Howdy Humble Readers...
Have you ever tried to make your wishes known to and understood by an active toddler WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A VOICE? I am 100% voiceless and can barely manage a whisper right now. Other than the voice, though, I seem to be conquering the crud. I'm sleeping better and thankfully I don't think the wee-lings have caught it at all. I'm only wishing that we had gone further with the baby sign than we did.
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Canadian-ism of the Day: I switched my cold remedy from the day/night pills to an old standby and seem to be getting much better results. Yes, my fellow Canucks... I have resorted to taking Buc.kley's. For those of you who aren't familiar with the dark brown bottle and the awfulness contained therein, please allow me to educate you. Imagine if you melted down Vic.k's vaporub and boiled it with pine needles... that's about what it tastes like. In fact, their company motto is "it tastes awful, but it works". And in my experience, it does.
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The crud has impacted my attempts at being productive, but I'm still managing to get a few things done. Yesterday I went through our closets and dressers, and bagged up 3 large black garbage bags of stuff to go to the thrift store. All my maternity wear and things I haven't worn since I was working (how has it been more than two years since I left my job at the bookstore?) were all packed up and sent on to a new home.
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Update on the applesauce: Ended up making enough applesauce to last us about 9 weeks! My freezer is now stocked with bags and bags of the golden loveliness.
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Ginny has picked up a few new words that I'm hoping she doesn't say in public, but I know she will... First, she's learned the word 'dark' and because we are approaching the darkest time of the year, she's saying it a lot. The thing is, when she says it, it doesn't sound like dark. It sounds more like a not-so-nice word for lesbian. Second, while my Beloved and I have been under the weather, she's taken to imitating us and doing this little fake cough thing. She's now picked up on the fact that we are calling it her fake cough, so she's started saying it too. Only when she says 'fake cough' it sounds a whole heck of a lot like my precious wee girl is telling me to f!#@ off. *sigh*
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I'm planning on writing a series of posts, starting next week, on family traditions. Be thinking about some of what you and yours do to make special days stand out and how you make the ordinary extraordinary.
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We are forecasted to get a pretty significant amount of snow today. 5-15cms. Lovely. Thankfully, we don't have any major plans that require being outside today. Wherever you are, please stay safe and warm. :)
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Showing posts with label cleaning house. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Hobbit-ish Potpurri: Lazy Bones Weekend Edition
Howdy Humble Readers...
I hope you're all having a fantastic weekend. We've had a pretty good couple of days around the hobbit-hole. Granted, they've been pretty lazy days and the hobbit-hole is in serious need of some cleaning, but I've been enjoying just 'being' with my Beloved and Ginny.
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My Beloved and I went to see Hunger Games last night... such a good adaptation of the book! Very well acted... Lenny Kravitz as Cinna was genius! (Giving it 5 out of 5 hairy hobbit-toes way up!) I was so happy to see that the few changes and omissions weren't central to the main plot. My only real complaint was that we got to the theater a half hour before the movie started and we still ended up having to sit in the second row from the front. Not the best vantage point. Not to mention that I have a history of getting motion sickness at the movies (movies like Speed, the Bourne series, Constant Gardener... anything with documentary-like cinematography). There was a stretch where I was concerned that I was going to have to leave the room because my head was spinning one way and my stomach was going the other way.
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Our only really productive activity today was to go grocery shopping. I have recently switched grocery stores... AGAIN. I've often voiced my dissatisfaction with a particular chain here above the 49th parallel (the Canadian Stupid-store), and yet every few years I find myself sucked back in. The thing is, they have a great selection of international foods, and their produce is usually pretty good. Whenever I'm looking for a new-to-me ingredient for a new-to-me recipe I can usually find it there. But I hate the mad-house atmosphere and the fact that they only put out a limited supply of everything each day (even staples like milk) so once they're out, they're out. Today wasn't too bad, but I do hate coming out of the grocery store frazzled.
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Speaking of cooking, you may (or may not) have noticed a lack of a Foodie Friday post yesterday. That's because all my pics were on the netbook that died, and to upload pics to my Beloved's puter is a bit of a chore. Hopefully, all will be in working order by the time my next monthly Ginny update rolls around next week.
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I decided that I needed a little kick in the butt when it comes to my virtual hobbit-hole, so I signed up for the April A-Z challenge. Check out the groovy button on the right to find out how you can join in the fun.
