I've been super swamped after my week away. It was great to be gone for a week and start that week off with 2 days where I could sleep in. Awesome! But the subject matter of my job does exhaust me and I'm feeling the fatigue creeping up on me now that I'm into my 28th week. I flew back on Saturday which made a huge difference. Much nicer than arriving home at 3 am. :-)
I've been very busy this week too. I've been busy at home tidying and organizing the main floor ahead of what was supposed to be my Pam.pered Ch.ef party this Friday. Everyone seems super busy this month so with only 2 rsvps it looks like I'm going to have to reschedule. So, I've stopped my baking projects and didn't stop to buy wine today. Imagine the looks I'd get at the LC.BO with my cart full of wine bottles! No really, they're not for me. I'm drinking plain old lemonade. Anyway, I got a bit bummed by this and the fact that the only person who has purchased anything from my registry is my parents. Um, okay. I know something will happen at work but being a long term planner it is driving me nuts not knowing what I need to add to my list of things to buy this close to baby's arrival. I think I've got all the absolute essentials for the first month or so but I don't like the thought of having to do a bunch of shopping the first month my little guy is here. Not to mention I'm rethinking the whole stroller thing ... *hanging my head in shame* ... I might actually buy a bigger stroller for everyday use. I can't envision myself using the little one to go for walks or shopping trips. I got a tip on a better store with more selection and less expensive pricing so I'm going to check it out and see what options are available. I really didn't want the infant car seat thing since I have a good 3-in-1 car seat but if it comes with the stroller at a good price I might just end up with one. It might be helpful for things like grocery shopping when he is little. We'll see what I can find.
And in totally non-baby related news I scored a great deal on Den.by dishes today. I checked the Ameri.can site to register my new email address in the event my pattern is discontinued and discovered that the American factory ships to Canada now (instead of from the UK with its less favourable exchange rate) and that shipping to Canada is currently free! I scored some awesome seconds for $5-7 each. Mugs usually cost between $35 and 40 so getting real Den.by mugs that might have a small colour flaw for only $5 each is making me super happy. And I found a casserole dish that is being discontinued so I got it for 50% off. And the free shipping? I managed to save $130 on that. That makes me so happy ... I love it when I get a good deal on housewares.
I'm so boring. lol
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Long Weekend
Just dropping in to let my readers know that this was the Thanksgiving long weekend in Canada. I left on another business trip Saturday night allowing me to sleep in 2 days in a row without having to do much of anything. Okay, I had to pop 4 pumpkin pies in the oven over at my sister's place but that was about it. And if the AC flight attendants strike Thursday or Friday there might not be enough time for the feds to pass back to work legislation before my Saturday flights. So at this point I'm not quite sure if I'll be getting home this weekend or not. We'll just sit on it and wait.
I met a due date buddy from FF on Saturday morning. We signed up to do a 'virtual' baby shower but it turns out we're in the same city so we were able to meet up in person. I don't have my personal computer so I can't share the photo of M and me or the lovely things she put into my gift bag. Future post. ;-)
A couple weeks ago I noticed that my bra was really uncomfortable. The rubbing me red under my breasts type of uncomfortable. Nothing I did to the bands or the straps has helped. The little boy seems to be keeping his feet really high contributing to inner organ squishing. This is definitley not helped by asthma issues which flare up when I go back west. Nothing wrong with my parents house (even though my mom constantly thinks her house is always filthy, dirty and somehow stinks like cat litter ... um, I have a super allergy sniffer extra ehnhanced by pregnancy and I don't smell any such thing ... and the house is NOT dirty at all - *insert eye roll*). Nope, this is just run of the mill exposure to allergens from the first 27 years of my life. And since I have a short torso this is contributing to shortness of breath this week. I'm used to getting this when my asthma flares up and I can deal with it through using some meds but this is more difficult because it won't just 'go away'. I've got to figure out how to deal with this for 3 months. It just freaks me out because it feels very much like a bad asthma problem even though it isn't.
And for the first time today I had difficulty bending over to dry off after a shower. I was able to dry off my left leg just fine but the right one? Nope. The boy likes hanging out on the right side and takes up too much room for me to bend over correctly. I'm going to have to figure out a way to do that or, as my mom said tonight, let my legs air dry. I predict my legs are going to get to gorilla stage levels of hairiness any time now if this keeps up. Or, at least the right one will be gorilla-like and the left will be fine. Now THAT would be one attractive pregnant lady right there ...
