Today I had a pretty good day, I enjoyed spending the morning with my hubby & little one as our little family. I've been doing some serious cleaning (lack thereof) for my friends visit on Thursday/Friday, we have 1 set of friends coming in from Virginia on Thursday & the other 2 are flying in from Alabama on Friday. I am a total procrastinator but have a touch of ADHD which I use to my advantage at the last minute to get stuff done! I'm looking forward to spending some time with them, having a girls opinion while shopping, pedicures, & all of this while staying on budget, which brings me to my next topic: Saving $!
Tonight I watched Extreme Couponing (much like million others) , I absolutely fell in love with this show because I've recently started couponing. I'm nowhere near on their level & I didn't really see the point in getting all of the extra products even if they are free! I found motivation for organizing my garage to fit extra non perishables, staying informed on the sales, & trying new products/cutting all coupons because it just really does make sense to try something if it is for free. I noticed a lot of the cashiers faces as the shoppers were checking out & it was as if they were annoyed, I didn't really understand this as it wasn't money coming from their pockets. One of my first jobs was a cashier & I really appreciated the customers who had large orders, it kept me busy for a while with the same person.
I will try to keep this blog updated with my coupon & organization progress, my first order of business after the New Year is to convert our guest room into a pull out sofa/play room since my little dude received way too many toys. We are thinking of making it a tradition that at every Christmas he donates most of his toys from the previous year to make room for new ones, he doesn't have much say as he's so little right now so we'll see how this goes.
Last thought of the night is that I can't believe my baby boy is 1, it seriously crept up on me. I see others having their 2nd babies & I do get baby fever however I am quickly reminded of the work a newborn is as my 1 year old big boy still doesn't sleep through the night & often wakes up crying. Thus are the joys of mommyhood & I seriously love every moment of it & I'm seriously thankful for my sweet little boy. :)
Night,
tBirdie
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Boys
Boys = Men in this post, this is the main thing to remember.
This post came about as my dear poor husband has been sickly last night & today. He seems to have some tummy bug although he says its "food poisoning", unfortunately I've been to FPville & know what it feels like & this is not it. He started by getting sick last night & missing work then continued by having me take him to the Urgent Care today, staying in bed, & missing work again today. I honestly feel badly for him because he (like the majority of men) does not handle sickness well, I say this as I had gall stones which led to a gall bladder removal in May. If you've ever had stones you know what I'm talking about & I had to continuously care for my son through the pain because my hubby works 2nd shift & there was no one to help; in addition to this I was caring for my little one the same afternoon after I had surgery. Not saying that he isn't feeling well, but just a thought of wondering where the term *man Up* came from...
The 2nd part of my post focuses on men's responsibilities & what society has come to expect & accept from them. Most men are aware of the joys & woes of bringing a child into the world, or at least my hubby was. I bring up this topic because I notice more & more women accepting & expecting less than stellar help from their mates. My husband is very helpful when he chooses, if he has other things he wants or needs to do than he's obviously a little on the less side. This is my situation: what I've noticed is when venting or discussing my husband with my mother or in law, in way of him not helping or stepping up to a sick baby or just being lack luster in general, both women go on to explain how his father or my father really didn't help that much. My mother often explains how when I was sick she still drove an hour away as a teacher to take me with her instead of leaving me home with my *off from work* father; his mother explains how many times he would be up at night & she was the one to pace the floor with him or how her food would be constantly cold because she allowed everyone else to eat & would have to take her dinner home when they dined out. I don't find this acceptable & I actually fairly or unfairly expect more of my husband, he was no dummy to the work that comes with having a baby so I expect nothing less than his best & I'll give my best as well. This is just something that has been on my mind because I hear a lot of stories of this just being the way men are & I don't find it to be cool.
That ends my rant & my blog thought process today, just something on my mind & I promise not to bring it up again.
This post came about as my dear poor husband has been sickly last night & today. He seems to have some tummy bug although he says its "food poisoning", unfortunately I've been to FPville & know what it feels like & this is not it. He started by getting sick last night & missing work then continued by having me take him to the Urgent Care today, staying in bed, & missing work again today. I honestly feel badly for him because he (like the majority of men) does not handle sickness well, I say this as I had gall stones which led to a gall bladder removal in May. If you've ever had stones you know what I'm talking about & I had to continuously care for my son through the pain because my hubby works 2nd shift & there was no one to help; in addition to this I was caring for my little one the same afternoon after I had surgery. Not saying that he isn't feeling well, but just a thought of wondering where the term *man Up* came from...
The 2nd part of my post focuses on men's responsibilities & what society has come to expect & accept from them. Most men are aware of the joys & woes of bringing a child into the world, or at least my hubby was. I bring up this topic because I notice more & more women accepting & expecting less than stellar help from their mates. My husband is very helpful when he chooses, if he has other things he wants or needs to do than he's obviously a little on the less side. This is my situation: what I've noticed is when venting or discussing my husband with my mother or in law, in way of him not helping or stepping up to a sick baby or just being lack luster in general, both women go on to explain how his father or my father really didn't help that much. My mother often explains how when I was sick she still drove an hour away as a teacher to take me with her instead of leaving me home with my *off from work* father; his mother explains how many times he would be up at night & she was the one to pace the floor with him or how her food would be constantly cold because she allowed everyone else to eat & would have to take her dinner home when they dined out. I don't find this acceptable & I actually fairly or unfairly expect more of my husband, he was no dummy to the work that comes with having a baby so I expect nothing less than his best & I'll give my best as well. This is just something that has been on my mind because I hear a lot of stories of this just being the way men are & I don't find it to be cool.
That ends my rant & my blog thought process today, just something on my mind & I promise not to bring it up again.
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