We are praying for some good news at our house. Yesterday at work we found out that the grant money we applied for could be available to us within 72 hours!!! It's a good chunk of change for the ministry to work with. But with more money comes more work. Please pray with us that I can begin to work full-time and be paid enough so that Mr. Man can quit his job, or at least go down to 2 shifts a week.
With how things have been the past few years it would be such a blessing for this to happen. I'll be giving updates on how things are going.
Other news:
Eli is now 4 months old and as cute as can be. He is a huge baby at 19 pounds 4 ounces, and 26 inches long!!! Ari wasn't 19 pounds until she was 6 months old. He had his first taste of rice cereal yesterday too.
We are dying from the heat here in TN. I felt a cool breeze yesterday for the 1st time in weeks and it was wonderful. Very short lived, but wonderful. I can't wait for fall, sweaters, and needing to turn on the heat instead of AC. Right now I would go for some snow too.
Next week we will have basic cable and cable Internet in our house!! Charter had a deal and we took it. I can't wait for fast Internet again especially since there is a ton of stuff I want to sell in our house to make some extra $$ for things we need.
Mr. Man went on a super-cleaning spree yesterday and the house is starting to look nice again. Now it's my turn to clean up all of my junk.
If anyone knows of a good place to get small chalkboards let me know.
That's all for now. Time to do some work.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Have You Polished Your Sink Today?
Thanks to my friend Jenn I have found the most AMAZING website known to man! Ok, well maybe it's not the #1 site out there, but it is one of the best for my life right now. Flylady is a site that helps scatterbrained people like me get a handle on cleaning and organizing their house. The first step is to clean and polish the kitchen sink and keep it clean. Then there are baby steps to help you keep going.
I needed this so badly. Now I have someone telling me what area to work every day/week. After awhile I will be able to make my own schedule once I get the house in order. It's easier having someone else give me the baby step to work on rather than looking at the whole mess.
Anyhoo, that's it for now. Gotta get work done so I can get home.
I needed this so badly. Now I have someone telling me what area to work every day/week. After awhile I will be able to make my own schedule once I get the house in order. It's easier having someone else give me the baby step to work on rather than looking at the whole mess.
Anyhoo, that's it for now. Gotta get work done so I can get home.
Friday, August 17, 2007
What Brings You Joy?
The main reason for this post is to enter a contest to win a filing/organizational system, but at the same time I think it will turn into good personal reflection time. The contest is being hosted by Kerflop. A wonderful blog that I love, and she is also the brains behind Very Baby cloth diapers. One of these days I will show what I've been working on with the new sewing machine. Anyway onto my point as best as my brain will allow.
What brings me joy? I have been asking myself that very question for a while now. For those of you who know me you know how crazy life has been for a while now. For those of you who don't here's a short background of me.
I'm a 25-year-old wife and mom to 2 wonderful kids. Ari is 21 1/2 months and Eli is 3 1/2 months. I work part-time for a local ministry, Mr. Man goes to school full time and works just about full time. To make life even crazier we just bought our first house! Needless to say life is crazy.
Now back to joy. After Eli was born I started to have postpartum depression. I had some with Ari but it wasn't any worse that what I've dealt with since high school so for her I didn't need to do anything. Not this time. I was getting to the point of not being able to function so I'm now on a very low dose of Zoloft and it has made a world of difference. I am slowly starting to feel like a real person again.
Though the Zoloft helps, I am still in a funk. Part of it has to do with the disaster that is our house. Granted some of the disorganization is from moving, but let's just be real and the majority of it is because of me. I am not good at cleaning. I am not good at organizing. I like having things clean and organized but I cannot get my brain to begin the process.
I tend to look at the whole picture instead of breaking things up. I see the whole house in shambles and get so overwhelmed that I can't get anything done. My thought process is, "If I can't clean the whole thing how/why should I start?" Not logical I know, but that's my mind. I am also very good at starting a million projects at once and never getting any of them done. All of this drives my semi-OCD husband crazy.
So, what brings me joy? Spending quality time with my husband, spending quality time with the kids, spending time with God, doing craft projects, spending time with friends, sleep, exercise, baking, blogging, reading, journaling, watching the sunset, spending time outside, and I know the list can go on. Sadly hardly any of these things happen in my life. Many of them do to some degree but not to a point where I would like. Part of the reason is life circumstances, but another is that everything here is a mess and it takes 3 times longer to get things done because nothing has a home and things don't stay organized.
I would love to get this house, my work office, the cars, and anywhere else I am regularly neat and organized. I'm slowly learning more about how to get this done and any tool that is proven to work I would be happy to try.
