Book finished: Bachelor Girl; A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book; Winnie the Pooh; Cotillion
Reading: Storm Glass by Maria Snyder
On the Nightstand: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift; The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; Cape Storm by Rachel Caine
MakingLists: Bloggiesta is right around the corner (next weekend in fact!) and I want to take part while I still have some free time. I've made a huge list of blog related tasks (mostly back-end stuff). Among those tasks: reformatting and adding pictures to many previous posts. When we switched hosts, some of older posts went all wonky. I really want to get those fixed. Plus, I've got some tagging issues to resolve and templates to make. Currently my task list is sitting at 12 items, but it could grow longer before the even starts.
Around the house: We have the travel system put together, but the crib is still sitting in the box in the middle of the dining area. Have to convince J to put that together soon if only for my anxiety...
On the Job: After almost an entire pay period with no work, this week I finally had tasks to finish and get paid for. I'm doing well budgeting my limited income, but am hoping to work more in the next month to make a cushion before the baby comes. I'd like to keep paying for the groceries and finish paying off one of student loans before the paychecks dry up... Hopefully I don't get too frustrated at the ridiculousness and just quit early.
From the kitchen: Tried another random Rachael Ray recipe. J and I both agreed that it needed more spice even though I put in more than the recipe called for. I feel like many of her recipes are just too bland as is. I should remember that by now. I think it's time to try some that aren't Rachael Ray. Maybe some random saved recipes in my bookmark history. And definitely something sweet baked in the oven. I'm thinking coffee cake!
On the Web: I started reading a personal blog from one of the other October mamas to be and it's a bit scary how close many of our pregnancy experiences are. I definitely put her in my blogroll so I can see pics of her little girl when she's born. Currently our due dates are one day apart.
Crafting: Absolutely nothing this week. Boo! I spent a lot of time reading and working. My goal is to get back to scrapbooking the family album this week. I wanted to be completely caught up by October. For that to happen, I need to get moving. I've neglected the boys' albums for the time being. If I can get the family album done, then I'm in a much better place to transition to Project Life in October. Fingers crossed! Maybe I should block out time on my calendar for scrapbooking. That might be a better way of reminding myself to make time for it!
Watching: Kitchen Nightmares S1 and S2 (while I work); ST:TNG S6; ST:DS9 S1; Suits (OMG so good!); random movies for September's Month of Movies. Nothing too exciting as I've been focusing more on reading than watching television or movies, but some good shows.
Pregnancy Update: I'll be doing a more in depth post for my 36 weeks on Tuesday. In short, much of the same. Just waiting really. Although I'm pretty sure I felt some Braxton Hicks' contractions Friday night. Very weird feeling! But they went away quickly enough.
From Nature: Fairly consistent 75-80 degree temperatures this past week. After hearing about the horrible storms throughout the midwest (my hometown had many flooded roads), I am extra grateful for the always gorgeous weather here. I can still enjoy a swim in the pool and a walk to the coffeehouse without any hassle. Also loving the consistent temperatures. In my hometown the temperature dropped 40 degrees from one day to the next last week. No thank you! I do not miss that at all.
Shopping Scores: A Beautiful Mess just released a designed Project Life kit that was way too adorable not to snap up. I already have a kit for PL (Seaform Edition), but I figure most of the colors from both kits work well together. I'll just have a ton of inserts to choose from. The kit should arrive on Wednesday. Can't wait to open it up and look at all the pretty.
Project: Still prepping the house for baby's arrival. I still want to get some of the closets cleaned out and the rest of the nursery in place (crib, mobile, wall decor). We will see...