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Thursday, July 9, 2009
I've taken Centergy from several of the instructors at the gym now, but I've just fallen in love with one of them. Linda just radiates this air of serenity and confidence. With the other instructors I find that when the going gets too tough, I either get a bit resentful that they are pushing so hard or just give up. With Linda, I not only keep pushing but I feel happy and thankful about it. I'm not sure how she does it, but she has managed to hit exactly the right note with me. Even when I did one of the orientation classes with her, she was just incredible as a personal trainer so it's not just a yoga thing.
As a result, I've rearranged my schedule so I can take Linda's Centergy class. She only teaches it once a week, so I have to be there for that one. See, I take different classes for different reasons. When I do weight lifting, I feel strong afterward. When I do cardio, I usually feel exhausted but happy. With the treadmill work, I feel accomplished as it's the thing I like the least so it's almost the most important to me. Centergy, though, I take to be peaceful and focused. Don't get me wrong - it's a great workout. Just ask Bill, who complained for about 5 days how much he hurt after last week's class. But what I'm look forward to every week is that feeling of tranquility.
However, Linda has been on vacation the last two weeks. Her replacement, Toni, is MISERABLE! Not only does Toni never offer variations for people who might either have physical difficulty getting some of the poses (I have to modify a few things here and there to take care of my bad knee, which might actually be the result of a bad hip putting strain on it rather than a bad knee, but I digress) or who just don't have the athleticism/flexibility to hit the full thing. If that were her only crime, I could deal. But no. Toni apparently thinks that Centergy is a race. The more poses you can pass through, the better. The faster the class ends, the better. When we do the sun salutation at the beginning of the class, we go through 5 extra poses in the exact same time that Linda does it. When the class was over, instead of feeling peace, I felt sullen and resentful. I felt like I had somehow lost, and there isn't even a competition.
Grrrr!!!! Toni has spoiled my Centergy class for two weeks running now! Linda can't get back soon enough for me. In theory, Linda should be back next week. I'm thinking I might see if I can sneak in time on Saturday after I run the treadmill for an hour to go to Carla's Centergy class, as I'm really missing that feeling of balance. Carla is delightful and amusing - not really traits that I'm looking for in Centergy, but quite nice for the dance class or one of the other cardio workouts. Other than that, there isn't another Centergy class until next Wednesday. I suppose I could break down and try the ball yoga class again tomorrow morning. Hmmm...
Current mood:  aggravated
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
I've been asked to provide even MORE detail about my gym experience, so feel free to tune out if you like.
Monday night is Active class. This involves 20 minutes of Step (hellish cardio but strangely fun), 20 minutes of weight lifting, and 15 minutes of stretching and abdominal work (lots of crunches). I go back & forth between one riser and no risers on the step part, which translates to how high the step is and thus the difficulty. In weight lifting, I just moved up to 8 pound dumbbells in each hand, which about did me in last night. Since I started at 3 pounds, this is a pretty big step up.
Tuesday nights are now belly dancing. I just went to my first class tonight & loved it. Strangely, despite being fat, I'm actually not half bad. Most of the cute young girls/women in the room just couldn't do it. The teacher even complimented me specifically several times. I'm now lusting over a jingling coin belt for future classes. It's not a really rigorous work-out but it was so much fun! I might try to get there early next week so I can get in some cardio work on the bikes beforehand.
Wednesday is off.
Thursday night is Centergy. I'm still having a lot of difficulty with the ab work, as my strength is just abysmal. I'm slowly getting better, though, and think I might actually make a real push-up soon.
Friday & Saturday are still in flux. I've tried the dance class on Friday once before but wasn't crazy about it. I might try it again this Friday. Or, with the encouragement of my Active teacher, might check out the Power class which is one solid hour of weight lifting. It sounds completely intimidating! I'm not sure I'm brave enough for it yet. As for Saturday, I will probably run the treadmill then as it's really important to me. I want to work up to doing the 5K in a decent time, as I'm thinking about actually trying to run a road race sometime this fall or winter. Crazy talk, I know!
Sunday is off again.
Trying to think of other news to pass on. Devon is home from Papa's house, where he had a magnificent time. He was trying to teach Bill today how to operate a sailboat using his toy pirate ship as a model. Sadly, all the lovely improvements in Kieran's behavior last week are all gone again - he's back to his usual round of throwing, screaming, and sulking. I think it will be really goo for him when Devon goes off to school in the fall.
