Sunday, October 28, 2012
Give Me the Baby!
Bella will demand "Give me the baby!" when what she means is give me your iPhone so I can take pictures of myself.
10/28/12
Blech! My relaxing week and weekend is coming to a close. Back to work at both jobs tomorrow. 52 1/2 hours on board plus a mess of a storm to factor in. The good news is that if school gets canceled because of bad weather or more likely, widespread power outages, then no workie for me! Except I'm supposed to do the overnight Monday night into Tuesday morning, which is when the storm is actually supposed to reach us, but my boss just texted and said she'd do my overnight! :) So I guess at school tomorrow, I will get a better feel about whether or not school will likely be canceled Tuesday. I wish they would just go ahead and cancel it preemptively so people can focus on their own situations for the duration of the storm. It's not the storm as much as lack of power at my house that has me concerned. Getting ready for work with no lights or hot water will be interesting to say the least. I had a really good day yesterday with my husband and Bella. It was so warm and we spent some time at the beach. Last night we had a fire outside and some drinks. We're just trying to enjoy "normal" for as long as possible. Our personal electronic devices are charged or charging. My Kindle is still loaded with books I'm reading. I have extra batteries for my reading light in case we do lose power. I will take a nice bath and shave my legs and enjoy hot water while I still can. We have plenty of board games to keep us busy. I guess we will just stock up on some snack foods and drinks. At least I have Wednesday off to recharge MYSELF! I'm sure I will need it! Attitude is everything so I guess I had better get my mindset in a more positive space. Time to clean and prepare.
Friday, October 26, 2012
10/26/12
So I had the week off from one job which means I only worked 37 hours this week. I am feeling pretty good about it. I think I would have gone crazy having worked zero hours. I don't even know how people take real vacations if they are just going to stay home. What do you do without getting sloth-like and depressed??? Of course, if it were summer, I'm sure I'd find plenty to do here at home such as spend every waking moment at the beach.
Speaking of the beach, I went there this early morning because I caught a glimpse of the sun as it was rising and knew I needed to be there. It was so warm and peaceful there this morning. The antithesis of what's coming around here Sunday through Tuesday-ish...they still haven't narrowed the storm down completely yet but it will likely hit us here in Rhode Island on Monday. It still may high tail it out to sea but all data is pointing to negative on that hope. I am not one to overreact or even over prepare for storms around here, having grown up in Maine where there are real storms and real snow and real threats to lives...but there's just this feeling I'm getting that we may be in for a ride with this one, so I'm going to load up on some snack foods and do some baking Saturday and Sunday to get us through. We have the grill with burners, so I'm not worried about our water supply. The roads flood around here during a regular rain storm, so I'm definitely expecting some washouts. The Tahoe is high enough and has 4 wheel drive and seats 7 comfortably, and we're high enough up the hill that our house won't flood. Our back yard however, yep, she'll get wet! Worst case scenario...we sleep on the boat! :)
Monday, October 22, 2012
10/22/12
I am having a Monday. The weekends fly by way too fast. This first cup of coffee has really done nothing for my mood. I just want some time to have a full-on mental breakdown. I think it's just the impending time change weirdness. My brain and body knows it's coming. I get this way around the same time in the Spring. I just want to be a bear. A hibernating bear. Who can read and hibernates in a library. The good news is soccer season is almost over and I get my husband back. The holidays are coming up too and that makes me happy. I guess I am going to work on my closet today. I'm feeling the urge to purge.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
10/21/12
What a nice weekend! It was laid back. Hayley and I went shopping Friday night and to the late movie. We saw Paranormal Activity 4. It was ok. Not terribly scary but I enjoyed the story. I miss my husband terribly when he's away but I can't lie, I LOVED having the bed to myself! Saturday was kind of a waste as I did nothing but watch movies. Today however, I made up for it! I cleaned and scrubbed and washed and mopped! The house is looking and smelling delicious! Bella played in the leaves for a bit. I make seasoned chicken, smashed potatoes, and very yummy sautéed Brussels sprouts with garlic, bacon and asiago cheese.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
10/18/12
Not entirely sure that today isn't a Monday...just one of those days. Tomorrow is my exceptionally long day. I can not wait until the weekend. Paranormal Activity 4 on Friday night. Have to get my nails done, too. Other than that, I'm doing nothing. Cleaning I guess. Cooking. Staying in my pajamas as much as possible. I can not wait until vacation! I saw Here Comes the Boom last Friday. It was a surprisingly good movie! I liked it. All three of the kids are working now. Coordinating schedules hasn't been the nightmare I anticipated and things are going rather smoothly in that regard. I had a great day with Bella yesterday, playing at the beach.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
10/14/12
My husband reminded me last night that I haven't blogged for awhile. I haven't been doing much of anything except working and trying to squeeze all of my errands in the Monday-Friday schedule. I love having weekends off, but I rarely have the desire to do much of anything. I had a nasty cold about two weeks ago, recovered nicely, and then got hit with some late in the game allergies! Finely feeling better in that regard, but my stomach just hasn't felt right all week. Really no symptoms, just a heavy kind of ache. So yesterday, when I got out of the tub, there was a surprise present on my bed! A pair of Ugg slippers from my husband. Then he picked me up a new pair of ASICS gel-nimbus running sneaks. My husband and I were just talking sneakers yesterday. We're both 40 and when we were in elementary and middle school, you HAD to have Nikes. Adidas and Converse were allowed if you HAD Nikes already. I still love my Nikes and still always own 2 or 3 pairs at any given time, but I think it's mostly because they were such a big deal to me growing up. Plus, they're usually pretty stylin'! We were talking about how much we really are liking Bella's newest Nikes. They're really very well designed for a growing toddler. And we were talking about how grateful we were for our grandparents who always made sure we were rocking a pair of Nikes. Should people care about name brands so much? Probably not, but the reality of America is that they do, so why would a parent not go out of their way to make sure their kid has one less thing to get picked on in school? Now, let me talk ASICS for a minute...these are great shoes if you struggle with wide feet or need a shoe for stability. They do cost a little more, but I know a lot of runners who swear by them...I have very narrow feet, and don't have stability issues and so have had good luck with just about any shoe. The ASICS offer great styling and don't have that old man New Balance vibe...by the way, I've owned one pair of New Balance back when the grey, black, and yellow trail shoe was widely trendy...the WORST shoe ever, in my opinion, like running on hard, rigid plastic. Got rid of those ASAP. In other news, I'm switching gears to prepare for the holiday season...Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Which simply means cleaning, cleaning and cleaning. I have to go through my clothes. I have time to do it today but I don't know if my allergies are up for the task...dust makes me sneeze, and my eyes itch and makes me cough.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Round Two
I seem to be afflicted with this cold again. Not as bad as the first time around, but come on! I'm drinking a cup of coffee because I need the caffeine and then I will be drinking hot tea till this cold is gone. I so enjoyed having the day off yesterday. I like four day work weeks! Things slowly seem to be shaping up into a routine again. I fell asleep at 7 PM Sunday and slept right through until 7 the next morning, but last night I had trouble falling asleep and have been up since 4 AM. I was done work by 1 and went tanning. Now, I'm debating on putting on my pj's and calling it a day. Well this was a blah post for my blah mood.
Monday, October 08, 2012
10/8/12
Well happy October! We're a week in and I haven't blogged yet. Been super busy. Had a fantastic weekend in Maine with family and friends.
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