We went over to my girlfriend’s for dinner. Took some fish (white seabass – yum!) and portobello mushrooms and tossed them on the grill. Good stuff, man. I love summer and grilling our food.
Afterward, though, J went home to sleep because he has to be at work at 4.30 in the morning (omg, ouch!). The friend and I sat around and talked a bit about preparing for the baby. We threw around ideas about rearranging furniture and how in the hell we’re going to make room for a baby in a tiny one-bedroom place. It first involves getting rid of a lot of stuff. And you know, when your stuff starts ruling your life, it’s time to let it go. If you haven’t had time for something in about 3 or 4 years, you probably won’t. It’s time to dump it.
So it looks like a trip to the swap meet is in order. We can’t have a yard sale where we are, so the swap meet is the next best thing. And what doesn’t sell there gets donated (I’ll take cash over a write-off, thankyouverymuch).
It’s funny how major life changes really make you take a look at what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. I just found out today that I won’t be able to take my extra sick time to pad my maternity leave. So that means I can either take 5 weeks unpaid or go back to work earlier than I planned. And that sucks just a little. But it’s also the motivation I need to earn some extra money.
It’s time to work harder on my writing, look for a few gigs. I am a serious writer and I love to write. But now I need to turn my motivation toward it so I can put some money away for when the baby comes. Because no pay for 5 weeks is going to be tough and we’ll need all the help we can get. If I work hard now, I can take some time to enjoy the wee one.
And I’m so looking forward to enjoying the wee one. Tomorrow’s the big day – we find out whether we have a boy or a girl. I can’t wait.
