sherryberrypie Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I had forgotten about room-mates. Retail and food service here tends to be ages all accross the board, whether it's middle-aged people going back to school and supporting a family at the same time, or someone fresh out of high school. One thing I know is that the lovely old woman who is ALWAYS at the local coffee shop, looking exhausted, deserves to make more $$ than she does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 In my state minimum wage is $7.25 but that's only been raised recently. For decades it was $5.50. I couldn't live on my here with what I make, I would need two jobs. My old two bedroom, two bath was $550 a month. I use probably $120 a month on gas. Today has been such a good day. My co workers game me a card they had all signed and a lot of them came up and hugged me, wishing me luck. My boss even put on our schedule that I was getting married. and then rihht before she left my boss handed me a card from her with $25 in it. I thought that was so sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Aww that's so lovely! Are you done with your letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Aww that's so lovely! Are you done with your letter? No, lol. I haven't tried writing it again. I'm kind of inspired tonight so I may try to get it wrote. For those who have our marriage blog link I'll be making a post tonight or tomorrow night (really just an excuess for me to write in it kind of our 'how we got here' story. And for anyone who doesn't have it and wants it, just PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Have you considered just doing pen-to-paper instead of on the computer? If I have writer's block, I find I dont have it as much if I actually use my hands to write instead of type. Just a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 ^ I'm the opposite. I always form whole sentences in my head and when I'm writing on paper I lose the thought before I can get it all wrote out. i do more writing on the computer were I can type at light speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 I preached to my sister about letting Tyler 'cry it out' sometimes when he needs to go to sleep. Well, she's doing that right now and God help me I just want to go in and pick the little bugger up! I'm an aunt. I can't take him crying like that... breaks my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocio Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yeah, I'm not a fan of the cry it out method. But I do respect that different people have different opinions on this one. How long has he been crying? I didn't know you live with your sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Normally I am. I mean, as long as nothing is wrong with them, at some point they have to learn to fall asleep on their own instead of being rocked to sleep. I ended up getting up and getting him. My aunt heart couldn't take it, lol. I think he only cried for like a minute. I gave him so Pedialite, sung him a luluabye and he was out. He slept with me thorugh the night. I don't live with her, no. I live with my mom but my sister will occasionally come and spend the night. And my nephew so just sucker punched me in his sleep. >. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Aww I just read your entry in your blog, so sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Thanks KH! CS found all a collection of airplanes he wants to start collecting. It's so adorable even reading through an email him talking about these planes. He's so excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Haha aww. Are you going to be spending a lot of time looking at planes when you move over here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 I will. I want our first son's nursery (can you tell I love babies?) to be an airplane theme, and I'll use a few from his collection as well as one or two of the ones CS has made and painted himself as decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Ohh I don't know much about planes (as long as they do the job, I'm happy!) but that looks quite impressive even to the un-trained eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 An airplane theme for a babies room sounds fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 All I could think about as I was watchign the clip was 'Oh God... this is going to be my house in five years'. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Haha our house is going to be taken over with bikes! Model airplanes are a lot smaller, count your blessings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 An airplane theme for a babies room sounds fun! I think so too! And I love creating things so it will be pretty cheap for me to do it. I'll just print off a cute kid airplane template and use it to paint on the walls and then just get a plain white lamp and put the template on there (no need to spend $30 on an airplane lamp when I can create one for $10). I need to stop now. lol! And I'm thinking for our second son's it will be a football theme. Easily do that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Ohh your could have like blue walls and paint clouds on them too, have it like the sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Exaclty! Have his name in blocks hanging on the wall.. have a few of CS's planes on shelves for decoartions... I think the only thing I would spend money on decoration wise was an airplane mobile, and I'm sure I could easily create one (maybe not easily but cheaply, lol). I really think about baby's too much... our first girl's I'm going to do a butterfly theme in purple and yellow. I loath pink. It's too girly, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Lol me too but haven't thought about bedroom themes yet! Haha. Aww butterfly theme sounds nice. There's sooo many nice things you can do for baby rooms these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 There is, and we can pull it off because I don't believe in having all the 'furniture' they claim you need. Honestly we'll have a crib, dresser, and maybe something else like a toy chest and really that's all the baby needs for hte first year. I refuse to spend $200 on a changing table. :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yeah, exactly! I have a niece and a nephew and a few small cousins. All the fancy stuff gets bought but then easier ways of doing things are thought of and all the expensive stuff just gets forgotten, total waste of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yep. Probably the two things I would not go cheaply for are the crib and a stroller. They have a stroller nowadays (my best friend has it) that when they are babies you just pick the carseat up out of the car and sit it int he stroller and lock it. Then when they get bigger (like toddler age) you just pick THEM up and put them in the stroller. So instead of having to buy another stroller when they get to that toddler age, you still got the same stroller you had when they were babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH26 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Oh I've seen those and they look like a really good idea (and cheaper too!) There's definitely some good ideas around these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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