I met a due date buddy from FF on Saturday morning. We signed up to do a 'virtual' baby shower but it turns out we're in the same city so we were able to meet up in person. I don't have my personal computer so I can't share the photo of M and me or the lovely things she put into my gift bag. Future post. ;-)
A couple weeks ago I noticed that my bra was really uncomfortable. The rubbing me red under my breasts type of uncomfortable. Nothing I did to the bands or the straps has helped. The little boy seems to be keeping his feet really high contributing to inner organ squishing. This is definitley not helped by asthma issues which flare up when I go back west. Nothing wrong with my parents house (even though my mom constantly thinks her house is always filthy, dirty and somehow stinks like cat litter ... um, I have a super allergy sniffer extra ehnhanced by pregnancy and I don't smell any such thing ... and the house is NOT dirty at all - *insert eye roll*). Nope, this is just run of the mill exposure to allergens from the first 27 years of my life. And since I have a short torso this is contributing to shortness of breath this week. I'm used to getting this when my asthma flares up and I can deal with it through using some meds but this is more difficult because it won't just 'go away'. I've got to figure out how to deal with this for 3 months. It just freaks me out because it feels very much like a bad asthma problem even though it isn't.
And for the first time today I had difficulty bending over to dry off after a shower. I was able to dry off my left leg just fine but the right one? Nope. The boy likes hanging out on the right side and takes up too much room for me to bend over correctly. I'm going to have to figure out a way to do that or, as my mom said tonight, let my legs air dry. I predict my legs are going to get to gorilla stage levels of hairiness any time now if this keeps up. Or, at least the right one will be gorilla-like and the left will be fine. Now THAT would be one attractive pregnant lady right there ...
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Pure Exhaustion
(warning - nephew's photo at the end of the post)
Sorry, nothing fun today. My connecting flight in Toronto was late last night. Way later than normal. The way AC organizes their schedule makes everyone scratch their heads. But when the only option to get back home on Fridays is to take the 00:15 flight (okay, technically Saturday) you take it. Then the 00:15 flight is delayed until 1:10 am. When many models of the same plane are sitting at the gates totally unused. *sigh* I ended up walking into the house shortly before 3 am last night.
The power went out at some point this morning. A friend said it was about 7:30 am. I didn't care. When I went to the bathroom I just knew it was early and I was getting back into bed afterwards. When I checked my watch again I thought, okay 10:30 time to get up. Except ... I hadn't changed the time on my watch last night. It was still on SK time which is currently 2 hours behind. So my 10:30 was actually 12:30. I never do that! But apparently my body and the baby think I needed to be in bed that late. I've been lazy all day and I just don't see myself going anywhere, not even for groceries tonight. I've got enough stashed in the freezer that I can find something tasty and healthy to eat for supper. Tomorrow is another story. I've got to figure out lunches for the week. And I'm going to visit a friend and her little guy who will be a year old when my baby arrives.
The trip was good but it felt long. My hearings have been going long lately, mostly because I've had newer adjudicators who even a year of doing this work seem to take forever to cover what the more experienced ones do. Plus I had two 3-hour driving trips tacked on to longer days. The OT is nice but I'm flat out tired. I would love to schedule my next trips for return on Saturdays but I don't think I'm going to get lucky. I think kitty will have to spend time with the vets for my next 1-week long trips. She's going to be switched to prednisone soon and she absolutely cannot go without those meds. She did okay this week with my friend but at the end of the week she wasn't eating much. I expect that was because she wasn't feeling well. I found a couple of large po.ops upstairs in one of the bedrooms (lovely, kitty, just lovely) so she's definitely having some constipation problems. But since she actually passed solids more than once this week she's doing okay. But I'm worried about her so I need to check with the vet office. They're only open until 12 on Saturdays so I'd need to take that late flight back on a Friday night to get back in time to pick her up the next morning. I don't like leaving her there but if she gets the meds she needs she's happier in the end. And the vet staff love her and love having her there since they don't usually have pets stay with them. Not the worst place she can stay. I am looking forward to stopping travel so I can give kitty her meds regularly.
Other than all of that the trip was good. I did a little shopping. I picked out the fleece and flannel for the blanket my mom is making for the little guy. I also picked up a pattern for curtains which my mom now said she'll sew when she's out here. Um, okay. I picked up a few things for things I have to fix sewing wise and some stuff for Christmas crafts I make. And I when I go shopping with my mom we use her membership card so I get a discount. ;-) Otherwise I'd buy stuff here. I picked up a couple more baby clothing items on sale but in bigger sizes since my house is overflowing with clothes for baby.
And I got to spend time with my niece and nephew. My niece gets a bit wingy in the afternoons after school but she wasn't too bad this week. And my nephew is getting more interactive every day. He has been teething for almost 2 months and it appears one of his teeth has come through. But he's still a bit fussy lately because of it. Overall, though, he did quite well. And he had his first foot bath and pedicure because of his chunky toes not getting along too well with his toenails.
My niece declared that he looked like a country bumpkin that day thanks to his Jo.hn De.ere onesie, the green overalls and matching hat. And the next day I saw him? She declared he was a gnome thanks to his green jacket with pointed hood. She's nothing if not imaginative.
Sorry, nothing fun today. My connecting flight in Toronto was late last night. Way later than normal. The way AC organizes their schedule makes everyone scratch their heads. But when the only option to get back home on Fridays is to take the 00:15 flight (okay, technically Saturday) you take it. Then the 00:15 flight is delayed until 1:10 am. When many models of the same plane are sitting at the gates totally unused. *sigh* I ended up walking into the house shortly before 3 am last night.
