I've been married for 6 months and it has been a pure delight with the exception of a couple of things. I thought I might share a few of the things I've experienced and some of the solutions I've managed to come up with.
My husband is by far NOT the neatest person. I am constantly picking up after him. He likes to leave food bowls in the living room, clothes on the bathroom floor (or wherever he happens to take them off) shoes in random places, etc.
We lived together for a year and a half before we got married and during that time, I managed to "train" him to put down the toilet seat! yay! He still has the occassional slip up and forgets but for the most part, he's toilet trained! haha.
The biggest problem I have now is laundry. I'd ask him to help, but from previous experience, he just "doesn't do it right." So, I'd rather just do it myself. Well, I would get so frustrated and overwhelmed because I hate laundry so much that it would just pile up higher and higher and be this unmanageable mound. My solution to this is very small loads on a daily or every other day basis. I would MUCH rather spend 10 minutes putting away a small load of laundry than HOURS doing several loads and wasting a whole day. It seems like such a simple solution and I don't know why it took me so long to master it but wow what a difference it makes!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
A summary of my last two years
As an assignment for a technology class I am taking, I'm required to post a blog. I've decided to start by simply telling you a little about myself.
I returned to school two years ago after trying out the work force for four years with Aflac. Ultimately, I wasn't where I wanted to be and it took the four years for me to figure out exactly where it was that I did want to be - nursing. So, I left my 40k a year job as a lead specialist to dive into living under student loan debt on an endeavor to get a degree in nursing.
Two weeks after quitting my job, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis - a major digestive disorder that is incurable without removing the entire colon. I've spent the past year and a half on aggressive drug therapy trying to get the disease into remission, unsuccessfully. I've had many hospital stays and some days I can't even get out of bed because the pain is so bad. I've finally decided that surgery is the only option left for me and it is scheduled to happen in less than 30 days. I'm extremely nervous yet, excited about the possibility of getting my quality of life back.
This about sums up the most recent major events in my life and kind of gives anyone who doesn't know me an idea of what I'm all about.
L. Renaye Ottman
I returned to school two years ago after trying out the work force for four years with Aflac. Ultimately, I wasn't where I wanted to be and it took the four years for me to figure out exactly where it was that I did want to be - nursing. So, I left my 40k a year job as a lead specialist to dive into living under student loan debt on an endeavor to get a degree in nursing.
Two weeks after quitting my job, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis - a major digestive disorder that is incurable without removing the entire colon. I've spent the past year and a half on aggressive drug therapy trying to get the disease into remission, unsuccessfully. I've had many hospital stays and some days I can't even get out of bed because the pain is so bad. I've finally decided that surgery is the only option left for me and it is scheduled to happen in less than 30 days. I'm extremely nervous yet, excited about the possibility of getting my quality of life back.
This about sums up the most recent major events in my life and kind of gives anyone who doesn't know me an idea of what I'm all about.
L. Renaye Ottman
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