Speaking of school, we tried to go on Monday to register him finally. We stopped off at the health department first, to get Devon his last necessary shot - a chicken pox booster. As I was standing in line to pay, Kieran runs over to me and announces proudly at the top of his lungs, "Mimi, I went poopy in the potty. And it was a BIG poopy! A REALLY big poopy! And I flushed the potty!" After feeling my face turn bright red as every person in the room breaks out in laughter, amusement won out over embarrassment and I was forced to join in.
After the shot, we attempted to go to the Fayette County Board of Education Welcome Center to register Devon for school. It was totally a Beware of Leopard situation. We had to go to the front building, then around the corner, around another corner, and finally find our way to the office. Which had a small sign, written on printer paper taped to the window which read, "Closed the week of July 6th". Not that they bothered to put that on their website. Grrr!!! We'll try again next week. Since we had already promised Devon to go school supply shopping, we got him a beautiful blue (of course) backpack at Target, which he is lusting over but we have forbidden him from using until school starts.
Finally, just wanted to say that I'm loving the gym. I'm loving my kids. I'm loving my husband. Finances are still shaky and work is iffy, but I'm generally loving my life and am pretty happy right now! Off to go practice my belly dancing routing before I forget it.
Current mood:  happy
Friday, July 3, 2009
My business meeting went very well this morning, despite me almost being overwhelmed with nervousness. We got the job, which will likely not pay that well. But, he's invited us to his next gallery opening/show & has offered to recommend us to lots of people that he feels sure will need our services. Hurray!
Afterward, we drove to pick up Kieran & Aurora from Bill's mother, and met them for lunch where we discovered an impromptu family get together consisting of many aunts & their families. It was lovely! We then helped Bill's mother with some stuff at her house (I'm not exactly clear what as I actually sat around playing with the kids while Bill worked). Kieran is now passed out in Bill's lap while Rory snoozes in mine.
Yesterday was quite nice, as a side note. Bill joined me at the gym for a couple of back-to-back classes (Active & Centergy) while the two little ones stayed with the child care people. I really enjoyed having a gym buddy & getting to share something that has come to be very important to me. Bill seemed to enjoy himself, and is still complaining today about his muscles. After we passed the kids off for the night, we got ice cream & wandered around The Avenue, window shopping & chatting. Then we had a late night golf cart ride. A lovely date night!
Current mood:  productive
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Tonight's gym report - I got up my courage to actually run on the treadmill tonight. Yep, run. And I didn't fall off, though I was terrified it would happen at any second. I discovered an interesting fact. It's actually easier on my body to run a short distance then walk at a reasonable pace, than it is to walk fast the entire time. I did the 5K tonight in about 30 seconds longer than last time, but feel SO much less beat up. Other than my feet being sore, I really feel pretty good - no sore legs (at least, not yet) and my right knee is only mildly throbbing. Usually after a big work out, especially my long runs or Centergy, it is on fire for a day or two afterward. Clearly, I'm on to something here. I found the easiest thing was to watch HGTV while on the treadmill and then every time a commercial came on, I upped the speed and ran until I couldn't take it any longer. The formula seems to work well.
I know some of you must be getting sick of the gym reports by now. Sadly for you, I hope that I continue to have things to report frequently, so you'll just have to bear with me or stop reading. Pbbbttttt!!!!!!
Good work news. The new client we picked up last week for a little job called us back today and has a bunch more work for us to do. As a result, we're having our first business meeting with a client so we can finish selling the job & talk about his project. I'm nervous. We're trying to arrange babysitting for Friday morning, or I'll have to stay home with the kids.
Also, to quote Joe vs. the Volcano, "So you got no clothes." I have NOTHING to wear to meet with a client. We went to Target tonight and I found a very acceptable pair of gray wide-leg business-type dress pants, but no shirt to go with it. Or shoes. So I need help from the peanut gallery on this. What is appropriate attire? The gray pants are a must, but what goes with it? I'm thinking a short sleeve button-up feminine-cut dress shirt. But what color? And why are all the white dress shirts paper thin and see-through? I'm clearly missing an essential part of the fashion as either my bra will be incredibly obvious or I'm supposed to wear either a tank-top under it or a jacket over it. Do I wear the shirt tucked in or out? Do I wear some sort of belt? What are the appropriate shoes to wear? I really want to convey a very professional, business attitude while still looking stylish. The client is an artist, and will notice such things.
