Thin

As in...spread way too thin. Life is really crazy right now. I'm not really complaining, but I do have a lot on my plate of life. Here's the latest with me:

1. In the month of April I busted open my savings account to buy a new laptop because the one that had been in a coma for several months finally breathed its last. I love my new Macbook Pro and I'm really THANKFUL to be done with Dell. But that's another story for another day.

2. Later in the month of April, we busted open our savings account to buy (well, to put a down payment on) a brand new Honda Odyssey to replace the rickety old falling apart Saturn Relay we had been driving. I am now driving my dream car, and I love it. Love it love it love it. It's beautiful, it's brand new, and it's everything I want and way more than I ever wanted.

The thing about numbers 1 & 2 is that I have this residual effect of feeling this yucky feeling in the pit of my stomach about the money that is no longer in my savings account. It's not all gone or anything, but it took a pretty big hit. And that just makes me feel really uncomfortable. And if I weren't totally exhausted every night, thinking about it would keep me awake for hours. Luckily, all the other life stuff keeps me able to sleep when I finally do drop into bed every night. Which leads to number 3.

3. I have recently signed up to be a Heritage Maker's independent consultant. I love Heritage Makers, and I have made some pretty awesome stuff. Here is the Father's Day book I made for my husband, which I haven't shared on my other blog because I don't want him to see it. But since he never looks at this blog, I can share it here. See how awesome this is!!!
At any rate, I have done things like this before (Tupperware, Bright Music) but I haven't been as sold as I am with Heritage Makers. Their program is absolutely awesome. And since I have been looking for some kind of work at home thing, I decided to give this a shot. And this time, I think I'm actually going to put some work into it and see if I can build it. Because I absolutely love it.

I do have a HM webpage, but I'm ironing out some kinks. So I'll put up a link to it on my sidebar in the next few days, for anyone who might want to see what it's all about. You can also check out my other blog and see a couple of other things I've made, if you want! I'm totally excited.

4. I have been working long and hard on a blog book for my brother's blog, as a surprise-late-birthday-gift thing. (Already more than 2 months late, dang it!) I have put in lots of hours, and lots of blood sweat and tears for this project, and now I'm almost done. I'm going to write a forward and then it'll be ready for publishing. (This I'm doing on blurb, not on HM). The more I've worked on it, the more I have just been DYING to get my hands on the actual book. Now if I only had the money to order it! It'll have to wait until June. But it's fabulous. The more I worked, the better it got. And I know he's going to love it. I'll bet he'll even tear up when he opens it up, because I'm sending it to him as a surprise and he has NO idea. (Don't you just love those kinds of surprises?) And of course I have to buy a copy for myself, and I guarantee it'll be one of my favorite reads. So that has been a huge thing, SO time consuming, and I'm glad I can almost check it off my list!

5. Last but not least, I'm one of those dummies who didn't realize my driver's license expired this year. So guess who doesn't have a license now? Arizona doesn't let you renew online, and Washington doesn't let you easily get a license unless your current license is valid. And since an expired license is not valid--I get to take the tests again. Yay me! That means that I have to go on days when my husband doesn't work, because I can't drive myself there, and I absolutely can't do that kind of thing with three kids in tow. So on Monday he had the day off, and I went and passed the written test. (More like "touch screen" test these days). On Saturday I have an appointment for the behind-the-wheel. And I really can't wait to get it over with, because it STINKS to not have a driver's license. For the past couple of weeks I have not driven anywhere unless it was absolutely necessary (like when I had to pick up Jared from work because the battery in his car was shot and he had to get a new one). But I hate it--I hate being behind the wheel knowing that if I got pulled over, or in an accident or something, I'd be in huge trouble. So let's just hurry up and get this thing done!

And that, my friends, is why I have not been blogging much. That and my husband and five kids who need to be wifed and mothered every day and a house that would fall to the ground if I didn't pay attention to it because nobody else likes to. But I have been working really hard on my weight loss...I'll tell you about that in tomorrow's post...