A Moral Dilema

Hi Everyone.... that thinks they are coming to a stamping blog and have yet to see anything stamp worthy! I have not posted any stamping since my surgery in July and I really don't blame you if you are tired of reading about my personal life. I promise stampin will make a come back appearance....soon.

I did create something but I am not ready to post it here. I did a write up for Nicole about the Big Shot and Sizzix and I made ONE card.....a really cute card too I might say. My intentions are to make a few more cards to go along with my article. Poor Nicole has been patiently waiting for my article but my life is so busy right now I hardly have time to think much less stamp.

So here is the update on my quest for a job. I was waiting for a response from the bank and couldn't put off Archiver's anymore....they called me twice. So I went in on Monday to finalize my paperwork and I accepted the position at Archivers.

As life would have it....the bank called me on Tuesday and wanted me to come in for an interview on Friday....which is my first day at Archiver's. I feel terrible and I am so torn because the bank pays way more (double) and has set day hours. But I love the work I would be doing at Archiver's...being an instructor and working with fun stuff....but not fun cleaning up and working late hours on nights and weekends. Um...I think I just answered my own dilema and brought myself down to reality...take the bank job stupid!

Well I don't have it for sure so let's not count our chickens before they hatch. Just keep saying those prayers for the bank job! Sorry Archiver's.

So here is moral dilema question of the day.....I work at Archiver's tomorrow at 9:30 and my bank interview is at 2:00. Do I tell Archiver's that I am going on the interview and it is a possibility that I won't be returning or do I just wait and see what the bank says? I feel really really bad for doing this to the Manager at Archiver's. She is so nice and in a huge bind right now because she is very low on staff at the moment. She has been so nice to me and really flexible with my schedule and even gave me day hours to accomodate my busy school schedule right now.

Thanks for listening to me ramble and for feeding me your wisdom. You were great with my question about cleaning the tile so lets see where we go with this one!

See ya on the blog!

Sunday PMS Check

Sorry I haven't been blogging lately but I have been attempting to be more productive in my life rather than procrastinate....whooooa...did I just say that?! Plus things always get busy for me when the kids go back to school until I find the groove of my busy life.

**Sunday PMS Check**

• Physical Well Being-I am almost pain free and pretty much standing completely upright now. I still have trouble rolling over in bed but it is getting easier. I am ready to start walking again and will incorporate the gym in about 4 more weeks. I am so ready to lose my last 30 pounds and be done with this whole weightloss chapter of my life. Yes, one day I will dig up some before and after pics for you but there aren't very many before pics...that's for sure.
• Mental Well Being- This week has been a true test of my mental well being but I survived. I just decided that I am not going to focus my energy on other people's mental well being. I am going to do my thing and be responsible for myself and my own actions. I can't think for everyone....just myself.
• Spiritual Well Being- Felt good to be back in morning prayer. I enjoy starting my day with the kids at prayer. Tomorrow I will be adding the Rosary into my drive home. I forgot my iPod last week but it's in my purse now.

**Random Blogging** Bailey lost a tooth today. She was supposed to be in bed sleeping but decided to pull her tooth out instead. Now that's how you delay going to bed. She's a smart cookie. The poor girl has had the worst first week of school ever and I feel so bad for her. The first day she got bleeding blisters from her new shoes and broke out head to toe in a BAD case of exzema. If anyone has eczema then you know once you start itching and throw in some heat and stress you have the outcome of a bad rash.

I have spent the entire weekend keeping her in the A/C, alternating a steamy warm shower or bath and majorly slicking her down like a greased pig. I put on a layer of hydrcortisone cream, then a layer of Crisco {yes the kind you bake with} and then a heavy layer of Eucerine Cream plus keeping up on the Zyrtec. We did this every couple of hours all weekend long...except the Zyrtec. It helped but will take several more days of diligence to get it under control.

