Checking In

FOCUS THIS WEEK: Spend quality time with friends, family and especially Mr. LL. So far so good!

My daily tasks are:

• Make the bed EVERY DAY. 
• Put away the clean dishes in the morning.
• Spend 10 minutes a day on dishes.
• Do something laundry related every day.
• 10 minute pick up before bed.
• Journal Today was the first day this week that I actually got around to doing this and meditating. 😕
• Meditate

For my weekly tasks:

• Clean the bathroom
• Dust 
• Walk 4 days a week. Didn't walk Monday because I was getting over a cold/allergies. Didn't walk yesterday because it was Mardi Gras (didn't do much of anything out of the house, actually). Was going to walk today, but slept through BOTH of our alarms. Meh.

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GETTING READY FOR BABY

PHASE #1: COMPLETE

• Get organized. 
• Clean out the crib space. 

PHASE #2: COMPLETE

• Get the crib + changing table assembled. 
• Wash all the baby clothes/blankets/etc. 

PHASE #3:

• Make appointment with pediatrician. 
• Buy a few more maternity pieces. – Check.
• Buy a couple of nursing bras. – With all the parades that have been going on around here, it's been hard to go shopping. Now that they are all done, I'm hoping to get this done on Saturday.
• Baby showers – Baby shower this Sunday! 

Allen The Alligator on SALE!

Hey! So, to get rid of this box of books that I have taking up space AND to help us cover the stupid high costs of having a baby, I'm putting what inventory I have of the children's book I illustrated up for sale! Normally each book is $15, but I just want them out of my life! So they are $10/copy (signed by me!) PLUS free shipping if you use the code LAZYBABY when you place your order.

So please, if you can, we'd greatly appreciate the help! And if you can't/don't want to buy a book right now, I get it! Please share this post and this sale with others!

Thanks!

Getting Ready for Baby: Phase Three

Phase #1 & #2 are done! And now I'm having a REAL hard time figuring out what to do for Phase #3. I think this one is going to be less physical or home specific, because there are some things I need to get done. Things like making appointments with doctors, buying maternity/nursing clothes for myself, stuff like that.

PHASE #1:

• Get organized. 
• Clean out the crib space. 

PHASE #2:

• Get the crib + changing table assembled. 
• Wash all the baby clothes/blankets/etc. 

PHASE #3:

• Make appointment with pediatrician. 
• Buy a few more maternity pieces. (I did get some maternity pants this past weekend.)
• Buy a couple of nursing bras.
• Baby shower(s)

As of this posting, I only have one baby shower in my calendar. My friends and D&D crew are throwing us one and I'm really looking forward to it. Don't know if my work is planning on doing one for me, they've done them for all the ladies who have been pregnant since I've been here, but I don't expect anything.