Need I say more? Mine were here for a mere three days and yet I sense the recovery time will be at least double that. A visit from my mother-in-law means…meddling, questioning, judgments, double standards, criticism. Not on my part but her’s. Anything I say in my defense is met with hyper sensitivity, generalizations, more criticism, and judgment. How does one deal with a person who has no respect for boundaries? So I am left behind in a wake of questioning. Why is it that I let one person have such control over me? That is for sure what she wants and I am handing it right over. Yet every time I realize this after she has left. So I promise to hold on stronger to my resolve next time and not let her get the better of me. Some day I hope I can actually do it!
Bargain Curtains April 11, 2008
Today I made curtains. Yes two sets. One for my room and one for my daughter’s room. There were two great things about this venture. #1 was price. See I went to the fabric store to buy fabric with which to make curtains and quickly realized it would be about $50. Then I found a set of sheets at TJ Max that would work perfectly for about $10! Wow, how else do you buy fabric that cheap. #2 was how simple they were to make. Each set took a total of about 30 minutes each. It was simple, it was cheap, and it was done quickly. Thats about how much time and patience I have for these types of projects. I love actually finishing something…it feels good!
Changes April 10, 2008
So I am officially a SAHM! (Stay-at-home-mom) The last 4 years I have spent trying to keep a failing business afloat. We have closed the doors of the business and now I can focus on keeping our family “afloat!” That is where my heart is anyway. And so my family is in recovery. Some of the changes are easier than others. Back to cooking and homemade meals, but with that also comes coupon clipping and bargain shopping. (I actually enjoy both.) More time together also means more time cleaning and shopping together. That too can be a double edged sword. Last night I watched “American Idol” for the first time with my 7 year old. That was interesting, but not probably how I would chose to spend most evenings at home. I am excited for our changes! I’ll keep you posted on how its going, but mostly I want to use this blog and this time to process the near insanity of the last few years. Because I have changed, but some of those changes are still in process. So I need a place to vent, process, think, write, whatever. More on that later…