**Stampin Stuff**I actually attempted to stamp today. Attempted being the key word here...it was so hard to get in the groove. I did too much thinking of what I wanted to do rather than executing it. But I broke out my Big Shot and started playing with a little of everything...Cuttlebug folders, Sizzix dies, Ellison BigZ and Quickutz....I did it all. Of course, stuff is all over the office that Bill just cleaned for me {he cleans by putting it out of sight in a drawer or bag}. I am working on a project for my blogging friend Nicole at the Inkblog.

I am coming home tomorrow after prayer and NOT staying at school all day. If I don't get out of the building right away I will get stuck there. So I am counting on Beth to make me leave by 9:00!

See ya on the blog.

Rain, Rain Go Away

It has been raining here lots and lots. If you happen to see anything on the Weather Channel about the Des Plaines river flooding in Gurnee, Il that would be about a mile from my house. Fortunately I am on the high end of town and the water doesn't come this far.

The news has reached all the way to Guam because Amy left me a message the other day saying she saw it on the news and wanted to check on me. Can you believe that?! Too funny that she doesn't get American Idol on time but gets weather news half way around the world.

Anyway, the flood affects other areas of my life such as Cody's high school which is only yards from the river. Right now the river is at flood level which is 7 feet above normal.....at 8 feet they close the school. Today when Cody left school the Navy was there sand bagging the school and they announced that school is currently expected to have early dismissal tomorrow but we are due for a super heavy rain tonight which will probably cause a closing all together and will last into next week as well because we are expected to crest at 10 feet tomorrow night. As if that isn't bad enough we have rain forecasted for the entire weekend. The last flood was in 2004 and the river crested over 12 feet!

No news from the bank yet. I am going to make a follow up tomorrow because I prefer the bank job but Archivers has called my references already. So I need to find out if I am even considered for the job at the bank. Keep saying those prayers for me please.

I have been super busy at school the last few days but I have to stamp tomorrow! Yeah!!! You will finally get to see me be productive and stamping again. Hopefully, I still have my mojo. Yikes.....I didn't think of that when I agreed to do this project. Well I will take this as the kick in the pants that I needed to get remotivated to stamp!

Oh and thanks for all the awesome tips on cleaning my floor. Most of them I had already tried without much success. I haven't tried Simple Green yet so that is what I will try first with a scrub brush. Then once I get it cleaned up it should be better with daily upkeep. Which sucks because I really do sweep and spot mop daily...pain in the butt...and it still looks dirty. Whoever decided to put white textured tile down in the most high traffic area of this house was a total moron.

Don't forget to check my previous post about the big sale on Saturday. GREAT deals on lots of goodies. See ya on the blog!

Saturday Sale

Just a reminder that this Saturday is the big used paper crafting sale I am participating in with my friends. Lots of Stampin Up goodies for sale at GREAT reduced prices for you! There will also be CTMH and Creative Memories reps there with their goodies for sale.

Date: Saturday, Aug 25th from 9:00 am til 6:00 pm {come early!}

Place: 1081 W. Army Trail Rd, Bartlett, Il 60103 {Next to Frozen Memories}

More Info: ivy2332@msn.com

Question

**Question** I figured someone here could help me with my question. I have white ceramic tile in my kitchen and it it textured as well which means dirt and stuff gets built up and the tile always looks dirty. I have Googled how to clean tiles and everything say use soap and water which isn't cutting it. I have used everything on this tile and it still looks dirty. Any suggestions?

**Random Blogging** School starts tomorrow and I am ready...maybe! Ready for my kids to get out of the house, ready for alone time, ready to get a job....NOT ready for stress which went into full swing today. So let's focus on the positive here. Picked up the last minute school supplies today, exchanged shoes, and stocked up at the grocery store!

Also, I applied for two jobs this week and had an interview on Saturday at Archivers. I was so excited because I will get to work in an environment that I am familiar with and enjoy....but will be so hard to not spend all my money there! The purpose of working is to help with the debt diet not spend more. The other trouble is that the pay sucks...$7.50 an hour as well as the hours....nights and weekends. UGH.

Yesterday I emailed a resume to a bank right by the school and they emailed me today to confirm that I know it is part time 9-3 Mon through Fri and pays $15 an hour. Um HELLO....perfect job for me! So say lots of prayers and pray for the bank job. I am excited to work in the real world and contribute to our debt diet.

