Once A Week?

Seems like I can only get myself to blog once a week.

I hesitate daily blog posts for fear of burn out and fear of, well...becoming annoying.

(Yea, I said it)

But lately I've just been sad. 

Like, SAD.

So sad I've resorted to the "husband-pay-me-a-compliment-NOW" phase, which of course we all know doesn't work 100% and boy does it suck when it's not the time that rolls in your favor, am I right?

LOL

Life is hard for everyone.

EVERYONE.

Not necessarily "bad" but just...

hard.

Hard to push through, hard to fight through, hard to be grateful and smile through.

Some days I think we feel it more than most.

Some days the strengths seem to not shine bright enough, the successes of the day are for whatever reason overshadowed by the shortcomings.

And sometimes I think that's ok.

It's ok to not beat yourself up about not being happy or content with something that's disappointing.

It's ok to admit that today I did not enjoy my daily life for the day.

Maybe it does sound ungrateful.

Probably.

But no one enjoys everything all the time.

We're all learning through this.

And we dont' always get the A+.

We aren't perfect.

Not yet.

So I'm ok with being upset. 

I'm ok with being sad for the day.

I'll move on.

We all move on.

It won't get better but we'll get better.

Down for the Count

Well a week has flown by...

Monday was a school free day because of the holiday so we took a family trip to Oak Glen. 

It was so fun!

And it was great to get away, even just for the day.

This week has contained lots of sniffles and coughs from the little ones and hardly any school work during the hours at home.

Work in progress people.

Currently I sit flat on my back hopped up with a little ibuprofen, trying to relax during nap time.

Good grief they say things get easier after childbirth has occurred but...

No such luck.

I.

HURT.

I did push through the pain and go gorcery shopping at 6:15 AM this morning.

It's going to be a 14 hour day today so I had to either

1) Miss sleep

or

2) Starve/try and unload a car full of food with kids.

14 hours is a blessing-

it makes the 12 hours seem like cake.

Consequently, I'm grateful for the 12 hour days-

they've prepped me for the 14 hour ones.

;)

14 DAYS UNTIL THANKSGIVING!!

What are you thankful for?

Nailed It!

I'm sitting here typing while one monster is at school and the other one is enjoying the freedom of exploring EVERY toy in the house and not being harassed while doing it.

I got up, made pumpkin pancakes for the SECOND morning in a row, got the kiddo dressed, fed, hair done and teeth brushed and on to school. 

Now I'm at home soaking up time.

Why did I ever try and work again?

Yes, it was fun dressing up and doing make-up, it was fun putting on a 'face' every day and getting compliments about what I was wearing and how I looked, and financial comfort would be nice, but it didn't feel right. 

I tried to think it did.

I wanted to think it did.

But it didn't...and now it does.

HALLELUJAH!

So I sit, in old jeans, a $5 tee, running shoes and an old, beat up college sweat shirt with no make-up, day old hair, and my glasses on. 

And I feel at home! 

We've had family dinner together the last two nights.

Like, we actually SAT DOWN and ate. 

Not rushed.

Not freaking out.

AND...

we had family home evening.

(You can read about that here)

Yea, usually it's intended for Monday nights but for right now it works better for us to hold it on Wednesdays.

But anyway...

Regaurding my last post:

No nap is NOT HAPPENING! lol

I didn't even try. 

So we are still on the hunt for a schedule for homeschool activities.

Next week's game plan:

After school...

Nap

Park Play (depending on day)

Home for Free Play during dinner prep

School Activity while dinner is baking/cooking

Dinner

Church Story

Bath

Story Time

Bedtime

Maybe that will work?

*****

It's another long weekend for us...but it's ok.

Last night one kiddo said to me out of no where, "This is really good soup Mommy."

"Really?"

"Mm-hmm."

"I'm so glad you like it!"

*big smile*

AWESOME!

I made roasted red pepper and tomato soup from scratch for the first time.

(I LOVE my Vitamix!)

It turned out pretty good apparently.

But this is why I'm not worried for the ugly time crunches we are still having to face.

Things are good.

We are doing good.

Hooray for family success!!!

:)

Lastly, if anyone has any clothes they are intending to get rid of my church is holding a clothing drive THIS SATURDAY

where you can either donate clothes 

OR

if you have a need or know of anyone who has a need you can come take clothes.

We are trying to serve the immediate needs in our community.

The left over clothing will then be donated to Deseret Industries.

Leave a comment if you are interested.

Thanks, and have a great Thursday!

