I'm Managing

It feels like I’ve been gone forever and my blog abandoned, doesn’t it? I’m sure you’re wondering where I have been.

With the long sleepless nights and taking care of a newborn is not exactly the easiest thing to do. People always say, “the second time around should be easy”. Well… not really… or it maybe just me.

I’m still here.

As most of you know, I’m in a new and wonderful environment. I could say that taking care of a toddler and a newborn at the same time is definitely not an easy task. And like I said, sleep (and as I mentioned before, shower) has become a luxury for me. I’d be happy to get 2-3 hours sleep these days.

But lately, I’ve tried working on a schedule where I can actually do things around the house. The funny thing lately I have been obsessed on keeping my kitchen clean. You should see me scrubbing the porcelain tile, emptying the covers and rearranging things around where my husband would have a hard time finding them later. Another schedule I’m working is when and how to take care of my children and at the same time work from home and run my small business online.

I find myself nuts sometimes. How do I manage? That’s why I said I’m nuts.

But I’m managing one step at a time.

Just one thing at a time...

For the first time in a long time (more like a month) I stared at myself in the mirror earlier today.

Few things I noticed. The bump (or more like a hill or mountain) I was carrying for nine months is gone, although not completely. It’s going to take me a lot of crunches to flatten my stomach. Good luck to me on that part. I’m too lazy when it comes to diet or exercise.

Another thing I’ve noticed, my brows could use plucking or shall I say mowing? Ugh! Plucking my eyebrows is not favorite thing in the world, I get teary each time. But a woman’s got to do what a woman got to do, right?

Last thing, my toe nails could really use a good pedicure. I do it myself by the way. I’m the type who does not like other people touching my feet. Do you know I used to do pedicure in college? That’s how I earned my moola back in the days. Anyway, I need to give myself a good pedicure one these days or nights, when everyone is finally asleep… crossing my fingers on that too with a newborn in the house.

After all these, it made me think of personal shopping which I kind of really miss too. I have not shop for myself for a long, long time. I have been to yarn shops instead too many times. Instead of getting me a new comfortable Naot shoes, I’ve been swiping my card at Woolie Ewe for more yarns which I don’t exactly need. I could hear Hubby saying “I couldn’t agree more!” It’s also time for cleaning my closet too. Time to take a trip to Salvation Army for all the pregnancy clothes I have.

One thing at a time, right?

When?

That is the question I have asked myself more often lately.

For instance, when can I shower? When can I get an undisturbed 8-hour sleep? When will I finished my laundry? When, when, when? Welcome to motherhood Cathy. I think I’ve told myself that line a million times already.

Anyway, don’t mean to whine. But isn’t that why I blog? I’m allowed to whine don’t I?

Hope you’re having a blast this weekend.

Happy 4th of July

Happy July 4th everyone!

We celebrated it quietly by staying home and avoided the crowd completely. And not to mention the heat wave and humidity all together, I was glad we did. I started my day around 8 this morning. I had no big plans whatsoever to go anywhere or even tried driving up to a park to watch the fireworks display.

I gladly confined myself at home these days instead of hustling my new train-long stroller with a newborn and a toddler in it. I have not prepped myself as of yet for that venture, not quiet sure how I would handle it, ha ha.

Don’t get me wrong. I like to go and enjoy holiday celebrations like these where you see lots of people get together and having a good time, especially in the summer. And since no school this time of the year, celebration venues are mostly like dominated by kids. Parks skateboard ramps, play areas, did I say everywhere? I’m sure to be dragged by my children when they’re old enough to convince me so.

But today, with the heat and a newborn at hand, there was no way I would tackle the crowd, crying and everything else in between. As so we stayed home.

Hope you had a wonderful celebration!

I'm Losing Nemo

Ok, so I’m not the only who has become a show junkie lately. Or shall I say movie junkie.

I’m sure most of you are familiar with the movie Finding Nemo. Who isn’t? Who could resist that cute, adorable orange fish that was captured by divers, his dedicated father who crossed the entire ocean trying to find with the help of Dory, the blue fish who suffered from a short term memory loss.

Well, I’m about to break the DVD in half. Little Miss Sunshine requests to play that movie over and over again everyday. That movie is great but when you play it more than three times a day is certainly mind-numbing. She eats and sleeps Nemo.

I certainly can’t take it anymore!!!

TV Junkie

When your home all the time, you tend watch television more than you like or used to. That’s what I’ve been doing a lot at home these days since my maternity leave.

For instance, I’m back watching the food network again. I found new hosts and programs that I have never seen before. On another network, home improvement. Improvement like a simple upgrade on a kitchen undermount sink could add a value to your house to know-how on improving the curb appeal on my yard. Hmm, very inspiring and not to mention ideas how to revamp my front yard garden. And last thing, I found me a new crime drama series to fall in love with. Can you tell I have a list?

But it’s been nice to be home more and be with my Little Miss Sunshine. Although, having a new baby and taking care of a toddler at the same is quiet challenging for me. I’m sure lots of mothers that has more than two would be asking “How challenging?” Like in my previous post, I don’t know when to shower. Seriously.

Anyway, commercial is over. I’m back watching my show.

Back Behind The Wheel

It’s been two weeks since my c-section surgery and for the first time I was back behind the wheel yesterday. I had to mail a package at the post office so I decided to drive by myself instead of having Hubby do it for me. I wanted to make sure I still know how. The nurse back at the hospital advised me not to drive for at least two weeks or more since I had a surgery and on medication.

I decided to stop by the local craft store after the post office to check their July 4th sales. You know me, checking on yarn sales… again. I found no good sales at all. Although they have good deals on furniture, in fact, I spotted a good and really neat coat hanger with umbrella holder. Another thing that caught my eye were cute tv stands and a perfect scrapbook shelf. Unfortunately, none of them fit my budget.

So anyway, as of late, I’m trying to divide my time on things around the house chores, assignments, and online orders and at the same time tend my children. Ha, I’m actually using the word children these days.

I don’t know how other mothers that has more than two kids do it. When do they shower?