Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Oh!
And for those of you who use MyPoints, if you go through MyPoints first and place an order online (even if I deliver it to you), you can get 1000 points. Woo-hoo!
AAaagh! Selling things.
I joined Avon.
Oy. I'm so bad at selling things that I was almost immediately kicking myself, but it's done, and I'm not going to give up before I even try.
I decided to do it because I like Avon's new products. They are much much better than when my mom was buying it 15 years ago when I was living at home. Their skincare line has helped my acne (when I use it regularly like I should) more than any other product I have ever tried. So I'm buying their stuff and I believe in it, so it should be easier than selling other kinds of retail.
Anyway...if you want to check out their products, or hear more about them, or try some samples, or just place an order, call me or check out my "store" here: http://swatts8764.avonrepresentative.com/
If you don't live near me, but want to order, you can place an order online. I'm told that if your order is over $30, shipping is free and if it's not over $30 shipping is only $3. Let me know if you try it and that's wrong okay? I don't want to be giving out bad information. But I'm pretty sure that's right.
If nothing else, just wish me luck, or keep me in your prayers okay? I'm going to need all the help I can get. :)
Oy. I'm so bad at selling things that I was almost immediately kicking myself, but it's done, and I'm not going to give up before I even try.
I decided to do it because I like Avon's new products. They are much much better than when my mom was buying it 15 years ago when I was living at home. Their skincare line has helped my acne (when I use it regularly like I should) more than any other product I have ever tried. So I'm buying their stuff and I believe in it, so it should be easier than selling other kinds of retail.
Anyway...if you want to check out their products, or hear more about them, or try some samples, or just place an order, call me or check out my "store" here: http://swatts8764.avonrepresentative.com/
If you don't live near me, but want to order, you can place an order online. I'm told that if your order is over $30, shipping is free and if it's not over $30 shipping is only $3. Let me know if you try it and that's wrong okay? I don't want to be giving out bad information. But I'm pretty sure that's right.
If nothing else, just wish me luck, or keep me in your prayers okay? I'm going to need all the help I can get. :)
Cars, trucks, and vans, among other things
So I've really been feeling the need to make this apartment feel like home lately, so I've been checking KSL to see if I could find some deals on bookshelves or other furniture for the livingroom. (I have 14 boxes of books stacked in my bedroom at the moment and my livingroom is pretty huge without much to fill it.) I finally found an ad for 4 bookshelves that were only $50 total, which I thought was a great deal. The lady lived in Layton (about an 1 hr 15 min. north of here), though, so it would have been quite a drive just to go pick up some bookshelves. BUT...Steve was planning to go to Logan (about 2 hours north of here) that weekend anyway, so I thought it was a sign from the universe that we needed to get these bookshelves. As it turns out, I was wrong. Remind me to not try to read signs into the universe in the future, okay?
So, we had to borrow Steve's parents' van to pick up the shelves, since we don't own a vehicle that could hold one bookshelf, let alone 4. I spoke to the lady the day before and told her when he would be driving through there and got directions (they were at a storage shed) and everything was good. Well, Steve knew he was going to get there a few minutes late, so he called her to let her know, but she didn't answer. When he gets to Layton, she still hasn't called, so he was just going to go to the storage place, but due to the utter ridiculousness of Utah drivers, ends up rear-ending a guy driving a brand new Nissan. Both cars were still driveable, and no one was hurt, thank goodness. He tried calling the lady again and called me and had me try calling her, to no avail. So to get to the end of a story that probably shouldn't have taken this long to tell...We never got ahold of the lady, so no bookshelves, AND the damages totalled his parents van plus we still have to pay the $500 deductible.
Good signs from the universe, my foot.
Emilia has gotten a LOT better lately about riding in the car, though, which I'm enjoying. For a while there, she would make me play Pooh and Piglet the whole way there (where ever we were going) and the whole way back. And if you don't know, I HATE playing that "game." So, I've gotten into the habit of not bringing them if we go on a car trip, and that problem is solved. Woo-hoo! She likes looking out the windows, though, and she can make it almost the 45 minutes to my mom's house without needing anything else to entertain her. (If I give her goldfish crackers, she can make it the whole way. haha.) But she has to tell me the color of every decently large truck that we pass and make sure I look to see that she saw it. Which can be cute for the first 20 trucks or so. But anything's better than Pooh and Piglet, so I'll count my blessings on that one.
And more quips from my daughter that I've had on facebook (these are all since the end of August).
I find it funny that Emilia speaks like she's a book. Some things that she's said recently while playing: "I wonder, Daddy said." "You scared me, Piglet stammered."