This is how I "organize". Please help!!
What brings me joy? I have been asking myself that very question for a while now. For those of you who know me you know how crazy life has been for a while now. For those of you who don't here's a short background of me.
I'm a 25-year-old wife and mom to 2 wonderful kids. Ari is 21 1/2 months and Eli is 3 1/2 months. I work part-time for a local ministry, Mr. Man goes to school full time and works just about full time. To make life even crazier we just bought our first house! Needless to say life is crazy.
Now back to joy. After Eli was born I started to have postpartum depression. I had some with Ari but it wasn't any worse that what I've dealt with since high school so for her I didn't need to do anything. Not this time. I was getting to the point of not being able to function so I'm now on a very low dose of Zoloft and it has made a world of difference. I am slowly starting to feel like a real person again.
Though the Zoloft helps, I am still in a funk. Part of it has to do with the disaster that is our house. Granted some of the disorganization is from moving, but let's just be real and the majority of it is because of me. I am not good at cleaning. I am not good at organizing. I like having things clean and organized but I cannot get my brain to begin the process.
I tend to look at the whole picture instead of breaking things up. I see the whole house in shambles and get so overwhelmed that I can't get anything done. My thought process is, "If I can't clean the whole thing how/why should I start?" Not logical I know, but that's my mind. I am also very good at starting a million projects at once and never getting any of them done. All of this drives my semi-OCD husband crazy.
So, what brings me joy? Spending quality time with my husband, spending quality time with the kids, spending time with God, doing craft projects, spending time with friends, sleep, exercise, baking, blogging, reading, journaling, watching the sunset, spending time outside, and I know the list can go on. Sadly hardly any of these things happen in my life. Many of them do to some degree but not to a point where I would like. Part of the reason is life circumstances, but another is that everything here is a mess and it takes 3 times longer to get things done because nothing has a home and things don't stay organized.
I would love to get this house, my work office, the cars, and anywhere else I am regularly neat and organized. I'm slowly learning more about how to get this done and any tool that is proven to work I would be happy to try.
This is how I "organize". Please help!!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Our House
Here are some updated pictures of the house. More to come.
There's really not much to talk about today, so it's just the pictures.
There's really not much to talk about today, so it's just the pictures.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Looking for Opinions
One ministry area that my job focuses on is education. We have slowly been developing our Master's Institute of Ministry and are brainstorming how we can expand. We have almost finished putting together our first lesson series and are looking for more ideas. One of my ideas was to put together a series for women. This idea came from my Wednesday class at church. Last week's lesson was "A Woman and Her Emotions."
So here's what I'm looking for:
*Read the explanation of the lesson series idea
*Read the questions
*Comment on your ideas
I would really appreciate any feedback you can give on this one. Feel free to link this site to your friends.
Series Explanation
The format will be a 5-7 week lesson plan with a different topic being covered each week. One person will be asked to write a chapter on a particular topic to even out the workload. We will create a leaders guide, student worksheets, DVD, and possibly a supplemental book.
It will be geared toward women from ages 18+ and taught for lay people with practical life applications. It could be used as a Sunday/Wednesday class at church, or used as a 2 day conference.
The focus will be about a woman's faith, but not necessarily just prayer, devotions, etc. Topics could include health, nutrition, parenting, life stages, marriage, the single life, the ideas are completely open.
Questions
1. What topics would you be interested in learning about regarding women and faith?
2. What what would be the #1 thing you would not like to see?
Please take some time to think and pray about this. No rush, just let me know what you think.
Thanks in advance!!
So here's what I'm looking for:
*Read the explanation of the lesson series idea
*Read the questions
*Comment on your ideas
I would really appreciate any feedback you can give on this one. Feel free to link this site to your friends.
Series Explanation
The format will be a 5-7 week lesson plan with a different topic being covered each week. One person will be asked to write a chapter on a particular topic to even out the workload. We will create a leaders guide, student worksheets, DVD, and possibly a supplemental book.
It will be geared toward women from ages 18+ and taught for lay people with practical life applications. It could be used as a Sunday/Wednesday class at church, or used as a 2 day conference.
The focus will be about a woman's faith, but not necessarily just prayer, devotions, etc. Topics could include health, nutrition, parenting, life stages, marriage, the single life, the ideas are completely open.
Questions
1. What topics would you be interested in learning about regarding women and faith?
2. What what would be the #1 thing you would not like to see?
Please take some time to think and pray about this. No rush, just let me know what you think.
Thanks in advance!!
