Where does a 17 month old boy hide mommy's glasses?

I wear glasses. Mostly for driving or if I want to see things walking too! I'm not the greatest at putting my glasses away. Which is bad when you are trying to teach your 5 year old to put their glasses in their case too!
Last weekend I came home late. Worked all day and I had a party that night. I was tired. I got in the house and put my glasses on the kitchen table as I often do and went to bed! The next morning I woke up so sick I could barely walk! I made the boys breakfast and waiting for dad to get up so I could go back to bed. I pretty much slept Sunday away so there was no need for my glasses!

Come Monday I'm getting ready to head out to pick up a few things we needed. Still felt like ass and the house looked about the same. I could not for the life of me find my glasses. Tuesday comes along and still no sign of my glasses. I was feeling a lot better and cleaned my house that night in hopes to find the damn things and well... clean my house. NOTHING

So I tweet the questions: Where does a 17 month old boy hide glasses?

The most common response was the toilet! Well since I was living on the toilet for the last 3 days (Sorry for the TMI) I would pray I would see them there and not flush them down. Again I'm sure if I did that would have caused a much bigger problem!

I looked all around the living room, all over the kitchen, the fridge, the cupboards, the garbage in the bathroom and drawers, the bathtub, the bedroom, the basement, outside and even in the vacuum! NOTHING

I then decide this is a sign I need to get a new pair. I haven't had my eyes checked in years and I was noticing the my prescription was changing! So I get in, get a new prescription and ordered two pairs online and another set for Ethan! $64! Bonus!

It's now Friday! I should have my new glasses by next week! I'm looking forward to seeing again when I drive! It's harder when it's dark and mixed with crazy Calgary drivers I was just adding to that problem! Made for some fun morning rides into work!

This morning I get a call from hubby with laughter in the background! Apparently they found my glasses! They were the prize in the cereal box! How the hell did they end up there?

So next time you lose something in your house with a toddler check the cereal boxes as well! You just never know what the next prize will be!

Question Of The Day

What do Men Really Think?

Are they really from Mars while we are from Venus?

When "we" (Woman) Beg, cry, scream, neg or even simply ask for help... What the hell goes through their head? Over and over and over and over again.

Help me understand... Please!

I think this calls for a weekend with Donna!

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The no where to be found Anywhere Switch!

A few years ago we went to Vancouver to visit my Aunt & Uncle and they had this in a bedroom! I thought it would be a fantastic idea for our Kitchen! My Kitchen's light switch is in the far back corner of our kitchen! I want our switch located where you walk into the kitchen like our dinning room switch! And of course with practically everything I take my sweet ass time looking into this! A few weeks ago I went into Home Depot to pick up this Anywhere Switch! It was quite entertaining trying to explain this in chick lingo when I really had no idea what I was looking for! I had an idea but didn't know it at the time what it was actually called! Well I found it before the associate had any clue what I was talking about!

I get it home and my Dad hooks it up! Annnnd no lights! Not being electricians and all we figure something came lose and will look into it soon! I went a week with no kitchen lights other then the one above my stove! I finally get an SMB band member over who is an actual electrician and he gets the lights working and then... POP! The remote doesn't work! He pulls it out and sees that the antenna end is bare and hit metal and blew it! Great! Ok I'll just run out and get another one and electrical tape! Pretty simple! So I thought! They didn't have one and of course there was NO ASSOCIATE around who knew what I was talking about or willing to help! So I head to Lowe's. Nothing! Today I find myself in the south end of the city and pop into another HD... Nothing. Call around to 3 other locations. Nothing... I can not find this thing anywhere.

I'm about ready to give up for the day! But I thought I would jump online and see what I can find! I couldn't possibly have purchased the last one in Calgary? Really? Online says there are Zero in stock anything in my surrounding areas! So I punch in my old Victoria Postal Code and VIOLA! There are 2 in Park Royal West Van and 4 in Victoria! I have my grandma getting me one in Victoria and trying to get my cousin who is on vacation to get the one in Park Royal!

It would be my luck for me to get the very last one in this city! It's such a cool item! I can not believe it would be discontinued! One associate said it was because customers were having so many issues with them! Ah yes the open ended antenna! Easy fix! ELECTRICAL TAPE! I also emailed the company and suggested they fix this defect and get HD to restock! So we will see how that goes! Now I get to wait for either my cousin or my grandma to put on in the mail for me!

This is just the beginning of my mini reno work around my house!

