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And Another Thing . . . Friday, December 31, 2004
Wasn't it just the other day that I was saying I was ready to start posting almost every day again? I started an entry on Tuesday I think it was but you know, stuff happens. Tuesday night, Gretchen brought Paul, Nick and Jill over and we visited. And couldn't stop talking. And giggling about the Group W bench. (Anyone get that reference?) Wednesday night, I had dinner with my lovely friend Pam, then went to bed at 8:30, lights out at 9:09, trying to catch up on sleep. Thursday night, I had a 6:00 massage but I think she went over by a good 15-20 minutes (poor me, right?) and then Steve and I both zonked out pretty early too. I had today off for the New Year's holiday and Steve took it off. We went in the hot tub as soon as we woke up around 7:00, then went to Steve's Place for breakfast. We went to Home Depot and (using my Home Depot gift card!) bought paint for the outdoor closet to match the house. The previous owners left paint here but it was yucky by now so we bought new. They sure can match colors perfectly! I primed the outdoor structure in the fall but brought the doors inside so I could remove the hardware and paint them. I primed them earlier in the week. I'll show you a picture when they are done because they are kinda boring looking right now.
We also bought these two peg racks on which to hang our luxurious robes that Steve insisted on buying us - to wear to and from the hot tub in the winter. I picked the colors and had our names embroidered on each one. Black for Steve, burgundy for Simon, purple for me and beige for Lizz. The white one says "Guest". Yep, we're la-di-dah, alright.
The robes came with matching slippers. I'm not just being artsy here, we hang them like this to dry. They send slippers to match the size of the robe. Let's just say my roomy purple robe brought me these gargantuan sized purple slippers. These things are so big on my feet, I could probably let each cat hitch on a ride on the back of them as I'm wearing them. But these are the perfect easy-on/easy-off things to wear out to the hot tub. (If you don't mind looking like a giant purple grape. Which I don't.)
After the painting and rack-installing was done I went to Michael's to see if I could find stuff to spend my two gift cards on. Nada. Excuse me, I actually bought two foam rubber stamps, those chunky kind, that were on clearance. A Christmas tree was 49 cents and a snowflake was 74 cents. Woo-hoo! I paid cash rather than use a gift card. I did see a terrific book on quilling I considered but I have stuff at home to teach me better quilling skills so I'll stick to that for now.
I went to Border's to get a book for a friend who just had a baby. I bought A Stranger in the Woods, which is filled with breath-taking photography. It's a gift from all of the vendors at Celebration Gifts so I'll take it to the store soon so we can all sign it. Then I stopped by the self-help section, which I always do. I saw The Best Year of Your Life, by Debbie Ford. I thumbed through it and walked away. Then I went back and picked it up and found a chair to sit down and read it for a bit. I should tell you I've been feeling pretty stuck about losing weight. It's an ongoing life-long thing but to no one's surprise, gets worse this time of year. Steve and I have talked about it and agreed to support each other and get serious about losing weight. Again. I feel so much shame about this I can barely speak or write of it. I have such a great life, I really hate it that I can't get this one area of my life together. So when reading a few pages of the book brought tears to my eyes, I thought that was a good sign to buy the book. So I bought a new hardcover book, which I never do. I'm usually a pretty good pep-talker myself but I think I'm looking for new motivation or some different words to get my head in the game. Or something like that. I got home, saw Steve and burst into tears. I told him I think this is part of the process I have to go through, like an alcoholic hitting bottom. I don't know. The biggest reason I ever want to lose weight is to get my energy back. As I get older, I worry about any damage I'm doing to my body. What really, really got to me is today I thought, what if I die and don't get to see Simon grow up? I know, I know, I'm off the deep end. Steve and I sat on the couch and read for a while, then I laid down to sleep, head on Steve's lap, snuggled under one of Mom's beautiful crocheted afghans. Reggi slept on my feet and Verona (the new kitty's name - we changed it from Rosa) slept on my shoulder. I slept almost an hour and woke up feeling better.
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Dinner: Small baked potatoes with veggies and a little cheese. Reading: The Best Year of Your Life, by Debbie Ford. Listening
to in the car:
The radio.
Simon's been busy this week having his Street Glow and snow tires
installed so My CD player is still in a bag on the back seat of my
car.
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