2 Wonderful Books
Here are two books that I have been reading through in my "spare time" a.k.a. bathroom time.
Now if I can just apply what I'm reading life will be good. I'll try and post some of the good tips soon.
By the way...do any of you Clevelanders know where/if you can recycle in this town? Let me know.
Now if I can just apply what I'm reading life will be good. I'll try and post some of the good tips soon.
By the way...do any of you Clevelanders know where/if you can recycle in this town? Let me know.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Pictures
Trying to put Ari's hair in pig tails...not working yet.
It was like 90+ degrees this day and she had to wear these shoes. I can't wait until she starts to dress herself.
3 Months old...Don't you just want to pinch those cheeks?
Yup, I'm Still Alive
It has been way too long since I've written anything. The main reason is because we have dial-up now and it takes way too much effort to get online at home. Second I've actually had things to do at work so I have not been able to write.
Overall things are going well at our house. Ari is getting more teeth and has had a hard time sleeping and is going through a picky eating phase again. Eli is smiling, laughing, and still growing like a weed. We are slowly getting more and more settled into our house which is nice.
Thanks to a tip from a friend at church I have found 2 amazing new stores in town. One is A1 Closeouts and the other is Tennessee liquidators or something like that. Anyway, when they have them you can get diapers for super-cheap. We mainly use cloth, as you know by now, but there are times when we need the regular ones. I got a pack of 13 count Pampers baby dry for $2.99!! You can also get toilet paper for a good deal too. The best find was Avent nursing pads for $1.99. That was my favorite find yet.
I have also become a huge fan of the dollar store. Now you need to find the right dollar store because they are not created equal. I got some great laundry hampers for the kids rooms, a Little Mermaid place mat for the little lady, some storage baskets, and calculators. If you need small storage/organization containers find a good dollar store. I got 2 baskets for $1!! Even Walmart can't beat that price.
One new thing in our house is my wonderful new sewing machine from my daddy! I e-mailed my mom to ask if they could ship one that's sitting in a closet to me and we would cover the cost and the next thing I know my dad is saying he'll just buy me a new one. How could I say no? So I asked and looked around and got a Kennmore from Sears. I LOVE IT!! I've been making diapers like crazy and thankfully getting better with each one. I'll get some pictures up this week. Also in diaper news the kids are wearing the same size cloth diapers. Crazy I know, but it makes sewing a lot easier only having to use one pattern size. (By the way, Karen...your soaker is done!! It will be lanolized tonight and in the mail once it is dry)
I think that's it for now. But there might be more later today, who knows.
Overall things are going well at our house. Ari is getting more teeth and has had a hard time sleeping and is going through a picky eating phase again. Eli is smiling, laughing, and still growing like a weed. We are slowly getting more and more settled into our house which is nice.
Thanks to a tip from a friend at church I have found 2 amazing new stores in town. One is A1 Closeouts and the other is Tennessee liquidators or something like that. Anyway, when they have them you can get diapers for super-cheap. We mainly use cloth, as you know by now, but there are times when we need the regular ones. I got a pack of 13 count Pampers baby dry for $2.99!! You can also get toilet paper for a good deal too. The best find was Avent nursing pads for $1.99. That was my favorite find yet.
I have also become a huge fan of the dollar store. Now you need to find the right dollar store because they are not created equal. I got some great laundry hampers for the kids rooms, a Little Mermaid place mat for the little lady, some storage baskets, and calculators. If you need small storage/organization containers find a good dollar store. I got 2 baskets for $1!! Even Walmart can't beat that price.
One new thing in our house is my wonderful new sewing machine from my daddy! I e-mailed my mom to ask if they could ship one that's sitting in a closet to me and we would cover the cost and the next thing I know my dad is saying he'll just buy me a new one. How could I say no? So I asked and looked around and got a Kennmore from Sears. I LOVE IT!! I've been making diapers like crazy and thankfully getting better with each one. I'll get some pictures up this week. Also in diaper news the kids are wearing the same size cloth diapers. Crazy I know, but it makes sewing a lot easier only having to use one pattern size. (By the way, Karen...your soaker is done!! It will be lanolized tonight and in the mail once it is dry)
I think that's it for now. But there might be more later today, who knows.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Alphabet Soup-The Letter B
I found out about alphabet soup from Karen feel free to play along. Go here to join in the fun.
Things I love that start with B...
1. My Baby Boy Eli. He's been recently nicknamed Pudgetastic due to his wonderful chubby nature. He is also just starting to smile which is wonderful.