The power went out at some point this morning. A friend said it was about 7:30 am. I didn't care. When I went to the bathroom I just knew it was early and I was getting back into bed afterwards. When I checked my watch again I thought, okay 10:30 time to get up. Except ... I hadn't changed the time on my watch last night. It was still on SK time which is currently 2 hours behind. So my 10:30 was actually 12:30. I never do that! But apparently my body and the baby think I needed to be in bed that late. I've been lazy all day and I just don't see myself going anywhere, not even for groceries tonight. I've got enough stashed in the freezer that I can find something tasty and healthy to eat for supper. Tomorrow is another story. I've got to figure out lunches for the week. And I'm going to visit a friend and her little guy who will be a year old when my baby arrives.
The trip was good but it felt long. My hearings have been going long lately, mostly because I've had newer adjudicators who even a year of doing this work seem to take forever to cover what the more experienced ones do. Plus I had two 3-hour driving trips tacked on to longer days. The OT is nice but I'm flat out tired. I would love to schedule my next trips for return on Saturdays but I don't think I'm going to get lucky. I think kitty will have to spend time with the vets for my next 1-week long trips. She's going to be switched to prednisone soon and she absolutely cannot go without those meds. She did okay this week with my friend but at the end of the week she wasn't eating much. I expect that was because she wasn't feeling well. I found a couple of large po.ops upstairs in one of the bedrooms (lovely, kitty, just lovely) so she's definitely having some constipation problems. But since she actually passed solids more than once this week she's doing okay. But I'm worried about her so I need to check with the vet office. They're only open until 12 on Saturdays so I'd need to take that late flight back on a Friday night to get back in time to pick her up the next morning. I don't like leaving her there but if she gets the meds she needs she's happier in the end. And the vet staff love her and love having her there since they don't usually have pets stay with them. Not the worst place she can stay. I am looking forward to stopping travel so I can give kitty her meds regularly.
Other than all of that the trip was good. I did a little shopping. I picked out the fleece and flannel for the blanket my mom is making for the little guy. I also picked up a pattern for curtains which my mom now said she'll sew when she's out here. Um, okay. I picked up a few things for things I have to fix sewing wise and some stuff for Christmas crafts I make. And I when I go shopping with my mom we use her membership card so I get a discount. ;-) Otherwise I'd buy stuff here. I picked up a couple more baby clothing items on sale but in bigger sizes since my house is overflowing with clothes for baby.
And I got to spend time with my niece and nephew. My niece gets a bit wingy in the afternoons after school but she wasn't too bad this week. And my nephew is getting more interactive every day. He has been teething for almost 2 months and it appears one of his teeth has come through. But he's still a bit fussy lately because of it. Overall, though, he did quite well. And he had his first foot bath and pedicure because of his chunky toes not getting along too well with his toenails.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
3dpIUI, Nightmares, and Twiddling My Thumbs
Not much going on here, just sitting here waiting to get through the 2ww. I do have to run to the grocery store quickly to get something to make for left over lunches this week. I'm off to the airport today for a couple nights away and need to have something ready to go when I get back to the office Wednesday.
I had the most awful dreams last night! Absolutely awful! This is so bizarre for me. Since I started the metformin years ago I very rarely ever remember dreaming. I must because it is a function of human sleep patterns, I just don't remember them. So why did I have to wake up with these or remember them instead of getting something good? I remember two of them specifically (1) someone coming into my house and attacking me ... not so good when you're alone sleeping at night, and (2) airport/flight problems and some complicating issue that I can't remember ... not so good when you're heading to the airport later in the day. That first one scared me and I had a hard time getting back to sleep. I know I've got an alarm system, but still that was awful. And the second one isn't so scary, just a rehashing of my experiences traveling a lot. Crossing my fingers that things don't get thrown off today as I'm already arriving at my destination really late, after midnight my time and I have to be up early to drive to my meeting destination.
But the bonus with this trip is that I get to stay at chez parents so I can sleep in a familiar bed and raid the fridge when I want. And I get to see my niece at some point over the next 2 days.
I had the most awful dreams last night! Absolutely awful! This is so bizarre for me. Since I started the metformin years ago I very rarely ever remember dreaming. I must because it is a function of human sleep patterns, I just don't remember them. So why did I have to wake up with these or remember them instead of getting something good? I remember two of them specifically (1) someone coming into my house and attacking me ... not so good when you're alone sleeping at night, and (2) airport/flight problems and some complicating issue that I can't remember ... not so good when you're heading to the airport later in the day. That first one scared me and I had a hard time getting back to sleep. I know I've got an alarm system, but still that was awful. And the second one isn't so scary, just a rehashing of my experiences traveling a lot. Crossing my fingers that things don't get thrown off today as I'm already arriving at my destination really late, after midnight my time and I have to be up early to drive to my meeting destination.
But the bonus with this trip is that I get to stay at chez parents so I can sleep in a familiar bed and raid the fridge when I want. And I get to see my niece at some point over the next 2 days.
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