Other news - Bill had a good time on a bike trip on Sunday with friends, and has been talking about it nonstop since. Devon appears to be having a good time in NC, from what I hear. Kieran is still enjoying being eldest but said today that he thinks that Devon should come home now. Aurora has had a slight cold the last few days, which isn't slowing her down much other than having trouble breathing which is interrupting her sleeping.
It seems like I had some other news, but I can't know remember what. Oh well.
Current mood: accomplished
Friday, June 26, 2009
1) Got a quick project this afternoon after my last post. It only took an hour to do, but it was a new client who may have more work in the future or who might at least give us a recommendation. And a little more money is always nice.
2) This was my second week doing a 5K at the gym; I'm trying to do it once a week as a way of measuring my progress. I'm not brave enough to actually run on the treadmill yet nor to put it on the incline, so I'm sticking to as fast a walk as I can manage. Right now, my goal is to just finish it and hopefully shave a little off my time each week. The first time I was right at 65 minutes; tonight I finished at 59 minutes. It's not much for those of you athletic types, but I'm pleased with it!
Edit: I totally forgot to add a third happy thing. An old project that has been on the back burner since December before I even started thinking of an actual business finally came active again today. Again, it's not much work, but every little bit helps!
Current mood: chipper
My days are so full recently that I just don't get around to posting as much. Days are pretty full with work, taking care of kids, running errands, etc... What little free time I have is usually spent at the gym, spending a little quiet time with my husband, or reading a bit here & there.
Things are going well in general. The gym continues to be fun, challenging, and good. I go most days for about an hour each time. Some days I do classes and some days I lift weights and/or use the treadmill. I haven't lost any weight yet, as I'm still trying to balance my eating (I'm hungry ALL the time now!) with the exercise, but I'm already starting to feel better and my endurance is increasing. One day I may even be able to do a push-up! :-)
Kieran is missing his brother, who is off to NC with his cousin visiting Bill's father for the week. He seems to be really blooming in his brother's absence, though, as he's forced to entertain himself and he's allowed to be assertive & act like the eldest instead of the younger brother.
Devon had a really good time at vacation Bible school in Charleston last week at my mother's house - yes, he has a busy summer of visiting. The change is dramatic. When I took him to the library for events on Tuesday and Wednesday, for the first time, he participated, yelled out answers, and even volunteered to do something. Before, he's always looked sullen and self-conscious. For the first time, he looked unconcerned and confident. It was wonderful to see!
Aurora continues to sleep in her crib, which is slowly letting me catch back up on sleep for the first time in many months. She's crawling pretty well now, loves to explore and get into trouble, and is filled with mischief. She's up to three teeth now, as she picked up another one (top left but NOT one of the top center ones for some reason) on Father's Day.
Father's Day was particularly nice this year. We were in Charleston picking up the boys, so we took the boat to Fort Sumter in the morning, which Bill had never seen before. Not only did everyone have a good time exploring, but I really felt close to Dad there - not sad, but just happy remembering going to Fort Sumter with him. We also got to see the dolphins out in the harbor, which is always a rare and wonderful treat! Afterwards, we returned to Mom's house where the kids and I decorated Father's Day cards and a t-shirt for Bill. For supper, the boys & I made pancakes (Devon's idea) for Bill. All in all, a good day.
Current mood: busy
Monday, June 15, 2009
I took my first Group Active class at the gym tonight and LOVED IT! It was 20 minutes of Step aerobics, 20 minutes of weight lifting, and 15 minutes of balance/stretching. It really was a sampler class designed to give you a little of everything for those new to exercise or for those who don't have time to take a lot of different classes. I'm pleased to report that the balance/stretching part felt inadequate after just a couple of weeks of the Centergy classes, which was very encouraging. The Step part of the class was actually really fun, and was completely exhausting. But in a good way. (Some of you will be familiar with how Devon turns bright pink when he gets overheated. Turns out that he gets that from me. Huh. Who knew?) Anyway, the weight lifting portion was awesome! When I go back next week, I'm going to up the weights I use a little and may actually put a riser or two under the step. I'm thinking of doing the Active class once a week for the summer, and then moving up to a full hour of Step and/or weightlifting in the fall. I've been scared of Step because of my bad ankles, but really really enjoyed it tonight. And weightlifting totally makes me feel buff & strong!
Aurora has learned a wonderful new trick - sleeping in her own bed! Tonight is the fourth night in a row, and barely any protesting at all before she settled down. I can't begin to say how happy this makes me.
