To Do before Baby

1. finish filing all receipts
2. Prepare tax information
3. Take Eli to vet
4. Orgnaze file folders in office
5. Ger rid of excess papers in office
6. Get rid of excess clutter in office
7. Clean office
8. Finish Kitchen
9. Finish master bath- new window and couple other small things
10. Pull staples from steps
11. replace trim in babies room
12. husband schedule dentist
13. husband schedule checkup at doctors
14. orgnaize closet in spare bedroom
14. organize closet in other spare bedroom
15. sell 10 things= sold 7 so far
16. Donate things no longer need
17. add pictures and curtains to master bathroom- don't see this happening because want to wait until good deal on curtains
18. Clean master bathroom thouroughly
19. change liner on shower curtain in master bathroom
20. figure out a boys name in case baby is a boy- done Weston 
21. Get online banking password
22. Invest money
23.  figure out entertainmnet book thing
24. put together birthing kit
25. write thank you notes

28 weeks

Due Date: Feb 25

Weight Gain: 25 pounds eek!

Symptoms: throwing up almost everyday again a lot of it is from acid reflux sometimes I still feel nasauas as well- generally feel sort of crappy a lot of the time but nothing like the first trimester. Have been sleeping pretty good and I am not uncomfortable physically yet so that is good.

I'm thankful for: being in the third trimester and feeling the baby kick a lot

Cravings: soda (sprite mostly), egg and cheese sandwiches

Aversions

Sleep: pretty good although I am tired a lot

I miss:not having to worry about what I can and can not do- spray painting, lifting heavy things etc.

I am looking forward to: getting our kitchen done so our house is not a mess

Best moment this week: last week the baby's heatbeat was in the 150's to 160's and the doctor said it is very active

I'm stressing about: finishing paperwork and the messy house

Milestones: in the third trimester

Movement: yes

It's a...: Surprise I go back and forth between boy (we must be having a boy because everyone else is having a girl) to girl ( I have been so sick it must be because it is a girl) The midwife says she has a strong intuition that it is a girl. We shall see!
 
Exercise: horrible very little

Diet:  eating out too much due to having no kitchen and being lazy

Weekly Goal:I would say exercise but I am so tired all the time I have no motivation

Baby Bargains: crib and dresser floor model for 230 more then 50 percent off a rug for 49.99 for the babies room down from 150. 2 pairs of baby boy shoes for 4 dollars. got baby sleepers for 2.90 cents brand new at sears I got 8 pairs 4 girl and 4 boy.

christmas 200 dollar budget

Christmas presents
cabellas jacket craigs dadpaid 19.99 original 59.99
craigs mom candle paid 9 orginal 18.99
holli gap shirt  paid 3 (original 16.99)
holli gap pj pants paid 12 (originally 29.99)
steve polo shirt 6 (26.99)
steve sweater 12 (29.99)
Christine pj pant 5 (29.99)
Christine shirt 3 (16.99)
Christine sweater 10 (22.99)
grandpa popcorn time 8
mom sweater 10 (30?)
mom fleece 10 (40?)
mom earrings 5
dad Martha stewart food 12 (25?)
dad socks 10 (40) 
craigs dad tools 20 (black Friday deal but don't know how much originally?)
christmas tree shops 35 dollars (45- used 10 dollar off coupon) 
craigs mom earrings free with coupon (10)
total: 190

total value 512

Meal Plan

11/5 Tuesday: butternut squash soup
11/6 wednesday: french onion soup
11/7: midwife dinner
11/8: homemade cream of mushroom pasta
11/9:  homemade brocalli chedder soup
11/10: sunday dinner out with friends
11/11: saurkrat, apple, cheddar quesadillas
11/12 Tuesday: taco bake with re-fried beans
11/13: wednesday: homemade veggie pizza


Lunches:
pizza
campbells gourment soups x4
leftovers
nachoes with refried beans tomatoes and avocado


Snacks
veggies with greek yogart dip
ants on a log
ice cream 

November Budget

Food:
9 pizza
9 smothies
7 pretzels
1 soda
price chopper husband candy and drinks aka junk 36
chinese 30
grocery store pc 106
pizza 22
subway 8
out to eat for husbands b-day 30
subway 12
other 20?
grocery store: 35






Christmas presents
cabellas jacket craigs dadpaid 19.99 original 59.99
craigs mom candle paid 9 orginal 18.99
holli gap shirt  paid 3 (original 16.99)
holli gap pj pants paid 12 (originally 29.99)
steve polo shirt 6 (26.99)
steve sweater 12 (29.99)
Christine pj pant 5 (29.99)
Christine shirt 3 (16.99)
Christine sweater 10 (22.99)
grandpa popcorn time 8
mom sweater 10 (30?)
mom fleece 10 (40?)
mom earrings 5
dad Martha stewart food 12 (25?)
craigs dad tools 20 (black Friday deal but don't know how much originally?)
total: 145


My personal fund:
shirt 3   (original 16.95)
thermal: 9  (original 24.99)
vest: 18 (orginal 59.99)
lounge pants 9 (original 29.99)
pj pants 5 (original 29.99)
craig shirt 9 (29.99)
babys room rug 45
2 shirts 3
sweater 10
2 leggings 16
hallway bench 88
baby room decorations 40
clock for kitchen 25

batteries 13
baked goods for town 17 
babies crib and dresser 230
2 pair of baby shoes 4

Craigs personal fund
concert 250
mis in NYC bras, wall plaques  60
money he made from scrapyard -110

Ways to Spend less Make More this winter

Ways to try to save money this winter:

1. compare insurance rates
2. look at cable bill and see if we can lower it by asking if it went up
3. looking into different credit card reward offers (we have not credit card debt) however we have a card we use all the time for business and everyday purchases and we make a lot of purchase with the business we only get 1 percent back right now but probably could do better.
4. work on turning off the lights more
5. keep the heat set to 55 and use the wood stove all the time
6. eat out less
7. coupon to stock up on toltieries so we aren't spending money on them
8. Get better about our food spending
9. sign up for all the free b-day other promotions to get free stuff like eating out coupons


Ways to make money this winter
1. Sell stuff on Craigslist
2. Sell stuff on ebay
3, try to do the sites like swagbucks to earn amazon gift cards
4. enter contests to win free stuff

23 weeks 4 days

Due Date: Feb 25

Weight Gain: was up 13.5 pounds as of Sunday but was throwing up a lot this weekend so prob higher

Symptoms: feel good most days, this weekend was rough and threw up a lot however before that didn't throw up for a week.

I'm thankful for: being able to do most things again without feeling sick

Cravings: nothing specific I can think of but eating crappy need to work on this

Aversions salad

Sleep: pretty good except need 10-12 hours and wake up to pee A LOT

I miss:not having to worry about what I can and can not do- spray painting, lifting heavy things etc.

I am looking forward to: still december when paperwork is done and I can relax

Best moment this week: idk, we got our cabinents for our kitchen but the trip to ct was rough I felt sick.

I'm stressing about:

Milestones:

Movement: yes

It's a...: Surprise I go back and forth between boy (we must be having a boy because everyone else is having a girl) to girl ( I have been so sick it must be because it is a girl)
 
Exercise: walked 3 or 4 times this week

Diet:  kind of junky need to fix this

Weekly Goal:4 days of exercise goal

Baby Bargains: 234 diapers for 17 dollars

Extreme Cheapskates

Love the shop extreme Cheapskates but some things they do just don't make sense
1. reusing a real Christmas tree year after year...why not get  a fake one to reuse I see them for free often on craigslist or get a really cheap one at a garage sale.
2. sharing a toothbrush and floss- first you can get them for free if you go to the dentist- if not you can find free samples/free products like this all the time online.
3. Razors you can get for free with coupons/free samples
4. if you were that cheap I don't think you would be worrying about your burial costs if you were in your 20's and 30's pretty sure this was a fake visit for entertainment purposes
5. these people don't have furniture in a lot of their rooms...I could furnish rooms for free if I really wanted to by searching craigslist free listings or finding stuff on the side of the wood (got some good stuff on the side of the road: a kitchen table, high chair, double jogging stroller, patio table) In our area at least people put things on the side of the road with a free sign quite often.

