Playing Catch Up

Okay, so I did the whole prepare for the baby thing and then I went and had her. What happened there was the most terrifying experience yet. I now understand many of the things mothers say. The next series of posts will cover the birth experience up until this point. Then we will move on to other things. Like writing, or lack thereof. I am trying but I am searching for a job and taking care of a newborn. Plus there is this other thing called housework that I need to do.

However, today I am devoting solely to telling the story of my daughter. More to come.

Yeah, What I Said Before

So I make this huge proclamation about how I am going keep up with the blog and such. Then I disappear for a month. I have a good excuse this time, I promise. I was moving and had to wait for Internet and other things before I could hook back up with the online world. As it is, I am sitting on the floor with the keyboard in my lap. The hubby has to move his surround sound equipment before I can put my desk where it needs to go. Work has been hampering progress. We are short-staffed and I just don't have the energy or stamina to do anything besides eat and sleep when I get home. It's been horrible and the husband is giving me crap. I keep asking him if he knows what it is like to grow a baby.

I visited the doctor again yesterday and got some interesting news. I have gained a whole 2 pounds so far this pregnancy. My blood was lower than last month's reading and this is the second month this occurred. I see a pattern but the doctor didn't say anything about it. I did mention that I didn't always get to eat at work because sometimes I couldn't take a break to do it. He didn't seem too thrilled about that one and said I would start getting very dizzy if I didn't eat regularly. I got a note to take to work that says I need to take more breaks. He said all of this before I could even mention that I almost fell on my face Sunday at work because I couldn't stop to eat anything.

I have this unnerving urge to write, but a topic seems lost to my brain so I am going to go mull over something.

I Have Found a New Leaf and I Am Turning It Over

So I haven't kept my promise to post things. At All. I have gone through some massive changes in my life, and I am trying to sort everything out.

Change #1: The husband and I are expecting our first child at the end of January. It's a very exciting time for us. However the first trimester took a lot out of me. I haven't found a day job yet, and working nights was draining against the exhaustion that I was feeling. I did good to make it work every day, much less do anything else. However, I am getting my energy back and that in turn is making things much easier.

Change #2: We are moving. It's not real far away. Next door, in fact. My husband's aunt lived there and she moved, so we get her place because it's bigger. Unfortunately, it needed a lot of work due to neglect and leaky plumbing. The plumbing thing was nothing new because the water here is atrocious and we have leaks all the time. However, in other parts of the house, the walls were damaged from kids and dogs, and the carpet was so worn you could see the underlayment. All that had to be repaired and we were wanting to move heavy furniture earlier this week, but all our help fizzled out on us. I'm not allowed to help with this part and it's driving me crazy because I usually do these type of things.

My mother also decided the place needed painting so she painted almost all the rooms. It looks very spiffy now, so I am happy. The only rooms left to work on are the laundry/utility room and the nursey. They didn't have high enough priority to make the first round.

So with this stuff going on, I haven't written much. I've had a couple of good story ideas, but I just don't know what to do with them. I gave up on the first one for the time being. The storyline is too trite and has been done too many times. If I can twist it into something more original that what I had previously thought of as original, then maybe it will become a WIP again.

I am making a vow before everyone that I am going to keep this thing up-to-date now with all sorts of goodies.

Well

So I am finished with college. Forever. No more school work. Until I decide to go back and get another degree. At any rate, I have been taking the last two weeks to enjoy some time off and work on putting my house back together. So far it has been relaxing. No extra stress and NO HOMEWORK. That part is exciting.

However, I am getting stress on all sides about getting a job, not having kids yet. There's all kinds of weird stuff. My parents mostly. The husband doesn't say much. However it's really annoying. I am enjoying the restoration of my sanity with a great deal of pleasure. Between the multiple crises of April coupled with finals the first few days of May, I could use a little time to myself and to the things I have neglected. Jobs will always be there, and I need some time to evaluate what it is that I want to do. I have a job right now that pays the bills, so I can afford to do this, and I see nothing wrong with it.

The only down side with all this relaxing is that I haven't been doing much writing. I have been more worried about getting my house organized in some fashion again and fighting a war with the dust bunnies. I swear they are aliens or some evil, destruct force. They multiply in same fashion as their animal namesake and will use that ability to take over the world.

Okay, so maybe my brain has too much time on its hands now, but I have put it to some use. Though I haven't been putting the fingers to the keyboard, my brain has played with my story. I've been thinking about it and the direction its going almost constantly, and the best part is I don't even do it consciously. I catch myself thinking about it quite often. This is how I know it's a keeper. Even with the gaping holes and the terrible parts right now. It will work out one day.

So I am hoping that I can get the house cleaned this week, get the ceiling painted within the next week or two because that has to be done, and develop a plan to keep my house clean (in some sense). I wish to develop a routine and I am working in that direction.

A Long Pause

So, I haven't written much lately here or on my novel. I was sick two weeks in a row with different ailments. That was not too much fun. Someone remind me to stay away from everyone. It's also the crunch time of the semester. So many things to do and sooooo little time. I am behind needless to say and more things happen.

I went to the AITP Collegiate Conference. I didn't place in anything, but had a good time, hanging with the guys. I was the only girl so I didn't have much of a choice. However, the laptop the school provided for us to compete with provided a good opportunity to transcribe the portions of the novel I'd written by hand.

So far this past week, my husband's grandfather had open heart surgery. My husband's grandparents pretty much raised him, so they are all close. It went well, and he's recovering extremely well. The doctor wanted to send him home two days after the surgery, but he opted for a third day to work on his mobility. He's home now and in great spirits. My mother said it best when she said, "Attitude is everything."

On a more depressing note, a guy my husband's age and schoolmate died when we were at the hospital for the surgery. It was a very sad incident. When I returned from the trip mentioned above, my mother informed that a guy I hung out with several years ago died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. That isn't the best article, but it gives the basic information. It all has me more than a little sad.

Hopefully I can begin working on my novel again soon.