So, Emilia greeted me after church yesterday with two endearing phrases. (For those of you who don't know, she is in a nursery class with other kids her age for the last two hours of church.) Right after church, Steve picked her up from nursery, but I was still in the Relief Society room chatting, so he brought her to me so we could go. As as she sees me, she yells (to Steve), "Momma! I found her!" It would have made my heart glad if that was the only thing she yelled. But as soon as I picked her up, she started yelling, "I didn't miss you, Momma! I didn't miss you!" which she continued to yell all the way to the car.
After waking up early from her nap, Emilia turned to me and said, "I want a present today," and then said something about how it should be outside on the lawn. Haha. I think she misses her birthday.
My daughter is so funny! The last few days, whenever we say things like, "C'mon, Emilia, time for bed!" she yells, "Run away!! Run away!!" and then follows her own advice.
When Emilia has me play dolls with her, they are named Baby and Another Baby. Like this--
Emilia: You need a bottle, Another Baby?
Me: Yes, I'm thirsty.
Emilia: You thirsty, Another Baby?
Me: Yes. (She hands me the bottle, then puts her doll in the bed.)
...Emilia: Baby tired. Goodnight Another Baby!
Me: Okay, Baby, sleep good!
Yesterday Alison came over for dinner and was playing Pooh and Piglet with Emilia while I finished cooking. Emilia kept having Piglet hide under an orange tupperware bowl and Alison pretended she couldn't see him. After like the 30th time, Alison (as Pooh, of course) finally said, "I don't know, Piglet, that bowl seems kind of sketchy." To which Emilia promptly replied, "It not sketchy. It orange!"
I think Emilia thinks she is the cranky receptionist for a company called "Pretty Day." Every time she has a play phone in her hand she puts it up to her ear and says, "Hello...Pretty Day. Goodbye."
A conversation the other day between Alison and Emilia:
Alison: Can I have a hug?
Emilia: No!
Alison: Please?
Emilia: No hugs, not hugs, owls.
Alison: No hugs?
Emilia: They owls.
Alison: So they're not hugs, they're owls?
Emilia: Yes.
Alison: Well, can I have an owl then?
Emilia then nods and runs over and gives her a hug.
So, we had to borrow Steve's parents' van to pick up the shelves, since we don't own a vehicle that could hold one bookshelf, let alone 4. I spoke to the lady the day before and told her when he would be driving through there and got directions (they were at a storage shed) and everything was good. Well, Steve knew he was going to get there a few minutes late, so he called her to let her know, but she didn't answer. When he gets to Layton, she still hasn't called, so he was just going to go to the storage place, but due to the utter ridiculousness of Utah drivers, ends up rear-ending a guy driving a brand new Nissan. Both cars were still driveable, and no one was hurt, thank goodness. He tried calling the lady again and called me and had me try calling her, to no avail. So to get to the end of a story that probably shouldn't have taken this long to tell...We never got ahold of the lady, so no bookshelves, AND the damages totalled his parents van plus we still have to pay the $500 deductible.
Good signs from the universe, my foot.
Emilia has gotten a LOT better lately about riding in the car, though, which I'm enjoying. For a while there, she would make me play Pooh and Piglet the whole way there (where ever we were going) and the whole way back. And if you don't know, I HATE playing that "game." So, I've gotten into the habit of not bringing them if we go on a car trip, and that problem is solved. Woo-hoo! She likes looking out the windows, though, and she can make it almost the 45 minutes to my mom's house without needing anything else to entertain her. (If I give her goldfish crackers, she can make it the whole way. haha.) But she has to tell me the color of every decently large truck that we pass and make sure I look to see that she saw it. Which can be cute for the first 20 trucks or so. But anything's better than Pooh and Piglet, so I'll count my blessings on that one.
And more quips from my daughter that I've had on facebook (these are all since the end of August).
I find it funny that Emilia speaks like she's a book. Some things that she's said recently while playing: "I wonder, Daddy said." "You scared me, Piglet stammered."
So, Emilia greeted me after church yesterday with two endearing phrases. (For those of you who don't know, she is in a nursery class with other kids her age for the last two hours of church.) Right after church, Steve picked her up from nursery, but I was still in the Relief Society room chatting, so he brought her to me so we could go. As as she sees me, she yells (to Steve), "Momma! I found her!" It would have made my heart glad if that was the only thing she yelled. But as soon as I picked her up, she started yelling, "I didn't miss you, Momma! I didn't miss you!" which she continued to yell all the way to the car.
After waking up early from her nap, Emilia turned to me and said, "I want a present today," and then said something about how it should be outside on the lawn. Haha. I think she misses her birthday.
My daughter is so funny! The last few days, whenever we say things like, "C'mon, Emilia, time for bed!" she yells, "Run away!! Run away!!" and then follows her own advice.
When Emilia has me play dolls with her, they are named Baby and Another Baby. Like this--
Emilia: You need a bottle, Another Baby?
Me: Yes, I'm thirsty.
Emilia: You thirsty, Another Baby?
