Here’s a link. I LOVE bass pro shop for like, everything. So, I wanted to share with all of you in case you were looking for one.
http://www.basspro.com/_/N-0/Ntk-Search_All/Ntt-survival+kit
Dear PCOS:
You suck. I hate you. I hate these mood swings. I hate that you rule my life. I hate looking in the mirror at 26 years old and seeing the pimpled face of a 13 year old hitting puberty. I hate looking at my face and seeing the hair patterns of a middle aged man, face and head included. I hate the chest hair, the back hair, and the nose hair. I hate that you make me want nothing but sex from my husband because the hormone shifting makes his voice intolerable. He’s a perfect husband, a great man, and for some reason you can’t see that. I hate you. I hate the health problems you bring along with you, the high cholesterol, insulin resistance, and psoriasis. Oh, and you want to know what else I hate? I hate that no doctor will get off their high horse and help me defeat you, or at least control you. I hate that you consume my life. I hate that people say oh but you have a kid… I STILL have PCOS assholes, even though I was able to get pregnant after a very long time trying.
Dear PCOS. I hate you.
-A
My dear friends. In the coming months we have many special events planned…and I want to be apart of them all. However, my life has changed. I have a child now, and I know I’m the first one of us to have a baby, and this has changed everything. I know there will be a bachelorette party, and I also know as many memories will be made, I won’t be able to make it. I hope you understand, I now have a life who depends on me to provide for him. I know that nights drinking, dancing and laughing with all of you sounds fun, but my little guy depends on snuggles, kisses, and hugs to get a good night’s sleep. You see, he won’t be little like this for long, and I have to cherish this forever. We can take vacations again one day, you know, when he’s older, we all have children, and can drink our wine while we watch them all play. I hope you understand.
My son is so precious, his time as a baby is so short. I’m sorry I don’t call or text much anymore. Most times he falls asleep in my arms and my phone is on the other side of the room. Did I forget to mention he’s waking up when I put him down to sleep somewhere else? He needs me to hold him right now. I hope you understand.
I’m glad you listen when I tell you about all of his accomplishments. I know that sleeping through the night might not make much sense to you, but I feel like I’ve won the lottery when it does happen. I’m up all night cuddling him, and reassuring him that I’m here for him. I hope you understand our short conversations, because I’m falling asleep on the phone. I was up all night creating a sense of comfort for my son, the one you and I already have. He needs me right now, and I’ll be honest, I need him,
If I were to go with you, I would only drag you down. I would spend all our time talking about him, worrying about him, missing him, and calling or texting to check on him. I don’t want to drag you all down. I do hope you understand. My son is the center of my world now. My house is messy, I’m often still in pajamas, my hair is always a mess, and I can’t even begin to describe how behind I am in chores and such.
I miss you all, and I know we’re living 2000 miles apart, but soon I’ll be home, closer. I hope you’ll allow him to tag along on our adventures, and lunch dates. I hope you understand that instead of being early, I’ll probably be a little late because I managed to misplace his most favorite toy, or I dropped his pacifier and have to sit everything in my hands down to pick it up. I hope you don’t mind that I don’t have much to talk about now other than the most recent recall on baby products, because I probably just bought the stupid thing and now I have to go through a process to replace it. Baby things can be expensive, and I’m tired. Spending an hour on the phone with a company to replace something isn’t an easy task anymore. My child sleeps in short intervals, and I don’t have an hour to dedicate on the phone.
I use to spend a lot of time with you all, but now I’ve got this wonderful bundle of joy who demands most of my time. Honestly, just getting time to shower is a miracle. He’s usually playing in the tub as I quickly wash and shave, then bandage every cut from my razor I forgot to replace…two weeks ago.
Please understand, I love you all, and I miss you…but one day you’ll have children of your own, and I hope that my journey is able to help you… if you need someone to help you pick out the best product, I’ve tried most of them, I can offer my advice, I can show you how to properly secure your baby in a car seat, because I too needed help. I’ll offer assistance, without being harsh, because I’ve been there. I’ve struggled to figure out which size diaper, when to give foods, when to do anything. I’ve cried over every single decision I’ve made. I’ll be here to help guide you through the tears, the struggles, the giggles, and the cuddles. Right now, I’m learning it all on my own, and I hope you understand how taxing it is on me. I hope you understand.
As hard as it is to believe, my wonderful baby is half a year old today. I don’t know where the time has gone at all. He’s amazing. Last night, he was watching the dogs play, and laughed at them. That’s a first for him, so we quickly got the camera out and captured the moment via photos, and video. He’ll soon be crawling. I’m looking forward to it, and scared to death of it at the same time.
This little boy amazes me more every day. I got his squeeze pouch station food maker in the mail yesterday. I seriously feel like I should still be pregnant picking out which car seat I want for him. Oh, and his new big boy car seat will be arriving before the end of the month. He really has made the time slip right on by. I miss my tiny precious newborn, but I adore this independent, eager to learn little fellow.
