Always seems to be my problem. Too many books I want to read. I would like to figure out a way that I could get paid to listen to NPR all day and read books. I don't want to comment on them or write reviews...I just want to listen. How can I get paid to do that?
This evening, my Big Human and I did something together that we've never done. We went to the library together. It was one of the most fun things we have done together in a long time! We go to Barnes and Noble together a lot. We usually look at books and that is fun but there was something so much more enjoyable about going to the public library. We go a lot as a family. But we've never gone as a couple. And we went to my favorite branch. The downtown branch. It's housed in an old bank building so it is this grand old structure in the middle of downtown (which is fabulous and charming all on it's own). I picked out a number of books that I can't wait to sit down and read and in fact, I had a hard time choosing which one I would start with. But I've decided (I think) to start with This I Believe II. I haven't read This I Believe I, but I don't think it will stop be from enjoying this one.
In totally unrelated happenings, my Big Human and I stumbled upon an interesting conversation last night that has continued throughout today. We were discussing the naming choice of a soon-to-be-born baby in our peripheral world and my Big Human started talking about how IF we were to have a baby and IF it happened to be a boy, he would not want to name it a junior because he felt that it would be offensive to the two boy small humans that already exist. I agreed with him in part but mainly because I don't like the idea of a junior anyway. Then we started discussing names. I told him some of my favorite boy names, Elijah, Judah, Nicholas, and he thought they were a joke...except for Nicholas. This continued for most of the evening and has kept going today and this evening. I am personally loving it. I'm not sure where it will end up but it started with a bunch of IFs and has gotten to "Patrick...yeah I can handle Patrick..." which is a big step. So maybe my prayers are working? Late August/Early September is right around the corner!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
For the Love of Sleep
I love my family. I really do. Sometimes that love is so palpable that it hurts.
Yesterday was one of those days. It started out very badly. Cycle Day 2 and the cramps were HORRIBLE. I woke up at 4:15 AM from the pain and I was unable to go back to sleep even after resorting to my prescription pain medicine. So that left me super sleepy and groggy from the meds as well as still being in pretty severe pain. Luckily the small humans stayed asleep until 7:15 when the smallest boy human woke up. We were able to ease into the morning because it was my day to work from home while my Big Human did his work stuff. I woke up the other small humans so I could serve breakfast by 9 AM (I try my best to keep them on a regular eating time schedule) while I continued to work on my computer. Even in my sleep-deprived, leftover pain meds fog and still in pain, I was enjoying being with my small humans. They were so delightful.
After breakfast, they got ready quickly, sat and watched two DVR'ed Arthurs from PBS and then without a fuss, turned the TV off and set about finding something to play with. I spotted a bag of leftover balloons, handed them to the biggest small girl human and off she went to find her brother and sister. They quickly created alien babies out of the blown-up balloons and spent the rest of the morning naming the babies, feeding the babies and protecting them from the thunderstorm outside. It was so awesome to watch them play so nicely together and let their imaginations come up with funny things. The morning flew by and soon it was time for lunch. The three smaller humans requested to eat lunch in the safe spot they had created for their babies in the master bathroom so after coaxing me a bit, I agreed and laid out the picnic blanket for them. They ate their lunch there without any arguments and the biggest small boy human and I enjoyed our lunch at the table.
After lunch, we went downtown for a few hours to the children's museum where the three smaller humans continued to play together, they read stories to each other and created another story line that seemed to involve them being polar bears? Not sure about that one but they were having a blast. We came back home and they quickly resumed playing with their alien babies. I made dinner, washed some clothes and then my Big Human came home. We spent the evening hanging out and the small humans convinced some of our neighbors to let them wash their cars the next day for cash.
After baths and the regular bedtime routine, I popped up to the neighborhood grocery store for a few essentials that we needed for breakfast the next morning including a gallon of milk and a carton of OJ. By this point, I was so sleep deprived and just generally out of it because I had had no rest and had been taking my pain medicine throughout the day so that I would be able to function. I came home from the store in the middle of a downpour. I ran in the house, put the bags down in the kitchen and proceeded to get the small girl humans tucked into bed. I quickly followed because I could barely keep my eyes open. When I woke up this morning, I went into the kitchen and guess what was sitting on the counter? The gallon of milk and carton of OJ from the night before. I had left it out all night. Grrrr....But despite all that, it was still a good day.
