Psalm 90:14, New International Version
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Memory Verse
Friday, August 29, 2008
A Few Impossibilities
That it is almost September.
Of 2008.
That my parents are at retirement age.
That L and I have known each other for well over a decade.
That, based on how fast the last years have gone, I will be 40 in the blink of an eye.
That I'm this close to 40 and have the job I do.
That I still have never made pie crust from scratch.
Because I'm scared to try it.
Because what, the pie crust police will arrest me if I don't do well at it?
That I've been a homeowner for almost 5 years.
And that I still have yet to hang up almost anything on the walls. (Decorating paralysis. I think it's a real term. And I have it.)
That I really don't know the meaning of the word "few."
That I live in the Midwest.
And like it.
That L thinks I'm beautiful.
And sexy.
And tells me so all the time.
Of 2008.
That my parents are at retirement age.
That L and I have known each other for well over a decade.
That, based on how fast the last years have gone, I will be 40 in the blink of an eye.
That I'm this close to 40 and have the job I do.
That I still have never made pie crust from scratch.
Because I'm scared to try it.
Because what, the pie crust police will arrest me if I don't do well at it?
That I've been a homeowner for almost 5 years.
And that I still have yet to hang up almost anything on the walls. (Decorating paralysis. I think it's a real term. And I have it.)
That I really don't know the meaning of the word "few."
That I live in the Midwest.
And like it.
That L thinks I'm beautiful.
And sexy.
And tells me so all the time.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Things You Probably Need To Clean
I subscribe to Home Ec 101, and a recent post there caught my attention. Titled "5 Things You Probably Need To Clean," it made me a little ashamed of my housekeeping.
#1 - Top of the fridge. Definitely I need to clean it. I do so maybe once a year. I'm not that tall and out-of-sight really does equal out-of-mind. That and even if I think about it there's usually other things to clean that are higher priority.
#2 - Tops of door frames and the tops of anything hanging on the wall. Door frames, yes, absolutely, I don't know that I've ever cleaned mine. I do dust the tops of picture frames whenever I dust a room though. Not that that's all that frequently though.
#3 - The back sides of your faucets. Happily, I can say that I do this. I am somewhat anal about having clean sink areas, and that includes the entire faucet. Not that you'd ever guess if you looked at my kitchen faucet; the hard water stains have left it looking hideous. I console myself that it looks better than it did when we bought the house, and there's only so much I can do. Someday we'll replace the nasty sink and faucet and I'll keep it pretty.
#4 - Underneath and behind appliances that sit on the counter. I do this maybe once a month or maybe every other month, and am pretty content with that frequency of cleaning; they're not usually that bad. I should decrumb the toaster more frequently than I do however; L eats toast daily and that thing fills up much faster than I expect it to!
#5 - Toilet paper holders. Yeah, I can't say that I've ever thought about it, but I will now.
Now, my own personal list of things I should clean:
#1 - The floors. The carpet is old and gets gross looking so fast, and it doesn't help my already low motivation to vacuum. I also shed more than anyone I've ever known and the hair is just so obnoxious to deal with.
#2 - The floors. The kitchen specifically. I must be a messy messy cook and I should sweep and mop daily, but I just don't.
#3 - Windows. Especially the sliding glass door off the kitchen.
#4 - The sliding glass door track. GROSS!
#5 - Shower curtain. The hard water makes it so nasty so quickly I've just about given up on having it not be icky.
#1 - Top of the fridge. Definitely I need to clean it. I do so maybe once a year. I'm not that tall and out-of-sight really does equal out-of-mind. That and even if I think about it there's usually other things to clean that are higher priority.
#2 - Tops of door frames and the tops of anything hanging on the wall. Door frames, yes, absolutely, I don't know that I've ever cleaned mine. I do dust the tops of picture frames whenever I dust a room though. Not that that's all that frequently though.
#3 - The back sides of your faucets. Happily, I can say that I do this. I am somewhat anal about having clean sink areas, and that includes the entire faucet. Not that you'd ever guess if you looked at my kitchen faucet; the hard water stains have left it looking hideous. I console myself that it looks better than it did when we bought the house, and there's only so much I can do. Someday we'll replace the nasty sink and faucet and I'll keep it pretty.
#4 - Underneath and behind appliances that sit on the counter. I do this maybe once a month or maybe every other month, and am pretty content with that frequency of cleaning; they're not usually that bad. I should decrumb the toaster more frequently than I do however; L eats toast daily and that thing fills up much faster than I expect it to!
#5 - Toilet paper holders. Yeah, I can't say that I've ever thought about it, but I will now.
Now, my own personal list of things I should clean:
#1 - The floors. The carpet is old and gets gross looking so fast, and it doesn't help my already low motivation to vacuum. I also shed more than anyone I've ever known and the hair is just so obnoxious to deal with.
#2 - The floors. The kitchen specifically. I must be a messy messy cook and I should sweep and mop daily, but I just don't.
#3 - Windows. Especially the sliding glass door off the kitchen.
#4 - The sliding glass door track. GROSS!
#5 - Shower curtain. The hard water makes it so nasty so quickly I've just about given up on having it not be icky.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Writer's Block?
