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Clearing Clutter/Liberating Self May 23rd
It's a new week and a fresh start 
. This week brings with it a de-junking Mission you might enjoy.
Personal products...USE them or LOSE them!
I've got them, you've got them. Personal care products that we stash away for whatever reason. Bath gels, lotions, scrubs, perfumes, nail polish, on and on it goes.
Often we rush through our toilet without giving any thought to treating ourselves to these niceties. Or we save them for those special occasions that don't come around often enough to ever get the product used up before we're gifted with more, or they go bad.
This is a mission we like to repeat often, to remind ourselves these products do have a lifespan, and will go "off" at some point. You will end up tossing them before you ever get to enjoy them.
You are special today, so go ahead and use them up. You can get more.
Create a basket to keep handy in the bathroom. Fill it with those special shower gels, lotions and perfume. Maybe make a little manicure basket(or use a little makeup bag) with you favorite summer polish, cuticle cream, pads and polish remover, and manicure tools. Keep it handy and have a pedicure/manicure night once a week. Get all your facial scrubs, masks, together in one spot(visible to you) and start using them. It is a good time to de-junk the layer of winter skin, and face spring polished.
This is a great mission for you gals moving pebbles in your bra's, and de-junks at the same time. It's a week to pamper yourself and liberate your bathroom 
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Comments
I've got a running start...
...can I jump on?
Most of my personal care inventory (full-size products that I really DO use) is packed for moving already. You did inspire me, though, Hope, to dig out that face mask sample that the Avon lady gave me with my last order and use it RIGHT NOW on my sweaty treadmill face. I'll also do a full-moisture treatment with my bubble bath tonight.
Some say life begins at 40. My life will officially begin this coming Friday at 4 p.m. Decluttering my posessions and my mind both sound good.
Julie
shop
too bad I don't live near you Hope...I loooooove to grocery shop and I would do it for you !!
I just bought
hair removal mousse and a lovely new bottle of L'Oréal moisturiser I've been eyeing for a few weeks. I hadn't planned to buy it just yet but I found it for $18 instead of $25.
It's more than time my face got a little attention, and those suitcases under my eyes too. I reached for the little pot of gel the other day, but I think I must have put it back in the bathroom.
Still need to get to those toenails, but I'm beginning to think that only a chainsaw is gonna be up to the task soon!
I see you've been lurking on that other thread, Hope... and I know you have a nice new bra, so there's no excuse for not moving some pebbles with us you know!
Kerri.
Planning
My "personal product" of choice this week is......SUMMER! I'm going to get my next cycle of the Grand Plan laid out, gather "rainiy day" supplies and activity ideas, (hopefully) organize the camping gear (rain forcast for 7 out of the next 10 days
), and get ready for a great summer break with the kiddos! I also get to have lunch with Julie on Wednesday! (Bolded for Julie, so she knows that I got the day right! 
) I'm excited about that, too!
Did I tell you that one of the classes that I am taking this summer is "Family Life Management?"
DH's birthday dinner turned out lovely. I made Chicken Picatta, which was yummy, herbed broccoli (which everyone else said was delicious), rice pilaf, and a cabbage salad with sesame/soy dressing. He was pleased with his gifts, and another task for me this week is to lable everything in the house with their spanish nouns (like you do when kids are learning sightwords!)
Just a comment on the last thread, I think the biggest factor in keeping "balance" in my (our) schedule is that I rarely do anything without a deliberate "choice." I chose activites and events that are important to me and/or my family and have absolutely NO problem saying "no" to other things. (We choose not to participate in much more than we do participate.) I also have a practiced and carefully cultivated ability to be oblivious to anything at any given time!
In any case, chosing joy is also a deliberate, daily, (sometimes by the moment) choice. I work at choosing positve words to speak (because sarcasm comes naturally to me
Enough, already! Right now I "choose" to finish my Monday "sweep and swipe" downstairs, then spend half-an-hour in my hammock (true joy!) We have our last GScout meeting of the year this afternoon, too.
Happy Monday!
Lenora
Auntie be dammed!!!!
I'm going to choose "JOY" today too
. Thanx for the pep talk Lenora, it is a good reminder for me right now. I *CAN* choose to be something other than miserable despite Aunt Flo being such a downer.
