What Does Your "RELAXING" Look Like?

This is ours. 

HA!

You see, neither of us are very good at sitting still and being lazy.  We like to think we are because the thought of it always sounds so nice.  I mean, doesn't "getting coffee, strolling through the mall, and watching movies" sound good to you?  It does to us!  But then we get to Starbucks, leave before our beverages are cool enough to sip, proceed to enter stores on a mission to "check things off the list", and get home to continue purging, organizing or decorating.  I will admit we TRIED to watch a movie............but it took us THREE NIGHTS to do so, since I could only watch it in 25 minute intervals before passing out from exhaustion.  (Side note:  "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" is a real GOODIE!). 

I suppose reading all of these pregnancy books - and what must be done before Baby P arrives - is driving me a little crazy/irrational.  I'm overwhelmed and eager to get everything done (whatever "everything" means).  Then I get things done, go back to reading my book, and find out that everything I accomplished is not done the right way at all!  According to the authors, that is.......yeesh!  Do I toss these "resources" away and wing it?  Or do I try to prepare us for the baby's arrival and tough out the stress and INSANITY that comes along with it?  I don't know what the right answer is.  But I do know that I'm leaning towards the former option of throwing in the towel and relying on common sense.  

In other news, I drove today.  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN KUWAIT!  And - for the FIRST TIME with Phil in the car!!!!  Eminem's "Lose Yourself" was playing in my mind as I wheeled around the mean streets of Hawally....."palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy....."  HAHA!

Well - I must get back to assisting my wonderful hubby.  We are working on rearranging the storage room to make more space for baby stuff (car seat, stroller, etc).  I just finished cutting the tags off all of the baby clothes that have been given to us, which I read must be washed with a non-irritating, chemical-free detergent prior to use.

Let the "relaxing" continue.  Steve's on his way over for "make your own pizza night".  Perhaps we should have opted for the "someone else makes you pizza night".  Oh well.

C'est la vie!!!
XOXO