My sister came over today to handle some paperwork. While it was good seeing her, sadly my little nephew didn't come too. As they were leaving home, Aurora threw up violently and spectacularly all over me. I called Amy and warned her that she might not want to bring the baby. After one more bout of projectile vomit, Rory seemed to be fine. I can only assume that she managed to eat something that she shouldn't.
Current mood: accomplished
Sunday, June 14, 2009
We are in the process of designing our business cards, so I thought I'd solicit opinions from the peanut gallery. Think about the business cards you've seen. What makes for an effective business card? What detracts from a card? How do you feel about die-cut corners, where all or some of the corners are round instead of square? How do you feel about special papers? Should business cards have something on the back, and if so, what?
Current mood:  curious
Saturday, June 13, 2009
It feels like it's been forever since last I posted, but apparently it's only been a week. Time flies. Here are the highlights of the week...
Saturday: My nephew came over & helped us get the cover off the pool (which had fallen in & was a far more smelly job than it had any right to be) and help us start getting some dead trees down. I'm hoping that we can eventually get a little more help with the trees before they fall on our neighbor's house in a storm, but we'll need a bigger chainsaw & several people pulling on ropes to control where the trees fall. THANK YOU, Wil!
Sunday: We went to Dave & Gail's fabulous pirate wedding! I really had a fantastic time & am honored that they invited us to share the moment with them. Gail looked stunning in her pirate ensemble, and both bride & groom looked radiant. In addition, the wedding was fun, which they so rarely are. We all dressed as pirates, though the boys decided halfway through that they would rather be Peter Pan instead. Really, a reasonable request. We were prepared & whisked them into Peter Pan costumes leftover from Halloween last year. Aurora was adorably cute, as always, in a blue dress with duckies on it, which was as close as we could come to a nautical theme for her. We are woefully short of baby pirate gear! The wedding was at Stone Mountain, and held on one of their river paddle boats. After the reception, the boat took a cruise around the mountain. Devon declared it "the bestest wedding ever!"
Monday through Wednesday: We took the boys to Charleston to visit for a bit. Returned home late Wednesday.
Since then, we've been running errands, working, and taking care of baby girl. Gym is still going well - I attended Centergy again on Thursday, Group Groove on Friday (which is a high-energy cardio-death workout disguised as dancing), and I walked a 5K on the treadmill tonight. Woo hoo! I'm taking tomorrow off then back to the gym on Monday to try Group Active, which is a class that combines some cardio workout with weight lifting. If anyone is curious about the various classes, Bill found the website of the people who create the workouts: http://www.bodytrainingsystems.com/bts_programs.htm. There's a link for each class, and each one has a "trailer" that you can watch to get an idea of what the classes are like. On Tuesday & Thursday are parts I & II of my gym orientation with a trainer, which I'm really looking forward to so I can learn how to use the machines! I can't say how happy I am with my decision to join the gym. I feel invigorated & like the weight of the world is no longer on my shoulders. Plus, I might even lose some weight & get a little bit fit in the process.
Current mood: chipper
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Throughout the week, I have made vague mention of The Plan on Facebook. I thought I'd give a bit more detail.
Stress has been eating me alive for months now - stress over money, work, my weight, and just a host of personal issues. It really came to a head this past month, and it was getting to the point where I was so depressed & overwhelmed that I just wasn't getting anything done. Which, of course, added to my stress. Something had to change. So, armed with the support of traceroo & my husband, I decided to check out the local gyms.
After touring all the gyms reachable by golf cart on Tuesday, I decided against Curves and alt.Curves, which was a local mom-daughter version of the ladies-only circuit training. While I loved Curves, I'm worried about long-term interest. It's always the same thing, which is lovely on days I don't want to think but not so good for handling long-term boredom. I checked out what I've been calling Average Joe's (in reference to Dodgeball, which is far more funny than any slapstick movie has a right to be). Average Joe's is the locally-owned, full gym. I was underwhelmed. There wasn't a lot of variety and not much in the way of equipment. Help also seemed limited. So, on to "GloboGym" ("We're better than you!"), the local large chain gym. GloboGym, more properly known as World Gym, was just what I wanted - tons of equipment and 100s of classes, plus 2 free training session with a trainer. And at only $9 a month more than Curves, a good deal.
