Pain & Productivity
Pain = cramps. Why am I cramping this bad??? I quit the ciggs, I figured that is why I was in so much pain last month. What happened to my painless cycles?? I MISS YOU!! Oh well, at least I wasn’t real late this time. As a matter of fact I will be getting over this right when we head to Florida. Which is good cause who the hell wants to be cramping in a car for 15 hours with 3 kids and a snoring hubby?? No one I know!
So since I am hurting, bloated, and feeling quite pissy I decided to stay home. I have no work to get done so all I would do is sit and knit and watch hulu. Which would get me further to the end of that scarf but when I thought about my to-do list here at the house I decided a day off would be best. In the last hour I have cleaned up the dining room and living room. I grabbed all the presents that need to be wrapped with the exception of homemade gifts and the stuff we ordered that isn’t here yet. So I am taking a break before I tackle the pile that is waiting. Then I will get cracking on more apple butter. This time I am making that in the crockpot, why I never thought to do that before I don’t know. I was talking with someone on twitter about canning and they mentioned using their crockpot. I really like that idea much better. After that I am going to start on some cookies. Mr.P has a client who did one of those cookie dough fundraiser things. Anyway they had received a dozen free boxes from the company and were disbursing it out to whomever they knew. Mr.P brought home 3. Each one makes 2 doz cookies. AND I have some oatmeal cookies I am making AND some choc chip I am making. But I think for today I will just do the premade dough ones, leave the others to do this weekend with the kids. Then we will give some to the daycare and a neighbor of ours. I am trying to move away from the cookie thing because everyone does cookies and people get cookie’d out. Well I should say that that is what Mr. P’s two daycare clients have told them. Lil Man’s daycare no one seems to do that. I only know that because the director mentioned how much she missed us between the time Claire was there to when lil man started. She had stated that I spoiled her lol. We also make them Easter candies too. This is their last tray of Christmas cookies and next Easter is their last candy. I could try to put them on the list later on but I know I will forget.
A question to ponder: Do you ever struggle with being nice? I don’t mean just at this time of year but just in general. In the last 6 months I have struggled with the idea that it just doesn’t pay to be nice. It seems like every time I try I end up pissing someone off and lots of drama ensues. Drives me crazy! So anyway, think about that. Any advice on how to get past that would be appreciated. I don’t really want to be mean and I am not looking for alot of “thank you, you are wonderful” comments by being nice. I just want people to shut the hell up and be nice to others. Maybe that is another blogpost. This just sounds too cryptic but I don’t want to dredge it up right now cause I am pmsy and would cry.
Ugh, sorry. I didn’t want to leave it on that note. Oh well, it’s time to eat!