No golfing for us today as it's still wet and cold. I'm not going to complain about the weather though....not after seeing the flood updates on Mich in the news. My perennials seem to be enjoying the cool wet weather, getting a good foothold. A little heat now and things outside will just explode. My bedding plants are sitting in the garage, and I'll plant them the first warm break we get. Maybe tomorrow, and hope for the best with them.
I'm busy using up product, and am sitting here pecking with a facial at work. I threw out all my old nail polish, and boy was it OLD. I made a stop at London Drugs yesterday and purchased 1 new bottle of polish in a neutral shade that I'll enjoy for the summer. I also got a gadget to scrape/razor the bottom of my feet off, and some cuticle/hangnail treatment. My bag of maicure supplies is much smaller even with my new purchases, as I tossed a lot more than I brought home
. I'm planning a pedicure for this afternoon.
I wish you did live closer Killy, but not because I'd want you to buy my groceries(I really do enjoy grocery shopping). Lenora and Julie can pull off a lunch date, lucky them. I'm a plane trip away from everyone(pouty face inserted here).
Julie, I feel so out of the loop. What's happening Friday at 4pm? Are you moving? Did I miss something on another thread.
Speaking of other threads Kerri, I can only keep up with the two I'm posting on now. I might lurk from time to time. I will say though, I'd rather be putting pebbles in my bra than the "girls" . Gosh I hate the thing!!!!
DH decided to go into the office and work today even though it's a holiday. At least he's not snivelling around about the weather.
I am tackling some Hotspots this morning. I have a cupboard in my kitchen that needs cleaning and re-organizing and it's first on my list. Only because I want to put the paper towels in there and there's no room right now. I'm sick of looking at those package of paper towels sitting in the corner of the kitchen waiting to be put away.
Follow that with a spiffing in the livingroom. We've pretty much trashed that space over the last few days. The bathroom needs a neatening too.
My dishwasher needs to be emptied, reloaded and run.
Last but not least I have the never ending laundry going on, but I can multi-task and do it whilst I'm doing these other chores.
Time to get at it or I won't get that pedicure this aft. Have a good day all
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Ta Da
My kitchen is about the cleanest it's been it quite a long time. I've even got things bleached down. My cupboard is all cleaned out and the paper towels stored away. I went through the pantry and was able to de-junk a bunch of packaging by filling things. Like the can of coffee got emptied into it's canister. The bag of sugar got emptied into it's big tub and so on.
I did a spiff on the bathroom(not a big cleaning), and am taking a coffee break before I neaten up the livingroom. The laundry is churning.
If I hustle through the livingroom task I can get to that pedicure in no time
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explanation
Ok, for Hope:
This Friday at 4 p.m. is when my cyclical (summer) leave begins at the university. I'll get no paycheck, and I'll be receiving a bill for my half of my health insurance which usually comes out as a payroll deduction. I'm celebrating BIG TIME. I chose to have the summers off--even without pay--because just having access to the health insurance at such a reasonable price is sheer heaven to me. I can always rebudget and work lots at the chocolate shop--you know--the job I really like. I'm not worried about the cash flow. I'm just happy the part-time university job will be there for me in the fall, benefits and all. Now I have to say, that I'm VERY fortunate to have a director who was nice enough to agree to this. Not many would have.
The truth of the matter is, if I did not have the summers off (and the entire Christmas break that the students get, for that matter), I would not be able to continue working both jobs. The workload is simply too heavy during the spring semester, and I need those big chunks of working only one place, so I can catch up/recharge.
Moving? Yes. Soon. I've packed everything I don't use on a regular basis (well, a lot anyway), and I'm waiting for the phone to ring with a vacancy in the complex I want. The landlord is a former classmate. Could be July 1. Could be August 1. Who knows.
ANYWAY...to actually get on topic here...I have a plan. Fridays are going to be my day off all summer. They will be designated for fun. Fun to me is sleeping late, going to Curves, decluttering/packing, lunch with a friend, napping, cooking, shopping, etc. Saturday will be computer/paid work. Sunday will be churching and visiting. Ya'll think you can hold me to that?
I used my face scrub in the shower this morning. I'll try to remember to grease up after my bath tonight, too.
