Another week

Another week begins. I got my room finished...well, not finished but cleaned and neat. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do in that room but it is clean and ready for whatever I do decide to do in it. I think I want it to be a quite, reading room. There's a big, comfy chair in there and I hung some pictures but I'm not sure what's next. Oh well, it's clean.

This is the last work week I have before I get off for two weeks vacation. I will be visiting my aunt in Florida for a week and then I think I might paint my living room but I'm not sure on that part. I'll report back when I decide.

I will continue with my workout plan but this week...dare I say? I will hit the gym four, yes four, times; I am adding in an extra day of cardio. I really like telling everyone my plans because it really does prompt me to actually do what I plan in my head. I guess I was taught to do what I say I'm going to do and lying really isn't my forte so you guys keep me honest. Thank you.

Well, it's off to work. My little cherubs will be full of energy and ready to play so I better get on over there and get ready. I work with toddler aged children and they are cute, cute, cute but full of energy, needless to say I don't sit much where I work (see told you guys I'm not lazy, I just hate housework).

By the way, I heard from a friend that my 16 year old son mentioned how clean our house was and how much he liked it. I never knew he really cared. I am touched.

No more excuses, I'm on that room.

So my son is well and he got his stuff out of the room I need to work on...now what excuse can I use to get out of it? OK, none. Besides I already started on it. I hung the blind in the window which uh, um, my husband was suppose to do (never wait on a man honey or you'll be waiting forever) and got all the junk out of there and vacuumed and it's looking pretty good so far. Right now I'm washing a cushion cover (hope it doesn't shrink) and writing my blog.

So today I will bless you with my wisdom on waiting for a man to help you. Don't! Just don't, it won't happen or if it does he won't be patient enough and will say something rude and you'll be frustrated and he'll come up one night all cute and sexy wanting to be close to you and you'll want to bite him (not in the seductive kind of way) and he'll have absolutely no clue whatsoever what is wrong with you and you'll just be pissed. Here's the best martial advise I can give. If you want something around your house done learn how to do it yourself. Get yourself a little tool box (hide it so no one can help themselves to your tools), a cordless drill (really, I do have one - love it), and a little tool belt (mine was a gift and it's pink). Then when you ask your most wonderful to hang, install, sand, patch or whatever it is you'd like him to do because he's the man and biologically created to do these and he doesn't do it within a reasonable amount of time (in the case of the blinds I waited 2 months) you just do it yourself and say nothing. Viola, marriage saved!

Oops, I forgot one integral part of the above. You must not skip this step or you will be in divorce court before the day is over. Make sure your most wonderful IS NOT home when you take it upon yourself to do his job. He will try to take over, offer advise, or supervise and you will have absolutely no patience for such nonsense (remember he was suppose to do this) and the fire will burn in the home that day and no good whatsoever can come from such a scenario; I guarantee that.

Sisters, my most wonderful is wonderful but let me tell you if we were to ever divorce it would be because of stupid little things described above. When it comes to big stuff we work together very well but little things. Little things! Let me tell you that's what can ruin a marriage little things and after 21 years of marriage, it ain't worth it. Let it go, you just gotta let it go. This takes years and years of practice but it is by far the best thing I have ever learned so remember - let it go. Life is hard and there are real issue you have to face; let the little things go. This works well with children and friends and co-workers, etc. also, but is especially important in marriage.

OK, enough for today. I have some pictures to hang before Mr. Wonderful gets home. Ta, ta.

How can it be Thursday?

Wow! Thursday already. I have already worked out three times this week so I have kept to the promise I made on my blog to work out three times a week for two whole weeks (boy am I sore today, lol). My husband has been off work the last three days and I had to work so my house isn't as up-kept as I'd like but it isn't too bad. He returned to work today so I can begin to get things back into order when I get off work this afternoon. My husband is rather neat but he does leave things out (for easy access he says) which doesn't fit in with my new "neat freak" persona. He did mop every floor in the house while he was off so I'm not really complaining; my man is not lazy he's always doing something and, God bless him, he cooks.

Will check in this weekend. Until then God bless and may life smile upon you.

Oh, oh - call me a liar.

