17 Week Update!!

How far along? 17 Weeks and 3 Days...Better Late than Never, right??
Total weight gain: 7 Pounds, Baby! Woot!
Maternity clothes? Regular clothes still. Baby is moving up a bit, so some of my low pants are buttoning again.
Stretch marks? Still no.
Sleep: Sucks. I can't sleep for crap anymore.
Best Moment this week: Seeing Baby B again on Ultrasound and feeling baby move for the first time!!!
Miss Anything? After my trip into Shop-Rite Liquor...really missing good artisan beer.
Movement: YES!!!! And, pretty frequently too! It's so amazing...little pokes, flutters, pops...I'm having a Rice Krispy baby!
Food cravings: Milk. I'm drinking it like it's going out of style. I'm pretty sure my dad would be proud. lol
Anything making you queasy or sick: The sight of raw meat. I still can't handle it.
Gender Predictions: Still no clue, but we find out for sure in 2.5 weeks!!! FINALLY!
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: Moodiness, Tired, Hungry...
Belly Button in or out? Still an Innie for now, but it's getting easier to clean it! haha!
Wedding rings on or off? Still off. :(
Happy or Moody most of the time: Depends on when the last time I had food was.
Looking forward to: Finding out the sex and getting the nursery ready!



Sorry it is so late, but there ya have it! Quite a few developments since last update and it's getting super exciting! THIS is the part of pregnancy that I was looking forward to. Now, if that nesting instinct could kick in, we'd be in business. :-)

Southern Girls in the City

I know I'm a bit late on the updates. Our internet has been down and tethering from my phone is iffy and not very reliable. That being said...I do have a few updates and experiences to share!

First and foremost, I had my 16 week checkup last Thursday and while the doctor did do an ultrasound, he was not able to tell us the sex of the baby. Boooo. However, I really liked the new guy. He seemed very willing to sit and answer any questions...some of them before I even got a chance to ask them! He sat in the room with me while we waited on R to get there, which showed me that he values MY time as much as his own. He was totally for me having a natural birth and said that he avoids inductions, c-sections, and interventions unless, of course, it is necessary for the health of the baby. I can get down with that. I won't put my own comforts and wishes ahead of the safety and well being of my child. Whatever has to be done to get the baby out safely, we'll do it. I just want the opportunity to try it on my own first. He seemed like a good doctor, so I am feeling much better about having to switch OBs in the middle of my pregnancy. I did schedule my big ultrasound so we will definitely find out the sex on Friday, April 13th! Holy crap! I just realized that it will be on Friday the 13th! I'm glad that 13 is a lucky number for me and that I'm not THAT superstitious. I'm just really excited to finally find out what we're having so that we can move forward with names, nursery colors, shopping, etc.


I had a phone interview on Friday. With a legit insurance brokerage! yay! It's a Case Manager position, which I'm familiar with after my time at ASA. Everything went very well on the phone. Although, I hate phone interviews. You can never really tell how well or awful you're doing. And, of course, the New Jersey accent always makes me feel like I'm doing terribly. LOL. I know that it's just the way people speak up here...fast, to the point, no BS. But, to me, it sounds like I did something wrong. I know it's in my head. He did say that he wants me in for an in person interview this coming week, so I think I did alright. It IS through a temp agency, so I would be going on as a temp with a possibility of full time hire.


