I need to shake things up a bit. I'm considering the P90X Challenge-- like, really go for it and attempt to be on the next informercial. Wouldn't that be awesome? My fans can say "Hey! I know that girl!"
I woke up this morning with a kickass sinus cold. No me gusta. Whats worse than a sinus cold? A sinus cold with a 6 month old. Yes, you're right. Beau isn't walking or crawling. However, I do interact and play with him when he isn't sleeping. I don't want him confined to an apparatus all day long, such as a jumpy, swing, etc. So, I popped 2 Alka Seltzers, had a cup of joe and headed face first into a gale force wind. Chris came home early today (due to some dodgy weather) so I was able to take a nap, which helped a ton.
No job still. WTF. I'm so over job searching.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
What I am doing right now:
Rocking a sweet pair of soccer warm-up pants and a black hoodie (St. Joe Pumas Soccer #8), wishing I lived in a place with consistent snow during the winter months.
Watching One Tree Hill and wondering what it would've been like to attend Tree Hill High with the gang : Hayley, Nathan, Brooke, PSawyer, etc Scratch that-- I would've been in love with Nathan Scott and partied with Brooke.
Just enjoyed a lovely bowl of Campbell's Creole Soup, which brings me back to my travels in Baton Rouge. I love cajun food. I'm thinking of cochen de lait for a birthday meal. Delish.
Rocking a sweet pair of soccer warm-up pants and a black hoodie (St. Joe Pumas Soccer #8), wishing I lived in a place with consistent snow during the winter months.
Watching One Tree Hill and wondering what it would've been like to attend Tree Hill High with the gang : Hayley, Nathan, Brooke, PSawyer, etc Scratch that-- I would've been in love with Nathan Scott and partied with Brooke.
Just enjoyed a lovely bowl of Campbell's Creole Soup, which brings me back to my travels in Baton Rouge. I love cajun food. I'm thinking of cochen de lait for a birthday meal. Delish.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Dr. McSteamy? I think not.
With our new insurance there are limited options for pediatricians. Today we visited Beau's new per-- Dr. B. She was very nice and explained all things related to a 6 month old. Shep got 3 shots plus a flue shot. No me gusta. My poor little puppy cried like a banshee which is very odd for him. (I almost cried, too).
What I didn't like about Dr. B? Her office was ghetto as hell. I should be hired on as her new ASID, a.k.a. interior designer. Some new blinds, crown molding and some live plants would make a world of difference. Not to mention, a lovely Mountain Lodge scented Yankee Candle.
Beau is, once again, 75% for height and weight, measuring in at 18 lbs. He is hitting all of his developmental paces and continuing to teeth, which blows. Additionally, Beau has found his voice. Look out Mariah Carey, or umm Jessica Simpson, this kid has a wicked set of pipes.
I still haven't found a job which is a total s.o.b. I'm over this job hunting garbage. I try each day to be thankful for what we have because it could be WAY worse.
What I didn't like about Dr. B? Her office was ghetto as hell. I should be hired on as her new ASID, a.k.a. interior designer. Some new blinds, crown molding and some live plants would make a world of difference. Not to mention, a lovely Mountain Lodge scented Yankee Candle.
Beau is, once again, 75% for height and weight, measuring in at 18 lbs. He is hitting all of his developmental paces and continuing to teeth, which blows. Additionally, Beau has found his voice. Look out Mariah Carey, or umm Jessica Simpson, this kid has a wicked set of pipes.
I still haven't found a job which is a total s.o.b. I'm over this job hunting garbage. I try each day to be thankful for what we have because it could be WAY worse.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Any tips on how to create more space (in a home) is greatly appreciated. We live in a 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with no basement. A crawl space is beneath however, its 3 1/2 feet high and has a dirt floor. Gross. You don't find me down there often UNLESS I'm pulling out Christmas decorations.
