One Lucky Girl
oh how I wish…
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I just wish that my mom would pay back the money I loaned to her soon…… Very, very soon. So I can go ahead and pay off $5000 of my debts.
Today we managed to sell some of the leftover from my old candle-making business. We made $300. Lost money but we really wanted to get rid of them anyways. That money is going to the bank to cover expenses for the next week or so. I don’t plan on buying anything big this week or next week anyways.
Well, tonight I am going to try to sew some stuff to sell online. I am hoping to sell 5 coin purses by the end of the week. Then my goal is to sell about 5 more next week. This weekend I need to finish some orders from coworkers.
My husband is running right now. I just had dinner. I am going to enjoy a little piece of brownie for dessert tonight. Or a mango.
Ok. I am going to get ready for sewing.
end of week 9
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Today is the end of week 9 of my pregnancy. I still cannot believe I am pregnant.
This morning I woke up and all I could think about was having waffles for breakfast. So I asked my husband to take the to get one. We drove to IHOP and it was so full. I had to pick up my litte sister, so I told my husband just to take me to Sonic. I had the popcorn chicken and fries. The baby didn’t like it. I ate 2 popcorn chicken pieces and my stomach went gargling.
Then after I took my little sister home, my husband and I went back to IHOP. I got myself a plate of waffles with strawberries topping. Waffles never tasted so good in my life. I felt so satisfied. And the baby was happy.
I am now home. Relaxing. So happy that my baby is made it to 9 weeks 
pregnancy blues
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Oh the joy of being pregnant…
I have been feeling nauseous for hours. I ate something light. It stopped. But soon as I finished eating, I began feeling nauseous again.
I haven’t been feeling active at all. My husband is at the jazz festival right now. By himself. While I am sitting home alone–well, with my 6 dogs.
I feel like eating cookies. Jelly-filled butter cookies. Yum.
We went to the fresh market today. I bought 2 pints of sweet strawberries and 1 pint of peaches. The strawberries were so good and sweet. The peaches are not ripe enough so I have to wait for about 2 – 3 days to eat them, which is fine with me.
I am hungry. Just a bit. I don’t know what I want to eat though. So annoying. Sometimes I know exactly what I want to eat/drink but other times, I have no clue of what I want to eat. I wonder if other pregnant women out there are feeling like this too?
baby is expensive!!
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Ok well apparently I didn’t pay attention to the memo.
I am 7-week pregnant. Last Thursday we went for our formal prenatal visit. We saw the baby and heard its heartbeats. My baby is the size of a lima bean. How cute.
Well, what’s not so cute is the price of baby gadgets and (even) the basics that a baby would need.
Today, my husband dropped me off at Baby Depot (Burlington Coat Factory) while he went shopping to Home Depot. I saw tons of baby stuff and got overwhelmed. A tiny human can’t possibly need all of those junks. Glad I am still in my early pregnancy stage so I will have time to think about what I am going to need to get.
While browsing around the shop, I found some sales on baby bottles. I have heard about Dr.Brown’s baby bottles and I saw several that were on sale for half price. I bought 2 sets of Dr.Brown’s baby bottles. One was Dr.Brown’s Natural Flor newborn feeding set ($9.99 for 3 8-ounce bottles and 2 4-ounce bottles) and the second I bought was Dr.Brown’s Natural Flow Deluxe Wide-neck starter kit ($7.49 1 8-ounce wide-neck bottle and 2 4-ounce wide neck bottles).
I also saw Dr.Brown’s baby gift set for less than $45 and I believe this set comes with a total of 10 or 12 bottles (in 2 or 3 sizes I think).
I read a lot of great reviews on Dr.Brown’s bottles. I figured, baby bottles would be one of several important things I need to have for the baby.
I am actually thinking of getting another of the $10 set I got for a friend of mine who is due to have a baby this August.
