We woke up to 4" of snow today. I guess Will didn't have time to shovel the sidewalk before he left for work so I had that task done before 7 am. I hate to shovel snow. It's my least favorite chore to do. Luckily because I got it early there was only a thin path of trampled on icy bits to scrape up. Thank goodness I still have some pain medication for my back, because I'm sure I will need it after doing this. I am also going with the notion that since I worked up a sweat, this counts as my exercise for the day.
Last night I finished knitting Brenda's scarf. I just have to tuck in the strings and try to repair that bit that started to unravel for no reason what so ever. It's a long skinny scarf. Striped black, white, and pink with the center of the scarf white. I think it came out really cute. Now that this is done I can work on putting away the photos from our wedding. After that I will be working on a small blanket for Sachi using left over navy blue and bright pink yarns. Yeah, the colors don't really work, but it's for the pup and she doesn't care. I'm going to use it to learn how to do a new stitch. So again, it's for the pup and doesn't need to be perfect.
Dinner tonight is just left over fridge stuff. I'll have to think of an actual meal to make for tomorrow. I'm considering Shake and Bake pork chops because I think I saw some hiding out in the back of the freezer, with some mashed potatoes and steamed cauliflower to got with it.
Will got home late yesterday, because he got in late. So that was his door slamming that woke me up after all. I managed to get up with him at 5:30 this morning, so my day is off to an early start, but besides shoveling it's slow moving.
I need to do some general cleaning in the kitchen today, finish the scarf and get a nice long shower. I'm going to try to start a new habit of lotioning myself after the shower because the dry skin in this winter heat is getting to be a bit much. It's a good habit to develop, if I can stick with it.
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Still At It
Wow how time slips by! Sad to report that all of my dear friends are having terrible and dramatic changes in their lives. Most of my time has been spent listening, feeding, comforting and offering small bits of advice. I love them all dearly and I truly hope they feel better soon. I know they all have their strengths, and with just a little diligence and careful planning and execution they will all be able to rise above these troubles.
I've been carrying on with at least keeping this house clean if I can't repair it. I am in love with my new mop and Spic and Span. I hated Pine sol's smell, and I'm sure that's what lead to my slacking off on mopping.
Will's flowers are doing well. The box in the front is growing like crazy! They look so cheerful. The pots in the back are not fairing as well. There was a massive storm and I was not home at the time to move them. The pink ones looked completely like a lost cause. But as of today I have 5 blooms that have come back. Nature is amazing. The blue and purple are still ok, but they are just ok. Not really sure what I need to do to make them as good as the ones in the front though. I have no idea what I'm doing!
In the summer time I am not generally hungry for dinner and I often skip it. I find that I actually feel better when I do. I think sometimes in the warmer weather the fullness makes me feel a little sick. But I have a fridge full of left overs that I can take for lunch. So my new plan is that I will continue to make meals as needed. If I am not hungry, then they become lunch to go to work with. Much better than a bologna sandwich. As an example, tea and toast and jam is usually just the right amount for an evening meal for me these days. Maybe cereal, or some cheese and crackers. I really just don't need much at night. But for lunch I had a good amount of spaghetti and meat balls so you see, my meals are still there, just kind of flipped around.
I need to get back on track of paying the bills. I have the money, it's just pure procrastination that is keeping me from sending them out. This must stop tonight.
I cleaned the kitchen and took care of the plants today. I'm going to toss in some laundry and do some bills. That's about it for tonight.
Yesterday I vacuumed the furniture, cleaned the kitchen, made dinner, cleaned the first floor bath, and did some dusting. Shawn needed a place to find some peace and came here last night. I made some dinner for us out of just throwing things together. It actually turned out good! I chopped up onions, peppers, celery, carrots and peas and cooked them down in some oil. I added shredded chicken, salt, pepper and adobo. I cooked up some rice and then made a packet of chicken Dijon sauce to put on top of it all. I love that I keep a fully stocked pantry.
I really can't wait until I can be home to take full and proper care of the home. It's all I really want to do. It gives me so much peace.
I've been carrying on with at least keeping this house clean if I can't repair it. I am in love with my new mop and Spic and Span. I hated Pine sol's smell, and I'm sure that's what lead to my slacking off on mopping.
