Xposted to livejournal.
As my last post said I got my 2 top wisdom teeth pulled today. It's not a whole lot of fun. The actual pulling of teeth isn't bad at all. The Novocain shot isn't great, but it's not the worst thing in the world either. A bit of a pinch, but apparently when they pull upper teeth you also get 2 shot in the roof your mouth per tooth, so I got 4. Not cool. The actual pulling is quick and painless, thanks to the shots. Then they give you pain killers, woot.It's the in between time when the shots wear off and the pain killers have yet to kick in that's a bit brutal. When I got my bottom teeth pulled the pain was unbearable, especially the time I had stitches in my gums. I rolled around on the bed wishing I was dead, and the vicadin didn't do me much good on that occasion. I have found that eating something very cold such as ice cream can cure the pain while you wait, but you pretty much have to eat it constantly.
This time the after pain hasn't been too bad. The dentist said that the upper teeth hurt a lot less than bottom teeth when pulled. Boy am I glad he was right! The main downfall to my experience today was that I had my 6 month old daughter all day. Her father is out of town for the week. Luckily though my grandmother came over from 11-3:30 to help me with her, and it was a HUGE help. But I ended up taking two pain killers because one didn't quite do the trick.
Now, you must understand one thing about me and pain killers, if I take more than one we don't get along very well. It feels like I've drunk way too much and I'm nauseous and the room is spinning, so by the time Echo woke up from her nap at 5pm I was not feeling so well.
So there I lay on the floor for a while, until time for dinner, she ate some solids, then a bottle, then I was back on the floor until time for bed.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Earning extra income in your spare time
As mothers we have a LOT of work to to right. But extra income is nice to have whether your working or not. Here are a few ligitimate places online that you can join and start making some money. All are free to join, I don't like scams, who does right?
First is Helium.com. You get paid to write your opinion. It's not a lot of money, but eventually it will add up and you can share your opinion or tips about ANYTHING. I like it.
Pay per post or PPP is my favorite so far, even though I haven't been able to use it because my blog doesnt' qualify yet. I signed up looked around and checked out some of the other bloggers and it's very simple and looks like it can generate a subtantial amount of cash. You post on your blog either generating hype or reveiwing for a product, company or website and get paid. Some are as little as $5 others are as high as $250 (for high ranking pages). Where else can you make $5 with a few minutes of typing?
If you join PPP it can be a little confusing going from sign up to publishing your first paid blog. There is a really great tutorial HERE that walks you through it step by step. I'm so glad I looked at the tutorial because I was so lost when I signed up, but once you get that first post done your golden.
Shadowscope.com is a blog that belongs to a person who blogs for money, and he has a LOT of different sites listed on this post reviewing which one's he uses and their earning potential. I haven't checked all of them yet, but it's definitely worth a look.
Don't forget to check out my other blog HERE. It's all about finding ways to make money online, easily and without having to pay for it. I also walk you through lots of steps so you don't make the same mistakes I do, or spend hours trying to figure it out.
First is Helium.com. You get paid to write your opinion. It's not a lot of money, but eventually it will add up and you can share your opinion or tips about ANYTHING. I like it.
Pay per post or PPP is my favorite so far, even though I haven't been able to use it because my blog doesnt' qualify yet. I signed up looked around and checked out some of the other bloggers and it's very simple and looks like it can generate a subtantial amount of cash. You post on your blog either generating hype or reveiwing for a product, company or website and get paid. Some are as little as $5 others are as high as $250 (for high ranking pages). Where else can you make $5 with a few minutes of typing?
If you join PPP it can be a little confusing going from sign up to publishing your first paid blog. There is a really great tutorial HERE that walks you through it step by step. I'm so glad I looked at the tutorial because I was so lost when I signed up, but once you get that first post done your golden.
Shadowscope.com is a blog that belongs to a person who blogs for money, and he has a LOT of different sites listed on this post reviewing which one's he uses and their earning potential. I haven't checked all of them yet, but it's definitely worth a look.
Don't forget to check out my other blog HERE. It's all about finding ways to make money online, easily and without having to pay for it. I also walk you through lots of steps so you don't make the same mistakes I do, or spend hours trying to figure it out.
The diffence between men and women
Not in the obvious sense that I hope we as parents understand. But in the parenting style sense.
