Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Decisions, decisions...

I'm not good with decisions. Never have been, never will be! I get severe anxiety when I walk into an ice-cream store and have to choose which flavor of ice-cream to buy. I break out in a sweat when I'm at a fancy restaurant and have to decide on a menu item. I don't even want to begin explaining the anxiety I felt as I was dating my husband and had to decide if I wanted to get married or not. (Thank goodness I had dear friends and family to help me decide - I (they) made the right decision)!!

So, can you understand the anxiety I am feeling as I'm trying to buy baby paraphernalia? I have to make informed decisions on any purchase, so I read up on ratings and reviews before I buy anything. I stressed & stewed for 3 weeks over which stroller & car seat to buy, and it took Dan finally hitting the "submit" button for me before I could make my final decision. Clothes and the little things are fun to buy, but it's the big things that just about do me in. Why? Why do I take the fun out of something that could be so enjoyable?

This leads me to a question I need help with. I should just be able to go to Babies R Us or TJ Maxx and pick out a 'cute' diaper bag, but NO. It's me you're talking about! I want the most practical diaper bag out there, one that will fit my every need. This is where I need your help. Before I make such a "huge" decision (again, you're talking about me here), will you moms out there please let me know what you did or didn't like in a diaper bag? What was most important to you and what could you have gone without? You may think I'm crazy for posting something so trivial and dumb as a diaper bag, but it's truly causing me more stress than needed. And Carrie, hold your smart @$#* comments! :)

I may be exaggerating a little on the stress a diaper bag is causing me (I wasn't lying about the stroller & car seat), but would truly love to hear your input before I make the biggest decision of my life. (okay, kidding there as well).

Thanks all!


Monday, January 5, 2009

Christmas Holiday Recap

Here's what I did over the holiday....

NOTHING

Maybe that's exaggerating a little, but it's close enough to the truth. Besides sitting on my butt for 2 weeks, here is really what I did:


  • Saw lots of movies

  • Ate like a pig


  • Watched all 3 seasons of 30 Rock

  • Went to the mall almost everyday (didn't buy anything, just went to pass time. I felt like I was in junior high again).

  • Slept in until 10am (or later) everyday
So, how's that for productive?