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Folding Laundry

Seriously, HOW MUCH CLOTHES DO ONE FAMILY NEED?!!!

I'm doing laundry every two days. We don't cloth diaper (regrettably) and both adults wear uniforms to work. Where is it all coming from?!

How many article of clothing can you live off of? I'm thinking a drastic reduction in clothes is in order. This seems to go against my vows to become more fashion conscience... I would have to return some of the 5 pairs of jeans I just bought.

Something to consider?

The 100 Things Challenge?

Gearing up

This is going to be a long year for us.

With Erik getting ready to leave and me staying behind. I'm trying to find the bright side, there are plenty. It just isnt enough right now. I'm going to miss my friend.

Hopefully it will be a quick and uneventful time and he will come back to us safe and sound.

Writing messages in bananas.

So I've torn up my living room and haven't done any more work on it. I really want to get it done soon though.

And I'm putting carpet down in the living room. I'm so excited!

blah blah blah

Erik is away right now. I miss him and am sad that we are going to be spending more time apart than together in the future.

Leapfest is coming up fast and I'm so tired. I can't wait for it to be over.

Stupid Iphone

My phone has been dropping the ball. I've texted about five quick blogs that haven't posted. I've also been too silly to check.

And now I can't remember what was so important about the posts I created. :(

Dec 17.

8 hours and 50 minutes before Rhea arrived.

And, last week.

This is what my living room is lacking.

It is also lacking insulation and a ceiling that isn't made out of some weird cardboard material but who cares about that?

*sigh*

Instead of posting a photo of my (still) messy spare bedroom I decided to paint my dining area. I'm only half way done. Why can't I focus? Oh yeah, I have a 16 lb distraction who desires my attention ALL. DAY. LONG.

Vacation

We almost didn't make it to Florida.

I accidentally scheduled our flights for the 8-14 while we were on vacation from the 1 to the 6. The nicest woman at the Southwest desk changed our flights without charging us. After we paid over $600 for the tickets the break was nice to say the least.

Erik and I are really enjoying ourselves. We are staying in my Grandmother's old double wide community home and I kind of like it. It makes me think about our (comparatively) giant house back home and feel weird. We don't need as much space as we have. Its really too much to take care of while we both work full time and have Rhea.

When we get home I'm going to really push to clean out the house from all the extra stuff we don't need. There is no reason for all the extras we have. Especially the clothes. Oh my lord the clothes! It's not like they are nice clothes either. How many t shirts do we really need? Not as many as we have that's for sure.

Next week I'll bite the bullet and post a photo of our disaster of a spare bedroom. Hopefully that will motivate me into organizing/cleaning.

(We paid over $200 for tickets to Sea World and Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum. With a military discount. THATS BULLSHIT!)

2 more days until Florida! I promise a large post then.

Rhea and her Papa

Sometimes, the love I feel sneaks up on me and just about knocks me off my feet.

CSA

I think buying a share in a CSA will be something we do next year. Erik really wants to do a meat share too...

http://simmonsorganicfarmri.com/csa/

I don't think we will be able to make enough veggies and definitely not enough fruit for the summer so this seems like an interesting option.

I love eating fresh and locally grown but I doubt I will ever have the skill or patience to grow on my own. I'll keep this in mind.

I feel as if I have been waiting for spring/summer for years. Something about the sudden approach of blue skies and hot weather is different now. Or maybe it's me. I feel like I've spent some much time waiting this past year. Now everything is finally here.

Creative parenting:
Sit your baby up in the middle of your bed (well barricaded), search cartoons on YouTube and get 20 minutes of extra sleep.

*feeling guilty that you have already poisoned your child with cartoons is essential.

I'm relaxing at home. No serious projects tomorrow. It's a nice feeling. The baby is sleeping.

That is supposed to say, God.

Good I need friends. I'm so pathetically friendless right now.

Home owner tip of the day:
If you don't have a paint brush handy, a blush brush works just as well for applying grout sealer.

Adventures in Breastfeeding

Rhea is getting close to six months old. This is the time that I have said I will wean her.

Pumping at work isn't too difficult... Really it's just annoying to stop working and go do nothing for a while. I know, I'm stupid for not wanting a break.

So anyway, I've been considering starting the process sooner. Weaning her this month instead of next. While mentally I'm on board with this plan, I can't seem to follow through with it. I love breastfeeding my baby.

I enjoy the sense of closeness and the ease of it compared to formula feeding.

Maybe I'm approaching it from the wrong direction. Instead of replacing nighttime feedings I should do daytime feedings first...

Or maybe I should just admit to myself that even though formula would allow me to share the responsibility of feeding Rhea, I'm just not ready to do it.

Hmpf.