BBQ. Oh my...where do I start?? So, while I was out the other day running errands, I got the most intense craving for bbq. And Sweet Tea. Now, up here in the North, neither of those carry quite the cult following as they do in the south. However, I pulled out my cell phone and typed in "bbq" into mapquest. Lo and behold, 6 miles down the road in a town called Rockaway, there it was...Texas BBQ and Smokehouse. Whaaaa??? TEXAS style bbq?? Okay, so Texas BBQ isn't as good as Memphis bbq or St. Louis bbq, but it was SOME resemblance of southern all the way in New Jersey. Or so I thought... I drove into the boonies of Rockaway hunting for this place. I finally came upon the small, roadside building. Looked pretty legit to me. I ignored the sign out front that touted the "Empanada Thursday" special. Empanadas at a bbq place??? I go inside and peruse the menu. Pretty basic stuff. Pulled pork, chicken, etc. No option of chopped, but that's fine. I order the pulled pork and a side of potato salad and asked about iced tea. Nope. All they had was canned soft drinks. Crying silently inside, I ordered a coke. Coke and bbq? Yeap. AND, apparently they didn't get the memo about portion sizes down south. Anything claiming to be "Texan" should be pretty big, right? Not so much. My potato salad came served in a 3 ounce plastic portion cup. Sigh. As the food was delivered to me, I noticed two things. The sauce was self serve. Bonus points for that. I could douse to my little heart's desire. And, the sandwich came served on...wait for it...a kaiser roll. What.The.Heck?! Bbq does NOT come on a kaiser roll!!! It comes on a hamburger bun!!! Untoasted...just straight up white bread burger bun! But, up north, even Texas is fancy pants. I giggle to myself...and pour on the sauce. Molasses based. God, I miss proper bbq. Bbq sauce should be tangy...not sweet...a little on the thin side, not thick...vinegar based, not molasses. And, it should be served with sweet tea, not coke. In a can. (This is also a trend up here...every restaurant just about comes with a drink cooler instead of delicious fountain beverages. ) I can pretty much guarantee that nothing about this Texas BBQ and Smokehouse was ever Texan. Otherwise, someone might have known better. All I could say as I walked out of the place on the side of the country highway, was "Bless their sweet hearts."


I guess God's answer to the lack of decent southern food up here, was a proper liquor store. As I mentioned a few posts back, Shop Rite is the best thing to hit grocery stores since sliced bread. Well, in New Jersey, you can't buy booze at the grocery store or gas station. It has to be purchased at the liquor store. And, Shop Rite stepped right in with their version of a liquor store. I always called Colonial Spirits back home, "Six Flags over Booze." How naive of me. If Colonial is "Six Flags" then Shop Rite liquor is the "Disney World of Booze." They have nearly every single beer...wine...liquor...you name it. AND, their manager knows so much about beer, that we stood their talking to him for about 30 minutes going through his suggestions on what to buy. I know I can't partake just yet, but mark my words...I'm starting a beer fund. Once this kid is on the outside, we're going shoppin', baby. And, mama is gettin' herself a lil' drank.


That's it for now. More to come and hopefully our internet connection will be fixed soon. I'm successfully tethered right now, but who knows how long that will last. And, I'm a couple days late on my pregnancy update, but that's really due to A)the fact that the internet has been down. And, most importantly B) I look like crap and after last week, I refuse to take a picture with no makeup and hair looking a mess again. Let me look decent, take a pic and I'll post an update soon.

Still Settling In

Wow, the past few days have flown by! It seems like I JUST posted my Saturday update! Sorry to leave you all hanging. Got a lot to catch up on, I see, so let's get to it.

Things that I've learned this week:

Hardwood floors suck. There is absolutely no way I can keep up with the hair and dust!!! It took me an hour and a half the other day to sweep. SWEEP! I live in a tiny house! I only have so many rooms. Yet, it still took an hour and a half. And, by the end of that time...it looked like I hadn't even touched it. I really need a Roomba. (So, Roomba makers...if, by some stroke of luck, you are reading this...I'll gladly take one off your hands. It can even be an employee's old, used one...I don't care.)

Our TV still isn't hooked up. Can't say I miss it much. I think I'm okay without cable. I'd like to hook it up so that I can watch all of the movies that R hates since I am at home for the time being...but as far as the cable goes, I'm good.

I can never go into a vet's office while pregnant again. That's all I'm saying for now.

Fishing licenses are VERY expensive here.



