So I dated the same guy all through HS - 4 years. He is older than I am by 4 years. When we broke up I was 19 & he was 23. It was not a smooth breakup by any means. I knew he was going to freak out & at that point in my life I was much less assertive & confrontational...so I didn't really know how to go about it, what to do, what to say, etc. ( Read more... )

I am thankful for Jarin. He is my life. So thankful that he is so smart and loving and healthy. Also very thankful that apparently I had the easiest kid ever to potty train ( Read more... )

So I've been sleeping more than not for about 4 days now. I have been pretty unproductive and unmotivated. I am stressed and frustrated with several factors in my life right now. Maybe I just need to let out a good scream. 28 year-old single mom & recently unemployed college dropout ( Read more... )

So my birthday is this Friday the 13th. I was born on Friday the 13th, 1981. Turned six on one, 11 one one, and 17 on one. Haven't had one since (I will be 28 this week). It shouldn't be as big a deal as it is, but I am not the one who created the hullabaloo about it, I just enjoy participating in it. And I personally think there's nothing ( Read more... )

I was informed by a friend last night that he still regularly checks my blog even though I never update it. Now that I've logged in, I realize how many people I've missed & all their updates here. For that I apologize. I just got caught up in everything going on in life & lj is one of the first to go by the wayside ( Read more... )

I called in sick to work for the 3rd day in over a year on Tuesday. The policy where I work is that you get an occurrence for calling in sick, then if you call in sick the next day & the day after that, it goes on the same occurrence. So most people there take all three days whenever they call in because, well...why not? One day for one ( Read more... )

My baby Jarin is going to be 2 on Sunday - I can't believe it. We haven't made plans to do anything, really. I think just having my parents, and MAYBE my brother and my sister and her husband. I didn't want a traditional party where people feel obligated to buy stuff in this economy - the child has TONS of stuff. And I thought of doing a ( Read more... )

I am tired lately. I think it's a combination of several factors. This time of year is always hard for me - up and headed for work while it's still dark/dawn, and not home until almost dark. Holidays are so busy. I love them, but the stress they bring sucks. Planning, shopping, and all the traveling, all with a toddler. Which brings me to ( Read more... )

I love being a mom! I was tickling Jarin earlier tonight and he was just laughing and squealing uncontrollably, which just made me start laughing. He's not talking for us yet, really, but he knows what's going on. He understands so much and picks up on things quickly. The biggest con right now is the naughtiness - hitting, throwing, tantrums on ( Read more... )

By this Friday, my student loans will be paid off in full, and by 9/12 my last payment on the medical I owed from having Jarin will be paid off in full. This means that "officially" I will be debt-free. "officially" being any open account on my credit that a lender would look at. Of course I still have monthly bills like everyone else, just no ( Read more... )