

As many of you know already, Sweet Baby is closing its doors. We have had a fun time at the shop and will miss it dearly, but it's not the end ot the road. We will continue to have our website, so you guys can keep shopping with us!!! And starting NOW we will have frequent blogs about this, that and everything in between!!! We are all moms with different lives, families, styles, etc. so it should be fun to see what the Wagners, Armstrongs and Kereszturys get in to! So, on to new beginnings and the excitement of what's to come!

VACATION!!!...I should be excited, right?

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:36:05 +0000

It's what lots of mother's would dream of...a weekend with the gals in Chicago. I should be bouncing off the walls with excitement. So why do I have this pit in my stomach?! oh, yeah...I'M GOING TO MISS MY SWEET BOY!!! Don't get me wrong, I am grateful for the chance to get away and have some fun. And I know once I tear myself away, I am going to have a blast, but right now all I can think about is that moment tomorrow morning (at 4:00 AM, mind you) when I kiss his sweet, sleeping face and whisper goodbye. Wish me luck and let's hope I don't board the plane with smeared mascara!!!

Our new baby!!

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:00:22 +0000

Out of two labors of love, our new website is born!

I, Kristin Armstrong, have owned Full Circle Baby since late 2009. My husband and I saw a need for more natural baby products, especially in our local area. We knew we wanted to raise our children using cloth diapers and natural baby care. Our passion for quality baby goods, together with our modern style, sent us looking for cool clothes (no puppies or duckies here!). Destiny brought us upon Sweet Baby, owned by Kelly Wagner and Jill Keresztury. As friends, we hit it off immediately. We all have boys around the same age, so the story-swapping never ends. Trust us…there are a lot of laughs when we get together! We quickly recognized that it could be pretty awesome if we combined forces and offered our customers a website where they could get wonderful baby care items along with unique gifts and clothing. So here it is…our newest addition. We hope you love our new site as much as we do! Please make sure to check back often, since we are always getting new items. We will also be “blogging” regularly, sharing new stories about our life as REAL moms…the good, the bad and the ugly of it all!