My baby went from ...
to...
to... in three short years. I love my sweet, sassy, independent, hilarious, dirty-faced princess.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Peeping out of the rabbit hole...
So, I really am alive and will be surprised if ANYone reads this blog anymore...but I'm gonna post anyway. :)
School has been B U S Y and I am pushing myself like crazy. I work 8 to 4:30, then stay til 7 or later on Mon/Wed/Thu nights so I can study, do homework, take tests, etc. Monday night I was here until 11:30pm and go home and was exhausted. Joe and Bayley were snuggled in their beds and sleeping peacefully. I hate that I can't be home every evening and have dinner cooked and on the table, laundry always caught up, and dishes always washed. I hate that I miss out on the 300th viewing of Tinkerbell in Bayley's room while she plays in her kitchen and puts on all her necklaces. My time will come, I know, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to go back to school and keep pursuing my bachelors degree. It's fun to learn new things, but I feel like I'm not giving 100% to ANY aspect of my life. I'm doing just enough to get by and am praying that it's enough.
We are off work on Monday, so instead of spending the day with Bayley, I'm going to be studying and trying to catch up after being home all last week with her being sick and then being snowed/iced in. However, I'm devoting Tue & Fri nights to her and Joe and Z (when we have him). On weekends, my mom watches Bayley until 4:30 and so I try to get as much school work done then as I can. And at the end of March... I have spring break. I am going to hopefully be caught up by then but I know I will have to give myself a few nights off from school.
On a more positive note, Bayley is great. She just got over a virus that we suspect was the flu. She had a high fever for 6 days but that's finally over. And yes, she had her flu vaccination this year.
Her vocabulary has exploded and she speaks in the craziest full sentences. She cracks me up. Joe and I love to just sit and watch her sometimes. She has brought more joy to our lives than I ever thought possible. I still want more kids, but that will happen when my body is ready (hopefully sooner than later).
Ooooh. And I just became a Scentsy consultant. I never thought I'd do something like that, but I love the product and am doing it for the discount and hopefully make a little money from it. Something tells me I need to put anything I may make from it into savings for when Bayley hits her teenage years and I have to finance her wardrobe and car. haha!
School has been B U S Y and I am pushing myself like crazy. I work 8 to 4:30, then stay til 7 or later on Mon/Wed/Thu nights so I can study, do homework, take tests, etc. Monday night I was here until 11:30pm and go home and was exhausted. Joe and Bayley were snuggled in their beds and sleeping peacefully. I hate that I can't be home every evening and have dinner cooked and on the table, laundry always caught up, and dishes always washed. I hate that I miss out on the 300th viewing of Tinkerbell in Bayley's room while she plays in her kitchen and puts on all her necklaces. My time will come, I know, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to go back to school and keep pursuing my bachelors degree. It's fun to learn new things, but I feel like I'm not giving 100% to ANY aspect of my life. I'm doing just enough to get by and am praying that it's enough.
We are off work on Monday, so instead of spending the day with Bayley, I'm going to be studying and trying to catch up after being home all last week with her being sick and then being snowed/iced in. However, I'm devoting Tue & Fri nights to her and Joe and Z (when we have him). On weekends, my mom watches Bayley until 4:30 and so I try to get as much school work done then as I can. And at the end of March... I have spring break. I am going to hopefully be caught up by then but I know I will have to give myself a few nights off from school.
On a more positive note, Bayley is great. She just got over a virus that we suspect was the flu. She had a high fever for 6 days but that's finally over. And yes, she had her flu vaccination this year.
Her vocabulary has exploded and she speaks in the craziest full sentences. She cracks me up. Joe and I love to just sit and watch her sometimes. She has brought more joy to our lives than I ever thought possible. I still want more kids, but that will happen when my body is ready (hopefully sooner than later).
Ooooh. And I just became a Scentsy consultant. I never thought I'd do something like that, but I love the product and am doing it for the discount and hopefully make a little money from it. Something tells me I need to put anything I may make from it into savings for when Bayley hits her teenage years and I have to finance her wardrobe and car. haha!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
New Year Resolutions
This is the first year I didn't think, "I need to prepare my resolution list!" I have barely thought anything about it until yesterday when a friend asked me what my resolutions were. Of course I have things I need and want to improve about myself, but I guess my timelines are a little different since I'm back in school full time. I think of my life in terms of semesters now, I guess.