OK, I wrote last week about how I haven't lied to you and how I have completed everything I have committed to but here it is Sunday and my upstairs room is still undone. I also told you all I needed my son to help and well...he's sick and I need him to get that stuff he stored in there out to move forward - I can't move it; too heavy for me (and I'm pretty strong). I know he's really sick because his butt hasn't left the bed and he doesn't want his friends around so he is down for the count (if you know anything about my son, at all ,you know he is all about his friends and he doesn't want them here right now; should I dial 911?). Anyhoo, if you don't mind, I'm putting that room off until next weekend (even if you do mind but I'm banking on the fact you have a heart for a teenager who doesn't even want his friends around).

Anyway, this weekend has been low key but I've done some laundry and, the most important, I have paid all my bills, balanced my bank register and updated financial records. So, you see, I haven't been sitting on my laurels.

For now I plan to stay with upkeep (boy there is plenty of that) and focus on the upstairs room next weekend when my boy is feeling better. I also will have him do a dump run when the weather cools down. We have a bunch of junk stored on the side of the house which needs to find it's way to the dump but I just can't make my baby do it in this heat because I know I wouldn't do it in this heat and it's just wrong to have a double standard for a human being you love more than life itself (that would be my 6'2" baby).

Until next time - God's blessings upon you and peace in your heart.

OK, I may have messed up on one of the days of my workout but I have worked out three times this week. I did it and I've got a few sore muscles to prove it! I even set up an appointment with an exercise instructor for Monday to help me design an exercise plan to make sure I'm on the right track.

My upstairs room isn't finished but that is because I need my son to stay home long enough to move some heavy stuff out of the room; I'm good but I'm not that good. Anyway, I think I will have to postpone the completion of that room until tomorrow (Saturday) since I need his help. He's been working a lot this week and I prefer him to work for $$ then on my room for love (though he may not love me when he's finished moving that stuff; not for a few minutes anyway).

But, to assure you all that I haven't been sitting around doing nothing, I have kept up with laundry and keeping the house picked up and vacuumed all week. So, right now if someone dropped by I could actually invite them in without nary a thought of my house being messy.

I am glad it's Friday. Hard day at work and I'm glad it's over. I love children; I could totally do without a lot of adults. For those of you who don't know, I work with children; toddlers right now (they're so cute albeit active) - I do love those babies and can become quite the mother hen when it comes to my babies but that's another blog.

Will check back in tomorrow and let you know what I've accomplished. Until then, look around and find a blessing for every negative thing going on. I find when I do that the blessings really do out-number the negatives (just the fact my children and husband are alive and well and love me makes up for most negatives). Peace and God Bless!

Friday!!!!

It's Friday!!!!! Do I need to say more?

Oops, my bad!

My last blog was on Tuesday and I said I would work out on Wednesday but I didn't. I was called on this faux pas by a wonderful woman I work with and I told her "no, I said I'd work out three times this week not that I'd work out tomorrow (which was yesterday)". Upon re-reading my blog of Tuesday, I realize she was right - my bad! I do apologize. Thank you for calling me on it, I do need to stay accountable. This dastardly mistake happened when I set up a work-out date with a friend for Wednesday but she had to put it off until today so I thought, hey I'll wait too (in reality I was thinking, hallelujah! I don't have to workout) but I would have gone by myself if I had remembered I committed to the specific date in this blog. So, my mistake. I am just hoping the wonderful woman I work with realizes how wonderful I think she is and let's me off the hook (think all this kissing up helps?).

Anyway, the good news is my friend and I met up today and had a very nice workout AND I now have a workout partner (in addition to you guys) to help me stay accountable. My friend, Dondie, joined the gym with me and we are going to become two mean, lean, fightin' middle age divas - so watch out world. OK, so maybe all we'll do is firm up and feel better but a girl can dream can't she?

Comments. I have heard from several people they can't leave comments on my blog. I'm not sure why so please, if you are reading this, try to leave a comment just to see if it works. This is how to leave a comment. At the bottom of this post (today's blog) is a spot in smaller type which says "0 comments" you should just be able to click that and a comments box should come up for you to leave a comment. If you try and it doesn't let you comment please e-mail me at: Dawnimaria@sbcglobal.net and let me know. You can, of course, always comment to my e-mail too but that function should work on the blog and it works when I try it so I'm not sure what the problem is. Anyway, please try to leave one even if you just say hi.

OK, that's all for today. I am excited to have a workout partner. Maybe between her and you I will actually stay with it awhile. I believe I'm in for some sore muscles in the next few days so if you see me moving around slow, have mercy. Until next time - PEACE!