A few random thoughts for this Friday

I have a ton of things to accomplish today. Wonder if I'll do them? Wonder why I assigned them to myself to do today?? After all...it is a "work at the bookstore" day and it's not like that's not enough without adding more...sigh...

First of all...if I don't move my butt I won't have any jeans clean to wear that I can fit over my rump. I've been a bit lax with the laundry chores this week. But...hey...these jeans of mine are getting looser by the day! YAY!

Second...I arranged to pick up a check at my financial advisor's that effectively wipes out all my portfolio other than some cash in a money market acct....sigh...hate doing it, but agreed to include this money in our goal of paying off the lot we're trying to purchase. And, my portfolio was fairly pitiful anyway...why pick on it, too!! (grinning while whining here!!) And...who knows! Maybe one of these days I can find extra to buy more stocks or mutual funds?? It can happen!

Third...I arranged to go to a garden center to pick up a plant I've never laid eyes on before...I might get there and decide that this is sooooo not what I want for that specific spot...then again....it might be perfect!! But, I can only pick it up on the way to work, so I'll have to make sure I don't leave it in the car to cook all day long. 'Nuther thing....if I buy it I'll need to plant it...ugh!

Fourth...need new potting soil...need more plants...need me a friendly cheap gardener to take over my work!! LOL

Fifth...DH will insist that it's my turn to cook...wonder if I can convince him to go out tonight???

....and...Sixth through a Hundred....many little to-do's that are too numerous and picky to get into right now...don't want to make a whole list of to-do's so I think I'll just stop and go get my jeans washing and find me some breakfast to tide me over until lunch time!! LOL Evidently if I'm thinking in those terms I'll be having to watch my appetite today!!

I just reread this whole post...I'm really not in as negative of a mood as this reads! Truly...really...honestly! LOL Lazy mood....but, not negative. A bit whiny...but..hey...it's a bad habit, OK??!! I'm working on it! LOL

headache

what is it about an adult person...supposedly semi-sane, that forgets to take their medicine? I'm experiencing problems remembering things. It's driving me nuts...plus ape-shit, too!! LOL And...according to the doctor, my symptoms are stress related, not age...at this point. I do not have any major problems in my own being to be stressed over...I have some minor ones in personal relationships that can trigger some hair yanking moments...and a few more with relatives that if I allow them to..would drive me over the edge. But for the most part life is cool...so, I'm not sure I agree with the Doc. Anyway....to get back to my fussing.....I forgot to take my second round of meds today...which include my allergy and my blood pressure pills. I'm now to the stage of wondering whether this light, but nagging headache is a result of the one not so critical or the other much more important medicine to take. My blood pressure problems aren't manifested by me carrying a constantly high pressure...it's the type that will spike under certain circumstances. So..I'm thinking allergies, as it's a low..and in the front sort of ache. Just buggin' the crap out of me. Taking away the pleasure of just being. And...I enjoy the ability to just experience being alive, being a part of the energy that's being sent through the air.

Uh....other than that, let's see....I did next to nothing productive today. That's shameful! A person should improve whatever situation he finds himself in!! Think maybe I'll go and jump my husband's bones and spread a little love around....good night y'all.....

It's Thursday??

Well, hello there!! Anything interesting going on in your lives lately?? I've joined a teams challenge. Me...the non-competitor in anything remotely resembling movement!! LOL Anyway...the goal at this point is to just try and do 1.5miles a day of movement...steps. So far, I've been concentrating on making sure I have at least 30minutes of walking completed each day, and I've tried to up my steps each day, too, but today's a real challenge to that, as I'm only about half-way there.

On other thoughts. What's with this new breed of young people I'm seeing?? Used to be, you'd either see a group of worthless, or a group of highly motivated...of course with some fitting somewhere in between. Lately, all the young men have been of the "I'm entitled" genre. Not willing to work hard. Not willing to put out any extra effort at all. Not willing to be sidetracked from their goals of self-satifaction. I't rather disgusting and it also scares me that there's a whole generation of men that won't be strong enough to have any ethical standards nor any loyality to a worthy cause or any ability to be able to do anything about it once they wake up or even if they might be capapble of waking up from this zone. It's ridiculous.

ewwww...didn't mean to get off onto a soap box....sorry.

Now, for another thought. I need to get some family members to commit and show up to a family function. How do I go about doing this??? These are people that talk like they love you and want to spend time with you....but, won't show when you do invite them to a party. I'm going to have a party for Nate and Kelly, and want the family that couldn't come to the wedding to show up for the party to meet Kelly and celebrate her addition to the family. I can't afford to do another reception on the order of what we had down at the wedding...but, something simpler, still fun....but, attended!! Funny thing is...there's a small chance I'll not be able to make it, either....if Melanie goes into labor, I'm dropping things and heading down there...I told Scott he still had to have the party!! LOL

OK...gotta run...have a whole list of things in my head that I still need to do today and it's evening already....I'm heading out the door now...Hope you all have had a super day..

ahhhh...a day off! wonder why I didn't sleep in like I usually do?? eh...doesn't matter. I did NOT work on the cabinet fronts today. I did NOT weed the flower gardens. I did NOT take the twins b'day presents to be mailed on time. I DID do some dusting...a tad...one room...does that count? Yeah...hasta count!! And...I sat down and worked through getting the last of the Christmas cards entered into the address book....along with a batch of other addresses, some as old as 8 yrs waiting to be entered!! LOL I did go and double check a few online while telling Scott that if I can find the addresses online, then why am I keeping it in the old address book??? He wanted me to...so, it wasn't a big deal to save it.

