I got a lot accomplished at work. I started the modifications for two new units for my student, sent a bunch of emails got to talk with my coworkers (we never have time for that).

I took my son to therapy and was really blunt about the trouble we have been having, asking for help because I know we really need it right now.

I gave myself permission to let the other people in my house handle everything while I deal with my emotions around what is going on with my son... and monitor him while he is grounded.

Made some headway at work, starting with an attitude change.

Did some self care.

Caught up with an old friend.

Had a heart to heart with my love.

Well, let's see.

Yesterday.

Finally finished up the boo boos on metal painting job.

Despite the dang rain, the paint was not ruined. :praying:

So now need to take pics of before to go with the after photo shoot.

Haven't done much today. Very tired.

Repotted succulents, begonias, and pretty sage green fluffy plant, no idea what it is.

Cooked big pot of veggie/chicken leftover soup, Yummy. Gonna add green chili salsa to it later. Not hungry yet.

Geez, I need a nap today. Okay, gonna quit goofing off and rest.
:hk11:

I found a couple of kids wagons some one had put in the trash,so I brought them home to fix up so I can in large my rolling herb garden,when the weather is bad I just roll the wagons into the garage to keep them safe from harm.
This year I am putting in a raised tomato veggie bed so I can have fresh goodies when I wan't them.

I totally redesigned my photoblog! It's all modern and spiffy and snappy and stuff. I kinda love it. Wanna see it? Ok... http://faireunvoeu.wordpress.com

...then I did some ironing, made potato soup, and polished my nails and am ready now to bake some cupcakes. Very productive mid-week day off!

Happy.

Saturday's Bliss Blog
 

Today has been fruitful.

let's see,

Moved refurbished statue to MY garden area
(she needs some tlc), pulled weeds for 30 minutes, cleaned up trash in front yard from the wind yesterday.

Painted tiny clay pots, they are growing sunflower seeds! Am so excited.

Took apart windchime, fresh coat of paint on chimes (black), scoured off crappy cheap crap off the glass top of it, fresh coat of paint on all the metal parts for the top,

THEN.... are you sitting down???

I put that kids glitter glue on the inside of the Glass top part, created simple design, OMG you should see it NOW!!!! So freaking CUTE!!!

I need my own craft show.

Used about 5 or 6 different colors of glitter glue, omg I can hardly wait to see how it looks in the morning sunshine!!

Okay, what else?

Took apart my yard sale lamp, I already put the rust restore stuff on it, so NOW the fun part! I painted it bright colours, greens/dark blue green/yellow and touches of white. Cause it's a pineapple!! YES, a Pineapple candle lamp. I love it. I hang my little hook earrings on the top of it and keep it on the top shelf in the bathroom I redid.

OMG, I'm having so much fun with that little room. That reminds me, I think I promised to post pics of that restore project. hummm.

So anyhoo, the candle lamp is looking good so far, not done of course, need to wait for the paint to dry, then I'm going to glue sparklely stuff on it, and maybe some beads.

Not sure.

And what else?

Oh, made lunch for me, breakfast for roomie. She said it was disgusting. So guess who is going to make her OWN breakfast tomorrow?

She woke me from a deep sleep shouting in her sleep, yes, was up at 5:20 wondering wth. So fed everyone, let dog out, fell asleep on easy up chair.

Lord I miss living alone.

Okay, and what else?

It's one of those days, grey overcast skies, no wind to speak of, not cold, not dreary, just kinda uninspiring.

Oh took Sophie for a long walk, made coffee first thing and sat on the porch with a mug full, wishing Little Yoda was in my arms. So miss my little Mister. Guess my son is right, need to get another one to love on.

Talked to a sweet friend yesterday. It was wonderful to get a new take on why I feel stuck and can't get moving. And I think he is right. Now I need to deal.

So anyhoo. Think I will go to the store now and get something, sweet and chocolatey. Oreos maybe? na. I don't know.

Later ya'll

How I enjoyed the last Saturday of winter;

Met with my boss early for coffee this morning to go over my review. She loves me, I'm her right hand :) However, didn't feel good when coffee burnt my tongue.

Went to work, moved a bazillion beautiful spring color capris and ankle pants. Dealt with 3 very energetic young girls playing in the jewelry. Keeps the mom, grandma, aunt shopping if I can divert the little ones.

Left work early, went to fabric store. Scored with batik and a 50% off coupon.

Stopped for lunch. A cold diet cold was welcomed.

Took the country road home, to enjoy the warm day. It started with light showers but warmed up to 73. I even spotted the first of the bluebonnets.

Came home to play in the garden. I should give all the leaves back to my neighbor :)
You would have thought I had roses, how the back of hand got beat up. It was a lovely time spent out in the garden. I took up the deer fence temporarily. (Have to protect some things from getting eaten. )



In a little while I'm going to make a delightful meal..feels like spring already!

I shredded and tossed about 30 years of saved receipts, bills, etc. I can no longer tell you how much I paid to fill my gas tank in March 1984.

Wooo hooo!!!! Congratulations!!!!!:rrose:

I baked a cake,did some clutter management,gave thew fur kids a bath.Then I took a shower and after a while made a big pot of chili.

Ah let's see....

Made pot of coffee, walked Sophie, sat on porch with second hot cup of joy and wept over my Little Mister so hard gave myself a headache.

Went back to bed.

