Get-To-Know-Me Monday, #2

I really enjoyed doing the mini-questionnaire last week and even had a fellow blog/real life friend answer all of the questions on her blog!  (Thanks, Michelle! It was fun reading your answers!)  Sometimes it's hard coming up with questions, but I find it makes it easier if I think about what I would like to know about fellow bloggers.   I also make sure that I mix it up...it's nicer to have a post of funny/trivial questions mixed with serious questions.  It makes coming up with answers much more interesting!

How do you feel today?  Tired. And cranky.  And like my head is going to explode.  I have a mammoth sinus headache today.  I'm also seriously lacking in the motivation department.

Favorite facial moisturizer:  Aveeno Baby Eczema Therapy Moisturizing Cream.  It doesn't offer any sun protection, which I know I need to address, but it keeps my skin moisturized in this dry climate and keeps the eczema on my face and hands from rearing its ugly head.

What are your most enjoyable moments as a parent?  Being able to breastfeed has led to some really beautiful bonding moments with Bunny.  Right now she's being such a sweetheart while nursing that it just melts my heart.  Before she latches on to really eat, she takes a few seconds to look up at me, smile, and sometimes touch my face.  It immediately erases any negativity that I've been carrying around.

Favorite vacation spot:  I couldn't pick just one.  We love going to Ruidoso, NM.  It's a pleasant place that's touristy, but not too crowded, and breathtakingly beautiful.  We also love going to the Texas Gulf Coast.  It is familiar, but still exhilarating.  It feels like we're going home, but without responsibilities.

Cell phone: basic ringer or song?  Basic ringer for both MM and I.  We decided a while back (MM first, then I followed his lead), that we were adults and professionals and that our ring tones should acknowledge that.

Favorite Bible verse:  Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

How does your daily routine go?  Wake up - 6 am, nurse Bunny or pump if she's still asleep, eat breakfast, get ready for work, get Bunny ready for day, take Bunny to daycare, go to work, work, pump, eat lunch, work, pump, work, pick up Bunny, start dinner or feed Bunny dinner (MM does whichever I don't do), eat dinner, help MM with clean-up if he needs it, do some laundry, cuddle/play with Bunny, nurse or pump again, wash bottles from day, nurse or pump before bed, bed.  Phew!


Favorite television guilty pleasure:  I have so many!  I'd have to say My Fair Wedding on WE tv.  David Tutera is so stinking clever and seems to genuinely love his brides (although I am not naive enough to think that it's all real and no acting.)  But I do love a good wedding and I love even more when a gal with modest wedding plans has the blow-out of her dreams. 

What do you enjoy most as a parent?  Late night cuddles, early morning chat sessions, and this smile:

Weekly goals:

1. Drink water. Seriously. It's not like it's hard!
2. Take Bunny and the stroller and just start walking.  At least once.  Just do it!
3. Stop forgetting to take my meds.  They're daily pills for a reason!!
4. Pray for guidance on how to be the best wife to MM I can be.
5. Find my motivation; quit hiding from the responsibility I've been given at work and just get it done!
6. Get things organized.  My way.  Stop looking online for how everyone else's household binders are set up and set mine up in a way that works for me and my family.
7. MORE CUDDLES!!  MORE PLAY TIME!!  MORE LOVIES!!