It has been very quiet around here lately. Life has not been quite though. Nope.
When I have had a few weekends free, I have been helping my mom flip our old house (turned rental for the last decade) so she can get it on the market ASAP. The renters she had in there for the last eight of those years left the house in shambles, so there is A LOT of work that needs to be done. We have been doing more of the “fun” cosmetic work since she will have contractors come in and do the big stuff. We stick it to the wall and hand it over to the painters to paint. I like that system 
I have had my own projects going on at my house too. I have been trying to finish up our living room (ALMOST DONE) and getting the guest room switched over to the nursery. That room I have done pretty much 100% on my own other than the closet build out and it has taken me a long time. I was hoping to be close to finished by next weekend before the shower so I could just pack everything away, but it doesnt look like it is going to happen. It is crazy to think I am about to hit my 31 week mark this week and we only have NINE weeks left until we meet Miss Emery!!!! NINE people!! SINGLE DIGITS! (wigging out)
A lot of people have asked me why I haven’t shared bump pictures on social media and the simple answer is because I have not taken any. I have gained 30 pounds so far (!!!) and I just don’t feel that pregnancy glow people talk about to jump in front of a camera. Not to mention that my bump didn’t really POP until somewhat recently (or so it seems). So here is probably the only picture I will take from 29 weeks.
Ok, that was dramatic. I might take one more before I am due for the baby book.
Girlfriend in there has been moving like crazy and I have officially entered the uncomfortable/super hungry stage. I have restless leg syndrome the very second I lay in bed at night and the only thing that really helps is the heating pad. I had some cramping yesterday that was really uncomfortable. I can feel my lower back really starting to ache because of all the weight in the front. I love doing downward dog poses because it takes so much weight off my back.
I spent the last two weeks traveling for work. I hit up Kansas City, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City. They were all really quick trips with lots of flights in between. It was utter exhaustion but can we just admire the scenery of Salt Lake City? Stunning
Speaking of social media (because we were talking about that, right?), I have actually taken a break from Facebook. I popped in yesterday for the first time in two weeks mainly because I had to send a message, but the break was much needed. I noticed in my down time I was spending way too much time on there and I needed to cut the cord. There were few people that were actually posting things worth reading. I feel like most posts I saw were the chain mail type posts “can I get a million likes for this tragic thing that never really happened because this photo was stolen.” Not sure how long this hiatus is going to last, but it is pretty freeing!!
That doesn’t mean I am totally cut off from social media. I am still on Instagram and I tend to look at Nextdoor way too much (which needs to stop because I have some of the WHINIEST neighbors).
I have been somewhat overshare-y on Instagram, so follow along….especially for a room reveal.
As for the blog, I am going to take a break here as well. I feel like it has become very blah and uninteresting (if it ever was to begin with). My goal for this year is to eventually rebrand it and come back with a new name/new look/new feel. I just don’t know what direction I want to take it. Right now, I am trying to figure out how I should downgrade the blog (for those who still look at tagged/featured projects) to the free version of WordPress so I can stop paying for website hosting.
That doesn’t mean I have stopped reading blogs. I still subscribe to a bunch via bloglovin. I have been super sucky at commenting, but I am reading!
So there you have it. That is what has been going on outside of the internet. I may have another update post like this if I ever figure out how to move this blog over, but until then…keep it classy!!