Up at 11 to Roomie shouting she couldn't find her truck keys. They were in my kimono jacket pocket.... lol

So stayed up, started laundry, did 2 loads.

Picked up front yard, looked for the wooden holder for my glass canisters, still can't find it.

Pulled out my kimono jacket pattern, cut out a new jacket for myself out of a silk sheet, creamy colored with an embroidered top hem. Going to use the top hem to put on the bottom edge of the kimono. It will look fabulous.

Looked for the old flannel sheet I have been saving to line the kimono, can't find it either. Probably in storage unit. Crap. So that project is on hold until I can find the darn thing.

Cooked dinner for Roomie, fed all the critters 2x. Filled water bowls.

Cleaned kitchen, blah blah blah.

Now I'm going to pick up my mess on the dining table and go to bed.

:jester:

I did a lot today...

... at work I worked on several ongoing project, graded all the days work and kept a smile on my face

... at my sons school I brainstormed solutions to the growing list of difficulties he is facing

... at home I talked with the kids about their day, made dinner, and spent a little time reading.

Hey Sweet Bliss, think you can find time between lunch and dinner tomorrow to fly up here and pack up all my stuff for my move?:gimmehug:

today.....

I got up early....
stripped my bed and washed everything on it (4 loads)....hung some of it to dry (indoors)
took my mom to breakfast
got a workout in between wash loads
mopped two bedrooms and the hall....
wiped down the counters and cabinet doors
cleaned the microwave
let dogs out numerous times
went to work

my daughter moved in last week and I am organizing the house...again...

last nite I tried to organize the kitchen a little and I set up her keurig and put my coffee pot away...the plumber came and unclogged her bathtub...

I cleaned her bathroom (I have never seen so many hair products in my life) I gave her an entire shelf of the linen closet for her beauty supplies...I think her bathroom is now useable and she does not have to use mine :)

I cleaned my bathroom, and my bedroom...then I headed to the living room...which has not been touched since Christmas...

so I will explain...my gf of 7 years left the day after Christmas...so the Christmas tree got dismantled and all the totes were left in the living room...until today...

the Christmas totes (4 of them) and wrapping paper and various Christmas decorations and ribbon got moved to the garage or closet space or under the bed...I had been avoiding this task for various reasons...

the living room got vacuumed and dusted and is ready for my daughter to use it for a tv room or whatever...

it feels good to move on...but its a little scary (its been a very exhausting 2 weeks but I trust god has a plan)

God has a plan for us all if we listen

I moved some boxes from here to there and from there to here... rewarding mindless work..i'm no better off than when I started but it does look different.

Today I had a later start time at work so I...

Got an hour workout in...instead of 30 minutes...

Did 2 loads of wash and hung them to dry OUTSIDE ( :) )

Prepped for dinner tonight (cooked rice and cut up the pineapple)

Cleaned the kitchen counters

Took the dogs out x2

Started reading Walden

At work
3 Meetings
1 Assessment
Emails
Phone calls
Staff training
1 Family therapy session

At home
Took care of my puppies
Emptied the dishwasher and reloaded
Took a walk with my puppies
Made the turkey breast for tomorrow night's dinner
Organized my clothes

I accomplished doing laundry; having lunch with Ruff and our roommate; vacuuming out my car from our trip to New Orleans; picked up a few things from the grocery store and cleaned the bathroom.

Zimmeh

....
 

Gym,deposited rent $ at bank,went to post office,bought 3 hanging baskets at nursery

Hung baskets on patio.....such beautifull colors,helped my lil sis,s widow with loading her truck with boxed up stuff.and good conversations will end the day!

...
 

Laundry and packed suitcase...week in Wenatchee wash ,washed car...it's been way too long.post office,cleaned pond filter for sis-inlaw. Now waiting for some phone time with a lady.

woke up early and did 3 loads of wash

hung it out to dry

amused the dogs for a while

did dishes

went shopping for Easter dinner stuffs

went to work

made the horrific trip to walmart

avoided getting a ticket...thank you baby jebus and the cop for being in a good mood...

got the rest of the things I wanted for the girls' easter baskets...

got home without falling asleep!

had dinner....sorta :)

a hella lot.
 

Chalk painted my daughter's dresser and shelves a nice shade of purple. Rearranged her room, which is no small feat. She has a hospital bed and lots of equipment. It looks really nice though.

I painted my bench on the porch. Put a couple nails in wood. Hung a few pictures. Rearranged stuff around the house. Cleaned off my desk!!! It was piled armpit high. Hung new curtains in the other two kids rooms.

Did general deep cleaning for company tomorrow.

Took a well earned shower and I'm still wide awake in bed.

I exchanged digits with a cutie at the dance tonight. :)

Got my eyebrows done, finally!!!

this weekend...we found a tv and table and chairs for the apartment, went to traders village, did laundry, mowed the grass at the house...did chores at the house and the apartment, went to church...later we will pick up pots and pans for the apartment and i will go to a hair appointment with my daugher...is it monday yet?

Tilled up a few rows in the garden, planted some veggies, put netting over the top of the guenia pen. Hope to tiller up another row or two this afternoon and plant some pinkeye purple hull peas.

Organizing clothes
Playing with my puppies
Lots of work phone calls and texts
Went to the bank and a little baseball game
I have the Red Sox game on in the background
Phone calls and texts with Chad
Planning our vacations