Lurkers: Come out, come out, wherever you are

Unlike this cat here, I canz see you.

My blog has lurkers and it makes me sad :(  Of course, I'm not sad that you're lurking.  It's nice to know that people are reading; but, alas, I would like to interact with you as well.

I created this blog with the intention that anyone could read it.  I know I'm not super interesting; but, I know I'm interesting enough that random strangers read it as evidenced by my stats.  I encourage random strangers.  Some of my best conversations in life have been with random strangers (particularly drunk random strangers).

So, feel free to come out of hiding.  Feel free to follow me.  Feel free to comment.  I'd love to have more interaction and know what people dig about the blog and what they don't.  Plus, since I'm quitting my job, more interaction in general would probably be good for me :)

Even More Life Changes!

I swear, things have changed so much in the last year.  This time last year we weren't even thinking about buying a house, we weren't even thinking about kids, and we definitely weren't thinking about changing jobs.  Well, you already know how the whole baby and kids thing turned out so you're probably wondering about the jobs.

I resigned my position just over a week ago.  Crazy, I know.  This baby is just so big (90-95 percentile) and even though I have some meat on my bones I'm only 5'2, and she is doing a number on my back.  I work in a toddler classroom and am up and down off the floor all day everyday and most of my day is spent sitting in chairs meant for the two year old set.  Needless to say, I come home exhausted and sore.  So with a heavy heart I resigned my position as of March 15th.

* The gif is an accurate representation of my feelings about this whole thing ;)

I'm hoping to stay on the sub list for the center where I work, and I might start working with a friend at her in home daycare; but, spending more time at home will definitely be a change of pace.  I am very thankful that my hubby got a "salary readjustment" last month that makes up for some  of what I'm losing by quitting my job; but, it's enough.

Book 4: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

This is a bit of a combo post; both personal and book review.  Personal because it's about my (desired) plans for my little one and book review because, well, I'll be reviewing a book.

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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

Ever since I went through school (I have a B.S. in Child Development) I've wanted to have as natural a birth as possible.  Unfortunately for me, I was born with a heart condition that makes everyone worry and, although I haven't had any problems with it, everyone wants me to give birth in a hospital to make sure I'm safe if something goes wrong.  If I had my way, I'd be giving birth in a birth center.

Despite the fact that for this birth I'm stuck with a hospital I'm hoping to have as natural of a birth as I can still be allowed.  I don't want an epidural, I don't want to be induced, I don't want an episiotomy, and I definitely don't want a cesarean section if at all possible.   To further this goal, I've been lurking forums that highlight natural, unmedicated childbirth.  In doing so, I found out about Ina May's book.

Jaded or Just Broke?

That's the question I've been asking myself this week about my friends, and people my age in general.  Are we not fond of direct sales businesses because we just don't have the extra money or is it because we grew up with our mom's going to direct sales parties and dragging us along.

I was really excited to become an Independent Scentsy Consultant, and I still am; but, over the course of this past week I've realized that I'm going to have to build a customer base without the help of my friends.  Not a single one of my friends has ordered anything through my Launch Party, not even the ones who said they would.  Am I disappointed?  Absolutely.  Am I surprised?  Not really.

Trying this Book thing Again

Last year I was adamant that I would do a whole bunch of amazing posts about the books I was reading.  Yeah, well, I kind of sucked at it didn't I now?  Yes, yes I did.  You don't even need to answer.  Let me recognize my failings ;)

This year (yes, I know it's already mid-February) I'm determined to make up for it.  Or at the very least, make more posts than I did last year. 

My goal is still to read 50 books this year.  I didn't meet that goal last year, what with moving, and then being super tired once I got pregnant.  This year, I'm sure it'll be even harder since I'll have an infant for most of the year, and yet, I'm stubborn as all get out and I'm determined to not fail. 

Without further ado, check out reviews for books 1-3

Launch Party!

So, like I said last post, I decided to become an Independent Scentsy Consultant.  Yay me!  I'll be honest, and I may have said it before, I'm mainly into it because I got all of the samples to check out; but, I figured I might as well tell my friends (and readers) about it since it's actually a lot safer than candles around kids and pets (no flames, not hot to the touch).

Well, as part of starting, I'm throwing a Launch Party!  It's actually the perfect time too because almost everything is 10% off.   Most people do their launch party at their house or a friend's house; but, unfortunately, my friends and family are just so scattered that I am doing my first party online.

The nice thing about that is that anyone can stop by the website and join the party.  Whether we're friends or your just lurk my blog, every order will just ship straight to you.  Pretty snazzy right?  You don't even ever need to talk to me, which I won't lie, would be a nice incentive if I was on the other end of this post.

So, if you have the time, check it out at SLOScents

More Life Changes :)

I'm still a slacker blogger aren't I?  Oh well, being pregnant and working is kind of a lot; but, as always, I'm going to try to be better.

It might be a little late in coming, but I do have updates about a couple things.  Including: sex of the baby, a new addition to the house, and my new hobby!