Yesterday was one of those days. It started out very badly. Cycle Day 2 and the cramps were HORRIBLE. I woke up at 4:15 AM from the pain and I was unable to go back to sleep even after resorting to my prescription pain medicine. So that left me super sleepy and groggy from the meds as well as still being in pretty severe pain. Luckily the small humans stayed asleep until 7:15 when the smallest boy human woke up. We were able to ease into the morning because it was my day to work from home while my Big Human did his work stuff. I woke up the other small humans so I could serve breakfast by 9 AM (I try my best to keep them on a regular eating time schedule) while I continued to work on my computer. Even in my sleep-deprived, leftover pain meds fog and still in pain, I was enjoying being with my small humans. They were so delightful.
After breakfast, they got ready quickly, sat and watched two DVR'ed Arthurs from PBS and then without a fuss, turned the TV off and set about finding something to play with. I spotted a bag of leftover balloons, handed them to the biggest small girl human and off she went to find her brother and sister. They quickly created alien babies out of the blown-up balloons and spent the rest of the morning naming the babies, feeding the babies and protecting them from the thunderstorm outside. It was so awesome to watch them play so nicely together and let their imaginations come up with funny things. The morning flew by and soon it was time for lunch. The three smaller humans requested to eat lunch in the safe spot they had created for their babies in the master bathroom so after coaxing me a bit, I agreed and laid out the picnic blanket for them. They ate their lunch there without any arguments and the biggest small boy human and I enjoyed our lunch at the table.
After lunch, we went downtown for a few hours to the children's museum where the three smaller humans continued to play together, they read stories to each other and created another story line that seemed to involve them being polar bears? Not sure about that one but they were having a blast. We came back home and they quickly resumed playing with their alien babies. I made dinner, washed some clothes and then my Big Human came home. We spent the evening hanging out and the small humans convinced some of our neighbors to let them wash their cars the next day for cash.
After baths and the regular bedtime routine, I popped up to the neighborhood grocery store for a few essentials that we needed for breakfast the next morning including a gallon of milk and a carton of OJ. By this point, I was so sleep deprived and just generally out of it because I had had no rest and had been taking my pain medicine throughout the day so that I would be able to function. I came home from the store in the middle of a downpour. I ran in the house, put the bags down in the kitchen and proceeded to get the small girl humans tucked into bed. I quickly followed because I could barely keep my eyes open. When I woke up this morning, I went into the kitchen and guess what was sitting on the counter? The gallon of milk and carton of OJ from the night before. I had left it out all night. Grrrr....But despite all that, it was still a good day.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Ebay experiment
As you may or may not know, I sell the clothes that my small humans outgrow on ebay. I also sell stuff that I find at goodwill that they can't wear but it still a great find. In the past, I always put my listings up for 5 days and I had about a 50% closing ratio which was in line with what other people that sell a lot more on ebay have experienced. I tried an experiment earlier this week. I listed 12 items on ebay and put them for a 3 day auction instead of a 5 day. NINE items sold! How freaking awesome is that? So now that means I can have a faster turnaround time, money in my paypal account sooner and more things selling! Wooohooo!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Jack's gonna make me cash
I'm loving my new blog. It's consuming my thoughts. I want to have a gazillion posts RIGHT now. I'm having to pace myself so I don't write all my posts in one day. I made a list of upcoming blog topics and emailed it to myself so I don't forget all my good ideas. When I made the blog, I added google adsense and an amazon link to advertise. If people read my blog and then click on one of the ads, then I get some money. I must say that the Amazon ad is a little freaky...it's like it is able to read my blog post and then choose a correct ad. Kinda scares me. Anyways, my goal is to be like this lady and make $40K a month...hey a girl can dream right?
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