I know I cannot be the only mother out there that feels unappreciated and that their child needs more daddy time. I understand that my child's father (we are not married, but we live together) works 3rd shift and therefore needs to sleep during the day, but I feel that he sleeps at the wrong times. He will come home from work at 8am and be in be by 9-10am sleeping until about 5-6pm. Our daughter goes to bed at 6:30pm. If he were to spend every waking moment with her it would be 4 hours, but obviously that's not the case. Of course there are other things to be done in life. I just wish he'd stay up until maybe 1 or 2 pm then he can wake up and hour or 2 before he has to go to work, yet still get what he needs to get done AND spend ample time with Echo.
Ahhh well, we can all hope can't we. It's part of what makes us human I guess.
I know I cannot be the only mother out there that feels unappreciated and that their child needs more daddy time. I understand that my child's father (we are not married, but we live together) works 3rd shift and therefore needs to sleep during the day, but I feel that he sleeps at the wrong times. He will come home from work at 8am and be in be by 9-10am sleeping until about 5-6pm. Our daughter goes to bed at 6:30pm. If he were to spend every waking moment with her it would be 4 hours, but obviously that's not the case. Of course there are other things to be done in life. I just wish he'd stay up until maybe 1 or 2 pm then he can wake up and hour or 2 before he has to go to work, yet still get what he needs to get done AND spend ample time with Echo.
Ahhh well, we can all hope can't we. It's part of what makes us human I guess.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Check out my other blogs
I currently have two blogs besides this one. Please take a moment to take a look.
My livejournal blog my personal blog about me and my life (other than parenting mostly) http://www.ultra_manic.livejournal.com
Manikly Yours is about my journey trying to make a living online so that I can have more free time to spend with my daughter and time to more things that I love. There are lots of links to legitimate sites where you can earn money without paying a penny. No get rich quick scams here either.
http://www.maniklyyours.blogspot.com
My livejournal blog my personal blog about me and my life (other than parenting mostly) http://www.ultra_manic.livejournal.com
Manikly Yours is about my journey trying to make a living online so that I can have more free time to spend with my daughter and time to more things that I love. There are lots of links to legitimate sites where you can earn money without paying a penny. No get rich quick scams here either.
http://www.maniklyyours.blogspot.com
Monday, August 13, 2007
Teething
I think we are currently experiencing teething, and if this is it, it's AWFUL! Saturday night she was up most of the night and then didn't sleep well during the day until I gave her some acetaminophen. My sweet little happy go lucky girl is about to spin her head around and spew out green goo. Sunday night I gave her some medicine right before bed but she still woke up at 1:45am, 4:45am, 5:30am and then was up for the day at 6am (normally she sleeps through the night from 7pm to 8am). I am so tired as I write this. All day today so was so cranky, only feeling better when she got some medicine.
Another problem to this is that she wants to eat more. Normally she eats 24oz of formula, 2 jars of fruits or veggies and 2tbsp of cereal, and today she ate 34oz of formula, but she isn't eating as much solids. I don't want her overeating to become a habit by the end of all this. We all know about the growing obesity problem in America especially with children and all the problems it causes, but that's a whole different post.
I may call her doctor tomorrow to see if it does sound like teething and if it's OK to keep giving her Tylenol.
REMEMBER never give your child ANY medicine whether over the counter or prescription without direct doctors orders. Even if we think it's safe it can be lethal to out little ones. I just read a few articles about infants dying because their parents thought it would be OK to give them something because it was over the counter, or they gave their infants children's medicine, just in smaller doses. You may know your child, but doctors know drugs and they are more dangerous than most of us seem to think because things like aspirin have become part of our daily lives. Also remember to NEVER EVER under any circumstances give a child aspirin, it can cause Reyes syndrome, which is very very bad.
Another problem to this is that she wants to eat more. Normally she eats 24oz of formula, 2 jars of fruits or veggies and 2tbsp of cereal, and today she ate 34oz of formula, but she isn't eating as much solids. I don't want her overeating to become a habit by the end of all this. We all know about the growing obesity problem in America especially with children and all the problems it causes, but that's a whole different post.
I may call her doctor tomorrow to see if it does sound like teething and if it's OK to keep giving her Tylenol.
