Every job has its ups and downs. Recently I've been experiencing some of the downs of being a stay-at-home-mom. Grace has a bad cold. We ended up taking her to the doctor on Monday. She has an ear infection and a bad cough. A couple of times she has coughed so hard that she ends up spitting up! This morning as I was holding my crying baby girl and she proceeded to throw up in my lap, I thought, "This sucks." Thankfully, Grace seems to be feeling better already. She was playing, smiling and now she is taking a good long nap. A nap that ended up being poorly timed.... Just as I was coming down the stairs from laying Grace down, I … [Read more...]
Vinegar vs. Bathroom Grime
I’m not sure what the problem is with our water. It leaves behind a residue and makes it nearly impossible to keep our bathroom looking clean. Is the problem hard water? Well, whatever it is, I don’t like it. However, I found the magic solution to my problem: Vinegar to the rescue! Simply soak a paper towel in regular vinegar. Place the wet paper towel on the problem spot and let it sit for at least 15 minutes. Then wipe the surface clean. We have a problem with grime building up on our cold water faucet at the sink. When we turn off the water after washing our hands, water drips down and the grime slowly builds up. Check out these … [Read more...]
The 200 Sit-Ups Challenge
On November 16, 2009 I started the 200 Sit-ups challenge. I found out about it from a Facebook status that my cousin Sarah posted. The goal of the challenge is to be able to do 200 sit-ups (crunches actually) at the end of a 6 week conditioning period. All it takes is about 30 minutes a week to follow their program. Six weeks later and you have become a crunching machine! I asked my Facebook friends to join me so that I would stay motivated. We started the program on November 16th. It is now 12 weeks later and I am on week 4… I think. I don’t know what my problem is, but I just can’t seem to remember to do these stupid … [Read more...]
Blog Envy
My wonderful sister sent me a very helpful link yesterday. A mommy blogger was writing all about blogging tips. I had fun reading through all the advice and tips. However, later in the evening I realized that I was in a pretty bad mood. It wasn’t until I was laying in bed that I realized the source of my bad attitude. I was experiencing blog envy. There are a lot of stay-at-home moms out there who are serious bloggers. Like – making MONEY by blogging bloggers! I read several of them and really truly enjoy it. However, yesterday I was hit with some major blog envy. My goal with this blog isn’t to make money from it. It is to have fun! It is … [Read more...]
2 Major Accomplishments!
Yesterday I had a major accomplishment. After weeks and weeks of neglecting this task I FINALLY did it! Drum roll please! I threw out my mini pumpkin and gourds! I bought these in September to decorate beside my mailbox. For the past four months my poor mailman has had to look at these things everyday! However, I finally threw them out on January 27th. Why did it take me so long to get rid of these? Was I hoping to leave them up for next fall? Well, honestly I just kept forgetting about it. Every time I would see them I would have my hands full, would be leaving the house, or simply didn’t have the time/motivation to deal with it. I finally … [Read more...]
A Look Back at 2009
Right before Christmas I found a facebook application that gave me access to all of my facebook status updates from 2009! A lot has happened in a year - some good, some bad and some silly. Here are some highlights from each month: January is the only one online. Maybe because it is 3:00 AM! Go to bed, Rebekah!!!! Grandpa Baer died today.... But today was his and Grandma's wedding anniversary. She got a great gift in Heaven today. is glad to be with family, but sad that it is a funeral that is bring us all together. March just signed up for Freecyle. I have used this before and loved it. One man's trash is another man's … [Read more...]