Oh, and by the way...you realize that if you leave that new roll of papertowels on the counter long enough, the old one will run out and you'll open it up and use it...that'll get it out of the way!
Take care!
Jul
...who wishes she could have lunch with all of you!
Thanx Julie, now I don't feel
Thanx Julie, now I don't feel like such a dummy. I'm glad you're getting a summer break of sorts.
Those paper towels? It wasn't a roll, it was two caseloads.
Ahhhhhhhhh
Woke up to sunshine this morning, though MORE storms are coming later today. Our county has been declared a federal "disaster," because of the storms of last week..and flooding. Several other near-by counties will follow, I'm sure. We are very lucky to live at the top of a hill, so water/sewage isn't a problem. It seems the worst of the county damage is either directly south or directly east of us.
So far today, the beds are made, laundry started, and the main floor is (still) tidy
My neighbor/friend is coming over so I can type a resume for her. Her youngest will be in school all-day next year, and she is hoping for a position as a teacher aide/monitor etc.
We made troop t-shirts at scouts yesterday afternoon. We made multicolored vertical marks with bright Sharpies and then saturated the shirts with alcohol (rubbing). The alcohol made the colors spread and fade...like watercolors! They're very pretty!
I'm typing with a facial mask drying...in deference to the weeks mission! I need to swipe the bathroom after my shower, too...then I'll be "done" for the day!
Today I want to put together a small photo album to take to lunch tomorrow with Julie, along with a couple of "surprises" for her... 
I won't say any more, lest I spoil it!
Happy Tuesday, all!
Love,
Lenora
Ready!
I'm all excited about lunch with Julie today! I'm actually looking forward to the drive, too. It's about an hour and a quarter, but the weather is supposed to be fair, so that will make it nice!
DH is in Chicago, so DD9 slept in my bed...she flops around like a fish, though, so my night wasn't completely restful. Still, it pleases my heart that she still likes to snuggle sometimes!
Not much needs done on the home front today. The weather is not cooperating with my plans to set up the tent and screen house for cleaning/waterproofing...we need at least 3 "dry" days in a row to clean/dry/waterproof/dry again...not lookin' likely in the near future.
We have the middle school awards program this evening. We're going out for dessert with friends after, so that will be a nice ending for the day. DH won't make it home for that, but he'll be here tomorrow for the band/jazz band concert. (He's missed the last two concerts.
) The salesman originally scheduled this trip for Wed.-Thurs. and I just flat-out told DH to ask him to change it, so DH could make the concert. 
(He did! 
)
Everyone have a great day! I'll check-in after lunch!
Love to all,
Lenora
Lovely!
Yesterday was a good day. It was great to see Julie again! Lunch was yummy and the company was even better. I'm ready to pick-a-day for the shop-fest Jules; let's get out the calendars!
I'm off to run errands, today: Groceries, camping store, dry cleaners, new socks for DH, a couple of returns...yadda, yadda, yadda!
DD13.75 received recognition last night for her grades this year, and also received a Presidential Academic Fitness Award for three years of consistant, academic achievement. DD9 also received a Presidential award, though hers was based on her proficiency test scores (they don't get "grades" in third grade, here.)
DD13.75's best friend was recognized as "Most Improved Student" and we are all very proud of her, too. (MANY obstacles overcome!) We went for dessert after the program with that friend and her sister (guardian) who is also my good friend.
Every one of our older Girl Scouts received an award last night....that's pretty cool!
Tonight is the 8th grade band concert...then we plan on watching "Return of the King." We had planned on doing a LOTR marathon on Saturday if the weather was yucky, but it looks like it's actually going to be a nice week-end!
The only thing I decluttered yesterday (aside from the books I took to Julie
) was part of the box of yummy chocolate that she brought me...notice that I am not posting on the "New You" thread, today! 
They are wonderful. Thanks, Julie!
O-kay! I'm headed out for the day!
Love to all,
Lenora
I'm Sooo Envious
Well, not really
, but you know what I mean. I think it's great that Julie and Lenora live close enough to make those dates possible. I wanna have lunch with you gals...I really do. Pal'ing on the net is not the same as pal'ing in the flesh.