22 weeks

Due Date: Feb 25



Weight Gain:

Symptoms: still throwing up couple times a week but sleeping much better and overall feeling pretty decent. Also some braxton hicks contracts one morning this week, bloody noses as well.

I'm thankful for: feeling much better

Cravings: soda, tea with creamer, I have noticed my appetite has increased

Aversions:

Sleep: pretty good except need 10-12 hours and wake up to pee A LOT

I miss:not having to worry about what I can and can not do- spray painting, lifting heavy things etc.

I am looking forward to: still december when paperwork is done and I can relax

Best moment this week: idk?

I'm stressing about: paperwork overload and so many phone calls!

Milestones:

Movement: yes,can feel gentle kicks, flutters

It's a...: Surprise I go back and forth between boy (we must be having a boy because everyone else is having a girl) to girl ( I have been so sick it must be because it is a girl)
 
Exercise: horrible

Diet:eating pretty normally, too much soda this week though could be better

Weekly Goal:4 days of  doing pilates or yoga dvds and  4 days of hynobirthing cd.

Baby Bargains:spent 3.50 and got 7 baby boy clothing items and a bunch of baby boy socks I think that is all for baby stuff this week.

Kitchen Budget

455 tools and trim
2279.50 bamboo floor
100 lightining (200 living social deal)
4418.73- cabinets- got at cabinets to go and got a great deal with most of them being 50 percent off- we have about a 10x10 kitchen plus a big 4x8 islands- lowes quote was almost double the cost.

cost: 7252



Still need and budget for:

stove: 1200   actual: 959.20
drawer microwave: 1000  actual: 713
countertops  3200 or 4200    actual: 2879.20+ 594+115.67+166.22+257.50=4012
faucet: 200    actual: 144.99   
garbage disposal: 150 actual 85
trim/moldings: 400   actual: 65.32
lights: 400 actual: 84.96 +72.28+72.60
hardware: 150 actual 85
paint: 100
building materials: 1000 actual so far 1180
hallway closet doors: 200 actual 191.16

actual includes all of the following:
grout 12.13
other 8.08
electrical: 45.28
backsplash 38.94 + 55.65
electrical: 108.54
basebpad 6.45+ 6.45+20.23
electrical: 13.24
upc: 4.20
outkets 1.60
electrical: 9.39+ 12.14
other 4.43
22.26
17.79
beam: 407.19
hardy backer: 19
plywood for floor .367.25
tax: 150
15200  total if this is budget   or 16,500

total: 1832+ 85

garage kit   120.78
garage doors 96.39
lights 178.24
tax: 56.88
total: 450
misc electrical and plumbing 50
sheetrock 3 dollars
dump fees 100
lowes misc parts: 95
electrical and plumbing materials 25
labor costs:
day 1 cabinet removal: 50 dollars
day 2 floor demo, wall take down and cabinets partly put together 10 hours and 45 mins for don  185, steve 140 and josh 165 plus 28 for lunch $490

day 3:
steve: 8:10-6:00   95
Josh   8:15-3:50   110
Don: 11:10-6:00    120
total labor costs day 3: 325

Day 4
Don electrical: 8:15-3:15    119
Josh 8:15-11:15 ripping out floor   45
Steve  8:15-11:15 ripping out floor  40
total: 204

Don Day 5: 9:30-4:15   115
wood: 14
kitchen 120 studs, plastic
materials electric, plumbing, drywall etc: 260


Eli Fence 226 
lattice: 55.90

rebate: 50
gas savings 272
Gift Card Savings: 80

other 110
 don day 6: 255
josh and steve day 6: 90
don day 7: 9:30-4:00   110.50
cabinets to go 250
don  day 8: 8:30-12:30 68
don day 9: 8:45-10:30
all paid

day 10-14   $420
Josh10-14  $446.25
shipping 85
sold stove and microwave 115
don: 480.25
josh: 360

142 trim

paint 86
materials (doors, lights) 815 

materials100

don 120

labor don: 338.75
total spent so far: 21294.75

21 weeks 1 day

Due Date: Feb 25



Weight Gain: around 161- how did I manage to gain 2 pounds in a week!

Symptoms:Still a couple throwing up sessions a week- I have pretty much come to terms with the fact I will be throwing up this whole pregnancy- doesn't seem to be keeping the weight from piling on though! otherwise I felt pretty good this week.Also, had some minor cramping yesterday didn't really hurt but was aware of it it went away and felt the baby move so not too worried anymore about it.

I'm thankful for: feeling the baby move quite  a bit now

Cravings: cereal and almond mil, auntie ann's pretzels, soda

Aversions: I tend to throw up ice cream a lot but i still love it so i eat it.

Sleep: okay but wake up so much to pee so could be better

I miss:not throwing up

I am looking forward to: still december when paperwork is done and I can relax

Best moment this week: got some great baby bargains.

I'm stressing about: paperwork a little and complaining clients but not too bad

Milestones: idk? 

Movement: yes,can feel gentle kicks, flutters

It's a...: Surprise I go back and forth between boy (we must be having a boy because everyone else is having a girl) to girl ( I have been so sick it must be because it is a girl)
 
Exercise:walked some and did 10 mins of pilates once- need to get much better at this!

Diet:eating pretty normally, too much soda this week though could be better

Weekly Goal:4 days of  doing pilates or yoga dvds and  4 days of hynobirthing cd.

Baby Bargains: the baby consignment sale was this weekend got a lot of great deals spent $50. 

Saturday Bargains

I started off the day by going to a garage sale it was fill a bag of kids clothes for $3. They were really too big of sizes but couldn't help myself because I got 2 new pairs of jeans with tags (one boys, one girls size 4T, 1 new with tags yoga paints, 1 new with tags skirt, 2 new in package pink girl tights, and a bunch of gently worn girls clothes all for $3.) I guess I can save the new with tags ones for our kids when they are older or as gifts and the used ones I could sell or just keep if we have a girl. I got a new paint brush ralph lauren $2 (we need one of these for our soon to start renovmations), a new in package painting tarp $1, a wicker hamper $2, and a green monkey wall art for the babies room for $3. Total spent garage saleing: $11

Went to the gap factory outlet where they had an extra 50 percent off clearance and got 3 boxer shorts for the husband at 2.50 each, 2 baby boys rompers for 1.50 each, 1 adorable girl baby romper for $4 (this was a splurge for me but it is soooo cute!), and a boys swim shirt for .50 cents. Total spent: $14

Got my makeup at Macy's for 28 dollars but came with the free makeup gift set.

returned 2 bathing suits and got $48 dollars back

Spent $45target mostly on groceries and vitamins, but saved about $15 with coupons. Got a fisher price toy for 2.50 normally seven.

Met someone from the momma swap site and got one pair of long maternity jeans and 8 shirts/sweater/sweater dresses for $30 and they all fit great.

Also went to consignment sale last night and got a bouncing exersaucer for 10 dollars, a shopping cart cover for 5 dollars, and 2 new in package valances for babies room for $5.


