Water - Water - Water

In case you hadn't already noticed.... The present situation of our economy sucks! Really, it does.

In May of 2007 - right before the economy decided to take a dump... Paul and I decided I was going to become a "stay-at-home" mother. Now.. don't get me wrong.. I absolutely love my children and all the time I get to spend with them. But on another note - I also love money. And even more, I love spending it. With Paul's full-time job and his volunteer pay for working at the Fire Department... we make it. Just barely.. but we do. And to help out - I also babysit a little girl for a friend of mine. But this past week I found out that her mother is thinking abou tputting her in daycare so she can get more experience with other children. Now don't get me wrong - I think her mother has a very good point for doing it. But on my end.. it sucks! I have been trying to find a job for the past year. Not because I was tired of babysitting or staying home with my own children.. but simply because I want to get out of the house and interact with people more. I miss that. For 4 years I worked in a call center of over 40 reps, and the constant fast pace.. well thats just the kinda thing you get used to. But because no one is hiring, and the fact that I haven't worked in over a year doesn't exactly make me stand out amongst the crowd. The other night, as I was almost in tears trying to find anything that I could do at home - even part-time, I managed to run across something that took my interest. Not the normal "pay this amount to start" or "so surveys and get bookoo spam in your inbox". This one was different. It doesn't ay much - BUT.. it's a pretty easy job - and nothing different then I already do. I took all the training courses, filled out the "paperwork" and then played the waiting game for 3 days while I anxiously awaited to hear if I was one of the ones they would pick. And guess what...

Today I got that email!! As of 12:24pm - I have a job! And I get to sit my ass right in my own house. Make my own hours. And do absolutely nothing with my hair/clothes if I don't feel like it! Haha! I don't want to go and give any details on it right now though. I want to make sure this all ends up being legit and worth it before I let you in on it. I don't want to be known as another "spammer trying to jip you". Filling your head with lies or false hopes. Once I can prove to you that it's worth it - if it is - then by all means, I will share the info! =]

On another note - I colored my hair today. I was a dark-mahogany - which is basically a brown with a red tint for those of you who don't know. As of today I decided that I wanted something closer to my natural hair color - not that it was really all that much different. And I wanted highlights again. So I went to Wally World (Wal-Mart) and grabbed the hair dye. When I got home - that was my first task. And now my hair is redder than it was before. Tell me how the heck that happened!?! It doesn't look bad though. I am hoping it doesn't get any redder with the washing out of the sun. We shall see I guess! Haha! When Paul gets home - I'm making him pull my hair through the highlight cap while I work. He does an amazing job believe it or not. He's helped me dye my hair a few different times and only had 1 or 2 mishaps. Luckily!

I did one of those mirror checks today. Turned around and walked right back away from it. I absolutely HATE the mirror anymore. Mainly because I am soo unhappy with my weight right now. I have never been as big as I am - and always swore I would never let myself get this way. I have been watching what I have been eating though and doing the whole workout thing. My downfall seems to be soda. For more people its chocolate or cookies. No matter how hard I try - I just cannot leave my soda alone. And I know I need to. Before I had Rick, all I drank was water. All day, every day. Now I'm lucky if I get 2 glasses in. It's crazy! So starting Monday - I have decided that I am going to start MAKING myself drink at minimum 8 glasses of water each day. I don't care if I have to force it down. Water is good for me!!