tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22100142463580208812024-03-13T11:49:04.276-07:00All Over the MapFrom one thing to another to another. All things random from inside my head.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-51206839109932074252014-01-01T16:55:00.001-08:002014-01-01T16:55:52.428-08:008 monthsWhere the heck have I been for the last 8 months? Around, just not here.<br />
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I'm not making any new years resolutions this year, but I am going to set some goals for this year. One of them is coming back to blogging. I jokingly thought I would turn this into a 'I tried this pinterest idea' blog since I have tried so many recipes from there, but I think I will stick to this being random.<br />
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It's funny how I have so many ideas swimming through my head for blog posts right now but when it comes to writing, I tend to get 'writers block'.<br />
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Anyway, Happy New Year! Here's to a great one!<br />
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-79949820424203255172013-04-27T07:25:00.000-07:002013-04-27T07:25:11.678-07:00Debating....Right now at this point in my life, I am really debating a lot of things in my head. I think since I am writing this post, one of the main things I am debating is if I want to continue blogging at all. I originally started this blog to just keep an online diary of sorts as many people do. I know it is mostly for myself anyway and I don't mind that hardly anyone reads it, but I just don't know if I feel like I want to continue. I have only written a few posts in the last 6 or 7 months because I feel like I never have time!<br />
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The last two years of my life have basically just been crazy, crazy, crazy! Two major moves to different states, 2 new jobs for me, 3 for my husband, and just the normal stuff you do everyday fit in with all of that. Oh, and don't forget the 4 year old and the dog! These two years also included two major illnesses for me that resulted in hospital stays - which of course included large bills also. I told my mom recently that I have never felt so unorganized in my entire life! My office is a mess, my bedroom is a mess, my basement is a mess, the kitchen is a mess. You get the idea. I know a lot of it is laziness on my part, but I also have a husband who doesn't enjoy organizing much. He's good at cleaning, but our house isn't that 'dirty', just messy and unorganized with stuff everywhere.<br />
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We moved into this house in December and I have never gotten a handle on all that needs to be done in this house. I do realize getting a house where you want it can take years, partially due to money. I am not rich and cannot just go the store and pick out these pieces of art for the wall and this sofa table and those new lamps and pillows and organizing bins, etc. <br />
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A major reason this house isn't organized is because when you start a new job, you don't have a lot of paid time off and unfortunately for me, I get sick more than the average person, so I end up using a lot of my time being sick and laying around doing nothing at home because I am sick. I would love to take a full week off this year sometime and just do house projects and organizing. I don't know if that will happen, especially if we want to take a real vacation. I don't have two full weeks left this year for time off so I will have to choose wisely what I want to do with my time.<br />
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Add to all of the above the fact that I am in a job that I do not love, nor like. I've been pretty lucky in the past to work in jobs that I enjoyed, and it's really hard for me to adjust to a job that I have no passion for. I still try to do my best everyday at my job and don't slack off just because I don't enjoy the work. I want to get a promotion or move to a different department and the only way I will get to do that is by being great at what I do now. It's been so draining for me and I come home from work every night and just want to do nothing. I feel emotionally and physically exhausted every day. That in turn makes me want to do nothing around the house, which just adds to my problem daily.<br />
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I know I have to be the one to make changes and no one can do it for me, but it is so hard! It's sad because we have a lovely house, but it doesn't look so lovely right now due to the clutter. We are going to have a garage sale in a few weeks to try and get rid of some clutter and also earn a little money. I know I just need to make a decision every day to do a few things to work on my house. Even when I am tired, if I can just tell myself that I need to get 2 things on my to do list done, I will have accomplished something and feel better, even if I only spent 15 minutes.<br />
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So back to my list of debatable things. The major things I am debating right now are:<br />
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This blog<br />
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My health (what am I really going to do - I have to do something, but when and how?)<br />
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I am one of those people where my mind rarely turns off and I do have trouble falling asleep sometimes because I think too much. I over analyze things and that gets me in to trouble. When I have too long of a to do list (like I do now) I paralyze myself because I don't know where to start or what the most important thing to do is. I feel so stuck right now and don't feel I know how to get moving.<br />
