pulling my hair out

Well, Life has been absolutly crazy lately. Zaylei has had a really hard time with Matt working long hours. She has been refusing to sleep in her bed. She got a new princess bed for christmas and hated it. Wanted her baby bed back. I finally gave in and put it back up. I thought, fine, at least i will get some sleep. HA, No WAY. Screaming bloody murder at night....so much she puked. Yep. I thought I was going to go insane. So we tried everything...rocking, yelling, threats...nothing worked...NOTHING. So all of a sudden one day Zaylei says she wants to be a mermaid like Dora. She asks me if she has a mermaid outfit..."no" i say, so she ask me to get her one. So the bribe of a mermaid outfit has stopped the fits. Every night we go to bed, I say no crying if you want a mermaid outfit, and she lays down happily and goes to sleep. What is that about??? Hey, who cares, whatever works at this point. I needed some sanity back. Tonight she told me she wanted a Belle, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella outfit. Now I have leverage for a while. One outfit at a time. If you ever said you won't bribe your kid....Just wait. You will. I'm not proud of it, but I am well rested and functioning at work so life is good. Thank you Dora Mermaid.

Back to Blogging

Well, I haven't been blogging lately but I plan to return to it. Today I have spent some time reading some of my favorite blogs. Other than a few of my friends the following are ones I really like.

http://dealseekersanon.blogspot.com/

http://lifeasmom.com/

http://www.frugalshoppingwithjulie.com/

http://www.nicolesnickels.com/

http://neverpayretailagain.blogspot.com

http://www.centsablemomma.com/

SteffieLous.com is open for business

Check it out.... steffielous.com We sell Scarves (Hand knitted), Baby Hats (hand knitted), and POSH PACI HOLDERS. No more chacing that paci all over the place and washing it 100 times a day. Just get a Posh Paci Holder and you will not only have a stylish baby but also a clean paci.

cool websites

Here are some websites i have found that you can save money through...get free stuff...or trade.

freecycle.com - this is a yahoo group and you join for you local area.
zwaggle - kids stuff - you trade by earning points
paperbackswap.com - trade books dvds cds
freepeats.org
gilt.com

Christmas Cards in January

Do Christmas Cards stress you out??? Well...me too. Right after Christmas I go to the 75% off sales and buy next years Christmas Cards. Then I bring them home, open them, and sign our family names inside. If you are worried about an addition to the family you just don't use the word and. Stagger the name straight down or just use commas and omit the word "and". No biggie. Then put them in a box (i use a photo box) and keep them til next year. I always get a photo printed of my daughter and stick in the card. This is much less expensive than the picture cards and can fit in a photo album easily. When December rolls around, I pull out the already filled out cards and stick the photo in, then stick a seal on the back. I refuse to lick envelopes. Flip it over, stick stamp, return address label, and address label, and they are ready to go. Last year I created a word file with all my christmas cards. I just review it each year for family additions, deaths, and people who have moved. Print it and you are ready. Takes me a couple of hours to do cards instead of several hours. Make the christmas list in January from the cards you have received in December. This will help you make your list complete. Then add anyone special you want to who may not send cards. YOU ARE DONE!! If you don't send pictures in your cards you can seal them up and have them labeled and ready to go long before December. Happy Mailing!!

1-11-09

Hello All,
I feel like I have lots of random thoughts on organization and little tips that I want to share so instead of writing a random book no one wants I am going to write a random blog. Maybe someone will read. Enjoy. Send me your thoughts.