Today was my first day back at work - there's a lot to get done this week and not much week to do it! Did accomplish a bit today - even with my outbreak of dermatitis - it is getting better (at least on my thumb where it broke out first) so I have hope that within a few more days things will look better. Right now, though, my left hand looks like I have some very contagious disease! Luckily it's only on one hand (and under my chin for some reason!) but it's on the back of my hand (good for me, bad for looks!) so I keep that hand in my lap a lot.
Facebook is just trying to drive me crazy I think. The People You May Know recently has had a very familiar name that is coming up almost constantly. At one time I would have said, yes I know that person, but that statement obviously was wrong - and I certainly don't know that person now. I wish there was an Ignore or Delete or some other button or some other way to say don't show this to me any more! SIGH. I know it shouldn't bother me and, for the most part it doesn't, but I honestly don't need the reminder of a situation I'd rather put in the past. Just have to ignore as much as possible I guess!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Saturday . . .
Wow - such a lot got done today and not much by me! The entertainment unit (all three pieces) went away; the smaller fridge did too, along with a microwave, a four-poster bed; some folding chairs, AND a huge plant that was in the family room! I must admit to a twinge or two when they left - I did love the furniture or I wouldn't have bought it in the first place but I'm also SO glad that it's gone and no longer crowding my life (and house & garage). All the stuff filled a pickup truck and the back of an SUV - I have more junk than even I thought! ;-)
The plant went home with its "family" so that's a good thing! I also found another family treasure for Gina to take home too - her grandmother's Bible. I'm really happy that I found it and could give it to her. She and her husband are such good people - offering to come help with whatever I need done. They brought Bella with them and she is just gorgeous! And getting so tall (like both of her parents!). She was so busy and loved going up and down stairs (quickly!!). It was great seeing all three of them - it's been a while!
The plant went home with its "family" so that's a good thing! I also found another family treasure for Gina to take home too - her grandmother's Bible. I'm really happy that I found it and could give it to her. She and her husband are such good people - offering to come help with whatever I need done. They brought Bella with them and she is just gorgeous! And getting so tall (like both of her parents!). She was so busy and loved going up and down stairs (quickly!!). It was great seeing all three of them - it's been a while!
Friday, May 25, 2012
Progress
So far the tossing is going well - the dumpster is by no means full but there's still time for much more! The garage is looking better (not great because there's just too much that must be gone through before disposition but good) - there's a clear path to the previously blocked door - and it's now possible to have new garage door openers installed (YAY). There's also the possibility that some of the bigger, nicer stuff will be going to a garage sale for a good cause - so that's a positive! Maybe, if I get really ambitious, I can get the smaller fridge out in the garage cleaned out so it can be sent to the garage sale too!
The rest will come - especially the "hoarder" room upstairs that won't be done this time - it's an ongoing process! At least now I'll have some space to put things :). Next week, the new porch railings are supposed to be installed - replacing the old wooden ones that are chipped, peeling and look horrible. The new ones will be vinyl and will, hopefully, look much much better! Will have to post a picture!
Next project - fix the fence, get a new gate and a new front door and then, in the fall, new landscaping for the front yard. Ah, the joys of home ownership! :)
The rest will come - especially the "hoarder" room upstairs that won't be done this time - it's an ongoing process! At least now I'll have some space to put things :). Next week, the new porch railings are supposed to be installed - replacing the old wooden ones that are chipped, peeling and look horrible. The new ones will be vinyl and will, hopefully, look much much better! Will have to post a picture!
Next project - fix the fence, get a new gate and a new front door and then, in the fall, new landscaping for the front yard. Ah, the joys of home ownership! :)
Monday, May 21, 2012
a week off work to work at home!
This is my "birthday" leave - combined with four more days to give me a week off - and have I got plans for it! Today was probably my slowest day - but I did do somethings! I ordered a small occasional table from the unfinished furniture store (after checking Target & Walmart with no luck); chopped the bush back into submission and hacked the weeds down (waiting for fall for planting out front I guess); renewed my subscription to the Kennedy Center (lots of money but I can give back tickets I won't use and take friends with me occasionally and I like going!); ordered a small (10 yard) dumpster to be delivered Wednesday!!
That's when the real work begins - basically throwing all the boxes and "stuff" that's been sitting around into the dumpster! It's here for 14 days (maximum) so I should be able to do it in parts because I'm sure that throwing some things away will open up more stuff that's been hidden for a while! At the very least it will give me a lot more space and room to move the rest of the stuff around!
After the dumpster, I think I'm going to call Salvation Army or Goodwill to come get some other stuff (an entertainment unit that I'll never use again, a bed frame that I love but don't have any place for anymore). Someone will get some use from them I'm sure!
That's when the real work begins - basically throwing all the boxes and "stuff" that's been sitting around into the dumpster! It's here for 14 days (maximum) so I should be able to do it in parts because I'm sure that throwing some things away will open up more stuff that's been hidden for a while! At the very least it will give me a lot more space and room to move the rest of the stuff around!
After the dumpster, I think I'm going to call Salvation Army or Goodwill to come get some other stuff (an entertainment unit that I'll never use again, a bed frame that I love but don't have any place for anymore). Someone will get some use from them I'm sure!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thoughts on a Wednesday evening . . .
Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans - John Lennon wasn't my favorite Beatle by any means but this certainly rings true for me. And life can certainly mess up those "plans" or at least it's certainly messed up a few of mine! But some of those should have been messed up and have led to different, yet better things. Sometimes it's hard to recognize that the changes are needed and that something positive will come eventually.
I am truly a lucky person - and the down times are brief and relatively infrequent (despite what may appear to be evidence to the contrary here!) but they, too, are something to acknowledge and move through - one step at a time!
Lots of exciting things happening the next few weeks - massive clean up; new upholstery; painting (?!); generally putting some order to chaos - fix the outside, fix the inside - works for me!
I am truly a lucky person - and the down times are brief and relatively infrequent (despite what may appear to be evidence to the contrary here!) but they, too, are something to acknowledge and move through - one step at a time!
Lots of exciting things happening the next few weeks - massive clean up; new upholstery; painting (?!); generally putting some order to chaos - fix the outside, fix the inside - works for me!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mother's Day 2012
Mother's Day is in about 10 days and I have to say that I'm a very lucky mother! I have two wonderful sons who are very different yet very special - caring, loving individuals who make my life so much better and fuller.
Every year I miss my mother - there are ever more questions I wish I could ask and get answered. Why do the best questions come with age when there's no one left to provide the answers? I also miss my husband, who, over almost 20 years, never really remembered what day my birthday was but always remembered that it was close to (if not on) Mother's Day! Minor nudging every year helped for that year only! :)
Life. Is. Good.
Every year I miss my mother - there are ever more questions I wish I could ask and get answered. Why do the best questions come with age when there's no one left to provide the answers? I also miss my husband, who, over almost 20 years, never really remembered what day my birthday was but always remembered that it was close to (if not on) Mother's Day! Minor nudging every year helped for that year only! :)
Life. Is. Good.
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