Davis has never been a good sleeper.
Yes, I have written about this multiple times.
I've tried it all, so I'm not looking for solutions.
I think some kids just don't sleep well.
In 6 months Davis will be 3 years old.
Guess how many times we have gone a full week with no middle of the night wake ups?
Zero.
I feel like I'm the mom that everyone probably whispers about.
The mom that cancels playdates because she has only had 2 hours of sleep each night every week.
Sorry, we can't make it today, Davis was up all night and we took a nap from 6 a.m. until 9 a.m. and I just can't do a playdate.
Whenever I'd hear of moms who had kids that never slept I'd think, yeah, whatever, that is just crazy and they are probably making it up.
They aren't. Until you have a kid that doesn't sleep of your own, you have NO idea what it feels like.
I'm sick of it.
I'm sick of feeling like crap every single day of my life.
I'm tired of being deprived of sleep.
I feel like a zombie.
I can't remember anything anymore and I used to have an amazing memory.
My skin is a mess.
And I've lost pretty much all motivation for things I enjoy because the little energy I do have left is spent on other things, like making sure the house is picked up and entertaining Davis.
I would never wish a bad sleeper on anyone.
As much as I'd love a brother or sister for Davis, maybe this is god's way of telling us we are meant to be one and done.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
What the $%^& is Pinterest?
I have no idea what Pinterest is about.
But I joined.
I started pinning things I like.
I guess it is sort of a way to collect all of the junk you see online that you like in one place.
That way when you are like, damn, I wish I could remember where I saw that picture online of that awesome laundry room you can just login to Pinterest and BAM, you got it!
Click the link to the right and "follow" me on Pinterest.
But I joined.
I started pinning things I like.
I guess it is sort of a way to collect all of the junk you see online that you like in one place.
That way when you are like, damn, I wish I could remember where I saw that picture online of that awesome laundry room you can just login to Pinterest and BAM, you got it!
Click the link to the right and "follow" me on Pinterest.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Weight Struggles
I started Weight Watchers the last week of April.
I lost a lot of weight at first, nearly 10 lbs in 3 weeks.
I have lost a total of 15 lbs.
I am pretty mad at myself because I did so awesome from the end of April through the first week of July.
Then the 4th of July came and I really just started slacking as far as my eating habits went.
I still watched but not like I had been.
Thankfully, I haven't gained.
But I haven't lost either.
I started back on Weight Watchers hard core last week and I didn't even lose, I gained .4 lbs this week!!!
What gives????
I think I need to do something different for working out, I generally walk a little over 2 miles every day with Davis, but this week hasn't been so great because it has rained every single day.
We just got our free 3 month membership to our local YMCAand starting next week, I am going to try to get there at least 3 days a week.
Here's to seeing a big loss next week!
I lost a lot of weight at first, nearly 10 lbs in 3 weeks.
I have lost a total of 15 lbs.
I am pretty mad at myself because I did so awesome from the end of April through the first week of July.
Then the 4th of July came and I really just started slacking as far as my eating habits went.
I still watched but not like I had been.
Thankfully, I haven't gained.
But I haven't lost either.
I started back on Weight Watchers hard core last week and I didn't even lose, I gained .4 lbs this week!!!
What gives????
I think I need to do something different for working out, I generally walk a little over 2 miles every day with Davis, but this week hasn't been so great because it has rained every single day.
We just got our free 3 month membership to our local YMCAand starting next week, I am going to try to get there at least 3 days a week.
Here's to seeing a big loss next week!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
It's That Time of Year
Starbucks brought out their "Fall" drinks.
Pumpkin Spice Latte and Salted Caramel Mocha.
I've had the rare chance to try them both thanks to a $20 Starbucks gift card my husband won in some contest at his quarterly administrators meeting.
They did some minute to win it game and he won. Maybe we need to get him on the real show.
Anyways, Sunday I tried the Salted Caramel Mocha, it sounds delicious, right?
I was disappointed.