2. The Bible. Though my lack of reading and studying it is quite evident I still love God's Word and one of these days I will be disciplined enough to read the Word more.
3. Baths. I love a good bath. Sadly they are few and far between, but I savor the ones I get.
4. Bowling. I haven't been for a long time, but bowling is always fun.
5. Bike rides. See comment for bowling.
6. Bagels!!! I wish there was a Big Apple Bagels store in our area. Oh how I miss good bagels.
7. Brother Bear 1 & 2. These wonderful Disney movies allow me to get things done during the day and they don't completely annoy me which is a plus.
Well that's all for today. I will get an update post up soon-ish.
Things I love that start with B...
1. My Baby Boy Eli. He's been recently nicknamed Pudgetastic due to his wonderful chubby nature. He is also just starting to smile which is wonderful.
2. The Bible. Though my lack of reading and studying it is quite evident I still love God's Word and one of these days I will be disciplined enough to read the Word more.
3. Baths. I love a good bath. Sadly they are few and far between, but I savor the ones I get.
4. Bowling. I haven't been for a long time, but bowling is always fun.
5. Bike rides. See comment for bowling.
6. Bagels!!! I wish there was a Big Apple Bagels store in our area. Oh how I miss good bagels.
7. Brother Bear 1 & 2. These wonderful Disney movies allow me to get things done during the day and they don't completely annoy me which is a plus.
Well that's all for today. I will get an update post up soon-ish.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
15 pounds 11 ounces
Eli went for his 2 month check-up today and we found out he is 15 pounds 11 ounces and 25 inches long!!! This means he has gained 9 pounds and grown close to 6 inches in 1 month. No wonder this kid sleeps all the time, and his diapers hardly fit. The poor kid had his first round of shots today too. 2 in each leg. It kills me when the kids have to get shots.
On the home front we are slowly moving in. I hope to get a lot done tomorrow since I don't have to go into work at all. One of these days we will be mostly organized.
I'll get some new pictures up soon I hope. Sadly we don't have DSL anymore and are back to dial-up so any picture adding will have to be done when I'm in the office so I don't spend the whole night in the office waiting for pictures to upload.
Since I have tomorrow to clean it's time to relax and do some more knitting. Have a great 4th everyone!
On the home front we are slowly moving in. I hope to get a lot done tomorrow since I don't have to go into work at all. One of these days we will be mostly organized.
I'll get some new pictures up soon I hope. Sadly we don't have DSL anymore and are back to dial-up so any picture adding will have to be done when I'm in the office so I don't spend the whole night in the office waiting for pictures to upload.
Since I have tomorrow to clean it's time to relax and do some more knitting. Have a great 4th everyone!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
New Photos
No real news to update. Here are a few more pictures of the house.
Kids Room Before
Kids Room After-This was done by Mr. Man. You can't really tell in this picture but it's a light green.
Our room with a 3rd coat of paint.
Ummm Yumm-Ari eating her dinner saying "Ummm Yumm"
Kids Room Before
Kids Room After-This was done by Mr. Man. You can't really tell in this picture but it's a light green.
Our room with a 3rd coat of paint.
Ummm Yumm-Ari eating her dinner saying "Ummm Yumm"
Monday, June 25, 2007
Umm Yum!!!
This is Ari's new favorite thing to say. We taught her what "yummy" means and now every time she eats something she likes she rubs her tummy and says "umm yum". It is the cutest thing in the world. It kinda makes up for when she's causing trouble.
Things have been super-crazy around here. The house is almost painted. One more coat in the bedroom, the bathrooms, and maybe some touch-ups in the living room and we're done. I am so happy my boss is going to South Africa tomorrow for 2 weeks so I don't have to worry too much about not working. I really don't want to go back, but sadly the bank accound demands it.
Thanks to Zoloft I am feeling wonderful!! I have been able to make dinner again, clean up the kitchen, and I just feel better. This is not to say times are always grand, but life is more manageable. I hope I don't have to be on this stuff forever, but for now I am so thankful. Once we get settled in the house I will start talking to a pro about my funk to help things out.
Now it's time to relax and get some knitting done before I need to feed Eli and get to bed. Here are some pictures of the house.
The one wall with wallpaper before.
The room after.
Our bedroom before.
Our bedroom after.
Eli-2 months old
Things have been super-crazy around here. The house is almost painted. One more coat in the bedroom, the bathrooms, and maybe some touch-ups in the living room and we're done. I am so happy my boss is going to South Africa tomorrow for 2 weeks so I don't have to worry too much about not working. I really don't want to go back, but sadly the bank accound demands it.
