Out of the Habit

My cousin just sent me a link to her new blog and it inspired me to start blogging again. Of course, by now everyone has stopped checking to see if I have posted, so it will be like talking to myself. Maybe if I can get in the habit again, I'll let people know I'm still here and gain my once interested public! :)

One of the main reasons I couldn't get into blogging for awhile is because when I found out I was pregnant back in April (I was actually pregnant when I posted my last entry, but I didn't know know yet :), I didn't feel comfortable writing about the pregnancy until I was further along. But being pregnant was ALL I was thinking about, reading about, dreaming about. So it was hard to come up with anything else. Plus, most of you who know me well know that I keep a private written journal that I have had for many years. My journaling needs are met by this journal. So, I got out of the habit of blogging, and before I knew it, it had been six months. Oh well.

Today is the day that I am finally going to finish painting the nursery! Back on Labor Day weekend, my mom, Mitch, my friend Meredith and I painted the walls. But I have been doing touch ups and painting the doors and baseboards on my own. I have been painting a little every day for two reasons: one so that I won't be in a room all day with paint fumes and another so I won't be on my feet all day and potentially straining my back. It has drawn out the process a lot, so I am very excited that will be over today! All I have left is the baseboards on two walls. Baseboards don't take long to paint, I have discovered.

I am going to order the baby furniture online now that I am done painting. I am ordering a crib, changing table/dresser and rocker from Target.com. The furniture is black which will look sharp in my light, pastel colored nursery. The walls are a light, mint green and the bedding and curtains are going to be lavender. I love green and purple together. I am then going to use brighter colored polka dots as accents on the bedding and walls to make it a little more "whimsical." I hope Madelyn will like it :)

I am enjoying being home right now. And I know I will look back on this time and be glad I had this time of leisure before Madelyn was born. I have been in an organizing frenzy lately. Back in July, Mitch and I had a yard sale with our friends Meredith and Andy. I went through all our clothes, books, movies and CDs then. But last week, I did it again. I am finally learning how to let go of things. I am determined to not be a pack rat. Clutter stresses me out. Through all this, I have also learned that going to the library to get books, especially fiction, is the best way to go. It is a waste of money to buy books at the new release price when I could find the same book at a yard sale in a year or two for a dollar. Because I enjoy literature so much, I like to have it in my house. But my house does not have to be Barnes & Noble. I can keep the books that really made an impact in my life and not hold onto those bestsellers I really enjoyed when they came out but now have lost their charm. It is interesting to see how my thought processes change over time. I think part of that is just growing up and maturing. And I think part of it is learning from my mistakes.