I know. I KNOW! It's been 7 MONTHS since I updated this blog. I have a good excuse, really I do. I have ANOTHER blog- a newer, fresher, more updated blog. So, follow me over there, if you want. This one just seemed a little too... I don't know... apathetic? I'm a little old for the teenage angst thing, maybe.
Anyhow, you can find my new blog at
http://boucslike.blogspot.com/
And the best part is THAT blog isn't just about me (also trying for a smaller ego- see, I'm ALL about self improvement!).
Hope you like it!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Yeah, yeah... I've been slacking
So, I don't really know why I started this blog anymore. I'm TERRIBLE at keeping up with these things- I think this is the third or fourth blog I've started, then gotten bored with a month or two in. Story of my life, really- I have a very short attention span for certain things- like cars, work... Men... LOL. Just kidding, sort of.
I've been doing really well lately on most fronts. The one thing that's not going so well is sleeping. I simply can not get to sleep anymore. I've NEVER had trouble sleeping- it's a really new thing- and I HATE it! I lay in bed awake every night till 1, 2, 3 in the morning. Of course, I still have to be up at 7 (really should be up by 6, but you know how it is when you don't get to sleep till 3...), so then I'm dragging the next day, thinking I'll be in bed by 10. Go to bed at ten, just to lay there awake again. Very frustrating.
I just ran out of my anti-depressants and I don't think I'm going to refill them. For some reason I think they have something to do with my lack of sleep- like maybe my depression magically went away (I've been on the pills a year now, after all) and they're making me manic? I don't know. I do know that St. Johns Wart has been working well for my husband for the last several months, so I'm going to try that for a while. I used St. Johns Wart for a bit before I went the chemical route, and it didn't work, but that was in the depths of my depression. I've been feeling so good lately, I just don't know if the term "depressed" even applies to me anymore. Which is a good thing!
Well, I'm going to try to better about keeping this thing up, but no promises (not even to myself, since I'm really the only one who reads this thing).
I've been doing really well lately on most fronts. The one thing that's not going so well is sleeping. I simply can not get to sleep anymore. I've NEVER had trouble sleeping- it's a really new thing- and I HATE it! I lay in bed awake every night till 1, 2, 3 in the morning. Of course, I still have to be up at 7 (really should be up by 6, but you know how it is when you don't get to sleep till 3...), so then I'm dragging the next day, thinking I'll be in bed by 10. Go to bed at ten, just to lay there awake again. Very frustrating.
I just ran out of my anti-depressants and I don't think I'm going to refill them. For some reason I think they have something to do with my lack of sleep- like maybe my depression magically went away (I've been on the pills a year now, after all) and they're making me manic? I don't know. I do know that St. Johns Wart has been working well for my husband for the last several months, so I'm going to try that for a while. I used St. Johns Wart for a bit before I went the chemical route, and it didn't work, but that was in the depths of my depression. I've been feeling so good lately, I just don't know if the term "depressed" even applies to me anymore. Which is a good thing!
Well, I'm going to try to better about keeping this thing up, but no promises (not even to myself, since I'm really the only one who reads this thing).
Thursday, February 5, 2009
My Thursdays
This has become my typical Thursday- my day off work while the kids are at school-
I got up this morning and took the boy to school. After that, the girl and I hit the grocery store to pick up a couple things so I could make a lasagna for our friend Tim's birthday dinner (I volunteered to cook him dinner for his birthday) and cat food.
After that, I took the girl to school. When we got there, they were doing "morning movement" (i.e. dancing). I left at morning snack time and went home to work on cleaning my kitchen- it was TERRIBLE. I did 2 1/2 loads of dishes. Then I cleaned both bathrooms, did 5 loads of laundry, and cleaned both fish tanks.
The husband ran out to get pellets for the stove while I was cleaning, so when he came home, we unloaded 1/2 ton of pellets- 9 loads with 1 40 lb bag (down the stairs to the basement). Then I cleaned the litter box, and took a 20 minute bath while reading my book.
I was pretty much out of time by then, so I ran out to pick up the kids from school, and came back home. When we got home, I put on the ingredients for marinara sauce, home made apple sauce, and the pasta with sausage I was making for dinner. After we ate, I cooked meat and assembled 2 lasagnas. Then I swept and mopped the kitchen and folded all of the kids' laundry.
It is now 11:30, and I've just sat down for really just about the first time today. I am beat. Of course, I have another sink full of dishes from cooking so much today, but I just can't do another thing today. Ugh.
I got up this morning and took the boy to school. After that, the girl and I hit the grocery store to pick up a couple things so I could make a lasagna for our friend Tim's birthday dinner (I volunteered to cook him dinner for his birthday) and cat food.
After that, I took the girl to school. When we got there, they were doing "morning movement" (i.e. dancing). I left at morning snack time and went home to work on cleaning my kitchen- it was TERRIBLE. I did 2 1/2 loads of dishes. Then I cleaned both bathrooms, did 5 loads of laundry, and cleaned both fish tanks.
