Jan 23 2009
January 23, 2009
I am waiting on my son to wake up so I can go out to get a few supplies. He fell asleep around 2pm and has been sleeping since (it is now 4:30). He must have been very tired to still be sleeping, but it has been nice to have a few moments to myself to get some stuff acomplished. Now, I have to feed the dogs and finish doing laundry and cleaning floors. I am feeling kinda strange today - I felt a bit dizzy earlier and my stomach has some strange ‘flutterings’ but that could be caused by IBS that I have on occassion. I am still just a little hopeful that I am, instead, pregnant. However, with each additional pregnancy test that I take that comes up negative, the further I feel depressed and less hopeful. I am sure that I will pull out of it quickly once I know for sure, as I will just try again next month :)I just placed an order for some natural body care items from Dr. Bronners. I’ve never ordered from them before, but all the talk recently in our home of organics and holistics has caused to me to rethink what I am using on my skin and in my hair. Normally we can’t afford top brands and their top prices, but I felt that this month it might be worth checking these products out and seeing if they last longer, do as good a job as our regular products, and not cause any adverse reactions - my skin is very sensitive.Oops, there…my son just woke up. He feels just a little shaky - he has been sleeping a long time. So, we filed our taxes and we have quite a large sum coming back - not as much as last year because I didin’t donate as much baby items, but still a sizeable chunk. After working out the numbers, I made a proposal to my husband that we pay off all our current bills (so I can not feel so anxious about each month) and then we would still have a large amount to still play with. We are getting new, very nice cell phones in February. We are upgrading. I am getting the Samsung Eternity and I think my husband is going to get the Apple iPhone. We will be paying more monthly, but after having all our bills paid in full, we should be able to afford the increase. We also plan to cut the home phone, since we don’t use it and the monthly fee is going up. We will probably also get a Nintendo Wii since I think it will help me to get in shape by using the Wii Fit. My husbands work will cover 1/2 the cost as part of their health and fitness goals for their employees.I have joined a new group - or new to me - the Holistic Moms Network. I feel like I am finally finding some people who have similar beliefs. Although we don’t agree on everything, I seem to agree with more issues with these women than I do with the women I meet in our church. I also meet a lot of women/moms in my sons classes and one asked me today if I would be interested in getting together for playgroups with her. I said that I would, and now I just have to see if it works out. Her daughter really likes my son, although they are both so very shy that most of the time they won’t look at each other, lol! She is only a month or two older than him, too, so it will be good for them to play together.I got my son a fish today for a pet. He really loves to look at the fish when we go to the stores, and I thought that maybe having one at home would be fun for him. I set it up today in its bowl and it seems to be doing well - it is a blue male beta. A very pretty fish :)