I've got several post ideas rattling around in my brain, but when I sit down at the computer to write I can't think of anything, or else it seems really silly and banal. Even more so than my usual posts I mean.
I need a way to record ideas when I'm in the shower, since that's when I seem to come up with a bunch of them. By the time I'm out and dry they've all vanished.
There's a definite correspondence between my interest in/enthusiasm for/ideas for blogging and my energy level, as in, how I'm feeling. I've not been sleeping well lately due to bad allergies and I definitely think that's contributing to my mental block when I try to write.
L told me that there might be rain in the forecast which usually helps with my allergies so I'm hoping for a soaker.
I need a way to record ideas when I'm in the shower, since that's when I seem to come up with a bunch of them. By the time I'm out and dry they've all vanished.
There's a definite correspondence between my interest in/enthusiasm for/ideas for blogging and my energy level, as in, how I'm feeling. I've not been sleeping well lately due to bad allergies and I definitely think that's contributing to my mental block when I try to write.
L told me that there might be rain in the forecast which usually helps with my allergies so I'm hoping for a soaker.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Thankful Tuesday
- Fall is almost here! I LOVE Fall so I can hardly wait!
- I'm about to start taking a class online. I love learning new things so yes, I'm geeky enough that this makes me very excited. I'm grateful that I have enough money saved where I could sign up for it!
- My house to-do project list is gradually getting finished. I'm talking about long-term projects and such and I am delighted that the master list I made up 3 years ago is almost completed!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Menu Plan Monday
Yes, this is very similar to last week's menu which ended up not being followed much at all.
Monday -Meatloaf. One of these weeks I really will make it.
Tuesday - Carrot potato pancakes and a green salad.
Wednesday - Straw and hay pasta.
Thursday - Mexican pizza.
Friday - Clean out the fridge!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Fitness Failures
Yeah, so, I posted about my pushup program?
Haven't done it since.
I am a lazy, lazy person.
And I need to start over.
Haven't done it since.
I am a lazy, lazy person.
And I need to start over.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Words of Wisdom
We must meet the uncertainties of this world with the certainty of the world to come.A.W. Tozer
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
State Fair
Once again, L and I have managed to not attend the State Fair. For as many years as I've been here and as easy it would be in many ways, we just haven't. This year I thought we might, because the weather was much nicer than last year's blazing heat. L's brother's visit was right in the middle of it though, and so it ended up not happening. Again.
I know, I could probably convince some friends to go with me if I really cared, but L keeps saying that we'll go together and make an outing of it.
Maybe next year.
But I'm not betting on it.
I am glad it's over in some ways though - my drive to work takes me past the fairgrounds and the extra traffic makes my commute that much worse; the morning drive in is usually ok (I go in much earlier than my teenaged self would have ever though possible), but the afternoon is crazy with people who don't really know where they're going or what they're doing.
Now it's back to just the regular commuters, which is bad enough, but at least there have been fewer people randomly stopping in the middle of the street; making sudden lane shifts across 4 lanes of traffic; and jaywalking in complete oblivion.
But the best part of the fair being over?
Fall is not that far away! I've almost survived another summer of heat and humidity.
I know, I could probably convince some friends to go with me if I really cared, but L keeps saying that we'll go together and make an outing of it.
Maybe next year.
But I'm not betting on it.
I am glad it's over in some ways though - my drive to work takes me past the fairgrounds and the extra traffic makes my commute that much worse; the morning drive in is usually ok (I go in much earlier than my teenaged self would have ever though possible), but the afternoon is crazy with people who don't really know where they're going or what they're doing.
Now it's back to just the regular commuters, which is bad enough, but at least there have been fewer people randomly stopping in the middle of the street; making sudden lane shifts across 4 lanes of traffic; and jaywalking in complete oblivion.
But the best part of the fair being over?
Fall is not that far away! I've almost survived another summer of heat and humidity.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Thankful Tuesday
I had a flat tire this weekend. And yes, I'm including this in my gratitude post because:
- I was at home when L discovered it. Apparently it was a slow leak that didn't become really noticeable until late Sunday afternoon.
- I was not at work, where I would have been wondering what to do.
- I was not at the seminar I attended Friday and Saturday, which would have been really inconvenient and honestly, it was not somewhere I'd want to hang around and wait for L to come rescue me.
- I was not driving through some of the sketchy neighborhoods I have to travel through on my way to/from work.
- It was in one of the two tires that were due to be replaced anyway.
- The tire place had the replacement tires in stock and available, and they had time to get them replaced Monday.
- I was able to just take Monday off from work which made it much easier dealing with getting back and forth to the tire place.
- Our little air compressor was able to fill the leaking tire enough for me to drive it to the tire place with no problem.
- The tire place now stocked non-Goodyear that worked for my car, unlike last time when we had to get $180 Goodyears. That's $180 per tire, which is why we only replaced the 2 and saved the other 2 for later. Much cheaper this time!
- Our car repair fund had enough in it to cover the expense, so no juggling the budget to fit this in.
- L dealt with calling the place, and going in to talk to them both while dropping the car off and picking it back up.
- The timing of it meant that I got to go to a weekday lunch with L on our way to pick the car back up.
- Since I had a little free time that afternoon (it was 2 by the time I was almost home) I went to a nail salon and got a pedicure. My rough heels needed some attention.
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