strong lack of motivation

So much to do, but yet such little motivation. There are so many things that I need to do, but I really don't feel like doing anything. I can do laundry and start organizing for the beach. I can clean the house since I don't like to leave unless everything is nice and clean. I can continue working on packing up the downstairs guest room so Jeff can fix the ceiling. I can take the toys that are on the screened in porch and clean them up and put them away. I can box up the clothes that are in a pile in Lance's room that he has outgrown. I can make a list of items I need to remember to take with us to the beach. I can replant some plants and water a few plants that are wilting. I can go over to my mom's house and continue to sort through the "treasures" that are from my grandmother's house. I hate having so many options, it is overwhelming and I don't want to do anything!
I think I do better at cleaning and such when I am under a time crunch. If I had all of the before mentioned items to do and it was Thursday, I could get everything done quickly and have motivation, but since it is only Monday and it seems like I have all week, I am not interested. I am going to go try to continue to work in the guest room, maybe some music would help!

watchng television

It is not reccomended that children under age 2 watch television, does the evening news count as television watching?

life's little pleasures

It is funny how the little things in life make me so happy! Lance is a very particular baby; he does not like his swing, bouncy seat, and other nice places for him to be in while preparing dinner, eating a meal, cleaning, etc. I saw in a catalogue, the Bumbo Baby Sitter and I thought that it maybe the answer to our problem. I love Lance to pieces, but I can't hold him every waking moment. I looked online at several retailers and was disappointed to find that a Bumbo was not available locally and according to Target it was only available online. I was hoping to find it in town to avoid shipping charges. I even tried to find a cheaper one on Ebay, but all of items for sale were more than what they cost at regular retailers. This morning, Lance and I stopped by our friend's house to see how Ms. Lucy and her mommy were doing. That was when we discovered that Ms. Lucy was the proud owner of a Bumbo Baby Sitter. I was so jealous! Not only does sweet Lucy (who is a month younger than Lance) sleep through the night, love her car seat and other baby accessories, but she has a Bumbo! Ellen was kind enough to let Lance try it out and he seemed to like it a.k.a. he didn't immediately start crying at the top of his lungs. I knew then that I was going to have to break it down and buy one. After we left, Lance and I went to go visit my grandmother and then we headed off to Target to get a birthday present. I looked around the Baby section for a Bumbo or something like it, but I didn't see anything and I got busy getting what I needed. I put something in my cart to get as a present, but I didn't really like it and after shopping some more I found something I liked better. I went back across the store to the baby section to return the merchandise, I was tempted to just put it down in an aisle, but I just couldn't, and I was glad I didn't! As I was putting the merchandise back on the hook from which it hung, I looked down and discovered that they had the Bumbo Baby Sitter! I was so excited I called my mom immediately to tell her. I then quickly got the rest of the items I came for (forgetting one thing Jeff wanted) and checked out. I then headed to our store so we could try out the Bumbo. Though Lance at this point was hungry and sleepy he managed to sit in the Bumbo and be happy for 20 minutes. I was so excited that we have hopefully found something he can be content in without holding him all the time! I never would have guessed a year ago that I would get this excited over a baby chair! Only time will tell if the Bumbo really is a hit, but I can only cross my fingers and pray!

happy birthday!

Today is Lance's 3 month birthday! I can't believe that it has been three months. Sometimes it seems like time has flown by and at other times that time has passed slowly. It is exciting to see how he is becoming much more social and playful. I am so thankful for my little buddy and I look forward to all the adventures we have in store for us in the future. Happy birthday Peanut!

