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Confessions...
Let's get some confessions off our chests....
Here are mine:
Confession: I have been doing alot of online clothes shopping lately. But hey, I haven't really treated myself to much in the past 2 years with the wedding and house and all...so it feels GREAT!
Confession: DH travels about 3-4 days a month for work, and I don't mind it. I mean, I love being with him, but I also love having the TV all to myself, the bed all to myself, not having to clean up after him, and being able to just eat cereal for dinner if I want to. And the 'welcome home' is always fun 
Confession: I feel kinda bad that my newly engaged BFF is not having a bridal party (just a MOH and BM) so I'm not in it. It's great that I can save money on the whole bridal party thing, but it would have been fun. Oh well...at least I can pick my own dress!!
Confession: I'm scared to have a baby and be a working mom...that's why it's not going to happen for a while...
whew....ok what are yours???
Re: Confessions...
Hm...Good post!
Well, I confess that I, too, like the nights that Jeff goes and hangs out with some friends so that I can catch up on my DVR stuff and have the big TV downstairs to myself. : )
I confess that I spend way too much time at work...not working...oops.
I confess that I LOVE that my in-laws are all the way down in Texas (a good 11 hour drive)...I love them to pieces, and they are truly great, but my sister in Omaha has the in-laws that expect everyone to attend every single birthday dinner (even for the adults), they are always completely up in her business, super dorky (not in a cool let's play a video game kind of way...in a "let's make matching t-shirts to wear to our brother's game since he is the COACH" kind of way)..yea. Plus, at all of their get-togethers, there is no booze. Like, none. Not a glass of wine. Nothing. So it is just everyone sits there and stares at each other, cause nobody really talks besides about the kids. She seriously has an "event" with them atleast once a week. I don't know how she does it.
I agree - great post!!
Let's see...I have a couple:
I confess that:
I spend more money than I probably should....
I really, really want a third doggie, although H has threatened to move out if I adopt another one. If I could, I would adopt every stray doggie in the world...lol
I could probably eat french fries or tater tots seven days a week...
I miss wedding planning, and all that it entailed. I loved it, and even though it's been a while now, I still miss all of the activity surrounding it :-)
I will agree with the confession that I don't HATE when DH goes away. Do I miss him yes. Do I look forward to seeing him...yup! but its nice not to have to deal with dinner or sharing the TV
I confess that I'm soooo unfocused at work today!!!
I confess that I've been thinking about my ex-MOH a TON lately (the one who dropped out of the wedding in December via text msg b/c she threw a hissy fit with the other BM's when planning my shower). She's pregnant and due next month and I hate that I'm not there like I was for her 1st baby. We haven't spoken in a year and while she wasn't always the greatest friend...I find myself missing her sometimes.
I confess that while I DO like when DH is gone, lately he's been gone a LOT in the evenings (all fire company related stuff where he volunteers and is a Captain) and I miss him.
I confess that I'll probably stay in my PJ's all day today....I'm off work, DH is no and he has a class right after work and won't be home till 10....so I'm home alone all day with the dog. Why bother getting dressed??
I confess that I can't stand the clutter in my house anymore and I'm determined to clean it up...I've already organized/cleaned out one closet today and I'm getting ready to work on the linen closet....which is over run with shampoo's, lotions, shower gels...ugh.
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Good post!
I confess that I have not done as much Yoga as I have been meaning to, I just can't find the time.
I confess that I am procrastinating on a huge project at work because of the politics involved if I do this project (I would be stepping on other people's toes, but my boss wants me to do it anyway).
I confess that I am a bit jealous of the ladies getting pregnant. Although it is not the right time for us, I am thinking more and more about the possibility.
I confess that I too have been doing some online shopping, I think I'm addicted to etsy
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Alright lets see....
I confess that I'm not excited in the least for DH to start working nights in February, having the whole bed to myself if fun for the first night, and then it gets old...Fast!
I confess that I have not been working out as much as I would like and I am not liking the number looking back at me on the scale.
