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My Life Thus Far
2008-06-13 16:47:28 (UTC)

Nervous Energy

Yep, I'm full of it! I didn't fall asleep until well after
4am, but I was up by 8am to see Annie off to school and to
get Kiki changed and fed. I'm not sure what reserves I'm
running on, but I'm hoping I don't crash and burn later.
Whether Keenan comes today, tomorrow, Sunday or Monday,
I'm going to need at least a small supply of energy. I'm
looking forward to getting more sleep after he's born.
It's a little of a give and take, though. Cumulatively
I'll be getting more sleep because I'll be able to get
comfortable and actually sleep, but it won't be on my own
terms. I'll have to take it when I get it.

It was so lovely getting up to a neat, clean house. Helena
is clean, but she isn't as "fastidious" as I am when it
comes to being neat (that's the word she used to describe
my housekeeping). That's such a nice way to say I'm
obsessive :) She'll wash and empty the dishwasher, but
where she puts the clean dishes has no rhyme or reason.
The silverware ends up in the right compartment, but not
neatly stacked. The glasses end up in the right cabinet,
but not lined up. I spent the better part of my
evening/early morning hours adjusting these such things. I
still didn't get everything, but it took two weeks to get
like this and it'll take another two weeks to fix it. I've
got bigger things to focus on at the moment.

My appointment is at 1:30pm. Selena will be here at 1pm to
watch Kiki for me, so that leaves the rest of the morning
to finish up any loose ends I want to finish. I kind of
want to buy myself some celebratory bedsheets. I haven't
gotten a new set since Snookums came home from deployment
last summer (the burgundy 400 thread count Egyptian cotton
ones Helena sent us). While I can't buy anything
extravagant, I can afford some nice cotton sheets. So,
I'll see if I can find a set I like today. I also need new
flowers in my room. The roses I bought a few weeks ago are
starting to wilt. I want my room to be in perfect
condition when I get home from the hospital. Everything
clean and in it's place. While it isn't a guarantee I'll
be having Keenan today, it is going to happen very soon.
So, I need to finish preparing. I don't know if Gen will
be using my room while I'm gone, but I'll be sure to ask
her to keep it perfect for me :) She knows how anal I can
be. The rest of the house can fall by the wayside a little
(as expected when someone other than myself is in charge
of it). No one is going to be as fastidious as myself. I
totally don't expect that at all, but I want my sanctuary
to be pristine.

I need to do a few other little things, too. Put gas in
the car (like I'll be going anywhere, but it's a
preparation thing. I just have to do it). Get Annie lunch
money for next week and money to pay Selena from the ATM.
Check and recheck my hospital bag (for the millionth time.
I know I've got everything, but I still have to do it).
I'm going to drive myself crazy with all this preparation,
but it's all worth it when you've got everything you need
and don't feel ill-prepared.

Okay. I'd better get a move on. If you don't hear from me
tonight, you know what's going on :) Ciao.

P.S. Today's Friday the 13th. If I believed in such
superstition, I might be worried, but I don't, so I'm not.




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