our first road trip

I can't believe that we got through our first road trip. Lance, up until this weekend has not been a fan of the car, but I still decided to go to Norfolk for a bridal shower for Jeff's cousin. Not only was the four hour car ride going to be stressful because Lance usually screams in the car, but I was going with my mother-in-law and I was going to be in unfamilar territory for 4 days (totally out of my comfort zone- all of jeff's family with no jeff, i still kind of feel like an outsider in his fam). Lance was an angel all weekend, I was so happy. He slept most of the way to Norfolk and he was in a good mood the whole time we were there. He smiled and cooed at everyone and was quite a cutie. The nights were hard because he was up a lot and I didn't have Jeff with me to help and I was sleeping on a sofa, but I managed okay. I even got to do a little clothes shopping and found some pants that don't have an elastic waist which to me is very exciting. We also got to go swimming at this really neat pool and once again Lance loved being in the water. By Saturday though, I was really tired from not sleeping well and all I wanted to do was be at home, but I got through it. It is funny how Lance got up at least 3 times each night while I was away, but when we got home and I expected this pattern to continue and was thankful for additional help, he only gets up once, go figure. So after this road trip I feel more comfortable about our upcoming week long trip to the beach. 12 more days until the beach wahoo!

which is worse?

Which is worse having clothes that don't fit or accidentally giving away my clothes that may fit? Last fall when I was switching from regular clothes to maternity I put all my summer clothes in a large shopping bag. While nesting this spring, I went through our house and got rid of a lot of things. I remember having several bags and boxes upstairs in an area destined to be taken to goodwill, and I think that the Old Navy bag with my summer clothes in it was in the pile. I am pretty sure that I gave away my summer clothes. It makes me sick to think about, especially since there was a skirt I had only worn 2 or 3 times and all my shorts that I could really use in this heat. Now I really don’t know if the clothes would fit, considering the clothes that I lose don't fit, but I guess it is the principal of the thing. So that leads me back to my original question, which is worse, having clothes that don't fit or accidentally giving away clothes that may?

the sky is falling

The sky is falling, if you are in our downstairs bedroom that is. The ceiling was cracked when we first bought the house two years ago and this spring we noticed that it was sagging down a couple of inches. For the last couple of months we had been using the room for storage and after Lance was born I did not have the time or energy to clean up the room. My friend Christy was going to be staying with us for a few days, so that was the motivation I needed to clean up the room. A week ago Sunday, we carted out the large computer desk and rearranged the room. Jeff also took the ceiling fan down thinking that it was causing the ceiling to sag and that it would help to relieve the tension and save the fan in case the ceiling did fall. For the next couple of days I cleaned up the room and actually got it to be very functional and feel comfortable (it had always felt very cramped while the computer desk was in there). I was very proud of my new functional room and we actually spent time in there. Tuesday after being out all afternooon we discovered that the ceiling had fallen while we were gone. Half of the ceiling was now on the floor and the futon. I couldn't believe that it had actually fallen and I was so thankful that we weren't home, but more importantly that no one was in the room when it happened. The chunks that are lying around are quite heavy and could have really hurt someone. If she is reading this, Christy is probably quite thankful that the ceiling did not fall five days ago when she was alseep in there, don't worry Christy, it wouldn't have fallen on your head! The ironic thing is the lamp that I love was broken, but the one I hate is magically intact and functional, go figure. So after all my hard work to get the room organized, it is a bigger mess than ever. What have we learned: the ceiling fan was actually holding the ceiling up and once we removed it, there was nothing else to keep it from falling. I hope this will motivate Jeff to repair it soon- I miss my new "den." I wonder if I can hang sheet rock myself.

our new job- women's buyer

Today is the first day of our new job. Lance and I are currently working at our store. We moved in all the baby gear this morning. I wonder what my husband really thinks of all the baby gear in his skate shop. I brought with me everything I thought i would need: a pack'n'play, the baby sling, blankets, and diapers. My new role not only is to help customers, but build up the inventory of women clothing and accessories. When we first opened the store I had Roxy clothing and Globe shoes, but it was a lot of work and when I began teaching I was not able to keep hassling Jeff about women's products and so it kind of fell by the wayside. So now I am back and I have to figure out what women's line to pick up and even harder- figure out what would sell, order it and get women in here to buy it. I am currently so out of the loop on fashion since being pregnant. I decided to start by ordering some tees from American Apparel tees and screenprinting them. I need to come up with some girlie, fun designs for the t-shirts. Not only is a little overwhelming to jump back and be cool again, but I need women's clothing and shoes by an event we are participating in by the middle of August. Well, I should go see if I can practice gripping a deck so I can do that on my own. I wonder if I can do it while having Lance in the Baby Bjorn.