Wednesday, I returned to GloboGym, armed with my towel, a bottle of water, and a free 3 day pass to check things out. Wednesday did not go well. There was a total shortage of staff to help, so I wandered alone & overwhelmed through the gym. Mind you, I have NEVER been in a real gym before this. I finally settled on the treadmill for 30 minutes, but ended the work out still feeling lost & unhappy.
Undaunted but discouraged, I returned on Thursday to try again. This time I took a class - Cyntergy, which is a cross between pilates & yoga set to music. Fantastic! I felt incredible afterwards - sore & tired, but incredible. I remember thinking at some point during the class that if I could feel like this once a month, it would be money well spent! And getting to feel this way multiple times a week for the same cost? Why haven't I done this before?!?
Friday, I woke up sick. Bill, convinced that I was just feeling reluctant to go & attempting to be supportive, bullied me out the door anyway. I tried Ball Yoga, which is yoga with those big exercise balls. The class was murder and I essentially collapsed halfway through. Mental note: when I feel sick, have enough faith in myself to believe that feeling & DON'T go to the gym.
This morning, I went to another Cyntergy class. Absolutely exhausting, but I'm on top of the world! I signed the paperwork after the class & joined.
Now, some of you are thinking, "But aren't they dead broke?" Well, yes. But, the household budget isn't paying for this. A few years ago, I started saving all cash presents I got for my birthday, Christmas, etc... in a box in my closet so I could eventually buy an electric piano. I realized, though, that this is more important than my piano. It's not only a gift I give myself - better health, feeling good about myself, and breaking the stress-induced depression, but it's a gift for my family as well. I want to be here for them long term, and that requires losing weight & getting in shape. I want to be able to chase my children at the playground. I want to be happy & fully present every day for them to give them the attention they deserve. I can't think of a better way to spend my birthday money than this. So I'm paying for this out of my personal money that I've saved for years; the piano will have to wait. I figured in the end that this is a matter of quality of life.
Current mood: thrilled & exhausted
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
After much dithering about, we finally gave in and got a business address today from the UPS Store. As traceroo wisely pointed out, sometimes the emotional needs are important too. I just really need to have at least a little mental space between home & work. The thought of clients showing up at my front door with the kids swinging from the chandeliers & babies screaming was the final straw! We opted for the UPS Store rather than the post office mostly because of the distance - it's 10 minutes to the UPS Store and it's a trip I make fairly often anyway for a variety of things. The trip to the post office is 40 minutes each way by golf cart, and is way out of the way down a rather unpleasant stretch of road since they have ripped out the cart path for a road widening project.
Rosie the Riveter's spots have started fading from the roseola, and she's cooing happily on the floor right now. Rory seems recovered from illness and happy.
Bill is just finishing up a project for a client, and I'm pulling together an invoice for another one. I got a little more organization done for handling all the details of multiple projects at the same time. It's not an ideal solution, but it will do until we have time to pull together something more helpful.
The boys are still off at their grandmother's house, and undoubtedly having a wonderful time. No idea when they come home yet; whenever their grandmother gets tired of them I suppose :-)
Got a bit of exercise today, which was good. I've put in a bit over 7700 steps on my pedometer today. I've really decided that I need to dedicate myself to getting some exercise every day. All this sitting in front of a computer all day is doing me in.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Aurora woke this morning with no fever and splotches all over, thus pretty definitely confirming the diagnosis of roseola. She seems much happier, even if she looks like she has the measles. In honor of roseola, we have renamed her Rosie. The rash should fade in a day or two.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Since Aurora is STILL feverish & cranky, we took her to the doctor this morning. Ears seem mostly okay, though a little red. White blood cell count isn't elevated, so a bacterial infection is unlikely. The doctor basically said that she didn't know; it is most likely viral and therefore we can just treat symptoms. Doc's best guess at this point is roseola. So now I'm out $64 for the doctor with no medicine, no answers, and still have a sick baby. I've had little sleep in days, and most likely won't be getting any in the near future. We're behind in work because of all this, too. On the plus side, Bill's mother is going to be picking up the boys this afternoon to visit with her for a few days, so maybe we can get caught up on work & even sneak in a nap or two for the adults.
Current mood: frustrated
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Aurora has been running a fever since Friday night, so many weekend plans were either altered or canceled. She's been cranky, but other than that, not really showing symptoms.
I've declared Kieran potty trained; now we just have to deal wit the inevitable accidents for however long. He actually learned much faster than his brother, which is good as Devon took forever!
