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I trust you all had a splendid Buy Nothing Day
November 29, 2003
I didn't fully participate this year, because I had to find something to do outside the home for 5 hours while L hung out with the kids. I got myself some dinner and had a cup of coffee, which I guess wasn't much, comparitively. Although I know that comparisons are, in fact, odious.
I am once again feeling the need to not post as much. I just don't get the urge like I used to, or the rhythm of my day just doesn't allow for it as much. This will probably change, at the latest, with the change of seasons - at which point I always make an effort to adjust and renew our rhythms. Right now, all of our rhythms are off. We're slacking on circle time, and just kind of making things up as we go along, which involves a lot more television watching than I normally feel is appropriate, but we are also kind of all getting over an allergy/cold/flu thing, so the TV has moved to the bedroom where we can all lounge in comfort and warmth. It's nice. But I'm sure the TV will be taking it's quarterly vacation in the closet pretty soon.
Speaking of vacations, after today, I'm on mine. I'm not going anywhere, which presents its own set of problems - mostly along the lines of "What the fuck am I going to do every night if I can't be at home and I can't go to work." I don't WANT to go in to work, but it's tempting. It's free, for one thing, and there is fast internet access and people to talk to. Hell, I'll probably hang out at the library. I'm trying not to spend too much money on extra stuff because I have a couple of upcoming events that are costly for me...most notably, Monk's SEVENTH birthday party. I've taken the liberty of adding some items to my wishlist if you wish to shower Monk with presents. He deserves to be showered, as he's kind of having a difficult time lately. But we are going to have a fun party for him with cake and decorations and 10 of his closest friends, so I'm hoping that will help bring him back up.
The other upcoming expense is the change of seasons - which is when I usually splurge a bit on curriculum and craft supplies. I already have some stuff, but I still need to do some planning. I think I can avoid overspending if I am careful and if I assess what I have and figure out how to use it in new ways. I have TONS of craft supplies, and I really need to organize my craft closet so it's all visible and organized.
Which means I definitely have a lot of stuff that I'm going to need to freecycle.
So, my goals for this vacation are as follows:
- Figure out if I can dispute the removal of the kids from CHIP
- Submit my application for financial assistance to join the YMCA
- Clean out the craft closet
- Steam clean the carpet
- Clean out the bathroom off of the playroom
- Clean out my office
- Find someone to watch the kids one day of my vacation so I can lay in bed and watch movies all day.
- Finish making the magic kits (I'm testing them out by giving them as birthday gifts this week. We have a party to go to for some triplets, and then a party the day after Monk's birthday.)
- Make mix tapes for my grown-up friends, for my adolescent nephews, and for the younger nieces and nephews.
- Spend as much floor time with the kids as possible.
- Relax, have fun, get geared up for a new year. Start making plans now for a good one.
That doesn't sound like too much, does it? Interspersed with all of that will be about eleventy million activities for Monk (including THREE birthday parties, if you count his own, and THREE co-op classes, and one park day. Phew!) I think it will be a good week.
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Hopefully I'll have the where with all to organize my craft closet a bit as well - best of luck Dru - I'm sure the b-day party will be just lovely! Make sure you get some rest in the midst of the craziness Mama!