I feel like I'm always on the go...like there's always something to do. Of course, I'm still finding time to sit my bum in front of my computer and the TV, so maybe I should stop that, but it's my de-stressor (usually). Oh well. Things will eventually get done. The laundry will find a way. The house will eventually get clean. In the meantime, life goes on...without my boys...but it goes on.
I will preface this by saying, this is solely going to be a rant of everything going on in my life right now, so it's probably going to be pretty boring...but it explains why my posts have been fewer and why it's been hard for me to keep up!
I know I've talked about my primary job, but I'm not sure I've ever mentioned my second job. I am an Independent Scentsy Consultant. If you've never heard of Scentsy, there's no better time to check it out than now! My site is http://melliott.scentsy.us/ Anyhow...August starts incentive season. Incentive is earning points toward a trip. Next year's trip is Greece, Nassau (Bahamas), or Scentsy Family Reunion in St. Louis. My dream is to go to different places in Europe and Greece is on the top of my list, so I'd really love to go. However, the trip is next June-ish. And I'm really hoping I'd be pregnant by then, which means I don't plan on venturing more than an hour or two drive from my home hospital. But I still want to earn the points...just in case. It'd be AWESOME to have a free, all-expenses-paid trip. That also means selling, selling, selling. I've really struggled with my business. I have a hard time getting parties and with my busy schedule, it makes it hard. Now there's a fad of online parties, so I'm hoping that might help me out. I got really excited about Scentsy back in February and then started looking at new jobs for my primary income and lost site of it. I really want to get back into it, but I feel very discouraged. I don't get a lot of interest from my friends on FB. :-/ So if anyone reading this would like to show me some love...please message or e-mail me!
Meanwhile...you saw my last post about Memory Boxes...that's just one project! I'm still really working toward Teeny Tears so that I can donate diapers to the hospital with my memory boxes as well. And honestly, I'd really like to start a memory box donation program so that we could help more than our local hospital, too...some day!! That's not the goal of the 501(c)3 that we were talking about starting, but who knows, maybe we can add that as a piece of it. Hmmm...ideas. So yes, a 501(c)3 is yet another project underway...hopefully for a kick off next September (2014). Lots of work to be done before then!
Then there's charity events...the hospital's fundraiser is coming up in October and my team is lagging. We don't have many people signing up to run/walk with us! I'm hoping it will pick up soon... If anyone is interested in helping us out or walking, please check it out!! Our funds go to directly supporting the NICU. http://chadhalf.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1060825&lis=1&kntae1060825=D20866074CEA41B9B09145C381FA8464&team=5466686
On top of that, Cam and I just invested in a new truck. Well, new to us, not new, new. It is a 1953 Dodge M37 that we believe came from our local Airforce base (we're going to track the serial number) and was being cared for and used by a local ski area. It's in really nice shape, but we are really excited to restore it to its original glamor. It will definitely be a project years in the making, but it's beautiful and I can't wait to see it in its full glory!
What else...Cam is working on starting a side business, so that's been fun. I get to help which is always good bonding time. :) Here's hoping it goes really well because then we have something that will help us invest in the truck!
Oh yes, and did I mention weddings? We have two weddings in September for two of our close friends. One is my best friend and I am in her wedding, which I am so excited about because she's like my little sister and I can't WAIT to see her happily married! The other is one of my college roommates, and it will be a HUGE reunion for me at that wedding because I haven't seen a lot of the people that will be at that one in almost 5 years! So excited. It gives me two great things to look forward to in September. :)
But September is hard...all of these things eat up my time so that maybe I don't think about September being what it is. I want to make the boys' birthday special and I'm not sure how I'm going to do that yet....all I know is I still miss them and I know I always will.
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