I confess...
that I'm addicted to blog giveaways. I've won three giveaways already and I'm stoked to win more....
that I need to focus on work more instead of playing on the internet
that I am sick of winter and snow. It's snowed every other day here for the past couple weeks! Is it spring yet?
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I confess that I'm starting to worry that DH and I are sort of co-dependant. I drove down to visit my family yesterday, and DH didn't go because he wanted to watch football. My mom and sisters were like - wow, we haven't seen you alone without DH in years. We do most of our grocery shopping, errands, and pretty much everything together, especially in the winter when he doesn't have softball games to get him away from me.
I confess that I am applying for a job south of here, closer to my family, and have been fantasizing about moving down that way near them. I confess that I have not talked to DH about moving down there yet, and he told me when we started dating that he would not want to live in that area.
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I confess I have been so lazy about studying for the test I'm supposed to schedule. I did ok this weekend, spent every morning for an hour or two working on a practice test or reading, but I really have to kick my a$$ into gear during the week.
I am really concerned that DH is acting like his mother sometimes, treating things very negatively and criticizing things quite often. I am going to try to talk to him about it tonight because a few things have been said lately and I don't want it getting worse b/c I hope things will change by themselves. I think it must have to do with him not working, and being more in contact with his mom and not other people besides me and the kids. On a positive note I think he is interested in getting the real estate path into gear (he took the classes and the test years ago but the license became inactive for too long so he has to retake the test- I think my studying is getting him interested to take his again). Even if the market is awful now, it is cyclical, and at least it will get him focused on something, and I have a solid job which can keep a normal income for us until things move the right direction.
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I have to confess that I kinda wish DH would get a better paying job with better benefits so I could stay home. I wouldn't mind doing volunteer work or working part time, but I am getting used to being home all day and doing what I want.
I also am jealous of all the babies/pregnant girls around. DH cousin just had a baby girl last week and her sister is going to China to adopt a baby boy next month. I really wish it was us having a baby, especially since SIL said last night that she would babysit whenever.
SIL #2 is getting married in July and she could care less about wedding planning. I'll admit that I really miss everything wedding related and would love to just jump in and help her out, but I know it's not my place to do so. I have offered to help with whatever she wants, so maybe she'll take me up on it.
ETA: Yesterday when my 3 YO nephew sang me the ABC's over the phone I was so excited. He sounded so cute and grown up. I
that boy!!
I have pretty much only one confession that i can think of right now and that is.....
i have a new OBSESSION with cloth diapers. As long as i'm on the laptop that's pretty much all i'm looking at. I won three two weeks ago two days apart and i got so excited cause i never win anything and one of them arrived couple days ago and i keep playing with it. DH is starting to think i'm crazy cause for one thing we haven't discussed cloth diapering and secondly i'm not yet pregnant... ahh oh well lol
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First - I have also been shopping a lot. Now that all my gift cards are gone I'm in the clear, but I was going a little hog wild, as in $50-$80 over the amount of the gift cards and throwing them on my store charges....
Second, I am hoping to GOD SIL and BIL work out their differences, because I don't want her to ask DH to move in with us. He knows how I feel about family members moving in with us - I can NOT deal with it - but I just dont' want her to ask. She'sa already made comments to him about it. She has 4 kids (well, 3 that she is on speaking terms with) and 3 sisters she's close to. There's no reason for her to run up our gas/electric bills since she doesn't work and is home on the computer all day.
Finally, I'm in the hole until payday NEXT Thursday. I'm falling back on the mortgage payments Mike gives me and pretending they're not there by putting negative balances in my checking account when I deduct purchases. I hate this time of year; it always takes me a month to catch up after Christmas and it doesn't help that we have 2 birthday parties for kids of family friends in mid-January and early February!
ugh - confessions...
my diet has gone to hell and i really don't know if i'm going to have the honest to goodness will power to kick this post-wedding weight! i mean it's only like 10 lbs but still!!! i'm so busy it is so hard to get to the gym and have the energy to kick my own ass! on top of that i've been paying for personal training and going twice a week but i'm still not really seeing a ton of results!
also - i hear ya about the boys being gone... DH told me last night he's working 12-12's starting... tomorrow. awesome - fabulous - blah. including friday nights. great grand wonderful. i confess that tho q.t. with the ps3 is enticing... it will be boring all by myself!
grrr!