Total spent for baby: $36
Total spent for maternity clothes: $30
Total spent on makeup: $28
Total spent on groceries/vitamins: $43
Total spent on husband boxerss: 8
House renovation things: $3
House stuff (hamper): $2
returns: -48

so a high spend day but got a lot of good deals.

20 weeks 1 day HALFWAY THERE!

Due Date: Feb 25



Weight Gain: around 159 the weight is def coming on faster now- hopefully it doesn't come on too fast because i really don't want to gain more then 30lbs.

Symptoms:Still a couple throwing up sessions a week- its wierd I will eat then a couple hours later all of sudden feel like I am going throw up and then i will projictile vomit all the food I have eaten- doesn't stop until my stomach is empty. Sometimes when I try to eat again an hour or two later it happens again- however find if I just eat my protein cereal it stays down.  Still feel tired if I don't sleep well- had trouble falling alsleep a couple times this week because my bladder constantly felt full. Peeing all the time!

I'm thankful for: the nauseus has been gone for the most part for several weeks and I just realized today i haven't had anxiety in like a month.

Cravings: cereal and almond milk

Aversions:dorittos and Dave and Busters are on my no no list after both have been thrown up everytime I eat them

Sleep: okay but wake up so much to pee so could be better

I miss: not feeling crappy half the time, compared to first trimester it is much better and tolerable

I am looking forward to: december when paperwork is done and I can relax

Best moment this week: feeling the baby kick is pretty cool, the husband can feel it too.

I'm stressing about: not too much right now

Milestones: I am half way done!

Movement: yes, feel flutters and little kicks esp at night but while I am right this I feel him or her

It's a...: Surprise I go back and forth between boy (we must be having a boy because everyone else is having a girl) to girl ( I have been so sick it must be because it is a girl)
 
Exercise: went on one 40 min walk this week, but need to get better at this I ordered yoga and pilates prenatal versions that should come in soon

Diet: not bad. I could def eat some more vegetables but pretty normal for me

Weekly Goal:start doing pilates or yoga dvds and start my hynobirthing cd.

October Budget

subway 15 dollars
subway 20 dollars
pretzels 2
dunkin donuts 3
price chopper 135
Ruby Tuesdays: 20
Total spent on groceries/vitamins: $43

Julie
tights 13
 maternity clothes: $30
 makeup: $28
House stuff (hamper): $2
maternity dress: $5
bathing suits $54 Victoria secrets
bathing suits jcpenny: 15
patio set: 150
rug pottery barn resale: 160
rug office: 60 


Farm 50 dollars in bribes
200 dollars on topsoil 
130 on sprinkler parts

Total spent for baby: $36
baby consignment sale: $31
baby stuff jcpenny: $10
baby boy clothes: $3.50 
diapers 252 size 1 and 2 $17

Total spent on husband boxerss: 8
husband personal fund cabellas: 320
House renovation things: $3

Christmas gifts
niece gift 8
craigs dad jacket 20 original 50
heavy weight socks 10 for 4 pairs original 40
craigs mom candle 9 original 18

19 Weeks 3 Days

Sleep: still waking up all the time to pee and last night it took me hours to fall asleep hopefully that doesn't happen again

weight:  157.5

Cravings/Food Aversions: post nuts,oats, and seed cereal with almond milk 

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On
Stretch Marks: no

Best moment:the midwife was able to hear the heartbeat with the fetal stescope, I also can now feel the baby kicking lightly and the baby kicked the midwife while she was listening to the heartbeat.

Looking forward to: not being pregnant anymore! Also being able to relax more once paperwork mostly ends at the end of December.
 
What I miss: not feeling tired most days, sleeping well without waking up all the time to pee
 
Appointments:  October 29 

Misc: we told husbands family this week
 

Thing brought for the baby:lots of diapers this week at 2-3 dollars for a jumbo back paid like 8 cents a diaper and got a variety of size 1,2,3- think i got around 400 diapers. Lauren brought the baby a tractor onsie and a train bib at the garage sale.

Random facts/thoughts

- I still feel not like myself most days, tired, or just yucky in general although it is much better then the can barely get out of bed first trimester
-I get up like 10 times a night to pee, thats prob part of the reason I feel tired/crappy a lot of the time
-I usually got to bed before or around 9 and don't get up to around 8 so I am spending almost as much time in bed/sleeping as being awake
-My husband (the gun, 4-wheel, muscle car loving guy) loves musicals- Rock of Ages is one of his favorites
- My husband loves to cuddle- I like to cuddle but not constantly, we will often get into disagreements about how often we should cuddle.
- we have gotten into several fights the last couple of months because won't entertain the thought of us being a fancy car for me (husband wants to get a 30,000+ all the bills and whistle fancy SUV and I want a cheap economical SUV). I think i might have finally convinced him we are better off putting that money into equipment for the business but I find it ridiculous I have to argue with him about it.
- The husband is a work alcoholic, he also loves to spend money- luckily he is able to buy a lot of things for the business (like equipment) which satisfy some of his urge to spend money.
-I am lazy and would rather work less and spend less.

18 weeks 1 day

Sleep:need to sleep like 10-12 hours a night because I often wake up every hour or two to pee if I don't get enough sleep I feel awful. I have noticed myself waking a little less and sleeping better in the last couple of days. 

weight:  156

Cravings/Food Aversions: apple cider and apple cider donuts

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On
Stretch Marks: no

Best moment: idk

Looking forward to: not throwing up on an almost daily basis. On the positive side I have been feeling pretty good, aside from the throwing up. I don't usually get a stomach for longer then a half hour.
 
\What I miss: feeling completely normal. Not having to worry about puking or not getting enough sleep.

Appointments:  October 1st
 

Thing brought for the baby: kelty hiking backpack with wheels ($20), baby sling (2.50), vibrating seat ($10), snow suit ($2), some boy baby clothes for 25 cents and 50 cents each all at 1/2 price day at the consignment sale and a garage sale.

17 weeks 1 day

Sleep:wake up a lot to pee and need like 9-10 hours a night but other then that good

weight 5.2 pounds up so gained almost a pound

Cravings/Food Aversions: fruit, peaches, auntie anne's pretzels, the thought of pizza and homemade mac and cheese makes me a little quesy

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On
Stretch Marks: no

Best moment:we got out with another couple for the first time and months and had fun. Also, we starting planning out are kitchen remodel.

Looking forward to: still being done with being pregnant! I am still having throwing up sessions 4-5 times a week and this week I had diarrhea trice (TMI I know)  had one day this week of extreme tiredness (didn't go to bed to midnight the night before) and still often go to bed around 8pm because get soo tired.

What I miss: feeling completly normal. 

misc: i have a little baby bump but the husband still says I don't look pregnant just fat around the middle some haha.

Appointments:  October 1st
 

Thing brought for the baby: 2packs of diapers with CVS bucks

16 weeks 2 days

Sleep: much better

weight up almost a pound this week to 4.4 pounds gained

Cravings/Food Aversions: i eat a ton on yogart greek and regular still. Cinnamon raisin toast

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On
Stretch Marks: no
Best moment:I feel so much better this week, I still sometimes feel very tired and occasionally feel nauseous but feel almost normal most of the time.

Looking forward to: being done with being pregnant!

What I miss: I still worry I am going to get/feel sick when I go out so wish that would end

Appointments:  October 1st
 

Thing brought for the baby: Baby Bjorn on craiglist for $15

15 weeks 2 days

Sleep:same as last week not great not horrible but feel tired almost all the time. I have been dehydrated last 2 doctors appointments so going try to drink a lot more and add electrolytes to see if that helps the tiredness.

weight up a pound this week to 3.5 pounds gained

Cravings/Food Aversions: i eat a ton on yogart greek and regular.