I have a whole stack of papers/cards that now can be recycled. I also cleaned off my kitchen table hotspot this afternoon. Ran over to the Coffee Times store to pick up some coffee and scones. Ate one for lunch and put the others in to freeze. I've attempted to do laundry but can't seem to register when the timers....yes, plural....are going off. Think I'm a candidate for ADD meds! OH, and I had my manicure today...which is why I haven't done most of what was listed for me to do...want to keep them pretty for one day, at least!

OH...and, I also found my UPS receipt(where it was supposed to be but couldn't find) and went to their website to track the Easter baskets that Melanie says hasn't shown up....they show that they delivered it 2 days after shipping...to their front door. Wonder if they got the address wrong?? someone got a box full of E'baskets for preschoolers!! LOL they did have the correct town, and when he asked me the address when I mailed it, I told him "yes, that's it". Maybe I should....well, I've sent other things that made it there...hummmm....

Oh well...I'm hungry. We're eating out of the frig tonight so I'm not totally thrilled with this idea. But, we have chili that needs to be eaten. And, most everything else needs to be tossed!!

OK...that's all....boring, rambling thoughts, but that's par for the course today...need something exciting to happen. OH>>>>yes!! Forgot!! There is something that happened I was pleased with!
My son sent a forwarded email from the college stating that he was an exceptional student in his German classes and that he was invited to an awards reception. It went on and on praising him so of course I had to ask him if he would have attended if he'd known about it in time....I did NOT say..why don't you keep up with your emails...!! LOL'

OK...now that's all....going to go play a game of crosswords to see if my brain's in better shape than yesterday's was....yesterday's brain could have used an infusion of smart genes!! LOL

well...it's been painful working at the store this week. My feet are not happy. At all. My legs are a tad bit better than the feet, but they're talking to me, too. And, today the back decided to join in with the chorus!! I think I can talk the back into backing down! LOL I just need to go get some pain meds into me and start slurping down some fluids. BUT!! I have rocked at the store!! I've managed to work some sections that have been bugging me a lot and cleaning up the appearance some. Yesterday was a great money day....today the sale receipts weren't at the levels we were aiming for, but much better than an normal day. Hoping for a great day there tomorrow....while I'm off....out and playing.

Have a wedding shower to go to tomorrow. It's for my best friends youngest. Seems impossible for her to actually be old enough to be an adult...but, she is. And, she's already graduated from college and moved away from home and working at a real job..out in the adult world like a normal person....not adult in the scuzzy sense of the word, but adult versus teeny bop type of jobs. She even has a dress code of needing dressier clothes instead of jeans. So...this young lady will be getting married next month...She IS the last in our group of children. Seems so momentous. Makes me feel so freaking OLD.

Ahhhh....I guess it's time to drag myself offline and go find something productive to accomplish around here to match what I did at work. Maybe more laundry, as I'm behind....but, I really need to go through the house and boogy out some things...boot those suckers right out of my house into someone else's home! LOL

Are you all having successful days this week?? I know Missy is...she's finished her work and is out playing at an all night's crop! Hope she has a super time!!

I went looking for things to go into Easter Baskets today....all I wanted to do was to buy it all for me. I didn't realize that I'd been craving certain types of chocolate...but..I came face to face with my desires right there in the aisles of the store. I resisted and only got what I thought would be appropriate for the kids, since their parents don't allow them much candy. I'd already purchased plenty of toys and bath stuff to do the majority of the filling in the baskets. I also noticed that there are all sorts of weird stuff aimed at these kids, too. Fairy Bunnies??? Sigh...

Hey everyone! Good morning!! It is so unbelievably beautiful outside!! The birds are singing and twittering, the dogs are barking, there is sun streaming through the windows...can't hear anyone mowing, but figure that'll happen today, too.

My redbud tree and apple tree are both in full bloom. I'll be surprised if they last through this weekend...Easter pictures need blossoms!! I have one tulip blooming...LOL..didn't realize I'd planted it where it came up...or that it was a red one. I'm beginning to believe that my bulbs have a mind of their own. Hope my peachy colored ones bloom this week.

So...it's time to get up from my chair and get started on real life. My weight is down, and am thinking it's because I actually got up and moved. So...thinking strongly about getting this stuffed into my brain as a good thing...something to be acted upon instead of just "thinking" upon! LOL Ahhh..fat person thinking here...it's really not sane, you know?

OK...going to get off and go make me a list of things to get done before heading in to the bookstore...plus, of course..more girl names to add on my notepad...I've already sent one set to my daughter, but haven't heard anything, yet.

Think I'll sweep my front porch, too....want a front stoop challenge???
nah...too pretty to be challenging anyone!

Where's the music...need music...OK...I'm going now..gotta have music and movement today....bye bye