This spring semester, I need to make all A's and B's. I need to make sure I don't drop any classes and I really learn the basics of my major. I've had two intro courses in accounting and I don't feel like I know much more than when I began. This is a big deal because when I'm through with school, I really need to take the CPA exam so I can ask for the big $$. That, and I'd really like to have some fancy schmancy initials after my name. :)
Every year most people want to Lose Weight! or Get Healthy! and yeah, I want to do those too, but I'm more focused on getting back into running again. It has been about 10 years since I laced up my shoes for a 2 mile jog and I really miss it. I miss the feeling you get after you've just run 2 miles and have taken a nice hot shower or bath, then are laying around in your jammies watching tv. I miss wearing single digit sized clothing. I know it will happen if I run. That's the best way to drop weight.
If I drop all this weight, I'm nervous about saggy skin and all that goes with losing a considerable amount of weight. My husband says I'm young enough that my skin still has enough elasticity, but I'm not THAT young. I don't know if he's just saying that to convince himself or what.. but we shall see.
We have a little debt that I'd like to get paid off. Mainly medical bills, but a couple of Joe's old credit cards in addition to we now have to start paying on his student loans since he graduated in May. He has the same job with the same pitiful pay, so we're going to have to explore our options with repayment.
Those are some pretty standard resolutions but there you have it. :)
This spring semester, I need to make all A's and B's. I need to make sure I don't drop any classes and I really learn the basics of my major. I've had two intro courses in accounting and I don't feel like I know much more than when I began. This is a big deal because when I'm through with school, I really need to take the CPA exam so I can ask for the big $$. That, and I'd really like to have some fancy schmancy initials after my name. :)
Every year most people want to Lose Weight! or Get Healthy! and yeah, I want to do those too, but I'm more focused on getting back into running again. It has been about 10 years since I laced up my shoes for a 2 mile jog and I really miss it. I miss the feeling you get after you've just run 2 miles and have taken a nice hot shower or bath, then are laying around in your jammies watching tv. I miss wearing single digit sized clothing. I know it will happen if I run. That's the best way to drop weight.
If I drop all this weight, I'm nervous about saggy skin and all that goes with losing a considerable amount of weight. My husband says I'm young enough that my skin still has enough elasticity, but I'm not THAT young. I don't know if he's just saying that to convince himself or what.. but we shall see.
We have a little debt that I'd like to get paid off. Mainly medical bills, but a couple of Joe's old credit cards in addition to we now have to start paying on his student loans since he graduated in May. He has the same job with the same pitiful pay, so we're going to have to explore our options with repayment.
Those are some pretty standard resolutions but there you have it. :)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Come on Dec 9th!
LOTS of things going on: last minute papers, quizzes, exams, Thanksgiving, two sets of friends coming into town two different days, studying for finals, attending concerts so I can write aforementioned papers, packing up all the doc offices at work, two birthday parties (in ONE day, no less!), and then finals begin on Dec 6th. The very same day that my office is scheduled to move into our new offices. No fun. At least I have one final per day. My scariest one is Dec. 7th. I'm terrified of that one.
Once my last final is over Dec 9th at 12:30pm, I'm going to be one happy girl. I might even partake in a few tasty adult beverages. Well, after my final, I have to go back to work, so those beverages will be after 5pm when I get home. :)
Once my last final is over Dec 9th at 12:30pm, I'm going to be one happy girl. I might even partake in a few tasty adult beverages. Well, after my final, I have to go back to work, so those beverages will be after 5pm when I get home. :)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Vintage Christmas Toys
Christmas is coming up and this year I am even more excited because Bayley is almost THREE which means she gets cuter toys! I am SO getting excited to get her things for Christmass 2012 because she'll be big enough for some amazing toys that I wanted as a kid.
The first one was the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine. Now they're called vintage. Guess that means I'm vintage, right? :) I LOVED this toy and will totally get one for Bayley when she's a little older. 
The second one is one that I never got, but it seemed like everyone else had one: the Easy Bake Oven. They have made a comeback and they're newer and fancier than before, but something makes me want the vintage one. Joe found one at a yard sale several years ago and bought it for me. The only problem was that parts were missing and I had nothing to bake. :( We ended up donating it to Goodwill or something.
Do you have any toys that you wanted as a kid and will now buy for yourself? Or maybe for your kids?
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