2 Days Down

So the monster finished the second day today.

Well, let me back track to pick-up on the first day...

**********

My munchkin talked about EVERYTHING they did at school that day.

And the little crazy kid was actually singing on the way home (and the rest of the day) the songs that they had sung at school.

I was told about the panting, the specific colors, the Hokey Pokey, the 'Jumping Shoes' song, the snack, and got a great explanation of the picture was of our family.

We went home and took a rest on the couch.

I folded laundry.

A half hour later it was up and at 'em and school work time.

We did letter tracing and sounds and then watched Leap Frog to continue through the sounds of the alphabet. 

AWESOME!!

Then today was late start day and carpool.

I didn't get up AS early, a mistake I will not repeat again

(hooray for mistakes! lol)

and wouldn't you know it this kid PASSED out in the car on the way home.

We came home and had lunch and I insisted on some more nap time and holy cow 2 HOURS LATER...(yea, seriously!)

it was up time.

But GRUMPY mood.

We've got some adjusting to do.

So we cut some leaves and there were some emotional frustration moments but we got through it. 

Kid scissors are awful, by the way.

Then, I said 'screw it' and instead of doing school work we went to the park.

And then came home and played on the patio until Daddy got home.

This kid is nuts about gross motor, that's one thing we all share in common.

So I don't think today was a waste.

We spent it together.

And aside from the after-nap-grumps things have been running smoothly.

If the grumps continue we might need to look at what's being served for snack and maybe provide a substitute but we'll take that as it comes.

On another note...

I got our 'Grateful Tree' up! 

Too bad I didn't know it was a trend right now. 

Oh well.

I always thought it would be so insanely cool to have a huge fake tree in the common area of our house to decorate for each season; something made out of chicken wire and plaster of Paris. 

Since we don't own our property I settled for using some brown grocery bags I'd been squirreling away for craft projects and some green, yellow, red, and orange craft paper I bought a few months back for the leaves.

This thing extends to the top of the wall and then onto the ceiling a bit- it's so cool!

And I love how big it is because it's been a fantastic constant reminder.

I've been really concerned, especially in the last 24 hours, about our temporal needs.

Like, really.

And when I got on my computer to start spinning my wheels to "look for jobs" that tree was in my peripheral vision.

It's like it was speaking to me! Like that John Smith moment from 'Pocahontas'.
(You SO know what I'm talking about.)

tree: "W.H.A.T. are you DOING?"

me: "I know, I know, but you know what things look like!"

tree: "Hello!! WHAT. ARE. YOU. DOING?"

me: "Yea, but...I know. But....You're right. Ok, I'm good."

tree: "DARN RIGHT I'M RIGHT, I'M A TREE, IN YOUR HOUSE, THAT YOU MADE BECAUSE YOU HAD TIME BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T MENTALLY CHECKED OUT AND STRESSED THINKING ABOUT CAKES, PRICES, ORDERS, MARY KAY MARKETING, DEADLINES, AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU HAD TO DO WHILE TAKING CARE OF YOUR KIDS. Have faith. You're being a mom."

Thank you, Mr. Tree.

Or maybe it's a Mrs.? 

We haven't named it yet.

I wanted to, but my munchkin told me no.

I'm still going to name it.

:)

Actually, it's probably a female because this tree seems to tell it like it is. 

*It was Leo Buscaglia who said it best when he said, "The fact that people think I'm crazy gives me a lot of latitude to live my life." 
Obviously tonight I am taking my latitude and running with it!

Ok, enough with the jokes.

It's whole wheat pumpkin pancakes tomorrow with real maple syrup 

(somethings we just don't skimp on when it comes to health- i.e. low glycemic index natural, pure, Earth made sweetener in small amounts, of course).

And then after school it's park day, bible story work sheet, numbers, and math!

I think we'll forgo the nap and see how it goes...

Totally Did It

So we did it.

Today was the first day of school.

And the little one went.

And it felt right.

It helped obviously that we visited last week, of course.

After last time I think both I and Mr. Spin needed to calm our jitters from the previous trauma of the school our kiddo attended prior to today's facility.

Yea, that was awful. 

I don't really want to relive that again.

Hopefully I learned my lesson so I won't have to.

I've been making a ton of mistakes lately, but at least I can say I learned from the school one.

Or so I think.

Or so I hope...

*shuddering at having to relearn this lesson*

Last night Mr. Spin and I actually had some time together to decompress. 

It was pretty awesome.

You might think I'm crazy when you read what we did, but it was what was needed in the moment.

