Skip to main content

Accentuate the positive

  • Drywall goes up today. That will feel SO much cleaner.
  • The kids and I are putting a time capsule in the walls before they seal them up. It's so exciting to think of things we can stick in there for someone to find someday. (Of course, that also means they will be tearing out my beautiful new kitchen, but I'm trying not to think about that.)
  • My brother Ken "brought" me a meal via an Applebee's gift card. I wonder where he got the idea that I might need help feeding my family? Well, however he came up with the idea, it was sweet. Thanks, Ken (and LaChel!)
  • I actually found time to dust this morning, so the living room is relatively clean... I will be dusting and vacuuming every day for awhile, I think. As long as I can keep my cozy living room clean, I'm happy.
  • Asia got home last night. He was even able to get an earlier flight than expected. As fun as it is to stretch out and have the whole bed to myself, it's nothing like having his big warm body to snuggle up to.
  • My contractor brought me a Toffee Nut Latte from Starbucks this morning.
  • I have class today. I love teaching. I love the ladies who take my classes. I love sharing what I design with others.
  • The fog in Spokane is so thick the last couple of days. It makes me want to hunker down in my house and drink tea. I managed to find a place for the microwave to plug in - so I can make tea now. I like the fog. It's SO cool.

I want to spend my day thinking about these things... the good stuff. Not the chaos.

Happy weekend.

Comments

  1. Anonymous10:30 PM

    Good idea - accentuate the positive. That's my girl. Really, what else can you do? So, you are on the right track. Keeping the living room clean and comfy will be your saving grace. So long as you have that one place to go, you will do fine. And, before you know it, the kitchen will be finished and you will be basking in a brand new abode. What a cool thought! I canNOT wait to see the pictures. I'm really getting antsy, and I'm not even the one living in the chaos. HEY! Welcome home to Asia! Enjoy your the snuggles.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous6:49 AM

    Actually, it was La Chel's idea. I'm too dense to have picked up on your subliminal message.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Kelly E. - You're getting antsy? You're so cute. Imagine the ants in MY pants!!!

    Kelly - Yes - he brought me a latte - and this was no skinny latte - Yummmm.

    Of course, you and Lorraine may converge upon my blog to have your little chats... I can heat up some water in the microwave for tea or General Foods International Coffee and we can all celebrate the moments of our lives...

    Ken - I think I knew that probably... snaps to LaChel for being the mastermind behind your wonderful plan... (did I just say snaps?)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I love it when people talk back...

Popular posts from this blog

Look at this!

Happy Birthday Cathy! , originally uploaded by Pink Paper Peppermints . All of these sweet bloggy friends threw me a cyber-birthday party! How fun is that? Thank you, dear friends. I am touched. It's really just what I needed today. Sweet Tanya even made me a cake. If you want to follow the party around cyber-space, you can go to Melissa's blog to see everyone who is participating.

Getting to know you Wednesday

So it's been awhile. But I thought hearing from ya'll might cheer up my little snow encrusted Spokane self. So today, if I get at least 12 comments, I'll randomly pick one and send that lucky commenter any CD from Your Music . Whatever you want. So today, in light of mid-winter doldrums, I want you to answer the following three questions. To escape mid-winter doldrums, I like to: My favorite winter memory is: I know Spring is coming when: Okay, friends. Now it's your turn. Go to it.

The floodgates have opened.

So, I was doing pretty well managing my emotions. I kept telling people that I had processed a lot of my grieving over Tejan's departure back in January - when we were so close to saying goodbye... and so that must be why I wasn't feeling overly emotional about it this time around. I hadn't shed any tears. Hadn't choked up in that strange, overwhelming way where I feel like my whole head is filling up with fluid and my throat is so constricted I'm just sure I'm going to die. Nope. I was doing just fine. And then I went out to dinner with some girlfriends. And while I was a little socially inept because I'm a kind of overwhelmed and not really wanting to talk too much lately (perhaps in subconscious fear that I might touch on a nerve that would cause my aforementioned steely resolve to crumble) I thought I got through the evening fairly well. I didn't tear up - or need tissue for any fluids defiantly leaking from my facial orifices... until I made the a...