Some of the things I have been up to and learning from:
- Left the company I had worked for, for 4 1/2 years to start a new engineering firm with two other business partners. I will never accuse people who work from home of "having it easy" EVER.AGAIN. Stick me back in a cubicle NOW!
- Miscarried again the weekend of Mother's Day. Oddly enough it was good news. I thought I had a fibroid tumor or was going into early menopause. I'll take unexpected miscarriage over that latter two any day!
- Trying like hell to keep my house from going into foreclosure. It is tough to pay the bills when both of our professions took a huge hit with the economy and we've been living off of one reduced income, savings and credit for WAY too long. Luckily our mortgage company seems willing to work with us.
It hasn't been all tears and frustrations, though. Here are some of the "Dr. Feelgoods" that have kept me sane:
- Gardening! I planted our first garden (potted style) this year. Tomatoes, basil, cilantro, mint, strawberries, spinach, bell peppers, potatoes, carrots, cantaloup, and cucumber. Despite several severe storms and hail I've managed to keep everything alive. My herbs have already produced harvest. We are getting close on the tomatoes, strawberries and bell peppers, too. Even if nothing comes of it, though, my garden has been my place of zen this summer.
- Vermi-composting! I won a bucket of composting worms at a composting class put on by the city I live in and I am obsessed with those little guys! It is amazing how each week they take stinky leftover food and yard waste and turn it into beautiful, dark, fertile earth. I've also noticed that our garbage can is only half full come garbage day each week. That warms my hippy heart!
- Extreme Couponing! I don't know why I did this to myself. I promised I would keep it simple this summer since I'm working my butt off helping to get a new company off the ground. It is anything but simple as I spend probably 8 hours a week in preparation and organization and now shop at anywhere from 7-10 grocery stores to work the deals. I certanily have not reached the extreme couponing status chronicled in the TLC show but when I get to the register and I watch my grocery bill shrink by 50-60% those beautiful endorphins start flowing!
- ATV Riding! I was raised with dirt bikes, and big four wheel vehicles that took me all over the mountains of Colorado and the slick rock of Moab, UT. As much as I've always enjoyed it I've never been caught up in the grips of it like I have become with ATV riding (or quad or whatever you call it). We don't have one of our own but we've got great friends (or dealers depending on how you see it :) willing to share theirs. For the 4th we went up to the beautiful Sawatch Mountain Range and saw some of the most beautiful country Colorado has to offer on an ATV.
Hopefully I'll get back into the swing of reading and writing again soon. I just saw Heather posted another Open Adoption prompt question...
5 comments:
You go girl with the couponing! I do just a little of it - I get lots of stuff for free or for pennies at CVS. If I had a Rite Aid or Walgreens near us, I would probably do some shopping there also. I hope that's helping some with the financial stress you guys have been under. Kudos to your mortgage company for wanting to work with you!!! I like working from home BUT I wouldn't want to be my own boss. I am grateful that I can be an employee and work from home. That's a big responsibility to be your own boss!! I hope that venture is very successful.
As to your miscarriage..I am not sure exactly what to say except that I am very very very very sorry for your loss. My first reaction was "yay you can get pg" and then I remembered immediately how much I HATED it when people told me that in 2005 when I had my first miscarriage. Even though it was my first pregnancy I didn't find comfort in that. All I could think of was my loss. and of course it took IVF to get pg again (that first miscarriage was from INJ/IUI). I hope that you do get pg again and that it's a SUPER sticky bfp. (((hugs)))
Sounds like things have been overwhelming for you lately. I sure hope that your business takes off! I'm sorry that you miscarried again, but what a blessing that you aren't having those other major issues!
I've been thinking about you lately, so I'm glad to see you are still blogging occasionally :)
I've missed you!
I'm so sorry you miscarried! I've been praying for you.
the economy stinks!! it's so rough right now! ugh! You go with the garden and coupons though! You rock!
Wow, not sure where to start. First, I guess, would be that I am so, so sorry about your loss. It sounds like you have made peace with it and can see the silver lining but...damn, that sucks!
And good for you for starting a new firm! That takes guts and lots of smarts...I admire you for that!
Good luck with your house, so glad the mortgage company is helping out. We had to do a short sale when we moved away from MI...
Your garden is beautiful:)...
I have verm-envy. I'm sorry to hear about the miscarriage, but glad it didn't have major ramifications for your health. Sounds like you've had a lot of good, bad, and otherwise going on. Here's hoping all goes well, and your mint stays contained (seriously, that stuff can get terrifying)
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