Hi again.
Still keeping busy.
I got a personal trainer and I’m doing 5 sessions with her cuz that’s all I can afford right now. She’s only charging $25 and $15 per session. That’s much more affordable than $45 like CT had so I never got to have one. except the 2 FREE times for joining different gyms.
I’m still doing selling, shipping and taking care of kids.
If any of you want a new Jewelry catalog let me know.
I’m leaving with the kids on Saturdau for a 21 hour trip to Texas to see Janika and her Family while the kids are out of scook “Off Track” for a couple weeks. I will try to be home for Valentines day with my hubby.
We got the iRobot vaccume and iScuba mopper They are the best invention for busy families. KIM. . .$300-$400 and no more sweeping!!! Nathan, Thanks you! I know you don’t think it’s the best but MAN I LOVE the freedom!
Thats about it!
Devanie
Wow! Happy NEW YEAR! I’m on the computer all the time but don’t write cuz I’m selling and shipping eBay items. Along with the parental duties. Aurora takes up 60% of my time Zach another 20% and that leaves 10% for the rest. I’ve been Substitute Day Care provider at the Gym a few times now – that gives me a lot of 1 on 1 time with Zach and Aurora – well, the other kids join in what we are doing but Zach and Aurora see Mommy more there. I still drive the girls to and from school each day. I still go to Basketball on Thursdays. The Season starts tonight for the Women’s team – I’m on board! I’m pretty happy about that. Playing basketball on Thursdays is a great time for me. We laugh and joke a lot and it’s a great workout with friends. Plus I’m pretty good at the game for being 29 years old and short. I can be a little firecracker! I pulled a muscle in my back last week between the gym and lifting kids. I had to go to the doctor and he prescribed 2 pain killers 1 anti-inflammatory and a muscle relaxer. I’m feeling better now. I still get pulls and aches that hurt a bit. The most pain came at 5 am when i picked Zach up to put him in the high chair so I could get some sleep. I donated blood last week I brought Zach and Aurora along- it was no small task – had filled out my paperwork thinking I could get in and out in 1/2 hour – however by the time the paperwork was done it was time to pick the girls up from school so I had to pack up and leave right before the blood sucking began. I told them I’d be right back. I picked up the girls dropped them off at Gymnastics and headed back for the blood drive they took a little over a pint and 6 vials for testing. I’m still waiting to see whether they call me back for problems with my blood or not. I’m pretty sure it’s dang good blood! Zach wakes up every morning at 5AM sharp! It’s so frustrating! He’s up til nap time about 11AM and goes to bed at 8PM Aurora has the same schedule but will sleep in til 8:10 and be up just in time to head out the door with the girls. Sometimes she will take an afternoon nap too – around 4. The girls are doing alright in Tumbling. Today Hailey did a back bend and told her teacher it felt like her ribs were going to bleed and pop out. She called me on my cell phone just as i was going to treat myself to a Starbucks vanilla bean smoothie.(That never happened) I hustled out of the drive thru and went to her aid. of coarse all she did was stretch her muscles and I told her she need to fatten up a little so her ribs don’t poke out. She’s fine.
Sierra is reading better and better each time she sits down with a book. after school she will read her 2 books to either Hailey or Mom sometimes Dad and do a great job. Still slow to connect the words and make a normal sounding sentence, but soon! For Sure! The Cookie Lee Jewelry sales are going well. I’ve been promoted to Unit manager 1 with 5 people under me. I will soon be adding one more to the ranks maybe 2, in the next month. the new catalog is coming out soon and I have to get some pieces so I’m working on that. I use my profits to grow my business and keep the circle of income flowing to get bigger. Shaklee is OK. I’m a little overbooked with the profits from Cookie Lee right now to do all the SELLING involved with Shaklee, but I’ll keep working on that. I’m out of the 100 or so Shaklee business cards. I’ve passed them out quickly. I do like a lot of their products. Makeup, shampoo, laundry, slimming shakes etc. on Monday I’m getting a personal trainer at the gym. I need some more motivation to lose weight and I’m not doing so well by myself with little sleep and all the yummy junk food in the house. She’s going to cost $15.00 for the initial visit and I’m going to try to keep her at that rate because I’m good a bargaining AND. . .She’s still just a student. I know she wants $30 each visit after that. I have some great bartering tools now too. I’ll use my Gym Employee card, my $5 for daycare for the babies just to see her – card, her lack of knowledge – card, My strength in experience and knowledge card and possibly help the gym – with Nathans expertise create a Biggest loser club! – that’s a venture I just thought of. The Boutique got fired. I wasn’t liking the owner a whole ton. My rate was originally $10- to rent a space that was about 3ftX2F and 6″ deep. She keep telling me to keep the shelves full, so I did, and by the end of 2 months she had expanded me into a $65 rental space. then tried to charge me for it when I was under CONTRACT at $10. I I reverted back to a small space still made $42.00 after their 10% and the $10 fee, but the 3 months was up and I’m making more with jewelry than the measly 40-100 a MONTH at the boutique – not worth the time-gas-or products really, though it was fun putting it all together. Now I have some great gift to give at Valentines or whenever! I had a friend ask me today if I could help make Valentines gift baskets that she could sell at a Fundraiser for the Teens Republican group out here. She wants to be able to send them all to Washington DC. So I’m trying to come up with ideas for that. That’s a lot of jobs! Gym Sub, Boutique Seller, Church Mini-Enrichment Leader – big shindig coming up this month a “Mini-Enrichment Sampler” so people can see what we do and add their opinions of groups they would like to see in the future, eBay, Mail carrier-shipper, Cookie Lee, Shaklee, Basketball team, Mother to a family of 6, and I was bale to pull off Christmas and New Years with family all at our house. Needless to say the house is a never ending mess. which comes with having 4 kids. The piles are really getting to Nathan and I so I’m tossing tossing tossing. . .nope not even saving up for a garage sale this time. I’ve tossed a bunch and I’m ready to toss a LOT more!! Come spring time I should be 10-15 pounds lighter, the house should have it’s spring cleaning done, the kids should all be well fed clothed and insured, and one of Nathans business ideas will be pushed into production!!!!!! Yes!!! FINALLY. I have a goal of opening Jonah’s Restaurant in the next 5 years – So we are doing all we can to get smaller businesses going so we can gt our start up money. We will probably be looking for employees by September that want to make $20K a year. or $400 a week.
I’m sure there are more things going on but I have to go work on dinner, and get ready for my 1st basketball game! =)