Everyone keeps saying Just wait until you have that baby, you won’t have time for anything else! And I’m thinking, But I ALREADY don’t have enough time, how much worse can it get?

Trying to find enough time for everything in a day is not helped by the fact that our schedules are wacked. With both of us being actors, we never know which one of us, or if both, will be working or auditioning, or what the work/audition hours will be day to day. Don’t get me wrong, I LIKE the constant change and NO routine rut to fall into, but it can definitly be challenging trying to coordinate.  It helps that I’m not working so much right now, since every time I get a call and I say “Is it ok I’m 8 months pregnant?” The answer is almost always, “No.”

And there’s our continuous list of projects going on that make for a constant flux of chaos in our home.  The biggest one right now being a re-do of our office area, which leaves all of its contents in different areas of the house and me working on the computer in the kitchen. Plus we’re purchasing and trying to find room for all the baby stuff, which is INSANE the amount of crap one little baby needs!

Then there’s all the things to do for when our parents visit their new grandchild, plus little projects we just never got around to until now.  Things like curtains for the room they’ll be staying in so they won’t feel like everyone is staring at them, blankets so they don’t freeze their ass off while trying to sleep (when a crying baby isn’t keeping them awake), and putting our bedroom light on a dimmer so we aren’t shining a spotlight on a crying, hungry baby at 2:00 am.

And then there’s all the stuff we’re getting rid of, which is either being taken to Goodwill or listed on Craigslist. Meaning there are constant, ever changing piles of “going to goodwill”, “to list on craigslist”, “for craigslist buyer on his way”, “new purchases yet to be installed, assembled, hung or organized”, “returns”… you get the point.  One minute the house is tidy and suddenly it will look like they should be shooting an episode of “Hoarders” here.  It’s a crazy continuous cycle.  Chaos.  Organize.  Chaos. Organize.

Then there are other business/work related side projects that are constantly in flux around the house too.  We just did a photo shoot, I’m in the middle of editing one project and started writing another.  And there’s a really fun one this time of year called “taxes”.

And of course, while all this craziness is happening and we are running around the house, there are two crazy dogs that need constant attention and follow us from room to room.

How will a baby fit into all this chaos? Just fine.  He won’t know a life different from this one.

For the last few years, the day of the Oscars meant drinks started flowing early, good friends, getting red-carpet-ready, yummy food, parties and did I mention drinking?

This year however, we didn’t do any of that. This year we had a fun baby shower on the day, where drinks still flowed early (for attendees) and my big cheat of the day was a  whole cupcake!

Our friends Shelli and Courtney hosted with Oscar themed games and trinkets.  What a couple of great girls for taking time to organize and open their home. And whew! we had great weather to boot!  It was originally supposed to rain AND the day before we had hail and snow! Yes, SNOW in Los Angeles!

We are lucky to have such great friends who took the time to buy gifts and spend an afternoon with us to celebrate baby.  That’s better than winning a stupid Oscar Award.  Well, OK, maybe more like a close second?