M's Promise #15

I only managed to accomplish one of my promises yesterday, apparently 2 is too much for me. I did clean up the house and it actually looks great when you combine all of the work my husband did, along with my final touches. I did not, however, clean out my car. Today is way colder than yesterday so I'm going to push back that promise to another day, esp since I'm still sick.

I'm really getting stuck on choosing promises now....I may need to hit up S for some suggestions. I'm sure there are a million things I could choose but I'm just not thinking of them or maybe I'm subconsciously avoiding them.

So, as I'm typing this, I have no idea what I'm going to type, I'll just let my fingers do the typing and make the decision for me - Promise # 15 - Ok, that didn't work, I've still got nothin. I know! I have a book that I need to start reading...It's about discovering my strengths. I will start it today!

~M~

Pause

We are staying in a hotel here in SC so Mac and I are in one bed and the kiddos in the other. I woke up this morning to Princess climbing into our bed and giving me a kiss. She then snuggled down beside me and covered up. Mac rolled over and put his arm around my belly. I looked over at Pickle to see if he was awake and smiled at me and said, "Good morning Mommy,"  then blew me a kiss.

PAUSE

Right there. I literally thought, oh how I wish I had a pause button for the world. What a most perfect way to wake up. I hope the rest of the day is more of the same!

Promise yesterday and today and tomorrow 24-25-26 Make the most out of this weekend, be happy, motivated and in the moment.

**S**

Text to post?

I want to see if this works. I'm headed to SC. I am sooo ready to het put of this car. Little princess is not the traveler! Let's see if this works!

M's Promise #13 and 14

So I'm a day late.... :( I didn't post yesterday. I also forgot like S. However, I did remember after I was laying in bed, and I didn't get up and do it like I should have.

I will make 2 promises today.

Promise #13 - It's such a nice day that I will clean my car out! Finally!

Promise #14 - My husband cleaned the house yesterday while I was at school, such a nice surprise to come home to! I will put some finishing touches on it, including doing some laundry, touch ups to the kitchen, etc.

IT'S FRIDAY AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT!! CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!! :)

16 Mins!!

I almost forgot to post today!! Holy shit! The good news is, I'm getting stuff done. QB - done up til February 16th, last load of laundry in, house clean and almost ready done packing!! I'm excited.

Promise 23 Get up and out by 5 am... that will be a challenge. =) I'm happy today!!

**S**

Names

I have decided to go back and alter the names  I use in SWO . Right now, no one is really reading this, but I would just feel better if the names I have used are nicknames. So to those of you who have read this, I am sorry to confuse you!

Let me introduce:
Myself: S
My Hubby: Mac
My Boy (7):Pickle
My Girl (2): Princess

FYI Pickle and Mac (short for Mac & Cheese) are long time nicknames so they are fitting. =)  


Promise 21/22 in process, I am still working on QB. It will be done by posting time tomorrow!!

**S**

M's Promise #12

I have been complaining a lot lately, as anyone who has been reading these posts could probably tell. But today is different. I am still sick, still pregnant, still miserable, but quite frankly, I am one of the luckiest people in the world. I have a WONDERFUL family, like unexplainably wonderful. I have a great group of friends. I have a handsome husband who tells me he loves me when I'm sick, even with a bright red nose, messy hair and a raspy man voice. And we laugh together. I have an unbelievable son who's smart, sweet and just a perfect, caring best friend. Truly, I could keep on going... So today's promise is simple. Focus on and reflect on how lucky I am and how appreciative I am of all of the irreplaceable people in my life. Life will not get in the way of this today.

~M~

Love at first sight?

I believe in love at first sight. Not in the traditional, girl meets boy, way. To me, it's only been the girl meets friend way. Some people are very social and seem to have friends coming from everywhere... I'm not that girl. Never have been, never wanted to be, and honestly, not friendly enough to even try if you paid me. What I have been blessed with though, is to have met a handful of girlfriends that each seem to fit a part of me that is in desperate need of a counterpart.  Almost every great friend I have ever had, I still have and love with all my heart. I literally fell in love with them from the start.

I'm going to SC this weekend to visit my SC BF Stephanie.  Of all my friends, she stands out because she kind of chose me. She literally burst into my life like a blond, southern, guardian angle sent to stop me from being so pathetic. It was fantastic.