......

Once a month we are asked to fast in our church, the first Sunday of every month, actually. 

(You can read more about our beliefs here)

Most individuals start Saturday afternoon and end Sunday afternoon for a full 24 hours and can still enjoy a nice Sunday dinner.

Well, this weekend was like most for parents. Plus I was having some pretty intense health issues...again. 

(Like I said, lots of lessons and mistakes and learning)

So come 7:00 PM Mr. Spin and I still hadn't started our fast. By about 9:00 PM I finally said, "Hey, I'm going to fast, if you want you can jump on this train with me and we can do this together or I can fly solo." We typically like to fast for things together as a family unit, but if it meant doing it alone or not at all I was just going to do it. 

Honestly, sometimes we forget with our rush and hustle of life. And I figured better late then never.

So we did it together.

Starting at 9:00 PM.

Yea....

Well, we kept our fast all day Sunday. 

I had planned to roast a chicken for dinner which sometimes takes FOR-E-VER.

When we got home from our church meetings the kids took a nap and so naturally we capitalized on the time by...

taking a nap, too. :)

This meant the chicken didn't get to start actually thawing until about 4:00 PM.

It didn't get into the oven until 6:30 PM.

Luckily we had left overs for the kids so they were content while we waited.

The kids went to bed by 8:00 PM.

Then, Mr. Urry and I got to sit down TOGETHER to break our fast and have real discussion without interruptions.

Wait, 9:00 PM Saturday to 8:00 PM Sunday?

That's only 23 hours.

But you forgot...

DAY LIGHT SAVINGS!!!

So, it actually worked out so amazingly well.

We were really blessed.

I mean, not to get all religious but, c'mon, we're talking about fasting after all. 

So, last night as I got in bed at 9:00 PM, Mr. Spin and I still spent another hour and half talking.

It. Was. Perfect.

Even though it was late and we hadn't eaten all day I felt like I had a weeks worth of good rest because we were just able to be us, together.

With that clear mindset I set my alarm for 6:15 AM.

Well, I tossed and turned all night. 

One kiddo was up for almost a full hour at 2:00 AM.

Then again at 6:00 AM before my alarm.

Well, it was the first day of school and I was determined to wake up and be a mom.

So I did.

And it wasn't hard to get moving.

Whether it was the time with the hubs or the fasting or both I felt like a legit mom again.

So I got up, got the kiddo dressed just as everyone else started to stir.

I handled breakfast.

Diapers.

Hair.

Teeth brushing.

Tuition payment.

AND we did a homeschool bible lesson before we left.

We even got some pics in before family prayer and our departure. 

This is how it should be, I feel like.

For me.

And my family.

I quit consulting for Mary Kay this week and as of January 1st, 2014 I will no longer be doing cakes for the time being (I have outstanding contracts for December).

Everytime I start to get bored or freaked about being with the kids I search for something to do outside which means more time crunched, less quality time for me, my spouse, my kids, or growth.

Yea...I'm not down for that.

But I keep making the mistake.

I hope I can remember what I've learned and just hold on through the ugly moments.

When school is out today it's lunch time and then homeschooling.

We're doing the letter sounds, courtesy of Leapfrog Learning, writing, cutting, and math (with triangle shapes).

Then maybe a brief nap? Haven't yet decided.

But today is a take it easy day for me so I can fully recover.

And it's been such a huge comfort and blessing.

Can't wait until class is out today!!!

Tangled Fishing Line

Life is so messy.

Like, SO messy.

Sometimes I remember how I used to look at things in black and white, right and wrong, good and bad; it was simple.

But life is like tangled fishing line- it's not that simple to unwind. 

Sure, you can take out some scissors and cut off the knot, move on- but what does that do? 

I think humans have a hard time learning that.

I think that's also why we are counseled not to judge others; hardly anything is cut and dry.

I'm relearning that this week.

I won't go into all the details but I know I'm in this life to learn and I am learning a lot.

Part of that is from mistakes but I'm glad I'm not ashamed of my mistakes and I don't duck out and hide anymore.

I learn.

And I try and do better.

And I hope for the change.

One of the learning experiences I've been having lately has obviously been about homeschooling. 

Well, the other school called back.

They have an opening.

*Dilemma*

Do I send my munchkin?

Or do I homeschool?

What experiences do I allow for?

First off: we are going to observe for the day. I met the teacher several months ago and am in no way skeptical about their abilities as a teacher. But we are traumatized from our last experience so we will be watching to settle our nerves.

