Because Lily is almost one, I have been trying to incorporate more "regular" foods into her diet. I really should research this and find the "right" way to do this, but so far I've just been trying things out. I've discovered that she loves lima beans. I've also discovered that I do too! I had never been against lima beans per se, but just never fixed them for myself. I've discovered that lima beans rock if you eat them cold. And they are really good with cream cheese on a triscuit too. Don't be suprised if that is the new appetiser at my next party.
She also loves tortillas, bananas and green beans (not together though). She doesn't care for pasta, but will eat one and then throw one to Zelda.
Ross is convinced that Lily has a reaction to milk, but I don't think she does. A while back she threw up in the night two nights in the same week. It just happened to be a week that I had given her a few strips of string cheese. So, he is convinced that she can't have dairy. This week I've given her string cheese, cheddar cheese and yogurt (only one each day....not all at once). And so far so good. No reaction.
As far as my work goes I am really bored. I should be updating my site, but that can only be done in the back room where Lily can't be, so I can't get that done during the day. I am expecting two shipments, but until then, I can't do much. I am not going to set up any auctions right now because they would end around the fourth of July holiday and not many people are shopping on ebay during that time. I really learned that lesson last year!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Imitation has started
Lily is so funny because she is imitating us more and more. It was so cute the other day. I scrubbed the outsides of all the bottom cabinets in the kitchen and Lily helped me. I was scrubbing them with a sponge and she was sitting next to me wiping the cabinets with her hand using the same motions I was. She watches me as I brush my teeth and will "brush" her teeth with her finger. She picks up the remote and points it to the TV and also faces the TV when she picks up the controller for the X-box as if she is playing.
Ross taught her this funny little trick and she walks around doing it over and over.
Ross taught her this funny little trick and she walks around doing it over and over.
And this is a video of her walking and then crawling down the step. I thought I was going to have to worry about this step for a long time, but she seems to have mastered it.
And I am so annoyed because my stupid laptop has pooped out on me and is slower than dial-up! And that means that I will get nothing done because I can't sit in the "cave" all day to work. Plus I slept in today and slept during Lily's nap so I got absolutely NOTHING done today. I went out last night with Sam, Roni and Mike to visit Tonya at Briny's and did shots and was drinking beer like it was my job or something. I am so hungover!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
One more thing that is wrong with the world
My neighbors have a pool (yes, I'm jealous) and they have five kids. Unlike the folks who lived there before them, they use this pool quite often. Our houses are so close together that I can hear them playing in the pool from any room in my house. Every time I hear their squeals and splashing it does two things to me. One, it makes me wish we had a pool, and two, it makes me smile thinking about how much fun those kids are having.
I read a snipet about a New Jersey couple who took their neighbor to court because they were claiming that their neighbor's 3 and 5 year old daughters were in violation of the neighborhood noise ordinace for the noise they made while swimming in their backyard pool.
Thankfully the judge threw it out.
If I were in charge of the world I would have come up with something to punish the idiots who wasted their time, the neighbor's time and the court's time bringing such a frivilous suit to court. This is another thing that is wrong with this world.
I am so happy that I am not a miserable soul that gets angry when they hear the joyous squeals of little girls in a pool!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Carlsberg Beer
I'm not really sure what Lily is doing here, but it was funny none the less.
Ross started his new job this week. He is the South Florida rep for Carlsberg Beer. I didn't write about it before because I didn't want to jinx things and have things not work out like they did with the Gold Coast job. He is officially hired but as an "independent contractor" through the end of the year. This means that he won't get benefits until January. Once January comes around he will have full health insurance and a 401k that the company pays into. YAY!
He will work from home and they are supplying him with a computer. There will be some traveling involved because his area is from Key West to West Palm. The company has less than 20 employees in the US so it is a very big deal that he landed this job.