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I feel like someday I will get it together, but it's not today and it's probably not this week. I think it's going to have to start with those to do lists and prioritizing them and then breaking them down into easy pieces. I know myself well enough to know this is the only way I will every get anything done. So, on that note, I better go start working! I will get better at this and I will eventually have my life and my house more organized!!<br />
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<br />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-52651478215919748422013-03-03T17:40:00.001-08:002013-03-03T17:40:55.398-08:00Back again<p dir=ltr>I guess I thought getting back to blogging would be easier than it has been. I had good intentions of writing more posts but time has once again gotten away from me. </p>
<p dir=ltr>There isn't too much new in my life right now. We got settled into our house. We were actually slacking quite a bit on the organizing and putting away front but decided to have a super bowl party at our house so that was the motivation we needed to get our stuff together and put away once and for all!  Our house has stayed pretty nice since then. </p>
<p dir=ltr>There are some things we want to do to and with the house but that will just come with time (and money - haha).  We have done some painting but want to do more. We have a few outdoor projects to do also once spring rolls around. </p>
<p dir=ltr>We just bought an eliptical and it was delivered today. I did my first workout on it and my legs were tired!  I'm so out of shape but looking forward to putting in more effort and losing some weight before summer. I'm just tired of not feeling good about myself and feeling tired all the time!  Time for a change. </p>
<p dir=ltr>My job is ok but not what I want to do long term. I've been thinking about looking at other jobs but we will see. </p>
<p dir=ltr>That's about it for now. Here is a picture of our new eliptical. </p>
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I think I have a little bit of an excuse though because the last month was spent preparing for Christmas so not near as much attention was paid to cleaning and organizing our house as it should have been.<br />
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I can't believe we have been back in Nebraska (our home state) for 3 1/2 months already! In some ways it doesn't feel that real or permanent yet, but I know in my heart that it is. <br />
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And just for fun, here are two pictures of our new house. Doesn't look like too much, but we really like it, it is pretty big inside and we live in a nice neighborhood, not too far from where we lived before so we know and like this area of town. We are so thrilled to be back after nearly two years away!<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-38347271729757233582012-09-01T08:48:00.001-07:002012-09-01T08:48:37.953-07:00MovingIt is official - we are moving back to Nebraska! I knew we were going to be moving at some point in the next few months, but since our house sold and I was offered a job yesterday, we are for sure heading back now in the next two to three weeks! Todd doesn't have a job yet but has a few good prospects. I am sure he will find a job soon. We will very temporarily live with my parents and then move to an apartment for a short time until we find a house to buy. <br />
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We are very excited as we didn't really ever want to move anyway. We moved for Todd's job and it's been nearly two years since we moved. We missed being by family and friends so much and just all things about Nebraska. We wanted to move back and figured that would have a two to three year plan from this last summer but we found out that the real estate market was majorly on the rise here and decided to see if we could sell our house and if so, that would be a clue for us to move back sooner.<br />
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We listed out house for sale and before our house even showed online as being for sale, we had two showings. We had five showings within 4 days and within those four days we had two offers on our house, one for full asking price that we accepted. We have made it through inspection and we have three weeks until we close. <br />
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We will more than likely be out of the house about a week before closing so we can move all of our stuff back to Nebraska. We will have to get a storage unit until we move into a house and coordinating that with moving into an apartment and getting the right stuff to the right place will be a challenge for sure.<br />
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We are excited and know the next few weeks will be stressful, but it will all be worth it in the end. The things I am looking forward to the most are holidays and birthdays with the whole family. It was s little depressing being alone the last two Christmas's. No more! We can't wait to be back!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-67431219025357816432012-08-17T21:33:00.001-07:002012-08-17T21:33:18.620-07:004 Days!!So the last post I wrote had a picture of our 'for sale' sign in our front yard. <br />
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After 4 days (actually closer to 3 since the listing didn't show online on the first day), we had two offers on our house and one of the two was exactly what we were hoping for so we accepted right away! <br />
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We are planning on moving back to Nebraska and now all we have to do us find jobs!! <br />