I left for work the morning Mac was planning to move back to OH. My head knew that he was leaving that day but I don't think my heart had quite caught up, so I went home during lunch time to check. There he was, packing his car, almost ready to go. I got out of my car, helped him finish packing and then watched him head north on 77 as I went south, back to work. I was in shock.

My mind was blank as I put my cigarette out and walked back into work. I stood at my desk for several seconds and then literally broke down into hysterics. I turned and passed my manager as I was walking, well racing, back to my car. I was humiliated, devastated, lost and scared out of my mind. There I was, 19, in a foreign state, no friends, no family, no plan.

That's when I met Steph. Well really, she met me. I don't remember the exact exchange, but I remember I tried really hard to dodge her multiple, insistent attempts to ask what had happened to me but couldn't. So there I stood, outside of my work, chain smoking cigarettes as I poured my heart out to a complete stranger. When I was finished, in the sweetest southern draw, I believe she said, and I'm paraphrasing here, something to the affect of, "Miss, you are a mess and he is an idiot. You are coming out with me tonight." She didn't said sorry, she didn't give me one more reason to feel sorry for myself. She simply told me what I was going to do. At that moment, I so very, very much needed someone to tell me what I was going to do.

And that's what we did. We went out, sang Karaoke, drank margaretas and ate Mexican food, met boys, stayed out too late, drank too much and had FUN. I don't believe a day passed after that, that we were not in contact. She ended up moving in with me and sharing some of the most carefree and exciting days of my life.

We lost contact with all of our moves and lack of such invasive technology like Myspace, Facebook, Cells, Blogs and just recently found each other. We are both wives and mothers now and so much time has passed. I am so happy and blessed and excited to see that beautiful, southern face, that saved me so many years ago, again! I love you Steph!!

Promise update- Homework chart done and used today!! =) yaya me

Promise 21 - 2 day promise, update quickbooks and get it to my accountant... and yes you will hear this promise A LOT and I HATE DOING QUICKBOOKS SOOOOOO MUCH!

**S**

M's Promise #11

So today I'm not only pregnant, I'm also sick. And that therefore makes me miserable....And when I get miserable, I want to tell stupid people all about themselves. For instance....And that's when my miserable mouth went on and on and on about people who were ticking me off. So I deleted all of that from my post and am sticking to the facts. Although I must say, I felt WAY better after venting all of that!! Even if I was just venting to a blog that I would end up saving and then changing before anyone could read!

However, the promise I originally made is still the same and I did succeed at it today... Don't tell a few certain people what I really think of them today, it won't be pretty.

I think I may use the writing/typing my venting more often! That way I don't bore my husband with all the whining, and I still get it off my chest!

~M~

Welcome Home!

I am home and real life has taken over. I had SUCH a fun weekend, I really hate to see it end but as with all good things, that had to happen. So, I'm finishing off some things around the house and no time to post!

Promise 20: figure out Pickles's new homework system

**S**

M's Promise #10

Yesterday's promise went well. I'm going to get my husband some very needed work clothes that he doesn't feel like shopping for. And then I'm starting to plan our trip away, which will be incorporated into V-Day. I told him some of my suggestions as our V-Day dinner yesterday and he was excited!

Today's Promise is no stress. I am sick....And normally I would stress myself out about getting as much work done on a day like today as I would when I'm 100%. And that's just not fair to myself. I'm going to take the day nice and easy and get done what I can, one little thing at a time.

~M~

$7.50

At $7.50 per 15 mins, there will not be much posting, but I promised everyday so here I am. Let me say- BEST > WEEKEND > OF > MY > LIFE! No kidding. My promise is to not make a promise because then I will over think it.

Promise 19: No promise =) I love that!!

**S**

Slacker's Promise #9

So, I obviously slacked yesterday and didn't post....No good excuse. However, I did make a promise, I just didn't post it. It was the same promise as the one before about seeing from my husband's point of view. All is good there now thank Goodness! But I forsee myself making that promise more in the future, b/c it shouldn't be that hard for me to make that promise, even if I am upset.

No crazy night out, but thanks for reminding me that we NEED WAY MORE of that! So, I'm in the process of planning a weekend away for us, somewhere hot.

Promise #9 - Think of something very special for my husband for Valentine's Day! He is sooo important to me and I don't want the busyness of our lives and the new ventures we're coming upon to mask how much he really does mean to me. We've got a lot going on right now, and none of that would mean even half of what it does if he wasn't doing it with me.

Look forward to posting again tomorrow.

~M~