Carlsberg is from Denmark and has only been in the US since 2003. From what I understand it is huge in Europe.
awww man! I just totally had a "I'm now a real mom" moment. I took a break from typing and went to use the bathroom. As I am peeing I realize that the stream hitting the water in the toilet sounds a little different. Sure enough, there was something in the toilet besides just water. Lily had thrown a small giraffe and a Tupperware bowl in the toilet! I threw them both away.
anyway, back to Carlsberg. They sponsor the Liverpool football (soccer as we know it) team and Ross has already been given a jersey. I think that this job is going to work out well for him. It is alot to learn and a huge responsibility because he is primarily on his own. But Ross is such a hard worker and detail oriented that I am sure he will succeed at this. And, since this Beer is distributed through Gold Coast, he will still be working with them, just not for them.
He is still in Orlando doing his training, but when he gets home tonight I can give the full report.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Juggling
I am such a busy body! I get energized by doing too many things at one time. I am half-way through the process of all of the following:
updating addictedtorockabilly, designing clickforcostumes, 10 corset tops, a pair of pants, a pair of shorts, and researching new products
All the while playing with Lily and Zelda full time because Ross is out of town. I Love it. The only thing I would like to change is I would like to be able to sew during the day. Right now the only time I can sew is for about 20 minutes in the morning, during Lily's nap and after she goes to sleep. This time is also the only time I can print anything, so it is also the only time I can process the days shipments. So, if it was a good selling day than I don't get to sew. I think Ross would kill me if I moved the sewing machine to the living room. I have already taken over the pool table!
And, things are going to get a little more hectic around here because Ross' new job is a work from home job. There are so many things about this that I am going to love, but I think we are going to have to be careful not to get too much on each other's nerves. We are going to have to set up some boundaries. I like to work all over the house because I am doing 3 or 4 different things at once so I have "stations" all around. Now, this would work just fine back in the days that Ross was sleeping all day or when he went to work during the day, but both of us trying to work here isn't going to allow for my take over the whole house system that I have going right now.
What do you think of my new pink background? oh, and I changed it to where you don't have to be registered in order to leave a comment so feel free if you like.
updating addictedtorockabilly, designing clickforcostumes, 10 corset tops, a pair of pants, a pair of shorts, and researching new products
All the while playing with Lily and Zelda full time because Ross is out of town. I Love it. The only thing I would like to change is I would like to be able to sew during the day. Right now the only time I can sew is for about 20 minutes in the morning, during Lily's nap and after she goes to sleep. This time is also the only time I can print anything, so it is also the only time I can process the days shipments. So, if it was a good selling day than I don't get to sew. I think Ross would kill me if I moved the sewing machine to the living room. I have already taken over the pool table!
And, things are going to get a little more hectic around here because Ross' new job is a work from home job. There are so many things about this that I am going to love, but I think we are going to have to be careful not to get too much on each other's nerves. We are going to have to set up some boundaries. I like to work all over the house because I am doing 3 or 4 different things at once so I have "stations" all around. Now, this would work just fine back in the days that Ross was sleeping all day or when he went to work during the day, but both of us trying to work here isn't going to allow for my take over the whole house system that I have going right now.
What do you think of my new pink background? oh, and I changed it to where you don't have to be registered in order to leave a comment so feel free if you like.
Monday, June 18, 2007
What Lily does when left alone
The other day I left Lily in her room alone just to see what would happen. I would peek around the corner every minute or so and she was so sweet. She climbed up on the futon and kicked back with her book, then tried out her new carseat that she will get to start using next month when she is one. Then she tried to check out the night light so alone time ended right away.
She is so funny now because she is imitating us more and more. She "brushes" her mouth after she sees me brush my teeth, she types on the computer if I let her in my lap, she points the remote at the TV and puts my sunglasses on her head.
She is also a pro at walking. I can walk in front of her and go from room to room and she will follow me. Even all the way outside. She stops at the sliding glass door and squats down to get over the threshold then walks to the door of the screen porch and hold on to the frame to step down into the yard. It is so sweet.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Dram Shop Laws
Jaz has inspired (or guilted) me into getting back to my goal. She is training for a triathalon and is weighing less than she did before she had her baby (a month after I did) and I am still 10 pounds heavier than pre-prego. So, I got moving yesterday after reading her blog. I have been usually running one or two miles but yesterday made it to three! I want to run the race for the cure again this year and I need to get to the point where I can actually make it the whole way without stopping.
