I got a new purse. Yup, that's how hum drum my life is. I'm excited over a purse. It's not a prada or anything like that. Just a cheapo Walmart purse. But it's new, and I have a purse fetish..so I'm happy right now.
I'm praying about some decisions I need to make regarding direct sales companies, so please pray for me as well.
I was out of power for 2 full days, and the health department would condemn my house right now, so I should be cleaning instead of blogging.
My DH got me roses for Valentines Day. My Drama Queen daughter looked at my roses, started crying and said - "But I didn't get anything for Valentines Day!" Luckily my mom had mailed her and my son a card, and my MIL had sent them stuff for Valentines Day. I'll give that to them in a bit and maybe she will be overjoyed.
Ok...here are my goals for February - I know we are already two weeks in but better late than never:
1. Master the art of couponing and actually grocery shop instead of just buy what we need.
2. Clean and purge my cupboards in my kitchen.
3. Burn my candles to prepare for the massive amount I'm going to get at my partylite party.
4. Lose 5 lbs.
5. Get my home out of C.H.A.O.S. (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome)
Bonus: Blog more often.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Update on Sex Sermons and various little things in my life
I was speaking to a new good friend today and she, eh hem, oh so politely reminded me that I haven't blogged for awhile.
So today I am blogging.
DH and I started the sex challenge, but we've only done the sex part of it. We still have to do the emotional needs survey, and the journal. So we will be journaling several nights after everyone else.
Just for the record DH and I decided that as crazy as our lives are, and how often he's NOT at home, we weren't going to strive for 30 days of sex every night, but we would agree on a challenge of a minimum of 2 times a week, with the bonus points if we do it more than that.
That's enough to make him happy, and me not feel pressured to perform even if I'm exhaused. Although we've already used our two times, so I'm guessing that this will be a week with a few bonuses. LOL
On the mom front I went out on a limb today. I asked my new good friend if she wanted to come over to help me clean tomorrow for my Sensaria party. She's busy until 2, but might come over after that.
That was a HUGE thing for me. I don't even let Liza come over to help me. I love Liza, but I just can't imagine her coming over to help me clean and organize. My new good friend just has that vibe about her that she's totally cool about it, and it's something that she would enjoy. Liza and I would probably end up doing everything but clean and organize. Plus I live pretty far from Liza, and she has a pretty full plate right now, with working extra hours, and getting her oldest on and off the bus...so our schedules don't jive much right now, except on weekends.
I am really worried about the party though. My pastor's wife will be doing it, and I'm afraid that she will take one look at my place and be like "I like Countess and all, but I am NOT letting my kids play over there". I mean, I do my dishes, and sweep and vacuum my floor, but there are places on my kitchen floor that my dog has chewed, and places on my carpet the dog has chewed, and I've house broke about 7 dogs here. But I've carpet scrubbed my carpet, and I never let the messes sit or anything. It's never smelled like pee or poop at my house. It might smell a bit like dog...but never poop.
Oh well. It is what it is, and we are stuck with it for 5 more years. So there is no sense in not letting anyone over EVER, which is DH's thought. If someone isn't comfortable, then they don't have to come over, right???
Ok, that's enough updating for now. I have but a brief time to nap, so I'm going to take advantage of it.
So today I am blogging.
DH and I started the sex challenge, but we've only done the sex part of it. We still have to do the emotional needs survey, and the journal. So we will be journaling several nights after everyone else.
Just for the record DH and I decided that as crazy as our lives are, and how often he's NOT at home, we weren't going to strive for 30 days of sex every night, but we would agree on a challenge of a minimum of 2 times a week, with the bonus points if we do it more than that.
That's enough to make him happy, and me not feel pressured to perform even if I'm exhaused. Although we've already used our two times, so I'm guessing that this will be a week with a few bonuses. LOL
On the mom front I went out on a limb today. I asked my new good friend if she wanted to come over to help me clean tomorrow for my Sensaria party. She's busy until 2, but might come over after that.
