Andrew has been a sleep for almost and hour now so I am treading on precious time. Read the paper, did some dishes, folded some clothes, got his bottle and oatmeal ready and he is still snoozing. This however is like the bat signal to batman, beep beep, wake up baby! Mom is trying to organize her thoughts! Since this is the puppy blog, i will start with puppy thoughts. My poor puppies are getting little to no attention right now. I just don't have the time or energy. I throw the ball a little, trim toe nails, cuddle in bed, and occasionally brush but that is about it. I was heading out to Joc's barn for a once a week practice but that has pretty much stopped the last two weeks thanks to the holidays. We are going to be SUPER rusty by the january trial. We only have one and it is a two day so i guess it will be as usual, expensive practice.
I am really trying to goal set for the next year and it is tough. I would like to go to USDAA nationals and I am considering ASCA nationals but other than that, not much goal setting. I have no intentions of even trying to qualify for next year's AKC nationals. Probably not going to do as much AKC as I usually do. Would like to hit more USDAA and that is going to mean traveling which means extra dough. I just don't see myself being able with the handful of AKC trials that i even do, making that nationals goal. I am however very glad that they upped the qualifications but I do feel like you need to start your qualifying year out ASAP and go to as many shows as you can to make it. I would rather spend my money elsewhere. I also had planned on doing some camps and seminars this upcoming year but now with my job so up in the air, I am afraid to put down payments in. We had a very mild winter last year so was able to teach all winter but it isn't looking that way for this year. We have already had measurable snow and i have had to cancel a couple of times already for this current session. I am at this point just hoping we can get through so I can at least be done so we can take a break.
My job, wow is all i can say. We still are teetering on not so solid ground. We are trying to complete the beta testing on the equipment and start up receiving samples but we have had some set backs. We are going to have to purchase and fix some very expensive equipment which means we have to get another grant going. We still haven't perfected the protocols we need to perfect either. I have been working long hours and that isn't helping with my running/weight loss/stress level. I few times i have thought, I should just quit and become a stay at home mom, but the whole money thing always gets the best of me. Plus I need mental stimulation and I wouldn't get enough being at home. Anyway, I am hoping things settle down in the new year and we are able to fix/purchase the stuff we need to make this successful. I need a job! I also need to get back into some fitness routine. I thought entering races would make me accountable but it hasn't. I skipped my last race and just went shopping instead. I keep telling myself that I shouldn't enter races in advance so i don't loose money but i keep on. There is a trail race in february that i would LOVE to do but i have no clue what kind of training i will get in from here till then. Plus it is 5 miles and I am only running 3 right now. Excuses, excuses. Oh well, that is the story of my life right now!
Well going to wrap this up for now. I don't really have much time to really ruminate like i usually do. My life is now all about diapers and bottles and baby food, which is good, just different. I keep thinking things will settle down but the older he gets, the more complicated things get. oh well, maybe in 18 more years, things will settle down?
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