Mall Job?

I'm feeling kind of like a teenager again...I want money, but I don't really want to work. I want it to be as easy and convenient as possible so that I can focus on my kids/life (no I didn't have kids as a teen, but I had a "life").

So I'm looking locally...I live near a big mall, I'm looking there, I'm looking at the local Barnes and Noble, and I'm looking on craigslist for what is available.

Also I'm talking to any and all local businesses about their online presence and if they need help with it! As you know my StrawberryTech Tips site has the details about that there, well all but pricing anyway. Maybe I should be focusing on that...

Then there is Arbonne too which I'd love to work more on, it's fallen a bit to the wayside but I'm definitely still a client!! Good quality stuff is what is most important to me, and the Pure, Safe, Beneficial tagline is something I  like to live by, as is the vegan part, as I do eat meat but I don't want to 'wear' it.

Running on low...

This past week has been intense. I have been suffering from a minor cold, that has major impact. I'm sitting home now, husband and girls have just left to go to the park, and I'm frustrated that I feel incapable of participating in fun stuff with them. Hence the picture I posted here. I feel like I'm running on less than half empty.

I don't have any kind of fever, most of last week I was sneezy, nose running, and coughing a lot. I still have some chest congestion now and an overall feeling of malaise that is hard to explain to people that matter.

My husband is frustrated that I am having a hard time following his awesome progress in getting an outline done for his book, that I can't focus on listening, and probably that I'm not cooking/cleaning much if at all recently. Looking around, I can say that I am very frustrated about this too. I have not been able to maintain the general semi-cleanliness around here and I am really frustrated that I don't have the energy to catch up. I can do some stuff but my mind is not working clearly. I keep thinking of things to do, going to get started, and getting either distracted or realizing I have to do something else first, and then forgetting what I was doing.

It's funny how he thinks I don't do much, then to actually have me out of commission...to see the dramatic results of stuff everywhere. I do a lot, and I deserve more credit.

I have SO much to do. My daughter is turning 6 on Monday. I need to wrap some of her presents, plan her party, write up the invites, do a HELL of a lot of laundry (it's all over!!) and of course nurse and change Zazen every five minutes and keep Hazel from hurting herself or anyone else. All while not letting Kenzie see her presents. I don't know where the tape is though, so now what? I feel like I need either a gallon of coffee, maybe iced tea too, and some serious bumping dance music.

Kid free time seems to be a thing of the past and it is, in conjunction with this cold, really really breaking me down. Zazen is fussing behind me now so I'll go care for him and *hopefully* remember I need to wrap the presents. Oh but the table is dirty, and I have to find the paper and the tape to wrap them with. Will it happen? I don't know. I really just feel like going back to bed right now. Here I come little guy.

First major spit up...

It's happened!! I'm kind of amazed that it's taken this long, but now at approximately 10 weeks he has officially done some serious spit-up action!!

Zazen pretty much puked all over the two of us, enough that we are both fully changing our clothes and washing the moby.

I'm glad it's just breastmilk he's eating!!!

School Starts = Workout!!

I'm totally psyched...without even really planning this, our morning routine has magically morphed into a mutually beneficial arrangement where I am jogging with my daughter, who is on her bike, to school! Today I even brought my 2yo with me and jogged with her in the jogging stroller, it was awesome! I wasn't able to jog the whole time but I did most of the way there and then on the way back I was pushing down the handle (so the front tire was off the ground) and figure it's helping my triceps at least a little bit.

 I love this part of our days now, it feels like I absolutely made the right decision switching schools last minute. I made the decision based on:

* Classes of mixed grades (hers is K-1, and another is 1-3 for example)
* Walking distance from our home
* Smaller school

Starting at a new school has gone relatively well, she does really like her teacher and seems to be in the process of figuring out who she wants to be friends with...I'm glad she is in an early grade so that most students are there for the first time and are in the same boat. I have special instructions to bring her the treasure chest of rocks she has so she can show her class today, so hopefully that goes well!!

She was upset yesterday when other kids didn't like the rock she had to show them, it was pretty sad, her story seemed to imply they didn't comprehend the beauty of the rock. Hearing things like this make me really want to homeschool her....she says she likes school though so we will see.

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