The One in Which There Are Generally Unwarranted Rants about Internet Clothing Services.

[same_sky]

A few months ago, I spent a bunch of time researching preschools. I was quite on board for it. Now that the idea is getting closer, I am second-guessing myself. I will be tied down! (Never mind that I rarely want to leave town during the week.) Evie won't be able to go stay with her Granny if she wants to! She's so little! I only have one more year of having her home full-time! Her gymnastics class would probably conflict! Of course, the way I'm going about getting it sorted (ie, doing nothing but thinking about it over and over) means that I may have nothing to worry about in any case.

Apparently my brain thinks I am in the market for a new book reader because after a year of owning my wonderful, beautiful device, I have dropped it onto the floor not once but twice in the last three days. Is my subconscious trying to get me a new one? hahah. I hope not because I still really love the one that I have and it's still working fine. Maybe my subconscious is actually just telling me that I am clumsy.

I have been procrastinating on making a doctor appointment for my various girly problems, but I finally made myself call yesterday, so I now get to dread that for a week. I've only been in once since the childbirth event was over, so I'm more than due. Last time, I got incredibly mad at the doctor for rushing me out without talking to me... so hopefully this doctor will do better. I have issues. I hate my issues. I thought I wanted to write about them but it seems that I don't really, today. I am tired just thinking about it.

People talk about ThredUp a lot. I signed up for an account and they are now blasting me with "Choose your first box now! Save 30% on your first box!" etc etc. If you don't know what it is, it's a site that allows you to send and receive boxes of kids clothes. I think you pay about $14 in shipping for each one you choose. The thing is, my girl wears about a 6/6x/7. I'd choose a box if they WERE decent boxes to choose. What boxes there are available are either out of season (or not appealing to me, if I check the 7s for next fall) or are boxes that are not yet available for non-paying members to choose. It's kind of like how DirectTV sends me letters in the mail constantly, even though I have called them at least once to tell them to STOP. I mean, spam is annoying, but when it's spam begging you to sign up for satellite service AFTER you have had them out to your house and been told that you have too many trees for them to install one? And then you are sad and disappointed and months later, you call Dish and they come out and say, "uhh.. yeah, we can put one right over there."? It makes you want to break out the sharp instruments to carve Do Not Disturb notices into their foreheads. I figure that if I had a smaller child, I'd feel differently. In these sizes, I think most of the time they just wear the clothes out instead of outgrow them.

I should be making a shopping list, or at least a meal plan while Evie is otherwise entertained with NickJR games. I guess I should get on that. Groceries don't seem to want to buy themselves no matter how nicely you ask..

Comments

[carrieb.livejournal.com]

I was totally in to ThredUp for about three weeks. Then I started getting boxes. Ugh. They sucked. One was really great, but the other two sucked. I am owed two more boxes and can't bring myself to pay $14 for what they are offering.

Preschool. Just do it! You will be shocked at how much she learns at school. It will really help her in kindy next year both academically and socially. It does tie you down and that sucks, but it is well worth the benefits.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I think it's an interesting idea but perhaps a little less wonderful in implementation. Maybe it will be better as it grows?

I think I still want to try preschool but you know how any good thing must be preceded by months of angst, right? :)

[grain-damaged.livejournal.com]

Yup agree. I tried them. I wanted to like theadup, but alas. Not my thing. I sent out boxes with clothes in *perfect* condition and got nasty notes left on my feedback that said I sent stuff with stains and holes! There was no place for me to comment back or contact the sender. Then the cost of getting a box went up and said, forget that.

[helloheather.livejournal.com]

Re: the preschools... Would she be going five days a week? Because if she went two or three days a week (around here 2 or 3 mornings or afternoons is pretty typical), you would still have some good chunks of unstructured time on a predictable schedule.

Can't comment on the electronic reader. I don't have one! Stop dropping things! I know...I will drop my analog reader (aka paperback book) in harmony with you. *Drop*

Girly doctor appointments. I procrastinate too. I went in August and was supposed to come back in a week for a followup and never went back. Partly because I didn't want to and partly because arranging childcare is sort of a hassle. Eh. I should go back. My issues have not magically cleared themselves up by me ignoring them.

I could never get up the motivation to try the ThredUp thing. I assumed I would hate whatever was sent to me. And I have been the grateful recipient of several families' piles of hand me down girl clothes, so aside from the occasional pair of tights or whatever (oh, and shoes, because I am apparently uber picky), we are sort of set until she hits kindergarten, I'm pretty sure.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I think she'd go four days a week, looking at the ones I'm most interested in. Mornings or afternoons.

I have *definitely* noticed that issues do not heal themselves by procrastination. Imagine that. Childcare is also one reason that I have been putting it off, until finally I realized that I was going to have to go whether M had to take off work to watch E. I could take her with me--she went to certain appts with me last year and it was awkward and sort of awful but also completely workable....but there are just some things a mama would rather do alone. ;)

Just one mom's perspective on going to preschool

[grain-damaged.livejournal.com]

As far as the preschool thing goes, it's actually worked out pretty good for both me and Sophie. I can be a bit of a helicopter mom so I kinda feel ya. I didn't want to put her in preschool but my sister talked me into and it's been a blessing. She's been acclimated to the idea of school and schedules and she's learned quite a bit! She'll be really prepared for full day Kindergarten this fall. As for me, even though I drop her off and then drive around the corner to the coffee shop (instead of going home, which I suppose I could do but I want to be close in case anything happens!) it's been really good to have a few hours of "me" time a week. I can read, blog, I've met some really nice ladies via craft group meet ups at the coffee shop - so yeah, I've made friends! And now with just TWO DAYS left of preschool forever I'm A. really, really glad I did and B. sad that it's over and C. would do it all over again in a heartbeat. =)