Katie Hacks

One popular idea that has been going around right now is “life hacks” they are a series of tricks hints that you maybe never considered to do a job more efficiently. My life hack is Katie. Below are some things that I learned from her.

 

1.      Vinegar+ Normal chips +much better chips

2.      You can use a rubber spatula when cooking… like you can use it for MORE than just getting the last bit of brownie batter out of the bowl

3.      Coconut at Costco

4.      Rice at Costco

5.      Indian seasoning packets for easy Indian meals

6.      Dog harnesses

7.      How to potty train your puppy

8.      The idea of MAKING your own Christmas garland (which apparently is a popular thing to do, who knew?)

9.      Two words: Stir Fry… easiest meal ever

10.  Amazon Prime

 

And those were just the first 10 I came up with in like 2 minutes. Honestly I could go forever, but seeing as it is the weekend before Christmas I should probably wrap presents…. Or something.

self conscience

I have noticed recently that I have been much more self conscience than I used to be. Somehow I seem to be be unintentionally trying to turn all conversations about me to build me up and I obsess over other people that I feel like get more attention than me and I try to figure out why.

Why am I doing this? It is so stupid. I shouldn't care

Plus I am driving my husband and mom crazy.

It makes me feel very immature. I wish that I would stop.

Test Results!

1. Where am I carrying? I can't tell at all... though just the last week you have been able to feel the uterus if I was laying on my back, and every time Zach touches it he is surprised by how low it is... so I am going to say BOY

2. ZITS UP THE WAZOOO!! Hate it hate it hate it... and everywhere too, which I am not used too, especially the backs of my shoulders, so annoying because I can reach them. GIRL 

3. Ring swing? uhg! all the effort across the house to find thread... anyway, circle... BOY

4. Bakeing soda? Really.... gross.... so not happening.

5. Heart Rate. 159 last time. GIRL!

6. This one is weird... since i found out, I could barely EAT sweets, they were gross to me, but the last 1.5 weeks, I have been CRAZY about sweets... and I gain FIVE POUNDS (I hadn't gained any yet, so I am trying to be ok with this, but I am not). So I am not sure about this one. I am going to say BOY because i spent most of my time craving salty. 

7. Mayn = Girl Chinese = BOY

8. Sympathetic? nope! Zach's has lost weight! BOY 

9. Morning sickness didn't start still 7 weeks, and was over by 10... threw up once... I am going to say BOY 

10. Key Test? BOY 

11. I am going to add one here... the "baby whisperer." I have friends with a 3 year old daughter. They claim that she has been right on guessing 7 different babies, and only gotten 3 wrong. She says I am having a GIRL! 

That leaves it at 7 for BOY and 4 for GIRL... but I totally believe that some of these could have been "scewed" by a subconscious desire for a boy.

YAY! Real results TOMORROW!!!!

Is Kara Having a Boy or a Girl??

1. Where are you carrying?  If you are like me, you couldn't tell when you are only 20 weeks along anyway so it doesn't matter, but supposedly if you carry high it's a girl, low it's a boy. Carry in front? It's a boy. If you expand the LONG way, it's a girl.

2. Skin. Girls "steal your beauty" - have you had zits/blemishes? It's a girl. Dry hands/cold feet? Boy (this didn't work for me... my feet were ALWAYS cold).

3. "Ring Swing". Take off your wedding ring, tie a string around it, and hang it over your belly. If it swings in a circle, it's a boy... if it swings back and forth, it's a girl... I never did try this one.

4. There is one that calls for you to mix your pee with drano, but that is dangerous and can produce fumes. So, I read that instead, you pee in a cup and mix it with baking soda. If it fizzles, you are having a boy. If not, it's a girl.

5. Heart rate. If it's under 140, it's a boy... if it's over 140, it's a girl. This was true for us - her heart rate was always fast!

6. Cravings! If you are craving sweets, it's a girl. Salty or sour? It's a boy. I craved salt though.. and also spicy things... so I don't know.

7. Your age and birth month. Mayans: So - age at conception (24) and year your baby was conceived (2012). If both are even or odd, it's a girl (so...girl!). If it's one even one odd, it's a boy.  Or there is the Chinese method: Chinese Baby Sex Prediction Calendar

8. Sympathetic Pregnancy? If Zach has had pregnancy cravings too, and has put on a little weight, it's a girl! This was true for us :)

9. How was the morning sickness? If it was bad the first trimester, it's a girl. If you hardly had morning sickness, it's a boy!

10. This one someone else has to do to you so it is too late if you are reading this. But, place a key in front of someone who is pregnant and ask them to pick it up. If they pick up the narrow part, it's a girl. The wide part at the top? It's a boy.


But tomorrow the real test comes back!! AHH!!!

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