doing absolutely nothing

• we have been living in NYC for about 2.5 weeks. i’m still relatively shocked that we are actually here. i have been wanting to live either here or london (an NYC with more rain) for all of my life. it’s really like a dream come true.
• we are moving again tomorrow – to queens. this time we will be in an apartment of our own. this means no more mr. annoying cat guy and cooking! in my very own kitchen. glory be! we will be there for a little over a month. then, on to our final destination of manhattan.
• not having a car has gotten more adaptable – except in situations where i’m like, damn we need a car! case in point, we went to target to buy bedding for the queens place. we then proceeded to turn girly pants’ stroller into a hobo cart and loaded it with all things comforter, mattress pad, pillows, and sheets.

• i have a love/hate relationship with this stroller. the thing is massive and it takes up a lot of room, but then it’s also super handy. i don’t know. i think i’ll love it more when we have another baby since it comes with a second seat attachment. for a double stroller, it’s incredibly small – for a single stroller, i’m like why didn’t we buy one of those macs? i guess it’s not too late. but then how would we pack all our junk home? see, love/hate.
• clothes shopping was interesting. after trying on several pairs of my tried and true boy jeans, i’ve come to the conclusion that something happen to my body shape during pregnancy causing boy jeans to no longer fit – and i found myself in the women’s department trying on jeans called “sweetheart” and “flirt” and “diva”. eh. i was not pleased. TL thought i looked fantastic. i can not wear these chick jeans for the rest of my life! they are not the look i’m going for. i see this as a slippery slope. before i know it, i’ll be in dresses and heels. *TL smiles*
• i’ve lately become obsessed with cloth diapers. i think i may have a true addiction on my hands.
• laundromats are interesting places. the people you see at them are even more interesting:

• yes, he had a jacket to match. and yes, that is his manty line you can see through his shorts. he shows up with a home depot shopping cart (you do know how massive those things are, right?) full of clothes which he proceeds to stuff into two large washers with 1 cup of all natural laundry detergent. his utility belt, however was awesome. i hope TL caught the “i want that for my birthday!” hints i dropped…
• i finally got a blog reader! i love the thing. i should have totally got one a long time ago – don’t know what i was thinking. i’m taking measures to stream line my life and that was on the to-do list. now i can keep better tabs on everyone!
• i think i may or may not be becoming “mom”. TL is keeping tight tabs on me and making sure i’m still functioning for myself. i never actually thought i would even be like this. i totally wasn’t prepared.
• GP put her self to sleep about 4 out of 5 times. it’s fantastic! all she needs is a lovely, which recently has been a cloth diaper. i think she’s obsessed too.
• the insurance issue still has not been resolved, but i’m remaining calm about it. something has to work, right?

next week, training starts. i’m not so sure how much free time i will have between classes and teaching and family, but i plan to continue reading and blogging, even if it’s through my iphone. wish me luck!