Almost Ready! I've amazed myself with what I've accomplished this past week! Some final wrapping today (after sleeping quite late, my exhausted mind/body is saying THANK YOU) and then I can relax. I'm making a vow to myself right now-- next year I am not going to put myself in this stressful situation. Shop early! Wrap Early! Enjoy the weeks leading up to the holiday, instead of being overwhelmed.
Peace, health and Joy to all.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Shopping Frenzy
Someone slap me for not getting started on Christmas sooner! argh- life is not cooperating lately! Guess the tree is going to have a very short half life at our house this year...... since it's not even up yet. Bad me. I'm doing some very harried online shopping due to current life circumstances and my obsessive dislike of crowds and traffic. Hey the shipping charges equate a tank of gas so I guess it's all the same in the end.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Cold Sunset
This is about 1/2 mile from my house or 10-15 min walk
At the bottom of the hill. The sky was incredible looking.
Cool clouds! It was incredibly beautiful, and about 46 degrees.
*inspired by and for Janice, my ocean loving buddy who lives far to far away.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Sunday
Danged Tree is still on top of the neighbors house! When is the tree service going to get here???? What do you want to bet they're simply going to show up, unannounced?
Friday, December 7, 2007
Ok, so I mentioned it was stormy.... here's my
driveway this morning. Not so bad-- typical
after a storm here.
Imagine my surprise when I discovered this:
Thankfully no one lives in the house next door,
and even more thankfully this tree in my side yard
did not fall on MY house during the night!
Now that's quite some adrenaline rush first thing in the morning!
Stormy
Major Wind Storm since yesterday and overnight! Not sure how much rain there was. My guess it'll look like driving through a tornado once I venture out. Thankfully, no loss of power! Nothing worse than waking to no power. All us girlie types need to shower and use our electrical appliances. One extremely tardy young lady has her's going full blast at the moment. Will we be in the car in 5 mins as expected? Doubt it....
Going to check out the ocean later. Supposed to some major waves. Stay tuned.....
Going to check out the ocean later. Supposed to some major waves. Stay tuned.....
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Useless Crap about Me
No more whining! I'm going to make a concentrated effort to focus something positive from now on.
For fun, I stole this from Janices blog.
1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now? Soft Soap Pure Cashmere Moisturizing Body Wash
2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator? Yes :o)
3. What would you change about your living room? The ugly 70's style chandelier wall sconces
4. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty? D-I-R-T-Y, but almost ready to run
5. What is in your fridge? Turkey, Cheese, Sausages, Homemade Turkey Soup, Milk, OJ, 1/2+1/2, Lemonade, yogurt, assorted condiments (mayo, mustard, butter, ketchup, salad dressings, marinades, etc) some veggies and apples
Back up Fridge in the garage mainly holds drinks- Snapple, Water bottles, Propel, Vitamin Water, Diet Pepsit/7Up and overflow bulk food stuffs from Costco
6. White or wheat bread? Multi-Grain and Sourdough baby
7. What is on top of your refrigerator? a bunk of junk. Baskets, phone book ummm not sure what else
8. What color or design is on your shower curtain? No shower curtains here
9. How many plants are in your home? None. I have a black thumb :o(
10. Is your bed made right now? haven't done it yet, but I will. I like to get into a made bed at night.
11. Comet or Soft Scrub? Comet works better
12. Is your closet organized? Depends which one you look in, LOL!
13. Can you describe your flashlight? My flashlight, as in only one? We have many assorted sizes and strengths
14. Do you drink out of glass or plastic more at home? Glass
15. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now? Not sure, the kids make the pitcher drinks- I never drink 'em. It's probably Crystal Light of some random flavor
16. If you have garage, is it cluttered?Way cluttered. But there is a spot for my car right in the middle of it. snicker
17. Curtains or blinds? Blinds
18. How many pillows do you sleep with? I have 5 on my bed
19. Do you sleep with any lights on at night? Not unless you count my evil next door neighbor who likes to shower at 3am and the light from their humongous bathroom window shines right into my bedroom.....grrrr
20. How often do you vacuum? not often enough :o( I'm dreaming of a dyson... someday
21. Standard toothbrush or electric? Regular ole' arm powered
22. What color is your toothbrush? uhhhh teal and ???????
23. Do you have welcome mat on your front porch? There is a rough mat for wiping feet, it does not say Welcome
24. What is in your oven right now? crumbs
25. Is there anything under your bed? Yeah some boxes
26. Chore you hate the most? Cleaning bathrooms!
27. What retro items are in your home? Retro sounds so nice, like something COOL. My house is
straight out of the 80's for the most part... I just call it U-G-L-Y
28. Do you have a separate room you use an an office? I wish
29. How many mirrors are in your home? I don't know? All bedrooms have mirrored closets, plus bathrooms, plus a few assorted others...
30. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home? No! But that's an excellent idea
31. What color are your walls? Mostly white, except one bathroom that had hideous wallpaper
32. What does your home smell like right now? Nothing, no one is here except me
33. Favorite candle scent? Not really a candle burner-- but I do like vanilla, or subtle scents
34. What kind of pickles are in your refrigerator right now? For my pickle loving girl- the big huge honking kind
35. Ever been on your roof? Nope! Only da' man goes up there to blow the pine needles and clean the gutters out
36. Do you own a stereo? I don't! How lame is that?
37. How many TVs do you have?Embarrassed to say it...6
38. How many phones? One with 4 handsets plus 4 cell phones
39. Do you have a housekeeper? I WISH!!!! My ultimate fantasy...... it's a sad existence! LOL
40. What style do you decorate in? I wish I had a style! Modern messy? Due to three heathens who refuse to help out?
41. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints? I do have 2 patterned couches but I prefer solid... those patterned ones are getting old!
42. Is there a smoke detector in your home? Yep, every room!
For fun, I stole this from Janices blog.
1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now? Soft Soap Pure Cashmere Moisturizing Body Wash
2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator? Yes :o)
3. What would you change about your living room? The ugly 70's style chandelier wall sconces
4. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty? D-I-R-T-Y, but almost ready to run
5. What is in your fridge? Turkey, Cheese, Sausages, Homemade Turkey Soup, Milk, OJ, 1/2+1/2, Lemonade, yogurt, assorted condiments (mayo, mustard, butter, ketchup, salad dressings, marinades, etc) some veggies and apples
Back up Fridge in the garage mainly holds drinks- Snapple, Water bottles, Propel, Vitamin Water, Diet Pepsit/7Up and overflow bulk food stuffs from Costco
6. White or wheat bread? Multi-Grain and Sourdough baby
7. What is on top of your refrigerator? a bunk of junk. Baskets, phone book ummm not sure what else
8. What color or design is on your shower curtain? No shower curtains here
9. How many plants are in your home? None. I have a black thumb :o(
10. Is your bed made right now? haven't done it yet, but I will. I like to get into a made bed at night.
11. Comet or Soft Scrub? Comet works better
12. Is your closet organized? Depends which one you look in, LOL!
13. Can you describe your flashlight? My flashlight, as in only one? We have many assorted sizes and strengths
14. Do you drink out of glass or plastic more at home? Glass
15. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now? Not sure, the kids make the pitcher drinks- I never drink 'em. It's probably Crystal Light of some random flavor
16. If you have garage, is it cluttered?Way cluttered. But there is a spot for my car right in the middle of it. snicker
17. Curtains or blinds? Blinds
18. How many pillows do you sleep with? I have 5 on my bed
19. Do you sleep with any lights on at night? Not unless you count my evil next door neighbor who likes to shower at 3am and the light from their humongous bathroom window shines right into my bedroom.....grrrr
20. How often do you vacuum? not often enough :o( I'm dreaming of a dyson... someday
21. Standard toothbrush or electric? Regular ole' arm powered
22. What color is your toothbrush? uhhhh teal and ???????
23. Do you have welcome mat on your front porch? There is a rough mat for wiping feet, it does not say Welcome
24. What is in your oven right now? crumbs
25. Is there anything under your bed? Yeah some boxes
26. Chore you hate the most? Cleaning bathrooms!
27. What retro items are in your home? Retro sounds so nice, like something COOL. My house is
straight out of the 80's for the most part... I just call it U-G-L-Y
28. Do you have a separate room you use an an office? I wish
29. How many mirrors are in your home? I don't know? All bedrooms have mirrored closets, plus bathrooms, plus a few assorted others...
30. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home? No! But that's an excellent idea
31. What color are your walls? Mostly white, except one bathroom that had hideous wallpaper
32. What does your home smell like right now? Nothing, no one is here except me
33. Favorite candle scent? Not really a candle burner-- but I do like vanilla, or subtle scents
34. What kind of pickles are in your refrigerator right now? For my pickle loving girl- the big huge honking kind
35. Ever been on your roof? Nope! Only da' man goes up there to blow the pine needles and clean the gutters out
36. Do you own a stereo? I don't! How lame is that?
37. How many TVs do you have?Embarrassed to say it...6
38. How many phones? One with 4 handsets plus 4 cell phones
39. Do you have a housekeeper? I WISH!!!! My ultimate fantasy...... it's a sad existence! LOL
40. What style do you decorate in? I wish I had a style! Modern messy? Due to three heathens who refuse to help out?
41. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints? I do have 2 patterned couches but I prefer solid... those patterned ones are getting old!
42. Is there a smoke detector in your home? Yep, every room!