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Because my Beloved and I are sharing a computer for the moment, I am totally sucking at ICLW this month. I feel bad, because I have actually had a number of new visitors, but have yet to have a chance to get back to them. Hopefully the next couple of days will allow me to have a little bit more computer time. My new laptop *should* be here by the 26th.
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Embarrassing moment of the day: My dad showed up at about 5 this afternoon. I knew that he was possibly going to be coming, but because his schedule is always so erratic when he's on the road, I usually get a call ahead of time to confirm if he's coming. And that's usually when the flight-of-the-bumble-bee form of housekeeping kicks into high gear. This time, no real warning... so Dad saw my house covered in dust, un-vaccuumed, and just a general mess. Gah! He may be coming for dinner tomorrow night, if his schedule allows, so I really should get my butt in gear and get some work done around here.
What chores have you been putting off in favour of having some down time?
I hope you're all having a fantastic weekend. We've had a pretty good couple of days around the hobbit-hole. Granted, they've been pretty lazy days and the hobbit-hole is in serious need of some cleaning, but I've been enjoying just 'being' with my Beloved and Ginny.
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My Beloved and I went to see Hunger Games last night... such a good adaptation of the book! Very well acted... Lenny Kravitz as Cinna was genius! (Giving it 5 out of 5 hairy hobbit-toes way up!) I was so happy to see that the few changes and omissions weren't central to the main plot. My only real complaint was that we got to the theater a half hour before the movie started and we still ended up having to sit in the second row from the front. Not the best vantage point. Not to mention that I have a history of getting motion sickness at the movies (movies like Speed, the Bourne series, Constant Gardener... anything with documentary-like cinematography). There was a stretch where I was concerned that I was going to have to leave the room because my head was spinning one way and my stomach was going the other way.
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Our only really productive activity today was to go grocery shopping. I have recently switched grocery stores... AGAIN. I've often voiced my dissatisfaction with a particular chain here above the 49th parallel (the Canadian Stupid-store), and yet every few years I find myself sucked back in. The thing is, they have a great selection of international foods, and their produce is usually pretty good. Whenever I'm looking for a new-to-me ingredient for a new-to-me recipe I can usually find it there. But I hate the mad-house atmosphere and the fact that they only put out a limited supply of everything each day (even staples like milk) so once they're out, they're out. Today wasn't too bad, but I do hate coming out of the grocery store frazzled.
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Speaking of cooking, you may (or may not) have noticed a lack of a Foodie Friday post yesterday. That's because all my pics were on the netbook that died, and to upload pics to my Beloved's puter is a bit of a chore. Hopefully, all will be in working order by the time my next monthly Ginny update rolls around next week.
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I decided that I needed a little kick in the butt when it comes to my virtual hobbit-hole, so I signed up for the April A-Z challenge. Check out the groovy button on the right to find out how you can join in the fun.
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Because my Beloved and I are sharing a computer for the moment, I am totally sucking at ICLW this month. I feel bad, because I have actually had a number of new visitors, but have yet to have a chance to get back to them. Hopefully the next couple of days will allow me to have a little bit more computer time. My new laptop *should* be here by the 26th.
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Embarrassing moment of the day: My dad showed up at about 5 this afternoon. I knew that he was possibly going to be coming, but because his schedule is always so erratic when he's on the road, I usually get a call ahead of time to confirm if he's coming. And that's usually when the flight-of-the-bumble-bee form of housekeeping kicks into high gear. This time, no real warning... so Dad saw my house covered in dust, un-vaccuumed, and just a general mess. Gah! He may be coming for dinner tomorrow night, if his schedule allows, so I really should get my butt in gear and get some work done around here.
What chores have you been putting off in favour of having some down time?
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Hobbit-ish Potpurri: Some Whining & A Jinx (?)
Hey Humble Readers...
I hope you're all having a nice evening.
I'm procrastinating on cleaning my house, so I'm having a great night. :) My current thought process: My MIL will be here Friday, and my parents will be here Sunday. If I put off cleaning the house for another couple of days, then it should still be clean and relatively dust free when my parents get here. A girl can dream
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Today is CD2 and AF is kicking my ass. Cramps and backache like crazy. I feel like I'm 15 again, and not it a good way. The only thing that's missing is the vomiting. *sigh* I know that pregnancy and giving birth can mess with my cycle, but the fact that I now spot for two days before the witch actually shows up is aggravating. And considering my luteal phase issues in the past, this isn't a great way to get things going again. Ugh. Hopefully things will continue to adjust and maybe get back to the normal I know.
