Getting rid of the B-O-T-T-L-E

So finally I had a break down.. I HAD to get Alex to get rid of her bottle.. or potty training will NEVER come!

So I did it.. I THREW THEM AWAY! I made her watch me do it.. she wasn't happy at all. So I took her to Walmart to pick out some "Big Girl" cups (even though she calls it the "Big Girl Bottle").

I thought to myself that this was going to be long and hard, cause I've made references before about it being like Crack to her.. and well its true.

I warned Felix of what I was doing, and he wasn't too happy either. Cause she uses a bottle to go to sleep, yeah I know, its bad, but if she wont sleep you gotta do what you gotta do. He said that if she cried too much he would be sleeping on the couch, and even kept a pillow and blanket on the couch just in case. That I'm the one who has to deal with it, and then I thought.. ugh.. really?? I'm in this alone?

Well, I'm proud to say we are on day 4 of no b-o-t-t-l-e-s. Good thing she cant spell yet, cause you cant say the word around her. She hasn't even asked for one. Shes went to sleep and nap time without one too. Its kind of scary on how well this has been going. I mean she has her moments but then soon forgets entirely why she was crying. I also introduced juice boxes to her too to give her "cool" ways to drink things.

So, far so good. I'm just worried about this being the quiet before the storm, but its been 4 days now. I think we are past that point.

Now, we tackle potty training!!!!

its been a few..

so much for posting everday huh?? Yeah, Im a winner.. lol!

Anyway. Same thing different day I suppose. Alex is still having issues potty training.. only wanting to do it when SHE feels like it.. but that aside, what I need is to get her off her darn bottle! Once that is done, I feel like potty training will be a breeze! Maybe Im wrong.. I dunno

Nothing really new with me, debating on getting a Wii Fit or not. I really want to get a portable stripper pole, cause I found some sites that offer online pole aerobics. Cause I cant find anywhere local that does it, closest one is in Tacoma. I would really like to do that. It is suppose to kick your butt and be a really good toning exercise, plus I could use my new found moves on my hubby.. lol. Has anyone done pole aerobics before?? Did it work?? The pole is about $40 more than the Wii Fit (I know, I never knew they were so expensive!), so
I want to make sure its worth it. Im getting the expensive one cause I wanna be able to twirl around and flip, and all that cool stuff.

Potty Training

I hate potty training.. my daughter only seems to want to be part time potty trained. Today she was in underwear all day no accidents. I put a diaper on her for naps and when she goes to sleep at night. But she still wont poop on the toilet, she'll fart, but not poop! And then tomorrow when I tell her its time to put her underwear on, she'll scream NO and cry for a diaper. She only wants to wear undies and go on the potty chair when she wants to. Which is few and far between. I dunno what to do. Im so frustrated. One reason she cant fully potty train is because she wont give up her damn bottle. Its like crack to her. Ive tried putting chile powder on the nipple, but she LOVES spicy things. She can eat a whole bag of Hot Cheetoes without a wince. So I try to put lemon on the nipple, she loves to eat lemons raw. I tried hiding them, throwing them away in front of her.. NOTHING WORKS!! Once she gives up that darn bottle potty training would be SO easy. But until then she wants her diaper changed after every pee, which means I go through diapers like toilet paper..

UGH

Had a good weekend thus far

Felix and I haven't been out in quite some time. Since Halloween to be exact. So last night, was much needed and well deserved.

Felix took me out to a nice romantic dinner to Olive Garden, then instead of walking around Target because he thought we would spend too much money, we decided to walk around the mall.. BIG MISTAKE!

We ended up buying this disco lights thing from Spencer's. Its called a Kaleidoscope Laser Light. This thing is the shiznit!! Its hard to explain, it fills the room with these laser dots, that all of a sudden explode and dart around the room, then slowly back track to the orginal dot, then explode again. You can just stare at them cause they are the coolest thing ever. Not something to watch if your are high, or on acid, etc.. lol..

Then we went to Kohls. Another big mistake.. you all know how the clearance at Kohls is at times.. we Felix found a ton of things in his size, and 70 to 80% off.. so when he spent $40, I didnt feel bad cause his savings was $102!! WHA?! Thats right.

Then we came home and installed our new lights, watched in amazement for about and hour, then left to the bar in Port Orchard. Well it was POURING down rain, and one of our headklights go out. So we run by Autozone, and they are closed. So we make it out there without getting pulled over despite seeing 4 cops within about 3 blocks of each other..

We saw a bunch of friends we havent seen since October, cause they are friends we see.. at the bar. So we had fun, I drank, Felix drank too many energy drinks.. lol.. We laughed all night, listened to people sing, watching Kris be his hilarious self. And the Scottish accent makes it all that more funny.. lol.

We closed down the bar, and did some after partying so Felix could drink a little, and I drove us back after 330 this morning. (Yes I was sober) Our morning paper was already hanging on our door when we got home. Lol.

But this morning my body reminded me that Im getting too old for this. I was hungover even though I quit drinking half way through the night.. and still so tired.. Must make up for sleep loss tonight.

Just gonna vent tonight

Okay I know how I said in my very first post, no family stuff. But you know what?? I take that back..

I have nothing to say. Im boring. Thats it. Im not a creative writer who can take off the wall topics to write about and all of a sudden they get a million followers. That doesnt happen to people like me.