I should be doing some housework or something on this rainy day, but my mind is preoccupied with "stuff" and all I seem capable of is the teeniest of tasks.
I have to go for a sit down meeting at the bank this aft, to hammer out financials details of buying/selling and future plans. I want a pre-approved mortgage with the option of buying before I even put this house on the market. There must be some way to make that happen that won't terrify me.
I'm also doing my grocery shopping after I'm finished with that appt. I have a 5 X Airmiles coupon I want to use up. As I'll be tripping around in an area undergoing major road construction(city planning here is the pits). I figure these two tasks will take up my entire afternoon.
There was a break in the rainy weather yesterday and I was able to get outside and prune all the rose bushes. The wet ground allowed me to get some early weeds and quack grass out real easy. I pruned 14 rose bushes...pruned them GOOD! We need some sun here and SOON, this weather is getting depressing.
Later gals, the coffee pot is calling me.
Detroit...
..is VERY do-able! DH can drive it in just under 3 hours from home! Legally, I think it's about 3.5 hours
Whatever happened to the plan to meet at the Mall of America, someday?
Hmmmmmmmmmm, maybe plan that for next summer!
Lenora
My plan
.....Is to travel all over the States on greyhound buses and visit you all
I will of course pop over to Canada to see Hope too 
HAH!
You madam, have to get your act together on seeing me and Zillah (and baby Sadie!) on the 19th! Sorted out your times yet?? I can't imagine how much chaos you'd cause trying to plan your way round the US on buses!
well that should make you all green with envy that we get to say a new TNH baby! Envy's not so bad Hope, it's jealousy that's the problem.
I've been trying desperately to declutter my to do list today and it's been dreadful. DH is still trying to make a mess of his travel plans (he nearly ended up on Las Vegas Airlines between Dublin and Cork, just to give you a clue!), so i've gotten almost nothing done today except pay bills and nap. The nap was enforced by me decluttering 5 wine gums, which was probably about 3 too many. I don't know what they put in those things these days but if you wanna compare greens Hope - I'll bet I was greener than you!
My desk is covered in lists for every possible occasion, and when DH asked if I'd like to go out for dinner this evening (he means with the kids of course!) I nearly bit his hand off!
showers all round now before he gets home to collect us...
Kerri.
Friday!
We're taking the first steps today at decluttering the MIL!
(That sounds rather sinister, doesn't it?) She has an appointment this afternoon to look at apartments in a senior/disablilty subsidized building. When her benefits come through, she will qualify for one of these units, and the waiting lists can be really long.
My hope is that she will find one reasonably close that has some social/group programming. I think much of her "negativity" issue comes from not having enough (any
My plans for the holiday week-end are rather tentative. A young couple from our church are geting married tomorrow. We don't know them well enough to have been invited to the wedding, but I called the bride and offered for DD13 and me to come to the church and "staff" the nursery/toddler room if she thought they needed it. I told her that she could call me as late as Saturday morning and I would be available to come. She was very sweet, having not thought about that at all.
DH and I are then planning to "hang-out" with some friends on Sat. night; Sunday we have a parade at noon after church, then a graduation party for our Pastor's son. I need to bake some cookies for that. Monday is totally open...we're hoping to go fishing and have a picnic, but that will depend on the weather.
DD13.75 received the "Outstanding 8th Grade Female Band Member" award last night. She was very surprised, and we were very proud. DD13.75 is one of those students who does consistantly good work, with a good attitude, but she rarely seeks/draws attention to herself.
Well, it's almost noon, and I have accomplished very little yet today. I really need a kick-in-the-pants to get moving....volunteers?
Happy last-day-for-a-while of "That Job," Julie!
Love to all,
Lenora
Holiday!
No decluttering today! We gave up on the fishing/picnic idea because of the weather, but ended up having an impromptu get-together with some neighbors for food and fun. They stayed about 3 hours this afternoon, and we all had a good time togehter...even the kiddos
They have 2 boys, each a few years younger than our girls. The house was reasonably presentable, the food was good...and 'Bob' (the lizzard) was feeling demonstrative and graced us with a lengthy "glass dance." (She chases her reflection around the tank, and "dances" with herself!) It's very entertaining!