Thanks to Zoloft I am feeling wonderful!! I have been able to make dinner again, clean up the kitchen, and I just feel better. This is not to say times are always grand, but life is more manageable. I hope I don't have to be on this stuff forever, but for now I am so thankful. Once we get settled in the house I will start talking to a pro about my funk to help things out.
Now it's time to relax and get some knitting done before I need to feed Eli and get to bed. Here are some pictures of the house.
The one wall with wallpaper before.
The room after.
Our bedroom before.
Our bedroom after.
Eli-2 months old
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
It Was A Good Day
Today was a good day. I started things off with a trip to Home Depot to buy all of our paint and supplies for the house. Everything was way more than I thought it would be, but it will be worth it...I hope. Thankfully the lady helping me was really nice and didn't take advantage of a beginner painter.
I thought things were going to take a turn for the worse when I got to work and found out I was supposed to have planned a lunch for my boss!! His usual secretary forgot to mention that to me when we were going over my weekly things to do. Thankfully it all worked out and I got some of the extra stuff for lunch. I found out that I don't have to be there all week to tomorrow and Thursday will be major workdays at the house.
It finally rained in Cleveland!!! We have been having such a bad drought and it finally rained for more than 5 minutes today. I hope the rain stays for a while because we need it and I don't want to pay money to water our new lawn.
More good news...Eli finally has insurance!! I had a good talk with the people in Nashville who handle all of the processing. Everything was finally processed last Friday and both kids have full coverage. Sadly mine ends at the end of the month, but we knew that would happen. At least it will cover my final appointment Thursday. Sadly our assets are too high to qualify for food stamps. The good news is after moving into the house we will have drained most of our funds and should qualify. In the long run I think it will be worth getting rid of some money to not have to pay for groceries every month.
Overall I am starting to feel much better. I'm still dealing with feeling dizzy from my meds but today I kind of felt like my normal self, which hasn't happened in a while. I was also able to clean up the kitchen without dragging myself in the kitchen to do it. Dinner on the other hand is another story, but that is partly has to do with the fact that we haven't been shopping in a while. I do have something planned for tomorrow or Thursday, which is amazing.
In the world of cloth diapers things are good and bad. Good that I've been doing really well with not putting disposables on Eli, bad that most of his fitteds are creating super plumber butt. His prefolds are starting to fall apart in some places and after re-serging them they are a little too small. I'm pretty sure my diaper sewing supplies will be here tomorrow, but half of my sewing stuff is here and half is at the house. I can't wait to move to have some space to work on projects. Sewing Eli some new diapers is at the top of the list. If anyone in Cleveland is reading this and you have any old t-shirts or sweatshirts that you need to get rid of let me know because I can recycle them into diapers.
I think that's it for now. I hope day 1 of painting goes well tomorrow.
I thought things were going to take a turn for the worse when I got to work and found out I was supposed to have planned a lunch for my boss!! His usual secretary forgot to mention that to me when we were going over my weekly things to do. Thankfully it all worked out and I got some of the extra stuff for lunch. I found out that I don't have to be there all week to tomorrow and Thursday will be major workdays at the house.
It finally rained in Cleveland!!! We have been having such a bad drought and it finally rained for more than 5 minutes today. I hope the rain stays for a while because we need it and I don't want to pay money to water our new lawn.
More good news...Eli finally has insurance!! I had a good talk with the people in Nashville who handle all of the processing. Everything was finally processed last Friday and both kids have full coverage. Sadly mine ends at the end of the month, but we knew that would happen. At least it will cover my final appointment Thursday. Sadly our assets are too high to qualify for food stamps. The good news is after moving into the house we will have drained most of our funds and should qualify. In the long run I think it will be worth getting rid of some money to not have to pay for groceries every month.
Overall I am starting to feel much better. I'm still dealing with feeling dizzy from my meds but today I kind of felt like my normal self, which hasn't happened in a while. I was also able to clean up the kitchen without dragging myself in the kitchen to do it. Dinner on the other hand is another story, but that is partly has to do with the fact that we haven't been shopping in a while. I do have something planned for tomorrow or Thursday, which is amazing.
In the world of cloth diapers things are good and bad. Good that I've been doing really well with not putting disposables on Eli, bad that most of his fitteds are creating super plumber butt. His prefolds are starting to fall apart in some places and after re-serging them they are a little too small. I'm pretty sure my diaper sewing supplies will be here tomorrow, but half of my sewing stuff is here and half is at the house. I can't wait to move to have some space to work on projects. Sewing Eli some new diapers is at the top of the list. If anyone in Cleveland is reading this and you have any old t-shirts or sweatshirts that you need to get rid of let me know because I can recycle them into diapers.