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Can't believe the house sold so fast!! The next month will be a whirlwind for sure since we close in just over a month. Either we find jobs and move right away or we get an apartment and stay here for a short time until we find jobs. We will just have to wait and see what happens. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-44049166221414620262012-08-14T10:26:00.001-07:002012-08-14T10:26:35.103-07:00On our way out......Well, we are trying to sell our house! The market is good and we stand to make a good profit after only owning the house about a year and a half! <br />
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I don't have a lot going on today since all of our family and friends are back in Nebraska doing fun stuff including shooting off fireworks while we are here in Colorado where all fireworks are banned. :(<br />
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Todd is also working so I think I am going to take the kiddo to the pool soon. It opens at 1 and closes at 5 so I think we will go for 2-3 hours, come home and I will shower and get ready for the evening. We may go out to dinner and then to see one of the few major fireworks displays that was not cancelled in the Denver area. I understand why they cancelled so many -it's a huge fire risk because it is so dry here, but it still makes me sad for so little going on because I guess that is just what I am used to and fireworks were a tradition for me for years just like it is for a lot of people.<br />
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Hope everyone out there has a happy and safe day!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-76778903229450201112012-06-29T08:59:00.001-07:002012-07-04T10:29:51.651-07:00StrugglingAll I can say is, I am having issues. Lots of them.<br />
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My health is not the best. I have been feeling down. <br />
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I'm in a rut. Why are things so hard sometimes? Why can't life just be easy?<br />
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I know I'm the one who has to change my attitude and my behavior - no one else will do it for me.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-49096564226135769072012-06-19T10:45:00.000-07:002012-07-04T10:30:01.415-07:00What If????I've been thinking a lot lately. I've always been a thinker. Sometimes I get in my own head too much. Anyway, I've been thinking about my life, my job, being a mother and what I want from life going forward.<br />
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And all the while, I come up with a lot of 'what if's'. I hate that I think so much sometimes, but I just can't help it. These are the things that have been on my mind.<br />
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- What if I never have another child? Will one feel like enough? Will I feel incomplete? Will Xander grow up to be normal with no siblings?<br />
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- What if I don't have another baby and never have a daughter? How will I feel? Will I wander through the rest of my life looking at cute dresses and headbands and shoes and think 'I will never get to dress a little girl in this adorable stuff'?<br />
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- What if I get fired from my job? I don't think this is something that will really happen, but every once in a while I wonder and I hate this thought. What would I do?<br />
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- What if I can never get a really good, long term handle on my diabetes? Will I die young and leave my child without a mother? What will happen if I am in poor control? <br />
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- What if Todd loses his job? What would we do? What would he do? Would we survive?<br />
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- What if we never move back to Nebraska? Will I be happy here or someone else for the rest of my life? I can't imagine never living in Nebraska again. It's my home and I'm not sure I could stay away forever.<br />
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- What if I never really lose the weight I want to lose and stay this size the rest of my life? Can I be happy anyway? Will I always be depressed and feel bad about myself?<br />
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- What will I do without my parents and Todd without his parents? I know our parents are aging, but I don't want to think about them getting older or losing any of them. I don't know what we would do.<br />
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That's all. I just wanted to get those thoughts out of my head. I know everything will be ok and you can't live you life worrying about the bad things that could happen. We should live each day like it's our last and not worry about the next day. Planning is ok, but dreading is bad. I just need to keep telling myself that.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-58377694255436877292012-06-02T12:41:00.001-07:002012-07-04T10:30:27.900-07:00Xander's (super late) 3 year picsHere is just a sample of the pictures we had taken for Xander's late 3 year pictures. Actually, we didn't even have 2 year pictures taken of him because that is when we moved to Colorado and it kinda slipped through the cracks. Oops! Mom fail right there.<br />
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Anyway, the person who took them is my best friend's older sister. She hasn't been doing pictures that long but she is awesome! I can't wait to see the rest of them!<br />
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They were taken in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska in the Haymarket. I thought that would be an awesome place for some pictures and as you can see, they did turn out great!<br />
