Ali Progress Report Requested

mzovoce

Have you gotten your to-do list done with the week off, or did you spend it recouporating from gestating?

Aligator28

Ummmm.....

I have been super lazy this week. I have been extraordinarily tired lately. I am getting some of the planning done today (and did work on it a little bit during the week), along with some of the cleaning. The problem with cleaning is that I feel like I have run a marathon after sweeping one room.

Nothing in the baby's room has been done. The beadboard needs to be painted, and it has been ready to be painted since November. I am over the argument and I am too big to hunch down and paint the beadboard now myself. I should have done it in December like I said I was going to. I am depressed about the nursery b/c we don't have enough money to have a glider/ottoman or a dresser for the baby. So all we have is a crib, which I know it's all the baby needs, it just makes me sad because it's not at all what I had imagined to begin with, and I had my hopes up, and now it doesn't look like it is going to happen. I guess the pregnancy emotions that are making me more sad about it than I should be. 

mzovoce

I'm sorry it's not what you imagined, but you're right the baby only needs a place to sleep. They won't remember anything else, except that they are warm, fed and have a safe place to sleep.

Cissy_Strut

So true. You can add the dresser and everything else as you go along. No one will ever know the difference.

mzovoce

And if anyone says anything, tell them it's all being custom made and that just takes forever and roll your eyes. hehehe

Aligator28

I know it, I think I just got set on something and it's not happening, so I got upset. Most of this is fresh b/c we had a little argument on the drive from BR to the Dell today about all of this stuff. It helps hearing it though, for sure, because I really do know the baby doesn't care and won't know the difference, I just got set on it. I will be over it soon, I get over stuff pretty quickly, and I will be able to live with it. 

mzovoce

Our room is too small for a dresser, so we're not using one. I'm a little nervous that there won't be enough room for a rocker/glider. Have you checked freecycle and craigslist?

ETA: I just checked out your registry and saw the furniture there, smart lady. Maybe you'll get enough gift cards to off set the cost of one or the other. I'm also proud, (if I may use that word) of you staying fiscally prudent and not charging a bunch of stuff because you "have to have it" and can't pay cash for it.

Aligator28

mzovoce:

Our room is too small for a dresser, so we're not using one. I'm a little nervous that there won't be enough room for a rocker/glider. Have you checked freecycle and craigslist?

ETA: I just checked out your registry and saw the furniture there, smart lady. Maybe you'll get enough gift cards to off set the cost of one or the other. I'm also proud, (if I may use that word) of you staying fiscally prudent and not charging a bunch of stuff because you "have to have it" and can't pay cash for it.

I stalk craigslist non-stop. So far no such luck. I am hoping my luck will come through and I will find something.

Yeah, I am not a "charger." I will save up for stuff so that I can buy it out right. I will also wait until I find a killer sale to make it an even better deal. 

I hadn't thought about gift cards and applying it towards a dresser or glider. And, I think if it is on the registry, I may get some other percentage off. I don't know why I hadn't thought of that before - you're super smart . It's all looking up, I can make this work.  

ShoeFanatic614

I was going to suggest craigslist as well.  And you will get a 10% completion coupon in the mail from BRU when you're closer to your due date.

christenm

Ali, I emailed my aunt in the Dell to see if she knows anyone who might be getting rid of a dresser.  You never know!  She gets rid of things frequently so she may have something.