When it comes to registry time, I think I am just going to put bunch of visa gift card on my registry. I’ll just buy things when they are on sale. No need to ask people to buy baby clothes when the baby can only wear it once or twice. I’ll put bunch of diapers of all sizes on the registry.
all i want is to be happy
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Today at work was actually went fine. It was an easy day at work today. Don’t get me wrong I still dont like my job. I work with the most dull and dry people ever. They don’t care about you as a person. To them, you are just another worker. Anyways.
I finished making 4 coin purses tonight. I am about to make more. I can probably do another 4 easy. Tomorrow, I can list them. And I want to make pencil pouches tomorrow. If I can make at least 6 per evening, that would be awesome. I can list everyday. And I can start selling good again.
Ugghh. Why don’t I know what I want to do with my life? Why can’t I figure it out? Ok yes I know I am lacking money right now. But does that have to limit my choices? Maybe.
I want to be somebody. I want to be what I want to be. I want to feel accomplished. I know I can do it. I want to do something important in my life. I want to make money. I don’t need to make millions. I just want to make enough for my husband and me and the baby-someday. I want to be happy. I really want to.
to be my own boss (phase 3)
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Ok. I am a little freaked out to be honest. I am going to start a business soon…. from home–selling things online. I was so pumped out yesterday and now I am having all sort of bad dreams about the business that has not yet started. Am I too overreacted? Am I just nervous? Is this normal?
I have so much expectation with my new venture. I cannot fail on this project. I have to succeed. I cannot accept failure anymore. I have so much hopes on this new venture.
Maybe I am pressuring myself too much but this new venture is going to cost me some money so it better works.
I was feeling depressed today almost all day. I was thinking about work and all of the sudden my mood changed from happy to depressing. I don’t think I can last any longer in my work. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it so much. I just don’t know how to handle it right now. I don’t know how we can afford me quiting the job. I can sell my car and that will eliminate one car payment. Then we can get rid of stuff from the storage. I have to pick up sewing again soon. I cannot wait any longer.
I can start selling my handmade items on Etsy, my personal website, and also at the arts market.
My sewing machine is not working great right now. I am so mad. Now I am looking into purchasing another one. A better quality one. Something that can handle many sewing hours.
Ok I am sleepy and tired. Better go to sleep. Tomorrow is Sunday. I am going to church again. I went today and it was so weird because the message from today’s mass was that if you believe in God, and if you ask anything, it will be done. I don’t know why I cried all of the sudden after hearing the message. I knew God was talking to me. I knew He was sending me an assurance that everything is going to be ok. I do have faith in God. I have been praying everynight for Him to grant me a way so I can financially afford to quit my job. Something’s got to happen. Something’s got to work out somehow. I don’t know what it is but things got to be better. I have to find ways to make myself happy. I am going to start looking for another job. Keep my fingers crossed. Perhaps I can do part-time job and I can use the other half to run my business from home.
God, please hear my prayers. Help me please. Help.
to be my own boss (phase 2)
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I am officially a business owner today. Yay.
I have my business license and sales tax ID number. I am on my way to entrepreneurship. I am nervous and excited at the same time. I have to believe in myself. I have to. This is my one way ticket to entrepreneurship. This is the only way out from my boring job. I have to make it work. I have to. I can’t fail. I cannot afford to fail. I have to make it work. I have to get it off the ground. I have to.
I have to keep on telling myself all these things to keep myself going. To keep myself from going under. To keep myself motivated. I want to succeed. I want to. I cannot fail. I cannot. I just cannot.
I can’t doutbt myself. I have to do this. I have to. I have to be able to support myself. I have to.
I’ll keep on working on my small business. I’ll keep on trying. I’ll make it a big success.
to be my own boss (phase 1)
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My entrepreneurship drive is kicking in so bad today. All day at work I was daydreaming about coming home and cutting fabrics (to sew). And then when I got home, I hurriedly got on my laptop to check Etsy. I love reading its ‘quit your day job” stories. So inspiring.