I think that's it for now. I hope day 1 of painting goes well tomorrow.
Monday, June 18, 2007
What Day Is It?
I was sitting here about to start writing and couldn't remember what day it was. That's how things have been around here. Here's what's been going on since the last posting.
Thursday
Had another good day with the fam figuring stuff out for the house. Mr. Man had the day off again which was nice. Though with all the good it was still a funk-filled ugly day.
Friday
Decided I need some help coping with life so I called up the doc and started taking Zoloft. I'm happy that I made the call and I know that things will slowly start to get better with time, but until life smooths out I don't want the icky days to be around.
Saturday
More time at Home Depot and Lowes looking for stuff for the house. We are starting to spend way to much time at these places.
Sunday
Happy Father's Day to Mr. Man!!! Well sort of. He had to spend 8 hours at work. One of these days he'll get to spend a holiday with us.
I got to catch up with some friends from Hope which was wonderful!! It looks like we're going to be having some company in the semi-near future and I can't wait. I miss my friends dearly and hate that everyone lives so far away. Thankfuly there's the internet to keep us all updated.
Today
Started working at the church for my boss. There was nothing to do. I really hope the next few days are better or I'm going to go crazy.
We decided that we're going to try and do most of the house painting ourselves and get help next week if needed. Now it's time to go and get supplies. I hope it turns out well since neither of us have paited a wall in our lives. Pictures will come. Here are some of the kids though.
Thursday
Had another good day with the fam figuring stuff out for the house. Mr. Man had the day off again which was nice. Though with all the good it was still a funk-filled ugly day.
Friday
Decided I need some help coping with life so I called up the doc and started taking Zoloft. I'm happy that I made the call and I know that things will slowly start to get better with time, but until life smooths out I don't want the icky days to be around.
Saturday
More time at Home Depot and Lowes looking for stuff for the house. We are starting to spend way to much time at these places.
Sunday
Happy Father's Day to Mr. Man!!! Well sort of. He had to spend 8 hours at work. One of these days he'll get to spend a holiday with us.
I got to catch up with some friends from Hope which was wonderful!! It looks like we're going to be having some company in the semi-near future and I can't wait. I miss my friends dearly and hate that everyone lives so far away. Thankfuly there's the internet to keep us all updated.
Today
Started working at the church for my boss. There was nothing to do. I really hope the next few days are better or I'm going to go crazy.
We decided that we're going to try and do most of the house painting ourselves and get help next week if needed. Now it's time to go and get supplies. I hope it turns out well since neither of us have paited a wall in our lives. Pictures will come. Here are some of the kids though.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Holy Goodness
It has been a busy few days. Mr. Man has been moving stuff over to the house like crazy, we have been looking for new appliances, trying to decide on paint colors, and I started "working" again.
I went back to work and found there's still nothing for me to do. Plus, our budget is WAY low. Thankfully I have some job security and I know my boss won't leave me high-and-dry. Nevertheless I think I'm going to start looking for other part time options. I really can't justify going to work to do nothing when there's really no funds to pay me. Plus, they would be better off having someone working there to do the little I do, and be able to do other ministry work as well. I can't do much outside of the office. They're not going to send me out to try and raise money, and me preaching is out of the question. They have survived 2 months without me and managed just fine.
I hope I can get some more insight from my boss next week when I'm filling in for his secretary at his main place of ministry.
I'm really open for anything right now. I have learned a lot, and mostly like my job, but I am STARVED for human interaction. Maybe this is a natural time for a change. Let's just pray there's a job waiting for me.
On a side note...If anyone reading this is good at interior design or painting please let me know. Currently my designer help (my mom) is in Mexico and cannot be reached. Or if you know of anyone who is good at either of these things let me know.
I went back to work and found there's still nothing for me to do. Plus, our budget is WAY low. Thankfully I have some job security and I know my boss won't leave me high-and-dry. Nevertheless I think I'm going to start looking for other part time options. I really can't justify going to work to do nothing when there's really no funds to pay me. Plus, they would be better off having someone working there to do the little I do, and be able to do other ministry work as well. I can't do much outside of the office. They're not going to send me out to try and raise money, and me preaching is out of the question. They have survived 2 months without me and managed just fine.
I hope I can get some more insight from my boss next week when I'm filling in for his secretary at his main place of ministry.
