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Cleaning list...

1. Declutter scrapbook area. Con husband into letting me have the dinning room for my new scrapspace.
2. Empty both bathrooms and steam clean every surface.
3. Go through a few boxes of art supplies and whittle them down. Donate the rest.
4. Put away clothes.
5. Vacuum.
6. Steam clean kitchen.

You would think that since I no longer have a job I would be less exhausted, right? WRONG!

I've gone on this deep cleaning/ decluttering neat freak streak. My poor dh has had to take a gazillion trips to the garbage can. We seriously have a hugs pile of stuff to donate. I would have a garage sale but it's so stinking hot. No way in HECK am I going to sit outside for six when it's 105 degrees just to make $50.

We went to my friend Toni's b-day party on Saturday. We were supposed to go to another BBQ later that night but were having so much fun we decided to skip it! And the food was soooooo good. I love potlucks.

Looking for a job sucks. Especially since I don't want one right now. You would think that this would make James a little more willing to do more to find a job. Nope. I seriously want to hit him sometimes.

Sometimes Life Stinks

Goodness. It's been a few days since I last posted. What a crazy week it has been. Really, really crazy.

Why?

Well, I went to Disneyland w/ my sister Sarah. We had fun, even though we got stuck on the Pirates of the Carribean ride for an hour and a half! 44 boats full of people (about 25 in each boat) had to be rescued (aka pushed to a dock) because something at the end of the ride broke. It was funny though in a weird way.

Last Wednesday I took a class on how to be a better assistant. Apparently I didn't learn much from it. I'll explain in a moment.

Then on Sunday my husband surprised me with a trip to Catalina. I was (and still am) horrendously sick and we were at my SIL Darcy's house just hanging out. My in-laws and niece Echo were in town for a vacation so everyone, including my sister was in on it. James sucks at surprising me because I alway figure it out. This time he got me though. I was so sick! He woke me up from my nap and said we had to get something from the grocery store. ROFL... then he started going the wrong way. "Honey, the grocery store is up 3rd street not down Crenshaw". He said "ok, we're not going to the grocery store, we're going to Catalina".

Catalina was beautiful. He even worked out w/ my employers that it was ok for me to be gone on Monday (our 4th aniversary). Well Sunday night went awesome we had a great dinner at the Blue Parrot and then walked all over the town holding hands in the moonlight. Did I mention that Catalina is beautiful.

Monday we woke up and my boss called and started yelling at me for not being there and for not getting things done while they were out of town. I was expecting to be there on Monday so I didn't finish up some of my work on Friday. I thought I had a pretty flexible job. Apparently not. Long story short (and maybe someday I will spill all the details) I have lost my job.

So now not only is James unemployed, but so am I. I feel like such a loser. An exhausted, depressed, loser.

I think I need a list to make me a bit happier.

Things I am grateful for even though I have lost my job.

1. I have a ton more time to spend with my son and husband.
2. My house is clean.
3. More time to scrapbook.
4. Get to catch up on some movies.
5. I've already gotten some really good leads for a new job.
6. James is working hard on a script and getting his production company up and running.
7. Now I have more time to relax! Even if it's just for a few days.

Holy Cow! What a weekend!!!!

12 hours of making beautiful paper arts is flipping exhausting! But I had such a good time. The projects were gorgeous (of course!). I will post the pics when I get home tonight. I love this hobby of mine and being around others who love it just as much as I do is so much fun.

So, my sister Sarah is in town and tomorrow we are going to DISNEYLAND! I am so excited. The weather cooled off enough this week so it won't be too terribly hot when we go. She has never been so she is even more excited than Iam.

I have to get back to work. I am so behind. I totally goofed off on Friday and didn't get hardly anything done and I will be out of my office two days this week.

I hate working. I would much rather be at the beach.

LIST TIME!!!!!

5 Reasons Why Everyone Should Send Me $25

1. My husband doesn't have a job. Still. (Although this week he is working for a family who just moved and needs help getting settled into their ginormous house).
2. I really need to get my eyebrows waxed and it's just not in the budget right now.
3. I would love to eat somethin other than chicken and steamed rice.
4. Gabe has outgrown all his clothes. Again.
5. My sister Sarah is poorer than I am and is starting her senior year in a few weeks. I would LOVE to send her back home in STYLE!!!

I will return and report on Thursday about our trip to D-Land! Woop Woop!!!

I will not sleep tonight.

I am such a nerd. I am so one of those people who get so excited before an event that they literally can not sleep the night before.

Tomorrow I am taking an all day class with Carol Wingert and Tena Springer. For those of you not in the know they are two of the most fabulous scrappers ever. We are going to make three gorgeous projects and will literally be there from 9am to 8pm working on them. I am so stinking excited. Earlier this year we did a class w/ them and it was AMAZING!!! And they are the nicest women and great teachers.

I am paying my cable bill today so I will have internet access this weekend! Woo Woo!!! Pictures! That will be exciting. I also have to update the Tivoli Blooms website. There are at least three weddings that I need to put pics up for.

No post of mine would be complete without a list....

Things I'm in Love With Today

1. My Husband.... he's hot.
2. Cable TV and High Speed Internet Access
3. Basic Grey Paper. OMG, LOVE IT!!
4. Starbucks Iced Chai
5. My cute new pair of extremely comfortable Gaucho Pants
6. Mary Kay stuff- I went to a party last night and my skin is amazing today!
7. My son Gabe is by far the cutest kid on the planet. No offense to others who have cute kids, but mine is cuter.
8. My friends rock! Erika, Taylor, Kelli, Staci, Jenn.... they're all good!

