"Celtic Spring" designed by Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum
Date Started: Oct 2008 (can't remember exact date)
Date Stitching Complete: 24 JUN 09
Date Beading Started: 07 JUL 09



She is stitched on 17 x 21 Aida that's been hand-dyed "Willow". Aida was purchased from ABC Stitchery out of New Hampshire. Imported from New Zealand.

Can't wait to see the finished product :-D

Then to decide which season to start next...

OUTSIDE
• Mulch gardens
• Weed gardens (hopefully just a weekly thing)
• Expand driveway (may not be able to do this for a few years)
• Seal driveway
• Plant some pretty flowers
• New fencing (maybe next year?)

Front Yard:
• Trim bushes

Side Yard:
• Weed side garden (BIG JOB) Just mowed it over...too big a job and REALLY ugly

Back Yard:
• Clear out space behind the shed ('nuther BIG JOB)
• Plant a vegetable garden
• Deck out back (again, few years from now)


INSIDE:

Basement:
• Caulk windows
• Cut door
• Paint door
• Replace door knob

Craft Area:
• Purge craft area
• Clean craft area

Play Room:
• Get rid of bed Someone has claimed it, but can't take it until 01 AUG. I'm still counting it as done tho
• Hang curtains or panels to create privacy for back
• Clean/purge playroom

Utility Room:
• Clean/purge utility room
• New laundry organizer

First Floor:

Living Room:
• Paint
• Caulk windows
• Frame windows?
• Hang pictures
• Clean floor

Dining Room:
• Clean Floor
• Hang pictures
• Take down PB Panels
• Make tablecloth
• New table/chairs?

Kitchen:
• Move outlets
• Move light switch
• Move pantry
• Take down gingerbread
• Replace light
• Move base cabinet
• Cut countertop
• Move fridge
• Paint windows
• Frame windows
• New backdoor?
• Replace ¼ round
• Fix threshold
• Hang pictures
• Hang 2 cabinets
• Buy Varde base cabinet?
• Hang PB panels?

Bathroom:
• New floor?
• New vanity
• New medicine cabinet
• Paint door
• Move glass cabinet
• New wrought iron accessories

Inny’s Room:
• Clean/purge corners
• Toss night stand
• Hang pictures
• Hang new curtains
• Paint?
• Paint/caulk windows

Closets:
• Clean/purge/organize
• Paint doors
• Replace door knobs
• Remove pipe
• New shelves?

Second Floor:

Jacob’s Room:
• Empty closet
• Paint walls
• Paint windows
• Paint baseboards
• Paint doors
• Replace door knobs
• Clean floor
• Clean/purge/organize

Bathroom:
• New vanity
• New medicine cabinet
• Paint door
• Replace door knob
• Repair walls by tub
• Paint
• New shower curtain rod
• Hang soap/shampoo dispenser

Closet:
• Paint door
• Replace door knob
• Clean/purge/organize

My Room:
• Re-secure curtain rods
• Paint closets
• Paint window in large closet
• New curtain rod for large closet window
• Clean/purge/organize

Funny aside...I've been watching the show Clean House on the Style network. I've become obsessed by their purging and organizing. Now, my house is no where NEAR as cluttered as most I've seen, however it is still pretty bad. Acting on impulse, I took a picture of my basement and sent it off to the show. About 2 days later, I received an email requesting I make an "audition DVD" and send it to them. Showing my three worst rooms, the front entrance and all inhabitants.

I'm actually a little excited (and a LOT embarassed) at getting a "call back".

Now to get my ass in gear making the DVD. IF I make it on and IF you see me, try to be nice when you see my mess LOL

Peanut got a coupon from his teacher yesterday.

A free Kid's Meal, Oreo milkshake or dessert!

He got it for reading 44 books this year! One of only THREE in his class to get the coupon.

He was SO proud of himself and rightfully so! Somedays, that reading log was incredibly hard to do, but, he did it (and I will admit, we totally blew it off in the last two weeks). It helps that he had to do his stretches for his feet and we used that time to read. It also helps that *I* would read at the same time, so there was little to no TV distraction.

Anyway, because he was so excited, I told him that if he went to the chiropractor with me, we would go to Applebee's afterward (because I had to hit the community center to sign him up for Summer Playground Camp).

We had a wonderful "date" and a great server. Jacob is ALWAYS well behaved and a gentlemen, and our server was so good, that Jacob begged me to give her "a really good tip"! He had one "faux pas" moment where he did a total "guy move" when we got out of the booth, but I quietly admonished him that we don't "adjust" ourselves in public and off we went.

While dining, we worked out a do-able summer schedule/plan. What times he will get up and what he will do (i.e., Juice Plus+, feeding cats, cleaning his room, etc.). Let's hope it works all summer!

All-in-all, an enjoyable evening.

OUTSIDE
• Mulch gardens
• Weed gardens (hopefully just a weekly thing)
• Expand driveway (may not be able to do this for a few years)
• Seal driveway
• Plant some pretty flowers
• New fencing (maybe next year?)