I did accomplish much of the planning that I wanted this week...even got the tent waterproofed (finally) Saturday afternoon. Next week is an "off" week for me! No major work on the schedule....I'm going to enjoy just doing "whatever" task presents itself...possibilities include organizing the old craft stuff, sorting through old books, working on some photo-organization (if the weather is still yucky) or scrubbing the deck and working in the yard...just whatever strikes my fancy. The DDs finish school on Thursday, so Friday we are planning to spend the day with my sister and niece.
I hope you all had a good week-end! "Type" at you tomorrow!
Love to all,
Lenora
Missing you all
I feel like I've been away from you all for far too long.
We must be living under the same dang cloud Lenora, it's been raining here for 12 days straight. I'm very interested in your sinister plot to dejunk the MIL. You could sell me on that one
.
Sorry Julie, much as I'd love to see you I think you'll have to come up with a spot that can guaruntee me sunshine...I'll not part with Air Miles unless there's sun involved....and lots of it.
Honey, a Greyhound bus? Really? I'm thinking the train would more comfy. I'd better come with you so you don't get lost
.
DIL is having a tricky time with this pregnancy and has spent the last couple of days at the hospital having tests done. She's back home now and I hope she'll be OK. I've spent very little time here at home, so I'm lucky I managed to keep the laundry caught up.
It's late...I'm tired, so I'll put myself to bed and plan to get an early start on my "homework". See you in the AM.
I missed that...
I didn't know, Hope, that you were going to be a Gma again. Here's hoping everything is ok.
Tuesday!
...I actually typed "Monday," then remembered that yesterday was a holiday...I'm all mixed-up!
Hope! I'll add your DIL, DS, and the rest of you to my prayers!
I think the task that is presenting itself today is sewing the valences for our bedroom. I've had the fabric for a while, but just haven't done anything with it other than square it off. I'm going to take a bit of it to the hardware store and have paint matched for the walls! It is a pale buttery yellow/cream....it's pretty. I've decided to make straight valences, but longer than "usual," and gather up the bottoms with sage green ribbons tied at the bottom...sort of like this. I need to take a sham to the fabric store to match the green for the ribbon, though. Maybe I'll get there this evening!
That's the plan for today, girls! What's up with you?
Lenora
gardening
Sorry to hear about DIL's pregnancy problems Hope.
I have been gardening for about a week. Last week I went to a few nurseries for shrubs, perennials and bedding plants for the garden. There were no flower beds at all so I have had to decide where to put the beds, and dig the grass up to make them. It took days, on and off, to do that and to plant, but I am almost finished. The front is almost done, and in the back garden all I am having this year is wall baskets as the puppy destroys anything she can reach!
Now, how to make gardening fit under 'decluttering'. Hmm.....
You're welcome, Lauralyn!
I'm glad it inspired YOU! I actually never got past threading the sewing machine and pressing the seam allowances.
MIL got a call from Social Security that they needed another form signed, so we hopped in the car and drove over to their offices for that. It ended up taking several hours, including the drive.
MIL has an appt this afternoon with her attorney (I'll have drive her to the city), and we've invited one of DD9's school chums over for an "end-of-the-year" playdate after school. I might do some sewing then.
I think I'm going to look into a temporary job for the week-end of June 11-13. AA holds an annual "Founder's Day" convention in Akron every year, and most of the "big" events happen on/near the U of A campus. The university is looking for people to staff information booths and drive golf carts for visitors...I can do both! AA was founded in Akron, and I've been to Dr. Bob's house and several of the other sites of importance; I know Akron very well...and I think I'd love to work an info booth. I love just talking to people! I may pop in to the hiring office while MIL is at her attorney's.
I want to plan some kind of "commemorative event" to mark DD13.75 finishing middle school on Thursday. They don't do graduation, but I still think we need to "celebrate" such a milestone...need to confer with DH on that. We're not big on "gifts-for-every-occasion," but maybe dinner out as a family, and a small "keepable" gift...hmmmmmmm, must think.........
Well, not much "clearing clutter" happening here...I guess, I have some "brain clutter" to work on today!
Love to all,
Lenora
I'm back, I hope
Morning gals
. My goodness my life has kept me away from this site for too long. Just when I think things will settle down something else comes up. I am not answering my phone today except for calls fron DIL.