I guess I really better kick my bum into high gear with party planning… ugh, and to think, before he’s a year old we will have to travel from California to West Virginia with a baby, two small dogs, and a cat in a 2012 Ford Focus. Ha! Oh we totally didn’t expect to get pregnant when we bought that small car. I know this isn’t much of a blog, but I wanted to share with you all, and have a reference point to come back to one day when my memory is short.
Toodles for now all.
-A
I can’t believe that in just a few days, my precious child will be half a year old. It really feels like just yesterday I was going into the hospital to be induced…heck, it still feels recent that I was showing my husband a faint little line on the test.
My heavens… I’ve had a baby. I spent 9 months pregnant, went past my due date, gave birth, and have spent almost 6 months raising my son.
Where does the time go..
I wanted to share this blog with all of you. Making your own laundry soap, long term, saves SO much money, and there aren’t all those chemicals that aren’t good for you, and that can compromise the fabric of your clothes. Let’s be honest, clothing is expensive. Let’s take care of what we have.
http://campwander.com/2012/08/top-3-diy-lavender-laundry-essentials/?spref=fb
I do not claim to own or run any of the content of the above listed link. I simply use her recipe as another in my arsenal of laundry soap recipes.
I’ll be adding more, specifically “unscented” recipes. But I DO love the essential oils. I’ll share those with you all later as well.
Wishing you a Fabulous Thursday everyone!
With all the snow storms hitting the east (my home), and all the reported power outages, and frozen pipes I wanted to compile this short check list for basic survival of these things.
Water. Water is important. You should have (in my opinion) two gallons of water, per person, per day. Please note, these are to my standard…which may be above what sites suggest. Two gallons to drink, one for personal hygiene at least. My suggestion, fill 5 gallon buckets, store them away. Do this often. Keep only important areas clean ie armpits, private areas, and teeth. Keep it mind, you will need water to cook with as well. If something happens and you’re left only with snow or ice. Boil the bejesus out of it. Most survival sites will say 1 gallon per person per day. Again, this is MY guide.
Batteries, how many do you have? Have enough? No? Get some.
Got a flashlight to put those batteries in? No? Get a dozen, because they like to grow legs and walk off, never to be found again.
Food, non-perishable food. Something that can be opened and eaten is best, like canned goods. Do you can your own food? No? Buy some. Learn to can your own food, start a stock pile. It will last and last and last! And, its healthier. Boxes of cereal work nicely too, especially if you’re into something sweet, like I am. Avoid salty ones, they’ll make you want to drink more water.
A radio. Got those batteries handy? Good, put them in a radio, because in a real emergency cell phones may not work. All the worlds technology can’t work without power.
A basic first aid kit, one that can be purchased in any walmart. While we’re on that, if you have meds that need to be cold, do you have a cooler and ice for them? No? Get one. Something simple, like a beer cooler will work. You can add to the first aid kit. Motric, tylenol, children’s medicines, more first aid cream. Anything you want, just make sure you have the essentials, and something to use in case of such emergency. 911 may dispatch an ambulance, but depending on the conditions you may or may not get the care you need quickly, because EMS workers are only human and are not Gods, they can’t just snap their fingers and appear at your house. Be prepared to deal with medical emergencies on your own at least temporarily.
Own an oil lamp? They provide light that won’t drain those precious batteries. And, for non emergency situations, they’re quite romantic. I personally LOVE those 60 hour candles.
They’re super cute decor too 🙂
Keep a warm place to sleep. Your bed obviously would work. Just make sure you have extra blankets. 🙂
Toothpaste, diapers, hand sanitizer, basic items to help cut down on germs spreading. Because we all hate those germs. Do you wear contacts? That’s pretty important. The solution to clean them.
**Women, if it so happens your monthly is around, think about those supplies.
Keep a bottle of bleach around, to clean things, like your eating utensils. Or, if you’re weird like me and only use plastic utensils, pitch them after one use.
Keep something handy for the kids to play with. Obviously you’ll need your supplies for them as well. But they’ll get bored, fast. Keep a board game or something they love around that IS NOT run on batteries and power.
Keep pet food handy also. We can’t forget our furry friends. Depending on how big your animals are depends on the amount of water they will need. I’m a stickler for having plenty of water. I have smaller dogs. one gallon a day for both would be more than plenty. Those of you with big dogs would have to consider how much you would need personally.
And keep in mind, don’t panic. Panic just makes everything worse. Keep a level head, do your very best, and if you can, check on your elderly neighbors, or those with kids. They might need some help.
I hope this is just a good basic thing to open your eyes to what you may or may not have. I personally don’t always have all those things I listed, and I’m the one listing them, so don’t worry if you don’t have them. Just keep it in the back of your head in case inclimate weather is being called for.