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We are having a garage sale today and Todd is working it today and then tomorrow we will both work it. Hoping to clear a lot of junk!!<br />
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The weekend is supposed to be nice and cool but there is supposed to be some rain so we will see how that works with our garage sale. <br />
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Here's a few random pictures that I wanted to share. <br />
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Xander wearing a Santa hat in May (and yes in a pull up - still not potty trained fully - argh).<br />
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We finally got a small patio set this weekend which is something we've wanted for a while! We waited and this set went on mega clearance and we also got Todd's discount so it was an awesome deal! Finally a place to sit and relax in the evenings or while the kiddo plays outside. I wasn't originally thinking I would want something with much color but I really like the blue!<br />
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- Xander and I were outside in the backyard yesterday, he playing in his new pool and me trying to get some sun. Let's just say I got a little too much. I'm not badly burned but a little pink. The kiddo is good since I put sunscreen all over him.<br />
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- I finally started working on my two project life kits. I bought one to use for last year and one for this year. I had a ton of pictures from last year and a lot of ideas for the layouts, but just haven't had the time to get to it. I am way behind this year, but love the simplicity of the format so I should be able to catch up quickly, especially since I have a week of vacation at the end of the month (actually longer than a week). <br />
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- Speaking of my vacation, I am debating about whether or not I should head back to Nebraska for part of the time off. I keep going back and forth. On the one hand, I love seeing family and it is always relaxing to be a guest at someone else's house instead of always worrying about your own house. On the other hand, I could get SO much more done if I stay home the whole time including lots of rest, several house projects, lots of scrapbooking and lots of one on one time with Xander which is so important. I think I need to do a good old fashioned pro and con list to figure it out!<br />
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- My job is getting better after being so crazy and stressful for the last 6 months. I have actually had the last two weekends off in a row and my job is supposed to be Monday - Friday! I have worked so many weekends I have lost count. I shouldn't complain because I have a good job that pays well, but I guess I didn't realize that I would work quite so much. Anyway, we have a new guy and he is doing awesome and making my job so much easier. I think the job will finally be what it should be within another month or so when everything is back to normal.<br />
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- It is may 6th and I still haven't painted my toenails yet! I am not a big fan of pedicures, mostly because I don't have the time for them and I don't like paying for them, but normally I do my own toes. It is on the agenda for today.<br />
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- I'm a little frustrated that my almost 3 1/2 year old still isn't fully potty trained. He does good for the most part and pretty much stays dry/clean all day at daycare. He actually struggles more at home in the evenings and on weekends. I know he will fully get it eventually, but man I wish it was over.<br />
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- I need a new car! Ok, not really, but I really want want! I could go on and on about why I want/think I need a new car, but really, I just want a different type, not just a new one. We have two cars and we really want an SUV. There are so many things we can't fit in our cars that we should be able to if we get an SUV.<br />
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- I joined Weight Watchers a week ago. My second weigh in, the scale said I was down 5.2 pounds. Not sure how that is possible as I had a horrible first week, but I will take it! I am already struggling again this week, but am committed to do better than last week (not weight loss wise, just eating better). I also have to get the motivation to start working out again!<br />
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- My iPhone had a decent crack in it, but I took it to the Apple store and they replaced it for me for free! I was so excited since this was my first phone and I had it for about 6 months and got the crack within the first week I had it. I'm not sure why they replaced it free, but I was thrilled they did! So now I just have to order a better case for it so I don't crack it again!<br />
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- It's pretty sad when you know all of the words to all of the songs on the Nick Jr. channel. I wonder if my kiddo watches too many cartoons???? :)<br />
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- I got Invisalign on my teeth (invisible braces) a little over a month ago. It's going pretty well with minimal pain and I am just trying to be patient with it realizing that the results will take a while. But I am thrilled to know that by Christmas I will have pretty teeth for the first time in my life! Some people said my teeth weren't that bad and they weren't compared to what they could have been, but I didn't like them and was always self conscious of them. After this is done, I won't be! I got to see the scan of what my teeth should look like at the end and I'm so excited!!<br />
