November Randomness

My brain is completely random. I usually have a million things going on at once and am lucky to ever get anything done on my to do list. So here goes.

We've all been a little sick these days, mostly the boys, though I just started getting a cold. No fun. It better go away quick. Or else. But now both boys have pink eye and for the first time we've had to deal with doing the dreaded eye drops. You should see them run when they see the bottle. It's kind of funny.

I did my first craft bazaar this week and I think it went pretty well even though I was very nervous and stressed about the whole thing. Selling online and selling in person are very different but I think I learned a lot, which will help with my next two I'm doing. I almost only did one but I'm glad I'm doing more because it's a lot of work for just one. I am not really stressed about the ones coming up, which is great. One of the things I liked the most was talking to the people who buy my jewelry. Online it's much more formal. They buy, I make and send and there's not a lot of chit chat. Hopefully their input will help me improve!

Speaking of jewelry making, I was thinking about it and I have NO idea how I was able to do every thing when I was working at the law firm part time, doing what I do now AND finishing school. I am so glad I quit even though at the time I though I was a little foolish for doing it while Jason was between jobs and money was tight. But I was pretty much stressed all the time, making family life pretty unpleasant. So it was either stay with a steady income and be completely stressed and miserable or take a chance to do something I love. I am SOOO glad I took the leap of faith and quit! Now Jason has a job (not his dream job by any means, but a job) and I can do what I want with my jewelry and make some good extra money. I actually make more than I did at the law firm and it's a lot of fun for me. Since I was 15 I have worked and haven't really stopped except for a brief 3 months after Levi was born. I don't know if I could ever not work in some way or another. I am pretty sure I get that from my mom, though she's a much bigger work-a-holic than I am. My sister is too. That probably comes from my grandpa. But I like earning 'my own' money and contributing what I can. Because of it we have been able to pay off the car in a very short amount of time, pay down debt, save for the boys collage/mission funds and for retirement. And a bunch of other random stuff, like a trampoline and a super awesome bedroom set.

This weekend Jason painted the bathroom, which I have been wanting to do almost since we moved here. If you've ever seen it, it was quite a masterpiece. When I was in my early teens it was a summer project for us grand kids. It was painted a kind of teal blue green color with a decorative border about 2/3 the way up that was sponged on in orange. On that it had foam stamp shapes of stars, moons and suns, also in a shade of orange. Not horrible I suppose. I'd grown up with it but it's not exactly my taste. So Jason was wonderful and painted it while I did my bazaar. It is a darker red and I fall in love every time I walk in. We just have to paint the cupboards and figure out what to do with the counter. It's still the original one from when the house was built, a nice mustardy orange. Very 70's.

Max is a sleepaholic. I've been figuring it up and he pretty much sleeps 16-18 of 24 hours in a day, if it's a normal day. It's great and I'm taking advantage of every moment. I don't know how I'm going to get everything done when he decides he doesn't want to nap anymore. I know some of the time he's just chilling in his crib and needs time to wake. But I don't want to interrupt his quiet time.

I have a bunch of Christmas sewing to do. We'll see if I can get it all done in time. If not they'll just be a little late I suppose. On the good side of things I'm mostly done with all the other Christmas presents, but still have a couple people to go and I have assigned several to Jason which I am not in charge of at all. Yeah for delegation!

I think that's all. Oh, my cousin's bridal shower is this weekend, right after a craft fair I'm doing, and I'm in charge of decorating. I'm playing around with some new stuff but so far so good. My house is a mess, like usual, but I was able to fold 2 loads of laundry, do a load of dishes, clean up the kitchen and living room, feed 2 boys and even had time to play some games with Levi. So far so good. Now it's time to try and convince him he needs a nap. Wish me luck!