Comments on: Crazy Nesting http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/ Encouragement for a Simple Home Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:59:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Laura http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-9231 Laura Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:45:18 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-9231 I work in the music business and was on tour for four months straight while pregnant with my little gal. Living on a tour bus with scatter-brained musicians and sloppy crew guys is hard enough, but I had nesting fever BAD. Every morning, while everyone else was sleeping off the previous night's debauchery, I was cleaning away the empty beer bottles, scrubbing the sticky Jagermeister off the floor, folding and putting away sweaty stage clothes, organizing fan gifts into labeled boxes and re-organizing the leftover catering in the fridge. I even sorted the water bottles and soda cans by color in the storage drawers under the seats. Everyone made fun of me for "nesting the bus", but I guarantee it was the cleanest bus any of them have ridden on before or since. I work in the music business and was on tour for four months straight while pregnant with my little gal. Living on a tour bus with scatter-brained musicians and sloppy crew guys is hard enough, but I had nesting fever BAD. Every morning, while everyone else was sleeping off the previous night’s debauchery, I was cleaning away the empty beer bottles, scrubbing the sticky Jagermeister off the floor, folding and putting away sweaty stage clothes, organizing fan gifts into labeled boxes and re-organizing the leftover catering in the fridge. I even sorted the water bottles and soda cans by color in the storage drawers under the seats. Everyone made fun of me for “nesting the bus”, but I guarantee it was the cleanest bus any of them have ridden on before or since.

]]> By: Traci http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-9128 Traci Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:51:02 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-9128 I nested like crazy with all three of ours, rearranging furniture, cleaning, rehanging pictures. Just to get everything perfect. My husband never knew where anything was going to be when he came home from work. WIth our first (19 years ago) I suddenly decided I wanted to start making a quilt! My Mother jumped to and helped to buy all of the supplies. I was sitting in the middle of all of it when my water broke! 5 hours later our first son was born. Enjoy these times, they go by so fast. I nested like crazy with all three of ours, rearranging furniture, cleaning, rehanging pictures. Just to get everything perfect. My husband never knew where anything was going to be when he came home from work.
WIth our first (19 years ago) I suddenly decided I wanted to start making a quilt! My Mother jumped to and helped to buy all of the supplies. I was sitting in the middle of all of it when my water broke! 5 hours later our first son was born.
Enjoy these times, they go by so fast.

]]> By: Cathy http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-8781 Cathy Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:10:52 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-8781 I love sharing the nesting-crazies: I crawled around our bareboard home, meticulously cleaning dust and grime from BETWEEN the unpolished boards, with a scalpal. .-= Cathy´s last blog post ..<a href="http://apathetichousewife.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-want-to-talk.html" rel="nofollow">I want to talk...</a> =-. I love sharing the nesting-crazies: I crawled around our bareboard home, meticulously cleaning dust and grime from BETWEEN the unpolished boards, with a scalpal.
Cathy´s last blog post ..I want to talk…

]]> By: Alisha http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-8747 Alisha Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:51:32 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-8747 when are you due? i'm due in 3 weeks :-) anywho, for the past 3 months i scrub everything down in clorox-once a week. i guess i just feel the need for everything to be sterile?! .-= Alisha´s last blog post ..<a href="http://onasilentsea.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/weekend-in-review/" rel="nofollow">Weekend in review</a> =-. when are you due? i’m due in 3 weeks :-)

anywho, for the past 3 months i scrub everything down in clorox-once a week. i guess i just feel the need for everything to be sterile?!
Alisha´s last blog post ..Weekend in review

]]> By: Alaskan Andi http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-8741 Alaskan Andi Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:41:13 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-8741 I did the same with all three of my children the week...and night before birth. I insisted everything be picked up and sorted. My sweet husband went along with it with little resistance. I think it is a coping mechanism. I like to be in control and when I know I will be at some sweet, adorable little one's bidding 24/7 for the next while...well, who are we kidding - the rest of my life... I have to put everything else in order. I had scheduled c-sections for all three and stayed up to 2 o'clock in the morning. Then, with bags in hand and hubby driving, would wake up at 5:00 AM to get to the hospital in time for my appointment. I also loved minty ice cream. Straight out of the box so I didn't have to clean anything but the spoon. It is such an exciting time. Sit down and meditate about the wonderful new things that are about to happen in your life. I am so happy for you and yours! I did the same with all three of my children the week…and night before birth. I insisted everything be picked up and sorted. My sweet husband went along with it with little resistance. I think it is a coping mechanism. I like to be in control and when I know I will be at some sweet, adorable little one’s bidding 24/7 for the next while…well, who are we kidding – the rest of my life… I have to put everything else in order. I had scheduled c-sections for all three and stayed up to 2 o’clock in the morning. Then, with bags in hand and hubby driving, would wake up at 5:00 AM to get to the hospital in time for my appointment. I also loved minty ice cream. Straight out of the box so I didn’t have to clean anything but the spoon. It is such an exciting time. Sit down and meditate about the wonderful new things that are about to happen in your life. I am so happy for you and yours!