Will's flowers are doing well. The box in the front is growing like crazy! They look so cheerful. The pots in the back are not fairing as well. There was a massive storm and I was not home at the time to move them. The pink ones looked completely like a lost cause. But as of today I have 5 blooms that have come back. Nature is amazing. The blue and purple are still ok, but they are just ok. Not really sure what I need to do to make them as good as the ones in the front though. I have no idea what I'm doing!
In the summer time I am not generally hungry for dinner and I often skip it. I find that I actually feel better when I do. I think sometimes in the warmer weather the fullness makes me feel a little sick. But I have a fridge full of left overs that I can take for lunch. So my new plan is that I will continue to make meals as needed. If I am not hungry, then they become lunch to go to work with. Much better than a bologna sandwich. As an example, tea and toast and jam is usually just the right amount for an evening meal for me these days. Maybe cereal, or some cheese and crackers. I really just don't need much at night. But for lunch I had a good amount of spaghetti and meat balls so you see, my meals are still there, just kind of flipped around.
I need to get back on track of paying the bills. I have the money, it's just pure procrastination that is keeping me from sending them out. This must stop tonight.
I cleaned the kitchen and took care of the plants today. I'm going to toss in some laundry and do some bills. That's about it for tonight.
Yesterday I vacuumed the furniture, cleaned the kitchen, made dinner, cleaned the first floor bath, and did some dusting. Shawn needed a place to find some peace and came here last night. I made some dinner for us out of just throwing things together. It actually turned out good! I chopped up onions, peppers, celery, carrots and peas and cooked them down in some oil. I added shredded chicken, salt, pepper and adobo. I cooked up some rice and then made a packet of chicken Dijon sauce to put on top of it all. I love that I keep a fully stocked pantry.
I really can't wait until I can be home to take full and proper care of the home. It's all I really want to do. It gives me so much peace.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Ouch?
Happy Earth Day! This morning my cat peed on my "green" grocery bag... Ironic?
I woke up today quite sore in my shoulders and upper back. I guess all this cleaning is catching up to me. It's good to know I'm getting a work out though. Here is a recap of yesterday's actual progress:
Washed the coffee table, Dusted the TV, Put one blanket in the dryer and one away, cleaned up some random items, did the dishes, made this soup:
Cream of Celery Soup
INGREDIENTS:
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 2 1/2 cups chopped celery with leaves
* 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules Mix with some water.
* 4 cups milk
*2 tablespoons Butter to add to soup after milk is in
*A few dashes of Pepper
*A few dashes of Garlic Powder
PREPARATION:
In a 2-quart saucepan over low heat melt butter; add celery and onion and sauté until celery is tender. Stir in the flour, bouillon, and salt until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Stir in milk gradually, stirring constantly; bring to a boil.
Boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
Makes 5 cups.
This is really, really good. I think next time I might double the recipe so I can have more! It's a great way to use celery that is getting droopy. Less waste, more yum!
I've noticed that I always have all these grand plans for getting things done. I need to learn that after a 9 hour day at work, I just don't have all that much energy or time left. It's also becoming clear that while I love the results of all this cleaning and doing, I can't wait until I get it all down to the point where it's just lighter cleaning on the weekend. I feel like I have no time for me to relax at this point. It's getting to be exhausting.
This is why someone needs to be home just to take care of the house. I also, for all intents and purposes, consider myself living alone. M is never home for the most part. I don't even have really anyone else to clean up after and this is feeling crazy. I skipped cleaning for a week when the world was collapsing and now it is like there are a million more things to do. I've got to hold on until I can get all the excess left over junk out. Then fix the empty rooms, shut the doors and not think about them.
Today I plan on doing the tables and mowing the lawn. Shower for me and Sachi and that is it! Left overs for dinner. Maybe even watch Gosford Park.
I woke up today quite sore in my shoulders and upper back. I guess all this cleaning is catching up to me. It's good to know I'm getting a work out though. Here is a recap of yesterday's actual progress:
Washed the coffee table, Dusted the TV, Put one blanket in the dryer and one away, cleaned up some random items, did the dishes, made this soup:
Cream of Celery Soup
INGREDIENTS:
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 2 1/2 cups chopped celery with leaves
* 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules Mix with some water.
