I have the Blahs
I am ready to admit it, I have the blahs. With the Christmas bustle and all it's requirements I thought I was just tired. Then I blamed the blah feeling on the "after Christmas letdown". Then the first trimester of this pregnancy. Now it is 9 days into Janurary and I just plain have the blahs.
Which in practical terms means I really don't feel like doing much of anything. I don't feel like doing the dishes, or cleaning bathrooms, of ironing laundry. Although, I don't like to iron at any point, so I guess that's a bad example. I also don't want to cook anything at all. Although, with the morning sickness that hits between 11am and 6pm that really squashes any desire to cook. So making dinner winds up being an exercise in self discipline. So the house is borderline messy and poor Sarah is stuck with a mommy who just wants to sit on the couch and watch her play in the afternoons. So I've been trying to find places to go and errands to run in the afternoon to keep distracted. Yesterday I went to the pediatricians office to pay our bill and we would up staying for 30 minutes just looking at the fish tank and Sarah explored the waiting room. Today I was thinking that we might go to the mall to let her play in the play area for little kids. The only downside of that is that if we go too late there are kids who are too big and too old for the small play area. And of course, the parents of those kids aren't near the play area because they're off somewhere talking to a friend. Last time we were there I saw a kid about 6 years old suddenly stop and take off a full sized Swiss Army Knife off his belt and take it to his mom. Then he came back in and started jumping off the top of the play bridges. That's the point I took Sarah out and we went home. So if we go right after lunch we might have a better turn out.
Which brings me to the point, everything costs money at this age. Every kid place charges for admission, but it's more then we have in our budget. So becoming members of any of the "kid play" places is out of the question. So what do we do? I've thought about getting a play stucture (one of the small ones made of plastic). Although I have no idea where it would go. So if anyone has any ideas let me know. It's raining like cats and dogs and every trip outside is just an excuse for the girl to put a handful of dirt in her mouth. Which isn't the worst thing ever I know. It's just a big hassle and she doesn't like to be out in the rain. Plus, our yard isn't set up for playtime. It's mostly a big mudhole. Ok, now I am whining.
What else...the office is coming alongs, thanks to DH. We have a lot of little things to sort through in the old office before we complete the new one. I had no idea we let paperwork get so bad. I used to be such an organized person. But when it's out of sight it's out of mind too.
Which in practical terms means I really don't feel like doing much of anything. I don't feel like doing the dishes, or cleaning bathrooms, of ironing laundry. Although, I don't like to iron at any point, so I guess that's a bad example. I also don't want to cook anything at all. Although, with the morning sickness that hits between 11am and 6pm that really squashes any desire to cook. So making dinner winds up being an exercise in self discipline. So the house is borderline messy and poor Sarah is stuck with a mommy who just wants to sit on the couch and watch her play in the afternoons. So I've been trying to find places to go and errands to run in the afternoon to keep distracted. Yesterday I went to the pediatricians office to pay our bill and we would up staying for 30 minutes just looking at the fish tank and Sarah explored the waiting room. Today I was thinking that we might go to the mall to let her play in the play area for little kids. The only downside of that is that if we go too late there are kids who are too big and too old for the small play area. And of course, the parents of those kids aren't near the play area because they're off somewhere talking to a friend. Last time we were there I saw a kid about 6 years old suddenly stop and take off a full sized Swiss Army Knife off his belt and take it to his mom. Then he came back in and started jumping off the top of the play bridges. That's the point I took Sarah out and we went home. So if we go right after lunch we might have a better turn out.
Which brings me to the point, everything costs money at this age. Every kid place charges for admission, but it's more then we have in our budget. So becoming members of any of the "kid play" places is out of the question. So what do we do? I've thought about getting a play stucture (one of the small ones made of plastic). Although I have no idea where it would go. So if anyone has any ideas let me know. It's raining like cats and dogs and every trip outside is just an excuse for the girl to put a handful of dirt in her mouth. Which isn't the worst thing ever I know. It's just a big hassle and she doesn't like to be out in the rain. Plus, our yard isn't set up for playtime. It's mostly a big mudhole. Ok, now I am whining.
What else...the office is coming alongs, thanks to DH. We have a lot of little things to sort through in the old office before we complete the new one. I had no idea we let paperwork get so bad. I used to be such an organized person. But when it's out of sight it's out of mind too.
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