When I was a nurse (100 years ago) I hated OB.
While I love the miracle of birth and little new born babies.
It’s kind of like a screwed up version of the Wizard of Oz.
There’s a little man you can’t even see running everything.
#5’s pregnancy is going so much easier than the last, but even the little things in the last trimester seem so big…
Blog Project 365-09 #30
It would be wise to start a blog pool and place bets on which day I’m going to blow the entire 365 day thing….
Blog Project 365-09 #29
Today was spent tying up loose ends.
I ran some errands, helped my daughter with her taxes, went to an appointment.
I’m not quite sure why, but I always end up resenting (just a little) days off that are spent doing other chores…
I want to sit in my robe all day and play mindless computer games while day-time TV drones on in the background.
I want to do this even though I know that at the end of the day I will have felt like that was a day wasted.
Blog Project 365-09 #28
Probably a couple of minutes past 12:00 again before I post.
I’ve got nothin’ today… and that’s a good thing!
Blog Project 365-09 #27
But I haven’t slept yet, so it’s not “tomorrow” yet 
I’ve actually been getting quite a lot done lately… the shop is beginning to run like a fine machine. The staff is actually doing “work” which frees me up to do “bossy” things. I’m turning into a big fan of delegation!
I told you I’d bought a mac (which I adore), my obsession this week has been transferring tattoo flash to the old computer and having all of our art and portfolios available via a screen that is searchable as opposed to pictures in flash racks and photos in albums… we are moving into this century at last!
Blog Project 365-09 #26
Hopefully I should have pictures up soon!
Today was #5’s baby shower… I’ve been busy and didn’t give planning it the time it deserved and once again, my kids rock… they totally did a great job of stepping up. I blinked, and they grew up.
Blog Project 365-09 #25
It seems like it’s been such a *fast* month.
I checked the date for the post count today and completely forgot what I was going to say….
Blog Project 365-09 #24
A husband and wife team own the oldest tattoo studio in the area and recently the husband passed away.
Our studio sent a card, just so the wife knew their studio was in our thoughts.
The other night she called me. Of course she’s a mess over her loss, but even worse now she is at risk of losing her life’s work and the vultures are flying overhead.
We talked for quite a while and I realized that she and I are not in very different positions.
If something were to happen to me (death, retirement, disability, long term illness), 7 fine people would likely be unemployed as well.
The investment I’ve put years into could crumble.
Today I’m having a “Come To Jesus” talk with my staff. They rely on me too much. I still work harder, longer and more than anyone… I’ve done it because I feel that it’s my “job” as the owner to set the example. Today we are going “Old School” and I am going to beat into them the need for them to step up or to walk out. That the “hand holding” is done.
Ideally, that shop will support me into my retirement and continue to thrive and continue to support other families after I am gone.
I can see a “wake up call” in the other studios position and I will have failed in my biggest investment unless I become more of a whip cracker and less of a “clammy hand holder”.
Blog Project 365-09 #23
Thank goodness that good intentions count for something.
My daughter will soon have a 13 year old step-daughter.
This last week there was a bit of a power struggle. I had the opportunity to spend some time talking with the 13 year old, her Dad and my daughter.
I realized that it is unfortunate that I didn’t figure out the objectivity needed to be a really effective parent until, well until my kids were grown. I gotta tell you, I got lucky in that I was blessed with good kids anyway.
I got to remind the parents of the challenges that kids face today, and that being said, what a disservice we do our children by letting small things slide. We forget to give positive reinforcement for the good things and save our energy for the wars rather than addressing the battles.
I’m proud of them for addressing the battles prior to the war, all the while keeping their eye on breaking a behavior without breaking a spirit and doing it with love and respect.
While talking with the 13 year old, I had the opportunity to tell her that her parents are learning too, and that for every time she asks for a little slack, she needs to be willing to cut them a break too. The oldest child after all is a special breed of child, they are teaching the parent what works and what doesn’t.
I also let her know that while pushing limits is the “job” of a teen, that it is the parents job to call it out. It’s a dance.
That adolescents is the time when she is building a foundation for the house she will one day live in… and that house will need a very strong foundation to whether the storms of life and that without that strong foundation, the house won’t make the first storm. Building isn’t easy work. Much like prison (which she completely understood), she has to do the time. It can be “easy time” or “hard time” and the choice is hers. Going with the program will make the time easier, earning trustee status will open some doors for her that are locked for others.
Oddly enough, I learned this from my kids.
Blog Project 365-09 #22
When you speak words, you give them power.
Untrue words, like those spoken in anger are made true even if just for a moment once they are said.
The sincerest of apologies can never erase the memory of hearing words, so be sure to “measure twice and cut only once”.
Blog Project 365-09 #21
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