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On
Stretch Marks: no
Best moment:my appointment today i felt reassured she can feel my uterus since last time at around 10 weeks she couldn't feel it yet and I haven't got a ultrasound

Looking forward to: feeling good, seemed like this was a  hard week even after last week i thought i was on the up and up.

What I miss:having a life. I feel like most of the time i just want to lay around and watch tv or sleep

Appointments:  October 1st
 
Misc: my doctor told me to get their digestive enzmes at the health food store hopefully they will help with the nausea/fullness I have been experiencing.

Thing brought for the baby: Got over 250 pieces of girl clothes newborn to 2t for $30! Of course we will prob have a boy, but since my sister is having a girl someone will get to use them. Also bought more diapers 3 packs at like 3.75 a pack with coupons and cvs money back.

Why was I not aware of how horrible I would feel when pregnant

Around 5.5 weeks I started getting "morning sickness" and throwing up, by 6 weeks thru maybe 10 weeks I felt nausaus most of the day and would have 1-3 throwing up sessions a day. I spent most of those days in bed. At around 10 weeks? I started feeling a little better and could do more paperwork etc however still didn't want to go out much and was feeling pretty crappy. I was having trouble sleeping because I was waking up all the time to pee. Also throughout the whole time I would have days of extreme exhaustion where I was so tired it hurt. Also, one of the worst symptoms was after a particular bad day I would get bad anxiety and felt there was nowhere to relieve it. Now at almost 15 weeks during the day I usually feel okay not great but not too bad and usually in the evening I can't keep food down. I am still throwing up just as much but at least the all day nauseous has disappeared. I have also noticed a little bit of acid reflux but that symptom is minor.

I only leave the house a couple times a week and it is usually really short trips because I am afraid of getting sick. I have gone out with a friend a couple of times and my mom and felt okay for longer periods of time, however overall I have done almost nothing this whole summer and spent little time outside which is disappointing because it will be cold soon. However, I know I should be thankful we got pregnant easily. 

14.5 week bump photos

14 weeks 2 days

Sleep: sometimes I sleep okay and other time I am up all the time. Still peeing a lot at night.

weight the scale said up 2.4 pounds this morning which would mean I lost weight since last week. My appetite has seemed to decrease.

Cravings/Food Aversions: yogart, fruit, ate morning star veggie corn dogs and they were so good. 

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On


. Stretch Marks: no
Best moment:  I felt great (in relation to how I have been feeling) and had energy Friday and Saturday.

Looking forward to: still feeling completely back to normal I thought when I had such good days Friday and Saturday the worst was over but sunday I felt awful puking, extreme tiredness and then yesterday I felt okay in the morning but by the evening my stomach was hurting and I puked a little bit.

What I miss: getting out of the house on a regular basis and doing stuff fun. Being able to go in the car for more then an hour without puking

Appointments:  September 3
 
Misc. my arms have been breaking out like crazy since about like the 5 or 6th week, yet my face seems to be about normal (always have had acne) not sure why.

Thing brought for the baby: went to a garage sale and got 13 new pieces of baby clothes new with tags for 1 dollar each (2 onsies were 50 cents each) They are all girl and so cute.  Also got a pink bundle me thing for the carseat for 1 dollar. Now that I have so many girl clothes we will probably have a boy. Also got some maternity clothes at a consignment sale- 10 pieces averaged 4 dollars a piece spent 42 dollars.

13 weeks 1 day

Sleep:  still wake up a lot at night to pee/because I am hungry since I usually throw up at night. The husband is back to sleeping in the bedroom which is okay, but I wake up when he wakes up to go to work around 6 and it usually takes me awhile to fall back to sleep.

weight up about 4 pounds  

Cravings/Food Aversions: The same as last week: orange juice, toaster strudels, waffles, fruit. Eat a hamburger twice this week- I haven't eaten a hamburger in like 10 years and since I have been close to vegetarian for the last year this is weird for me- however have not been vegetarian lately- too worried about not getting enough protein.

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On


. Stretch Marks: no

Best moment: I am pretty much done with the first trimester. Also, didn't have anxiety this week.

Looking forward to: Feeling completely back to normal I am def feeling better but not great yet. I am still puking just as much, however def less all day nausea and tiredness

What I miss:  being able to go out without worrying about feeling nausea.

Appointments:  September 3
 
Misc. we got a new mattress this weekend it gets delivered next weekend we will see if it helps me sleep better

Thing brought for the baby: went to a garage sale where they had 25 cent baby clothes. Got 28 pieces of 7 dollars mostly baby gap, children's place, and a couple other brands. Also go a monitor with 2 receivers for 3 dollars, A bunch of newborn mittons so they don't scratch for 1 dollar and a fleece swaddle blanket for 1 dollar. Spent 12 dollars total. Will prob give my sister a bunch of the clothes since she knows she is having a girl and most of them are girl. As long as she promises to give them back if we have a girl too =-)

12 weeks 1 day

Sleep:  it's okay, still make husband sleep somewhere else most nights because I sleep better- usually wake up several times but not too bad. Also notice I have to pee less now.

weight up 3 or 4 pounds

Cravings/Food Aversions:  orange juice, toaster strudels, waffles. Still don't like meat

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On


. Stretch Marks: no

Best moment: hitting 12 weeks or around 12 weeks since I don't know my exact date of conception and I told the neighbor and she is so excited because she has a 1 year old and 3 year old so we can have play dates

Looking forward to:  still feeling normal again and being able to do things with out worrying about feeling sick. Not having to worry about anxiety. I get anxiety once or twice a week and it is the worse. I think it is over the fear of being sick.

What I miss:  feeling normal- I am feeling a little better and can actual go out some and do some work etc but still feel crappy a decent amount of time and throw up every single day (usually between 5-15 times in a row) Although I did have one day this week I didn't throw up at all.

Appointments:  prob the beginning of September but it is not firmed up yet.
 
Misc. I felt pretty good most of the weekend- took a nap on Saturday because felt very tired and woke up really groggy, so when I got the same tired feeling sunday tried to hold off on the nap guess that wasn't a good idea because by early evening I felt so sick and extremely tired - threw up like 7 times in row and finally managed to fall alsleep around 6:30 but woke up to my phone ringing at 10 and felt nausea and extreme tiredness. Finally fell back to sleep. Slept in until 8 this morning. I feel better today but still not great.

Thing brought for the baby: the neighbor found me jjcole bundle mes on one of the garage sale site they retail for 20-50 dollars each. I am suppose to meet the person on Saturday to pick up 3 of them two spring ones and 1 winter one for $2 each. We went and stocked up on a CVS diaper deal combining coupons and cvs rewards they ended up being 2.15 for a jumbo pack. we got 6 packs so it was .66 cents a diaper for size 3. However we have not used the 2 10 dollar cvs rewards we got yet- I didn't let the husband talk me into using it right away on more diapers- thats how you don't get a good deal- although the CVS brand diapers were super cheap I am hesistant to buy them because don't know how well they work. We now have about 350 diapers- I think we need like 3,000 at least!

11 weeks 2 days

Sleep:  I kicked the husband out of the bedroom and now I am sleeping much better still wake up several times at night but not as often. I feel a little bad about not letting him sleep with me but figure sleep is more important.

weight idk I got to check this one

Cravings/Food Aversions:  orange juice, mostly eat carbs because meat grosses me out and veggies are hard coming back up

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On


. Stretch Marks: no

Best moment: feeling a little better the last few days  

Looking forward to:  still feeling normal again and being able to do things with out worrying about feeling sick.

What I miss:  being able to go out to eat and actually being able to eat more then a small amount/not have to worry about feeling sick. Socializing.

