RANT!

Originally this was going to be a "poor me" rant, but I've talked myself down over the last few minutes and put on my big-girl boots. Now it'll just be a bitchy rant :)

I am fucking tired. There I said it. I would love to curl up in bed and sleep for a week. That's not an option, hence the big-girl boots. I have a long list of things that need to get done and I was hoping to get some help with them and after the week I've had, that doesn't appear to be happening so it's time to just do it all myself. Here's the list:

1. Sand the ceiling in the bedroom. I had mudded it, but was having troubles balancing on a ladder and using the sander so I asked the Sperm Donor to finish it. He said he would (two and a half weeks ago). So now it's time to get it done myself.

2. Once the bedroom is sanded it is time to prime and paint it. I'm hoping this one won't take me more than a weekend, but I'm moving a little slower now, so we'll see!

3. Clean out the area underneath the stairs. The bedroom is small, so in the interest of saving space I'm moving my dresser to the area under the stairs. Unfortunately, when we moved in, this turned into a storage area so I need to flatten the boxes for recycling and throw out a whole bunch of packing material, styrofoam, etc.

4. Clean up the backyard and get it ready for winter. This one shouldn't be that bad since it's merely dumping some dirt out of the pots and loading everything into the garage for winter storage. The doggie-do that needs to be cleaned up...*sigh* bending over is the problem with that one!

5. Fix water spout on downstairs bathtub. When it's turned on, half the water comes out the shower head and half comes out the tap. Obviously this is not conducive to taking a bath (which is all my aching body is screaming for) so it's got to be fixed! I did some trouble shooting online and apparently removing the tap and soaking it in hot water and vinegar for 24 hours should fix it. I'll try that first since it's more economical (and easier) than replacing it.

6. Go baby shopping, go Christmas shopping, order sewing supplies, get hair done, visit with mom and dad. These ones should be the fun ones, but they all involve trips into the city, and more than one trip too. It's a 2 hour drive each way, which takes up an entire day off. Again, not a big deal except for the list above.

7. Order baby dresser, crib, glider, etc. Once they come in I am actually looking forward to organizing all the baby stuff. Doesn't every first-time mom look forward to that one?

8. If...if...IF I have time, I also need to prime and paint the living room. I would really LOVE to get that done, but if I don't, I guess I can live with it. That one would actually be easy except there is a large *ahem* hole in the drywall that needs to be fixed.

I was hoping the Sperm Donor would step up and get some of this stuff or at least help me pay for some of the baby stuff etc, but nope. Secondly, I was hoping the ex-husband would take the dogs to at least take some of the work off of me, but nope.

I realize part of my bitchiness/moodiness/anger is pregnancy hormones. Part of it is that tomorrow is an important day. Part of it is that Kaycie's first anniversary of her EDD is coming up on the 31st. I should be getting ready to celebrate her first birthday.

6 weeks from now until the beginning of December. 6 weeks to get all of the above done. Either I'll be successful, or I'll end up on bed rest. Either one is fine with me!