FOUND MY CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My day

I'm having serious problems with my feet (skin peeling from the pool...MAYBE a fungus....MAJOR pain from standing on them for 4 hours 3 nights a week on a concrete floor, etc) and my goal this week is to soak them everyday in warm water and epsom salt, get a pedicure on Thursday and buy pool shoes and new tennis shoes. As I sit here typing my feet are soaking!

Allen and I are planning on finally finishing our back room in August so that I can move the girls into that room and rent out one of the front bedrooms. I HAVE to condense my scrapbook stuff to ONE cabinet! I don't scrap as much as I used to so I really need to do this anyway. I plan on spending 15 minutes each day in there decluttering. I worked for 15 minutes out in there tonight. Man it is going to take a LONG TIME to clean that place up! I went through 2 boxes. I made a box of stuff I'm going to give to a scrapper friend of mine (will add more stuff to it everyday and take it to my friend on Sunday)and took a big bin of garbage to the recycle bin. I also brought in a box of stuff that has various things that need to be put away in the house. MUST put those away and not let them sit!

And of course this summer we're doing swim lessons (we're at the pool from 10:45 to 1) and I'm working M,T, W from 3 to 7:30, F 9am to 6pm, and Sat 9am to 4:30pm. I'm hosting karaoke 2-3 nights a week (usually just Thurs and Sat, but sometimes Wed too). Today I got all my coupons clipped and filed while we were at the pool. I went to the bread store before the pool and I've already done my laundry for the day (need to put it away but will do that after work).

This week besides focusing on home blessing (which I'm going to do Tues, Wed AND Thurs) and regular daily chores (laundry, dishes, vacuuming) I'm focusing on this weeks zone. I've made a list of everything that needs to get done however I'll be happy if just a few get done. Something is better than nothing. Fingers crossed...it' s a big list (but I've already done a couple things!).

I still haven't put the laundry away and with the way my feet feel I doubt I'll get it all put away tonight but I'll put a little bit away. I really need to do the dishes but I think I'll save them for Cori to do tomorrow.

Oh and I finally took my car through emissions to day and it passed. Glad that's taken care of!

Well as you can see below I have gotten a few of my items done togay! And thanks to those that I have just saved myself a TON of money! My $600 camera has been missing for a couple months now. I thought it had been stolen out of my car! Well tonight as I was putting all my purses into the front closet I came across my fanny pack and MY CAMERA WAS IN IT!!!!!!!!!! !!!! WOO HOO! I'm so glad I hadn't gone and bought a new one! It was on my list! LOL And now I can take the one my friend gave me (she bought a new one and gave me her old one) and I can give it to my mom who has been wanting a digital camera.


Front Entrance/Piano Area:
Declutter front closet
vacuum/mop
dust piano/coat rack
put purses, etc in closet
buy 6 hooks for kids backpacks/towells/ coats, etc
declutter bookcase

Porch:
sweep/hose down
put pots in garage
get rid of porch table (anyone want it? it's green plastic)
throw away junk
dead bush in trash

Dining/Office area:
Dust blinds
clean window/put foil in window
move table to vacuum/mop
vacuum rug
dust sewing machine

DEFINITELY

I always have trouble remembering how to spell this word. I googled it to make sure it was right and this site popped up. Someone really wants to make sure we know how to spell it! And below is the dictionary definition and I just have ONE question. If you don't know the meaning of the word DEFINITELY what are the possibilities you'll know the meaning of the word UNAMBIGUOUSLY??

def·i·nite·ly
Pronunciation[def-uh-nit-lee]
–adverb 1. in a definite manner; unambiguously.
2. unequivocally; positively.
–interjection 3. (used to express complete agreement or strong affirmation): Are you starting your diet tomorrow? Definitely!


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[Origin: 1575–85; definite + -ly]


—Synonyms 1. See clearly. 2. absolutely, certainly.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Wordless Wednesday: It doesn't feel like Wednesday

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Life List

I have a life list. A list of things I want to do before I die. I'm always updating this list in my head but I've never actually written it down. I've always heard that writing down your goals can be the launching point for actually getting them done. So here's my list not in any particular order. I'm sure I'll continue adding things.

*Write a book - or rather finish my book and try to get it published
*Run a Marathon - actually I'd be okay with speed walking a marathon
*Ride a mechanical bull
*Experience New York City
*Meet Seth Green - I have a thing for red heads
*Finish my degree - I have no idea what I want to finish it FOR but I want the piece of paper
*Read More - this is a very broad goal. I'll never read as much a I want.
*Record and album
*Skydive
*learn to snowboard
*Go white water rafting
*Learn to play the violin
*Buy a Saxophone and actually practise
*Learn to surf
*Visit Prince Edward Island - this really should be at the top of my list
*Visit Denmark and stay in Hotel Fox

Why is it that....