The house is starting to take on some resemblance of home. The boxes are becoming few and the odds and ends are slowly finding a place to go. We haven't hung any pictures yet. I miss those. With the white walls, hardwood floors, and neutral furnishings...I feel our house is very beige and bland. I need my art to add some color and personality to this place. And, I severely need to get on top of our laundry. That's a little hard to do since I have NO place to put my clothes and the laundry room is outside in the basement. It smells funny down there and I hate to go in there. It's kinda scary.

I'm still trying to find a job. I'm so frustrated at this point. I had what I thought was a pretty good lead and landed a couple of interviews with a "well known and established insurance company." Only to find out that it is nothing but a major pyramid scheme. Which is disheartening. When a 130 year old company resorts to petty marketing to get money...I start to lose faith that there is something out there for me. But, I'm still trucking along. It is looking like I'm going to have to go the restaurant route...for at least a little while until I can find something.

My doctor appointment is tomorrow, so I'm really excited about that. Fingers crossed that the appointment goes well and that everything is right on track.


I know there is so much more that I wanted to say...to tell you all about, but for some reason my mind draws a blank tonight. I hate that. I can write a blog in my head for days...taking mental notes here and there...but then I go to pour it out on here and my memory fails me. Ahhh...getting older or just plain getting old? Anyway, I guess that's it for now. I'll start actually writing stuff down so that when I get here, I have something more to say.

16 Week Update!!

Don't judge me. We spent today out on the dock fishing and enjoying this beautiful weather. I have on no makeup and I'm looking a bit rough.


How far along? 16 Weeks...4 MONTHS!!!
Total weight gain: Still not sure, but I have an appointment on Wednesday!
Maternity clothes? Regular clothes still. But, I can tell my clothes are getting shorter and tighter.
Stretch marks? Still no. But, every time I scratch my belly and it leaves red marks, it freaks me out so bad!
Sleep: Starting to get MUCH harder. I have to actually attempt to sleep on my left side now. Never realized I was a stomach sleeper until now!
Best Moment this week: Finding my way to a few places in Parsippany and only getting lost ONCE! Woot!
Miss Anything? Apparently sleeping on my stomach.
Movement: Nope. And, I can't wait. Especially now that I'm so close to it being that time.
Food cravings: I had an intense craving for tomato sandwiches this week...and I fully indulged in that. Now I'm craving meat. Lots of meat.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still get queasy if I don't eat.
Gender Predictions: Ugh...I wish I DID have an idea. But, none. Hopefully we'll find out this week!
Labor Signs: Nope. Thought I had Braxton Hicks the other day, but it turns out it was probably Round Ligament Pain.
Symptoms: Hungry. All. The. Time.
Belly Button in or out? Still an Innie, but it's starting to get more shallow!
Wedding rings on or off? Still off. :(
Happy or Moody most of the time: I don't know...and Robert won't answer the question. LOL!
Looking forward to: Finding out the sex and starting to pick out names!!!


So, that's pretty much it for 16 weeks. I can't believe we're getting close to finding out the sex and feeling the baby move. It seems like just yesterday we were going in for our first ultrasound. Send lots of prayers this way, please, that our appointment on Wednesday goes well and that they do an ultrasound. lol...But, really...just pray for a healthy heartbeat even if we don't find out anything else.

Also, I DID film a video for my Sunday Tutorial!!!! BUT, I got to talking on it and it's like 40 minutes long and I can't figure out how to edit it down. Soooo...still looking like a no-go for tomorrow. But, hey, at least we're on the right track, right? Right?!

Thanks for reading and remember...I love comments!!!

Shop-Rite and other Fun Things

Good Tuesday Morning, guys! It's a bright and beautiful day here in New Jersey! I will say, that it is lovely to have so many days of sunshine. I know my hometown has been getting drenched to the bone the last week or so with heavy rains. Storm season has arrived in the south for sure!