That's about it around here. Sorry for no pics and such a lame post but that's what is happening in my oh so exciting life. I hope to get back to stamping once the kids get back to school.

Sunday PMS Check

I haven't done a PMS check in a long time. For those of you that are unfamiliar with this it's my way of checking in on my New Year's Resolution to becoming a better person Physically, Mentally and Spiritually {PMS}. So you won't hurt my feelings if you skip over this post...it's just my way of journaling my progress.

BTW, thanks for all the nice comments about my haircut. In case you missed it check the previous post.

**PMS Check**

• Physical Well Being - Obviously, I am unable to exercise right now but look forward to getting back to my walking soon. After I get the ok I would like to get back to the gym and lift weights but I need to wait at least another four weeks. I am slowly but surely getting back to my old self with less and less pain each day. I still wear my binder band around my waist but I am weaning myself off of it little by little. I feel good and I am looking better each day as my swelling and bruising subside and things shift into their right position.
• Mental Well Being- I think the end of summer and the rush of school starting on Wednesday is making me mental. I feel like I have wasted my summer and accomplished nothing. I dread the next 4 months as it is super busy at school and this is the time I feel totally overloaded. Here's a thought....maybe instead of dreading it so much I should put forth more effort preparing for it now. Duh....that makes too much sense.
• Spiritual Well Being - Haven't been to church in a month and totally slacked off on saying the Rosary. That is one bright spot in going back to school....morning prayer with the students and saying the Rosary on my car ride home. I enjoy my alone time in the mornings.

**Random Blogging** When my house is messy and chaotic I feel like my life is out of order too and it is overwhelming. Yesterday Bill helped me get things in order around here...mainly cleaning Maddie and Bailey's bedroom. How can two little girls make such a mess? So that felt good to get done and today I need to work on my office. I know I keep saying that and I keep blowing it off. Today I am really going to do it.....I think it will help get me school mode too....which will help me mentally as well. It's a good thing.

**Blog Candy** Gena at My Stampin Garden is giving away some cool Blog Candy so go and visit her. All you have to do is tell her your favorite SU set. Mine is Happy Harmony....love it.

Just Me and My Hair

Here is the pic of my haircut and I am adjusting well. Today was a good hair day for me. Really, this is my usual haircut as you can see by my profile pic on the left....but this is just a tad bit shorter in the back and just so shocking because my hair was past my shoulders before the cut.

Did you read the comment from Amy's husband? "The difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut is two weeks. Be thankful you have hair!" Thanks for putting it into perspective D....I am thankful and I am over it.

Since I haven't been doing any stamping lately here is another little blog filler of random facts about me and my oh soooo exciting life. Feel free to skip over it.

High school was : fun and traumatizing at the same time
When I'm nervous : I talk a lot more than normal , my knees shake and my lips quiver
My hair : dark blonde or as I have been told dirty dishwater blonde...nice. But now that I dyed it apparently my hair thinks dark blonde is dark brown with a red tinge.

When I was 5 : I lived with my Grandparents and slept in a double bed with my mom and my aunt...talk about tight...oh and occassionally I peed the bed...tee hee!

When I turn my head left : I see a messy desk

By this time next year : I will once again be dreading the end of summer

My Favorite Aunt : In my book Janalee and Laurie are my only two aunts and of course both are my favs.
I have a hard time understanding : teenage boys {mostly mine}
You know I like you if : I send you a hand colored card because I hate to color but love the finished product....I don't do them often.

My ideal breakfast is : coffee {really a biscuit with bacon which Bill makes me every weekend...yes I am spoiled...I know it.}

If you visit my home town : You will see lots of planes flying overhead because Des Plaines is right next to O'Hare airport. Planes fly so low you can see people in the windows.

My Favorite blonde : My best friend Jenny.

My favorite brunette : I don't know...right now...myself

Last night I: I fell asleep while playing cards on my new laptop. I woke up with my finger still on the mouse pad...nice. LOL

I've been told I look like: Someone familiar. People always tell me I look like someone they know but can't figure out who.