Lots of exciting things coming up in the next week or so...
*Shopping for/installing cabinets
*Getting flooring installed
*Lunch with my friend Janel
*Manda starts 5th grade
*Celebration with family for my 39th and my sil's 48th birthdays
*Finally putting a for sale sign in the yard!!! (hopefully by 9/1)
8.21.2009
8.17.2009
A Survey
A survey from the Project 365 group...
1. What bill do you hate paying the most? Michael’s Mustang
2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner? Outback Steakhouse
3. What do you really want to be doing right now? Scrapbooking
4. How many colleges did you attend? 0
5. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now? Slept in it
6. What are your thoughts on gas prices? Better than it was, worse than it has been
7. First thought when the alarm went off this morning? Can’t be that time already
8. Last thought before going to sleep last night? How much can I get done tomorrow???
9. Do you miss being a child? NO
10. What errand/chore do you despise? Laundry – same clothes, different day
11. Get up early or sleep in? Sleep in!!!
12. Have you found real love yet? Oh yes.
13. Favorite lunch meat? Smoked ham
14. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart? Lately? Paint rollers.
15. Beach or lake? Beach
16. What famous person would you like to have dinner with? Can’t think of anyone
17. Have you ever been in a motor vehicle collision? Yes
18. Ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose? Yes
19. Ring Tone? One that was included w/phone
20. Do you have a teddy bear? Not a teddy bear, but many stuffed turtles!
21. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth? Surrounded by girl scouts in a frog-infested camp outhouse
22. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go? Anywhere, never been there before.
23. Do you go to church? No
24. At this point in your life, would you rather start a new career or a new relationship? Career! 25. How old are you? 38 for 13 more days…
26. Do you have a "go to" person? My hubby
27. Best memory of current/last love? Our Hawaii vacation for our 20th anniversary
28. Are you where you want to be in life? Yes, I’m right where I’m supposed to be.
29. Growing up, what was your favorite cartoon? Hanna Barbera hour, especially The Bugaloos
30. What about you do you think has changed the most? I can do more than I thought I could! 31. Looking back at high school were they the best years of your life? No
32. Are there times you still feel like a kid? No
33. What was a “fad” you remember from your childhood? Big hair – my kids say I still have “big 80’s hair”
34. Did you ever have Troll dolls? Yes
35. Did you have a pager? Yes
36. Where was the hang out spot when you were a teenager? Skating rink or mall
37. Were you the type of kid you would want your children/friends children to hang out with? Yes
38. Who do you think impacted your life the most? My hubby & my mother in law
39. Was there a teacher or authority figure that stood out for you? My mother in law
40. Do you tell stories that start with “when I was your age? Yes, and I laugh every time I do – “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but when I was your age…”
1. What bill do you hate paying the most? Michael’s Mustang
2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner? Outback Steakhouse
3. What do you really want to be doing right now? Scrapbooking
4. How many colleges did you attend? 0
5. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now? Slept in it
6. What are your thoughts on gas prices? Better than it was, worse than it has been
7. First thought when the alarm went off this morning? Can’t be that time already
8. Last thought before going to sleep last night? How much can I get done tomorrow???
9. Do you miss being a child? NO
10. What errand/chore do you despise? Laundry – same clothes, different day
11. Get up early or sleep in? Sleep in!!!
12. Have you found real love yet? Oh yes.
13. Favorite lunch meat? Smoked ham
14. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart? Lately? Paint rollers.
15. Beach or lake? Beach
16. What famous person would you like to have dinner with? Can’t think of anyone
17. Have you ever been in a motor vehicle collision? Yes
18. Ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose? Yes
19. Ring Tone? One that was included w/phone
20. Do you have a teddy bear? Not a teddy bear, but many stuffed turtles!
21. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth? Surrounded by girl scouts in a frog-infested camp outhouse
22. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go? Anywhere, never been there before.
23. Do you go to church? No
24. At this point in your life, would you rather start a new career or a new relationship? Career! 25. How old are you? 38 for 13 more days…
26. Do you have a "go to" person? My hubby
27. Best memory of current/last love? Our Hawaii vacation for our 20th anniversary
28. Are you where you want to be in life? Yes, I’m right where I’m supposed to be.
29. Growing up, what was your favorite cartoon? Hanna Barbera hour, especially The Bugaloos
30. What about you do you think has changed the most? I can do more than I thought I could! 31. Looking back at high school were they the best years of your life? No
32. Are there times you still feel like a kid? No
33. What was a “fad” you remember from your childhood? Big hair – my kids say I still have “big 80’s hair”
34. Did you ever have Troll dolls? Yes
35. Did you have a pager? Yes
36. Where was the hang out spot when you were a teenager? Skating rink or mall
37. Were you the type of kid you would want your children/friends children to hang out with? Yes
38. Who do you think impacted your life the most? My hubby & my mother in law
39. Was there a teacher or authority figure that stood out for you? My mother in law
40. Do you tell stories that start with “when I was your age? Yes, and I laugh every time I do – “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but when I was your age…”
8.15.2009
An Inspiring Quote
A really wonderful exerpt from Wholehearted by Brene Brown I just found:
It’s time. All of this pretending and performing – these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – has to go. Your armor is preventing you from growing into your gifts. I understand that you needed these protections when you were small. I understand that you believed your armor could help you secure all of the things you needed to feel worthy and lovable, but you’re still searching and you’re more lost than ever. Time is growing short. There are unexplored adventures ahead of you. You can’t live the rest of your life worried about what other people think. The time has come to let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are.
It’s time. All of this pretending and performing – these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – has to go. Your armor is preventing you from growing into your gifts. I understand that you needed these protections when you were small. I understand that you believed your armor could help you secure all of the things you needed to feel worthy and lovable, but you’re still searching and you’re more lost than ever. Time is growing short. There are unexplored adventures ahead of you. You can’t live the rest of your life worried about what other people think. The time has come to let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are.
8.10.2009
Monday, Monday
Almost done with all the painting...Manda & I painted her room yesterday and just finished a second coat. It's the same color as the rest of the house, a nice neutral beige called Dried Hydrangea. On to my walk in closet, then tomorrow is grouting the laundry room floor and probably painting the small tool closet next to it. Outside paint is Wednesday, "Revere Pewter", a nice beige w/some gray in it - lots of helpers coming. :) Michael is planning a short weekend getaway for us once the house is complete - a friend of his has a cabin in Georgia right on a stream - I can't wait!!!
8.05.2009
Am I OCD?
Ok, I spent a *few* hours yesterday on my belly straightening out the grout lines in my bathroom before I sealed it. I had to "scratch" them to get them even and inside the tile lines. I think I should have grouted neater in the first place! Anyway, Michael got home and looked at me like I had grown 3 heads, and said "it looked fine to me the way it was." Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! I just want it to look nice, and not like a housewife did it. More tiling and grouting today...will this madness ever end? Will this house ever be done? Stay tuned to see what will happen first, the house selling or me losing my mind...
8.04.2009
I'm old, that's all there is to it.
I'm just getting this blog going...I've had it since April but haven't done anything with it. I look at so many other peoples blogs everyday, and they're so darn cool, that I thought I would work on mine some. This week I'm putting the final touches on both our bathroom's tile - I laid 18x18 ceramic tile in both last week. Next is the laundry room. No one told me what back breaking, hard-on-hands work this is! Not difficult, but it sure makes my bones achey. Or is it just my almost 39-year-old body protesting??? Damn, I'm getting old. ;)
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