American Idol 2008

Let me start this post by saying how much I love American Idol... I LOVE it! I laughed and I cried... and I laughed so hard that I ended up crying! It amazes me how horrible some people can sing... and yet they think they're the greatest thing since Whitney Houston!

Out of the 7 seasons of the show, I've only watched one whole season.... and that was last year when I was living at my mom's house, waiting for Ronnie to get home from Iraq. Ronnie hates it, but I plan to watch this whole season too.

I know, I'm a nerd.

I can't wait til next week when I get to watch all my fellow San Diegans audition! I'm gonna laugh so hard if I actually see someone on there that I know.

Cleaning and Organizing My Life

I'm adding another goal for myself in 2008.
This is the year I'm going to clean up and get organized!

I woke up this morning with the overwhelming feeling that I need to go through all of my closets & rooms (there's 6 closets in this house!), throw out the old stuff and organize everything else!! I think the reason behind this feeling is that I realized just how soon we'll be leaving my hometown... As of today we only have about 3 and a half months left before we'll be leaving! That's only 3 and a half months we have before everything will need to be packed up in to moving vans and sent on it's way to our new home.

Here's how I'll get my life cleaned up and organized:

• Living Room: Clean up the desk area - throw out/shred old bills, ads etc. Get rid of anything that hasn't been used in the last 6 months... including Cam's toys. (He has way too many!)
• Kitchen: Go through cupboards and get rid of any dishes that haven't been used in over a year. (We have 2 sets of drinking glasses and one we NEVER use.) Get rid of all of Camron's old bottles/bottles & cups he never used.
• Both Bathrooms: Throw out any old shampoos/conditioners/lotions/make-up. Get rid of old curling irons, hair clips.
• Master Bedroom: Get rid of old clothes/clothes that don't fit. Get rid of purses I will never use again. Get rid of books that haven't been touched in ages.
• Camron's Room: Pack away all old clothes in his closet. Get rid of all old toys he doesn't play with. Pack away old receiving blankets/baby towels/thick baby blankets/burp cloths.
• Up stairs hall closet: Get rid of any old craft stuff I never plan to use. Organize the stuff I'm keeping.
• Downstairs closets: Get rid of old shoes/coats/uniforms. Get rid of anything else no longer in use. Organize everything!
• Laundry Room: Get rid of everything in there that we no longer use - including the box that sits in the corner and everything on the shelves!
• Pantry: same as laundry room. Organize the boxes that are down there.
• THEN TAKE EVERYTHING THAT'S STILL GOOD TO THE SALVATION ARMY!!

Now I just need to get started. All of this will probably take me about a month to accomplish. Sorry for the really boring post... Just like with the weight loss goal I needed to type everything out, otherwise I'll just keep feeling overwhelmed and nothing will get done...

Happy New Year!

I can remember a time when I thought New Years Eve was the night of all nights... It was a time to stay up as late as you could, drink as much as you could and have as much fun as you could. Well, that's not for me any more. This is my second New Years Eve as a mom and I'm finding it so hard to stay awake til midnight! (Last year I had an 11 day old newborn and I was passed out around 9pm... Of course I was probably woken up again around midnight to breastfeed him.)

My husband on the other hand still parties like a rock star. I dropped him off at his friends house around 8pm. Must be nice to pretend like you're not a parent and do whatever it is that you want to do. If I sound bitter about it, it's because in a way I am.... I would rather us do something together as a family. Oh well... I'm over at my mom's house spending time with her and Camron... and in the end I won't look back on things and wonder about all the stuff I missed out on with our son.

Anyway, Happy New Year! Here's to 2008 being a lot better than 2007! (So far it's not looking that way though...)