Chrissy tip

Hey... just found a site that offers *useful* tips for parents.  It's called Parenthacks.  Check it out.  I think they put up a new tip every day.  So far I've put two into use... and I've only been checking this site for a week or so.  Good stuff.  Check it out.

who doesn't love a freebie?

Hey gang... how much blog-surfing do YOU do?  Well, as of late I have been doing more than ever.  I think that it might even start paying off... well, maybe ONE of these days.  Anyway... what I have found is that some popular blogs give stuff away... for free.  Good stuff.  From really cool companies.  Admittedly, my main focus lately has been on baby/kid stuff, so this one blog I have been stalking may not suit YOUR needs.... but it's just an example of what is out there.  Hey, YOU might not want/need baby/kid stuff... but you could always give it to me (ha ha) or to someone you know that has a baby/kid, etc.  Anyway... check out Tangled & True...  they are giving something away everyday... and it costs nothing to enter except a few seconds of your time...  and you just never know... you could come out a winner!  Besides, it's a cool blog to check out even when they are not giving away free stuff.

Point is... it doesn't hurt to blog surf out there... I'm sure other blogs do the same thing from time to time.  In fact I KNOW they do.  So goforit... there are people out in the "real" world that make a living out of entering sweepstakes and the such.  There was even a movie made about it.

if everybody had a surfboard....

Staying at home (without a baby yet) is proving to be a bit of a challenge. Hmmm... never thought I'd say that. One can only spend so much money, ya know! At times I'm a bit bored, although I have a ton of projects I'd love to finish before Grey gets here. One thing I DO enjoy is being able to surf through the million blogs (ok, slight exaggeration) I like to check out regularly. The dangerous part is that THEN I follow some one's link to this or that and think "I have to have one of those too" and so I shop. BTW... I went shopping with the girls yesterday (shout out to Mabelle and Tess) and just HAD to buy the dude a valentine's day outfit. OMG... I can't stop the insanity. I plan to take many many many many pictures of him, so I had to have one for one of my favorite holidays, right? Anyway... my point is now this... check out the cute item I just ordered on Etsy. (I got the matching hat too, duh!) This is going to be so cute for those sweet newborn shots... oi, the cute-ness. Here are some shots (taken from this Etsy shop) to show you what I mean.

Do your teeth hurt yet?

resolutions are so last year...

While in the process of doing one of the last few things that I need to get done before Greyson gets here, I came across my "2008 Resolutions" journal.  Unlike my 25DOD bail-out... I actually kept up with THIS journal and am proud to say that out of the 5 resolutions I made... I achieved 1 by 100%, 1 by 99% (have a baby in 2008, well... I was short by 31 days...but still I am counting it as a "done") and 1 by 100% primarily b/c I was pregnant.  Of the unaccomplished, 1 was also b/c I was pregnant (pregnancy is no time to lose weight), so maybe that shouldn't count this time around.  The one I completely failed at was building Cotton Candy Paperworks to the point that I can actually make money doing it.  Oh well... nobody's perfect, right?

Here is a snapshot of my book.  Basically I listed my resolution and then I tracked it somehow.  It was interesting and fun ti see it to completion.

The word on the street is that resolutions are out and "to-do" lists are in.  I also heard the resolutions are being replaced by wish-lists.

Here is a stab at my "to-do/ wish list" for 2009:

• Have a baby, continued.
  
• Get back into shape immediately, starting with walking 6 out of 7 days a week... building up to running at least 4 days a week.
• Raise a happy and healthy boy, focusing more on memories and experiences than material possessions, while avoiding the extreme pressure of being smarter than or bigger than, or _______ than the next kid.  As long as my dude is smart, has good manners, has a good personality, is kind and is having FUN... I don't care if the next kid is better at all of the mentioned... there's ALWAYS someone better, faster, smarter, richer, etc... so why the pressure?  
• Become thriftier, save more money (as in using coupons and finding good deals)... since I am a SAHM now... I have to do my part.
• Start painting more... put more things on Etsy... 

Please share YOURS... won't you?

On another note... The Bachelor starts tonight... yippee!!!  I love this sort of trashy t.v.  I felt so bad last season when Jason got the total rejection at the finale... all I can say is HA to Deanna... since she and her boarder dude have already broken up... duh... what did she expect?