It's supposed to get up to nearly 70 today and I am super excited for it! Today, I'll be throwing open my windows and airing out this house! Now that my smeller is starting to work again, I'm a little embarrassed. lol... Not that our house stinks, but it just has that "closed up" smell I think.

I do have a job interview for Friday. (YAY!) I'm pretty excited about it. Even though I LOOOOOVE staying at home, I don't love worrying about money and having to really be careful at the grocery store. Especially when said grocery store is a freaking shopping mall of food. I swear, the Shop-Rite has to be my favorite place in New Jersey so far. (Of course, it's pretty much one of the only places I've been.) It's huge and has the most beautiful produce section. It has produce I have never even SEEN before. Baby Bananas, UGLI tomatoes, Jimaca... and that's just the beginning! Their cheese section I could roll around in for days. In fact, I almost did last night. Call it pregnancy cravings, call it really damn good stinky cheese, but I seriously wanted to crawl up in the cheese section and eat my weight in feta, Parm, Mozz, etc.

I also found an OB up here!! (woohoo!!!) I have my first appt with him next Wednesday. Now...I'm not terribly certain, but if they opt to do an ultrasound...I'll be 16.5 weeks and they MIGHT be able to tell the sex of the baby. *GASP* How are we already almost to that point???? It seems like just yesterday we found out we were pregnant! The first trimester seemed to DRAG by. But, all those weeks of tossing your cookies at just the thought of cookies can make anything seem slow. These past few weeks are FLYING by! It's so exciting, but absolutely terrifying to say the least. I feel like tomorrow I could be writing that the baby will be here any day now. lol... And, we're nowhere NEAR ready! The Baby Room is FULL of OUR junk and clothes...I think I'll work on that today. Not because I think baby is going to make a super early appearance. (Stay snuggled in there, little one!) But, because I'm running out of clothes I can get to.

Speaking of clothes...I'm also running out of clothes that fit. As you could probably tell from my 15 week update, my belly seems to have popped. I'm still clinging to the ponytail holder trick and my bella band. I'm so not ready for the maternity clothes yet. Not until I have a job and can afford to buy the really cute stuff. If it exists. Which, I'm certain it does not. Perhaps, I'll just buy larger items of normal clothes and see how long that works.

This seems to be the end of any real news I've got so far. For funsies, how about we do a little poll??? Post in the comments what you think Baby B will be...boy or girl! I honestly have no feelings about it either way. Nothing in my mind tells me which one, so I'm curious to see what you all think!

15 Week Update!

Alright, so as promised, here is my 15 Week Update:

How far along? 15 Weeks
Total weight gain: Not Sure. I haven't been weighed in 4 weeks, but at last weigh in it was only 2 pounds.
Maternity clothes? Regular clothes. I have some maternity stuff I throw on when I'm just too lazy to take the effort.
Stretch marks? No, thank God...hopefully this question will ALWAYS be "No."
Sleep: I haven't slept well in years, but I'm not sleeping any better despite being exhausted. I wake up several times a night.
Best moment this week: That actually happened today! We ate at Fuddruckers and I fell in love!
Miss Anything? Being able to drink if I feel like it. Being able to lift stuff. I feel like I have to be soooo careful now.
Movement: Not yet. Baby B is getting his/her groove on in there, but I can't feel it at all.
Food cravings: LOVING Pickles right now. I seriously thought that pickles were a pregnancy cliche'. Nope. They are freaking delicious is what they are.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating often enough can make me nauseous, but right now...I'm doing pretty good.
Gender: Don't know yet! ;)
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: Tired, cranky, boobs growing...constantly, and hungry all the time. And, of course, my skin hates me...
Belly Button in or out? Innie for now!
Wedding rings on or off? Off, but they've been off since we found out. Apparently, my hormones don't mix well with white gold. I keep getting Wedding Ring dermatitis from them. :(
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'd say a pretty even mix. I'm like the weather in Arkansas...wait 5 minutes. :)
Looking forward to: Spring time! I need for the weather to get warmer so I can bust out my skirts and dresses. I think I'll be a lot more comfy in those than in my jeans.


