(Yes, this is a FAB piece from my Kids Deserve Art website — CHECK IT!)

I’m doing a dance of joy right now. A DANCE OF JOY! Why? You’ll see in a sec. First, I HAVE to tell you about my new pick-me-up. See, I was just working on the gossip site (I know, work work work…I never rest), and I could barely keep my eyes open. My fave prepartum depression symptom — jitters — was driving me bonkers. What’s a tired, jitterbug to do? Drink coffee? No, bad for jitters. Tea? No, bad for insomnia. Sprite? No, don’t drink pop. What’d I do, then? I MADE THE HEALTHIEST SMOOTHIE EVAH. And, whad’ya know…. I’m feeling much better. Not 100%, but better. Here’s the smoothie recipe for when you’re tired and low on energy:

1 vanilla yogurt
1 banana
1 cup of frozen bluberries
1 cup of frozen strawberries
cinnamon to taste
cardamom to taste (I love this spice….)
1 cup apple juice

Just dump all the above in a blender and buzz it till smoooooth. Mmmmm. Totally delish! I’m a tad full…. But, look at all this energy I have! WHEEEEEEEEE!

So, Why am I dancing for joy?? Because I MANAGED TO CONVINCE JOSH-O NOT TO SELL THE HOUSE!!! Think about it, guys: we had FOUR MONTHS to sell the house and buy a new one! FOUR MONTHS! The baby’s due September 30th. How was I supposed to have a good night’s sleep from now until then with this all on my shoulders? HOW?

You probably haven’t noticed, but I’ve been going NUTS. It’s sucked how long the process of getting the house ready to sell has taken. And, I’ve been nagging Josh non-stop. I HATE NAGGING!!!

How’d I do it? How’d I convince Josh not to sell the house? Bless his adorable soul, I simply told him I didn’t want to sell, that I couldn’t do it. And, I told him RIGHT when he came home from work today — with a bundle of boxes (for staging) on his head. He hugged me (AFTER taking the boxes off his head, of course), and we talked, and he understood how stressful this has been and will be for me if we go through with it. So, we’re not. We’re not selling. We’re going to wait. Till we (and both our monkeys and all three of our kitties) are ready.

Now, can I get a WHOO WHOO! YESSSSSSS! HALLELUJAH! And, AHHHH…I can breathe again!

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