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- I got a new Coach purse a week or so ago. I hadn't bought one in a while and it is always fun to get something new! I love the new purse I got and it is exactly what I wanted. I am pretty picky with purses and only want certain styles and colors and I am happy with my choice. I feel like I have to make a good choice every time because I carry the same purse for a long time and use it to death!<br />
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- That's all I got. There isn't too much exciting going on now, but I am pretty sure this summer will be awesome. I have a lot of plans and ideas and hoping I can make it a super fun/memorable summer. Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-34553583239472829472012-04-09T08:09:00.000-07:002012-04-09T08:09:12.133-07:00I'm Still HereSo I've really gotten out of this whole 'blogging' thing recently. It feels like everything else has come first. <br />
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I have so much going on that when I even think about writing, something else comes up.<br />
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Here I sit, the day after Easter with a sick kiddo. He has pink eye and some form of cold I think. I am planning on taking him to the doctor and working from home later. It's good to be able to work from home, but bad timing for Xander to be sick because I have an audit coming up in two weeks and have so much to do! I don't think we are going to be completely ready even if I work a million hours before then.<br />
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Anyway, I have so many things I want to do with my 'free' time but I really won't have much for the next 3-4 weeks due to work. After that, I am finally taking some time off. I want to take a week off of work to just sleep in, do work around the house and just do things I want to do which includes shopping for lots of household stuff like paint, decorations and some outdoor decor items too. I never have to really browse and I want to look at stores during the week when it's not such a zoo so I have time and things aren't so rushed. I feel like my project list is about a mile long. While not all of the things on the list are must do items, many of them are things I really want to do sooner than later and have been on my list for a while.<br />
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I know I have said this before, but now we have lived in our house for over a year and I feel like it is not really even close to what I want it to look like. Granted, everything I want to do or change takes money and even if I had the time, it's not like we may have had the money for all of it, but I know I could have done a lot of things by now if I had more time to plan. I'm just ready for a break. <br />
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In other life news, this is totally TMI, but Xander is mostly potty trained now (he was pretty slow to learn) but the funny part is, he has the number 2 down better than the number 1 and that usually comes later! Either way, he is close and I am proud of his progress. We changed daycares a few weeks ago and I think the old daycare was part of the reason he wasn't doing so well. Hard to explain, but he has been doing much better at the new place.<br />
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Otherwise, life is just busy! I had posted previously about the project life kits I had gotten but I haven't barely touched them and I haven't printed a single picture for the year yet (yikes - I am over three months behind), but I feel like it wouldn't take long to catch up, which is part of why I want some time off so bad. I want to be able to catch up on scrapbooks along with all of my house projects.<br />
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I plan to write more in the near future, but we will see.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-13117994466205849802012-03-13T21:44:00.001-07:002012-03-13T21:44:45.484-07:00What a week!It's been one of those weeks already! <br />
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I was sick last Friday with a stomach bug and haven't felt 'right' since then. Todd has had a nasty cold for a few days too. <br />
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Then my daycare lady texts me in the middle of the night Sunday saying her kids are sick. She then calls in on me for today also. I understand that kids get sick, but she wanted to charge me for both days even though she couldn't take my kid. I wouldn't be bothered if she called in but didn't charge me. If I have to take my kid somewhere else, then I have to pay double! I told the lady that it was time for us to put in our notice as she asks for three weeks. She got all mad at me and told me she was offended! She said that her other parents were supportive and that she didn't need someone making her feel bad. But I had to make a decision based on my own needs and the needs of my family. I have to have reliable daycare and she just wasn't reliable enough. What's sad is that she was nice and I think she was nice to my son, but we've had more than one issue with her and it was time to move on. I won't go into the other issues but it was enough to make the decision pretty easy. <br />
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Luckily I found a new daycare right away. Xander will start there tomorrow and I'm hoping he does ok with the change. I am sure he will but it was an abrupt cutoff for him so I'm hoping he's not too confused or upset. <br />