Me: Yes. (She hands me the bottle, then puts her doll in the bed.)
...Emilia: Baby tired. Goodnight Another Baby!
Me: Okay, Baby, sleep good!
Yesterday Alison came over for dinner and was playing Pooh and Piglet with Emilia while I finished cooking. Emilia kept having Piglet hide under an orange tupperware bowl and Alison pretended she couldn't see him. After like the 30th time, Alison (as Pooh, of course) finally said, "I don't know, Piglet, that bowl seems kind of sketchy." To which Emilia promptly replied, "It not sketchy. It orange!"
I think Emilia thinks she is the cranky receptionist for a company called "Pretty Day." Every time she has a play phone in her hand she puts it up to her ear and says, "Hello...Pretty Day. Goodbye."
A conversation the other day between Alison and Emilia:
Alison: Can I have a hug?
Emilia: No!
Alison: Please?
Emilia: No hugs, not hugs, owls.
Alison: No hugs?
Emilia: They owls.
Alison: So they're not hugs, they're owls?
Emilia: Yes.
Alison: Well, can I have an owl then?
Emilia then nods and runs over and gives her a hug.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
busy with small things
We've had a lot happen between now and my last post, which is why I haven't done a post. I'm going to start with the most recent and go backwards.
Wednesday I was feeling particularly blah, so I called my mom. She was going to be canning salsa, and she told me to come help and then Emilia would be entertained and I wouldn't have to do it. So, I decided to go up. It was a pretty good day. While I was there, I got a phone call from a lady in the ward with a 3 year-old girl. She is in the same class as Emilia at church. They were throwing a fairy birthday party for the girl the next day and she invited us to come. I had the costume that I had made last year, but I had stolen some of the flowers off of it for other things, so I revamped it a little and added some new touches. She looked ADORABLE. See--->
A close up of her face:
Steve and I had our 4 year anniversary a couple of weeks ago. We don't have a lot of spending money right now, so we didn't do anything especial (read with a french accent), just a nice dinner and a movie. It was a fun night out, though. Thanks for babysitting Mom and Dad Watts!
At the beginning of August we had the Watts family reunion up in Logan (which we were in charge of planning). It turned out really well. We had 19 adults and children all staying in one (large) house and nobody was seriously injured or maimed even. The activities we planned were enjoyed by everyone, I think, and some of them even more than I had expected. It was a good weekend. Here is a picture of the whole group. I didn't bring a small camera, so I don't have any pictures of the activities.
I can't really remember what else has caused me to be so busy. I guess I did do a wedding the middle of August in Logan and some engagements in Ogden. Oh, and Aunt Jean and cousin Dorothy came to visit for a few days in August as well.
Other than that, I guess it's just that I'm trying to get used to doing all the housework and cooking and such since Steve is now working full time and doing school. He's been such a good husband and tries to help me whenever he has a minute.
I haven't had ANY time to be working on my book revisions, so I've been disappointed by that. Hopefully now that summer is coming to a conclusion, I'll be able to get back into a routine with it.
Hope all y'all are doing well. Love, Sabrina
Wednesday I was feeling particularly blah, so I called my mom. She was going to be canning salsa, and she told me to come help and then Emilia would be entertained and I wouldn't have to do it. So, I decided to go up. It was a pretty good day. While I was there, I got a phone call from a lady in the ward with a 3 year-old girl. She is in the same class as Emilia at church. They were throwing a fairy birthday party for the girl the next day and she invited us to come. I had the costume that I had made last year, but I had stolen some of the flowers off of it for other things, so I revamped it a little and added some new touches. She looked ADORABLE. See--->
A close up of her face:
Steve and I had our 4 year anniversary a couple of weeks ago. We don't have a lot of spending money right now, so we didn't do anything especial (read with a french accent), just a nice dinner and a movie. It was a fun night out, though. Thanks for babysitting Mom and Dad Watts!At the beginning of August we had the Watts family reunion up in Logan (which we were in charge of planning). It turned out really well. We had 19 adults and children all staying in one (large) house and nobody was seriously injured or maimed even. The activities we planned were enjoyed by everyone, I think, and some of them even more than I had expected. It was a good weekend. Here is a picture of the whole group. I didn't bring a small camera, so I don't have any pictures of the activities.
I can't really remember what else has caused me to be so busy. I guess I did do a wedding the middle of August in Logan and some engagements in Ogden. Oh, and Aunt Jean and cousin Dorothy came to visit for a few days in August as well.Other than that, I guess it's just that I'm trying to get used to doing all the housework and cooking and such since Steve is now working full time and doing school. He's been such a good husband and tries to help me whenever he has a minute.
I haven't had ANY time to be working on my book revisions, so I've been disappointed by that. Hopefully now that summer is coming to a conclusion, I'll be able to get back into a routine with it.
Hope all y'all are doing well. Love, Sabrina
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