Second: homeschooling has given my relationship with my kids new life. 

Oh, it was a PAIN to go through and INSANELY STRESSFUL. But it forced me to listen more. To see where they are at, to re-connect. I can't express how grateful I am that this happened in such a short amount of time. I am more confident in our relationship and in my part as a mom. It's a huge relief. And I know that I CAN homeschool if needed.

Third: the biggest issue teachers have with parents is lack of involvement. If my kiddos go to school why should I discontinue their homeschooling, too?

Homeschooling is what helped our relationship so much- it's time together plus further learning. I would be an idiot to stop doing that just because someone else is teaching my kids. 

It's going to be tempting to stop...oh yes. 

SUPER tempting. 

But that blasted lazy bug likes to bite in the butt, HARD. 

And I need to remember that.  

Maybe this is what I needed to learn. 

This lesson was a nightmare. 

It rocked me to the core...but I guess a lot needed to change, so I needed to be rocked.

And I'm glad that I've come out with an understanding.

The next few days will determine what the school outcome will be, but at least I have a much better understanding in this aspect of our family. 

I am still an advocate for homeschooling. 

100%

What that means for you and your child and your present situation is up to you and no one else. 

Does this mean I won't strictly homeschool in the future? No.

Does this mean all my kids are bound for public schools, charter schools, or private schools out of my home? No.

This just means that for right now I am learning and I am finding what works right now in this moment simultaneously for me, my kids, my family, and our current life situation.

Don't forget- things constantly change.

I'm trying to remember that.

I hope for the chance to live a long life- I have much learning left to do. 

Disaster Struck...For The Better

Things have been interesting.

We've been working out the kinks in our daily schedule that I posted previously- I'm learning that there is no way in crazyville my kid is going to sit through activity after activity in the afternoon. Currently the crazy one is passed out on the couch, just to prove my point.

So we start either right before breakfast or right after, depending if I'm making something or the hubs is, and we lump two activities together (usually letter tracing and writing and a church story).

This past week we've been doing The Creation in Genisis. It's going pretty well. 

Well, let me back up. 

I was crazy mom. 

And my expectations were TOO high.

And then Friday morning I got hit with the MEANEST food poisoning ever. I have never been that sick in my life. 

EVER.

But it FORCED ME to lay around all day (or rather, on the floor all day) and just take care of the minimal things and my oldest had to help out quite a bit. 

No school.

No chores.

Nada.

Since then I have been more patient, more soft spoken, more temperate, more compassionate, and just a better mom.

Not that I'm amazing but I was sucking before. 

Seriously. 

So any progress is progress, right?

The kiddos have felt the shift and are surprisingly responding rather quickly. 

There's no more shouting.

No more excessive aggressiveness.

My word is LAW (again). <----So nice to have that one back.

It's fantastic!!

But today is Monday...so I hope I can keep it going through the week.

Today is also one of my kid's birthdays! It's so exciting!

We took lunch to the hubs at work today and ate with him. I have to work tonight though so he gets to watch 'Finding Nemo' with some friends.

And we're having a party this weekend. 

I haven't planned a thing.

But my kid and I have a better relationship.

So I dont' care about a 'party'.

There's love in our home again finally and that's what really matters...so yes, Saturday will be a sideshow of crazy but whatever- that's what memories are made of!

Also...

Since the food poisoning I finally man-upped and decided it was past time to get back to our old, healthier lifestyle of eating.

We usually eat a 'plant-strong' diet but got away from that with the insanity of everything over the last year and a half.

I went to the bookstore on Saturday and picked up a few books that have recently just been released by some of my favorite people that are the trail-blazers for a healthy and more pain free life. 

Here's Rip 

and here's Dr. Fuhrman

Today is day one. 

In a week I'm looking forward to added energy and no swelling in my hands/knees/toes when I wake in the morning.

Also no achy joints (especially my hands, seriously?!) or bloated heaviness in my stomach. 

I also can't stand how it takes a good 5-10 minutes upon waking to gain full strength in my hand grip. It's redculous. 

I'm so glad I am finally gearing up!

Triathlon training will commence after this week- I still have to recover from the food poisoning. Hopefully I'll have more energy for that?

Parent's Worst Enemy? Expected Perfection

Well today wasn't so hot.

I tried to sleep in and for go the exercise but I had a nightmare this morning about an evening commitment I had for tonight and I was up at 6:30 AM. 

And I was STRESSED the whole rest of the day.