Everything that happens in my life revolves around my family, Felix, Alexandra and I. Plus on occasion my mom, dad, etc. Thats my life. Family.

So anything I have to say is about things that happen in my family. Who said something stupid, who did what, who is fighting with who. You know, typical family stuff. So from now on, I write about anything.. topics, family, myself, my daughter.. WHATEVER.

Ahh thats better. Back to my boring, no followers self again.

Stay at Home Moms Days off?

So, yes, I'm a stay at home Mom. My job consists of making Felix breakfast, lunch and coffee in the morning before he goes to work, take care of all the needs of Alex, clean the house, run any errands that need to be ran during the day, prepare dinner, clean up after dinner, and put Alex to sleep. I do this 7 days a week.

Felix works installing satellite dishes for at least 10 hours a day, a least 4 days a week. Some weeks are more depending on work load and overtime availability. He gets a 3 day weekend.

So, when exactly are my days off? I don't get to leave my work for an extended period of time, to take a break from the routine, to leave the stress of work at work to go home. My work is my home.

So on Felix's days off he likes to do as least as possible. Lounge around the house, dink around on projects, go out, whatever. But that same time he is enjoying his time off, I'm busy working, cleaning up not only after Alex, but also after him. Making sure everything is in order so just in case people stop by, we aren't embarrassed by our mess.

But if I try to lounge around, take a break, or not do anything for ONE DAY, he gets upset. Why isn't this clean? Why isn't this done? This, that, the other. I tell him that I just want one day off to do nothing, and I feel guilty for making him doing stuff on his day off.

So what should I do? Should I continue to argue for a day of relaxation from all my "work" stress? Or should I just let it slide, suck it up, and deal with it?

I guess we will find all that out in time.

What is your dream job? Describe a day in your dream job.

So thanks to a random topic generator, today's topic is:

what is your dream job?

Its a hard question to answer. At first my answer right away would be Fire Fighter/EMT. I did it down in Texas for 3 or 4 years, and I absolutely loved it. I would look forward to the time to go to the station. Just getting a call, heading into the unknown, knowing that you are helping someone in the time they need you the most. Its probably one of the most rewarding jobs you could have.

But now that I'm getting older, and now that I have a family, I don't know if I would mentally be able to do that job anymore. After what happened where I was hospitalized for a week, I couldn't put my daughter and my family through that. Because it is a very risky job, you are walking that fine line every time you leave that station on the truck. Cause if something were to happen, and lets say the worst did happen, yeah I would've died with honor, but honor don't bring Mommy home.

There is also a part of me that is the biggest computer geek (thanks Dad), and I love dinking around on here. I really took a liking to making presentations, and the personalized videos that have pictures and home movies, with music and the whole 9 yards.. like going into the Visual Arts or something.

But there really isn't a market for any of that.. and since everyone has the ability of going on the Internet and downloading any software they please, it takes that away from you. I mean I see people putting them together for families of the deceased at funeral homes and such, but that's really depressing, you know? And down in El Paso there is a good market because of the quincenera, but you lose a lot of business to those who go to Juarez, MEX to get it done for cheaper.

Yeah I could go be a CNA, or Pharmacy Tech. but it seems that, that's what the people who didn't graduate so when they are desperate, and cant get anything else. They don't get paid well, the hours suck, and its a shit job(excuse my language). I like working with patients, but I REFUSE to work in a Senior home.. to depressing.

People always say, do what you love. What if you love many things? And you're indecisive like me?(must be a Libra thing) With the way the economy is now, you be lucky to get anything, let alone your "DREAM JOB".

So for now, my dream job, is to stay home with my little one. Watch her grow, and take care of my family every single day.

That, Is my Dream Job.

My First Blog Post Ever

Well.. well.. well.. I finally did it.. I gave in.. I started a blog. I held out as long as I could, but it was inevitable.. that in time I was bound to give into the blog-o-sphere..

So here I am. And here you are.. reading every word that I sit here and type as if I had anything interesting to say. At times I do, and others all I seem to invoke in people is the good ol' "face palm".

But here's my idea for my blog, I post a blog everyday starting today, regardless of where I am, what I am doing, or how I feel. But the catch is, is that it has to be on a random topic, any topic, whether it be something in the news, on my mind.. whatever. (No family business.. I will save that for another blog) But since this is my first post, I will use it to tell you all a little about me and my life.

I was born in Bummertown.. I mean Bremerton, WA. I grew up here, left when I married a submariner, travelled the US, and ended up in Texas. Horizon City, Texas, a little town in the desert, in the middle of nowhere, outside El Paso. There I was a Fire Fighter for 3 or 4 years, amongst other things. Then due to a freak accident at a house fire, I was hospitalized with a heart condition, that I was completely unaware of having. Soon after, I divorced my ex, and moved in with my now fiance Felix. We have a beautiful daughter Alexandra who is 2, and I am a soon to be step mom to Cynthia who is 8. I moved back to Bremerton in 2007 with my fiance and daughter. Now I'm a stay at home mom, and Felix works with a satellite company. We have been together for almost 4 years, and we just got engaged this Christmas Eve.

And that's about it. That's a brief summary of me, and where I'm coming from. In other words, I just have a lot of time on my hands, so prepare yourself. Lol.