Appointments:  had my first appointment but mostly just talking since we are staying away from ultrasounds unless medically necessary.  
 
Misc. I am still throwing up pretty much daily (although yesterday was the first day I did not throw up all, but already threw up today). However, the all day nausea is gone and I just feel sick here and there. I also almost always feel like my stomach is hungry so it is hard to know how much to eat. Had some anxiety this week which is the worse luckily it seems to have gone away. (think I was having anxiety about feeling sick but not sure)

Thing brought for the baby: Target had baby clearance so I got a stoller/car seat set for 50 percent off $85. Also brought 3 pieces of baby girl clothes at a garage sale for 25 cents each. I also ordered a 4 in 1 crib in expresso on amazon for 90 dollars shipped originally $200. It is on backorder so don't know how long it will be till I get it but it was such a good deal I brought it even though it is super early to get a crib. The last thing I brought was a nursing pillow free just payed shipping of 12.99. (Didn't realize I brought so much this week until I listed it all! Guess I should scale it back)

10 weeks

Sleep:  same as at 8 weeks: okay, wake up multiple times in the nigh, think part of the problem is I am hungry at night because I can't keep dinner down.

weight 151 up 1 pound from pre- pregnancy weight

Cravings/Food Aversions:  can't eat bagels anymore. Hot chocolate colatta (even thought I really want a coffee colatta), cinnamon and sugar toast, nachos

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On


. Stretch Marks: no

Best moment: reaching 10 weeks and finding out my hormone levels are high and still going up.

Looking forward to:  still not feeling sick, having energy back. Hopefully in 2 weeks I will feel much better

What I miss:  still not feeling sick and ridiculous tired I had a couple of "good" days this week when I didn't feel like complete crap but Monday and last night I felt so exhausted like no matter how much I slept I was still tired and felt like I had the flu. Last night I slept for 12 hours and still feel exhausted.  

Appointments:  still haven't had an appointment, had a little spotting on Tuesday and freaked out about it thought I was miscarrying again so when and got my hormone level checked luckily they were still going up 125,000 and 127,000  and the spotting only lasted for like 8 hours.  Apparently around 10 weeks your hormones start leveling out and then they start going down so hopefully the all day sickness will improve.
 

Misc. I always throw up my dinner and sometimes I throw up during the day too. If I don't eat I felt nauseous and often if I do eat I feel nausea it sucks. I told 2 of my best friends this week. I was afraid one was starting to get upset because I kept on having to make excuses for not hanging out and it was her b-day this week and I couldn't go out I felt so sick. The other friend is visiting her parents for the week (she lives 5 hours away) so wanted to tell her so if I felt sick when we were hanging out this week. Don't think I will tell anyone else until the first trimester is done.

Thing brought for the baby: We got 172 diapers at  a cvs deal ended up being 16 cents a diaper. Not as low as I think I could get but brought the husband and he insisted on using all the CVS rewards right away on more diapers so it wasn't as cheap if I waited for another deal. Also went to a rummage sale and brought 10 hardcover baby books for a total of $1.20. One had a cd with music with it, one had shape magnets with it, and  a couple were touch and feel books. It was a great deal. I counted and we have almost 100 pieces of baby clothes I have been stocking up on when I find baby clothes on clearance for less the 2 dollars and we probably have 10-15 pairs of baby shoes. I stock up on those when they are less then 3 dollars new. We also have some I got from garage sales usually for 50 cents or less I only buy when they look barely used and are good brands.

How I got 12 pieces of clothing for $43 with free shipping

http://www.thredup.com/r/DCDBLB

 I brought 12 pieces of clothes from an online consignment shop. I got 12 pieces all tops and dresses for $43. Averaged 3.50 per item- 4 were new with tags the rest i would never be able to tell were not new and all name brand. You get 20 percent off your first purchase and free shipping over 50 but after u take off the 20 percent i still got the free shipping on the 43 dollars. I was a little nervous about online but they all fit except for 1 was too small, and I think there were 1 or 2 I didn't like, but not bad for that price (one sweater dress I am going to need my grandma to hem.) 

Most were maternity items- I was trying to find a way to get maternity for cheap since I hate spend a lot on stuff i won't wear for long. I got some really cute stuff to wear in a couple of months when it starts getting colder.  A couple were non-maternity. 

8 weeks 1 day

Sleep:  okay, wake up multiple times in the nigh, think part of the problem is I am hungry at night because I can't keep dinner down.

weight 149.5

Cravings/Food Aversions:  fruit, bagels, seem to be what I want most now. However, still a lot of sickness so not loving food right now.

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On


. Stretch Marks: no

Best moment:
Looking forward to:  still not feeling sick, having energy back.

What I miss:  still not feeling sick and tired, getting out of the house, not being hungry or feeling sick all the time, not throwing up every single night it seems like every night I eat dinner and then just throw it back up. I tried waiting a couple hours last night then eating again and then I just threw that up again. So I go to bed hungry and wake up starving.

Appointments:  my last weeks got canceled because she was at a birth hopefully this week I can make it up.

Misc. The nausea is still bad, but some days I feel okay most of the day, nights seem to be the worst and I think the car makes me feel sick so going try to avoid running a lot of errands. Today I felt nausea all day after being in the car- felt like all day car sickness. I told my mom I was pregnant this week because I was tired of making excuses of why I didn't feel like doing anything. But made her promise not to tell anyone because we still worry about a miscarriage.

7 weeks 2 days

Sleep:  much better then last week- sleeping most of the night except for the bathroom trip at night.
weight 148 down about 2 pounds still

Cravings/Food Aversions:  pretty much eating at this point just to hopefully help the nausea nothing sounds good I am always feeling at least slightly sick- been living on white breads, protein bars, chicken noodle soup and crackers

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On


. Stretch Marks: no

Best moment: told my one really good friend who is pregnant to she was super excited that we are not pregnant together (14 weeks) good to have someone to relate to all my pregnancy woes. Probably going to wait until 13 weeks until the miscarriage risk is almost gone to tell other people. 

Looking forward to:  not feeling sick, having energy back

What I miss:  not feeling sick and tired, getting out of the house, not being hungry all the time

Appointments:  tomorrow morning is my first

Misc. The nausea is much better then last week however still feel pretty crappy, feel hungry almost all the time and slightly sick, very tired and groggy, it has been in the 90's almost everyday all I want to do is lay in bed in the only air conditioned room and watch tv. I am currently taking 1/2  a unisom at night and 3 25 mg doses of b6. I had to decrease the dose of unisom because for 2 days when i was on 3 1/2 tabs i felt very anxious.