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Ugh. That was not fun as the lady was clearly not happy with me. I tried not to let it get to me and I had to look at it somewhat like a business decision because Todd and I both work pretty demanding jobs and need to have reliable daycare. The new place has longer hours too so that is good. <br />
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Hoping the rest of the week goes better!!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-10269556138646334052012-02-21T21:50:00.001-08:002012-02-21T21:50:23.029-08:00My crazy lifeHow is it that more than a month has gone by since I wrote? I know I've been busy but I guess I feel the way I always have. That my life is just not that interesting. There's probably only about one new thing with me. <br />
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I'm finally going to get invisalign for my teeth. I have wanted to get it for at least five years and this is the first year I feel like financially I've been able to do it. I wonder what it will feel like to have straight, pretty teeth for the first time in my life!? I can't wait. My consult is march 5th and hopefully I will start soon after. <br />
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Oh I lied. One more new thing. I have two small cavities that I am having filled next week. I've never had a cavity in my life until now! I'm not concerned about it so no big deal. It's just a first. <br />
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On the subject of life moving too fast, I'm excited to start my project life kits soon. My biggest challenge is taking and ordering the pictures. I have the kits and the pages and albums and just need to get started. <br />
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That's all I got!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-49834821920625188002012-01-17T19:50:00.001-08:002012-07-04T10:32:07.832-07:00Project Life kits!I got my two Becky Higgins project life kits today. Woohoo!! I have been terrible about doing scrapbooks the last year or so and I'm hoping these kits make it easier. I just need two albums and some of the page protectors. They are out of some of the ones I want so I will have to wait for them to come in but there are a couple of styles I can order now. Can't wait to start! <br />
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I woke up with a stomach ache.<br />
I realized that I basically just threw $100+ down the toilet because I didn't use my contact lens prescription benefit before the year was over so I lost it. <br />
I'm so slow getting going that I haven't gotten anything done today. I have so much I want to get done. <br />
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I know those are just minor annoyances, but the money one gets me. When you are resolving to be smarter about money, stuff like the above mentioned situation just sucks.<br />
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I know things could always be worse and I am looking forward to things going better and making better decisions and choosing to stay positive this year. <br />
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To make sure I am actually getting stuff done that I need to get done, I am going to quit wasting time on the computer now and go be more productive. :)Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-80528277434388222742011-12-31T18:06:00.000-08:002011-12-31T18:06:52.201-08:00The end of 2011 or ready for the new yearI can't believe this is the last day of 2011! This year has once again gone faster than any before it. I think the fact that we moved to Colorado this year and I had a new job and then a promotion was a big part of it.<br />
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I'm a little sad to say goodbye to another year as I am a year older and not really any wiser. There are a lot of things that I didn't accomplish this year that I wanted to. I guess that gives me some bigger goals for the new year.<br />
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Anyway, this will be word vomit about things we did this year, things I wished we had done and things I really want to do in the new year. I will number this post for my own sake to keep it organized.<br />
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1. Thinking back to the beginning of 2011, instead of choosing resolutions, I did that new thing people talk about and instead of resolutions, had 'one word' for 2011. My word was 'blame'. I wanted to stop blaming everyone else for my own problems or for things I was mad about. Particularly, it is easy to blame your spouse when things go wrong. I think that was my main challenge - not blaming Todd for things that I am upset about. And it's tough to look back and realize that you didn't really do what you wanted with your goal. That is to say that I don't feel I did that good of a job at not blaming other people. As I was thinking about my new word for 2012, it did make me think more about my 2011 word and then it made me think about how I didn't change as much as I wanted to in this respect.<br />
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- Specifically, I think there are many things that I am unhappy about that make me take out my current frustration on others. Not having enough money is easy to take out on your spouse. Being overweight and having no confidence makes it easy to feel insecure and generally in a bad mood and take it out on your spouse. It's easy to be stressed at your job when you are working a ton and once again, to take it out on your spouse or to blame them when something goes wrong.<br />
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2. My new word for 2012 is 'commit'. If I am going to start something, I need to complete it and commit to getting it done. I feel like there are so many things I have started that I have never finished. I need to look at all situations and decide if I want to do it bad enough to commit to it.<br />
