Flu Shot?

I'm debating whether or not I should get a flu shot. CO gets one each year, on the first day he can get them. He swears by them. I, on the other hand, have never gotten one, and haven't really gotten sick before.

Enter this year. I'm pregnant.

According to my doctor, pregnant women are more susceptible to getting the flu, and if they do get it, they usually get it more severely than a "normal person." Great. She can't make me get it, but she can highly suggest it.

I'm worried about the effects of getting the shot. Could it be bad for baby? Is it worth the chance I'd be achy for a few days afterward? Should I be nervous it'd be from a military hospital?

What do you think? Is it worth it? Should I get it?

WW: I feel like Elle (Woods)

Wednesday already?

Well, I'm happy to report it's Wednesday. And Wednesday's almost done. My brain is kind of scattered, so you get a bullet list of my thoughts...

• I've been trying a ton of new recipes lately - it's been a lot of fun. Check out Flaky Apple Turnovers and 5-Minute Individual Potato Gratins.

• Our local commissaries and some grocery stores (aka all of the ones I go to) are out of normal, canned (not pumpkin pie mix) pumpkin puree. I really REALLY want to make pumpkin bread one of these days, and I guess I'll have to roast and puree the pumpkin myself. That could get interesting. But then I can also make pumpkin seeds!
  

• Tomorrow I'm going to listen to a congressman talk about the Military Spouse Residency Relief Act. I'm tired of not knowing where I'm a resident, or having to change it with each PCS. I vote in and still have my driver's license from the lovely state of Hawaii. I technically live in Virginia. My daughter will be born in Maryland (if things go as planned). Um... wouldn't it be easier if I could be a resident of the same state as my husband, who is not a resident of any of the states listed above...

• We're probably going to try to paint baby girl's room this weekend. Hubby wants to paint it light pink. Who am I to say no?

• I get to go to a "tea" this weekend. I wonder if there will be crumpets as well. I hope I can find something appropriate to wear!

• Baby (and I) sleeps much better when I don't eat sugary foods (including ice cream and chocolate malts) shortly before bed. I now eat them during the day ;) Ha!

Things I learned from working at a divorce lawyer's office...

To keep myself mildly busy (but still have plenty of time for creating fun crafty projects and relaxing), I have been working through a temporary agency. I've found that it works pretty well with our moving schedule and sometimes can pay pretty decent. They can propose an assignment to me, and I can either reject it or accept it. Very nice. Plus, unlike subbing, they usually call me a few days in advance instead of at 5am on the morning of... a definite bonus!

My first assignment was a 2-day gig, working as a receptionist. My last job was 2 weeks (fortunately one of them was a 4-day week!) as a receptionist at a law firm. A law firm that handles a lot of divorces.

Here's what I've learned:
- Divorces are expensive, and often ugly, hurtful and painful. Avoid them at all costs because it is a great cost - on so many levels.

- Details are important.

- Even if you're paid less than what you might think you deserve, you can still do a good job. And it might come back to make you more money one day. Or not. Who knows? But sometimes a job well done is satisfaction enough.

- There's a reason lawyers charge so much money for every email, phone call, and appointment - if they didn't, they'd never go home.

- A kind word can go a long way. Try to look for little opportunities to make someone else's day - it kind of becomes a little game (especially when you're not busy at work) and is really fun.

Rave: Starburst FaveREDS

No more sorting through the yellow and orange Starburst candies to get to the good stuff - the reds and pinks. Starburst has finally taken the hint and created an ENTIRE package of candy with various shades of reds and pinks. Let me tell you, they're all of my favorites in one place. And there was much rejoicing in the land.

My surfer boy

We went out to Assateague Island, MD for the weekend so CO could get some of the hurricane swell. (Ask him for how that works...)

I caught a few good pics of him surfing...

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Seestor!

I don't have much else to say than Happy Birthday kt!

I still remember the day you were born...