Speaking of the DIL, thankyou for your well wishes. So far so good. Yes Julie, we're expecting in early December again.
It finally quit raining yesterday, and we are actually seeing sunshine this morning
. The weatherman says sun for the rest of this week. YAHOO!!! I rushed out yesterday and planted my deck plants and pulled some weeds. The ground is sopping wet right now. I'm hoping to get my grass(hayfield) cut this afternoon.
I spent this morning doing my online bill payments and some filing. I had two months of filing to do, and it's not quite finished yet. Also did a load of drying, folded it and put it away.
My new notebook arrived yesterday. I ended up cancelling the Sony order and went with a Dell. It's fun, and I've spent waaay too much time on it trying to figure it out. This is the first time I've ever posted to you all from anywhere but the basement. I must say, for a tech idiot like myself I can still appreciate the wonders of wireless technology. I'm so mobile now
. Maybe next time I post I'll post from outside, or my napping nest.
I like the valances you're making Lenora. They look like something I might even be able to glue up
. When I get my new house I think I might get those blinds for the windows that operate from the bottom up. They will still need some other kind of window treatment and those valances might just work.
The househunting is on !!!! One of my SIL's is a real estate agent, and she's hot on the case. She's sent me a bunch of listings by e-mail that I need to look at and see if I want to look at any of them. DH also brought a house plan home from work last night that is kind of interesting. Sometime this week I have to make an appt with one of the builders in the city that we've had good feedback on, and go through their hundreds of houseplans. The bank is being ever so generous about this move. They've given me all the freedom to go ahead and shop for a new place without ever putting this house one the market. I can move, spend some time doing whatever cosmetic fixup needs doing here(without my junk in the way), then put it on the market and not have to live in it while it's being shown. I don't even have to do bridge financing. I walked out of the appt last Thurs with a pre-approved mortgage letter in my hand(which I hadn't even asked for), for more than I'll ever spend on a house. They wanted to guaruntee me the current interest rate as rates are heading back up. It is such a good thing to have a healthy relationship with your banker
. Now.....to find a retirement house that is so new nothing will fall apart or breakdown before I'm ready for an old folks home.
Now I must go and report in on the other thread. Later all
.
sad clearing
I have to clear my dead plants,,,sad,,story on fly thread
Honey, you could say you are dejunking the ugliness of plain grass
Hope, I have a Dell[pc] and we have been very happy with it,,,DH has laptop but not sure what it is
Mourning the loss....
...of Kitty's tomatoes and beans.
Hope, very exciting on the "house plans!" DH and I have talked about building our next house. Of course, that will be after educating all of us...so it's likely to be a grass hut!
I'm glad to know that DIL and DGbaby-to-be are o-kay, too!
I'll be housbound this afternoon, waiting on the glass-guys to come out and fix the windshield of my Jeep. It has had several "rock-spots" for a while, but when DH washed it on Saturday, one of the dings cracked from top to bottom!
I did find the ribbon for my valences yesterday evening, and I am going to finish them today! I think this particular style would work very well with fabric glue/iron-on tape, Hope! It's straight seams, and very basic. We have blinds in the windows, so I'm not even lining mine.
The DDs are off for their last day of school. DD13.75 has field-day today, so I had to grease her up with the sunscreen...it looks like it is actually going to be our first rain-free day in ages!
It looks like I'll be working at the university on Saturday, June 12...probably a 12 hour day. There will be a "Big Meeting" at the arena that evening. The pay is o-kay, I'll make about $100.00.
Well, it's almost 9:00 am...I need a shower...I think the dishwasher is done (second load from last night). I'm going to run out to find a card and small gift for DD13.75 this morning. (
Love to all!
Lenora
A beautiful morning
Why on earth did I sit in the basement for years?? Here I am at the diningroom table, coffee close at hand. The sun is shining in the patio doors(back of this house faces eastern sunrise), and I can look out over the green backyard and into the park beyond. We have a approx 4 acre passive park right behind our rear property boundry that is all grass and trees that the village takes care of. I will miss this wide open space when I leave here. I have a Japanese lilac and another ornamental lilac right outside this window near the deck. They have not bloomed yet, but it will be heavenly when they do. My neighbor to the north planted a lilac hedge, about 250 feet of it between our properties. Because my side of that hedge faces south and gets all the sun, I get all the blooms
. 250 feet of lilac in bloom smells divine. I can't wait.