It was boring.
The Caramel Mocha from McDs has more pizzazz that the Salted Caramel Mocha, the flavor was really lacking.
Today I tried a Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Can you believe I've never had a Pumpkin Spice Latte??
I know.
I like to stick to my tried and true Peppermint Mocha, but you know, this isn't really my money I'm spending so I feel obliged to test new things.
I was IMPRESSED!!!!
It was really good and I can say I would order that again and again.
Of course nothing will ever top my beloved Peppermint Mocha.
I order those things year 'round.
Do you have a favorite drink at Starbucks?
Pumpkin Spice Latte and Salted Caramel Mocha.
I've had the rare chance to try them both thanks to a $20 Starbucks gift card my husband won in some contest at his quarterly administrators meeting.
They did some minute to win it game and he won. Maybe we need to get him on the real show.
Anyways, Sunday I tried the Salted Caramel Mocha, it sounds delicious, right?
I was disappointed.
It was boring.
The Caramel Mocha from McDs has more pizzazz that the Salted Caramel Mocha, the flavor was really lacking.
Today I tried a Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Can you believe I've never had a Pumpkin Spice Latte??
I know.
I like to stick to my tried and true Peppermint Mocha, but you know, this isn't really my money I'm spending so I feel obliged to test new things.
I was IMPRESSED!!!!
It was really good and I can say I would order that again and again.
Of course nothing will ever top my beloved Peppermint Mocha.
I order those things year 'round.
Do you have a favorite drink at Starbucks?
Monday, September 26, 2011
Home Based "Mommy" Businesses
I have been wanting to write about this for a while.
Since becoming a SAHM I have met several moms who started their own home-based business out of a hobby. I have first hand experience with this because I gave it a shot for about 8 months.
I think this is harder than being a mom that works outside of the home.
I am fans of a lot of these pages on FB and I don't know how some of them do it without going insane.
I know someone who is up until 4 a.m. every single night making her product, getting 3 hours of sleep and trying to raise 3 kids.
I don't know how she does it. I really don't.
Is the small amount of money you make off your home based business worth the insanity of it all.
When I started my cake pop business, I was so excited, my little hobby was going to make me cold hard cash.
It started out with a few friends placing orders last Christmas and turned into something that was in high demand. I felt like I couldn't turn away any business and after a few months I was burnt out.
Doing this from home wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I needed huge blocks of time where Davis wasn't around which required me to find someone to watch him up to 3 times a week. Sometimes I'd try to do it why he was here but after an hour he was over it and I'd be in tears because cake pops isn't something you can do for a few minutes, leave it, go back in a few hours, it is kind of an all or nothing type thing in a way.
I started dreading orders.
How did something I so dearly loved turn into something I loathed?
I'll tell you how.
My first job is a mom.
My second job is a wife.
My third job, well, I guess that is everything else.
Cake pops turned into my first job and everything in my life suddenly got pushed way down on the list.
Every bit of my "me" time wasn't spent on "me" anymore. It was spent making cake pops. Davis and I barely attended playdates anymore because I had to make cake pops.
And if you think these work from home mom's are raking in the dough, they can't be. I just don't see how they are. Even if they are pulling in several thousand a year, is missing out on life, sleep, your kids etc... worth it.
I will give you an example of how much money I would make off an order of 2 dozen cake pops. I charged $36 for two dozen basic cake pops. Supplies to make two dozen cake pops cost the following:
2 lbs confectionary coating = $8
Cake Mix, Frosting, etc... = $3
Misc supplies = $2-3
I would have $13-$14 in an order of 2 dozen. I charged $36 so I would make about $22.
From start to finish including baking of the cakes, rolling the balls, dipping, decorating, set up and clean up I would be in my kitchen 3 hours for that order of 2 dozen which means I made about $7.34 an hour. Not a lot of money when you think about it.
In the 8 months that I had my little business I made maybe $700 total and I had a lot of business.
In the end it wasn't worth the sacrifices I was making.
