Summer Break is Upon Us

My ex and I totally blew it when we realized, with only weeks of school to go, that we had NOTHING planned for the monkey when school is out. Since forever, and until kindergarten started, we had preschool/daycare. I'm off 2-3 days of the week, depending on whether or not I work weekends, but the rest? The in-laws would only commit to one day a week, but we had to figure the rest out. Luckily there's the very expensive YMCA camps and we are signing her up for 4 weeks of those. It will be loads of fun for the monkey and she will make some new friends. Also, the in-laws are helping with some of the cost. We also signed up for the public pool, so that will help. Here's hoping the water isn't cold all summer...and that monkey and I don't get kicked out for shenanigans. What are you doing with your monkeys this summer? 

Gearing Up for Something

As much as I am a bit worn out from vacation last week, I'm also starting to feel a hint of renewal as well. I've been slowly unpacking and working through some laundry the last few days. Sunday, our first day back, Bebe and I went to Walmart to get some things that we just have needed but that I've been holding back on because of money troubles. I decided to eat it and just get them. I got a new hamper for laundry, a clothes line and clothes pins for the back yard (which us up and kick-ass), laundry basket and a dish rack/dryer thing for the kitchen (so sick of wet dishes sitting on towels on the counter for a week). This weekend I'm going to go back to shopping at Aldi for most items, a trip to Sam's Club for bulk essentials like toilet paper, frozen chicken breast and maybe some new underoos and socks for Mama (I love's me some microfiber granny panties).

School is about 3 weeks out and I'm trying to wrap up this stuff before its too late. Once school starts, time for other life things ends and I have come to terms with it. I've decided to kind of draw a line in the sand, if you will, in regards to what I’m willing to do for school. No extra curricular activities, no study groups (waste of time usually), no dinners, no bitch sessions. Its home, school, work; in that order, and nothing else. If I don't do it like that, it'll be like last semester and I'm not having any of that shit. I'd like to be able to enjoy my evenings & weekends at home with my kid, to go out to dinner with my betrothed, to live. I'm determined to work hard to make that happen.

I'm starting to feel sentimental about the seasons. Its funny because its not that old back-to-school shit, but it’s fall in general. Its coming and I'm excited about it for specific reasons: Bebe's birthday (3 years old! shit, time flies), Halloween, apple- and pumpkin-butter, fall festivals of all kinds, not sweating in my blue jeans and warm, spiced drinks. I just hope that we actually get to experience a nice fall season with leaves changing into beautiful colors instead of them just burning to a brown crisp and falling off the trees sometime in October.

*I've been pretty hard on my mom the last few days and I'd like to add a disclaimer, if anything, just to make myself feel better about all the brutal honesty. I love my mom and we do have a very good relationship. But the things that I have experienced with her over the last week were good and bad and toward the end of the week, it was more of the bad from my perspective. I want nothing more than for her to be genuinely happy and healthy. On that note, have a great week!

Out of Office Assistant re: Molly

No show this week, y'all! I'm officially on vacation as of right....now. I may post on the blog here and there next week. If not, stay thirsty my friends.

Drop me a line here if you need some encouragement...or want to encourage me:
greetingsfromkentucky at gmail dot com

Love,
Molly

Up Up and Awayyyyy

I'm trying to will my soul into excitement about vacation and there are a few sparks here and there. I'm starting to remember the quiet hum of air conditioners you hear on walks around the island. That complete change in sound that happens when you walk over that last dune and onto the beach that makes everything really blowy and loud. That long grass that always rubs your ankles in a very annoying, uncomfortable way.

Then there are the road side stands of veggies, seafood and the best thing evah: boiled peanuts. Now, I wouldn't recommend eating a bag full the same day as, say, a date. But do it somehow. And don't you dare buy the ones in cans. It'll be the above but way worse.

Here's what's left to do:
1. Slap some clothes in a bag
2. Gather the sand toys and fishin' poles!
3. Get a net for crabbin!
4. Get the cooler out and get ready to pack some foods
5. Load ipod with podcasts and tunes out the wazoo for long trip entertainment
6. Load ipad with movies...somehow...anyone know how to do this?
7. Get rest of bebe & daddy's stuff together.
8. Sheets, towels and pillows to pack...also my job
9. Car games, toys and books for bebe
10. Pack sandwich stuff...don't forget.

So basically everything. Tonight the hair goes. So sick of it sitting on my neck. I'm going for a Tilda Swinson layered-up-the-back thing. Picture for sure...if it looks ok. I even have a coupon.

Have a nice day,
Molly

Manic Week is Happening....

I've been working out every day (along with other activities) and that seems to be helping me with the madness. I will say that my workouts are laiden with rage. It was slightly anticlimactic yesterday raging at the gym mid morning, when everyone at the gym seems to have an average age of about 70 years. Obviously I was feeling pretty strong.

We only have about 2 weeks left until our trek to NC for a family vacation. It'll be nice to get away and even nice to return. But then starts the countdown clock to school starting back up and I couldn't be less excited about it. Seriously. I'm madly in love with the free time to think and do and be. I'm scarred and depressed so I'm going to change the subject now.

Excited about another show. I'm learning as I go and am having fun just writing, writing, writing all week long. I'm just now realizing what good exercise it is to write out my schtick long form. I now need to figure out how to write a joke....I'll get there.

I need to go run around, all this sitting is making me insane...er.