• Posts Tagged ‘Life in General’

    It’s Going to Be a Busy One

    by  • September 5, 2011 • Home Life

    If the first five days have been any indication, September is going to a crazy busy month around here. James got home from Pennsylvania late Friday night, and I feel like I’ve been on the go since I picked him up. Saturday was somewhat low key. We stayed at home and just hung out with Sawyer. He was so excited to have Daddy home! Sunday consisted of shopping, making fingerpaints, and playing video games. I made a coupon run to Walgreen’s and was able to save over 50% off of my toothpaste and cold medication! We also were on a hunt for a birthday outfit for Sawyer…but ended up with this adorable Christmas outfit for him instead.

    Today, we were back on the hunt for a birthday t-shirt as well as more shopping. My mom and sister watched Sawyer while had a day to ourselves. We first went to Toys R Us and got most of his toy gifts. He know has 3 toys, books, and clothing from us. We are going to pick up one more toy from Wal-Mart (because it’s much cheaper there).

    We then went to Target, hoping to find a birthday shirt…and they luckily had two on clearance! I’m so glad we found it, seeing as he has his birthday portraits scheduled for Wednesday. We also grabbed a quick bite at Panera Bread while we were out. They know have the calorie counts for their menu options right on the signs, which I think is very helpful. I didn’t realize my “You Pick 2″ of choice was only about 500 calories! It made my soup and sandwich taste even better heh. :)

    The rest of the month looks to be just as busy as the first of it has. We have Sawyer’s pictures on Wednesday, then this weekend will be last minute preparations for his party and a deep cleaning of the house. His party is the 17th, then he has an eye doctor appointment on the 19th and his one year check up on the 21st. Then James leaves for Kentucky on the 25th. On top of all this, I have 3 reviews to complete, I want to keep up with blogging, I still have to work, and the gym will be calling my name twice a week. Should be a fun September!

    I’m Not Proud of Them…

    by  • August 5, 2011 • Ramblings

    Today is Day 5 of the Veracity blogathon, the prompt is:

    What are some of your bad habits?

    I have quite a few bad habits that I really should break. The first one that comes to mind immediately is biting my nails. However, I think I have recently conquered that one. After being a nail biter since I was a tiny child – seriously, I don’t remember a time when I didn’t bite my nails – I haven’t bitten them since May. I had a mani/pedi for Mother’s Day, and decided then that I was no longer going to bite them.

    Another bad habit that I have is procrastination. I am really horrible. If I am giving a deadline for something, you can almost bet I will be the girl up until 3am the night before working to finish it. It also seems that I work better under pressure. However, on more than one occasion, my procrastination has led to not getting something done on time…say because there is also a computer or printer issue. I am also working on that though, because it’s horrible to try to work at home and deal with putting things off all the time.

    Those are the two main bad habits I have. The others that I can think of at the moment include:

    • Interrupting people. I hate to do it, but sometimes I can’t stop myself, or I am afraid that I will forget what I need to say before the other person has finished talking.
    • Unhealthy eating. This is a horrible habit of mine, but I am slowly getting away from the junk food I once had to have to more nutritious food choices.
    • Road rage. Can this be a habit…especially if you tend to have it every time you get behind the wheel? :P

    Experiencing Online Burnout

    by  • June 7, 2011 • Online

    Here lately the Internet hasn’t really been entertaining me much. I think it’s because after being online to work plus check email, Facebook, Twitter, message boards, and everything else I look at on a daily basis, I’m a bit burned out from staring at the computer. Usually it doesn’t bother me to stare at the computer for 8 hours throughout the day, but every once in a while, I just want to get away from it.

    Instead, I’ve been finding other ways to pass the free time that I have. First, I’ve started reading again. Reading is something I’ve loved to do for as long as I can remember, but lately, it seems to come in spurts. When I got my Kindle for Christmas, I read 2 books within the first couple weeks of January. Then, my interest wained a little and then other things took over. I went a full month without even touching the Kindle. Last week, I decided to finish up the book I was reading at the time, Marked by PC and Kristen Cast. I have since read Betrayed and Chosen, and have started Untamed.

    We’ve also went swimming a few more times since Sawyer’s first adventure last month. The water is much warmer now and he likes it better. We went last Friday night, and he enjoyed sitting in his float, which is a first. He really likes to splash his hands in the water. If the Little Swimmers pants weren’t so expensive, we’d go swimming a lot more. Still, I like that I am able to get some exercise in. During the summer is when I regret having a gym membership. I’d much rather swim and walk outside than be stuck inside a hot gym with lots of other sweaty people.