Vacation! Or Vacation?

Yay! Im off work all week! I really, REALLY needed a break. If I didn't get a break soon, I was expecting to go from practitioner to client soon. But is it really a vacation? No. Because this week, I'm a stay-at-home mom. Yay. While being a mom in general (infant, toddler, kid, tween, teen, college student adult, working, stay at home, special needs etc). I can honestly say that I never want/ed to be a SAHM. My career is important, my independence is important, my sanity is important. Now, granted, it might be a different story if I didn't drop her off at my mom's house everyday, where I know she's well cared for and, well, its free.

This morning, baby food, fed by me, was unacceptable. She wanted to feed herself. So I had to make her eggs and toast. The great part? My husband threw away the toaster, because "we don't need it" f you dude, I need it. I'm buying a new toaster. So, she's sitting in her high chair, eating her toast and eggs, which I didn't make fast enough for her majesty, and the dogs are circling like sharks. Waiting for her to ante up their share. I ended up throwing toast scraps across the room, so they'd chase them and leave me alone. They were too stupid to find them. I had to go point. *sigh* Thank God for PBS.

Affirmative Thursday- Just Today

Similar to the NA/AA creed "Just for Today," I only have to deal with one event at a time. I'm so a hustler and bustler and then I get overwhelmed and procrastinate. I'm doing this right now and I'm putting off sending letters to my Girl Scouts because it means the years starting and I'm going to have to start getting ready and I'm not really ready for that. Just take one step at a time.

Affirmative Thursdays- Stopping You

I have to watch myself sometimes. I can get negative really quickly, which can totally ruin a person's outlook. I don't talk about work too much, but I work in a mental health program where I lead groups on different subjects; such as, anger management, life skills, money management etc. Sometimes, I feel really hypocritical when I'm telling them how important something is and I don't do it either. So, I decided to start with some small lifestyle changes. The first thing I'm going to focus on is negative to positive thinking. Life is all about perception and if we think it sucks, it usually does. I can't won't write an affirmation a day, but I think I can handle one a week. So, my first one:

The Only Thing That Will Stop You is You.

Isn't that the truth? My stubborness, my lack of motivation, my excuses will keep me from accomplishing the things I really want.

My Girl Scout Craft

Aren't these awesome? We made them for our Girl Scout Sleepover. All you need, is a pair of flip-flops and approximately 20 water balloons per shoe. Start and the middle, and tie 10 balloons down each side. The girls LOOOOVED them!

Also, as not to disappoint, one of Aly Catherine's 8 month pictures! She turned 9 months old at the beginning of this month. I can't believe it. She's so amazing! She has FIVE teeth coming in right now. Heaven help us!

Baby pics!

I scanned this in for you ages ago and I forgot to post it. Introducing Aly Catherine- 4 months old. She is already 6 months old and weighing in at nearly 18 pounds!

I'm having an affair...

On my blog... with Pinterest. Let me rewind a bit... my computer blew up about a year and a 1/2 ago. Then my MIL gave us her old computer, but then our modem blew up (shit blows up all over my house apparently) then I got knocked up, puked for 5 months, and then had a baby which resulted in a big blog hiatus. Then, my amazing Momma bought me a laptop for Christmas. Amazing. Then, my hubseroni got us a new modem and a wireless router, so I can Internet all over the house. Woo-woo! So, in my head, I've written several blog entries and they were great, I might dare to say awesome really, buuuuttttttt, then I was introduced to Pinterest, which has really opened up a lot of doors and I keep finding more and more treasures on the internet. If you haven't visited, check it out, and if you need an invite, let me know, and if you already have it, you should be my friend so I can steal all of your really tasty recipes you find. Like this chocolate chip, oreo, brownie monstrosity!: http://pinterest.com/pin/30328997460328554/ I mean, seriously, that probably has 8 gazillion calories, but I really think it's worth it...

Im a Mommy-Blogger now!

My precious little angel is now 3 months old. I know, crazy, right? She is absolutely amazing. She started sleeping through the night when she was 3 weeks old. I know, you're totally jealous. Don't worry, I'm guessing the next baby will be a holy terror. She did have a bout with colic, which sucked and kept me up til midnight for about 4 weeks, but a change in formula did the trick (and maybe a little of me learning how to sooth her while she screamed like a banshee).

I can't believe how much I love her. I mean, head over heels. I know people told me that before I got pregnant, but I didn't really believe them.

I know this is vain, but I'm also so excited that she is such a pretty baby. I've been known to make fun of ugly babies and I was worried that karma would smite me, but I'm safe. I do think I should reform my ways before Mr. Karma catches up to me. I wish that I got paid a dollar for every compliment she rakes in. But who wants to just take my word for it, when I can leave you with a picture to judge for yourself?