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I’m making a huge list of stuff I have to do tomorrow. I’ve got so much to do I feel like my head’s going to spin.

1. Go to the doctor with Nana. I have to call her first thing in the morning to make sure she only has one appointment. For some reason I’m thinking she has 2 different appointments.

2. Make sure Papa knows what dehumidifier we need to buy. The one they have in their basement died on them a couple weeks ago, and they definitely need another one.

3. Get C’s laptop back to him. It’s a total mess, and I’ll probably spend a couple hours on it. Then I have a ton of other work to knock out.

4. Work on A’s website. I PROMISE I haven’t forgotten about you! I hopefully will have the new layout finish by tomorrow, but you need to talk to your dude about setting up that other thing because I totally have no idea how to do it!

5. Find time to actually see my husband for more than 10 minutes. He’s already bitching about that, and we’ve only been back from vacation for 2 days.

That’s just the list I have going so far. There’s so much other stuff I have to do this week.

All Is Well

We’re back from the beach, and I’m happy to say all went well. We had a great time, and we didn’t have too many problems. Some friends drove up Sunday afternoon to spend some time with us, and we spent the rest of our vacation just walking around the island enjoying everything.

We came home to a little bit of bad news. Alley escaped out the door when my Grandpa was feeding him, and we came home to find him pretty beat up from a cat fight. At first the vet said it looked like a small dog bite, but after he got Alley into surgery he realized the puncture wound was from the other cat’s claw tearing his skin. It was a pretty deep wound, and he had to have a total of 16 stitches to repair everything. Trust me, the other cat looks way worse though. The other cat is a bob tail twice his size, but Alley still tore him up pretty nasty like!

Now I’m just trying to catch up on all the work I have to get done. Work totally piled up on me while I was away, both with my home business and my online business. On top of that I’m trying to help a friend locate parts for his little Dodge Omni. He loves that car, but it’s so old the parts he needs have been discontinued by the dealership. His only option is to find them in a junkyard, and by the prices we’re finding you’d think they’re Ferrari parts. Dude, it might be time to buy you a new ride!

Other than running my legs off trying to get things back in order around here, all is pretty much well.

Tags: 16 stitches, beach trip, bobtail cat, cat fight, dodge omni, ferrari parts

Just A Few More Days

Oh how I count the days until I’m out of here…at least for the weekend. We used to take a trip to the beach every year, but the past couple of years have been a little tight for us budget-wise. That’s why it’s so nice to be able to take this trip now.

Hubby and I had a talk tonight. We were making a final list of what we need to take, going over directions since he’s never been to Edisto, and just talking about what we’re going to do on the trip. We agreed that even though we both really want children, we admit we wouldn’t be able to afford this trip at all right now if we did have a baby.  We’d be spending our money on the typical baby necessities like the Maclaren stroller I like, diapers, a car seat, and don’t even get me started on the nursery.

We wouldn’t have the ability to take the dog with us if we had a baby in tow, and we wouldn’t be able to meet up and hang out with friends like we plan to do.  As much as we want children we both agreed we definitely enjoy the freedom we have without them.  We’ve agreed that we’re not going to try to force the beginnings of a family.  It will happen when it happens, and we’re going to enjoy this time we have to do things like this right now.

Tags: beach vacation, children baby stroller, edisto beach, maclaren stroller, travel

Getting Back Into Shape

Am I gaining weight or did my clothes just suddenly shrink? No, I think I’ve just gained the weight. I’m pulling out stuff this morning that I want to pack for the beach. I pulled out a couple swimsuit cover ups that I normally take with me, but when I put them on neither of them fit. Ugh. My mom would tell me I need an extreme fat burner that can burn off the pounds in a couple days. I think I shall just embrace the fact that I’m almost 27 years old, and my body is changing.

When we get back from the beach I am going to try to get myself back into a decent work out routine. I’ve been very slack, and I haven’t touched my Yoga dvd in a few weeks. I need to set up a specific time everyday to do my Yoga, then I need to get my bicycle back into shape. It needs a new chain and back tire before I can start riding again. The fall is when I love riding it the most though because the air is so crisp and clean. I can ride around my neighborhood checking out the changing leaves, snapping photos, and just enjoying myself. Yeah, I definitely need to get my bike back into shape so I can get myself back into shape.