]]> By: Jenni @ Life from the Roof http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-8724 Jenni @ Life from the Roof Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:43:33 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-8724 I'm waiting for that energy to come back right now at 38 weeks! I have been doing a lot of batch cooking and stockpiling of "essential" items . . .you know, like popsicles. We have 3 boxes in our freezer right now. But I'm starting to tire of cleaning, and instead am doing lots of "mental" nesting like reading up on post-partum issues, etc. .-= Jenni @ Life from the Roof´s last blog post ..<a href="http://lifefromtheroof.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/almost-done/" rel="nofollow">Almost done</a> =-. I’m waiting for that energy to come back right now at 38 weeks! I have been doing a lot of batch cooking and stockpiling of “essential” items . . .you know, like popsicles. We have 3 boxes in our freezer right now. But I’m starting to tire of cleaning, and instead am doing lots of “mental” nesting like reading up on post-partum issues, etc.
Jenni @ Life from the Roof´s last blog post ..Almost done

]]> By: Vidisha http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-8698 Vidisha Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:37:11 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-8698 My little one was overdue by 6 days so you can imagine what i did in those six days !!! My windows , doors , cupboards, fridge, carpet, beds, drawers everything had been cleaned up twice and I still thought the house was not clean enough ! The most hilarious bit was that when my waters broke ....I was sitting on a bed with a pile of onions that i was chopping to stock up on 'Masala' for curries . Being Indian, we need that for nearly all the food we make. So there i was sitting with this huge pile and suddenly i realized that something had happened. lol Got admitted to the hospital in 30 mins and delivered my princess :) My little one was overdue by 6 days so you can imagine what i did in those six days !!! My windows , doors , cupboards, fridge, carpet, beds, drawers everything had been cleaned up twice and I still thought the house was not clean enough ! The most hilarious bit was that when my waters broke ….I was sitting on a bed with a pile of onions that i was chopping to stock up on ‘Masala’ for curries . Being Indian, we need that for nearly all the food we make. So there i was sitting with this huge pile and suddenly i realized that something had happened. lol Got admitted to the hospital in 30 mins and delivered my princess :)

]]> By: Meg http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-8695 Meg Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:46:47 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-8695 I haven't had the opportunity to have a baby yet but if this is what I can expect I think i might be looking more towards it. I have some windows in the living room that really need a cleaning and my stock pile could always use a good sorting. :) .-= Meg´s last blog post ..<a href="http://blog.onourwayonline.com/2009/08/kroger-mega-savings-event-shopping-trip.html" rel="nofollow">Kroger Mega Savings Event Shopping trip</a> =-. I haven’t had the opportunity to have a baby yet but if this is what I can expect I think i might be looking more towards it.

I have some windows in the living room that really need a cleaning and my stock pile could always use a good sorting. :)
Meg´s last blog post ..Kroger Mega Savings Event Shopping trip

]]> By: Alexis J http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-8663 Alexis J Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:45:41 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-8663 Funny post. I have three kidlet's, but with my last baby I think I went OCD with the nesting cleaning. The night I went into labour I went over the top cleaning and washed ALL the walls in the house.... I have never washed walls before..... Then I went into my daughter's room and set up her dolls, put all their clothes, brushed their hair and then put all the stuff back in the doll house, all neat and tidy. As my house was spick and span I need to clean "another" house...LOL .-= Alexis J´s last blog post ..<a href="http://madtimeswelivein.blogspot.com/2009/08/evilness-of-juice.html" rel="nofollow">The evilness of JUICE</a> =-. Funny post. I have three kidlet’s, but with my last baby I think I went OCD with the nesting cleaning. The night I went into labour I went over the top cleaning and washed ALL the walls in the house…. I have never washed walls before….. Then I went into my daughter’s room and set up her dolls, put all their clothes, brushed their hair and then put all the stuff back in the doll house, all neat and tidy. As my house was spick and span I need to clean “another” house…LOL
Alexis J´s last blog post ..The evilness of JUICE

]]> By: Visty http://smallnotebook.org/2009/08/20/crazy-nesting/#comment-8645 Visty Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:37:00 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1489#comment-8645 Two nights before my son was born 5 weeks prematurely, I was on the floor constructing homemade Oompa Loompa costumes for Halloween, complete with papier mache green-hair helmets. .-= Visty´s last blog post ..<a href="http://therinrins.typepad.com/our_little_life/2009/08/break.html" rel="nofollow">Break</a> =-. Two nights before my son was born 5 weeks prematurely, I was on the floor constructing homemade Oompa Loompa costumes for Halloween, complete with papier mache green-hair helmets.
Visty´s last blog post ..Break

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