That was a HUGE thing for me. I don't even let Liza come over to help me. I love Liza, but I just can't imagine her coming over to help me clean and organize. My new good friend just has that vibe about her that she's totally cool about it, and it's something that she would enjoy. Liza and I would probably end up doing everything but clean and organize. Plus I live pretty far from Liza, and she has a pretty full plate right now, with working extra hours, and getting her oldest on and off the bus...so our schedules don't jive much right now, except on weekends.
I am really worried about the party though. My pastor's wife will be doing it, and I'm afraid that she will take one look at my place and be like "I like Countess and all, but I am NOT letting my kids play over there". I mean, I do my dishes, and sweep and vacuum my floor, but there are places on my kitchen floor that my dog has chewed, and places on my carpet the dog has chewed, and I've house broke about 7 dogs here. But I've carpet scrubbed my carpet, and I never let the messes sit or anything. It's never smelled like pee or poop at my house. It might smell a bit like dog...but never poop.
Oh well. It is what it is, and we are stuck with it for 5 more years. So there is no sense in not letting anyone over EVER, which is DH's thought. If someone isn't comfortable, then they don't have to come over, right???
Ok, that's enough updating for now. I have but a brief time to nap, so I'm going to take advantage of it.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
So I got some interesting answers and things to talk about from last night.
Last night a group of us girls from church met for dinner and conversation. While a bit awkward for me, all around it was a good time.
I had given a lift to our Pastor's wife and was dropping her off when the interesting part began. My pastor and his wife are very young, and that is very nice for DH and I.
They are also very progressive thinking (compared to my Grandpa) and are both very knowledgeable.
The main thing I learned last night is that while you can be shown where it agrees or disagrees with something in the bible, the holy spirit must convict you in order for it to be real.
That makes SOOO much more sense to me. The hard part is being open for the holy spirit to move.
Then I came home, and got up this morning to surprise my hubby with a little something something before he had to go to work. But he started talking and quickly convinced me that he didn't deserve such a nice thing, and that I had married a selfish, control freak, asshole husband.
Am I surprised? No.
I had given a lift to our Pastor's wife and was dropping her off when the interesting part began. My pastor and his wife are very young, and that is very nice for DH and I.
They are also very progressive thinking (compared to my Grandpa) and are both very knowledgeable.
The main thing I learned last night is that while you can be shown where it agrees or disagrees with something in the bible, the holy spirit must convict you in order for it to be real.
That makes SOOO much more sense to me. The hard part is being open for the holy spirit to move.
Then I came home, and got up this morning to surprise my hubby with a little something something before he had to go to work. But he started talking and quickly convinced me that he didn't deserve such a nice thing, and that I had married a selfish, control freak, asshole husband.
Am I surprised? No.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sex Sermon Starts Sunday
Oooo...that's almost a tongue twister. I'm looking forward to it. I'm hoping it will open communication regarding our sex life. Don't get me wrong, sex is good. But it could be better. More intense.
I'm still waiting to hit my "30's" peak that Liza is always going on about. Maybe it's because she's thin? I don't know. My body isn't craving sex all the time. As a matter of fact my libido is kinda low.
It was higher when I was doing HNT pics. But I've stopped doing them because I'm morally confused.
Sometimes morality is a great big stick in the mud.
I'm still waiting to hit my "30's" peak that Liza is always going on about. Maybe it's because she's thin? I don't know. My body isn't craving sex all the time. As a matter of fact my libido is kinda low.
It was higher when I was doing HNT pics. But I've stopped doing them because I'm morally confused.
Sometimes morality is a great big stick in the mud.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The sex sermon
Our church is doing a sermon in February about sex and intimacy in marriage. I have been lucky enough to be asked to be part of an "advisory" panel to let the pastors know what people think of certain aspects of the sermon prior to preaching it.
So we all met Sunday night. It was the head pastor and his wife, the youth pastor and his wife, and about 4 other couples, then myself and DH.
All and all it was a good time. I like to think that everyone shared openly.
There is one gentleman, we shall call him Mr. Smug, or Smugsy. It's a good thing that our worlds don't cross very often. I could see some very heated discussions. He is of the belief that, according to the bible, wives are to submit to their husbands and basically do as they say.
Hmmm...I have major issue with that. Which if I express that it opens up a WHOLE big can of worms regarding my thoughts on the bible.
