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WFMW: Buddy System Grocery Shopping

I just returned from a fabulous, bargain-filled, coupon-high-inducing grocery trip! And you know what made it even better? My BFF Luanne was with me doing her grocery shopping too! This was the second time we’ve done this and we have decided we need to do it as often as possible. It is sooo fun to take a buddy shopping with you! We got in much-needed girl time, shared our coupons, and made gagging noises at the young couple that was practically making out in every aisle we wanted to be in. Shopping with a girlfriend is truly the way to go! So get your best pal and your coupons together and get that shopping trip out of the way. After all, you need someone to giggle like an idiot with you when you get when you get 12 free boxes of cereal!! Otherwise people might look at you funny!

Grocery shopping with a friend works for me! For more great Works For Me Wednesday tips, check out Rocks in My Dryer.

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Amended note to self.

Make that two Tylenol PM.

One for me, and one for Kate.

Kate has been a little coughy/sniffly the last couple days… not really sick, but not quite up to par, either. This has been impacting her sleep, though, which we all know means it has been impacting my sleep as well! We were up again a good portion of the night last night, and I never could get into a good sleep after that, despite my attempts at drugging myself.

I am so tired.

Last night I didn’t get anything done, let alone the vacuuming and window washing that I had planned. Kate didn’t even get a bath, and (someone nominate me for Mother of the Year here) she kept insisting that she wasn’t hungry for dinner until about 8:00 when she finally relented. I was too tired to argue, so she had cooked carrots and ice cream. How’s that for a balanced diet? I threw in a Dora vitamin and hoped for the best.

So now, here I sit at work, where I have a million and one things to do, too tired to do much of anything (except blog). And did I mention that I have a meeting with the Big Boss today to discuss the position that has finally come open after years of waiting? Um, yeah. I’m nearly too tired to care. Hey, at least I’m not super stressed about it, right? A happy medium would probably be appropriate. Good thing you all gave me permission yesteday to have some coffee… that is going to be 100% necessary today.

And, by the way, I hear you all snickering…. “she thinks she’s tired now! Just wait until that baby is born.” Believe me, I am having the same thoughts. Now I remember why I used to stop and nap at the BP on my way to work after Kate was born. Desperate times….

But don’t worry. I’ve put in my order this time – this baby’s going to be a sleeper. We’ve already had lots of in-utero talks about the subject.

That will work, right??

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Note to self…

Half a Tylenol PM no longer does the job. Up dosage to a whole pill.

How is it possible to be bone-weary tired, yet not able to sleep?? I woke up around 3:30 this morning and could not go back to sleep. It must have been in the air… most of that time, Andy was tossing and turning, too, and Kate woke up a couple times as well. We were a mess! The alarm was set for 6:00, and at 5:22 I decided that if I was awake at 5:45, I was just going to get up and get in the shower. Of course, I eventually fell asleep, just to be woken up by the alarm. It was AWESOME.

And I think the nesting portion of my pregnancy has officially begun… the whole time I was laying awake, I was itching to vacuum the basement and clean the windows. That is just not right.

I am so tired. Enough caffiene to function is acceptable, right? If not, I’m not sure how I’m going to make it through this day.

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