houseplantgod_s

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-11-07T13:02:00

2006-11-07T20:02:57Z

Costco makes me happy!

Enjoying Pregnancy

2006-08-10T21:00:20Z

OK. So now most of the morning sickness crap is gone! Woot! I'm hungry...A lot. And looking forward to the rest of this pregnancy. =) Now that I've seen the baby (Ultrasound, duh) and seen the heart beating away, I'm much more comfortable being excited about this pregnancy. My tummy is already sticking out. You can feel the top of the uterus in my lower abdomen already too! I can't wait to start feeling our baby kick and move around! I'm happy!

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-07-31T07:11:00

2006-07-31T14:12:45Z

Steve might kill me for posting this since he still hasn't called most of his family yet, but oh well. I get to suffer through morning sickness, I get to put up a blasted ticker.

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-07-20T18:55:00

2006-06-21T01:57:26Z

I can't believe it's already so close to the end of June! To me it feels like June just started! I love the apartment, and I'm happy there. Well, no, actually, right now I'm happy at my mom and dads house b/c Steve hasn't hooked up the computer at home yet, and it's in his office, which I won't go into for fear of becoming lost and dying of starvation. Anyway, hopefully soon we'll have our computer up and running. Oh, yeah, and I still need to call the phone people and have them start service for us. Bleh. I hate paying money for things and stuff.

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-06-07T07:03:00

2006-06-07T14:08:23Z

Alright, so packing sucks, but I'm so glad that I'll have my own place day after tomorrow! ::giggle:: Hurray for our own place!
Brief side note:
I think Steve and I are going to have a phone ahead rule. If you don't call before coming over, then we'll pretend like we're not home. I'm so glad that I married someone who's just as antisocial as I am. =)

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-06-01T21:47:00

2006-06-02T04:51:46Z

Grrrrr....I just had another miscarriage. This sucks so much. The doctors think that this pregnancy was only 4 weeks along when I lost it, but it still hurts, (physically and emotionally).
There's some good news too! Steve and I are going to be renting an apartment soon! hurray! I'm excited to start setting up our new home.
Tired, nauseous, and lots of abdominal pain. I'm going to bed.

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-05-02T22:31:00

2006-05-03T06:00:34Z

I swear, Steve's new job is going to drive me even more insane than I already am. To make a very long and twisted story short, they are totally unorganized and you don't even know if the posted schedule is correct or not, and neither does anyone else!
I'm probably going to have to go back to work, but I really don't want to work at Borders again. There's nothing wrong with the co-workers, (for the most part), but it's one of those places where the reward for a job well done is 7.25/hour and some customer who wants you to kiss their ugly, hairy, butt.
Besides that, not much is going on. I was pretty sick all afternoon, but I'm starting to feel better now. Some bizarre flu thing. Pepto-Bismol, you're my hero!

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-04-22T09:31:00

2006-04-22T16:39:24Z

Here's a list of things that have been going on this past week:
1) "Roommate" moved out (Or rather, is in the process there of since half of her stuff is still here).
2) My friend's baby went from ICU to Critical ICU yesterday.
3) Since the roommate is moving out, my little cousin has taken the opportunity to mooch here way more than usual.
4) Kritonnic had her 23rd b/day on Sunday!
5) I'm getting the garden ready for this coming planting season.

That's about it. I personally haven't had to do a whole lot of stuff, but people are moving at light speed around me. Just don't forget to take time to smell the roses.

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-04-12T13:24:00

2006-04-12T20:27:16Z

My sister in law just published a book! Check it out! I command it!!! www.rainforestdance.com

Besides that, not too much going on. Just the same day in day out stuff.

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-04-07T09:18:00

2006-04-07T16:20:06Z

You Are 48% Abnormal

You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul.

You are at high risk for having a borderline personality. It is very likely that you are a chaotic mess.

You are at medium risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is somewhat likely that you are in love with your own reflection.

You are at medium risk for having a social phobia. It is somewhat likely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement.

You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?