Since becoming a SAHM I have met several moms who started their own home-based business out of a hobby. I have first hand experience with this because I gave it a shot for about 8 months.
I think this is harder than being a mom that works outside of the home.
I am fans of a lot of these pages on FB and I don't know how some of them do it without going insane.
I know someone who is up until 4 a.m. every single night making her product, getting 3 hours of sleep and trying to raise 3 kids.
I don't know how she does it. I really don't.
Is the small amount of money you make off your home based business worth the insanity of it all.
When I started my cake pop business, I was so excited, my little hobby was going to make me cold hard cash.
It started out with a few friends placing orders last Christmas and turned into something that was in high demand. I felt like I couldn't turn away any business and after a few months I was burnt out.
Doing this from home wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I needed huge blocks of time where Davis wasn't around which required me to find someone to watch him up to 3 times a week. Sometimes I'd try to do it why he was here but after an hour he was over it and I'd be in tears because cake pops isn't something you can do for a few minutes, leave it, go back in a few hours, it is kind of an all or nothing type thing in a way.
I started dreading orders.
How did something I so dearly loved turn into something I loathed?
I'll tell you how.
My first job is a mom.
My second job is a wife.
My third job, well, I guess that is everything else.
Cake pops turned into my first job and everything in my life suddenly got pushed way down on the list.
Every bit of my "me" time wasn't spent on "me" anymore. It was spent making cake pops. Davis and I barely attended playdates anymore because I had to make cake pops.
And if you think these work from home mom's are raking in the dough, they can't be. I just don't see how they are. Even if they are pulling in several thousand a year, is missing out on life, sleep, your kids etc... worth it.
I will give you an example of how much money I would make off an order of 2 dozen cake pops. I charged $36 for two dozen basic cake pops. Supplies to make two dozen cake pops cost the following:
2 lbs confectionary coating = $8
Cake Mix, Frosting, etc... = $3
Misc supplies = $2-3
I would have $13-$14 in an order of 2 dozen. I charged $36 so I would make about $22.
From start to finish including baking of the cakes, rolling the balls, dipping, decorating, set up and clean up I would be in my kitchen 3 hours for that order of 2 dozen which means I made about $7.34 an hour. Not a lot of money when you think about it.
In the 8 months that I had my little business I made maybe $700 total and I had a lot of business.
In the end it wasn't worth the sacrifices I was making.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Crock Pot Challenge - Week 1
I'm starting a crock pot challenge this week.
I plan to see how many weeks I can go cooking our main dish for dinner in only the crock pot.
Why am I doing this?
I have no idea really.
I'm just tired of cleaning up pans every night after dinner.
With a crock pot everything goes in with little effort at the beginning of the day and by dinner time you should have a yummy meal.
I will take pictures of each of my meals and post the recipe along with it this week.
On this weeks menu:
Broccoli Cheese Beer Soup
Chicken Enchiladas
Beef Stew
Ranch House Pork Chops
Spinach Pesto Lasagna
Creamy Italian Chicken
I plan to see how many weeks I can go cooking our main dish for dinner in only the crock pot.
Why am I doing this?
I have no idea really.
I'm just tired of cleaning up pans every night after dinner.
With a crock pot everything goes in with little effort at the beginning of the day and by dinner time you should have a yummy meal.
I will take pictures of each of my meals and post the recipe along with it this week.
On this weeks menu:
Broccoli Cheese Beer Soup
Chicken Enchiladas
Beef Stew
Ranch House Pork Chops
Spinach Pesto Lasagna
Creamy Italian Chicken
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Update on "I Pee"
My doctor said it would take about 2 weeks to really notice a difference after starting Vesicare.
Wow, was she right!!!!
Let me give you a few scenarios of my life before Vesicare.
Scenario #1
Leave my house at 9:15 a.m. to take Davis to therapy/daycare, pee before I leave.
Arrive at therapy/daycare around 9:30 a.m., have to pee when I arrive.