I'm really open for anything right now. I have learned a lot, and mostly like my job, but I am STARVED for human interaction. Maybe this is a natural time for a change. Let's just pray there's a job waiting for me.
On a side note...If anyone reading this is good at interior design or painting please let me know. Currently my designer help (my mom) is in Mexico and cannot be reached. Or if you know of anyone who is good at either of these things let me know.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Patience Pays Off
Some good things have happened in the past few days.
On Friday we FINALLY closed on our house!! We are now homeowners!
On Saturday I helped to "coordinate" a wedding for two friends from school. I didn't get to help as much as I had hoped due to kids and Mr. Man's work, but I was so happy to help out where I could. The wedding was beautiful despite all of the behind-the-scene ickyness.
On Sunday Eli had his baby dedication at church. A few friends were able to come and be with us. I hate that our family, well most of it, is so far away for things like this. There are pictures but I'm to lazy to go get the camera to load the pictures, sorry.
Today we went and walked through the house deciding on paint colors and what we want to do to every room. Thankfully there's not too much and I think we can get everything done before we move in at the end of the month. I'm just glad we have plenty of time to move in so we can do it slowly and then have one day to move the big stuff.
Also today I ordered all of my diaper making supplies! The AIO pattern I have been wanting is now back in stock and I was able to get it:) I'm so glad I waited until they updated their inventory to order. The next purchase will be some yarn that's on sale at Knit Picks to make some more soakers and longies. I am finding that I really like these more than PUL covers. Speaking of knitting it is time to go and do just that.
On Friday we FINALLY closed on our house!! We are now homeowners!
On Saturday I helped to "coordinate" a wedding for two friends from school. I didn't get to help as much as I had hoped due to kids and Mr. Man's work, but I was so happy to help out where I could. The wedding was beautiful despite all of the behind-the-scene ickyness.
On Sunday Eli had his baby dedication at church. A few friends were able to come and be with us. I hate that our family, well most of it, is so far away for things like this. There are pictures but I'm to lazy to go get the camera to load the pictures, sorry.
Today we went and walked through the house deciding on paint colors and what we want to do to every room. Thankfully there's not too much and I think we can get everything done before we move in at the end of the month. I'm just glad we have plenty of time to move in so we can do it slowly and then have one day to move the big stuff.
Also today I ordered all of my diaper making supplies! The AIO pattern I have been wanting is now back in stock and I was able to get it:) I'm so glad I waited until they updated their inventory to order. The next purchase will be some yarn that's on sale at Knit Picks to make some more soakers and longies. I am finding that I really like these more than PUL covers. Speaking of knitting it is time to go and do just that.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Our First House
Yes folks it's really true this time...We're getting the house!! I got the official call from the USDA today that they have our money and we're closing this week!!! We also had the home inspection today which went very well. Now it's time to get serious about paint colors, curtains, and moving dates.
Here are some pictures of our first house.
Here are some pictures of our first house.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Some Good News Today
1. I finally sold my Swaddlebees AIO diaper! It sold on Diaperswappers. I am so happy!
2. I ordered some AIO diapers from Montana's Diaper Store for a testing price so they were a good deal. I just hope they fit well and do their job. I wasn't really wanting to order more, but the kids need something until I can get all of the sewing supplies ordered, shipped here, and made.
3. I hope it's not too good to be true but I think we will be closing on the house Friday!! They won't know until tomorrow or Wednesday for sure if we have the money, but so far all looks good. It's getting inspected tomorrow, someone is working on the title, and we're getting our insurance ready. Now we just need to figure out how we're going to paint everything before we move. I hope we can get some help even if it is paid help because I really don't want to deal with moving furniture, keeping kids off the wet walls, or fumes after we move in.
Closing on the house totally makes up for needing to bring our "new" car in for repairs. The AC stopped working and you can't live without AC in Tennessee.
Other than bringing in the car it was a pretty good day. Eli slept for about 5 hours last night!! I hope this starts to become a trend. I meet with my boss tomorrow to talk about going back to work :( I just hope he's open to letting me work for a few hours every day in the early morning. I just need to work enough to help pay the bills. Please pray that we are both working at the right places, or that the right jobs come along soon. We really need a change in lifestyle and maybe things working with the house is the beginning of some more good changes to come. If not we'll manage like we always do. I hope the good news keeps coming.
2. I ordered some AIO diapers from Montana's Diaper Store for a testing price so they were a good deal. I just hope they fit well and do their job. I wasn't really wanting to order more, but the kids need something until I can get all of the sewing supplies ordered, shipped here, and made.