Chris and I received a few bids on digging out a basement -- the lowest number was $65,000. No me gusta. We mind as well build a second story. Then comes our next hurdle.... Chris and I will build our dream home sooner or later (see my Pinterest page). We want to have more kids so, do we stick it out in our tiny house or move now to a larger home and put the dream home on the back burner?
I know what you're thinking-- Jen, you have 3 bedrooms. Yes, I know. I use the 2nd bedroom for my things, i.e. closet. No, I don't have a load of clothes and shoes and purses and all things Lisa Vanderpump. Its filled with jeans, ski gear, hiking accessories, suitcases, golf stuff, etc. The master bedroom closet is filled with Chris' gross work t-shirts (he has 467 of them) and his crap.
I keep things pretty lean around here. No junk. My motto is "when in doubt, pitch it out." We have ONE small file/plastic thingy with important paperwork and thats about it. I don't save anything. Nothing is nostalgic except for a small box of pictures, my baptismal candle and my wedding dress (under the bed in the second bedroom). Heck, I use our "pantry" to host a bag of dog food and all of my cooking gadgets (I love to cook).
SO-- if California Closets wants to hit it big with a huge makeover, my house would be ideal.
What else is new...... Nothing on the job front. I went to the Bolingbrook unemployment office last week. Sick. If you are in the mood to smell all things foul, I recommend 4.5 seconds in that place. Barf. I do however, get my unemployment extended for another 35 weeks. Wonderful. I don't know what I'd do if I were a single mom on that income. We'd starve for sure.
Chris and I received a few bids on digging out a basement -- the lowest number was $65,000. No me gusta. We mind as well build a second story. Then comes our next hurdle.... Chris and I will build our dream home sooner or later (see my Pinterest page). We want to have more kids so, do we stick it out in our tiny house or move now to a larger home and put the dream home on the back burner?
I know what you're thinking-- Jen, you have 3 bedrooms. Yes, I know. I use the 2nd bedroom for my things, i.e. closet. No, I don't have a load of clothes and shoes and purses and all things Lisa Vanderpump. Its filled with jeans, ski gear, hiking accessories, suitcases, golf stuff, etc. The master bedroom closet is filled with Chris' gross work t-shirts (he has 467 of them) and his crap.
I keep things pretty lean around here. No junk. My motto is "when in doubt, pitch it out." We have ONE small file/plastic thingy with important paperwork and thats about it. I don't save anything. Nothing is nostalgic except for a small box of pictures, my baptismal candle and my wedding dress (under the bed in the second bedroom). Heck, I use our "pantry" to host a bag of dog food and all of my cooking gadgets (I love to cook).
SO-- if California Closets wants to hit it big with a huge makeover, my house would be ideal.
What else is new...... Nothing on the job front. I went to the Bolingbrook unemployment office last week. Sick. If you are in the mood to smell all things foul, I recommend 4.5 seconds in that place. Barf. I do however, get my unemployment extended for another 35 weeks. Wonderful. I don't know what I'd do if I were a single mom on that income. We'd starve for sure.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Thunderclap
Welp.... we did it. Chris and I finally had a chance to ride Thunderclap and Blue Lightening. Yes folks..... we rode our snowmobiles. On a slight whim we decided to drive up to Delavan, WI (right next to Lake Geneva, WI) and hit the trails. Several inches of new snow fell on Thursday night, we had a babysitter for our 4-legged mammal and had Aunt Susie on lock to watch Shep. All things in place. Yes. Lets do this shit.
TC and BL fired right up on Friday; Wisconsin was our oyster. Kettle Moraine State Park proved the most fun-- tight trails in the woods with a nice base. Not to mention, super fun company-- we were like the Goonies exploring One-Eyed Willie's booty.
Truth be told, I could move to Wisconsin tomorrow if I had a job. Forget the burbs of Chicago-- there is nothing to do here. Lakes, endless acreage and plenty of privacy seem to be reasons #1, 2 and 3.
Standby for pictures.