Arrive at grocery store around 9:50 a.m., have to pee when I arrive.
Leave grocery store around 10:20 am., have to pee when I leave.
Arrive at another store around 10:45 a.m., have to pee when I arrive.
Leave store around 11:15 a.m., have to pee when I leave but am so over public restrooms I hold it until I get home.
Arrive home around 11:25 a.m., pee at home.
11:40 a.m., have to pee, again.
You get the idea here.
Scenario #2
Playdate with Davis at someone's house. Drink nothing before I leave or the night before because I don't want them to think I am crazy pee lady.
9:15 a.m., pee before leaving for playdate
9:30 a.m., arrive at playdate, must pee, NOW
10 a.m., shit, have to pee, but hold it, I don't want them to think I am crazy pee lady
10:30 a.m., considering leaving playdate early because I have to pee and am embarrassed about using bathroom again, but I get up and claim I drank a bunch of coffee which is a lie and pee again
10:45 a.m., good lord, I have to pee again but know I cannot use the bathroom at this house again, they will start to think I am crazy
11:00 a.m., can no longer take the fact that I have to pee and come up with an excuse to leave so I can just go home and pee at leisure
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My constant need to pee was truly controlling my life and I didn't realize it was so bad until I started taking this medication.
Last week I left for Davis' therapy/daycare, I peed before I left. I arrived and didn't have to pee, I went and ran 2 hours worth of errands and never once had the urge to pee. I got home and still didn't have to pee for another 30 minutes.
It was then that I knew the medication was working.
Yesterday we went to a playdate and I only had to pee one time and that is because I had 2 cups of coffee while there.
I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from me.
Oh and guess what, I am not in the bathroom in upwards of 15 times a night peeing. I'm up maybe once, if that.
It is like a miracle.
I only wish I had approached this subject 5 years ago with my doctor.
Wow, was she right!!!!
Let me give you a few scenarios of my life before Vesicare.
Scenario #1
Leave my house at 9:15 a.m. to take Davis to therapy/daycare, pee before I leave.
Arrive at therapy/daycare around 9:30 a.m., have to pee when I arrive.
Arrive at grocery store around 9:50 a.m., have to pee when I arrive.
Leave grocery store around 10:20 am., have to pee when I leave.
Arrive at another store around 10:45 a.m., have to pee when I arrive.
Leave store around 11:15 a.m., have to pee when I leave but am so over public restrooms I hold it until I get home.
Arrive home around 11:25 a.m., pee at home.
11:40 a.m., have to pee, again.
You get the idea here.
Scenario #2
Playdate with Davis at someone's house. Drink nothing before I leave or the night before because I don't want them to think I am crazy pee lady.
9:15 a.m., pee before leaving for playdate
9:30 a.m., arrive at playdate, must pee, NOW
10 a.m., shit, have to pee, but hold it, I don't want them to think I am crazy pee lady
10:30 a.m., considering leaving playdate early because I have to pee and am embarrassed about using bathroom again, but I get up and claim I drank a bunch of coffee which is a lie and pee again
10:45 a.m., good lord, I have to pee again but know I cannot use the bathroom at this house again, they will start to think I am crazy
11:00 a.m., can no longer take the fact that I have to pee and come up with an excuse to leave so I can just go home and pee at leisure
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My constant need to pee was truly controlling my life and I didn't realize it was so bad until I started taking this medication.
Last week I left for Davis' therapy/daycare, I peed before I left. I arrived and didn't have to pee, I went and ran 2 hours worth of errands and never once had the urge to pee. I got home and still didn't have to pee for another 30 minutes.
It was then that I knew the medication was working.
Yesterday we went to a playdate and I only had to pee one time and that is because I had 2 cups of coffee while there.
I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from me.
Oh and guess what, I am not in the bathroom in upwards of 15 times a night peeing. I'm up maybe once, if that.
It is like a miracle.
I only wish I had approached this subject 5 years ago with my doctor.
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