Pregnant again: 6 weeks 2 days

Sleep:  horrible except last night I took unisome and wasn't quite as bad the previous night I was weeking up every couple of hours because of the nauseous
weight 148 down about 2 pounds

Cravings/Food Aversions:  pretty much eating at this point just to hopefully help the nausau nothing sounds good I am always feeling at least slightly sick- been living on white breads, protein bars, chicken noodle soup and crackers

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On


. Stretch Marks: no

Best moment pretty horrible week with all the sickness that started last Wednesday and got really bad this weekend, at least many sites have said if you have morning sickness u r less likely to miscarry

Looking forward to:  not feeling sick

What I miss:  no feeling sick, getting out of the house, eating without worrying about feeling sick



Appointments:  idk. midwife has not gotten back to me

Misc.  No one told me pregnancy morning sickness was all day sickness that makes u feel like u have the stomach bug constantly. I started taking the unisom/b6 combo so hopefully that helps a lot.

july and August budget

grocery store food and medicine 65
grocery store 15
husbands drinks/lunches 17
olive garden take out 43
target: 35
lunch with friend 8
misc husband lunch 15?

didn't do food budget too sick to care 


vitamins 20
dress 17
misc sick stuff 30?

gas 60
gas 60 

high chair and baby toy 20.50
12 piece of clothes mostly maternity 43
maternity clothes 10 pieces 41

diapers

husbands scrap mental adds 270 to his person fund
sunday emergency work to bury a horse 250 added to husbands personal fund
300 dave vanderzee

julie 5 dollars library fines
 bedroom and matress set   4100
baby clothes 12 dollars- 
baby stuff clothes, monitor, etc 12 dollars

husband concert and food at concert 96
husband game 67 
cabellas 250


farm labor: 15  watering
 farm labor 45 mowing
farm labor mowing 20
farm well 600
barn fixing 575

present for dad's b-day 25 dollars 

172 diapers for $26 huggies (coupon/cvs rewards)
stoller carseat combo for about 88 with tax (marked 50 percent off)
I also ordered a 4 in 1 crib in expresso on amazon for 90 dollars shipped originally $200. nursing pillow free just payed shipping of 12.99.
75 cents on 3 pieces of baby clothes
diapers 25

spendign rules

Everything is based on inflation rider:

Personal Money:
- anything that is not a food. business expense, anything that is not necessary, Travel comes out of travel fund however once it is used up extra comes out of personal money., home renovations come out of home renovation fund unless we both can't agree to do them


Tools that are business expenses are justified if you need them for a job that we can see saving money at the time or recoup the cost within 3 years. If you lose a tool you already have and you have to buy a  replacement it comes out of your personal money.

every month we do not have debt husband gets 200 dollars extra for personal money. Any extra work you do in the winter beside manure 50 percent gets put into personal fund after cost however your max is 10 hours a week you make by working not your guys this only applies if we are debt free except for mortgages. 10 hours averaged over 14 weeks. if have to pay someone to work in winter because you are not there due to vacation or being lazy the money comes out of your personal money.
baby fund: 500 year until we are pregnant

once we get money from overdue Jim it goes to credit husbands account for tool box (1070) plus it goes towards the computer we brought in advance and it pays for the welder up to 1500 dollars. Anything over 1500 comes out of husands account, anything under 1500 goes back into personal fund- excluding welder use products, however if machine needs repair within year from purchase it comes out of his money.

filling kegerator is 50/50, however no beer can be wasted.  If we run out of a certain kind of liquior and u produce the empty bottle then its 50/50 out of husbands account unless I buy it then it comes out of mine.  However it is considered a food product if used for cooking  a meal.


Wine is a hobby comes out of personal money and everything to do with it is a hobby except if u make it from the grapes the add in ingredients do not come out of personal.
guns are a hobby.
muscle car hobby and related tools related use for bonofide business expense is recredited however must be justified and not ohhh I can use.

3 percent inflation increase per year unless we have any kind of debt other then mortgages on everything in this contract.

50/50 of alcohol at a restaurant is personal/ 50 perceont  is food however any other achohol is out of personal if it is not coupled with a meal.

all gifts must be agreeded upon dollar amount. as listed below

Weddings:  what that person gave us or 100

Birthdays: 25 dollars

Christmas: average per person 25 dollars

special events: 50 dollars (retirements, graduations, baby showers, wedding showers)

any extra spent in any category comes out of personal money

Tv is personal expense.
solo vacations are personal expense unless we agree to take out of vacation fund

entertainment is personal money or vacation fund it comes out of.

expenses over 200 dollars must be discussed with other person unless business expsnse however does not include farm

5,000 on farm a year includes upkeep of barn, plants, paying guys to upkeep it etc. unless comes out of farm


pole barn comes out of personal money (must save up) unless you can find a way to profit from it and make extra-

wedding business must show you can make a monthy income of 3,500-4,000

50 pecent of boat costs come out of craigs personal- a new boat comes out of craigs personal unless we have emergency fund, cash, and are contributing fully to retirment. 

almost 6 month budget summary up to June 15th

total spent from my personal fund (june 167.50) 1256.70
husband personal fund (85 june so far) 2415+ 950 for 2 generaters = 3365
food: 2754. 50 ( this does not include any of junes spending for food) so we are averaging $550 a month for food- think this is too high- but we eat out a lot which I am having trouble changing.
home improvements 4868 almost all patio and grill except 650 of it
farm 674 (don't think this includes cost of our fruit plants but need to look into that)
Other household expenses:
Dog expenses:
Gas me: 657.50 (didn't include june)
Medical: $285

How we got over 700 dollars worth of plants for $25

A store we frequently often offered to give the husband clearance plants at a markdown of 75 percent to 90  percent off whenever he wants them because they know he is a landscaper and i guess they just want to liquidate their clearance plants (typically plants that are not as healthy as they would like, or have been sitting unsold for too long) Anyways yesterday when we were in there I was like lets look at the clearance stuff since I wanted to plant some flowers out front. We picked out some and when the husband talked to the manager about the discount he said we could have a whole rack for $25. They were those huge racks. We got like 15-20 silver water cans with flowers in them, about 8-10 pink hydrangeas., a bunch of annual flats, about 5 pots full of flowers, a hanging basket, some marigolds and some other various plants. our front yard is going to be filled with flowers.

Some of the plants will be used for one of the husbands clients the rest will go in our yard. 

To do list for small home improvement projects

1. put outlet covers in master bath
2. finish taking staples out of stairs
3. finish taking staples out of upstairs hallway closet
4. outlet covers in dining room
5. finish painting front door- done
6 paint bathroom door
7. put door knob on bathroom door done
8. put gutters up where dog took them down
9. change knobs on kitchen cabinets
10. put up new kitchen light
11. change out sink faucet in kitchen
12. hang up toilet paper holder in downstairs bath
13. hang up curtains in spare bedroom

ebay update

total money made from selling stuff on craigslist from garage sales/or found on side of road: $120- already in budget


cross stich kits 5
Total money made from ebay: $61- not on budget page yet


I think I should stick to side of the road finds and garage sale finds for posting on craigslist since I have been making much higher profits and I so far am finding ebay not worth the effort of only making about 5 dollars an item on average.

Garage Sale and Clearance Finds

Today at garage sales I got:
1 kids rocking chair 1 dollar
2 picture frames 25cents and 50 cents
car play rug to resell 1 dollar
kids tent/tunnel never used 2
kids matchbox cars 12 at 10 cents each

At TJ MAX I got:
faux leather nail head chair for 90 dollars marked down from 250
shirt for 6.99


1 dollar rocker before and after we had the stain in the garage

 chair found for free before and after with same stain

 

90 dollar chair

 picture frame spray painted red with spray paint from last weekend

Ebay sales

sold three things last week but only 2 have paid so far  

a super why toy I got a garage sale for 1 dollar I sold for 14.99 plus shipping
and a Burt Bees Kit I had laying around I sold for 5 dollars plus shipping, so I made almost $20 dollars in profit since the shipping was less then I had guessed it to be. I haven't had much time to post a ton on ebay due to the business being so busy this time of year.
Total money made from ebay: $55.50

I also sold a high chair- (got off the side of the road- free) for $20 and we sold a Crib (kind of got off the side of the road long story) for $20