Not much else going on. Working, taking care of kids, errands, things around the house... same ole, same ole.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Yesterday, Kieran was in A Mood. He was throwing tantrums, hitting, screaming, and generally being disagreeable. Amongst his many misdeeds, he tipped over the kids' plastic art desk. Devon described it thusly: "Kieran put his back on the wall and put his feet on the desk. Then, with a mighty heave, he pushed the desk over!" Ah, what kids pick up from their parents :-)
Bill changed out the hall lights with the ones taken from the old house and it looks SO much nicer! The old ones are some of those plain globe covers more or less like this, only less stylish if possible: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100654384&N=10000003+90401+500910. The new ones look something like this: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100356092&N=10000003+90401+500910 (they don't carry the exact same ones any more).
Bill also took the programmable thermostat from the old house, and swapped it with the low-end one here. Mu ha ha ha!
Back to work...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Happy birthday to pleroma! I hope the coming year is filled with joy!
Monday, May 25, 2009
I was wicked and didn't work this evening so I could read Christopher Moore's latest novel, Fool. Overall, I really enjoyed it, though it's fairly different than his other novels. It is sort of a retelling of King Lear from the Fool's perspective. But only sort of.
I did actually laugh out loud at one bit, wherein the Fool is talking to a group of traveling players:
"No," said I. "Please, do pass through and on to Birmingham. The king would never impede the progress of artists."
"You're certain?" said big hat. "We've been rehearsing a classic from antiquity, Green Eggs and Hamlet, the story of a young prince from Denmark who goes mad, drowns his girlfriend, and in his remorse, forces spoiled breakfast on all whom he meets. It was pieced together from fragments of an ancient Merican manuscript."
"No," said I. "I think it will be too esoteric for the king. He is old and nods off during long performances."
"Shame," said big hat. "A moving piece. Let me do a selection for you. 'Green eggs, or not green eggs? That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to eat them in a box, with a fox..."
Why is it that when I finally get almost a decent night of sleep that I'm more tired than usual? I feel hung over today, like my body was enjoying the sleep so much that it just isn't willing to let go.
Not much accomplished today. We went to the old house to strip it bare since we have now given up all hope that anyone is going to buy it before we get foreclosed on. I can't remember if I've mentioned this or not yet, but the old house was reassessed by the county this year. The value dropped by over $30,000 since we bought it. Yeah. No wonder no one wants to buy it. We're going to try calling the bank tomorrow to see if we can get permission to lower the advertised price of the house. Since it's now listed as short sale, we have to get permission from them first. I still don't think it will sell, though. So we took the expensive Elfa shelving from the closets that we put in, and three of the nice light fixtures that we put in to help sell it. We're going to swap them out with light fixtures here, and install these at the old house instead. They are perfectly adequate fixtures, but not nearly as pretty as those. The best part is that we'll have a ceiling fan in our new home office (aka the guest room/library), which will help as this room gets pretty stuffy sometimes.
In a side note, if anyone out there has any plans to go to Disney this summer, I can get you rooms at the Disney Swan for $119 a night. Just let me know!
Off to work...
Saturday, May 23, 2009
I'm trying to decide if I should get a business mailing address or not. You know, either a PO Box or one of those Mailboxes Etc. street addresses. It's actually fairly easy to get my current street address with 5 or fewer minutes of Googling. Still, I can't help but feel paranoid about throwing my home address out there. The problem with getting such an address, of course, is having to pay for it. As well as having to drive to pick up my mail.
Thoughts?
Friday, May 22, 2009
After a week & a half of essentially no progress, Kieran finally got it yesterday & started using the potty. Only one accident since the first success. Thank God!
We ran a few errands today, including stopping by the bank to set up our business checking account. Yay! I feel legitimate now that I don't have to keep adding on invoices to make checks payable to me. Final steps to go in setting up the business:
1) Get a mailing address & fax number
2) Get my website live; in theory, my brother thinks he'll have time this weekend to set up the web space; then it's a matter of transferring the temp site to the live one
3) Business cards
4) Last, but not least (though certainly the most unpleasant) is to figure out how to start paying business taxes
Every month, we pull down one or more boxes from the attic to unpack with the hopes of one day actually being completely moved in - something I haven't been since I left home for college in '91. Most of these boxes tend to be mostly junk. Today's boxes involved china from my grandmother - which I've been looking for - and some beautiful masks that I made for larping many years ago & haven't seen since about 2002 or so. I plan to hang them on the walls somewhere for decoration. Happy!
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