Sunday, June 29, 2008

I, Trishelle SoandSo, being of a somewhat sound mind do officially begin my very own blog. Being that I plan to be widely published someday, I figured I ought to start putting pen to paper-or at least finger to keyboard.

So without further ado, Here I go!

You may find yourself asking, "What is a domestic engineer?" This question can be answered by filling out a job description. A domestic engineer:

Takes charge of raising cute little kidlets (in my case sweet baby girls) to be contributing members of society.

Cooks, thaws, melts, etc. food stuffs to provide sustenance for said children and a hungry spouse.

Cleans up substances of every texture, odor and color found within the perimeter of her beloved dwelling.

Creates an atmosphere where a family can be comfortable letting their hair down. This of course may be difficult for those members who are bald or may have a receding head of hair.

All while cultivating a sense of her own beauty and healthy sense of self by feeding her zest for life. This can be anything ranging from athletics, academics, social delights, llama shaving and/or straightening paper clips.

Did I leave anything out? Please feel free to add to the job desciption!

I saw a commercial the other day that totally made my day. I have to write it down quick before I forget it:

A lone little boy, holding a bat and ball, walks onto a deserted baseball field.
He pretends to be the announcer and says "Here comes the greatest batter in the world!" He steps up to the home plate, throws the ball straight up and swings at his self-pitch. He misses.

He throws it up again, a little more determined this time...swings, then misses.

The third time, he adjusts his baseball cap, puffs out his cheeks and goes for one more. This time he is resolute. He throws it up, swings and misses.

For a moment, the little boy looks positively crushed by his defeat and mumbles "Three strikes, I'm out." Then, his face brightens as he declares, "He's the greatest pitcher in the world!"

The commercial was for Optimism....very cool.

6 comments:

ww said...

What a cool commercial. I've become so disheartened with commercials that I rarely pay attention to them anymore. You're a very good writer, by the way.

JAMIE said...

Go Trish!!! I've added you to my Google Reader :)

Richard Chamberlain said...

As far as initial blog posts go, you have a good one there. Tell me more about this "lama shaving". You do know that a "lama" is a spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism right? Or was this a misspelling from "llama", which is a domesticated pack animal from the camel family? Either way, see you shave either of those creatures would be entertaining.

The commercial is cute. I like positive stories like that.

Christine said...

MMM. I'm looking forward to this blog. :) It's going to be a winner for sure. And that is one of the best job descriptions that I've seen to date about what we do. :) Although I think I need to devote a little extra time and energy into the 5th task. :) see ya around!

Kelley said...

Hiya Trish! I'm so glad that you have a blog now. It's a great way to feel like I'm connecting with my beloved friends on a regular basis, even if I can't actually sit down and chat on the phone at any given time. I sure wish I could see you more often, though that might be a bit hard since about 18 hours of steady driving time are between you and me at the moment.

Did you know that we recently added a new little person to our family in the form of our first girl?! Stop by my blog for the full story. I must say she is lots of fun, and the whole family dotes on her continuously. :)

So glad to see you here, and I've linked to you from my blog.

Love ya,
Kelley

MaryRuth said...

Trishelle! I was so happy to find your blog through Jamie's!

I'll be checking in often!

xoxoox

MaryRuth