When I run I like to listen to radio shows on podcast. The show I listened to yesterday had me so angry. I think that is why I actually was able to make it the whole way (well, that, and the weather being not-so-hot). I was listening to NPR's Justice talking and they were talking about Driking and Driving and the laws associated with it. I enjoy NPR because I feel that they are very good at presenting the fact rather than just the sensational part of it like on TV.
Drinking and driving is a very very serious thing that I have always taken very seriously. and especially now that I am a mother!
But that isn't what made me angry, what got me all fired up are what is called 'Dram Shop Laws' these are the laws that make bars and bartenders liable for the actions of the patrons that they serve. There are parts of this law that are understandable and a little realistic, but the way it can be inforced is infuriating. It takes the individual responsibility away from the individual. The patrons of a bar are all ADULTS (and they are required to show identification to prove it!) and they should be accountable for their actions, not a waitress or bartender who is just doing their job. On the flip-side, I completely agree that a bartener or server has a responsibilty too, and that they should not over-serve. However, there are different stages of alcohol absorption in the body and different people show signs of intoxication at varing rates therefore making the job of determining wether or not someone is drunk completly up to speculation. And .08 is very very low. Someone can reach the legal limit of intoxication without seeing any signs. Judgemnet and reaction time (which make driving dangerous) are the first to go, WAY before speach and balance, so how is a bartender really supposed to be able to judge.
For instance, if a patron has been drinking all day at home and then comes into the bar walking just fine and not slurring or anything and has ONE then leaves and gets in an accident than the bartender AND the bar are liable. Financially AND criminally! When this person had no signs of being drunk how is the bartender expected to know that they have been kicking 'em back all day?
I hate that people don't take responsibility for themselves and their actions. I think we (as a society) are failing at this with laws like this one or the fact that a doctor who has made the choice to smoke for 30 years can sue the cigarette manufacturers and become a millionaire, or that gun makers are to blame for shootings are all just proof that the responsibility has shifted away from the individual.
ok, rant over.
When I run I like to listen to radio shows on podcast. The show I listened to yesterday had me so angry. I think that is why I actually was able to make it the whole way (well, that, and the weather being not-so-hot). I was listening to NPR's Justice talking and they were talking about Driking and Driving and the laws associated with it. I enjoy NPR because I feel that they are very good at presenting the fact rather than just the sensational part of it like on TV.
Drinking and driving is a very very serious thing that I have always taken very seriously. and especially now that I am a mother!
But that isn't what made me angry, what got me all fired up are what is called 'Dram Shop Laws' these are the laws that make bars and bartenders liable for the actions of the patrons that they serve. There are parts of this law that are understandable and a little realistic, but the way it can be inforced is infuriating. It takes the individual responsibility away from the individual. The patrons of a bar are all ADULTS (and they are required to show identification to prove it!) and they should be accountable for their actions, not a waitress or bartender who is just doing their job. On the flip-side, I completely agree that a bartener or server has a responsibilty too, and that they should not over-serve. However, there are different stages of alcohol absorption in the body and different people show signs of intoxication at varing rates therefore making the job of determining wether or not someone is drunk completly up to speculation. And .08 is very very low. Someone can reach the legal limit of intoxication without seeing any signs. Judgemnet and reaction time (which make driving dangerous) are the first to go, WAY before speach and balance, so how is a bartender really supposed to be able to judge.
For instance, if a patron has been drinking all day at home and then comes into the bar walking just fine and not slurring or anything and has ONE then leaves and gets in an accident than the bartender AND the bar are liable. Financially AND criminally! When this person had no signs of being drunk how is the bartender expected to know that they have been kicking 'em back all day?
I hate that people don't take responsibility for themselves and their actions. I think we (as a society) are failing at this with laws like this one or the fact that a doctor who has made the choice to smoke for 30 years can sue the cigarette manufacturers and become a millionaire, or that gun makers are to blame for shootings are all just proof that the responsibility has shifted away from the individual.
ok, rant over.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Another notch
WAHOO!!!!