That's much like how I grew up. Anytime anything ever came up my mom would FREAK because of the stress. It was really hard. I understand it now. And I don't hold it against her. But I don't want to repeat that. I don't want to be that mom.

My biggest enemy I realized today is my ridiculous expectations.

R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S

I ride my kid about everything.

They can't be fast enough, they can't get this right, they can't do that right, can't they just sit there and listen? 

I think that's the biggest thing that's killing me with the homeschooling. I'm terrified I'm going to ruin them by homeschooling them. That they're going to fall behind because of my failure; because I can't keep up.

Truth is...I am ruining them. Not because I can't teach them how to write a 'Z' but because I'm not nurturing them. Everything they do is wrong. 

I need to CHILL.

And bbbbbbrrrrreeeaaatttttthhhhee.

Stable kids make smart kids- the leaders. 

Not the other way around. 

I have a lot of work to do on myself. 

But this blog helps. I'm so glad I have it.

On to tomorrow for it's a new day and I have another chance to do better.

As a side note, I went to this site and printed lots of Halloween themed work out which my kid could NOT get enough of 

(and of course, I was upset that he went through a weeks worth of work in one morning. Yeah I need to get a grip LOL).

Enjoy the Autumn weather!

Oh What's A Girl To Do...HOMESCHOOL.

Don't you love when you hit a transition in life? Don't you love even more when you find you are searching for the stability you used to have before the transition occurred and you are coming up short handed and slightly empty and unfulfilled?

That's how I've felt with so much of life recently. So much has happened in our last 18 months and it's been a dog fight to figure out what our "new normal" is. And I have been struggling with what to do to keep myself flourishing. Not as a 'mom' but as 'me'.

I started consulting for Mary Kay. I weighed the options for about two months; I NEVER wanted to own my own business. Two things about self-owned business scare me: 1) handling money and 2) computer programs and online transactions. 

TERRIFIED. 

But I'm doing it. And I'm doing all right.

However blogging about my path with building a business wasn't very fulfilling. 

(Obviously, considering I've only posted about it twice.)

I am also a freelance baker. I'm leaning towards not just gluten free but dairy free cakes AND fillings, possibly even 100% vegan...but eh. Not my passion.

What about my family's journey to becoming "healthy"? One meat meal a week, freezer meals, 80-90% fresh produce cooking...what's new?

I've also started training for a triathlon...which will end in five months once the event takes place. So not a long lasting topic and surely not worth reading much for the general public.

Amidst all of these things I've been doing I've been fighting myself with the freaked-outness of learning how to homeschool my child.

Say, what?

*Did she just say homeschool?*

Yeah, I totally did.

Let's get one thing straight: I never ever ever ever EVER thought I would homeschool my kids. Sure, when I was naive and unmarried I wanted to be super-cute-loving-perfect-Susie Homemaker, capable of making any dish, completing any domestic task, and all the while wearing pearls and high heels from sun up to sun down as I did house work with a full face of make-up and hair that never fell or diffused (thank you, June Cleaver).

Well, if you've read any of my entries you can deduce that I am not that girl. And if people think I have it together I always try to reassure them that I don't. It took a whole lot of work to get myself to where I am and it takes a whole lot more to stay there. 

Top this off with homeschooling...

My kid gets sick of me. Who wouldn't? Same person, day in, day out- I don't take offense. I get a little sick of them, too. It's life. So how in tarnation am I supposed to homeschool?!?!

I spent alllllllll summer long counting the days until my child started school. I was just holding on until September. 

And then the day came...

And we went to the first day...

And I met his teacher...

And I stayed in the class as required...

And I attended the parent/teacher meeting...

And he was pulled from the program the next morning.

He had been accepted into two programs and after pulling him from the one we chose I immediately phoned the other school completely desperate to get him back onto their roster. I was beside myself.

This whole time I kept thinking, "Why not homeschool him?"

It was like a Golom head conversation. 

"Just do it. You have a Child Development degree."

"But I can't!"

"You don't want to."

"Darn right I don't. And the money for the curriculum."

"There's stuff online."

"Ughh....printing....I hates it."

But every time I thought about him going to school I got a huge pit in my stomach. 

Needless to say we are going forward with the homeschooling. 

Thankfully I have found a friend who has three children, the oldest of which is being homeschooled. To break up our week, one day her children come spend time with us and another day mine go over to spend time with her. 

It's going ok. Slow progress on my part (I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING AND I'M TRYING TO NOT FIGHT EVERY SECOND OF IT) but I'm getting there. 

So here is my new direction. 