June Budget

 Food
12- lunch
17- dinner
5- lunch
25- lunch
7- dinner
8- dinner
17 ice cream
12 subways
pizza 31
discount grocery 37
discount grocery: 25
grocery 30
oil 17 
dinner out 36
bread, rolls and coffee at convience store 5
grocery store 17
husband dinner 15
husband pizza lunch 6
me pizza lunch 4
date night 44
breakfast me 2
grocery shopping- discount grocery, dollars store, regular grocery 110
husband coffee colata 5
subway 13
grocery store meal deal 20 
drink husband 1
drink me 1
friendly 44
kfc 17
deal site 20
bbq 9
gummy worms 1
husband lunch 8
dinner 13
food out 10
grocery store 54
total:706

gas 50
gas: 60
gas 55
total: 165

other
shampoo and facewash 13
plunger 5
health 15

 My personal:
10- ebay stuff at garage sales
2- mirror
4- spray paint
-20 money made from sale of high chair
 Consigment shop 7.50
garage sales       6.20
TJ Max:         $106
American Eagle: $31
-$85 dollars  aale of double jogging stroller and car rug and play tent got at garage sales
rug: 106 
garage sale mirror: 6
-8 sold toy
40- clothes 2 pair of pants vs
garage sale -25
chair and table set 50
spray paint 12
fabric and stables 15
Total spend: 257.70

health stuff 100

Husbands personal
4- boat parts
15- boxers 
hitch for boat 10
-20 money made for sale of crib
25- forgetting to pay the time warner cable bill he got late charges
boat parts 3
movies 9
movies twice: 22
video game 32
moves 11
computer game points 33

dog stuff
for his foot and pigs ear: 25 
6-month flea medicine: 67
vet bill: 287

Home improvement:

outdoor patio block- 1100
outdoor patio block grill kit 2500
column: 230
cap: 40 
fire pit:325
total:  4195
This was all clearance stuff husband got- personally we already have a deck and I would rather not spend money on all this patio, outdoor area stuff when we already have a perfectly good deck however he really wanted it and since we have made a lot of home improvements I have wanted I felt the need to give in- we will not be taking down our existing deck just putting a patio next to it and there is still potential we could sell some of this stuff instead of using it for us. We will see what happens. We will not be able to do this project right away because he is working 14 hour days about 6 days a week trying to keep up with all his clients landscaping, but he said they do not clearance stuff off often so this was a way for him to get his patio stuff for a lot cheaper then normal and most with at or below cost. The grill is the part that is really getting to me seems super high it is a grill with blocks and a countertop- i guess hopefully that can be moved with us if we ever move.
It looks like this except ours is a different color block.
plants: 25-10 (used for jobs)= 15
outlet covers and tool for getting nails out 8
 


Bill stuff we didn't pay close enough attention on:
185- interest on credit card- just discovered this today but happened a couple of months ago I will be watching to make sure we pay off in full each month closer now because that charge makes me mad because we had the money.


farm
labor: 100
topsoil 200
topsoil 200
rock 240
plants 48

Made Pillow Covers

A friend and I went over to my grandmas to learn how to sew and make pillow covers. I was able to find a fabric that matched my curtains almost perfectly- looks like pretty much the same fabric. I made 3 pillow cover with 12 dollars worth of fabric- they look great and I already had the pillows. Will probably go make more eventually once we got the hang of how to do it it was pretty easy although my grandma did most of the sewing. The rug I brought is a similar patter however has a white background instead of beige so won't put in this room because it would get so dirty- we have a red rug in there that works great because it doesn't show dirt.

New rug

It was 80 percent off and was 140 with tax free shipping. Probably shouldn't have brought it because will prob put in spare bedroom since it has a lot of white on it so don't want it to get dirty but I loved it and knew it wouldn't ever be that cheap again it is a 7'6 x 9'6, so I splurged. Although it sold out just when I brought it so hopefully they don't cancel the order.

update it go canceled- at least I didn't spend the 140 I guess

meal plan

chipotle sauce over vegetables and rice noddles
piergoes
spinach salad with cheese, cranberries and bread
brocolli and garlic pizza
quesidallas
taco casserol
veggie burgers
salmon and mashed potatoes
fish sandwiches
cheesy potato casserole 
nacho's




lunches 
burritos
pizza bread
mac and cheese
cheese and crackers 
chow mein

ebay update

I sold a cross stich kit i got a garage sale for less then 1 dollar. I sold it for 9.99 plus 4.00 shipping and spent 2 dollars to ship so after fees made about 10 dollars.


total money made: 35.50

Right now I don't have any auctions going because it has been so busy with the farm and business but hopefully in the next couple weeks I can try listing some more stuff.

Garden Plot 1 Planted May 6-9th

Garden progress Plot 1
The challenge is always keeping the weeds and white welt away

So we have planted
lettuce- seed
basil - seed
These were planted in a small greenhouse by my dad and then transported into the garden
summer squash
winter/spagatti squash
other varieties of squash 
melon
cucumberes
broccoli 

We are starting on the early side this year, however it has been in the 70's here for the last week and the 10 day forcast shows an average high of the in the 70s with the lowest night time temp of 37 so hopefully we will not have to cover them.

JCPENNY CLEARANCE DEALS

went to jcpenny and got a pair of jeans 10 dollars, a sweater 4 dollars, a king flannel sheet set 15 dollars then used their 10 off 25 coupons so got everything for 20 dollars.

Ebay update

profit from sales approx have not shipped yet

sale 4: 1 dollar approx
sale 5: (3.99 total)  2 dollars
sale 6: (6.99 total) 2 dollars
sale 7: (5.50 total)  3 dollars 
sale 8: (12.99 total) 5 dollars 

Total from all ebay sales $25.50  

so I need to figure out how to sell things that make more profit otherwise the time i am spending listing and shipping it not worth it- this week I am trying selling a couple of lots of things to see if that brings more profit. 

May budget

chinese- 34 dollars
husband lunch 7 dollars
me coffee/breakfast 3
ice cream 9
we are off to a horrible start for the month eating out I really need to go grocery shopping- on the positive side the chinese has lasted us 3 meals each so far plus we still have a lot left- I used a coupon and got a lot of food. 
burger king10
husband lunch 3
olive garden 18
me hard roll 1
pizza 23
grocery stores plit between aldis and regular grocery: 94
hardroll 1
husband lunch 9
husband lunch 4
husband lunch 3
pizza and sub out 20
target to get food for mothers day bbq 22
bread 2
husband eating out again for lunch even though I made him lunch he ate both 5
grocery store 48
grocery store 68
lunch out husband 5
husband eating out with friend 30
lunch me with friends 5
lunch husband while working 5
out to dinner 35
pizza 33
out with friends alcohol 17
mcdonalds dinner `12
husband mcdonalds milkshake 3
husband lunch out 6
me coffee and candy 3
husband  dinner out 7
candy 1
water 7
pizza and sub 42 (5 pizzas, bread sticks, and sub- used 50 percent off coupon)
lunch with friend 3
discount grocery for mostly produce 42
husband lunch 8
husband lunch 5
target food  6


Food Total:660

gas 65 
gas 30
gas 60
Total: 155



Farm
farm: 115- hose, sprinkler parts,  lattice for farm stand
farm- 48 hose and waterer 14 seed 5 pack of gloves
plants 24
plants 24
Total: 211