TC and BL fired right up on Friday; Wisconsin was our oyster. Kettle Moraine State Park proved the most fun-- tight trails in the woods with a nice base. Not to mention, super fun company-- we were like the Goonies exploring One-Eyed Willie's booty.
Truth be told, I could move to Wisconsin tomorrow if I had a job. Forget the burbs of Chicago-- there is nothing to do here. Lakes, endless acreage and plenty of privacy seem to be reasons #1, 2 and 3.
Standby for pictures.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
And another night of "garbage television" (as my hubbie puts it) hath come and gone. Teen Mom, RHOBH and Vanderpump Rules. All crap. All awesome. Said programming should be renamed Self Esteem Boosting TV. That Jenelle chic on Teen Mom is a flaming train wreck and I literally can't stop watching. Does this make me a bad person? No. My husband has the Mecum Auto Auction and I have my Teen Mom.
Today is my 3rd interview with a respectable plastics company based in Detroit. Fingers crossed that this one goes as well as the first two. I've never been more anxious to get back to work. While I've been thankful to be at home with Little Shep and experience his infancy, I honestly miss our lifestyle with two incomes. The two pennies we have in our pockets have been rubbed together much too long. I know we will have more kids in the future and I want all of my offspring to have great opportunities (summer camp, etc).
Ash Wednesday is next week and I want to do my best to my Catholic foot forward, minus the pro-life, anti-gay bullshit. I'm thinking about trying for the 300th time to go off the Diet Coke sauce. Additionally, I'd like to lend some time volunteering. Puppy ear rubbing, sign this girl up.
Today is my 3rd interview with a respectable plastics company based in Detroit. Fingers crossed that this one goes as well as the first two. I've never been more anxious to get back to work. While I've been thankful to be at home with Little Shep and experience his infancy, I honestly miss our lifestyle with two incomes. The two pennies we have in our pockets have been rubbed together much too long. I know we will have more kids in the future and I want all of my offspring to have great opportunities (summer camp, etc).
Ash Wednesday is next week and I want to do my best to my Catholic foot forward, minus the pro-life, anti-gay bullshit. I'm thinking about trying for the 300th time to go off the Diet Coke sauce. Additionally, I'd like to lend some time volunteering. Puppy ear rubbing, sign this girl up.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Got a manicure today. I was awesome. Super awesome. Why you ask? Because it was FREE. Thank you Good Samaritan Hospital for my complimentary spa manicure-- was this a prize for having an emergency c-section? Ok. I'll take it.
Low of the day? While enroute to my free mani, I stopped off a the Dunk for some lovely decaf (extra cream) and a toasted sesame seed bagel with light cream cheese (my splurge for the week). Pull up the window, grab my bag and speed away. As I'm cruising (soon to be cursing) down Ogden Ave I realize that in the Dunk bag is two (2) Boston Cream donuts and NOT my bagel. WTF. I hate Boston Cream anything. Sick. Now I'm running a bit behind for my mani with no food in the gullet. Great.
The nail chic responsible for my sweet nails was rad, too. Her name was Jennifer and we gabbed the whole time. She was the doppelgänger for Matthew McConaughey's fiancee in The Wedding Planner. No joke. Bridgette Wilson is her name I think-- she is married to Pete Sampras. Random fact.
Low of the day? While enroute to my free mani, I stopped off a the Dunk for some lovely decaf (extra cream) and a toasted sesame seed bagel with light cream cheese (my splurge for the week). Pull up the window, grab my bag and speed away. As I'm cruising (soon to be cursing) down Ogden Ave I realize that in the Dunk bag is two (2) Boston Cream donuts and NOT my bagel. WTF. I hate Boston Cream anything. Sick. Now I'm running a bit behind for my mani with no food in the gullet. Great.
The nail chic responsible for my sweet nails was rad, too. Her name was Jennifer and we gabbed the whole time. She was the doppelgänger for Matthew McConaughey's fiancee in The Wedding Planner. No joke. Bridgette Wilson is her name I think-- she is married to Pete Sampras. Random fact.
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