I keep starting and deleting posts, toying with the idea of abandoning
this blog altogether, thinking I should force myself to write every day
so I can get back in the habit, but....I realize that I don't have a
lot to talk about these days that isn't my kids or my domestic life. I
mean, it's not like I have become completely devoid of interesting
conversation, or that Travis and I don't talk about anything else, but
I have become rather insular and home-focused this last year, so it's
hard for me to think of interesting things to talk about on LJ. Plus,
it's hard to focus on writing with Noah 'helping' at the keyboard all
the time. Since it's been so long since I updated, I guess I will do a
summary of the high points and stuff I have been thinking about.
First.....the
kids and the home....all good. Noah is officially one (woo, that was a
hard birthday for the Momma...no more little teeny baby!). Wren has
officially turned three, and Kira is still her awesome pre-teen self.
Some days I wonder whose idea this all was, these three kids, but they
are fantastic, even with they are ALL jumping up and down on my last
nerve!
We still haven't decorated for Christmas yet. I am pretty
much done with the shopping for the kids, and now only really need to
pick up some stocking stuffers. I also need to write out our Christmas
cards, whcih I am so terrible at doing. This weekend will be prime
card-writing, decorating, and shopping-completion time. Got to find
something awesome for my sweet and wonderful husband.
Next....work.
Noah is going to preschool one day a week, so I am getting about three
hours uninterrupted in my office with nobody trying to turn off my
computer, or unplugging things or crying during meetings. It's cool.
I'm glad I don't do it more than one day a week, though. I miss my
little guy, and I like not being entirely bound to the office rules and
corporate 'stuff'. Plus, I telecommute the rest of the time (5 to 7
hours a week), so it's not a big deal.
Hmmm....next....glass. I
made one sale so far on Etsy, which is cool. I have finished my shows
for the season, and I'm trying to decide what shows to apply to for the
spring. I've been doing a lot of (addictive) Viking knit in colored
wire, and pairing it with silver and my beads, and I'm pleased with
some of the designs I have come up with. I'm not getting near enough
torch time in these days, but what I *am* managing to make has been
turning out well. I really hope I can afford to buy a new torch and
oxygen concentrator in 2009. I'm itching to really make big beads and
vessels, and also spend less time melting the glass and more time
making the bead.
BTW, I love Facebook! Got my mom, her sister
and two of my cousins on there, not to mention tons fo high school and
college friends I totally lost touch with. It's been pretty interesting
and nostalgic to see some of the people I spent so much time with
twenty years ago. I find it interesting to see how people's lives have
turned out....people I never expected to get married, did. Kids were
born, high school sweethearts married and are still together. What a
trip!
I think that about covers everything for now. I've been
thinking a lot about personal goals for next year. One of them, like a
lot of my other friends, revolves around fitness/health. I'd love to
shed 25 pounds next year, but I have been stopping short of actually
setting a goal or making a plan. If there is one thing I have learned
about my life these days, it's that the days are pretty much
unpredictable at worst, and slightly regular at best. It makes it
supremely difficult to get into an exercise routine and stick with it.
Also, now that our gym has moved and we suspended our membership, I
have no childcare for exercise time, so I cannot go work out during the
day like I used to. Can't afford yoga classes at the moment, and the
DVD's are fine, but by the end of the day, I am toast. Mornings? Sure.
If I could rely on Noah not waking up at 5, I would be all about
exercise in the morning. Excuses, excuses, I know. I do like to walk,
though, and thanks to MapMyRun
,
I can figure out mileage routes for walking in my neighborhood. We have
hills, too, so I know I'd get a decent workout. I just have to figure
out how to fit it in my day. I guess that's the crux of the whole
issue. Arg.
I know exercise would help with the constant pain I
have been in lately, too. It seems the more pain I am in, the more I
eat/ the heavier I am. Looking for comfort, I guess. My whole right arm
was nearly useless Wednesday, and the pain radiates from my wrist up
and down to my shoulder and neck. I had similar problems when Wren was
a year old, and my ortho told me then that it was repetitive strain
injury due to the motions used in childcare (picking up, handling,
nursing, all that stuff). All I know is, it hurts and I am occasionally
miserable. The heating pad has been my friend and constant companion.
Well, that was a tangent I didn't intend to get on. I think I will go get on the couch instead. After I check on the little guy.
