Monthly Archives: May, 2012
The start of summer
Even though I still have next week to work, it feels like summer has really begun. If there was any doubt, it was erased last night when M and I saw the first lightening bugs of summer as we sat out on our upstairs porch. This weekend is kind of packed but also kind of …
Maternity Leave in the U.S.
Yesterday a friend of mine posted a link to this blog post on her business’s web site. I can’t seem to stop reading different takes on this (because so many people are making such good points!) so I of course clicked and read. I also happen to agree. Then something hit me as I read. …
Garage Sale Season
Traditionally this has been my best weekend of the year for garage sales. This weekend was no exception. There is a neighborhood in the next town over that always has their garage sales the third Saturday of May, so we made sure to hit those up today. I did OK with some stuff- found some …
Under the weather
It has been a tough week. Not in a really serious hard-stuff-in-life way thank goodness, but in one of those “is this week over yet?” sort of ways. E is always a little clingy when we get back from a weekend with M’s family. It seems he was extra clingy earlier this week because he …
Organization and Technology
One of the things I struggle with is the desire to be super organized but being overwhelmed by all the organization options that are out there. Especially now with websites, computer programs, and phone/tablet apps there are just so many options to choose from. Trying to figure out what works best is a task! There …
Mother’s Day Weekend
We’ve been gone all weekend and just got home tonight. It was our last trip to see my husband’s family before the baby is born. Normally Mother’s Day is my weekend and we go see M’s family for Father’s Day; however, Father’s Day I’ll be 36 weeks and in my opinion that is too pregnant …
About that Time Magazine Cover
I don’t subscribe to Time so I have to qualify this by saying that no, I have not read the accompanying articles yet. I’ve seen comments all over Facebook and the Ravelry forums I frequent and I’ve read a lot of really good points that people are making. I don’t feel completely qualified to …
Nesting
I think I’m nesting. I’ve been going non-stop today with cleaning (more organizing/purging than actual cleaning) and laundry. Today isn’t even my normal laundry day. We also ran a lot of errands. E was pretty good until the last store, than he got antsy. I was hoping that we could make it to the greenhouse …
What a mess of weeds
I feel guilty. I can’t help it. After the weather we had this weekend my Facebook feed was full of things like “I worked all day and got my flowers panted and my beds mulched” and “I’m totally exhausted after working in the yard all day!” I watered some of my potted and hanging plants. …
Preparations for Birth (or why I chose hospital over home this time)
I’ve now completed 30 weeks of this pregnancy. As I complete these last 8-10 or so weeks I’m starting to think more towards the actual birth and preparing myself for it. For awhile I was kind of avoiding thinking about it too much- at least in comparison to last time. I wasn’t sure if it …
Coffee and Knitting Needles 