I just made it to the next level of greatness......SILVER!
I have been a bronze powerseller for months, and now I have made the next level!
For those of you who aren't familiar with ebay.....
Bronze powerseller= at least $1,000 a month in sales for at least 3 months in a row, sliver powerseller = at least $3,000 a month in sales for at least 3 months in a row.
Those numbers and such up at the top are my 3 month averages from the Addicted to Rockabilly and punk store. I sell the same things there as my regular website and try to drive repeat buyers to the regular site to skirt the ebay fees. But currently 90% of my business is on ebay.
The costume one is not even close to reaching powerseller status yet, give it 6 months.
And clicking the logos above will take you to my stores just in case you are curious.
Monday, June 11, 2007
handmade outfits
Last week I decided to go back and update one of my sites that I have neglected ever since Lily was born. It is shelleyfayecreations.com and it is such a mess right now. I have literally done NOTHING to it in almost a year, so obviously, I haven't made any money either. Well, I have designed a corset top that I originally designed for my Addicted to Rockabilly site, but realized that it would be fun to make them out of NFL fabric for football season. An NFL corset top doesn't really fit in an alternative clothing store or a costume shop, so it is now time to re-vist shelleyfayecreations. I have been mass producing corset tops so much that I think Ross is going to kill me for taking over the pool table room for so long!
So, in going back to re-visit the site I realized that there are alot of handmade baby clothes in boxes in my sewing room that I made to sell on the web and never did. Well, many of those clothes now fit Lily!
I dressed her in one of my favorites yesterday. Isn't she sweet? It is so hard to get her picture but in this one she looks like she is modeling! And then she went outside and helped Ross in the yard.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Walking
Lily is such a pro at walking that she now only crawls about 60% of the time. She can get all the way across the room, stop & start, change directions and even pick on Zelda. I am just so amazed with this whole process. I am so proud of her. But then I reflect back on when I was so proud of her for just holding her head up!
Monday, June 04, 2007
Another tooth
I noticed yesterday that Lily has another tooth. That makes 7. Four on top and three on the bottom. I keep trying to look in her mouth to see if she is getting any molars yet but she has this funny way of filling up her whole mouth with her tongue when I try to see. Or if I try and feel for them she bites me. Hard.
She can now walk the entire length of the living room. It is official, she can WALK, not just "take a few steps".
I am so excited....I'm going to New York! I am taking my first buying trip to LENY. The London Edge Streetwear, Alternative, Rock & Cult Fashion Tradeshow! Exciting huh? The business has officially made enough money to afford to pay for it too. I am taking Tonya with me so I guess now she has upgraded from 'model' to 'buyer'. I have never been to New York and I have always wanted to go there.
Ross is not very happy about being left in charge of Lily solo for almost four days. I'm sure he will be fine, but he is not looking forward to it. But, he understands how big of a step this is for my business and how important it is to me. I am excited, nervous, worried and happy all at the same time.
She can now walk the entire length of the living room. It is official, she can WALK, not just "take a few steps".
I am so excited....I'm going to New York! I am taking my first buying trip to LENY. The London Edge Streetwear, Alternative, Rock & Cult Fashion Tradeshow! Exciting huh? The business has officially made enough money to afford to pay for it too. I am taking Tonya with me so I guess now she has upgraded from 'model' to 'buyer'. I have never been to New York and I have always wanted to go there.
Ross is not very happy about being left in charge of Lily solo for almost four days. I'm sure he will be fine, but he is not looking forward to it. But, he understands how big of a step this is for my business and how important it is to me. I am excited, nervous, worried and happy all at the same time.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Ocean
Today we took Lily to the beach and it was finally calm enough for us to put her in the water. She has been to the beach enough to know that she likes the sand but that it doesn't taste good. She was a little hesitant about the water at first but got ok with it really quickly. When we got in while holding her she really clutched on and didn't seem to enjoy it too much. But she did enjoy sitting in the sand where the waves come up. It was a very very calm day and really hot so it was perfect for sitting in the surf.
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