I had no idea how much of a blogger world it was! In my glory days of pre-kid I blogged for fun, almost everyday. Probably because I was really good at "working hard at hardly working"...and sat in front of a computer all day...lol. I just started google reader and realized so many of my friends are lame and don't update their blog....oh yeah, I am one of "those" lame-o's. I promise to not be lame anymore and blog...even if it's about nothing!
Anyhoo, My dear friend, let's just call her Hollywood ;-), has introduced me to the most amazing blog world and ....wait for it....pinterest!!! This website is the best find of the year for me thus far! If you haven't seen it be sure to check it out! Thanks Hollywood!
http://pinterest.com/
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Bigger is Greener, or not?
As I tip toe from Spencer's room to our room, where Isla is sleeping in the bassinet, and the wood floors squeak (which echo’s through the baby monitors around the house), I think about the ultimate question.....is a bigger house better? Or just thinking the grass is greener on the other side? Our house is 1000 square feet- YIKES! I bet you didn't know they made houses that small in King County- wha wha. :-/
We have 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 car garage, and a good sized yard for city living. Since Isla was on the way we moved Spencer into his big boy bedroom (my old office/craft room), girl-ized his old room for our new baby girl, magically fit our desk into our bedroom (it looks just like the bedroom in our first apartment together), squeezed some of my craft stuff into an armoire in the living room, and stuffed the rest into the attic. We are literally busting at the seams! I feel incredibly unorganized because everything in our house is so packed nothing feels like it has a permanent space.
With the market DOWN (really DOWN), and interest rates still low, of course, like everyone else, we are looking at houses. Especially since I'm a realtor, I am searching the MLS multiple times a day. Along with my searches, I ask myself, daily, if the grasser would REALLY be greener on the other side....or in other words, would a big house REALLY solve my feeling that I spend the days with a crazy toddler in a padded cell. The logistics to it all tell me that A) we live in Washington, where it rains 9 months out of the year, so B) indoor spaces on a grander scale have to improve the day to day activities....right? Am I wrong? I always feel like the best play dates and parties happen at the friends who have the really big house. Wouldn't everyday be that great?
We have 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 car garage, and a good sized yard for city living. Since Isla was on the way we moved Spencer into his big boy bedroom (my old office/craft room), girl-ized his old room for our new baby girl, magically fit our desk into our bedroom (it looks just like the bedroom in our first apartment together), squeezed some of my craft stuff into an armoire in the living room, and stuffed the rest into the attic. We are literally busting at the seams! I feel incredibly unorganized because everything in our house is so packed nothing feels like it has a permanent space.
With the market DOWN (really DOWN), and interest rates still low, of course, like everyone else, we are looking at houses. Especially since I'm a realtor, I am searching the MLS multiple times a day. Along with my searches, I ask myself, daily, if the grasser would REALLY be greener on the other side....or in other words, would a big house REALLY solve my feeling that I spend the days with a crazy toddler in a padded cell. The logistics to it all tell me that A) we live in Washington, where it rains 9 months out of the year, so B) indoor spaces on a grander scale have to improve the day to day activities....right? Am I wrong? I always feel like the best play dates and parties happen at the friends who have the really big house. Wouldn't everyday be that great?
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Hello world
Hello world! It's been a while and I truly have the best excuse ever- I had a baby! And then he became a Toddler! And then I became pregnant WITH a toddler! And then I became EXTREMELY pregnant WITH a toddler! And finally I had a BABY again! And that brings us to the present. I have a baby who's a toddler and a new little itty bitty baby. Both, of which, rock my world!
Spencer is in his truly amazing two's! He's very....ummm...passionate. He liked Isla, at first, about 20%....I think we are up to about 40%. It's a challenge, but Shaun and I are working through the "Par for the course" issues....jealousy, rage, anger, all the wonderful things nobody warns you about. Little things help me get through each day, cadburry mini eggs (by the handful when Spencer is not looking), a bottle----er, glass of wine, and this quote I saw on one of my FWENDS page "They never said it would be easy, they only said it would be worth it". At the end of the day (and who am I kidding, the begginning, middle and end), my little dictator is WORTH IT! Even though right now he is pushing my limits. :-)
Isla is a dream.
Really, when I woke up this morning at 4am to feed her for the first time since I put her to bed at ten o'clock the night before, I thought to myself I must be dreaming. Did I really not feed her before then? What the heck? I know it's silly to place blame on success, and you should just embrace it, but I really think I owe my sweet slumber to the nap nanny. When Isla came into this world she had a terrible habit of spitting up, and then some. I had to get up every few hours to burp her and then she would want to nurse. Since I got the magical foam she has been sleeping for hours!!! Woot! Woot!
That's all I can say for now.....my boy is stirring which means it's time for me to get back to work.
It's so nice to see you all again, it's been too long! ;-)
Spencer is in his truly amazing two's! He's very....ummm...passionate. He liked Isla, at first, about 20%....I think we are up to about 40%. It's a challenge, but Shaun and I are working through the "Par for the course" issues....jealousy, rage, anger, all the wonderful things nobody warns you about. Little things help me get through each day, cadburry mini eggs (by the handful when Spencer is not looking), a bottle----er, glass of wine, and this quote I saw on one of my FWENDS page "They never said it would be easy, they only said it would be worth it". At the end of the day (and who am I kidding, the begginning, middle and end), my little dictator is WORTH IT! Even though right now he is pushing my limits. :-)
Isla is a dream.
Really, when I woke up this morning at 4am to feed her for the first time since I put her to bed at ten o'clock the night before, I thought to myself I must be dreaming. Did I really not feed her before then? What the heck? I know it's silly to place blame on success, and you should just embrace it, but I really think I owe my sweet slumber to the nap nanny. When Isla came into this world she had a terrible habit of spitting up, and then some. I had to get up every few hours to burp her and then she would want to nurse. Since I got the magical foam she has been sleeping for hours!!! Woot! Woot!
That's all I can say for now.....my boy is stirring which means it's time for me to get back to work.
It's so nice to see you all again, it's been too long! ;-)
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