Homeschooling. 

Yikes.

Below is the schedule I've comprised for our family curriculum. 

My plan is to post my weekly plans in better detail so if anyone wants to get ideas they are there and ready.

Stay tuned to see how it goes.

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
5:00 AM	Exercise/Personal	Exercise/Personal	Exercise/Personal	Exercise/Personal	Exercise/Personal
7:00 AM	Breakfast	Breakfast	Grocery Shopping	Breakfast	Breakfast
7:30 AM	Church Story	Church Story		Church Story	Church Story
8:00 AM	Play	Play		Play	Play
9:00 AM	Snack	Snack	Church Story	Snack	Snack
9:30 AM	Errands	Errands	Writing/Numbers	Errands	Errands
11:00 AM	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
12:00 PM	Baby Nap	Baby Nap	Baby Nap	Baby Nap	Baby Nap
12:30 PM	Story Time	Story Time	Story Time	Story Time	Story Time
1:00 PM	Writing/Numbers	Writing/Numbers	Library	Writing/Numbers	Writing/Numbers
1:30 PM	Cutting	Seasonal Learning	Cutting	Seasonal Learning	Cutting
2:00 PM	Letters	Math/Shapes	Letters	Math/Shapes	Letters
2:30 PM	Craft	Fine Motor/Music	Craft	Fine Motor/Music	Craft
3:00 PM	Park Play	Park Play	Park Play	Park Play	Park Play
4:00 PM	Free Play/Dinner prep	Free Play/Dinner Prep	Free Play/Dinner Prep	Free Play/Dinner Prep	Free Play/Dinner Prep
5:00 PM	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner
6:00 PM	Clean Up	Clean Up	Clean Up	Clean Up	Clean Up
6:30 PM	Bath Time	Bath time	FHE	Bath Time	Bath Time
7:00 PM	Prep for Bed	Prep for Bed	Bath Time	Prep for Bed	Prep for Bed
7:30 PM	Bedtime!!	Bedtime!	Bedtime!!	Bedtime!!	Bedtime!!
8:00 PM	Dishes	Dishes	Dishes	Dishes	Dishes
8:30 PM	Clean/Bed Prep	Clean/Bed Prep	Clean/Bed Pred	Clean/Bed Prep	SCHOOL PREP
9:00 PM	Scriptures/Prayer	Scriptures/Prayer	Scriptures/Prayer	Scriptures/Prayer	Scriptures/Prayer
9:30 PM	BED	BED	BED	BED	BED

This Week Recap...

Wow, this stuff can run away with you.

Like,

dang...

So I started doing Mary Kay totally committed to making one meeting a week. I was going to take it slow. Ease into things...

yea.

Tuesday I had the weekly MK meeting/class to train and also invite clients to for a hands on skin care demonstration. My sister-in-law agreed to come AND she CAME. I'm learning it's one thing to get a commitment, it's another to actually have clients show up (since life gets in the way). So that was exciting.

Then Thursday morning I had my first color consultation scheduled with...my mom. 

Hey, don't laugh! Your mom wears make-up too I bet!

Anyway, she pushed hers back an hour so my sister-in-law thought she'd jump on the band wagon and treated herself to a color consultation. Then my mom came in after her.

TWO COLOR CONSULTATIONS BACK TO BACK! I know, I know, it's family but still for my first time I was a little proud. 

:)

And I also made my first sale that day, too! 

And since I'm being totally open....it was a lip gloss.

HEY! A sale is a sale. I will take it. And I got over that hump of making the first sale so it's all down hill from here, right? lol

Then Friday I went to observe a street fair where my director has a booth that I, along with another consultant, will be running next week. Funny story about that actually...

I try and look well put together when I'm working, we all do, so I wore grey heels, a black fitted skirt, a nice blouse and necklace. I walk up while on the phone with my director because I was a little lost and I saw her for the first time ever not only in pants but in jeans and a t-shirt (Mary Kay, of course). I'm pretty sure I stopped mid-sentence over the phone and said, "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME I COULD WEAR JEANS!!"

Oops.

Keep in mind my director and I have known each other since we were in elementary school so instead of feeling disrespected she rather much enjoyed my candid commentary. :) I spent an hour at the street fair and came home.

This week: 3 days of work plus I set a date for the Grand Opening and I ordered business cards. That was a little freaky. I've NEVER wanted to own my own business.

NEVER.

So consider yourself lucky, if this doesn't work you get to watch the fireworks first hand. ;)

See you next week!