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- A few examples of things I want to do this coming year, but have to commit to:<br />
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- I've got to lose weight once and for all. I don't want to do it for vanity (though feeling good about yourself is great). I need to do it for my health. And on that note....<br />
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- I need to take permanent control of my diabetes. This is so much bigger of a deal than I have made it. I only have one life and one body and I have to take care of myself and my body so I hopefully live a long time. I keep thinking about my son and how I want him to have a mom well into his adulthood and the only way that will happen is if I take care of myself now and for the rest of my life. I have made some steps in the right direction, but need to work even harder next year.<br />
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- I need to commit to my education and my job to make it as far as I can in my field. I think I will have to just suck it up and take another exam for work and once that is over, I want to look into going back to school. I feel like I have done amazingly well in my field without a college degree, but feel like it is time to at least get an associates degree. I could have that within 2 years and then if I want to keep going, I could have a bachelor's degree in another 2 years. This is something I have been putting off for a long time but my company has such a good tuition reimbursement program, that it is hard to pass up.<br />
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- I need to commit to organizing my house and keeping it clean. I know that so much of my stress comes from our house always being a mess and not being able to find things because things get lost due to the mess that is always everywhere in our house. I don't think there is one room in our house that is fully organized right now and it drives me crazy. I want to feel like most of our house is organized most of the time. Right now I feel like most of our house is in chaos most of the time and if a room is clean or organized, it is not the norm. <br />
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- This one may seem cheesy, but I need to commit to preserving our memories, no matter what they are. I have pictures that are everywhere, with no organization. I have scrapbooks that I have started and never finished and need to get those done and catch up on photos and albums. Even if I don't do scrapbooks for all of our pictures, if I at least put them in regular albums, I will feel a lot more organized. I would like to do some scrapbooking on a regular basis, but at least need to get caught up on what I have.<br />
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3. Looking back on this last year, there were some great times and some not so great times.<br />
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- Buying a house we love in Aurora, Colorado after we moved here late last year and lived in a corporate apartment. We didn't get to look at many houses and we were rushed to pick one and we feel very lucky that we really like our house. We feel like we learned some lessons from our first house and did apply them to what we wanted for a second house.<br />
- Xander continues to be a healthy, growing toddler. That is not really just one great thing, but in general we are so blessed to have him and he turned 3 in November. He has changed so much this year and is such a joy to us, even when he is challenging us.<br />
- After being in my position less than one year, I was promoted to the manager of my department when my old boss left. In less than a year I almost doubled my salary (including what I was paid when I was back in Omaha). I don't say this to brag but to remind myself how lucky I really am. I may even be overpaid. :)<br />
- Easter at our house with several of Todd's relatives. We met some of his relatives this year that I had never met before and he hadn't seen since he was a child.<br />
- Several visits from Todd's parents and my parents. These are definitely highlights of our year since we moved away from all of our family and don't get to seem that all that often. We also made a few trips back to Nebraska to see family and that was great too, even if the trips were rushed.<br />
- We did several fun things since moving to Denver. We wanted to enjoy the things that Denver had to offer as soon as we could in case for some reason we end up moving again. We went to the Christmas lights at the zoo last year right when we moved here, went to see the railroad museum and to a railroad theme park called Tiny Town, both for Xander since he loves trains, we've both been to a few Rockies games and went to our first pro football game seeing the Broncos play the Lions (who we were rooting for), we got a family membership to the Denver Children's Museum for Xander, we went on a hike early in the spring, drove to Breckenridge this summer to sight see, drove to Estes Park this fall also to sight see and have experienced a few new restaurants and have enjoyed shopping at Ikea - which we didn't have back in Nebraska. <br />
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- Moving away from family. Even though we were excited for a new adventure, it is hard to move away from your family and friends. It was also very stressful with both of us already living in a new state and trying to sell our house back home as well as get it all packed up and moved. <br />