Darn, I'm at a low risk of being a psychopath. I guess that just dashes all my hopes and dreams, now doesn't it?

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-04-01T22:24:00

2006-04-02T06:43:47Z

Sometimes people astound me with how irresponsible they are.

However, upon closer evaluation, we've been raised in a whole generation of irresponsible people. In a day and age where almost everything is acceptably blamed upon other people, including but not limited to ones parents, how can one reasonably assume than ANYONE would willingly show the maturity it takes to accept responsibility for their own actions. Unfortunately, those who try to be responsible every now and then are the ones who get to be labeled "the man." So maybe, without "the man," the world could hit the snooze button one too many times and fall into a coma. Hmmm. Which category do I fall into? Which one would I WANT to fall into?

Avon and candy moon drops

2006-04-01T16:05:20Z

Well, my "upline" manager (the lady who helps me out with Avon and gets money for the work I do), is picking people up to go under me so I'll be a manager too. Which is a lot cooler than a store type management job b/c I really don't have to do too much more work. So far there are 2 people signed up, and they've sold Avon before, so they pretty much know the ropes, and all I need to do is get 3 more people and I'll have my own "downline!" I'm actually pretty excited about it! So...If you want to sell Avon, (believe me, it's actually tons of fun) just let me know!

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-03-27T21:05:00

2006-03-28T05:16:05Z

Steve is now working night shifts for this week. Next week, who knows. I actually don't mind too much, and I think it's probably b/c I'm doing the whole house wife thing. it allows me more time to help Steve prepare for work and I'm not too tired to get up and take care of his uniform and what not. I kinda miss working outside the home, but Avon and Steve are pretty much all I can take on my plate right now. I used to take on too much at any given time and then burn out. I'm so glad that I don't do that anymore. I'm also not going to take any crap from anyone who says I'm not doing enough with my life. I know my limits better than anyone else, and I'm not a lesser person b/c of it.
I love Steve and I enjoy my work here. Today was a good day.

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-03-24T16:14:00

2006-03-25T00:59:58Z

Ahhhh! My advise (whatever it's worth) is to never live with another female...EVER. I thought PMSing on my own was bad, try it when you have at least 2 other females in the house PMSing at the same time. I never knew how lucky I was not to have any sisters.
Other things that are much more interesting...
It looks like my grandfather might move down here with my mom and dad after all. He's looking at doing so in June. Unfortunately, the room that Steve and I are currently renting from my parents will be demolished in the transformation process. This, of course, means that someone in this already full house will have to move out in order to accommodate this old fart. (Don't get me wrong, I love my grandpa, I'm just cranky.) Steve and I are trying to find a place to live, but we really don't want to rent. That was part of the reason we moved in here, so we could save up and buy a house. Now it looks like we're gonna have to move before we have enough money to buy. Which means we're going to be throwing our money away renting! I'm so bummed. On top of that, I think I'm still going through some emotional repercussions from my miscarriage. It's almost 2 months exactly to the day. Sucks. And what is it with all these babies anyway? I was in the new Joann craft store today and I swear, this lady holding an infant was following me around the whole freakin' store! As if that wasn't bad enough, could she quietly hold the baby and be almost inconspicuous about it? NO! She had to keep talking to it in loud, stupid, baby talk! What's up with that anyway? It's not like the baby understands what you're really saying. It only understands the tone of voice. Just like my dog. He has no clue that I'm calling him a dumb-ass if I do it in a calming and loving tone.
Another thing that's bothering me right now is the fact that we have no idea when Steve's going to get paid at his new job. He's finishing up his 3rd week, so I assume he'll be paid soon (2 weeks in any given pay period).
Oh my gosh, I miss living on my own.
Also, for who ever cares, (or doesn't), I'm thinking about joining a gym. I just want to join with a friend so I'll have someone who'll remind me to go, (extra incentive), and I have someone to talk to when all the other girls there look like super models and act like bitches.
I think that's about it. Let's see...Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's everything going on right now.
Check out my avon website if you can. www.youravon.com/cachenbach

houseplantgod_s @ 2006-03-08T13:40:00

2006-03-08T21:40:04Z

You are

What Rejected Crayon Are You?