Front Yard:
• Trim bushes

Side Yard:
• Weed side garden (BIG JOB)

Back Yard:
• Clear out space behind the shed ('nuther BIG JOB)
• Plant a vegetable garden
• Deck out back (again, few years from now)


INSIDE:

Basement:
• Caulk windows
• Cut door
• Paint door
• Replace door knob

Craft Area:
• Pack up craft area not happening
• Purge craft area
• Clean craft area
• Move Granemo
• Disassemble craft desk (redesign?) Using as-is
• Move to Jake's old room Not happening

Play Room:
• Get rid of bed
• Hang curtains or panels to create privacy for back
• Clean/purge playroom

Utility Room:
• Clean/purge utility room
• New laundry organizer

First Floor:

Living Room:
• Paint
• Caulk windows
• Frame windows?
• Hang pictures
• Clean floor

Dining Room:
• Clean Floor
• Hang pictures
• Take down PB Panels
• Make tablecloth
• New table/chairs?

Kitchen:
• Move outlets
• Move light switch
• Move pantry
• Take down gingerbread
• Replace light
• Move base cabinet
• Cut countertop
• Move fridge
• Paint windows
• Frame windows
• New backdoor?
• Replace ¼ round
• Fix threshold
• Hang pictures
• Hang 2 cabinets
• Buy Varde base cabinet?
• Hang PB panels?

Bathroom:
• New floor?
• New vanity
• New medicine cabinet
• Paint door
• Move glass cabinet
• New wrought iron accessories

Inny’s Room:
• Clean/purge corners
• Toss rug
• Toss night stand
• New night stand
• Move bed
• Move closets
• Hang pictures
• Hang new curtains
• Paint?
• Paint/caulk windows

Closets:
• Clean/purge/organize
• Paint doors
• Replace door knobs
• Remove pipe
• New shelves?

Second Floor:

Jacob’s Room:
• Disassemble bed moved as-is
• Disassemble dresser moved as-is
• Empty bookcase moved as-is
• Empty wardrobe
• Empty closet
• Paint walls
• Paint windows
• Paint baseboards
• Paint doors
• Replace door knobs
• Clean floor
• Move all items to craft room No longer moving
• Clean/purge/organize

Bathroom:
• New vanity
• New medicine cabinet
• Paint door
• Replace door knob
• Repair walls by tub
• Paint
• New shower curtain rod
• Hang soap/shampoo dispenser

Closet:
• Paint door
• Replace door knob
• Clean/purge/organize

My Room:
• Paint last door
• Replace last door knob
• Re-secure curtain rods
• Paint closets
• Paint window in large closet
• New curtain rod for large closet window
• Clean/purge/organize

NTS: Remove old strike-throughs when copying for the next update.

Or would that be "chipped"?

%&*)#$@&*% truck shot a rock into my windshield and now I have a dime-sized chip/crack.

Damn it!

The dreaded To Do List?!

OUTSIDE
• Mulch gardens
• Weed gardens (hopefully just a weekly thing)
• Expand driveway (may not be able to do this for a few years)
• Seal driveway
• Plant some pretty flowers
• New fencing (maybe next year?)

Front Yard:
• Trim bushes

Side Yard:
• Weed side garden (BIG JOB)

Back Yard:
• Clear out space behind the shed ('nuther BIG JOB)
• Plant a vegetable garden
• Deck out back (again, few years from now)


INSIDE:

Basement:
• Caulk windows
• Cut door
• Paint door
• Replace door knob

Craft Area:
• Pack up craft area
• Purge craft area
• Clean craft area
• Move Granemo
• Disassemble craft desk (redesign?) Using as-is
• Move to Jake's old room Not happening

Play Room:
• Get rid of bed
• Hang curtains or panels to create privacy for back
• Clean/purge playroom

Utility Room:
• Clean/purge utility room
• New laundry organizer

First Floor:

Living Room:
• Paint
• Caulk windows
• Frame windows?
• Hang pictures
• Clean floor

Dining Room:
• Clean Floor
• Hang pictures
• Take down PB Panels
• Make tablecloth
• New table/chairs?

Kitchen:
• Move outlets
• Move light switch
• Move pantry
• Take down gingerbread
• Replace light
• Move base cabinet
• Cut countertop
• Move fridge
• Paint windows
• Frame windows
• New backdoor?
• Replace ¼ round
• Fix threshold
• Hang pictures
• Hang 2 cabinets
• Buy Varde base cabinet?
• Hang PB panels?

Bathroom:
• New floor?
• New vanity
• New medicine cabinet
• Paint door
• Move glass cabinet
• New wrought iron accessories

Inny’s Room:
• Clean/purge corners
• Toss rug
• Toss night stand
• New night stand
• Move bed
• Move closets
• Hang pictures
• Hang new curtains
• Paint?
• Paint/caulk windows

Closets:
• Clean/purge/organize
• Paint doors
• Replace door knobs
• Remove pipe
• New shelves?

