Yeah, I need to find some middle ground between getting out of the house and “overexerting” myself, and not leaving the house at all and going fucking nuts.
GB worked all day today–11 hours. (On a Sunday! Dammit!) He’s still at work, actually. I haven’t left the house today, but I haven’t been able to focus on anything for very long, either, so I’m not actually getting anything done. Here’s what I’ve done–uh, tried to do–today:
- I started trying to go through some fieldnotes that need to make it into this next chapter. There is a LOT of material that needs to get in here somehow, that I haven’t really even sorted through yet. I felt like I was ready to just go ahead and start writing this chapter, but it’s really not looking like it so much right now. So. Sorted through shit, got distracted.
- Played some Scrabulous, though I can’t really even focus on that (sorry, Skycat!).
- Tried to nap, unsuccessfully. How frustrating is that?
- Spent a bit of time on the phone with my mom and my friend Julie McCoy.
- Put together the bouncer I bought months ago, only to discover that I don’t like it. It’s really freaking big, and it seems like it sits up too far–shouldn’t it recline more than that? Anyway. Then I spent way too long looking at other bouncers online, and then my mom got involved and started sending me links to ones I might like, and things got complicated and confusing, especially if you’re me and the OCD is working in strange ways and you’re all OCD AND distracted. So. I’m thinking of going with this one–I found a couple in good used condition on Craig’s List. But really, was this the best use of my time this afternoon?
- Put together the swing, which I love–it’s a hand-me-down from my sister. Got to the very end of assembling it, and realized there’s One. Screw. Missing. (The one that connects the swing to the base, of course.) So. Swing is still in pieces, albeit larger pieces than it was in before.
- Ate Way. Too. Much. Seriously, I’ve been snacking and not eating real meals, but I’ve been eating all day. If I’m not moving much? This is really not going to work. Makes me feel crappy, and am I really determined to gain a *gigantic* amount of weight? I’ve already gained plenty, trust me.
- Watched A Lot of TV. Lame.
- Tried to work more. Yeah, not so much.
Yeah. I’ll have to change something up. Guess I could try to work at Starbucks or something. Maybe I’ll try that later this week…
polyopia 
April 20, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I’m going to tell you a story. My MIL put together the bouncer and it was sitting way up and we put the baby in it and she was just lolling all over the place and it was just awful. I was on the point of getting rid of the thing when we went to a store and realized it was all put together correctly except for snapping one piece into place. Turns out, it’s really hard to do. I can’t do it, neither can my MIL. Had to get PH. After that, it was reclining appropriately.
yours might just be weirdly upright but it might be just mildly wrong. But dude, what the hell do I know? Maybe you’re a master bouncer assembler.
The end. Yes, I have been drinking.
April 20, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Anastasia–i was wondering if I might have put it together wrong. I mean, it SEEMS so deceptively simple….then again, in the picture on the amazon website, it does seem to be pretty upright–more than other ones I’ve seen.
Hmm. I’ll have GB look at it before I try to pawn it off on someone else.
And I wish I was drinking. It must be lovely. 🙂
April 20, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Sweetie, somehow I don’t think the Barista at SBux counts as modified bedrest (although there is access to primo caffeine so . . . it’s a tough call).
As for the bouncer, my recommendation is to go with any that have the vibrating option. Seriously, if H is a gassy little baby, the vibrating is extremely helpful with this. Assembly can be a bit tricky, just like Anastasia said. But remember that you can also get one of those little headroll things to cradle H’s head when he’s really tiny.
I hope your day is better tomorrow 🙂
April 20, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Well…they haven’t actually said “bedrest” yet, just that I’m not supposed to be walking a lot, apparently. I found a great condition rainforest bouncer on craigs, so I’m thinking that I’ll pick that up tomorrow and get some pho while I’m out. Driving is still relatively “taking it easy,” right? (Especially if I haven’t really left the house in three days?)
I kind of wish I had a better idea of just how “easy” they want me to take it…all my FFN tests have been negative, so that’s good at least!
And thanks. 🙂
April 21, 2008 at 5:44 am
Aw sweetie, Im not sure if Im a good resource for this as I talked my doctor out of making me stop working with turnip (i still don’t think that is why i went early. I blame my stupid dysfunctional family members) but i think you are ok with the pho and the driving but should draw the line at the starbucks job. Also, my boys did not use their bouncers at all. I don’t know if it was a preemie thing or they wanted the swing….man i can offer nothing for you here. But much love of course…I always got that in surplus for ya baby
April 21, 2008 at 7:46 am
Oh. I’m an idiot. You guys, I meant I should go work on my *dissertation* at Starbucks (to get out of the house), not that I should take a job there! Hee. See why the writing is not going so well for me?
April 21, 2008 at 11:19 am
You’re playing scrabulous well enough to kick my butt!
April 23, 2008 at 7:15 pm
omg, i would be going crazy as well! and yah, that starbucks explanation really does help.