* 4 cups milk
*2 tablespoons Butter to add to soup after milk is in
*A few dashes of Pepper
*A few dashes of Garlic Powder
PREPARATION:
In a 2-quart saucepan over low heat melt butter; add celery and onion and sauté until celery is tender. Stir in the flour, bouillon, and salt until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Stir in milk gradually, stirring constantly; bring to a boil.
Boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
Makes 5 cups.
This is really, really good. I think next time I might double the recipe so I can have more! It's a great way to use celery that is getting droopy. Less waste, more yum!
I've noticed that I always have all these grand plans for getting things done. I need to learn that after a 9 hour day at work, I just don't have all that much energy or time left. It's also becoming clear that while I love the results of all this cleaning and doing, I can't wait until I get it all down to the point where it's just lighter cleaning on the weekend. I feel like I have no time for me to relax at this point. It's getting to be exhausting.
This is why someone needs to be home just to take care of the house. I also, for all intents and purposes, consider myself living alone. M is never home for the most part. I don't even have really anyone else to clean up after and this is feeling crazy. I skipped cleaning for a week when the world was collapsing and now it is like there are a million more things to do. I've got to hold on until I can get all the excess left over junk out. Then fix the empty rooms, shut the doors and not think about them.
Today I plan on doing the tables and mowing the lawn. Shower for me and Sachi and that is it! Left overs for dinner. Maybe even watch Gosford Park.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Another Day Another Dollar
Yeowwwch!
So, the plumbing fiasco ended up costing $733. But it is done and it is paid. The car is going to be $800 when the part comes in. *sigh* They are both being paid with the last of my equity loan.
I received my tax return money and I am now only behind 1 oil payment and one tax bill. Hopefully I can keep paying the credit cards and they will have lower monthly payments and then I will have money to put towards other bills? It's a question because that is my best option at this point...
I spent $40 of the tax return on myself, because I felt that I should get at least something out of it with all the troubles I've had had lately. Here is the list of my loot:
Gosford Park DVD New $9
4 1950's VA CD's and 1 Dion CD $20
Vintage apron $2
Brass candle holder $3
Books: Gulliver's Travels, Ettiquite (sp?) by Emily Post, Treasure Island 1911 printing $5
Quite a nice little haul for the money I must say. I haven't really shopped for myself in a few months so I really don't feel bad about it. Life cannot be all toil and scrimp and save. Sometimes you need a treat to balance it out.
Today I paid up some bills. Some that were looming over my head causing me stress, some that are only every now and again and yet they all fall at the same time. How does that happen? It's irritating.
I am going to dig myself out of this mess. It is going to happen. I've done it before and I will do it again.
Will showed up on my porch as a surprise on Friday. Shawn and I had gone to the diner, where they had no alfredo sauce, and had just gotten back to my house. Will called and asked if I had gotten the flowers he sent me. No, no flowers here. He tells me to check the porch. I look out and there he is, sitting on the porch, with a bouquet of sunflowers. Yet again, Will has amazed me with his kindness. After the week I had he could not let me spend the weekend alone. I love him so much.
We went to the mall on Saturday and he got my hair cut, or as he put it, he got my hair did. He also bought me this amazing Alice in Wonderland print of Alice that looks like a painting on canvas. I had a green tea latte outside the mall with him by a non working fountain. The weather was so perfect. We tried to go to Olive Garden (for alfredo) but they had a 2 hour wait. After driving around a while we ended up at Garfield's. It was terrible, but funny. His fries tasted like Arby's and my pasta sauce I swear was made from Campbell's Tomato Soup. I am not even kidding. I guess pasta was not for me to have!
Sunday we slept too late to go to Chapel, ran around to Circuit City to get a plug to hook up the computer to the TV. It failed. I was so sad to see him go. I cannot wait until we can be together always. The world sparkles so much brighter when we are together. I am going to really push and renew my efforts, because this has gone on long enough. It is also costing me way too much money and sanity to stay here much longer. This city is getting too dangerous.
So, the plumbing fiasco ended up costing $733. But it is done and it is paid. The car is going to be $800 when the part comes in. *sigh* They are both being paid with the last of my equity loan.
I received my tax return money and I am now only behind 1 oil payment and one tax bill. Hopefully I can keep paying the credit cards and they will have lower monthly payments and then I will have money to put towards other bills? It's a question because that is my best option at this point...