REMEMBER never give your child ANY medicine whether over the counter or prescription without direct doctors orders. Even if we think it's safe it can be lethal to out little ones. I just read a few articles about infants dying because their parents thought it would be OK to give them something because it was over the counter, or they gave their infants children's medicine, just in smaller doses. You may know your child, but doctors know drugs and they are more dangerous than most of us seem to think because things like aspirin have become part of our daily lives. Also remember to NEVER EVER under any circumstances give a child aspirin, it can cause Reyes syndrome, which is very very bad.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Cleaning
I know I know It's a dirty word. I have got to be the laziest neat freak there is. I hate cleaning, but my home must be neat, I'll go crazy if it's not. How to do it without really doing much.
First things first pick up after yourself (I don't always follow this rule, but I make it very difficult to not do it ie I took away my coffee table so I have to leave things on the floor, but I can't leave things on the floor b/c Echo plays down there). Then, this one is really hard, get signifigant other to pick up after himself. I'm still working on this one.
I NEED SWIFTER. I love swifter, seriously. I recommend swifter to everyone, especially the lazy neat freaks like myself. I have the swifter dry sweeper (which I need more pads for) the swifter wet sweeper, which allowed me to throw out my mop, and the swifter flick, it's a non-electric "vacuum" for in between vacuums. Great since Echo plays on the carpet and crap gets tracked all over the carpet everyday. Oh yeah and I can't forget to mention the siffer duster it reaches everything. Much love.
I also love everything that has to do with wipes. Baby wipes, disinfectant wipes, window wipes, wood cleaning wipes etc... I couldn't live without them. I can't seem to see the point of pulling out a bottle of cleaner and some paper towels just to wipe off my counters, that's just too much work and then you have to put the cleaner away ugh. So grab a wipe, wipe away and toss. It doesn't' get easier.
I also tend to clean mostly at night. My main reason is that I don't like waking up to a dirty house and lots of work. Also, I don't have to stop in the middle of what I'm doing because Echo decides that she won't play by herself any longer. Another reason for this is during her first nap I like to do a quick workout and take a shower and I don't want to be distracted by a messy house (mess gives me ADD)
Sit on the floor and fold laundry while your baby is playing on the floor. We all know babies need floor time, and a lot of babies like their parent to be right next to them, so as long as they are still young enough not to unfold everything you just folded go for it. Everybodies happy.
When you change the garbage leave it in front of the door so the next person out has to move it to get outside. Your way more likely to take it out sooner.
Clean the cat box on garbage day and use that half full garbage bag. If your like me you want ALL your garbage to go out that week, not to sit around so to get rid of that half full garbage bag and keep my cats happy I do it then.
This last one is convenient, but also a safety issue. If your like me and have a first floor laundry, put all your cleaning supplies on the top of a shelf in there. I use the top shelf and also put my garbage and recycling in there. Laundry rooms carry a LOT of e-coli, so you don't want your kid in there anyway. No way to get to all the poisons! Plus they are more accessible than bending over and digging through a cabinet.
Hope this helps all you lazy neat freaks out there.
First things first pick up after yourself (I don't always follow this rule, but I make it very difficult to not do it ie I took away my coffee table so I have to leave things on the floor, but I can't leave things on the floor b/c Echo plays down there). Then, this one is really hard, get signifigant other to pick up after himself. I'm still working on this one.
I NEED SWIFTER. I love swifter, seriously. I recommend swifter to everyone, especially the lazy neat freaks like myself. I have the swifter dry sweeper (which I need more pads for) the swifter wet sweeper, which allowed me to throw out my mop, and the swifter flick, it's a non-electric "vacuum" for in between vacuums. Great since Echo plays on the carpet and crap gets tracked all over the carpet everyday. Oh yeah and I can't forget to mention the siffer duster it reaches everything. Much love.
I also love everything that has to do with wipes. Baby wipes, disinfectant wipes, window wipes, wood cleaning wipes etc... I couldn't live without them. I can't seem to see the point of pulling out a bottle of cleaner and some paper towels just to wipe off my counters, that's just too much work and then you have to put the cleaner away ugh. So grab a wipe, wipe away and toss. It doesn't' get easier.
