I'm a busy person. Nope not really, I'm just not efficient with my time. For example, it takes me 4 hours to clean 1,500 square feet of house. No seriously.... or right now I'm doing this instead of washing Ann's mass amount of laundry, or watering my box woods that are threatening to die or run off to someone else's house that will care for them and they are a hearty shrub y'all. So I'll summarize what we've been up to and get out of here to do chores:
- Ann is officially the most perfect baby. She's 5 months old now and I'm having a hard time with it having been five whole months since she was born and then I think man it seems like a long five months but then it doesn't?! I'm confused... I'm not confused about wanting her to slow the heck down a bit so I can enjoy this perfect age before she becomes a mobile Ann and I'm literally chasing her with the word "no" and obsessively checking our floors for items she can put in her nose or mouth. Already she is reaching for electrical plugs... I see a mini Aunt Sarah'esque baby on the loose. Sarah can explain her childhood to you if you like. I won't go there.
- I let Ann sleep in the bed with John and I for a few hours the other morning. I said I would NEVER let her co-sleep with us and well now I know why some parents choose to do this. She slept soooo good! Ann's been sick with a hefty cold and she hasn't been breathing very well and having her elevated on a firm pillow in our bed was apparently the key to rest for us. That's it though. I'm not letting it happen again. She's a clever baby and will probably find a way to fake congestion to get that opportunity again and as much as I loved snuggling her and opening my eyes to Ann inspecting me while I was apparently sleeping and she was awake was totally the best but no. I need my space and John almost takes up too much room so Ann definitely needs to be in her own bed. Unless she's sick and I'm sleep deprived and I need to snuggle her and if we had a tv in our bedroom it would be overrrrrrr...she would be in bed with me every morning while I watch the Today Show and drink coffee. A vicious path I can now see how easily you can go down. Not going to happen. Must be strong. But the snuggles!!! I'll stop.
- I'm in obsessive stalker house mode. Deadline July. If you have a house for sale in Fayetteville that is even remotely in an area I want to live you better believe I have driven by and stalked your home. Maybe even peeked in the windows. Only if it's vacant.... maybe. Having access to the MLS is just another means for me to stalk current listings and anything that has been listed in the past 2 years and taken off the market. I'm not above calling you as an owner and asking if you still want to sell. I'm an expert at looking up county property records and seeing what you paid for your home so don't try and pull one over on me. I can also see what the county appraised it for and let me tell you.... asking $200,000 more than the county appraises something for is not wise my friend. I will see the truth. I'm also open to building but why is all the land that is for sale in skankville?! Yes, I said it. If there is a 30 acre tract of land for sale it is guaranteed to be overpriced and surrounded on three sides by a dump. Literally. Take this opportunity to comment if you have a decent amount of acreage available in a pretty spot with access to water for my husband and puppydups and a nice building site. I will pay market value and I will build something to make you proud. Email me. NO, come see me in person and I will hand you cash. Please.
- I'm also in obsessive spiff up our house mode. I do this every spring but it's for real this year because the public will see it. If we list our house. Struggling between keeping it as a rental since it's within walking distance to campus or selling it and watching someone not take care of it and me leave mean notes in the mailbox asking them to please take better care of my first house and the birthplace (not technically) of our first born. If someone is renting it and not taking care of it I have every right to boss them around and that gives me comfort. I draft leases daily and I can put language in there about maintenance and expectations of inhabitants and I think I just convinced myself that we will not sell. Must update John.
- Crock pot; I'm late in discovering you but now understand the craze. Slow and low = masterpiece dinners.
- Lent: Even though I am technically a member of the Methodist Church and Methodists don't practice the Lent tradition of giving up or sacrificing something to symbolize how Jesus did the same (not a dig or anything but that's correct isn't it?)... I was raised Catholic and well Lent is very important and I have decided to sacrifice soft drinks (Sonic cokes included) and fast food. Except for tropical smoothie because yes they have a drive through but it's at the gym and that makes it ok. Giving up those two things seems a little trivial compared to what you're doing it for but folks... this is going to be a trial for me and an exercise in control and that looks sad but is a fact.
- Jillian Michaels - I love/hate you. You only want me to be the best body I can be but having the ability to pause you isn't making the workout as effective. But I'm trying, I promise I'm trying and every time you say a 400 lb person can do this so I can do it too I agree with you but then feel pretty down because I'm struggling and weigh 1/4 of 400 lbs but can't do the entire 30 minutes. I will admit that Tuesday night (the night before Lent begins) I did her workout and during "water" breaks I took long drags on my sonic coke straw. I had to get one more coke in before my fast!!!!
- As of yesterday I now have only 3 pounds to lose and I'll be at my pre-baby weight. It only took me 5 months to lose 40 pounds!!! Would have taken me a lot less if I didn't still eat like I was pregnant and worked out a tad. The thought of shorts and swimsuits has kicked me into gear.
Ok off to let Jillian berate me into shape and then to spend 4 hours cleaning our tiny house as inefficiently as possible. I'll post a fabulous crockpot recipe tomorrow and share with you the most fabulous fabric line I have ever seen and will grace my entire new house with!! Prepare yourself for the best pork tenderloin you can imagine and the whimsy you will be exposed to tomorrow.
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