So, lets hope for now Smugsy and I keep our relationship to a polite hello on Sunday mornings.
Did I mention Smugsy and Mrs. Smugsy are part of the "beautiful people" of the church. Yeah that doesn't help his case with me either.
Man I have a lot to work on. This blog was SUPPOSED to be about the sex sermon. I better log off before I say more.
So we all met Sunday night. It was the head pastor and his wife, the youth pastor and his wife, and about 4 other couples, then myself and DH.
All and all it was a good time. I like to think that everyone shared openly.
There is one gentleman, we shall call him Mr. Smug, or Smugsy. It's a good thing that our worlds don't cross very often. I could see some very heated discussions. He is of the belief that, according to the bible, wives are to submit to their husbands and basically do as they say.
Hmmm...I have major issue with that. Which if I express that it opens up a WHOLE big can of worms regarding my thoughts on the bible.
So, lets hope for now Smugsy and I keep our relationship to a polite hello on Sunday mornings.
Did I mention Smugsy and Mrs. Smugsy are part of the "beautiful people" of the church. Yeah that doesn't help his case with me either.
Man I have a lot to work on. This blog was SUPPOSED to be about the sex sermon. I better log off before I say more.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Parenting Styles
Liza and I had a pretty deep conversation the other night that really got me thinking.
What, exactly, is my parenting style? What are my rules? What are my black, white and grey areas concerning my kids?
I'm reading a FANTASTIC book right now called Making Your Children Mind Withou Losing Yours.
I am totally in sync with this book. I realized that I was already doing a lot of the things in it, and it is giving me ideas of way to correct myself.
I will probably be quoting from this book a lot.
One thing that has helped recently is what to do when they cry and throw a fit. I had tried yelling, whipping, time out - you name it.
But the book suggested that you simply remove them from your presence. They are doing it strictly because they know you are watching.
So now when the crying/whining starts, I simply pick him/her up, calmly tell them that they need to stop, put them in their room and let them know that when they calm down, they can talk to me.
Little man is my most STUBBORN one. Last night I had to put him back in his room 8 times before he quit crying. But it worked. With no beatings and my blood pressure barely went up.
Whew. Now, if I stick with it...it should work.
What, exactly, is my parenting style? What are my rules? What are my black, white and grey areas concerning my kids?
I'm reading a FANTASTIC book right now called Making Your Children Mind Withou Losing Yours.
I am totally in sync with this book. I realized that I was already doing a lot of the things in it, and it is giving me ideas of way to correct myself.
I will probably be quoting from this book a lot.
One thing that has helped recently is what to do when they cry and throw a fit. I had tried yelling, whipping, time out - you name it.
But the book suggested that you simply remove them from your presence. They are doing it strictly because they know you are watching.
So now when the crying/whining starts, I simply pick him/her up, calmly tell them that they need to stop, put them in their room and let them know that when they calm down, they can talk to me.
Little man is my most STUBBORN one. Last night I had to put him back in his room 8 times before he quit crying. But it worked. With no beatings and my blood pressure barely went up.
Whew. Now, if I stick with it...it should work.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
I'm back at square one
So my house has gone to the dogs in the last few days. I haven't been able to do much because my babies both ran high fevers for two days and just wanted mommy to hold them, and get drinks for them...plus I was EXHAUSTED.
No one else picked up the slack (as if). So everything just piled up. But no worries. DH told me that while he was on layoff HE was going to get our bedroom cleaned up and organized.
Yeah right.
Just like he wouldn't wait 6 months to install my ice and water on my fridge and it's been now.....5 months....He has one month to go.
Whatever. He talks a lot of crap. I think he lives in his own little world where he is the perfect father and husband simply because he works himself to the bone.
I need more. I guess I'm selfish.
No one else picked up the slack (as if). So everything just piled up. But no worries. DH told me that while he was on layoff HE was going to get our bedroom cleaned up and organized.
Yeah right.
Just like he wouldn't wait 6 months to install my ice and water on my fridge and it's been now.....5 months....He has one month to go.
Whatever. He talks a lot of crap. I think he lives in his own little world where he is the perfect father and husband simply because he works himself to the bone.
I need more. I guess I'm selfish.
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