Spare Bedroom...

The baby's room is starting to look pretty good, although I still have a lot of junk to get out of here... oh my, how things accumulate. I recycled a whole pile of magazines, so I ended up filling 4 bins with paper for recycling. The closet looks a whole lot better, and all of my craft supplies (cross-stitch, knitting, etc) are up out of Zachy's reach.

So, half of the room looks great, while the other half of the room still needs quite a bit of work. I kind of got sidetracked, because Zachy did something to my computer, and I had to try and resolve it. I think I fixed most of it, but I'm still can't download updates from mcafee.com. When I try to update, Internet Explorer crashes and shuts down...strange, because I can download things from other sites; it's just that one thing that's giving me problems.

Manic...

I am definitely having a hypomanic episode! I've been up at 5AM every morning this week, and that's without setting the alarm! Plus, I'm waking at night and having trouble getting back to sleep...and I actually feel great!

Yesterday, I completely rearranged the furniture in the computer/baby's room, and cleared all of the clutter off of the various surfaces, dumping it all in the baby's crib (it's okay, the baby is visiting with my Mom until tomorrow).

Today, I started clearing out the closet (around 7AM). Now, I'm in the process of sorting all of the clutter in this room (the crib is full to the top). I've already filled two 12w x 18L x 8 H bins with papers for recycling, and I'm going for a third!

Is it possible?

I made it to work for 9AM today. Wow, I actually was up at a decent hour. So, now to the transcripts. I still only have the one tape to work on; side A is done, and I'm starting side B. If there are no more tapes waiting, I'll be able to stay home tomorrow and Friday.

Lazy day...

So, I was supposed to go to work today. Thank goodness for a flexible schedule, because I took one look at the weather outside, and went back to bed! I had a very TV day...that is, I was a couch potato today, sitting on the couch, watching TV, and working on my cross-stitch projects. So, it wasn't totally unproductive, just not productive in terms of housework. I did, however, manage to put together a good supper for the family, so that is a major accomplishment in itself, as I rarely manage to plan meals. (I've made supper for two days in a row now.)

Efficient people piss me off...

You know those people who have every thing in order... their houses are immaculate, their gardens perfect, their lives very structured and full of self-discipline? Yeah, those people. They piss me off to no end, because I just can't figure out how they do it! They piss me off, because they are masters of self-discipline, and seem to do it so effortlessly, and I just can't even to seem to succeed at adding one simple little consistent routine into my life. No, I don't hate organized people...I admire them.

My life is a whirlwhind of chaos. I can't seem to get up at the same time every morning, which then messes up any attempt I make at establishing a morning routine. I know it comes down to a matter of self-discipline too, and I'll admit, I have a serious deficiency in that area. So, how does one go about teaching oneself self-discipline? Is it actually possible to do it on one's own? Does it require a coach to hold one's hand at the beginning, gradually easing the grip once the trainee begins to master basic self-discipline? If so, where do I start? or where do I find such a coach? I am currently at a loss to know where or how to begin.

Good news...

So, Mykah's sweat test was negative. As for the blood test, I didn't formally get the results of that, but considering that the follow-up with Gastrointerology isn't until Dec. 2, I'm pretty sure there wasn' t anything major in the blood either. Yay. I think Mykah is just a small baby, and will grow at his own pace. Recently, I've actually run into quite a few mothers with children doing the same thing, and I think this generation of children is just smaller... I don't know.