I spent $40 of the tax return on myself, because I felt that I should get at least something out of it with all the troubles I've had had lately. Here is the list of my loot:
Gosford Park DVD New $9
4 1950's VA CD's and 1 Dion CD $20
Vintage apron $2
Brass candle holder $3
Books: Gulliver's Travels, Ettiquite (sp?) by Emily Post, Treasure Island 1911 printing $5
Quite a nice little haul for the money I must say. I haven't really shopped for myself in a few months so I really don't feel bad about it. Life cannot be all toil and scrimp and save. Sometimes you need a treat to balance it out.
Today I paid up some bills. Some that were looming over my head causing me stress, some that are only every now and again and yet they all fall at the same time. How does that happen? It's irritating.
I am going to dig myself out of this mess. It is going to happen. I've done it before and I will do it again.
Will showed up on my porch as a surprise on Friday. Shawn and I had gone to the diner, where they had no alfredo sauce, and had just gotten back to my house. Will called and asked if I had gotten the flowers he sent me. No, no flowers here. He tells me to check the porch. I look out and there he is, sitting on the porch, with a bouquet of sunflowers. Yet again, Will has amazed me with his kindness. After the week I had he could not let me spend the weekend alone. I love him so much.
We went to the mall on Saturday and he got my hair cut, or as he put it, he got my hair did. He also bought me this amazing Alice in Wonderland print of Alice that looks like a painting on canvas. I had a green tea latte outside the mall with him by a non working fountain. The weather was so perfect. We tried to go to Olive Garden (for alfredo) but they had a 2 hour wait. After driving around a while we ended up at Garfield's. It was terrible, but funny. His fries tasted like Arby's and my pasta sauce I swear was made from Campbell's Tomato Soup. I am not even kidding. I guess pasta was not for me to have!
Sunday we slept too late to go to Chapel, ran around to Circuit City to get a plug to hook up the computer to the TV. It failed. I was so sad to see him go. I cannot wait until we can be together always. The world sparkles so much brighter when we are together. I am going to really push and renew my efforts, because this has gone on long enough. It is also costing me way too much money and sanity to stay here much longer. This city is getting too dangerous.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Work In Progress
This will probably be a blog in parts today. I feel some momentum coming on. Here's the problem though. At work, I feel so darn tired! Brain fuzzy, I just want to crawl under my desk and snooze. However, when I get home I feel all wound up. The joy and exuberance of being home. I find it hard to go to bed. I don't want my home time to end and my work time to begin.
Being tired at work is not an ideal situation. There are too many things going on. I need to be on top of things. It also causes me to make bad food choices. Like today, I ate McDonald's, even though I had packed a lunch. I felt mentally that I needed a lift for being somewhere I didn't want to be. This cannot continue. It is destructive to my waistline and my wallet. I need to find strength.
I did my Small Thing today. Organize your baubles! I pulled down the jewelry hanger my grandparents had gotten me for Christmas and put my jewelry on it. I've been meaning to do it forever. Now it is done and I actually have my earrings paired! Wooo!
I have a load of laundry in, and next I will be doing the bills. My motivation for the bills is that the Roomie needs the current due balance. She is out applying for some waitressing jobs to help her along. She hasn't been able to pay me anything in over a month and she was already past due at her last payment with a carryover. I love her and I hope she gets this night job. Sadly though, helping her is sticking me financially. This happens to me all the time! I don't know why.
Being tired at work is not an ideal situation. There are too many things going on. I need to be on top of things. It also causes me to make bad food choices. Like today, I ate McDonald's, even though I had packed a lunch. I felt mentally that I needed a lift for being somewhere I didn't want to be. This cannot continue. It is destructive to my waistline and my wallet. I need to find strength.
I did my Small Thing today. Organize your baubles! I pulled down the jewelry hanger my grandparents had gotten me for Christmas and put my jewelry on it. I've been meaning to do it forever. Now it is done and I actually have my earrings paired! Wooo!
I have a load of laundry in, and next I will be doing the bills. My motivation for the bills is that the Roomie needs the current due balance. She is out applying for some waitressing jobs to help her along. She hasn't been able to pay me anything in over a month and she was already past due at her last payment with a carryover. I love her and I hope she gets this night job. Sadly though, helping her is sticking me financially. This happens to me all the time! I don't know why.
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