Just do it!

I've been on a mission to GET SHIT DONE!!  I'm tired of letting things go and then before I know it, I'm overwhelmed by the To Do pile.  Phone calls, forms, things to drop off, getting rid of things we no longer need, filtering out clothes that no longer fit...just all those mundane tasks that need to be done on a somewhat regular basis.

I am participating in a consignment sale in a couple of weeks which has prompted me to get on the ball with tagging items in good condition, going through hand-me-downs that have been given to me, checking through bins, closets, etc.  (for the record, I never sell something that was passed on to me--I always just pass those along to other friends or back to the person it came from if they want it back).  Part of getting consignment stuff ready meant going through all the bins in our basement to get of sense of what I have.  I also have clothes that my kids have yet to grow into so the amount of clothing in our house is a little crazy.  It's a good problem to have, I just like to keep everything organized. 

So the basement is looking pretty good but then I remembered that there are still some bins lingering in 2 upstairs closets...holy crap, everytime I think I've gone thru all the clothes, I find more. 
With the consignment sale as my incentive, I've been able to get the clothing situation under control for the most part.  There are several things that I want to save for Chloe--seasonal stuff that she can wear even though it's technically "boy stuff".  She looks adorable in the boys' clothes--tonight she is sleeping in green & blue pj's that say "I love bugs" on the shirt.  It's nice that she isn't ALWAYS in pink.

On a more important note, today, after all of this thinking, thinking, thinking about Michael, I called our pediatrician to schedule a consult.  It's the direction that I've been leaning towards for about 2 weeks...and I also needed to schedule flu shots so while I was on the phone I asked the nurse how to go about discussing behavioral concerns with the doctor.  She explained that each doctor has consultation days and proceeded to schedule an appointment on the 17th of this month.  I am relieved to have a starting point to really breakdown what might be going with Michael.  The practice has always been very, very supportive & I feel like discussing my concerns with Michael's doctor will prove helpful.

Then, on the job front, I applied for a position with the school to be a lunch/recess monitor.  Nothing glamorous but it is 10 hours per week from 11-2 each day...I can make it work within the kids' schedules & will be still be home in the afternoons/evenings.  It's better than me bringing in no income at all.  Today I called to followup on my application and found out...for this job, you have to have 3 different clearances (I already knew this part since obviously kids are involved).  For PA, the 3 are: criminal record check, child abuse clearance and FBI fingerprinting.  I have all 3 and they are current.  But wouldn't you know it?  The FBI fingerprinting can be for education or social service type employment...of course MINE is for social service and needs to be for education.  UGH!! It costs $40 a pop for this...I can't really afford to shell out this money.  So now I am wondering if any positions will be left by the time I get this fingerprinting done and back.

I'm wondering if I should just do an overnight job 3 nights per week...it would be really, really hard but we are rapidly running out of options.  Maybe in retail/stocking/whatever for the upcoming holiday season?

I haven't come across a full time option that would pay enough to afford daycare...I don't know what else to do.  I can tell Mike is getting a little frustrated with me but I can't make a viable job appear out of thin air.  It's stressful...

I'd like to get back to writing a post with some degree of interesting material in it but this is life at the moment.