I also tend to clean mostly at night. My main reason is that I don't like waking up to a dirty house and lots of work. Also, I don't have to stop in the middle of what I'm doing because Echo decides that she won't play by herself any longer. Another reason for this is during her first nap I like to do a quick workout and take a shower and I don't want to be distracted by a messy house (mess gives me ADD)
Sit on the floor and fold laundry while your baby is playing on the floor. We all know babies need floor time, and a lot of babies like their parent to be right next to them, so as long as they are still young enough not to unfold everything you just folded go for it. Everybodies happy.
When you change the garbage leave it in front of the door so the next person out has to move it to get outside. Your way more likely to take it out sooner.
Clean the cat box on garbage day and use that half full garbage bag. If your like me you want ALL your garbage to go out that week, not to sit around so to get rid of that half full garbage bag and keep my cats happy I do it then.
This last one is convenient, but also a safety issue. If your like me and have a first floor laundry, put all your cleaning supplies on the top of a shelf in there. I use the top shelf and also put my garbage and recycling in there. Laundry rooms carry a LOT of e-coli, so you don't want your kid in there anyway. No way to get to all the poisons! Plus they are more accessible than bending over and digging through a cabinet.
Hope this helps all you lazy neat freaks out there.
Intro
My name is Sara, I'm 22 years old, live in Wisconsin and I want to blog about my "adventures" as a mother. I am a full time student at a university. I am majoring in molecular biology, minoring in chemistry and my conc. is pre-medicine. If you think that's a mouthful you should see my homework lol. I just took this summer off to spend time with my daughter and go back to school in a few weeks on September 5th.
Other than school I am kind of a typical mom I guess. I wake up with my baby, play with her, teach her, feed her, bathe her and attempt to keep my house clean enough to not go crazy. I am also still working on losing weight (which is a very big sensitive issue for me) so I try to find time in my busy day to workout and eat right.
My little girl is Echo Lynn, she is just over 5 months at the time of this post and I am so proud of her. She is a VERY bright baby and very strong. She is pretty much at a 7 month old level and by that I mean I have to read about 7 month olds to understand where she's at and what she will do next. She's been rolling over since she was maybe 6 weeks old and she just started sitting up completely by herself with no support about 2 weeks ago. She just starting up and crawling a few days ago, but even the first time she did it she looked like an old pro lol.
She is currently on 1st foods and we are about 1/2 way through all of them, she should start 2nds at about 6 months. She is a good eater and loves everything, hopefully that sticks. She is also a very messy eater, the very first time we gave her solids at 4 moths she was trying to grab the spoon and feed herself. So now I scoop up the food, hand her the spoon, she puts it in her mouth and hands it back to me (usually), so a great deal of food ends up on her tray or her chin.
I suppose that is a detailed enough introduction. This blog will essentially be my day to day life raising a daughter, going through things that a lot of people go through and giving my thoughts and opinions about it all, and letting you know what works and what doesn't for me. I will also include my own little trials and tribulations as they relate to Echo. So I hope my readers enjoy and can maybe take something from this blog and make their lives a little easier.
Other than school I am kind of a typical mom I guess. I wake up with my baby, play with her, teach her, feed her, bathe her and attempt to keep my house clean enough to not go crazy. I am also still working on losing weight (which is a very big sensitive issue for me) so I try to find time in my busy day to workout and eat right.
My little girl is Echo Lynn, she is just over 5 months at the time of this post and I am so proud of her. She is a VERY bright baby and very strong. She is pretty much at a 7 month old level and by that I mean I have to read about 7 month olds to understand where she's at and what she will do next. She's been rolling over since she was maybe 6 weeks old and she just started sitting up completely by herself with no support about 2 weeks ago. She just starting up and crawling a few days ago, but even the first time she did it she looked like an old pro lol.
She is currently on 1st foods and we are about 1/2 way through all of them, she should start 2nds at about 6 months. She is a good eater and loves everything, hopefully that sticks. She is also a very messy eater, the very first time we gave her solids at 4 moths she was trying to grab the spoon and feed herself. So now I scoop up the food, hand her the spoon, she puts it in her mouth and hands it back to me (usually), so a great deal of food ends up on her tray or her chin.
I suppose that is a detailed enough introduction. This blog will essentially be my day to day life raising a daughter, going through things that a lot of people go through and giving my thoughts and opinions about it all, and letting you know what works and what doesn't for me. I will also include my own little trials and tribulations as they relate to Echo. So I hope my readers enjoy and can maybe take something from this blog and make their lives a little easier.
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