here and there and back again....

i seem to be pretty bad about keeping up my little blog here. it has become quite a creative space, which i love. but i think i am going to make it more about everything... most of my life revolves around taking care of my love, Jeff, and our kitties. but i think i need a place to just write about everything. so...we shall see if i can make this a place to put down all my thoughts.

as i said, my life revolves mostly around taking care of my boyfriend Jeff and our kitties - Champy, Doggie and Bree. Jeff works as a press foreman at a large printing company. he recently got a promotion and will be receiving his new title in a few months after training is complete. and i am a homemaker that takes care of practically everything at our house. 

a little background on me. i left my job of 17 years as a banker a "touch" over a year ago and moved in with my boyfriend to care for our home, our kitties, and him. i have had some health issues in the past few years and they came to a peak about a year and a half ago. i have been a "fainter" for most of my life. i just pass out randomly for seemingly no reason. but in the last several years it has been happening more and more frequently. what used to be one a year...maybe, has turned into once a week. i saw several different doctors who couldn't really pinpoint the problem. they just put me on a bunch of random medications that didn't really solve the problem, just gave me horrible side effects. my heart rate is naturally high and my blood pressure is naturally low. so my heart rate will spike and my blood pressure plummets and i pass out. well, about a year and a half ago i passed out while driving. thank goodness i ended up on the side of the road with my foot on the break. i didn't hurt myself or anyone else, it was a miracle. but since that moment i stopped driving. and i have no desire to even THINK about driving again until i have stayed "pass-out" free for six months. then, MAYBE i will entertain the thought. when the time came for Jeff and i to move in together he was supportive and insistent that i not worry about having a job. if i need to go somewhere i walk or Jeff drives me. i do lots of shopping online since it is just easier. but the not-driving thing has not been an issue so far. everyone in my life agrees that mandy+driving is not a good idea!

so, that is pretty much my story of becoming a homemaker.  but a typical day for me is still pretty full, despite not driving. Jeff works 3rd shift (he leaves the house at 7:30pm and comes home around 6:00am) monday through friday, so he sleeps most days until about 2:00pm. so from when i wake up to when he wakes up is when i do most of my household chores. i also try to squeeze in a walk (typically 4-5 miles) most days. the evenings consist of dishes, laundry and vacuuming. 

i am hoping to treat this as more of a journal, a daily log of "mandy-things".  i will also try to post at least one picture per post. the picture below is from our trip to Vegas that we just returned from. 

xo

mandy