Can't wait for tomorrow, Can't wait for tomorrow, Can't wait for tomorrow.....

Nothing to type about, really.

I really don't think anybody reads this. I think it's because I don't have any pictures. Maybe if I just put some random ones on here....

I really need to learn how to use this thing. I've been looking at other people's blogs and they are so freaking awesome. Cool headers, awesome links, funny stories.

WHY AM I NOT FUNNY?????

Seriously, this thing would be so much better if I had just one ounce of funny in me.

Time for a list.

Things that need to be done sooner rather than later.

1. Learn how to be funny.
2. Figure out how to make more money without working so stinking hard.
3. Get dh a job because we all know he isn't getting one himself. Dangit, do I have to do everything??
4. Find an apartment building for my boss to buy and renovate.
5. Decide what day is best to take my sis to Disneyland next week. I hate the heat and long lines. Is Wednesday a good day to go or Thursday?
6. Gabe needs new clothes. He's outgrown everything he has now. The kid is a bean pole. Tall and lanky just like his dad. I swear I'm going to go broke feeding and clothing the boy.

That should do it for now.

I need a vacation!

OK, so tomorrow I was supposed to go with my family to the open house of the Newport Beach temple. BUT my employers are leaving out of town on Thursday and just gave me this HUGE guilt trip that I had take Friday off and that when they are in town they really need me here.... etc.

I'm sorry, but I was under the impression that my hours were flexible (they are but apparently I can't take a day off). WHY CAN'T MY HUSBAND GET A JOB SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORK IF I DON'T WANT TO? HUH?

I am exhausted. I need a vacation. But that requires money, which would require my husband getting a job.

I feel a list coming on.

Top 5 Reasons Why I Shouldn't Work

1. I want to spend more time with my son.
2. I am a very spontaneous person and I just can't be if I have to be at work everyday.
3. I really like being at the beach better.
4. My house is a wreck and by the time I get home I don't have any energy to clean it.
5. I can't remember the last time I had the opportunity to bake or cook something yummy. I miss that.

Beautiful Presents and other Babble

Things to Do:

1. Pay my cable bill so I can actually access the internet from my home
2. Take a picture of me in my cute new birthday present from Erika (an absolutely to die for outfit, complete w/ a matching necklace)
3. Make Thank you Cards for all of my great gifts.
4. Try not to kill my husband for still not having a job.
5. Shave. It's hotter than hades out and I need to go swimming.
6. Stop watching the food channel. I think I just gained ten pounds from looking at the tv. Great, now I'm craving bacon wrapped scallops so bad.
7. Find more books by Lauren Weisberger. I'm currently reading her book The Devil Wears Prada and omg, I swear I seriously had a job like that.
8. Get some pictures on here. It's looking pretty sparse.

Just in case you were wondering how my birthday went it actually wasn't the major suck fest I thought it was going to be. My poor dh. I totally reamed him a new one on my long drive home only to get home to an arrangment of my favorite Orchids and presents from his parents. And the card... I seriously cried buckets over the card he got me. I didn't believe in the power of a card until yesterday. I love him, even if he is a slacker who doesn't have a job.

Negative or Postive? Only the list will decide.

Yes, another list. I'm trying to figure out if I'm a negative person or if I have a postive outlook on life.

Reasons why I could be a negative person

1. I whine.
2. I complain. A lot.
3. I always talk and think about the negatives in my life.
4. I'm stressed out. That can't be a good thing.
5. I'm a perfectionist.

Reasons why I'm really a postive person trapped in stress case's body.

1. I smile a lot
2. I like where I live.
3. I like my job. (FINALLY! But that's a post for another day)
4. I feel really blessed. Most of the time.
5. I can burp really loudly
6. I sing in the car all the time, no matter what.
7. I have really awesome friends.
8. My husband isn't a bad guy. Just a slacker.

Ok, so that's 5 for the negative side and 8 for the postive side. Hmmm, interesting.

My Birthday/First Post

In honor of it being my 25th birthday I decided to do what everyone else does. Start my own blog. I honestly have been avoiding it for quite some time. Everybody and their freaking brother has a blog, who's honestly going to read mine? What makes me so stinking special that people are going to take time out of their day and read about a white middle class mormon working mom?:

And then I start to think that maybe it's people like me who are the driving force behind this whole blog craze. People are so stressed out that they are resorting to wasting away their time escaping from reality by reading about other people who are stressed out. Never ending viscious circle my friends, never ending viscious circle.

Ok, so you are probably wondering about who I am. Here's a list. I like lists.

1. My name is Onica
2. I grew up in Portland, OR.
3. I met my husband James on an LDS chat board.
4. We got married on August 22nd, 2001.
5. I live in Los Angeles
6. I am a personal assistant
7. My husband graduated from Film School in April and still doesn't have a job.
8. I'm trying not to be bitter about my husband not having a job.
9. I have a cute son named Gabe. He's 2 1/2!
10. I'm completely addicted to the internet. Especially games like Settlers.
11. And scrapbooking.
12. And chocolate.
13. And fashion.
14. My best friend Erika and I have a flower design company called Tivoli Blooms. We rock!
15. I like Harry Potter fan fiction. Shhh, don't tell anyone, it's our secret. I'll have to do a post about it someday.
16. My biggest fear..... is that people won't like me. I've always wanted to be popular.

So, there you have it. My first blog entry. Please, hold the applause.