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Bring back that Groovy Feeling
Embarrassed
Hi Lisa A,
First of all one question at a time. That is your problem to begin with.. you are too impatient. About your embarrassment and fear. This is so simple. Rather than have fear of the "unknown" why don't you call the HOA and find out what you are able to do with the mattress and where you could place it. Tehre is no way in hell that your children are the only ones who soil their mattresses in the surburb. Also, you placed the thing at an angle that all your neighbors could see it. It's like putting holey panties out on a line to dry. You could have placed the thing flat on the ground directly where the sun shone. At least it would be less conspicuous. Also, for crying out loud go out and buy 2 more mattress liners and for God's sake stop putting them in the dryer. The heat is melting the plastic. Remove all the clothes from the rack in the laundry room and lay the newly washed liner over the rack to air dry.
About bringing back that feeling...sigh... Girl it was Winter, even in Florida. You know darn well that the last thing your husband was thinking about was anything romantic outside in that weather so relax yourself. Secondly, you know that you have to stop hovering over those children as much as you do. You allow them to take too much control over the house and your time and it is because they know they can. Create a routine that includes yourself and your husband where you know that you plan in advance what you all will eat or drink, do the mock set up and when they fall asleep, just start putting things into action. When you chose this home, you were so meticulous about the features that you wanted that you could gain from. So far you have used those features to your benefit maybe once. It's right there. You don't have to travel far of pay to get it. It's right there. The same amount of energy and time you invest in preparing for people to come over and many times you don't even get a chance to enjoy what THEY are enjoying, you need to start putting that energy into yourself. Lastly, don't compare your lifestyle of your past with your lifestyle of the present. It's like apples and oranges. You wanted a convertible Jeep Wranlger too and piercing all over your body but you don't want that now. That ex of yours if you remember said that you were not black, now you have yummy chocolate children. Your carefree and inquisitive attitude allowed you to be wise to so much, and made you make mistakes that you know you will not likely make now and has prepared you for the ridiculously whirlwind of a life that you are living right now. It is time to invest that creative brain of yours into yourself and your husband and the kids will be just fine. You truly underestimate them and yourself.
Bring back that Groovy Feeling
Embarrassed
Hi Lisa A,
First of all one question at a time. That is your problem to begin with.. you are too impatient. About your embarrassment and fear. This is so simple. Rather than have fear of the "unknown" why don't you call the HOA and find out what you are able to do with the mattress and where you could place it. Tehre is no way in hell that your children are the only ones who soil their mattresses in the surburb. Also, you placed the thing at an angle that all your neighbors could see it. It's like putting holey panties out on a line to dry. You could have placed the thing flat on the ground directly where the sun shone. At least it would be less conspicuous. Also, for crying out loud go out and buy 2 more mattress liners and for God's sake stop putting them in the dryer. The heat is melting the plastic. Remove all the clothes from the rack in the laundry room and lay the newly washed liner over the rack to air dry.
About bringing back that feeling...sigh... Girl it was Winter, even in Florida. You know darn well that the last thing your husband was thinking about was anything romantic outside in that weather so relax yourself. Secondly, you know that you have to stop hovering over those children as much as you do. You allow them to take too much control over the house and your time and it is because they know they can. Create a routine that includes yourself and your husband where you know that you plan in advance what you all will eat or drink, do the mock set up and when they fall asleep, just start putting things into action. When you chose this home, you were so meticulous about the features that you wanted that you could gain from. So far you have used those features to your benefit maybe once. It's right there. You don't have to travel far of pay to get it. It's right there. The same amount of energy and time you invest in preparing for people to come over and many times you don't even get a chance to enjoy what THEY are enjoying, you need to start putting that energy into yourself. Lastly, don't compare your lifestyle of your past with your lifestyle of the present. It's like apples and oranges. You wanted a convertible Jeep Wranlger too and piercing all over your body but you don't want that now. That ex of yours if you remember said that you were not black, now you have yummy chocolate children. Your carefree and inquisitive attitude allowed you to be wise to so much, and made you make mistakes that you know you will not likely make now and has prepared you for the ridiculously whirlwind of a life that you are living right now. It is time to invest that creative brain of yours into yourself and your husband and the kids will be just fine. You truly underestimate them and yourself.