- My new job. Yeah I know it is positive too, but along with the promotion has come a ton of stress. I spent a lot of time working and not as much time with my son. For a while, I could tell that Xander was missing me with how much I was working. The bad part is, we are still behind at work and January will hopefully slow down a little bit, but will still be busy and I will still have to work more than I want to.<br />
- Todd's job being stressful too. We both had a tough year at our jobs, but we are both thankful that we are employed.<br />
- Our money situation never seems to go as we hope. I guess that is just life but it seems like we just can't catch a break sometimes and something expensive always seems to come up. We plan on working hard on our finances next year, but it was a hard year for us.<br />
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4. We are looking forward to the new year and a fresh start. There are more things we want to do in Colorado including going to the mountains more, possibly hiking a few of them. We also look forward to having more time with our son (mostly me) and doing fun activities with him as he gets older. We also want to do some more projects around our house to get it the way we would like it such as changing out light fixtures, changing a couple of faucets, touch up painting, painting a few rooms and some other small things. We also have a list a mile long that 'if we have the money for' we would like to purchase. We need a new computer desk, a new kitchen table, a new entertainment center for the family room and a few other things. I guess you just save up and buy one at a time as you can. I think it will be fun to continue working on our house and having it feel more 'complete'.<br />
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5. It all starts tomorrow! I hope that everyone has a great new year and stays healthy and happy!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-41371938906091840752011-12-24T09:40:00.001-08:002011-12-24T09:40:38.133-08:00Merry Christmas and a few randomsI'm like a kid I tell you! I love Christmas and now that I have my own child it is so much more fun. <br />
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I can't wait for tonight and tomorrow and for the look on Xander's face. I don't care about what Todd got me or what I got him. I'm just excited for Xander!!<br />
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I'm not even sure how things will go tonight and tomorrow as this is our first Christmas all alone. We will just have to create our own traditions. <br />
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I'm going to do my best not to think about work this weekend, but it will be hard since I have so much to do when I get back. <br />
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My house is a mess and Christmas presents haven't even been opened!! I am going to get cleaning done today so we don't start out behind. I want Xander to be able to open his toys and not lose any pieces of his toys right away because the living room is already a mess. <br />
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I need about three weeks off from work to get some projects done around the house. I have 100 things in mind, but no time to get them done. O won't be taking any time off soon, but hopefully in a month or two. <br />
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Now is also the time I think about new years goals. I know some general ones but need to get more specific but will have to think about it. <br />
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Looking forward to tonight and the next two days!!<br />
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Merry Christmas!<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210014246358020881.post-11499434910767027832011-12-03T21:32:00.001-08:002011-12-03T21:34:07.176-08:00My silly boy.I just love my little man (but what mommy doesn't live their kiddo?). <br />
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He is at such a fun age - minus not being potty trained yet and the few moments of extreme defiance. But he is just so cute and so much fun with the stuff he is doing and learning. <br />
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A couple of pics to demonstrate my silly little boy. <br />
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We celebrated with my parents in town on Sunday night and then last night we took X to his first movie! He enjoyed it I think! <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0251wS0yzPA/TswVj4lcDVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/whXOVtAu19A/s640/blogger-image-1042545028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0251wS0yzPA/TswVj4lcDVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/whXOVtAu19A/s640/blogger-image-1042545028.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-agBDGjvnbOw/TswVkXOCLVI/AAAAAAAAAKc/I7E_PNFaZhY/s640/blogger-image-185412330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-agBDGjvnbOw/TswVkXOCLVI/AAAAAAAAAKc/I7E_PNFaZhY/s640/blogger-image-185412330.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-URbgu3oyAUE/TswVlLGeR_I/AAAAAAAAAKk/jVZKB0MxPqk/s640/blogger-image-1492036030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-URbgu3oyAUE/TswVlLGeR_I/AAAAAAAAAKk/jVZKB0MxPqk/s640/blogger-image-1492036030.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kkXWwdwOo0A/TswVlnk90QI/AAAAAAAAAKs/BisSUajNxkE/s640/blogger-image-452543484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kkXWwdwOo0A/TswVlnk90QI/AAAAAAAAAKs/BisSUajNxkE/s640/blogger-image-452543484.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CsLkrDnEHas/TswVmDBGJvI/AAAAAAAAAK0/polGz_yuHj8/s640/blogger-image--1576342697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CsLkrDnEHas/TswVmDBGJvI/AAAAAAAAAK0/polGz_yuHj8/s640/blogger-image--1576342697.jpg" /></a></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05910986131516689371noreply@blogger.com2