So what's everyone been up to these days? I feel like we all haven't talked in ages.
As for me, I haven't been up to much, but a lot has been going on, if that makes any sense. Ciannon is learning new words (her favorites are "wow" and "no"). She already has tantrums, and she likes to cling to me, but I'm hoping that will get better with time. Sometimes it's frustrating, but I try to be patient. She's also become an expert booger excavator ::sigh::
. She's 32 inches tall and 22 lbs, and growing like a weed. The doctor says she's healthy and happy and developing normally both physically and mentally, so that's good, since I always worry that I'm not "doing things right."
I still find myself battling the blues occasionally. The cause mostly seems to be my weight and related self-esteem issues. I've started repeating a self-love mantra to help with my self-esteem, but I cannot seem to find the willpower to keep up with the exercise and healthy eating for more than a couple of weeks at a time. I keep wanting to throw the baby out with the bath water when I have an off day. I haven't gained any more weight, but I haven't lost any either. It frustrates me because I should lose at least 20 pounds. Anybody have any tips?
I'm getting excited about our upcoming move. I've been packing up some non-essentials here and there in an atttempt to declutter a bit before we put the house up for sale some time in May. I still have a ton of stuff on my to-do list to get the house market-ready, but I'm confident that it'll all come together. Now I'm just crossing my fingers that we'll find a buyer at the right price.
I've also been sorting through some of our junk and pricing it to get ready for the village-wide yard sale that's happening the first weekend in May. I have a lot of little stuff that I hope will bring us some extra pocket change for the move. I also plan to sell some of my handmade stuff to try to get my name out there and help boost my Etsy business.
Speaking of Etsy, I've made two sales so far. That's good considering lately I haven't been trying that hard. In retrospect, I probably should have waited until after the move to start up shop, but eh, whatever. When we get settled in down in Jax, I want to pick up a business license and start doing craft fairs and flea markets and such. I have lots of neat ideas for stuff to add to my shop, but I don't want to get started yet because I don't want to have to move it all.
So that's what's up with me. How's it going in your neck of the woods?