And the wheels go 'round...

2006-02-20T23:47:35Z

So, life is still moving, and I'm sick with this blasted cold/flu thingy. I've been sick for a week now, and I can't wait to get better. I guess since I just under went a surgical procedure I'm get better at a much slower rate than everyone else, and I keep tossing germs back to Steve. Poor guy. He's having a hard time getting well again too.
Other things on my mind...I want to go shopping. But I don't want to leave the house, and I think you have to have a thing called money in order to buy things. Especially expensive things like laptops, digital video cameras, and maybe a queen sized bedroom set, mattress and all. Perhaps if I think about the tings I want hard enough they'll magically appear. =) Then again, maybe my head will explode.
Oh! Another thing I want to get is a cell phone. Well, actually, two. One for me and one for Steve. That's one of the things that I really miss about dating him...He used to send me cute little texts all the time. And we'd talk for hours almost every day for over a year. I think that's how I knew I could spend the rest of my life with him, we spent almost all day together everyday, and talked on the phone when we weren't together. Even now, I get along better with him than I've ever gotten along with anyone else in my entire life.
I can't wait until we can buy a house. I dislike renting, and I especially dislike renting from my parents. I suppose I can handle renting from ma and pa if that means we'll be able to buy a house sooner. The only real question is where should we buy? California? California kinda sucks!

Sad News...

2006-01-31T21:42:51Z

Thursday at my first official check up since being pregnant we found out that there was no fetal heart tone. After more testing, we found out that our baby died a week earlier. So there won't be any achen-spawn anytime soon.

houseplantgod_s @ 2005-11-07T11:31:00

2005-11-07T19:35:27Z

So apparently I have an ovarian cyst that has bled into my abdomen. Doesn't feel too good...At least I don't have anything worse going on. It should clear itself up in a couple weeks. So I'm at my mom and dad's house taking it kinda easy for a little while.

Life imitates drunken splendor

2005-10-10T17:25:03Z

I'm so excited about tonight! I know it's silly, but I'm going to get a chance to go to a chiropractic appointment, and then my friend Megan and I are going out for really big, really cheap drinks! I suppose this is my version of a spa treatment day. It's going to be so nice to be able to sit down and talk to someone tonight. There are just some things I can't talk to Steve about: nails, hair, and husbands. I'm so happy, and I haven't even started drinking yet!

houseplantgod_s @ 2005-10-05T20:28:00

2005-10-06T03:44:16Z

Wow, it's been a long time since I've been here. Doesn't look like too much has changed. I know I shouldn't just start ranting about stuff since I haven't posted in like 50,000 years, but I'm going to anyway b/c it's not like anyone really reads my crap except Steve, and I'm always ranting and bitching at and/or to him. So what's up with the whole gaining 20 pounds after you get married thing? I'm telling you, I've gained probably 25 pounds, even though I'm trying to watch what I eat and intentionally run up and down the stairs more often than I need to in any given day. However, Steve can eat what ever he wants at any time of day or night, sit on his butt after getting home from work while I keep doing the house work that needs to get done, and he's LOST about 50 pounds since the wedding!!! I can't believe this! He doesn't give a crap about the way he looks for me, and I'm over here sipping on antioxidant tea while performing complex (and compromising) yoga stretches, balancing the check book, and making sure Steve's mom eats breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner. I don't completely understand exactly where I stand in this new living arrangement. Just for the record, I feel used and cheap, but no one around here really notices or cares too much. So I more or less do my thing, keep finances in order, and take care of my mother-in-law as much as she'll let me. By the end of the day I'm so emotionally exhausted, I don't feel like doing anything but fall asleep. The consequences of that is the fact that my mother-in-law does the dishes more often than I do, and I have a lot of laundry that needs to be washed.
Someone take me away to a spa. Please?

