Unfinished Projects and Pregoness

Hiyas everyone, I wanted to post a little bit about what I have been up to and how the pregnancy is going. It's been awhile since I last posted and I feel like I am abandoning my blog! That is the last thing I want to happen.

Lately I have been somewhat struggling to do side projects while keeping up with my two year old and morning sickness (which can happen anytime of the day). My intensified sense of smell has been keeping me out of my craft room and away from the computer. It smells stale in here and my window is nearly impossible to open. Such a dilemma and a motivation killer. I've tried a candle warmer and that didn't really help either. Even after my husband cleaned the room the smell is still there, and of course, I am the only one that can smell it ha ha. To be honest with you it has been pretty miserable on my part. But the good news is the baby is healthy and doing great.

Happy New Year! Arrange Your Schedules.

Oh it has been too long since my last post... Happy New Year everyone! My schedule is usually swamped at the end of the year due to the holidays and birthdays. Therefore, I have come to the complete realization that a schedule and plan is a good thing to work on. Today I am going to share with you a few ideas to help you out.

If you are a stay at home mom, you may feel like you are babysitting your kid 24/7 depending on the age of your kids. My daughter just turned two and I can tell you I have felt that way without a moments rest during the day. If you do not have down time to yourself, it's time to arrange some. Keeping yourself sane keeps you a good mommy! If your child does not take naps, it is time to introduce 'room time'. All kids need to learn independent play at some point in their lives and early is good. Put them in a safe toddler/child proof room. If they aren't use to this start out by setting a timer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes go play with them for a few minutes and then reset the timer for another 20 minutes.

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Birds, Van Halen, Kitties

Yesterday was an ordinary day with some quirky highlights. I watched some birds outside in our backyard, Eric brought home a game we received in the mail free for the xbox and my cats keep waking me up early in the morning.

It was yesterday morning and after feeding Kira I felt the urge to look out our back window. In the tree there was a little bird flitting about and I realized why. I had put an unused planter securely in the branches with cut up old yarn I couldn't use and the bird was checking it out! He didn't fly away with any of it yet, but he played with it in his mouth. This made me very happy and I decided instead of throwing scrap yarn away I would give it to the birds from now on.

After Eric came home he brought home a game we got for free in the mail, Van Halen Guitar Hero for the Xbox 360. After we all ate dinner, we put it on and tried it out... We liked it better than the other Guitar Hero games because it was more nostalgic music for us. We played Van Halen songs, Foreigner, and Billy Idol. That's all we had time for then it was time for me and Kira to go to church. She goes to children's church and I go to my mom's group every other Wednesday night. There are about 20 of us gals and I absolutely love everything about the group!

So for the past few nights the 'kitties' have been up to no good in the wee hours of the night making noise. I started packing a lot of boxes and pulling things out because we are moving soon, so I left some things in the hallway. Not really thinking about it, I left a bag of gift paper on the floor wide open for attack. The cats have been batting at it in the night and in the mornings to wake us up to be fed. It wasn't until today I was annoyed enough to put it back in the closet, but I left a few pieces out for them to play with during the day. That pretty much sums up my day yesterday.

Thanks for reading.