Gosh...I'm going to talk myself out of moving if I keep this up.
Speaking of which, I'm out to see some houses today. It remains to be seen if we'll build or not. I would be sooo happy to find something off the shelf that was exactly what I wanted. It would be easier.
I've not seen the Flybaby thread in awhile Killy, but I take it something happened to your plants. Hail?
Lenora, I was joking about gluing the curtains actually
. I can sew a seam if I have to. Have fun this weekend. I would have gone with driving the golf cart 
.
Honey, I envision you, with your delicate English complexion, dressed in a loose flowing print sundress and straw hat, tending your english garden with flower gathering basket in one hand and trowel in the other, puppy racing around underfoot. So what's the reality???
I'm half finished doing last nights dishes. I still have pots and pans to tackle. It would not take long so I think I'll just get off this here perch and "do it". Then it's into the shower so I'll be ready to go when my SIL calls. Later gals.
lawn guy
Hope ,the lawn service got carried away and sprayed part of my garden. I am very sad as I grew some from seed and they were doing so well. Anyway I got $120.00 worth of free service. The least they could do for hurting my plants.
charity coming soon ,,getting old clothes for them
cleaned garage and got bags ready for garbage man saturday,,,it is the lawn bags full of weeds and sod
Honey, the English Rose
Quote 'Honey, I envision you, with your delicate English complexion, dressed in a loose flowing print sundress and straw hat, tending your english garden with flower gathering basket in one hand and trowel in the other, puppy racing around underfoot....'
Hope, we are kindred spirits!! I envision me exactly the same way!!
The reality is that I can't even grow anything in the back garden because the puppy will destroy it, and she is not allowed in the front for the same reason. Anyway, last time she was loose in the front garden she escaped through a gap in the hedge and made off down the road like a bat out of hell. I don't have a printed sundress though I would love one, I think I would look pregnant. I have to wear separates with the top being long enough to cover the offending area! I'd love a basket for gathering flowers in, might have to get me one of those! And a straw hat? Ha ha! I have serious trouble getting any hat to fit me, as I have such a big head - don't laugh!
Here's the real picture -
Dog safely indoors out of the way, me in the front garden (with my insipid and pale complexion, probably dirt streaked too) wearing baggy mud stained jeans and a huge and tatty t-shirt, hair tied back in a scrunchie but bits of it escaping all over the place, trowel in hand.
I do enjoy it though! It's wonderful to have a garden after 10 years in a flat.
Big Heads & Idiotic Lawn Guys
Morning all
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Ooohh, sorry about the plants Killy. I'd be pretty steamed over something like that I think. You put a lot of energy into the early part of the planting season with the hopes of being able to sit back and enjoy the results of those efforts. DH is my lawn guy, and he had to learn that he could not go around willy nilly with Round Up. He's more careful now, but I would imagine hired guys would'nt care so much when they don't have to listen to us forever after.
Oh Honey, you are indeed a kindred spirit. I too enjoy a big head
!! I can find a hat to fit in the mens hats. I've only bought one pair of eye glasses so far, but they had to fit them with men's arms so they'd reach my ears. Sunglasses?? Same thing, I buy mens. We dress the same, and I too have a similar hairdo for working about the house and in the yard, although I use one of those comb/clamp thingys rather than a scrunchie. I *do* look pregnant no matter what I wear and I've given up fighting it and just wear whatever is comfy. You ought to come live with me, I could pass you off as a daughter and we could be the most self indulgent procrastinaters. Everyone would think you came by it naturally 
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I've had some full days recently. Spent last Thursday out looking at houses with my SIL. It's becoming more and more apparant that I will most probably be building from scratch. When they are selling houses built in the last ten years for the same $ as building new, why would I want someone elses dream(which is never quite the same as mine). DH leans towards building, and says to find a plan that is close to what we want and we can fudge around with it and get it the way we want it. I'll work on that this week, and once I have a plan in hand he will deal with the land developers and find a lot that will work. We already know the areas we be prepared to build.
