Is our Perfect Home Out There?

House Hunting Part I I know I need to do a monthly recap. This is more of a smorgasbord of thoughts. I plan on doing a recap once I get all the million pics off my cell phone. But just so you know, Jackson doesn't quite run everywhere anymore. He jumps. It’s funny. And he’s obsessed with bunnies. And The Wheels on the Bus videos. And he’s using the potty. I’m not going to write much about that because I’m scared to jinx things and I can’t...

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How to Get a House Ready for the Market

But We Have Too Much Stuff! I’m in TOTAL organization mode right now. It’s so hard when you have the organization bug and you’re at work more than you are home. Or when you are home, you have a toddler to chase around. BUT, I’m getting things done, closest by closet and room by room. This all started when our realtor came over to check out our town home a few weeks ago. We’ve been thinking about selling and buying a house with a yard...

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Finding ME Time and Finding My Happy

Why does the word "Me" sound so selfish? I wanted to write a post about “me” time. Because if you’re anything like me, you probably don’t get enough of it. And I’m here to remind tell you, “YOU DESERVE IT and YOU NEED IT.” Being a mom requires a lot of you, not to mention being a loving wife, a good friend, a great sister and daughter too. I don’t care if you’re stay-at-home or if you’re a working mom—it’s nuts and busy and crazy either...

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Negative - Day 26 (Month 1 of Trying)

Until Next Month...  Well, the first month of trying was a no-go. It’s OK. I think I was so psycho about it because I deep down knew I wasn’t, but wanted myself to believe I was. Make sense? Deep down I knew when I took that test on Saturday and it came back negative that I wasn’t going to be by the end of the week.  Sometimes I feel like this at home! Also, I realized how anxiety can consume a person (ehem…ME) and how...

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Going Crazy - Day 26 (Month 1 of Trying)

I’m realizing that I’m kind of crazy.  Does anyone else think this much?? Again, the reason why I write. I need to get it all out. And who wants to listen to me talk all the time about this stuff? This is what I have for ya. Saturday I had an appointment to get a hitch on our new car. I’m excited because this means we’ll be taking our bikes somewhere COOL to ride other than the bike path down the way. Maybe even CAMP this summer!!!!!...

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How I'm Feeling - Week 3 (Month 1 of Trying)

OK. Definitely feeling nauseous.  Is this in my head?? Am I really this stressed out right now? I woke with ANOTHER headache and we even went to the chiropractor yesterday. Did I mention that Jackson LOVES going? He hops right on the table and says, “POP!” after each adjustment with the CUTEST SMILE. When we get home from daycare or on weekends, he makes us get on the floor and adjusts us. It’s way too cute. He did this over Christmas...

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The Waiting Game - Am I, or Aren't I? (Month 1 of Trying)

Could I Be? T-minus 8 more days until we find out if the first month of trying worked. I don’t even have any tests at home. I should buy some, huh? I can tell you last week I had a rough time eating breakfast and couldn’t swallow down my beloved coffee. (We’re talking chocolate glazed Dunkin Donuts coffee too.) What is that about? Could be stress. Could be anxiety. I mean, that would be awfully early in the game, don’t you think? Karl...

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Growing the Family - Here We Go Again (Month 1 of Trying)

ROUND II So we started trying for baby #2 yesterday. Woot! Don’t worry, I’ll save you from all the details. I’m mainly writing this post because I shared my first pregnancy and I need to be fair to this little love bug too.  Plus, I’m a writer. It’s what I do! (ehem -  Did you notice I didn’t call myself  just a “mom”?) AND because I can’t believe that we’re at this point…  I thought for a while there Jackson...

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Happy 2014!!!

Welcome to 2014! Hope you all had a wonderful New Year’s Eve and brought in the New Year right! We snuggled on the couch and were sleeping by 10:30 p.m. Karl has been on-call this whole week so we haven’t seen a whole lot of him and wanted to keep things low-key. I didn’t mind! Haven't had a new car in 11 years!! Woot! We chose the one off the lot that had been sitting there the longest so we could score the best deal! 2014 Resolutions I...

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