Recent happenings...

I feel like it has been a while since I posted, but it has been a busy few weeks! Several things have happened in the Williams household...

Grayson started Mother's Day Out Preschool (MDOCP) the last week of August. The week before that, we all volunteered to help watch the teacher's children so they could prepare their lessons and classrooms for the school year. Grayson, Ellie and I trooped to MDOCP every day for a week from 8-3. I was in the infant room with Ellie-bean and several other babies. The babies changed day to day, but I had 5 month old twins, a 9 month old, and a 13 month old through that time. A baby circus! It was a positive experience, and I came away from it more confident in my mothering and multi-tasking skills and $200 richer! The only downside was Ellie's constant attachment issues and her SCREAMING if I took two steps away from her during that time. Oh, I hope she grows out of this "phase"!

After that week, Grayson started MDOCP two days a week, Monday and Wednesday. This has been great for him, he seems to really enjoy "school". And Ellie and I have such restful days! I can watch all my DVR'd shows, get laundry done, eat a leisurely lunch, and Ellie gets to play with all the toys without Grayson snatching them away from her. But we are ready to pick up brother by 3:00, life is just not as interesting without him during the day.

I have also started working more days a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am working at the Waxing Studio in San Marcos. As you can tell from the title, I am doing mainly waxes all day - the majority being bikini, brazilian, and eyebrow. I like waxing a lot, it is not as draining as facials are on your energy - but you do have to hustle more to make more money as they are not as expensive as facials. For those of you that are uninitiated in the spa world, most places pay estheticians a commission on the service, usually ranging from 30 to 50 percent. So don't forget to tip your esthetician, please! Of course, only if you were satisfied with the service. I am trying my best to be as speedy as they want you to be at the Waxing Studio, and that has been a learning process. I am of the mindset that slow and careful waxing is the best for the skin, so I am learning to combine my techniques with the "quickness" that the Studio is known for. Every new job is a learning opportunity, I guess!

Grayson and Ellie have gone to a babysitter's for the first time ever when I am working during the week. This is a big adjustment for Mommy and the kids. The babysitter is a sweet, caring lady, but it was still super hard to drop them off last Thursday. We are still working out scheduling kinks, and any wrench in my schedule gives me panic attacks. Bret forgot to pick up the container I make Ellie's milk in on Thursday and I have been panicking without it for three days! I like to make all the milk every morning, OK? He thought I was acting crazy (maybe so), but I am definitely borderline OCD, I admit it, and I need things to be - JUST - SO! :)

I am still working Saturdays at Cathleen and Company in Kyle. I wish I was a bit busier, but it has been picking up lately. Come see me there for everything - facials, waxing, and makeup application. Of course, they are also a full service salon and some great gals can do your hair and nails too.

As you know from my previous post, I have started cloth diapering Ellie-bean! And we both love it! I will post an update later about my favorite products so far that I've tried.

I found a dress for my upcoming high school reunion, the first weekend in October. This was no mean feat with two little kids in tow at La Cantera. Our shopping outing last weekend included: screaming fit in Nordstrom, more fits in Macy's, a first-time ever on the go cloth diaper change, a COACH purse (that I've longed for years and treasure highly) left in the bathroom at Macy's, a hurried rush from Dillard's to Macy's upon discovering purse was left, purse found in Macy's customer service, all cash and credit cards intact!, finding Bret a shirt and sportcoat, finally finding my dress, attempting to find appropriate undergarments (a.k.a. "sausage wraps" as my husband so delightfully calls them), and aborting that mission amidst more fits and calling it a day. (Just to clarify, the person(s) throwing the fits was Grayson for multiple offenses and Ellie for one offense) I still have to find hosiery and shoes. Why is it so difficult for women to put together a new outfit? Granted, my clothes for the last two years have been a combination of maternity clothes and larger-than-normal casual stay at home mommy clothes, so that is probably why I have to purchase everything from the ground up to look nice in front of my old high school friends. Anyway, I am looking forward to the reunion and to visiting my family at that time, because October 1st is Ellie's first birthday! My sweet girl.

Well, those have been the happenings for the last few weeks - I'm hoping to post a beauty related article soon, remember how I wanted that to be my focus? Family life and stories just crowd out everything else!