So my goal right now is to be able to support myself selling my crafts and to open a fabric shop from home. My plan, as of right now–fingers crossed, is to stay at work until the baby is born. Baby should be born, if all goes well, in early January 2010. I would like to get a 3-month maternity leave and I do not plan on coming back to work after that. I should get my bonus in March of 2010. That should give me some cushion for some months. Also, I figured, if I really work hard on it, I am pretty sure my business will take off easily. I have lots of ideas. There is an art market that I can attend through November 2009. And it’ll start again in April – Nov 2010. Maybe I’ll get lucky and I can sell wholesale to local businesses. Who knows.
So many opportunities. I cannot wait. The most imprtant thing is, I have about a year to hatch my business so it will take of its ground. In the mean time, I can save as much money for rainy days in the future–which I hope I won’t have.
My goal is to be able to earn at least $2000 (take home) a month selling my crafts and be able to stay at home with my (future) baby.
I am dying to quit my job but I need to really, really be prepared for it. I am determined to make it work and I will do anything in my power to make it a successful business.
It wil be pretty hard for me to earn as much as I earn now working from home but I’ll take a bit of paycut to create a happier life for myself and my family. Not to mention, I am about to have a baby of my own. I want to be there for his/her first walk… first word… first everything.
it is confirmed!!
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It is confirmed!!! I am pregnant
I had the appointment with the doctor today. I thought my husband was not going with me but to my surprise, he called right before I left my office building. And he went to the doctor’s office with me to hear the confirmation.
The nurse said that I am 4 weeks pregnant. It is still young and early My baby is still the size of a pea. How cute. So far I only told 2 good friends at work whom I know will not tell a single soul in my office. I kept their pregnancy secret–didn’t tell anyone.
They estimated my due date to be January 13, 2010. But of course it could be sooner or later. Oh I can’t wait to be so pregnant this Christmastime
Well. I am going to have another doctor’s visit in 3 weeks. The next appointment is going to be May 21, 2009 (Thursday) at 2.45PM. Sooooo excited. This is the time when we are going to have the first sonogram
I can’t wait to see. I am sure my husband is excited too. He is very happy with the pregnancy news. We have been waiting for months. It amazes me how I still don’t feel like I am prepared at all with this. We tried so hard to save our money and to fix up our house and everything. But things are still out of order. And now I have a plan not to come back to work after the baby is born. I don’t know until how long but I really need to figure something out. I would like to find a work that I can do from home. As for now, we’ll continue to save as much money as possible.
My husband and I don’t know how to break the news to our families yet. Maybe we should wait until we have our next appointment to tell everyone. I can’t wait but at the same time, I think we should wait a bit. I say until I am 2 months pregnant. And then I need to tell my boss about my pregnancy. Like it or not, he’s going to have to accept the news. I am going to break the news to everyone else the same time I break it to my boss. I know a lot of people will be excited for me. A lot of the ladies (and men!) at work have been so anxious waiting for me to get pregnant.
Tonight, I feel happy. I hope God will bless me, my husband, and my pea-size baby with health, happiness, and love from friends and family.
Please keep us in your prayers always
today….
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This morning was a bad morning. It was just awful at work. I was so miserable. So anyways. I found out if I wanted to switch to another department, they would have to pay me $37k + 15% bonus. I am currently making $65k+20% bonus. I think the best thing for me is to stick it out until the baby is born and I can quit.
In the meantime, I am starting I can gather up any ideas/etc/etc of what I truly want to do for living soon as I quit my job next April. I am looking to quit my job in April 2010.
My first plan is to start my fabric shop business from home. Apparently I can’t afford to rent a space yet–hopefully someday when my business grows. So I am thinking, why not do it from home and I can just sell them online. I can easily advertise it locally to attract local crafters.
You know. I am so glad I have friends at work who support me wholeheartly. I talked to my 2 good friends today and they made me all better by the afternoon.
Also, I made an appointment to see a doctor tomorrow to confirm my pregnancy. Yay. I am so excited. Too bad my husband wouldn’t be able to be there. But it’s ok. This visit is going to be short. I just want to bring home the good news to my husband and my good friends
I need to read the bible tonight before I go to bed. I need some comfort and I usually find it in God’s words.