houseplantgod_s @ 2005-04-22T22:05:00

2005-04-23T05:16:12Z

Well, if you've read Loki5's journal lately you're pretty much caught up on my life. Except I see that he totally forgot to mention that I only get to see him for about 1/2 hour in the morning when I'm trying to get him up and out of bed. The rest of his time he's at one job or another. I'm not complaining that he has two jobs, goodness knows that we need it in order to pay off all these freakin' bills that keep piling over our heads, however, I would like to be able to get more than one good kiss in during the week. The fact that we don't get a lot of "intimate" time doesn't seem to bother Steve, and that bothers me more than the lack of time.
Good news...
My mother's family (I'm no longer related to a single one of them) is moving out this coming week! I'm so fucking happy, I could cry! I helped the little girl pack her stuff up today, and the little boy and the mom can get their stuff together without a problem on their own. I'm just glad that they're leaving, it'll be good for them, and great for us. They're moving into Visalia, so that's even better seeing as how we live in Exeter and they don't have a car. Some peace and quiet.
I think that's all that he didn't write.
I'm so tired...trying to stay awake to see husband when he get's home from work...Zzzzz.

houseplantgod_s @ 2005-01-02T00:11:00

2005-01-02T08:15:28Z

Waiting for my husband to get here and pick me up from my parents house. They got rid of the satellite TV, so there's nothing for me to watch while waiting for him anymore. No one's usually up at this time of night, and if they are, I don't want to see them b/c they're usually my stupid 16 year old cousin, or my computer geek brother.
Hey! Steve's here! OK, I'm outta here!

houseplantgod_s @ 2004-12-24T23:10:00

2004-12-25T07:32:44Z

Merry Christmas to ya'll!
This is a special shout out to all my friends and family, but especially to my wonderful husband.
This year I feel so bad because I wasn't able to get him anything that I really wanted to. Actually, I didn't really know what to get him. Between not having the money to get him what I would have liked to get him, and wondering if I should get him stuff he may or may not like, or if I should get him stuff that I know he needs and would use.
Anyway...I wanted to let him know that there's nothing in this world I could give him that would be able to even try to match the wonderful gift he's given me. He is such an awesome husband. I've been sick since our birthday, and the past day or so I've been pretty cranky, my body's been aching, and I've just over all felt really crummy. This morning when I woke up, I hurt so bad that I couldn't move. I didn't have to say anything to Steve at all, he just knew somehow that I was in pain, and he started lightly rubbing my back! I was so shocked that he just KNEW what I wanted him to do and I didn't even have to ask him! He does so many little things like that for me, so how can I sufficiently say thank you to someone like that?
All I have to say is:
Steven, look inside your wallet.

houseplantgod_s @ 2004-12-19T11:09:00

2004-12-19T19:16:06Z

I'm enjoying being married, but I really don't enjoy being all by myself at the apartment until at least 1am. Long story short, I've been so scared, that I WON'T stay there. I stay at my parents house most of the time, and sometimes we even sleep here. I make it a point to be here everyday after my little cousin Amanda gets out of school so I can help her with her homework, then I just stay the night. It's getting old fast. Tomorrow we're going to talk to the management people and see if they'll allow us to get a dog. I won't feel so alone all the time, and if we get the Rott. puppy that I want, in about 6 months I won't have to worry about anyone trying to get into the apartment ever again. *Bwahahaha*
I'm going to go make breakfast for Steve. I feel so...domesticated. oh well, at least he's good in...errrr...ummmm...bye.

houseplantgod_s @ 2004-12-02T21:03:00

2004-12-03T05:07:09Z

I can't wait to start another job and get back in school! I've been so bored since getting home from the honeymoon! I feel so...so...domesticated! yuck! Nothing against being a house wife, (I actually want to be a stay-at-home mom if possible when we have kids), but I can't stand being there all by myself all day! I got the apartment all clean, and then went stir crazy! So I'm at my mom and dad's house. My car is broken, so my dad came and picked me up. I miss my car.
Anyway...I think that's all. I'm so boring. I make myself yawn.