I Am Crap At Dealing With My Cluttered Email

I admit it! I am CRAP at dealing with my email clutter. You may be thinking oh sure she has a few emails unread or left unsorted. Sorry, but I WISH that was the case. I am so terrible at dealing with my email clutter it has almost become a phobia. I wake up thinking, "I should check my email," the very idea almost makes my skin crawl. IF I check it, I will be bombarded with all my unread, unsorted, ungodly mess of an inbox that I actually shrink in fear. I hold on to 100's even 1000's of emails unsure of how to deal with my issue. At the moment my inbox is so overcrowded I am shocked it does not spit out incoming emails in disgust and simply decline to accept any more refuse, as it must see all the contents shoved within it as nothing but waste.

I almost feel as if I must join EA (Emails Anonymous) and own up to my inability to deal with my email. I should stand up in front of a crowd and admit my inabilities to attack a simple task like de-cluttering my own email. But unfortunately I never do. I once waited 6 months before deleting a single email. My inbox was so full that when I went to download a new email I had time to check on my kids, make sure they had finished their homework, planned a meal for dinner, and folded a load of laundry. All of this while one email loaded. I know I have a problem. I actually believe the reason my computer runs so slowly is the simple fact that it is wading through too many emails. I have this vision that there must be a woman living in my computer, acting as its brain, and she has this long hallway full of doors and behind these doors is each program I use on my computer. She must walk daily down this corridor and hear the rumbling, clattering, raucous noises coming from behind the door marked inbox. She too is afraid to stand too close to this door for fear of being a casualty of the worst avalanche ever recorded in the history of the world. And as a computer brain she must know all the avalanche histories.

Perhaps I should just sit down right now and tackle this beast and try to delete whatever I can. It would be a simple task, I just need to click that very important button marked "delete." Or perhaps I should simply buy a new computer and get a new email. It may be less invasive.

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Who said that an expectant Mum cannot look fabulous in a great pair of jeans? Well it certainly was not Ripe. The people who bring you some of the best maternity and nursing fashions are making life easier for mums-to-be once again. Now you no longer have to give up your favorite pair of skinny jeans when you are expecting. Sure these aren't exactly the pair you wore before, but the end result is just as satisfying, possibly even more satisfying when you realize how comfortable you are despite your protruding baby bump.

Ripe offers an amazing pair of full length jean style leggings, or jeggings as they are being called round the world. They fit perfectly to your curves and feature a soft and comfortable wide waistband that sits under your ever-expanding belly. Now you can wear your skinny jeans up until delivery and still look fabulous. In order to create a more jean-like quality they feature a stitch detailing along the seams for that true-denim look. They are made of rayon/polyester and come in a beautiful dark denim indigo wash.

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An Expectant Mum's Perspective

This month we are please to introduce a first-time Mum-to-be Lacy. For the next several months we will feature a post from Lacy on the joys of expecting, the fears attached to a new pregnancy, and all the other hard things an expectant Mum goes through those 9 months.

Most of you know where I am coming from; I am a newly expectant Mum. These early weeks have so far been pretty difficult. As a first-time Mum-to-be I am experiencing all sorts of new feelings, both physical and emotional. One minute I am thrilled to be living my dream of carrying this tiny human inside of me, then next I am distraught and panicked at the thought that I am going to be responsible for this tiny little life. As a woman with health issues of my own I am a little fearful of how my pregnancy will go. Will I have a normal pregnancy? Will I have complications? As a high-risk OB patient I am afraid of everything that happens, or could happen. I know I cannot be the first to feel this mixed bag of emotions. But at this early 10 week stage I feel as if I am the first woman to ever feel anything. Hormones are a wonderful and terrifying thing!

I count myself lucky to have an incredible husband who is with me through every moment of my craziness. He is already changing the way he reacts to my emotional outbursts and fears. He is reassuring, calming, and tries not to be as short with me as I am with him. He reminds me this is just the hormones, you are not inherently crazy. He is right of course, and I thank him for his bluntness, but at times I want to say, "You try living with all these hormones inside of you then!"

I am still very early on in my pregnancy but I am already looking to all the things I will have to worry about. I have begun work on a birthing plan, planned to nurse my baby, and begun looking at schools. Yes I may be a little ahead of myself, but you see I have always been of the mind that if you are prepared you cannot be surprised. So I am planning everything I can think of. Much to the chagrin of my family I have already made lists. I plan to make sure I know my options in case something goes wrong. Perhaps I am overly thorough, hormonal, and a little crazy. But hey I am doing the best I can with what I have. I hope you will enjoy taking this crazy ride with me for the next few months as I undoubtedly will begin to realize, I cannot plan for everything.