My Spending
jcpenny me king flannel sheets, pair of jeans, sweater: 20 dollars
target flip flops (clearance plus coupon) 2 dollars
 sold comforter set for 30 dollars
fabric 13
garage sale organizer thing 1
3 pairs of underwear 8
bathing suit and coverup 2 (clearance and coupon!)
shower curtain liner and earrings 7
rubber ducky temp 3
jeans 10 (clearance)
makeup 27 
10 dollars added from husbands fund- for not taking out the trash =-)
 bathingsuit: 15
underwear 9
dining room table and 6 chairs pottery barn- 120 dollars (got this from one of husbands clients who were moving it was actually 350 but he moved their other furniture so only ended up paying about 120 out of pocket)
Dining room table: 120 
Total:197

mom's birthday present 18
mom's mothers day gift 24 

husband personal 
cards 6
56- bullet stuff  
8- containers 
-20 won money- he actually won 30 but 10 went to me 
32 online game

husband total: 72
deordorant, electronic toothbrush  13

60 door knobs
misc dollar store health and batteries : 8

EBAY finds to sell

Ebay finds to sell

10 pairs of like new shoes/boots mostly designer
1 new in package thermoplus boot liners
1 designer shirt
 also 1 stapler gun and new  in package art supports I don't know if i will sell- this lot was $10

about 20? vintage dress patterns, about 8? cross stitch kits, a new in package farting teddy bear, and a DVD player (the dvd player is for us- ours broke)- this lot was 15 dollars

also got about 25 pieces of baby clothes/one pair of baby sandals- a lot of baby gap, osk gosh, etc for 5 dollars (some will keep others will sell at future garage sale for profit) and 8 dollars of kids toys- 7things (some will sell- if they don't sell I will keep for future kids)

spent 38 dollars- we will see how much I make on selling- but figure even buying a new DVD player is around 30 dollars so got some good deals.

Garage sale and shopping finds

went to one garage sale in our neighborhood and got a bunch of stuff for husband since he needs a lot of outside tools for landscaping business:

2 shovels: 1 dollar each (will use both)
2 tarps: 3 dollars total     (will use)
mallet and ax: 1 dollar each   (said needed another ax)
funnel: 1 dollar    (will use)
hearing protection: 50 cents   (said will keep as spare, don't we sell, but not kind he likes)
another hand tool for 1 dollar  (forget to ask him about this one)

2 rolls of wire 3.00 (took chance on this one thinking husband might use since electrical wire is so expensive- but prob won't) 

plus
drying rack 1 dollar  (I needed one of these)
plus extender thing .50 cents (we also needed one of these)
broom handle 1 dollar  (and needed one of these)

plus for free I got almost full containers of
car wash
leather cleaner
windex
antibactorial cleaner
painters tape
wood floor cleaner
kitchen scissors

I spent 15 dollars total, so although I shouldn't have brought the electrical wire and the mallet he said he already has a couple of I think it was a pretty good buy especially since I got all the cleaners were free and I was just guessing on what might be useful for him to have extra's. The girl running the sale was just trying to get rid of all the stuff in the garage because the owners had moved to Florida and sold the house.

The I went to the mall with my mom and brought
16 pair of baby/toddler shoes/boots/sandals: 1 dollar each
11 pairs of baby/toddles hats or mittens     1 dollar each

these were at HM marked way down- since most were originally around 10-20 dollars. I will resell most of these on ebay/craigslist/garage sale. However, I will prob save a couple for our future  or baby shower gifts because some are so cute.

I also got a sweater for 7.50 marked down from 25.

Then at JCPenny's I got 6 bath towels quick dry on clearance for 3.20 each (used coupon to) and a sports bra on clearance for 3.20 so spent 23 dollars there.

So overall spent a bunch of money today   about 73 dollars, but around 1/2 of that was either for the landscape business or my ebay business. I attached the pictures of a couple of the shoes I already listed, but the cutest ones I haven't listed yet.

ebay sale 3

dress got for free because my mom brought it and then it didn't fit her (but was only 1 dollar at Jcpennys on clearance- think it might have been mismarked)

sold for 9.50 plus shipping costs of 3.60
shipping was 3.60
ebay and paypal fees approx 2.00

profit 7.50
total profit from all sales: $12.50

Ebay Business sale 2

adidas pants brought for 12 dollars
approx 3.50 in ebay fees and paypal fees
7.50 shipping (still very high- going to research how to ship for cheaper)


profit: 4.50
Total profit from all sales approx: 5.00


So although this was a higher profit- still not the kind of profit I am shooting for- I think 10 dollars an item is what I am aiming for- at this point I am just trying it out so only putting about two things up a week for sale- don't want to make a big investment to something that might not work.

Meal plan

bagel cheese and vegetable sandwiches and homemade sweet potato fries
pesto and shrimp pasta with cheese breadsticks
Chinese stirfry
brocolli/mushroom and garlic pizza and salad
veggies burgers with onion rings
mac and cheese and veggies
5 dollar pizza friday 

EBAY Business SALE 1

King duvet cover brought for 9.99 + tax= 10.69
Shipping cost:        12.90
Ebay Cost:     2.80
PayPal Cost:   1.20
Total: 27.59
Sold it for 28 dollars

made: .41


Haha I think that was a fail but at least I didn't lose money we will see how other sales go- might be too many fees involved to do it the way I am doing it. I didn't waste any money on gas since i picked up the duvet cover while out shopping anyways with a friend and I had to go to the PO BOX anyways so shipped it then.

sick- stomach bug or food poisoning

Around 9pm on friday night i went from feeling a little tired to getting a headache like i had a cold to in about half hour time throwing up, i was having a throwing up episode every 1/2 hour to hour until about 3-4am then i felt nauseous until about mid morning (although this part was tolerable for the most part) and then felt pretty crappy for the rest of the day. Today I feel better, although still tired and my stomach can only handle small quantities of food. The husband thinks it was food poisoning, I think it was the stomach bug. Hopefully he does not get. I will be carrying hand sanitizer with me from now on in hopes of preventing this in the future.

I finding throwing up to be one of the worst things because there is not much you can do about it and I had no idea when it was going to end- although we had pepto i doubt it would have done much since i couldn't even keep liquid down and i have read that it is not good to prevent throwing up since your body is trying to clear out whatever it is.

New Vacuum and rug

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=18478048

I got this vacuum- I spent so much time reading reviews trying to make sure I did get another vacuum that loses suction and ends up being junk. This one got awesome reviews and many people said it was just as good as the dyson for a lot less. I used a 20 percent off coupon plus had gift cards left over from our wedding so only payed 72 dollars. So far it has worked great and I picked up a gross amount of dirt/dog hair in our house- I love how it has a attachment to do the wood and tile floors.


http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/italia-1646/red/1341646RED-79011.html

I also got this rug in red with the groupon I got for Christmas- currently we don't have a rug on our hardwoods in our family room we will see how it goes in there. If it gets too fully of dog hair I will put it in the dining room which doesn't get used much.  With the groupon I spent 32 dollars out of pocket so, 75 groupon cost to purchase + 32= 107 dollars for an 8 by 11 area rug is a good price, however I was disappointed that I could not use it on many of the rugs I liked on the site since they were on sale and you cannot combine. 

meal planning

kale and spinach pie
veggie burgers with mashed potatoes
quesidallas or veggie wraps and mashed potatoes
tomato creme pasta
veggie burittos
tofu sausage and veggie in veggie broth
tofu sausage and rice with vegetables

Week of April 1 goals

-paperwork and business work 30 hours (no subbing spring break)
- get office clean and organized
-deep clean downstairs bathroom
-put up curtains in spare bedroom
- get oil changed in car- done
- get all mowing and spring services setup and organized
- call all clients who have not returned spring service letter
- order vacuum- done and I vacuumed the whole house!
- organize shoe closet
- organize 2 things in kitchen= done
- run 3 times- only ran about 1 and half times

4/1- ran 2 miles worked 8.75 hours
4/2 3.5 hours of paperwork/errand for business
also did an hour or two work on my ebay stuff 
4/3 3.5 hours of paperwork
4/4 9 hours babysitting
2 hours of buisness errands/papework
walked prob about 5 miles- ran maybe 1/2 mile
4/5  5 paperwork/farmwork