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My Life Thus Far
2008-08-30 06:09:22 (UTC)

A Thorn In My Side

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I felt slightly frazzled today. I'm not stressed out per
se. At least, not anymore. I did, however have a very busy
day that involved a lot of driving around and not getting
a whole lot done. That always frustrates me. My time is
precious and not being productive is a thorn in my side.

Today I'd planned a myriad of errands I wanted to get done
so our weekend would be free (to take a little day trip or
something). It's the last weekend of the Summer we should
do something fun. What; I don't know. I never got around
to thinking of something. Anyway, I needed to get Annie's
hair cut and buy her some new clothes. I wanted to pay a
couple bills, mail Sue some clothes she left here during
her last visit, stop by work and pick up my paycheck, go
to the bank (I've got a stack of undeposited checks I'd
better cash before they become void. I'm bad about that.
It sure is nice not needing the money, though), maybe do
some grocery shopping. Well, I did manage to get Annie's
hair cut and her school clothes bought, but that's it.
Kiki wasn't in a very good mood today, so I had to turn
around and bring her home to Snookums. Not to mention I
wasn't feeling very well.

This morning I went to a children's consignment store in
Silverdale that carries the type of sling I wanted to get.
A lady came into work last week wearing it and I loved the
sturdiness of the fabric and the design. They're handmade
by a lady here in Kitsap county. It's called the Hip Baby
sling. So, I stopped in there and bought one for Keenan.
We used it today and he was very happy in it. The
Infantino Slingrider we've been using isn't cutting it
anymore. He's too chubby and long for it. Not to mention
he overheats because it's so closed-in. I wish I could
have gotten one in black, but all they had was teal with
black trim. Which is okay, but solid black would have
matched his diaper bag better.

I took Annie back to the salon where she originally got
her hair cut the first time, but the lady that did it
wasn't working. Some other lady cut Annie's hair. Since
Kiki wasn't in the best mood, she wasn't listening very
well. So, instead of paying attention to how much hair was
being cut, I was trying to keep Kiki from leaving the
salon or messing with shampoos and such. By the time I saw
the finished product, I wanted to cry. It's so short and
choppy. I'm pretty sure I hate it. The good thing (the
thing I'm exceedingly grateful for) is that Annie loves
it. I'd rather ME not like it than her not like it. I
think it looks like Johnny Depp's hair in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory. Which is a little creepy. The back is
far too short and not cut well at all. I'll be so glad
when it grows out. Annie's hair grows insanely fast, so it
should be fine in a few weeks.

After the fiasco at the salon, I promptly took Kiki's
cranky behind home. Annie, Keenan and I went out to finish
the rest of our errands. We managed to get Annie
everything she needed, but in the middle of Target I was
seized by some of the worst cramping I've every felt. I
don't usually get cramps when I have my period and I'm not
having my period now (breastfeeding delays ovulation in
most woman). It's the birth control I'm on messing with my
system. Breakthrough bleeding is normal, but this was
ridiculous. A few minutes after the cramping started I
felt a gush of blood. I had to haul ass out of there. By
the time we got home I was covered in blood, which is a
little frightening when it happens all of a sudden. I
don't want to stop taking the pill, but I don't know if
it's worth the stress it's putting on my body. I have yet
to find a hormonal birth control method that doesn't throw
my body into turmoil. Sigh...

When I got home, Snookums was in the middle of cleaning.
He stopped what he was doing when he saw the look on my
face (pain). He helped me get cleaned up, put me in bed
with my heating pad, gave me some Motrin and let me take a
nap. I woke up (3 hours later) feeling worlds better and
by that time he'd cleaned the entire house (all the things
he hasn't been letting me do because of my knee injury)
and he'd gone out and bought me flowers. Stargazer lilies.
My favorite. Isn't that sweet? I don't know why that man
loves me so much, but I'm glad he does. I don't deserve
it.

Tomorrow Snookums says we'll finish the things I didn't
get to do today and we'll still find time to do something
with the long weekend. He makes things all better
sometimes :) Ciao.




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