Am I overreacting?

Okay here is the situation. I will start off by saying that I LOVE my husband. He has his faults but then again so do I. Now my biggest problem (and this totally busts my nuts) is that he HAS to have the money. If we go out and I ask him for a $20 he usually responds with "Why?" Um..so I can have some cash in my purse like a big girl?! He doesn't seem to understand that I want to have some of the cash I earn in my pocket. If we are together and have the extra cash he WILL let me buy what I want..so its not like he's so domineering (sp?) but its just annoying that I have to ask him first. We both work, albeit he does earn more than I do, and I think we should both have cash on hand...EVEN if we are together at the time.

Does this make sense? It's mainly the fact that I feel like his child if I have to ask for the cash, even if he readily gives it up. His logic is that its easier to keep track of if its in one place..but why does it HAVE to be his wallet?

The Weekend is Here! ...yay?

Well to "normal" people the weekends mean relaxing and spending time with family..right? Well not for this family. Its just a normal day. Colin works from Thurs-Sunday and is off work Mon-Weds. THOSE are our days off (well I still have my 7am-11am shift) So today is going to be interesting. The first weekend on my new schedule. I decided to be a bit more lax on the TV and let Trent watch a bit more than he has all week. He's earned it. I won't go over board.

So for me. This is the end of the month so tomorrow is PAYDAY! Yay! I hope I get my pay tomorrow but probably won't til Monday..which is A-Ok too because I'm off completely on Monday!

I do have a LOT of homework to do that is due tomorrow but I will get it done. My house is nice and tidy and so I've got LESS work to do :)

So here are my goals for today:

• eat within my calorie range and watch my carbs (shoot for the lowest I can)
  
• get as much homework done as earthly possible!
• get trent outside and running around as much as he can!
  

That should do it! I won't push too much! Basics are the only cleaning I need to do so WOO HOO.

Now I'm Starting on me..

My house is in order (ish) and now its time to start on me. Now I know that it is nearly the start of a new week but I wanted to explain how I am going to acheive my goals.

Problem: I'm disorganized when it comes to my school work.
Solution: Starting Monday I will map out (completely) my assignments (all of them) and follow the plan completely!

Problem: I don't read as much as I like.
Solution: Work in about 25-30 minutes of scheduled reading a day.

Problem: I'm overweight. I want to loose about 40lbs.
Solution: Watch my food intake, exercise at least 5 times a week for 30 minutes. Drink lots of water, cut out my junk food and get as much rest as I can.

These are my MAIN issues! Believe me I am a basket case in some areas of my life. I'm sure that this list could most likely stretch out to infinity if I wanted it to! I will just focus on these for now. :) I'm thinking this is good for a year? Any suggestions?

Sooo...tired

I'm more than tired today! I stayed up far too late with the hubby, so I'm most likely going to take a nap when Mr. Trent does. I won't like it because I have a ton of school work to do but I have to. Ugh..Mr.Colin can be so persuasive sometimes LOL.

Anyway, since I've been getting my cleaning in everyday my house has started to fall into shape. I don't have much intense cleaning today so I will be okay for a nap I think. :)

Will update when I can. Have a great day people!

To-Do's and Ta-Da's!

I don't like housework! Don't ever let anyone say that they enjoy it. They are lying. BUT it needs to be done! At the moment my son is taking his nap and I am enjoying a bit of coffee and will soon be hitting the books until he gets up. Then its back to the grind.

Here is the game plan for the rest of the day (it is about 1:35pm now)

• vacuum living room (scrub the carpet where he dropped his hot dog) DONE
  
• help him clean up his room DONE
  
• write out the list for Colin to pick up at the store DONE
  
• tidy up (all rooms) DONE
  
• let him go outside for a bit while I work on my fitness :) DONE
  
• get him inside for reading time DONE
  
• get started on dinner (tonight is pancakes for dinner night!) DONE
  
• cook dinner, clean up dinner DONE
  
• bath night-pj's time, brush teeth, more reading time, lights out by 9pm
• another round of tidy time
• more homework/refilling coffee machine, water pitcher, ice trays
• spending time with the Mr.
  
• bed for me by 11pm

My days usually start at 6-6:30am..and don't really end until 11pm. I sometimes take a nap with the kiddo but that's not typical. My homework is usually too much for me to be able to lay down! Today it's Politics class that's got me stressing out. I have a LOAD to do..so I'm going to go away now and get cracking. I'll update my plans as I go along.

Edited to add: Totally not cool! Colin was supposed to come home a bit ago but he hasn't called me :( We just ate our pancakes without him and Trent is in the bath. I'm not worried though, he is supposed to work til 8pm most days but still..a simple call would suffice. Sometimes men can be a bit unthinking..is that a word?

Intro's and Whatnots..

Well I guess it won't due to start a blog without introducing myself properly. I'm a very feisty lady..very strongly opinionated and down right sassy! *I sound like a new perfume!* I'm starting this blog to sort of work out some of the frustrations that goes along with being a stay at home mother. My situation is very different than most considering I do work at home as well as go to school. I don't make nearly as much as my husband but I do put in the hours! My son is starting school soon so this will also throw a monkey wrench into the works, but for now this is my life.

First off..here is my family: (pictures coming up)
This is me and my boy this last summer. (sorry for the wobbly pic my scanner is stupid)










This is my husband and son together at the park.













We are simply horrid at taking pictures so I probably won't post as many.

Basically here are the characters in my life's story.

Colin-32, weight-(he'd kill me for mentioning it) height-about 6'2
Trent-4, weight-40.5lbs, height-3'7
Melissa-28, weight-enough to make me cry, height-4'11

So there you go! Now my next few posts will be about my daily life and all that fun stuff. Sit back and enjoy...