The husband ran out to get pellets for the stove while I was cleaning, so when he came home, we unloaded 1/2 ton of pellets- 9 loads with 1 40 lb bag (down the stairs to the basement). Then I cleaned the litter box, and took a 20 minute bath while reading my book.
I was pretty much out of time by then, so I ran out to pick up the kids from school, and came back home. When we got home, I put on the ingredients for marinara sauce, home made apple sauce, and the pasta with sausage I was making for dinner. After we ate, I cooked meat and assembled 2 lasagnas. Then I swept and mopped the kitchen and folded all of the kids' laundry.
It is now 11:30, and I've just sat down for really just about the first time today. I am beat. Of course, I have another sink full of dishes from cooking so much today, but I just can't do another thing today. Ugh.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
101 things in 1001 days- an update
I have good news on this front! I've actually been MAKING PROGRESS!!! In addition to the items I was working on at last update, I am now actively working on ...
4- Work out 2-3x a week, every week
12- Clean toy room and donate at least 1/2 of the toys, organize the rest (The playroom is organized, useable, and clean. I didn't donate 1/2 of the toys yet, but I did take a car-load to goodwill)
19- Listen to more music- make the time for it (Using the Fitness center at the school is helping with this- I choose a different album to listen to every time on my ipod)
25- Try 1 new recipe a month (I made scalloped potatoes for the first time today!)
30- Get Kaya back in private school (Should be starting back up this week- we did a barter arrangement where Andy will do some web work for the school, Kaya will get to go to school for free!)
32- Throw out junk mail and unwanted school papers the minute they come in the house (Getting much better about this!)
41- Clean my office up and USE it (It's clean, and I'm using it on a regular basis! I took another full car load of crap from my office to Goodwill!)
56- Create photo albums so that I don't need a computer to look at photos of my children (My wonderful Mother-in-law gave us photo albums of pictures of each of the children for Christmas this year- such a fantastic gift!)
I feel like 2009 is on it's way toward being very successful for me. My biggest goal this year is to get my life organized. I want to feel like I'm on top of things again. I'm getting there- I'm working on it bit by bit. So far, I'm pretty proud of the things I've been able to get working on on this list so far. I know just starting on the path isn't good enough- I have to keep with it for it to actually count, but starting is a huge step in the right direction for me. I'm staying accountable. I'll update again soon.
4- Work out 2-3x a week, every week
12- Clean toy room and donate at least 1/2 of the toys, organize the rest (The playroom is organized, useable, and clean. I didn't donate 1/2 of the toys yet, but I did take a car-load to goodwill)
19- Listen to more music- make the time for it (Using the Fitness center at the school is helping with this- I choose a different album to listen to every time on my ipod)
25- Try 1 new recipe a month (I made scalloped potatoes for the first time today!)
30- Get Kaya back in private school (Should be starting back up this week- we did a barter arrangement where Andy will do some web work for the school, Kaya will get to go to school for free!)
32- Throw out junk mail and unwanted school papers the minute they come in the house (Getting much better about this!)
41- Clean my office up and USE it (It's clean, and I'm using it on a regular basis! I took another full car load of crap from my office to Goodwill!)
56- Create photo albums so that I don't need a computer to look at photos of my children (My wonderful Mother-in-law gave us photo albums of pictures of each of the children for Christmas this year- such a fantastic gift!)
I feel like 2009 is on it's way toward being very successful for me. My biggest goal this year is to get my life organized. I want to feel like I'm on top of things again. I'm getting there- I'm working on it bit by bit. So far, I'm pretty proud of the things I've been able to get working on on this list so far. I know just starting on the path isn't good enough- I have to keep with it for it to actually count, but starting is a huge step in the right direction for me. I'm staying accountable. I'll update again soon.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
This is what my life has become??
Oh my god. I just don't know how I can stand it any more. "Mommmm!! Kaya farted"... "MOM!!! Aiden's talking about my crotch!"... "Mooom!" this "MOOOOM!" that... No wonder I drink. It's really only a wonder I don't drink more.
And I actually got to go shopping today- without any guilt, even, because I had gift cards. Retail therapy, right?? Hardly- I had a nagging, whining 4 year old with me. "Mom, why don't I get anything?!" "I'm Hungry!" "I don't like that sweater- it's not PINK!". Please excuse me while I pound my head against a wall for a while. Don't bother ot wake me if I knock myself out- the silence would be a blessing.
This is why I never wanted children. I am SOOOO not mom material. Argh.
And I actually got to go shopping today- without any guilt, even, because I had gift cards. Retail therapy, right?? Hardly- I had a nagging, whining 4 year old with me. "Mom, why don't I get anything?!" "I'm Hungry!" "I don't like that sweater- it's not PINK!". Please excuse me while I pound my head against a wall for a while. Don't bother ot wake me if I knock myself out- the silence would be a blessing.
This is why I never wanted children. I am SOOOO not mom material. Argh.
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