Has It Really Been That Long?

Chalicat Post in Uncategorized，
09 October 2011
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Three months?

Holy crap.

Where has the time gone?  What have I been doing?  Why don’t I have any time???

Well, I have a crushing headache and it’s getting late, but let me see if I can do a quick update on where I’ve been.

Ok…

…Signed up to be a Thirty-One Gifts consultant.  Because I don’t have enough things vying for what free time I have.  It’s been going well though.  But it does take some time, even as a hobby.

…H had her first major illness.  Double ear infections 2 weeks ago.  That was fun.  NOT.  Very little sleep all week for me, D, and my mom who tried to help us out so D and I could get enough sleep to function at work.  H is much better now though.

…Had a craft day in there.  Beginning of September.  As always, got alot done and had loads of fun.

…Bought an iPad2.  WHAT?  Oh yes.  Actually, bought 2 of them!  His & Hers.  We’re loving them.  I have virtual cats on there that I can pet and feed and care for.  Because you know, the 3 I have in real life don’t need more attention from me!  ;)

…Helped a good friend rescue 2 kittens and a momma cat who was already preggo again, last week.  That made me feel good.  I want to rescue all the kitties and doggies in the world.

…Spent a weekend at a cabin with my family.  H’s first camping trip.

Really, that was spread out over 3 months.  It’s been busy with me doing parties on the weekends.   But it’s been fun.

But now, really, I’m going to take my headache and head to bed.  Laters.  :)

Crushing Exhaustion

Chalicat Post in Interesting，Tags:
27 July 2011
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That’s what I feel right now.

No, I’m not sick or anything.  I’m still getting used to getting up at 5:50am to get ready for work again, after being off for so long.

And then, of course, this past weekend I decided to stop being stupid and get back into the exercise routine that I slacked off on when I was half-way through my pregnancy.  So it’s been 18 months or so since I last exercised with any regularity.  Sunday I bought workout clothes in my current size.  Monday…I got on the elliptical.

I thought I was going to die.

No really.  At 5 minutes, that was it.  I wanted off.  But I pushed through.  I kept going.  I made it to 15 minutes, which was my goal to start.

And I still thought I was going to die.

Tuesday, I repeated the torture.

Today…I sat in traffic for 30 minutes on the freeway, in a rural section between exits.  I got home late.  Baby girl needed a bath.  I had some laundry to wash.  Plus I really wanted to scrapbook.  So I decided to take a break from exercise and continue tomorrow.

I hit the wall at 8:30 pm.

I am so bone-crushing tired.  It hurts to even lift my arms.  (I’ve paid close attention to them with this workout start, too.)  It’s almost too much effort to move.

I didn’t scrapbook.  I did get all my house stuff and family stuff done before I hit the wall.  But now….I’m sitting here, contemplating heading to bed.

OMG.

I’m OLD!

Going Green with Reusable Shopping Bags

Chalicat Post in Interesting，Tags:
18 July 2011
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How many times have I walked into a store to be confronted by the reusable shopping bag display, proudly proclaiming “GO GREEN”?

How many times have I watched some poor woman lug this stack of reusable shopping bags into the grocery store, and thought, “I will NEVER do that.”

Ahem.

I pulled the trigger and finally bought a stack of reusable shopping bags.

I know what you’re thinking.  “You’ll forget to take them out of the house.”  “You’ll never remember to take them into the store with you.”  “You’ll look silly!”

Yes, I’ve thought all that.

Here’s the thing.  I’m not a bleeding heart hippie.  Yes, I’d like to save the planet, but hell, I even live in a town where the sanitary department separates the recycling FOR you.  So I basically do nothing active to save the environment.  So why the reusable bags?  Why the attempt at “Going Green”?

I am Sick And Tired of having all those stupid plastic bags in the house.  Sick.   …and….   Tired.  They take up all this space under my sink.  We don’t reuse them for enough things to go through them in a timely manner.  And they break all the time!

And so, I decided to drop $15 or so and get some bags.  I merely went with the ones offered by my local grocery store.  I picked up 3 regular bags and 2 thermal ones.  5 bags seems to really cover my main twice a month shopping trip.  I picked these up about a month ago.  Since then, I’ve noticed a few things:

1.  These bags take up less room in the trunk of my Forester.

2.  The bags hold more groceries than the plastic ones.

3.  We can get the groceries into the house in fewer trips.

I’ve been so happy with my experiment, that I even bought a reusable bag from Target.  There I get 5 cents off my bill when I use the bag.  It’s better than nothing.   Last week, instead of having 6 plastic Target bags, I walked out with my 1 shopping bag full!

I am all about convenience.

So far, I’ve only actually forgotten the bags 1 time.  That happened to be on a quick run to the grocery store, while I was driving a borrowed car (as mine was in the shop….don’t ask)..  When I’m driving my car, I have my neet little grouping of bags in the trunk.  I just grab out what I need, head into the store….and I don’t come out with all those plastic bags!  And I don’t have those plastic bags taking over my kitchen!

Oh yes…this is a decision that I am currently loving.

What’s On Your iPod?

Chalicat Post in Interesting，Tags:
09 July 2011
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I’m still here.  I’ve been busy with this new work thing.  And of course, the baby.

So anyways…I am currently back into being obsessed with my iPod.  I hate Apple but LOVE my iPod.  It’s the podcasts.  They’re like talk radio, but on topics that interest ME.  So what am I currently listening to?

The Paperclipping Roundtable  -  A panel of scrapbook industry insiders discussing various topics in Scrapbooking.

Foolish Adventure – Want to start an online business?  Listen here!

Manic Mommies – The podcasts for Moms trying to do it all…and then some!

The Instance – Best World of Warcraft podcast.  Hands.  Down.

Film Sack – 4 guys sitting around talking about old movies….as in, movies from the 70s/80s/90s, and maybe some 2000s tossed in.  The movies must be on Netflix streaming for them to discuss it.

The Final Score – Gaming podcast.  Love me some games.

Those are the big ones.  Of course I have many others.  But that’s the best…at least right now!

What’s on YOUR iPod?

Ding Ding Ding!

Chalicat Post in Admin，Tags:
20 June 2011
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Just a quick…

A.  I’m still here.  I returned to the working world 1 week ago.

B.  I have managed to keep up with the laundry and dishes and Project Life…but not the cooking…or the blogging.

C.  I just realized the 15th snuck through last week and I didn’t do my update post.  I’ll get that in here this week.  I think.

D.  Just trying to re-calculate my entire daily routine and fit everything in.  I’m currently working on fitting scrapbooking and my Big Picture Classes class that I’m 2 weeks behind on, back into the routine.  Blogging is next.

E.  So stick with me.  I have plenty to say.  I just need a few more hours….AND SOME SLEEP.

I…am…TIRED.  But I am also EMPLOYED.

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