A little outdoor fun!!

T and I went down to our local park to run off some energy. I'm pretty sure she had the best time of her life. It was pretty cute. She played in the dirt, tried to eat rocks, chased Mommy around, went through a hay fort. It was a blast. I love having somewhere so close to go play. It's literally right down the road. Saves on gas and we still feel like we did something active for the day. It's hard to break up the monotony of the day sometimes. A friend of mine over at thepartyoffour.blogspot.com shared a great post about living each day with intention. It really hit home for me, I try so hard to do that with Princess T but it doesn't always happen.

Stay at home mom's do not get sick days..

Mommy feels like poo.  There's the old adage that "when Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy", Well it's true to a certain extent. Kids and husbands please be kind to mommy and keep her happy, because she will in turn make you happy. BUT I try very very hard not to let my bad mood, or my feeling bad affect T and her daily life. Yes there are sometimes it can't be helped, but she's just a kid. She won't understand that I'm not really mad at her, I'm just feeling really bad or ticked off at Daddy.
Today I have a migraine that is going from my right temple all the way into my right shoulder blade. My shoulder, ear, head, neck all hurt. You name it, it hurts. And then to top it off, as I'm laying my head on the heating pad trying to ease the pain I stab myself in the RIGHT eye with the plastic corner. So needless to say that felt awesome. So now my entire right upper body hurts in some way.
T is asleep and I'm really trying to get my game face on before she wakes up. It's tough. I wonder how some of the other mommy's do it. I know that my mom had very bad migraines when we were kids. Like bad to the point she couldn't get out of bed some days. We turned out ok, and worship our mom. So a few sick days here and there aren't going to kill me. Or T. But I want to be a fun, loving, and playful Mom always and you can't do that  (as well) when you are sick. So this mess needs to back off!! I don't have time to be less than my best for my precious little girl.
How do you other Mommy's handle "sick days"?

FAIL!!!!

I totally failed at staying off the computer today. The devil won this round.

Trying to find a way to help..

Hi there, I wanted to find a way to help this beautiful new mom, as a mom myself her story and what she is going through has really touched my heart. I've set up an event for her through Thirty-One products, which I sell, and for every item purchased I will donate 20% of the cost of the product to Leslie. Just click on the link and select shop now. It's as easy as that. This will be a great way to... get a head start on your holiday shopping and to also give a helping hand. If anyone has any questions feel free to email me. And please pass this link around to your friends.

Leslie, at just 29 years of age, was diagnosed with AML (Leukemia) on September 21, 2011.... near the end of her pregnancy. The same day, she had her son (Ayden). 

Leslie is fighting for her life and we are here to support her :) 

TO MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION ONLINE TO "LESLIE'S FUND": http://www.everribbon.com/r/lesliesfund 

OR please shop at the link below.  20% of all sales go to Leslie.
 

http://www.mythirtyone.com/forms/frm_event_my_events.aspx

www.mythirtyone.com/kristenbaldridge

My computer needs an exorcism

Can I please say how much I HATE getting up at five am every day. But, once I get Rob off to work I do enjoy the solitude. I play on the computer, drink my coffee, do my facebook stalking.
yes I stalk you, and I also make fun of you, often.

I try really hard not to get back on the computer the rest of the day unless it's naptime. And I really shouldn't even at nap time. I should be cleaning. Why does facebook, pinterest, scarymommy, and my email suck me in so bad?? I swear the devil lives in my computer. He says "come to me, waste some time, don't do those dishes it's boring!"
And so the five minutes I allow myself turns into the entire naptime. When I very well could have gotten some work done.
I fail. Starting today I'm going to stay off the computer ALLLL day until tonight's bed time.
I will let you know how it goes around seven.
What will I do without Pinterest?? Where will I get my ideas?? My brain you say?? That's crazy talk.
Here I go......
Shutting down now....
No you hang up first..
ok, I'm going..
Don't say I didn't warn you...





bye.

Guide to being a good wife..

If you will notice the link directly to your right, it is a guide to being a SAHM. The feminist in you will probably hate it. But if you really think about it, you will realize these are things you should be doing. I consider the house and my child to be my JOB. But you don't get paid you say, uh, yes, I do get paid. R goes out and works and provides for this family so that I can stay home and raise our daughter, he gives us anything we need, and takes great care of us. And that is my payment. Plus every once in a while T slips me a bonus check, kisses, hugs, drool, something slimy down my shirt. She's always generous.
So take a look at the link, and try to implement some of those things in your daily life.

Fall is here!!

Princess T and I have really been getting ready for fall. I've been trying to do a little bit of decorating around the house. I love holidays and I always want her to remember that they were fun and we had a great time preparing for them.

Here's what she and I did yesterday. She helped a ton! HA! Maybe next year she'll help even more.

She carried the ghosts down the drive for me!

And here's what Mommy worked on during naptime.

T found these at our local park and brought them home with her.

It adds a nice little fall touch to the house for very little money. Got the frames at Target for $2 dollars. Although I would like to paint them a rich gold, so that will be a few more dollars. Not too bad, I also plan to reuse the frames closer to Christmas, maybe with some holly leaves in them. Also this idea came from Pinterest, and it is officially my first finished project from that site. I LOVE PINTEREST!!