So there you have it! 15 weeks and counting...only 5 more weeks to go before we can find out if Baby B plays for the Blue Team or the Pink Team!

Also, I hate to disappoint, but there will be no Sunday tutorial video tomorrow. :( We have work to do around the house. But, soon...I hope.

Two Steps Forward...

So, we've been here for about a week now. It's kinda surreal. I've gotten my kitchen unpacked enough to cook a couple of meals. Still trying to figure out the nuances of my new stove, so nothing really noteworthy on that front. It's funny, though...everyone always talks about how backwards and "out of touch" Arkansas is. Until we moved to New Jersey, I had never experienced the following:

Well Water
No Dishwasher
No central A/C
No Electric heat

And until the last house we lived in before leaving, I'd never NOT had a garbage disposal.

Now, I have well water, no dishwasher, no central a/c, Oil heat, and no garbage disposal. Our water pressure is also pretty questionable. It seems to me that New Jersey is the backwards state, now. I mean...get with the program! I guess I should just feel grateful that we even HAVE running water, and I am...I just find it slightly ironic, that's all.


I've spent the last few days, several hours a day, hunting for a job. I come away from each day feeling less and less excited about the prospects. I had hoped that up here, there might be more opportunities for someone who had a wealth of experience and excellent work ethic, but no college degree. Looks like I was mistaken. I kinda feel I will always be chasing a dream that I cannot quite obtain. Why, oh why did I waste all those years in school? And, why can't I make a living doing something that I positively love??? Like writing? Or taking pictures? Or even working from home...where I can throw open the windows and enjoy the breeze even if I am doing work? But, it seems even life's simplest pleasures require some form of official documentation these days.

I read lots of different bloggers who apparently make enough money off of their blogs to make a living...and they still have these awesome creative careers on the side. Hairstyling, jewelry making, crafting, etc. Sometimes, I'll stop and think that maybe that could be me...but then I have to shake off the whimsical dreams of a carefree youth and remember that I have responsibilities. I have a husband and a baby on the way. I can't just throw whatever caution to the wind and dabble in this or that until I find my niche. So...I trudge back to the websites and the newspapers and hope that the perfect job will come my way soon. Very soon.

Maybe once I get said job, I can take some time to focus on creating with my hands some more...even if I can't make a living off of it...maybe there is still time for me to at least make some happiness.

Oh, just a couple of Birchbox Reviews

So, since it's been a few months since I started my subscription to Birchbox, and I've failed miserably on the review front...I though I'd throw you a twofer today. Actually...I would be doing you a threefer, but my January box (my FAVORITE box!) has been temporarily misplaced in the move.

For those of you who DON'T know (and have been living under a rock) Birchbox is a subscription service to receive beauty product samples in the mail. The cost each month is $10 and you receive a box with about 5 deluxe samples of the latest beauty products. Sometimes, you'll even receive full size samples of awesome items. In my January box, I received a full size Stila eyeliner worth about $25!

You may have read in my November review, my first box was kind of a disappointment. I was really reluctant to get excited after that. But, it seems like the first box is just a stock box that sucks for everyone. My subsequent boxes have been much better.


Let's move on it, shall we?


DECEMBER BIRCHBOX REVIEW:

(sorry about the image quality...I took the picture with my phone and emailed it to myself. Much too lazy today to get out the good camera and mess with memory cards and such. Next time...)


Benefit Cosmetics "The POREfessional": This is an amazing primer. It has a slight tint to it which sort of evens out your skin tone when you apply it. Not so much that it takes the place of foundation or a tinted moisturizer, but it does make your face look poreless. It applies like liquid velvet and doesn't feel sticky or heavy. I absolutely love this stuff. The sample I got was about .25 fluid ounces, but it really only takes a small dab of it.