3. I hope it's not too good to be true but I think we will be closing on the house Friday!! They won't know until tomorrow or Wednesday for sure if we have the money, but so far all looks good. It's getting inspected tomorrow, someone is working on the title, and we're getting our insurance ready. Now we just need to figure out how we're going to paint everything before we move. I hope we can get some help even if it is paid help because I really don't want to deal with moving furniture, keeping kids off the wet walls, or fumes after we move in.
Closing on the house totally makes up for needing to bring our "new" car in for repairs. The AC stopped working and you can't live without AC in Tennessee.
Other than bringing in the car it was a pretty good day. Eli slept for about 5 hours last night!! I hope this starts to become a trend. I meet with my boss tomorrow to talk about going back to work :( I just hope he's open to letting me work for a few hours every day in the early morning. I just need to work enough to help pay the bills. Please pray that we are both working at the right places, or that the right jobs come along soon. We really need a change in lifestyle and maybe things working with the house is the beginning of some more good changes to come. If not we'll manage like we always do. I hope the good news keeps coming.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
It's the Little Things
A few "momentous" things happened today.
1. I went grocery shopping for the first time in close to 2 months. Somehow I started to forget what all is at the store. It was a good time spent with the whole family. I know, we live on the edge.
2. I wore pants that have a zipper with a belt!! I don't remember the last time that happened. Granted the capris are much larger than I would like them to be, but I'm not giving myself too hard of a time since I did just give birth 6 weeks ago. In time these will go into the bin of clothes that need to be saved.
3. I changed the filter in the fish tank!! I haven't done this for at least 5 months. As a former PetCo employee I know that it should be changed every 3-4 weeks, but the tank was clear so why bother? Things are slowly starting to get a bit funky in there, but I'm not going to do a major cleaning until we move. There's just no point.
Changing the filter meant I had to go and buy one. It was nice to be back at PetCo for a bit. The only thing I miss about working there is being around people. What I hate about my job is that I never get to see or talk to anyone on a regular basis. I'm still dreaming of my job at Starbucks or other coffee shop...God please call me there!!!
4. Ari went to bed early. I don't know if this is good or bad yet. Good for me now, but it could mean a really early morning. I just hope the extra sleep does her good. She's getting another tooth in and I know that's causing some of her troubles.
5. I didn't get to participate in this next one, but my parents left for Mexico today. I'm happy they get to have 2 weeks together in a nice place. Especially since my dad missed last summer since he was in Iraq. I just wish I was there too. I could handle spending my days in the pool swimming up to the bar for freshly made N/A fruit drinks. Though some days make me want to say bring on the real drinks!
Anyhoo, that's it for now. Time to knit:)
1. I went grocery shopping for the first time in close to 2 months. Somehow I started to forget what all is at the store. It was a good time spent with the whole family. I know, we live on the edge.
2. I wore pants that have a zipper with a belt!! I don't remember the last time that happened. Granted the capris are much larger than I would like them to be, but I'm not giving myself too hard of a time since I did just give birth 6 weeks ago. In time these will go into the bin of clothes that need to be saved.
3. I changed the filter in the fish tank!! I haven't done this for at least 5 months. As a former PetCo employee I know that it should be changed every 3-4 weeks, but the tank was clear so why bother? Things are slowly starting to get a bit funky in there, but I'm not going to do a major cleaning until we move. There's just no point.
Changing the filter meant I had to go and buy one. It was nice to be back at PetCo for a bit. The only thing I miss about working there is being around people. What I hate about my job is that I never get to see or talk to anyone on a regular basis. I'm still dreaming of my job at Starbucks or other coffee shop...God please call me there!!!
4. Ari went to bed early. I don't know if this is good or bad yet. Good for me now, but it could mean a really early morning. I just hope the extra sleep does her good. She's getting another tooth in and I know that's causing some of her troubles.
5. I didn't get to participate in this next one, but my parents left for Mexico today. I'm happy they get to have 2 weeks together in a nice place. Especially since my dad missed last summer since he was in Iraq. I just wish I was there too. I could handle spending my days in the pool swimming up to the bar for freshly made N/A fruit drinks. Though some days make me want to say bring on the real drinks!
Anyhoo, that's it for now. Time to knit:)
Friday, June 01, 2007
Fave Movie Quote of the Day
Mater: I once knew this girl, Doreen. Good lookin' girl. She looked like a Jaguar, only she was a truck. I used to crash into her, just so I could spoke to her.
Lightning: What are you talking about?
Mater: I dunno.
Lightning: What are you talking about?
Mater: I dunno.
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