I want to change the lighting in my kitchen and dinning room! Reno my entire upstairs bathroom! Flooring throughout my entire house! New front door with screen door! Paint my bedroom and that should do it!

So if you are looking for a cool anywhere switch there are now 3 left in Victoria and maybe soon to be one in Park Royal! I'm thinking of avoiding HD for a very long time! Or until I need electrical tape! haha

Keeping up with Chores and not turning into a Monster Mom

September is here! School is back in full swing all over the city. It's now time to buckle down and get back into a routine! Out of that lazy summer swing of things!

I used to HATE routines. Mainly when it came to food and such but that was pre-children! I often gave my husband a hard time about his "Routines". I'm now pushing 30 and begging for a routine! Structure! Help! A kick in the ass to get me out of this tired and lazy hole I've managed to dig myself into and can not get out! My life feels like one big beautiful disaster! And that needs to change!

I posted on Facebook the other night about how I do not know how working single parents do it! Hats off to them! I get the working, picking up the kids and cooking dinner and bed time routines... but then there's the house! The chores! Organization! My business! Me time.... and the non-existing Date Nights! Now those who were or are actual single working parents said it's not easy! It's hard! My mom said, and I quote "Why do you think I'm such a shitty housekeeper!" And she really is. LOL She can cook a damn good meal but omg she can not clean! I give her props for trying to help me once in a while around my house tho! The most amusing part to my post to me were all the Stay at Home Mom's who piped in! No offence to all my SAHM friends but it wasn't aimed at you! I don't know how you keep up with housework either but like I said it's like having any job... If you stay on top of it then it's doable! BUT most of you are at home all day. Working Parents are not! I want to hear from the people who are not at home all day! What kind of systems work for those who have 2 or more jobs to keep their head above water! How do they teach their children (or spouses) to help out and not be bitter about it! Do they sleep? Have they given up on "Me" time... "Our" time? Like I have? I do know a lot of SAHM that leave most of the cleaning until after bed time! It's easier then trying to keep up with kids running around! So I guess in a way it's the same! But again. What are you giving up to keep up?

I am not single but there are days I feel like I am and just have an extra child to take care of. My husband is an amazing hard working man but when it comes to household chores it's like asking our 5 year old to pick up his toys! I get the "In a Minute", "I'll get to it when I get to it", "Yes Dear" or the dreaded eye roll and heavy sigh! I try and point out that he freaks when our son does that to him! That if he can not help me when I ask then he can not expect the same out of our boys! There are times where I just let it go. I don't ask. I just do it all on my own. And then it gets to the point that I'm too tired to care and just stop doing it all. My house then looks as if a tornado went through. And then pms kicks in and I freak out about once a month! I cry and yell and beg for help! Things are good for about a week and then the cycle returns! Once in a while Steve will have a PMS fit about the house and I'll just sit there with a smirk and chuckling in my head! It's pretty entertaining at times! Especially when he makes me laugh when I'm trying to freak out! Ugh I hate that! I just want to get mad!

So that being said. I need to find a routine that works for us! Simple, to the point! Back to Basics type of thing! Something we can all do together to avoid Erin's monthly break down!!!! I can call it The Save the Family from Monster Mom Program! ha!

I am going to need supplies to help me create a system that works for the Working Class Parents who have two hours to fit in a days worth of chores!

Deepfreeze, bins, baskets, labels and possibly a big as cluttering cleaning job!

Some days I feel like we are hoarders that hide it well! We have boxes full of shit we haven't seen in over 6 years and yet it's still there! Then there's the papers, cd's, clothes and toys. Oh gawd the toys. WE DO NOT NEED ANY MORE TOYS!

I need to tackle one room at a time! My my shopping list and schedule in the time and JUST DO IT! Now this is where I ask for help!!!!

I would love to hear from the Working Class Parent (Single or Couples)! I want to hear about your fantastic duties and organizing tips and tricks! (Other then just drinking a lot of wine which was a facebook comment I absolutely LOVE! lol)

And which products do you, have you found useful?

Here's to another School Year!

I Belong Here!!

For a long time I've struggled with belonging! Fitting in. Finding my own. Feeling welcome and loved! People tell me that I have then amazing energy that they are drawn too and yet I to this day have a hard time seeing it! I feel alone a lot and I am working on embracing this time to find myself! But sometimes that emptiness doesn't go away! No woe is me shit! Just trying to figure out what it is that makes me feel this way! 

I like what I do! I like my job and my business! Earlier this year I joined a group to push myself further. I was on a roll but then my thoughts got the best of me. Or was it the fact that I went back to work. That could have something to do with it! 

