Nice End to Spring Break Week

Okay, today I did very little. I have gone through some more stuff. This will go on for quite some time. I actually got to go out to our storage unit and get the warm weather clothes out and replace them with the cold (well, as cold as it gets here which is not very) weather clothes. I also got out the sandals. This means that there will be a cold front coming this way. That's okay.

I am hoping for a good report and small bill from the folks fixing my car. The guy must've been on spring break, since he was off as I was last week. It should be a fuel filter or sensor of some kind. Please, oh please, oh please, let it be C-H-E-A-P!

The Child is at his dad's home, so it's been VERY quiet around here. Supermom is in there working on some silly paper for her creative arts class. It seems quite ridiculous. Most things she does without complaint, but she's been pretty vocal about how silly this one is. Reason #2554 I'm glad that I didn't go through a traditional school of education.

Nice Day!

Well, today we returned from Bubba, Sr. and Granny's. We spent the night with them after going to see the new nephew. He is absolutely adorable! He bears a striking resemblance to the Roaming Gnome, Finder of Travel Values, or maybe it's a little of Mr. Magoo I see in him. It doesn't really matter, because he's precious. My brother seems to be quite the good papa and his wife, my sis-in-law is nothing short of amazing! A baby seems to do that to people. New perspective, new responsibilities.

I am into Does this Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? by Peter Walsh. It's quite the revelation. This, along with Dave Ramsey, my new guru, is helping me get myself together. The book is quite interesting and I've needed to do this (get all the world I live in together) for some time. I spent some time tonight cleaning some clutter away. It's really very liberating. I dread it, but it really was a treasure finding experiment. I actually found a lot of jewelry that I haven't worn because the silver needed to be cleaned. Done. I didn't make a list, I just gathered clutter from several surfaces in my room and dealt with it. I threw away some gifts that people I love gave me. They'll never know. I am having small pangs of guilt about it, but I'd never use what I threw away, and I don't think anyone else would either. In a week or two, I won't even remember what that stuff was.

I am giving myself a gold star for the day.

Good night!

Randomness

I've been enjoying my 4-day weekend. Today, I've done a good bit of home-keeping. I hate this. But, I watched something on Fine Living yesterday that I'd DVRed ages ago about cleaning and clutter. I also got a dose of How Clean Is Your House yesterday where Kim did a 5-minute clean up in a clean kitchen. I've got to get this place under control. I just don't have enough room, but am not in a financial position to get more space. So, I've got to get a handle on what I have here, perhaps getting rid of some stuff. Why is this process so painful? In the course of the past 10 years, I've moved from a 4-bedroom house to an apartment with a large downstairs living area and kitchen with the bedroom upstairs to a room, basically. I live with my sister (Supermom) and The Child. I love living here, but unless I am able to cull some more, I'm going to lose my mind. I suppose I should get the new book by Peter Walsh. I loved him when he was on Clean Sweep. This is a major issue that I seem to have going. Clutter is everywhere in my life, both at home and at work. My car isn't so bad, but then I'm riding with Dude a lot, so I'm not having an opportunity to junk it up.

I made a to-do list for the first time in a L-O-N-G time last night before going to bed. I am going to try to do this routinely. I know that this sounds hilarious to some folks who do this routinely. I am a procrastinator extraordinaire. I have managed to get several crossed off the list today. That is a very good feeling.

Well, along those lines, I must go now and finish up several of the items on my list.