This concludes today’s posting 🙂 Happy trails everyone!
Kiss your kids, hug your parents, pet your animals, smile at a stranger. It’ll make all of their days better.
-A
Before you were born, I wanted you. I dreamed about you. All I could think about was you… What would you look like, how would you sound…what would you like and dislike. Now you’re here, and all I can think about, is you. Are you safe, warm, happy, hungry, scared, comfortable…am I doing enough, am I doing too much, are you bonding correctly, will you reach your milestones correctly?
My son consumes my mind, and I love it. My living room looks like a toy tornado hit it.. and I love it. Children are an amazing blessing. My son brings so much joy into my life that I literally can’t explain it to you.
All this being said, I want to talk about something with all of you. I live on an Army base, and I see WAY too many parents not loving their children, drinking while pregnant, having kids just to get a bigger house… why, why in the world would people do this? I only have one child, and he’s enough for me to keep up with. I commend those who WANT more children and have them. I’m not talking about people who care for their children in this post, please keep that in mind.
It’s all too easy for some people to get pregnant. A friend of mine was 4 weeks away from adopting a baby, when that baby’s mother changed her mind to give the baby to another family. My heart aches for my friend, and her husband. I find out last night a family who doesn’t even care for the two children they have now are expecting their third…. it’s a shame the only reason they want this baby is to get into a bigger house with an extra bedroom. What kind of sick person brings a life into this world to use them for gain like that… how can people not have enough heart to love their child(ren)? Why not take care of the kids you have?
All too often there are stories in the news about parents killing infants…leaving them to die in a car seat sitting in a crib. It scares me, that so many people can be so heartless. Sex before marriage happens, I’m just as guilty as the next person. But folks, we live in a world with BIRTHCONTROL!! Use it! If you can’t use it, masturbate. These poor innocent children didn’t ask to come into this world, and to suffer like that is so wrong. I don’t believe you should go around having children outside of marriage, I also don’t believe you should have children inside a broken marriage. Broken marriages happen all too often too. Marriage is supposed to be life long. I don’t like divorce. I do believe there are times when it is what’s best for both parties, but people get married so quickly now a days also. Make things work, take the time to love each other, care about each other, and listen to each others concerns.
Marriage is a two way street. If your spouse cheated, figure out why. If it was because you neglected them, then you see why it happened, and learn from it. If it happened just because you marriage a total scum bucket, then learn from that too. I’m not saying fault goes both ways, there ARE horrible people out there who just can’t help themselves. You can learn from every second that passes in your life. Fault isn’t always a two way street.
Children are a blessing, not a burden, and created inside a loving, happy marriage, they’re even more amazing. I look at my son every day and I know he was created out of love. My husband and I have had our rough spots, yes, but infertility is a hard thing to handle in a marriage. We made it, and I always knew we would. We’re in this for life. We both dislike divorce. CJ is proof of our love. He isn’t proof that we “just had sex” no, that’s not how it works. Yes, sex creates children, but we wanted him. We hoped and prayed for him. And now, now he’s here.
Folks, don’t run around. Have values, morals… Women, don’t be a whore. Don’t open your legs for just anyone. You’re strong, and beautiful. Have more respect for yourselves. Men, don’t use women just to get your rocks off. Have more values and morals. Would you want your daughter being used like you’re using other women? Think of it like that…
Once your baby comes into this world, every wrong or bad thing you’ve ever done will jingle in your mind.. you’ll want the best for your child, I can promise you that. Let’s all start acting like adults.
I know that I have jumped topics a lot in this entry, but that is just how my mind works. My message here, love your children, be good to others, and hold on to your values like your life depends on it. Pass on those good values… our children are the future. They’ll one day be running the government and making decisions. We HAVE to provide them with good values and morals.
I’ve done three new recipes, neither have been good enough to share. Tonight was an absolute mess. First the chicken didn’t fit in the pan, then it wouldn’t cook correctly… then, my garlic for stuffed tomatoes didn’t get chopped up so I got a bite of a HUGE garlic clove. It just ruined everything. Horrible idea. Seriously considering ordering pizza tomorrow.
Good evening, dear followers.
Today was as normal a day as any other. I’m just wondering, would any of you have any requests? (Example, asking me how to make laundry soap, cook a certain dish, or my thoughts on anything) I’d love to make this an informative blog, but also a blog filled with my views, a safe place to discuss your thoughts and opinions without judgement, just good, healthy intelligent discussions. Leave a comment 🙂 I’ll do my best to oblige.
http://www.homesteadsurvival.com
In case any of you were wondering, I love them.
I’m sorry if my thoughts are random tonight. CJ was up SO late last night and I’m one exhausted momma. Take care everyone, and have a fabulous night. Hug your loved ones, dance like no one is watching, and until tomorrow (hopefully) goodnight.
Your modern day Pioneer woman 