Ever since April I've been feeling overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with work, with my business and especially overwhelmed with my home! I feel like I'm the only one doing everything! Planning, organizing, cleaning, cooking, bathing... and the list goes on! Every stay at home mom/dad knows what this list looks like! BUT I WORK TOO. Not to mention a new routine is about to start and I'm sure there's going to be nothing but complaints! But what more can I do before I fall off completely?

This summer has been all about time management, figuring out what I want and what I need to do to get there. And not letting the best of me get me down! Stopping that voice inside my head from convincing me that I am not worth it or I am not good enough for anything better. Better job, more money, better car, better lifestyle. That hot purple dress on True Blood last night! And the body to make that dress look even more sexy on me! 

I was pretty close to shutting down and walking away actually. Like I've done in the past. Push it all away. When I start shutting down on things or people it's hard to get myself back. All I really need is a friend but everyone I know has so much on the go already I'm scared to ask for a shoulder! I feel like a bad friend as it is because I'm so busy with my own life and my own issues. A few weeks ago I signed up for this amazing training weekend! Booked two days off work and hung out with a bunch of amazing people who were doing the same thing I do every day. Live! And work their business! I wanted this to change something in me. I was crossing my fingers it would be better then the others I've attended! And it was! 

It wasn't until this past weekend that I truly felt I belonged somewhere. And it wasn't until that weekend where I finally realized like a lot of people in that room Friday afternoon that "I AM A BIG DAMN DEAL!" I deserve it all! Support, Love, Success, Fun, Friends!

We learned a lot about going back to the basics. I'm trying to do that with everything! Today is the first day of my entire life and I can only move forward one step at a time! Making sure I find that system that works with all aspects of my life! Family, Work, Business and Me time! Making goals and not being afraid of the Infinite Possibilities out there! And of course learning how to promote products and just plain have fun and go for it all!  

I finally thought that Passion is where I am meant to be! It's my thing! It's where I can go when I'm feeling down or need a friend, a hug or just a plain kick in the ass! There's no fear there! Just pure love and support! It's where lives change! People grow! Magic happens! 

I know deep in my heart that I belong here! I am a big damn deal! 

Back to School

Tomorrow my son goes back to school. Grade 1! Yes tomorrow as he's in a year round school.

And I'm crying. I'm scared. I'm excited. I'm every emotion! 

You would think these feelings would have gone away after going through Kindergarten?

My son is very compassionate! As much as he does his own thing he does tend to follow as well. This of course is part of learning! That I know. But last year he was drawn to a few kids that bug the shit out of me! And they weren't even 6 yet! How the hell am I going to make it through life with two boys if I can hardly make it through one grade of palm to face type children? I'm scared because I hope that he doesn't get hurt! I hope he doesn't run into any bullies and doesn't feel left out! I felt left out a lot in school. I know I probably brought that on myself but I can remember feeling that as far back as grade 1! I want him to feel like he has close friends and that he will never be alone! 

I am excited because I know he's going to meet new people! He's going to learn so much more over the year and have new experiences that we at home can not give him! I'm excited to finally get back into another routine even if I have to yell and scream at my husband to get with the program and help me! 

I also pray it will help me us keep up with the house work! Get the boys helping more with chores - Laundry, dishes, toys and general tiding up! I'm still feeling overwhelmed with housework! I think I need to just give in to the fact that this is it! If it hasn't changed yet why the hell am I trying to make it change.

I'm crying because my son is growing up. Always. Daily. Never ending. Which means I'm also getting older. OMG... Time needs to slow the fuck DOWN. 

Here's to another school year full of amazing new adventures! 

Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for:

My Husband! He works hard during the week to make sure our bills get paid! He works even harder on the weekends to make sure he keeps his passion and his dream alive! I have so much respect for him because of that! It's not often you meet someone doing what they love!

My Boys! They are my pride and joy! They are the reason I keep moving forward! They give me strength and courage! They have shown me that unconditional love is true and that nothing else matter except for love and happiness! And that even a plain old box can bring such joy and creativity!

My Parents! This one is a long time coming! We have never had a traditional relationship! My parents divorced when I was 2. My dad was hardly around and my mom had her own problems! But that being said today I'm very thankful we have been given the oportunity to be together again! They have been very helpful with the boys and that means the world to me!

I'm thankful that these 5 people surround my daily life helping me grow and move forward! Teaching me every day to love the little things and not worry about what I can not change!

Thank you!

What are you Thankful for Today?...