I can only find my workout video during times that I have no desire to exercise but the moment I want to the thing is nowhere to be found?

I don't often share my poetry

She sings of gladness, sorrow, and life
You don’t know what she hides behind her guarded wall
Her song may include victory or defeat and even strife
She sings of gladness, sorrow, and life
No one knows she worked hard at being a wife
She was not rewarded in life
She sings of gladness, sorrow, and life
You don’t know what she hides behind her guarded wall

A wish

If I had one wish it would be to be with a person who knew me so well that he wouldn't have to ask what kinds of gifts to give me.

I'm messy and I'm happy about it!

I have a horribly messy car. It's always that way. I like to blame it on my kids but quite honestly it's mostly cuz I'm too lazy to clean it out. But as of TODAY I've decided I'm GLAD I'm messy! I am a diet-pepsi-aholic. I have HUGE refill cups from 7-11 that I fill once or twice a day. The cup holder in my car is not quite the right size for these cups. So every once in a while I turn a corner and my cup goes flying into the floor of the passenger side. Of course that would normally be a sticky gross mess but thanks to my glorious laziness EVERY DROP of sticky soda was soaked up by napkins, old preschool projects, mcdonalds bags, and other general trash. I scooped up everything on the floor and tossed it in the trash. The floor was barely even wet! So everyone who gives me crap about my messy car can just kindly kiss my tushy! And since it's clean right now I'm gonna have to work on getting it messy for the next time my cup spills!

How to use Your IRS Rebate check...

As you may have heard, each of us will be getting a tax rebate check to
stimulate the economy.

If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.

If we spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.

If we purchase a computer it will go to India.

If we purchase fruits and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras,
and Guatemala.

If we purchase a good car it will go to Japan.

If we purchase useless stuff it will go to Taiwan and none of it will
help the American economy.

We need to keep that money here in America. The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it at yard sales, since those are the only businesses still in the US!

Dreams of Travelling

The likelihood of me going ANYWHERE in my life time is very very slim. However I do dream of visiting places. At the very top of my list is Prince Edward Island in Canada. And this probably seems very touristy but the next on the list would be New York City. Then there's this cute bed a breakfast up north in Snowflake, AZ I'd love to stay a weekend at. Pretty small list when you think about it. But I have now found a place to add to that list. And yes, I'm adding it to the list based soley on FOX Hotel . And there's no way I could actually CHOOSE a room to stay in! Although this one has appeal to me because it looks like a zebra.
You know, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have my own bedroom decorated like one of these rooms! Hmmm....do I smell a new project??

Wordless Wednesday: How I'm feeling today!

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Here's some irony for you!

It's interesting that it takes the IRS 9 to 14 days to direct deposit my federal tax return but only one day to take out the money I owe state! Things that make you go hmmmm.

A rant about taxes.

I think I'm having deja-vu because I remember saying this same thing last year...and possibly the year before.

It is AMAZING what we'll pay for convenience. I just got done doing my taxes. I used Turbo Tax which cost about 80bucks initially. When I e-filed my taxes it cost me 20bucks for Federal and 20bucks for State. THEN to have all those fees taken out of my Federal refund it cost me another 30bucks. So it cost about the same as it would to take my taxes somewhere and have them done for me. Plus all the stress would have been null and void. To top this whole thing off with the amount I have to pay state minus all my fees I'm only getting about 600bucks back. grrrrr

Well since I'm home sick with no kids today (major projectile vomitting yesterday) I thought I'd fill you guys in on my latest project. My kids went w/ their dad for spring break so I decided to paint, re-carpet, and switch their rooms. What a mess! I wish I had pics to show you guys (my camera was stolen). The rooms look and smell great now! I just painted the rooms white but decorated Ethan's w/ nascar flags. The girls got flower and horse decalls. Cori got a new bed and both Ethan and Cori got new mattresses and pillows. Georgia was moved up into a toddler bed! The carpet looks great. My next project will be to re-paint their dressers. Actually this next week's project is yard work. I need to kill and burn the weeds and mow/edge. But my house looks pretty amazing! The week the kids were gone I had my car PACKED w/ stuff for Goodwill. There was so much stuff in there I could barely fit in to drive it. The kid helping me unload asked if there was anything left in my house! Today I'm doing some laundry and cleaned up my kitchen. I'm in the mood to declutter SOMETHING. Gonna go vacuum the bedrooms and find something to fling! LOL Oh an a HUGE thank you goes out to my friend Maurice for laying my carpet!