10.28.2009

Update - 2 busy weekends, not as much accomplished as I would like, but we had some lovely weather and the Grandparents had quick visits last week. Still lacking motivation, then I get down on myself for not being MORE motivated!

So here is what I have done
1) Dust - house is very dusty...
2) Vacuum - and I mean really nook and cranny vacuum
3) Try on everything in closet, take pictures of out fits so I can remember what I have to wear
4) clean office
5) wash sheets
6) find pretty fabric and cover chair in bedroom
7) hang letters and pictures in X's room
8) pack away car seat and exersaucer
9) look in shed for fall wreath and grey sweater coat
10) make homemade bread
11) Clean out hall closet so it can be use full
12) pull weights out of shed
13) Can we rearrange office in a better way?
14) clean car
15) buy touch up paint for car's scratch, repair
16) clean kitchen table off
17) organize kitchen drawers
18) pack up baby bottles
19) clean bathroom cabinets
20) go through magazines
21) art display of some type for X's "artwork"
22) make baked potatoes--sounds really good!

So 7.5 out of 22. I could do better. We are debating going home this weekend. A trip I dread, we just try and cram SO much into 36 hours that it is not relaxing and leaves me so stressed out and feeling behind for the start of the work week. On top of all that the time changes this weekend and adjusting X's schedule has not been going so well. Monday night he did great and was happy and playing until nearly 7:30 and in bed by 7:40. Last night he fell asleep while nursing at 7. I suppose all we can do is try our best and grin and bear it next week when he is trying to fall asleep at 6.

10.16.2009

100 miles a minute.

My brain works at 100 miles a minute, minimum. I can't seem to slow it down. I have SO many things I want to try, read, learn. Lack of focus and follow through are my biggest problems.
This week as been a major failure in the no eating out and saving money areas. I suppose we will try again next week. There has been a lot of stress from some marital discord as well as some medical tests, that the result could have a profound impact on all of our lives. Profound as in serious lifestyle change, nothing life threatening.

It's Friday. The weekend is full of potential, unfortunately more often than not our weekends have been full of illness. Seriously 5 out of the last 11....those are pretty rotten odds. Last night X was a puke-tastic mess, in the car seat....of course! So B and I are just praying we don't get sick as well. There has been much handwashing and dousing in hand sanitizer.

So what is on my endless list of things to accomplish (in order as they pop into my head):

1) Dust - house is very dusty...
2) Vaccum - and I mean really nook and cranny vaccum
3) Try on everything in closet, take pictures of out fits so I can remeber what I have to wear
4) clean office
5) wash sheets
6) find pretty fabric and cover chair in bedroom
7) hang letters and pictures in X's room
8) pack away car seat and exersaucer
9) look in shed for fall wreath and grey sweater coat
10) make homemade bread
11) Clean out hall closet so it can be use full
12) pull weights out of shed
13) Can we rearrange office in a better way?
14) clean car
15) buy touch up paint for car's scratch, repair
16) clean kitchen table off
17) organize kitchen drawers
18) pack up baby bottles
19) clean bathroom cabinents
20) go through magazines
21) art display of some type for X's "artwork"
22) make baked potatoes--sounds really good!

10.08.2009

Where I am and where I am going.

I wanted to check in on how I am doing on those goals I had in August.

1) I want to be organized and put together. Both at home and work. Currently the house is a disaster, my desk at work is a mess and I look like a 45 year old woman, and I am not quite 28.

I feel much more put together lately. I bought some new clothing, cut my hair very short....it is really cute, and spent some money on some skin care stuff that will hopefully clear my icky skin up. I am trying to be more organized by planning ahead. I have check lists, the menu and a list of goals online as well as many things on my iPod. I am physically feeling better. After September, even after a stomach bug and mastitis I have bounced back quicker than I would have earlier in the year. I am also hopping the mega doses of vitamin D I am taking will help my energy continue to return


2) I want to be able to focus on what I am doing not worrying about every other task in my head. Sitting and writing this is hard because I have 10 other ideas of things I want to do.

I still need to be more mindful as I do things. I need to remember to write the random thoughts down and process them later

3) I want to improve myself. Not only be more put together and look better, but to put time into what I enjoy. I would like to explore my faith/ beliefs, work on scrapbooks, get back into cooking, and maybe find some type of exercise that makes me have more energy

In the last 3 weekends I spent 2 cooking. I have not cooked so much in a very long time. It is satisfying to think my freezer is full of yummy things for winter nights. Something about the fall weather encourages me to cook. We joined a gym, and hopefully I get up the nerve to go tonight. I also finally got off the waiting list and into a playgroup that seems very active. I have only been to one event, but I am really trying to get out of myself and meet new people.

4) I want to save more, spend less and not feel deprived. I am trying very hard to reduce our frivolous spending so we can pay off bills and live the life we want. I really need to sit down with B and discuss this with him.

B and I have discussed finances, but we have had difficulty putting what we discussed into actions. We are going to try cutting back on groceries and unnecessary spending. We have a few things looming though. The University forgot to withhold city taxes on B for the last few year so they are coming out of our check. The payroll tax break may end up hurting us in the long run, we may owe as much as $1000 on our taxes this year.

5) I want to be more on the ball at work. I lack focus and tend to get side tracked. Luckily due to some situations at work, things are slow. I feel like I am just sliding by. Needing to find a new job may still be a very real possibility in the next year. I have slacked since getting pregnant. Perhaps feeling accomplished at work will give me the energy I need to stay motivated in the evenings.

The desk is sort of clear. My motivation is still lacking, in part because work is this very weird limbo place right now. I am trying to accomplish 3 things a day, so far no luck.

6) B and I need to find time for each other.

This is a must. We really haven't spent a lot of time together. I was a little hurt last weekend. My mom was visiting and offered to watch X while we went out, B never seemed interested in going out with me unless I wanted to watch a horribly gory and bloody movie. We need to get a baby sitter sometime, but that is another expense I don't want to deal with right now.

10.04.2009

A good weekend.

It has been such a beautiful weekend. The weather feels like fall, cool and crisp. We went to the farmers market on Saturday, then shopping. I bought X some clothes for fall.



Today I have accomplished SO much. I made chicken - 2 meals worth in the freezer and chicken salad, 2 meals worth of meatballs, a GIANT pot of chili, meat for stuffed peppers tomorrow, apple pie and buffalo chicken dip. It is nice feeling so productive.

Hopefully I can carry this energy with me into tomorrow. Last week I discovered I have a vitamin D deficiency, which can cause fatigue.