Second Floor:

Jacob’s Room:
• Disassemble bed
• Disassemble dresser
• Empty bookcase
• Empty wardrobe
• Empty closet
• Paint walls
• Paint windows
• Paint baseboards
• Paint doors
• Replace door knobs
• Clean floor
• Move all items to craft room No longer moving
• Clean/purge/organize

Bathroom:
• New vanity
• New medicine cabinet
• Paint door
• Replace door knob
• Repair walls by tub
• Paint
• New shower curtain rod
• Hang soap/shampoo dispenser

Closet:
• Paint door
• Replace door knob
• Clean/purge/organize

My Room:
• Paint last door
• Replace last door knob
• Re-secure curtain rods
• Paint closets
• Paint window in large closet
• New curtain rod for large closet window
• Clean/purge/organize

FOR TODAY (03 June 2009)
Outside My Window... no window from here
I am thinking... about a lot of crap...sleeping, finishing the basement, moving stuff in Peanut's room, sleeping...
I am thankful for...my family and friends
From the learning rooms...life
From the kitchen...I want applesauce
I am wearing...brown and green hospital scrubs
I am creating... a huge freakin mess in my house
I am going...to bed soon (I hope!)
I am reading...the Somnambulist
I am hoping... that I can get everything done that I want to get done by 01 JUL
I am hearing...nothing much, got cotton in my ears
Around the house...messes in every room
One of my favourite things...stationery
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:
Thursday - work then more basement
Friday - work, then theater at Peanut's school, then more basement
Saturday - L's graduation party!
Sunday - probably more basement, although, I try to keep Sundays as rest days
Here is a picture thought I am sharing...



AAAAHHHHH!

oooh, look! A chicken!

Seriously, I'm having THE WORST time concentrating on anything right now.

Too much to do at work...I can't even follow my own thought processes! I get started on one project, and then BOOM I have a great idea for another and by the time I get to the other project, I forgot what the hell I was going to do!

Too much to do at home...I can't focus on one project/item/process. I roam from room to room doing little shit here and little shit there, or I start in one room, have to run to another room for something else and get sidetracked there...

It's BAD!

I have SO much shit to do and SO much swirling around in my head. I latch on to a thought and somehow, it jumps tracks and whips me where I had no intention of going...and I can't even figure out how I got there...

Is it seriously possible to develop ADD as an adult?

This is maddening!

I keep hoping that if I get my HOUSE in order, my work crap will follow suit...it's not working.

And I'm USUALLY a very organized person at work. Not so much at home (mostly because there are other people there to touch and mess up my systems).

And I've become more and more anal about organization, that nothing gets organized. "Look, it makes sense to do it this way." "ooh! but look, if I break this one down into these categories, it will make it easier to manage." "oh, and get this, if I cross reference these categories, with this room, I'll have it all in one place, but seperate too!"

I think I need help...I'm so unfocused FLYLADY can't even help me right now! There just isn't enough time to do everything.

I may have to give up my 10-hour days at work to have more time to get shit done at home...that way, I can maybe re-focus again...

I'd say, I need a vacation, just to get stuff done at home, but that never works either. Of course, I've never really HAD a vacation at home...more like a day off here, a day off there...and usually, those are for sick days or some other stupid shit.

Time to lob a grenade and walk away...

Your results:
You are An Expendable Character (Redshirt)

An Expendable Character (Redshirt) 85% Beverly Crusher 75% Uhura 70% Jean-Luc Picard 70% Deanna Troi 70% Chekov 65% Geordi LaForge 55% James T. Kirk (Captain) 50% Data 47% Spock 42% Leonard McCoy (Bones) 40% Mr. Scott 40% Will Riker 40% Worf 40% Mr. Sulu 20%

Since your accomplishments are seldom noticed, and you are rarely thought of, you are expendable. That doesn't mean your job isn't important but if you were in Star Trek you would be killed off in the first episode you appeared in.

Click here to take the "Which Star Trek character am I?" quiz...


Well DAMN!

Stolen from Nizzy!

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool... (It will compromise the divination :-) )
7. When you're finished tag some other people to do it!



Opening Credits:
Nookie - Limp Bizkit

Waking Up:
Sad But True - Metallica

First Day At School:
Control - Missy Elliot

Falling In Love:
Figured You Out - Nickelback

Fight Song:
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

Breaking Up:
Same Ol' Situation - Motley Crue

Prom:
Been Caught Stealin' - Alice In Chains

Life:
If We Were a Movie - Hanna Montana

Making babies:
Work This Out - HSM2 Soundtrack

Mental Breakdown:
Rock Star - Miley Cirus

Driving:
No Holly for Miss Quinn - Enya

Flashback:
Try a Little Tenderness - The Commitments

Getting back together:
Remedy - Seether

Wedding:
Let's Make Love - Faith Hill, Tim McGraw

Birth of Child:
Rattlesnake Shake - Motley Crue (WTH???)

Final Battle:
Some Days You Gotta Dance - Dixie Chicks

Death Scene:
Thunderhead Hawkins - Uncle Kracker

Funeral Song:
I Was Made For Lovin' You - KISS

End Credits:
Always - Bon Jovi

WOW, my soundtrack is WACK!