Harvey Prince Ageless: After the ordeal with the Kate Spade perfume, I was a little apprehensive to try this. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this little gem smelled amazing. The perfume claims to use technology to make you smell more youthful...I highly doubt that, but it does smell light and fruity. I didn't find this to be a great scent for winter and especially the holidays, but I'm saving it for when the warmer weather strikes up here. It's a perfect, not too heavy scent for those balmy spring/summer days.

Jouer Lip Gloss in Birchbox Pink (not pictured): Okay, this lip gloss isn't pictured due to the fact that it currently resides in one of a million purses packed away in boxes from the move. The gloss looks scary in the tube. It's bright Barbie in the 80's pink. However, once applied it goes on a very sheer rose colored shine. My only complaint about this gloss is the silicone applicator and the stickiness factor. The silicone applicator is designed to do something I'm sure, but I much more prefer the sponge applicator to a hard plastic stick. To me, this gloss felt sticky...and when you have hair that gravitates directly to your lipgloss covered mouth when it's windy... well, that just doesn't work for me.

L'Oreal Professionnel Mythic Oil I have not tried this oil yet. I don't feel the sample size is big enough for all of my hair. However, anyone who comes up to visit me is welcome to test it out and I'll review it based on your experience! (Yes, my shameless plug for getting folks to come to the North to see me.)

Prep Showstoppers Fashion Tape Okay, once upon a time, when J-Lo wore that Versace dress and told the world that she used double sided tape to hold it in place, I thought that it'd be a once and done fashion trend that would disappear quietly...kinda like Hyper color shirts and Day-glo socks. (Okay, I loved Hyper Color and Day-Glo) However, all these years later, it's still going strong and I'm on the bandwagon big time. Now, I don't go around wearing dresses with necklines clear down to my hooha, but I do have some rouge sleeves that like to slip off my shoulders from time to time. I also have some pants that are a bit too long to wear with flats. Enter fashion tape. I love this stuff and I always make sure to have a stash of it. True, you can buy double sided scotch tape cheaper, but I do find that the little fashion strips pack a huge punch and a mighty stick.


All in all it looks like December's box was a win!

FEBRUARY BIRCHBOX

Alrighty...February's review is going to be a bit lukewarm. Although I'm super excited about all the items I got, I can only try 1 of them! Half the items contain Salicylic Acid which is a No-no during pregnancy (which, ironically enough is the time in your life when you're breaking out like you've been washing your face in fry oil and could really USE all that SA to clear it up.) Again, those items will go in the basket and any lucky soul who comes to see me can try it out FO' FREE!

Dermalogica Microfoliant This is a DIY microdermabrasion system that looks fantastic and the powder smells amazing. I really REALLY wish I could give this a try. :(

Eye Rock Designer Eyeliner: If my goal in life was to look like Amy Winehouse, these would be incredible. They are stick on eye liner strips in various styles that you just peel...and, um...stick. However, I'm not sure what size eyes they thought people have because each strip is roughly 3 inches long so there is some trimming involved. If not for the extra work that you have to put into these, I'd give them a try, but in all honesty...by the time I found my scissors and trimmed to the right length...I might as well just use a pencil. Not to mention, can you imagine pulling these off of the delicate skin of your eyelids??? Yeowch!

Jouer Moisturizing Tint This little tube of genius is awesome. It's technically a tinted moisturizer, but the shade I got is a bit too dark for my skin to use all over. However, it makes an incredible highlighter for your cheekbones, brow bones, a dab on your shoulders. And, because it really only takes a little dab, this stuff lasts forever!

Juicy Beauty Blemish Clearing Serum: Another item packed with the goodness that is Salicylic Acid. Apparently a dab of this on blemishes eradicates them. *sigh*

This month's extra was a cute little heart shaped nail file. Aww...