Friday I spent with DIL who is not working at all this week due to last weekends pregnancy problems(alls fine so far). I think she was bored sitting around at home, so out shopping we went. A little stop at the maternity store for her to get a pair of jeans turned into a two hour event with her trying on everything in the store whilst I chased a toddler around. We followed up with a trip to the pet store. It was fun to look at all the birds, bunnies, kittens and puppies with the grandbabe, even if I do have a big problem with seeing them in those caged environments. It's a good thing I had the grand babe to occupy me or I would have got all emotional and wanted to drag all those poor puppies home with me.
Friday night I got DH to finally go to the dump and empty the trailer for me(I went along to keep him company). When we got back I was able to load the piles of hedge I cut down and get them off the grass.
Saturday was a day of golf, and a sunburn. No sooner got home from golfing and the kids came over. It was suppertime and I was not prepared to cook for anyone so DH dashed over and got a big pizza(and a salad for me), and we watched the hockey game. Well, everyone else watched the game and I chased the little one around the house. Now my floors need washing! That sounds more like complaining than it does grandmotherly affection but...sheesh...I'm tired!
DH was talking about golfing again today, but the wind is a-blowing and it looks like it might rain. I think we'll just go and visit MIL later and perhaps I can get these floors washed.
So, all I managed to dejunk in the last few days was yard refuse. In an attempt to get back to actual de-cluttering I am going to start small and find one item a day this week to dejunk. Hold me to it please
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Over and out.
I want to be Hope's daughter
Don't invite me to come and live with you Hope, I might just take you up on it! I hear the cooking is mighty fine in your house, and I'd love to see those Saskatchewan mountains!
My head is big circumference wise I think, as I only have trouble with hats, never with glasses or sunglasses, those fit just fine. Hope, your head must be big from front to back - I hope that doesn't mean it's kind of rectangular
Your ears must be extra far away from your face....sorry, I'm being rude. I was brought up never to mock the afflicted 
Hope, it sounds like you've done nothing but chase after that baby! I think you deserve to lie on the sofa all day tomorrow.
I potted up the last of my bedding plants today in some wall baskets and my Dad banged some nails in on the back fence for me, so I have some flowers in the back garden that the Devil Dog can't reach
I have a new little ritual every day now - I spend half an hour or so about 10pm each evening watering the garden and lawns with the hose. I really enjoy it, I find it very relaxing and I love the fresh smell of the watered garden 
Tomorrow I am going to sort out my bedroom. I know no one will be surprised to know that I STILL have a lot of unpacked boxes in the bedrooms. I am determined that they are all going to be unpacked before we reach the one year anniversary of moving to this house, which is in mid July. I keep planning to do the boxes and procrastinating by doing lots of other things instead, so tomorrow I am getting stuck in! No more procrastination around here!
New thread about to happen.
New thread about to happen.
Oops!
should I be fearful?
Thanks Lenora!
It was so fun to see you again...looking forward to our shop-till-you-drop fest. I beeped at you when you got on 80. I, too, enjoyed the drive home since I wasn't clock-watching. I did some alley-hopping through one of the cute little towns on the way home...next time I'll show ya.
Ladies, Lenora did some decluttering by bringing me four books!
Just kidding, Lenora, I just had to throw that in because of the thread we are on. I know I'll enjoy them, and will "Liberate Myself" through them.
Two more days of work...count-em with me!
Later,
Jul
Detroit Summit
Now Hope, take those Airmiles and use them to come see us. I think I can speak for Lenora when I say that we can feasibly drive as far as Detroit, right Lenora? Well, OK, maybe even Madison, WI.
REALLY looking forward to this long weekend at home...I just hope I'm not left here all alone. Most of you who actually have lives all seem to disappear on me
Later!
Jul
What are wine gums?
What are wine gums?
thanks for the pict
Lenora--
Thanks for sharing that link to what you're planning for your valances. I have fabric to do some in my family room that has been waiting since last summer because I couldn't decide how to do them. The style you're doing is PERFECT. Thanks for the inspiration.
Lauralyn
UK candy
Similar to Gummi Savers, but with wine flavoring. I don't like them, but a lot of people must, I suppose.
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