Babies, Business and Being Calm

Did the baby shower thing today.  We’ve been to two in the last two weeks.  Everyone is pregnant at my partner’s work place, and it seems like each and every one of them is having a boy.  I honestly thought my baby shower years were over and done with.  I’m going to be 43 and most of my friends have already had their brood.  I have five, and I am certainly done with reproduction.  Every baby shower holds the same activities for its participants.  I can honestly say I am not interested in wrapping another streamer around anyone else’s pregnant belly.  My time is usually spent assuaging the expectant mother’s fears of labor, delivery and nursing.  My physique on the other hand does not leave them with much post-partum hope.

Currently we are on our way to Wichita Falls, “City Lights” parade.  We haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving, and we are basically celebrating Christmas.  Attendance at this parade is an annual tradition for my partner’s family.  So we are driving three hours to stand in the cold and watch people walk or ride down the street throwing candy at kids.  I am wearing one of my new pieces – marketing, marketing, marketing.  And I am carrying my business cards just in case someone notices.  Someone did notice earlier at the baby shower so I am hoping for a new customer soon.

 

I drive a red mini cooper (whom I fondly named Maxine – I enjoy irony.) I love my car – we zip around town together getting all sorts of compliments.  I need to get a “Born to Bead” license plate cover and we will be the perfect pair. My partner is driving now and I feel nice and relaxed.  The weekends are better for my anxiety and depression – not being home alone helps tremendously.  Beads and dogs are great but they seriously lack conversational skills. 

 

Christmas Before Thanksgiving

Won’t be able to bead today (unless of course I can’t sleep again).  I miss the creative process when I cannot engage in it.  But today is about business promotion.  Gave a card out at the shower, and maybe I can hand one more out today (if I don’t freeze to death). Gonna spend some quality time with the woman I love and with family. Weekends are always too short.

My nephew is on this float somewhere - with his cub scout troup.