As usual guys...unfortunately nobody pays me to write this blog and these reviews, so these are my honest to goodness opinions and thoughts. Hopefully my January birchbox will surface and I can review that one before March's gets here!

From the Farm to the Shore

Okay, so perhaps my title is a little misleading. I've never lived on a farm...and I don't quite live on the shore. In fact, I'm about 45 minutes away from the shore...on a good day with no traffic. However, as the title MIGHT suggest, there have been some changes in the months since I last updated my blog.

First, my apologies on the looooonnnggg absence. The holidays quickly consumed what spare time I had to get on here and write and then when things did slow down...they didn't.

I guess the biggest change to announce at this point is...I'm Pregnant! Yay! At this point, I am 14.5 weeks. I feel like death and haven't been able to do hardly anything for weeks. But, that being said, I'm grateful to be pregnant and can't wait to welcome our very first little one in early September.

We found out we were expecting on December 26th. Which would explain the gorgefest of food on Christmas day. Don't judge me... I know I've always eaten like I'm never going to again, but this was different.

A couple of weeks later, we found out that,SURPRISE, we are getting transferred to NEW JERSEY. Wow, really? When R first took the job with his company a year and a half ago, they said that he probably would be transferred out after about a year. I was prepared for that. BUT, I had told him from the get-go, No way in HELL am I moving to New York, New Jersey, or Texas. So, imagine my horror when New Freaking Jersey itself came up in the transfer. However, being the open minded person that I am, I only grumbled for a couple of weeks. Then it was decided. We'd do this. Well...not that we had much of a choice. With a baby on the way, we can't very well just let go of a huge opportunity like this...or risk him losing his job for not being a team player and all that.

So, two weeks ago, we hopped on a plane and came out to Jersey...or Joisey, as my Arkansans like to call it...and found a place to live. We found a cute little place right on the lake with a gorgeous view for only a few hundred more than what we were paying in Arkansas. Unfortunately, we had to move a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house into a 2 bedroom, 1 bath house... Not such an easy feat when you really see the place. Our house back home had huge rooms, a kitchen to die for, and a pantry that you could have put a twin bed in. This house...well, let's just say that the rooms are roughly the size of closets, the kitchen is the size of our biggest bathroom back home, and the pantry...it's a cabinet.

All that being said, it is a cute and clean place and we will adjust and downsize which is never a bad thing. And, I can't complain one iota about being pregnant in the summer here as opposed to being pregnant in the summer down south.

This brings me to today. I'm sitting in the midst of boxes that need to be unpacked before they become permanent fixtures of the place, and I'm SICK! New Jersey apparently likes me as much as I liked it coming in...I woke up the first day here with congestion. I figured it was just the weather change and that as I adjusted from the 80 degree weather we left to the 30 degree weather we arrived in...it'd go away. Not.So.Much. Three days later, I'm coughing, hacking, sneezing, sniffling, threatening all people in my path...and wishing like hell that I could take something decent for it. But, I'll tough it out as best I can. It can't last forever, right?? Also, I have to find a job. And, fast. Hopefully, my baby belly will stay under wraps long enough for me to find a job.


Speaking of Baby Belly...not much to report at this point. Still nothing really. I will start posting "bump" pictures this weekend when I hit 15 weeks and will probably do a pregnancy update on Saturdays as that is when my weeks change over. I know what you are all thinking... "whatever happened to Sunday video tutorials???" Well, I haven't forgotten...exactly. Just gotten busy. I promise I will do my best to do those as well. Although, I'm not going to lie...Pregnancy has not been kind to me as far as my looks go, so if I do get around to posting the videos...don't judge. It's the hormones, I swear...they'll eventually go away and I hope to look like my normal self again soon.


I guess that's all the updates I have for now. Once the place is in order and clean, I'll have some pictures up. AND, I have a few months worth of Birchbox reviews to post, so I'll try to get to those soon as well.

Happy Tuesday everyone!