i just found some green paint in my hair. this surprised me since i thought all the paint was finally gone. while we're on the topic of hair... i'm getting an influx of grey hairs. many of which are not completely grey, just grey at the tips. it's very peculiar. b has no grey hairs. and before you get all like "well he is 23..." i had grey hairs as early as 16. it makes me wonder at what pace my pigment is disappearing and what it will look like in 5 or 10 years.
well... my dad's surgery was rescheduled again and he's currently on deck for tomorrow. i feel pretty hopeful that it will go thru because usually by now it would cancelled. i'll be glad when it's behind him and is starting his recovery.
lately i've been playing a lot of tetris. it's a really great way to pass the time when i'm waiting for something and i really enjoy the challenge of it. i've often compared packing a car with luggage to tetris and find it very satisfying to cram stuff in the trunk. as teenagers melinda and i used to play super mario bros while listening to radiohead. similarly i've been turning down the volume and listening to itunes or cbc radio3. it's really quite a fun leisurely activity. brendan comes watches me play. he's pretty impressed by my skills and i think it makes him like me even more :p
the kitchen chalkboard is finished and it really completes the room. it looks fantastic! man i love our house. i really hope we'll be able to live there a long time. i feel that the looming possibility of there not being space for babies hangs over me and is diminishing my sense of home. it's like i don't want to make roots there if we have to move unexpectedly. it will still be several years before lorimerettes enter the world but it's still bothering me. i guess that's because we fit so perfectly in the exile right now. but we're both committed to keeping things as simple as possible and striving to manage in a small space. in a way, i think our limitations will help us achieve that.
i'm a real cheapsake. b says that's partly why he married me.
well... my dad's surgery was rescheduled again and he's currently on deck for tomorrow. i feel pretty hopeful that it will go thru because usually by now it would cancelled. i'll be glad when it's behind him and is starting his recovery.
lately i've been playing a lot of tetris. it's a really great way to pass the time when i'm waiting for something and i really enjoy the challenge of it. i've often compared packing a car with luggage to tetris and find it very satisfying to cram stuff in the trunk. as teenagers melinda and i used to play super mario bros while listening to radiohead. similarly i've been turning down the volume and listening to itunes or cbc radio3. it's really quite a fun leisurely activity. brendan comes watches me play. he's pretty impressed by my skills and i think it makes him like me even more :p
the kitchen chalkboard is finished and it really completes the room. it looks fantastic! man i love our house. i really hope we'll be able to live there a long time. i feel that the looming possibility of there not being space for babies hangs over me and is diminishing my sense of home. it's like i don't want to make roots there if we have to move unexpectedly. it will still be several years before lorimerettes enter the world but it's still bothering me. i guess that's because we fit so perfectly in the exile right now. but we're both committed to keeping things as simple as possible and striving to manage in a small space. in a way, i think our limitations will help us achieve that.
i'm a real cheapsake. b says that's partly why he married me.
if i'm more then it means less.
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You might be surprised by now little space you need for a baby :)
well that's what i've been thinking, but today's marketing schemes are telling me that babies need a lot of stuff and i fear that i'm not being realistic. this is encouraging
It's true. I'm pretty sure babies don't need nearly as much stuff as everyone seems to think they do.
I agree with Jordin. Just remember that today's marketing schemes also tell you that YOU need much more space (and stuff) than you have, but in reality you do just fine without it.
Assuming you breastfeed, all you really need for a baby is some clothes and diapers and a good carrier. You don't even need a crib. If you don't want them in your bed, they will fit handily in a laundry basket.
ah! good tip about the laundry basket.
thanks for being voices of reason girls! i'm hoping we can live here about 7 years. maybe 10.
yay! i think we can do it. thanks for your encouragement!
hear hear. most people would be shocked at how little baby 'gear' there is in our tiny apartment (and there are 5 of us quite happily living here). Literally there are a few drawers of clothes, a bucket in the hall closet for the cloth diapers and my breastpump (only because I'm working) in a small bag. So nice to hear you getting cozy in your new home :)
this is very inspiring and affirming. i'm glad i brought it up instead of caving into social pressures.
mianh, when was your baby born and what did you have and what did you name him/her? :D
When Jul was born we were living with housemates, who seriously sucked!!! All we had was our room which was substantially smaller than the living room we have right now. If we had better roomies at the time we would have been just fine!
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