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I confess that I, too, am getting a little hint of baby fever. Just a teeeeeny tiny bit but that's coming from someone who thought she would never want babies.
I confess that because I know I'm not ready for a baby, I keep trying to get a 2nd dog even though I know it's a terrible idea. Thank god DH has willpower b/c I don't.
I confess that I LOVE that DH and I have our separate bank accounts. Some people (esp those I work with) think that "your money is his money!" but I enjoy going shopping without any guilt, and when he pays his credit card bill two days late that's his own stupid problem
Ditto this! I also love that we have separate accounts :-) But he's probably happier about this, since he spends very little...and as I noted above in my earlier confession, I spend a heckuva lot more than he does...lol!!!
AGREE AGREE AGREE!!!
I confess that I feel really stupid trying to work on my research project to finish my masters. It is so frustrating. My adviser is SOOO friggen smart, and knows so much, and I just dont. And if I screw up this project (not that he would let me do something wrong, but if I was not able to fully accomplish what he wants me do) it affects his research and his time, and this research goes WAY higher than him. I confess that once I finish my masters, I am not even sure that I want to continue to be an engineer, yet I literally just spent thousands and thousands of dollars on this degree, and 4 long years of my life. I totally could have chosen a MUCH easier rout, but no, I went with a top university, in a difficult field, while working full time, and I wonder if it was worth it at all.
I have not admitted this to anyone, and it makes me feel like such a looser
So thanks for listening, this really was a very timely confessions thread.
Courtney - Just remember...It's always worth it!!! It's human nature to have doubts, especially as you are clearly working on something that is very high level; and it is no doubt a little stressful worrying about not making a major mistake. But, it took something extra for you to get into your top university, and the fact that you've made it this far means that you obviously have what it takes to succeed. Shake it off, girlfriend!!! You got this :-))
Great idea.....
I confess that like a lot of you I'm looking forward to having sometime to myself at the end of the month when Dh is out of town on business.
I confess that even though I have tried to get along (really!) I can not stand DH EX and think that she belongs in a mental intitution.
I confess that my MIL gets on my nerves. I wish mine were 11 hours away too!! She is a sweet lady but some times I want to tell her to cut the apron strings. DH has but she ignores him. My husand is 36 years old I think he can buy his own friggin underwear!!
I confess that my house isn't as clean as I would like for it to be. Who has time?? I want a maid!
Oh, and ditto on the seperate bank accounts thing!
This times a million!!
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Beautifully said! I agree completely! Not doubting is ignorant and makes for a bad expert! Like Stacy said, shake it off and keep moving forward!
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Totally agree with this! You can do it Courtney and we are always here for you any way you need!
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Thank you Margarete and Lisa! I am so glad that I have you girls here
I know in the end it will be worth it, it is just hard to see sometimes. And I would question someone that does not have doubts sometimes, so that is a great point. Thanks!
Never give up on yourself, Court! When I just got my bachelor's, I was already working at the insurance agency I do now, and you don't have to have a degree to be an insurance agent, and the last year I was on the verge of tears everyday about wanting to quit college! I went to a college an hour away, everyday from 8 - 12 (so that is on the road by 6:30 am and back at 1 pm), then worked from 1 pm to 5 pm, then homework until about 3 am (no joke), and back at it the next day. Plus, my major was so much harder than it needed to be, that they changed it the year after I left (I was the only one EVER to graduate in 4 years at that harder level, and I was a commuter student that worked!!!)! But, now I am so glad I have my degree!
I also agree on the money issue. If I ever become a stay at home mom, obviously I would be more reliant on his account, but I always plan to work part time from home for our agency (if I EVER get pregnant), so I will never give up my own account!