Good Enough

I’ll make a confession, we’re not so good at remembering to pay bills around here.

Mr.Good runs a company of his own and is very good at paying THOSE bills, but when it comes time to pay our everyday bills for the home he procrastinates.

I don’t mind. It makes life a fun little adventure. I never know when the phones, Internet, or cable will shut down. So far the electricity hasn’t failed us.

So the other day when cable failed yet again I decided not to harass him to pay the bill. We will pay what we owe, but I wondered what life would be like without TV.

It’s been 2 days. I hesitated to discuss  my idea with Mr. Good. I thought I might get such down right away. I am addicted to TV. Especially recently with all this NURSING business going on I’ve had it on for a least 12 hours a day. I don’t like feeling addicted to anything. I have a strange fear of pain medication for this very reason, and I never touched a drug or drink during my Highschool years with the same paranoia.

I love Television. Especially the Reality genre.

I love Baby Story. Baby Diaries, John and Kate Plus 8, Tori and Dean Home Sweet Hollywood. Miami Ink, LA Ink, Say Yes to the Dress, Bridezilla’s,The Hills, any weird medical story on Discovery Health, and National Geographic. I love The Colbert Report, Chelsea Lately, and Talk Soup.

I love The Office, So You Think You Can Dance, America’s Next Top Model, and Dexter.

People, I love it all, I love it too much. And I’m ready to start a new phase in my life. I’m no longer going to be dependant on TV. I don’t need it, I’m not confined to the horizontal position because I’m no longer pregnant. I’m feeling more energetic with each day.

Mr.Good has agreed he doesn’t need it either, that’s the amazing part. He doesn’t even care about the SPORTS he’ll be missing. I was shocked about that.

So we’re saying goodbye to Cable. We’ll be spending that money on Missy’s preschool year. My kids will no longer be able to watch a commercial and say “I want that.” Which is a relief.

Now I’m NOT saying goodbye to Netflix, nor are we selling our Xbox, but I’m hoping this cuts down on all the times I flipped it on for an easy out with the kids.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

Lately there’s been strange thing happening around here…the offspring have a lot more time to govern themselves, and most of the time they’re doing alright.

Was this my influence, or just their utter boredom that forces them to become eachother’s playmates?

Yes, I’m still here, although I think all my friends and associates are going to be through with me soon if I don’t start answering the phone, and e-mails.

Life is just unstable with a newborn, what can I say?

I’m surviving. The kids are getting food. The mommy is getting showers on most days. The baby is getting chubby.

She’s a serious eater, she takes her milk very seriously, and no one can feed her but this gal sitting in this seat.

So I’m busy. Like mostly every hour I’m busy. But I pumped for the first time tonight and have yet to see how my husband did getting her to take a bottle. I think he did fine because I don’t hear any screaming and she is serious about her food and I think it’s the end result that matters.

I need to go sleep while I can!

xo

Eve 

I’m relearning that new baby= only having one arm available at any given moment. Such as these… 

Open an apple juice bottle- the trick is to hold it between your knees to prevent the bottle from turning.

Type-this one takes some time, but it can be done.

Take a 2 year old to the potty.

Read. 

Talk on the phone.

Pour cereal.

Hook the dog up to her run. (that was tricky, and she wanted to lick all over Annie)

so what can you do one handed?