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One thing about being a plus sized lady that I strongly dislike is that I can't find hats that fit my big fat head and manage to look good. As a result, when I spend a few hours outdoors at an event like the Taste of Cal.gary, I end up with a sunburned scalp. Which ends up looking like I have terminal dandruff. Nasty. And oh, so attractive.
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My Beloved (for all his life) and I (for the last 4+ years) are die-hard Saskatchewan Rough Riders fans. And for the last few years, the Roughies have been doing really well, ending up in the Grey Cup 3 times since we've been married. They won in 2007, then lost due to a stupid mistake on the field in 2009. The Grey Cup game in 2010 was their chance for redemption. They were playing against the Montreal Allouettes again and this time we were sure we were going to win. The Grey Cup game was on Nov 28, and as you can imagine, it was a bit challenging to watch seeing as our wee sweet girl made her appearance just the night before.
We did manage to watch the last half of the game (once they hooked up the tv in my hospital room), but sadly the Roughies lost, badly. Over the winter we joked about getting Ginny a little Riders cheerleader outfit (yes they make them in her size), but we never actually got around to it. The season started last month, and, to put it mildly, the Roughies just suck. They have lost all but one game. Of course, we haven't actually seen this, because when we cut our cable services back, we lost the sports channel that airs all the CFL games.
So here's my question. Is Ginny a jinx on our poor football team? Or is it just that they're losing because their #1 fans haven't been watching? Do we need to get that cheer leading outfit ASAP?
We may have to head down to Gramma's to catch a game sometime soon, just to see what happens.
(And yes, that whole last section is ENTIRELY tongue-in-cheek)
I hope you're all having a nice evening.
I'm procrastinating on cleaning my house, so I'm having a great night. :) My current thought process: My MIL will be here Friday, and my parents will be here Sunday. If I put off cleaning the house for another couple of days, then it should still be clean and relatively dust free when my parents get here. A girl can dream
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Today is CD2 and AF is kicking my ass. Cramps and backache like crazy. I feel like I'm 15 again, and not it a good way. The only thing that's missing is the vomiting. *sigh* I know that pregnancy and giving birth can mess with my cycle, but the fact that I now spot for two days before the witch actually shows up is aggravating. And considering my luteal phase issues in the past, this isn't a great way to get things going again. Ugh. Hopefully things will continue to adjust and maybe get back to the normal I know.
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One thing about being a plus sized lady that I strongly dislike is that I can't find hats that fit my big fat head and manage to look good. As a result, when I spend a few hours outdoors at an event like the Taste of Cal.gary, I end up with a sunburned scalp. Which ends up looking like I have terminal dandruff. Nasty. And oh, so attractive.
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My Beloved (for all his life) and I (for the last 4+ years) are die-hard Saskatchewan Rough Riders fans. And for the last few years, the Roughies have been doing really well, ending up in the Grey Cup 3 times since we've been married. They won in 2007, then lost due to a stupid mistake on the field in 2009. The Grey Cup game in 2010 was their chance for redemption. They were playing against the Montreal Allouettes again and this time we were sure we were going to win. The Grey Cup game was on Nov 28, and as you can imagine, it was a bit challenging to watch seeing as our wee sweet girl made her appearance just the night before.
We did manage to watch the last half of the game (once they hooked up the tv in my hospital room), but sadly the Roughies lost, badly. Over the winter we joked about getting Ginny a little Riders cheerleader outfit (yes they make them in her size), but we never actually got around to it. The season started last month, and, to put it mildly, the Roughies just suck. They have lost all but one game. Of course, we haven't actually seen this, because when we cut our cable services back, we lost the sports channel that airs all the CFL games.
So here's my question. Is Ginny a jinx on our poor football team? Or is it just that they're losing because their #1 fans haven't been watching? Do we need to get that cheer leading outfit ASAP?
We may have to head down to Gramma's to catch a game sometime soon, just to see what happens.
(And yes, that whole last section is ENTIRELY tongue-in-cheek)
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Once Begun is Half Done
Or, at least that's what Grandma always said, Humble Readers!
We finally started working on the nursery for real today. It doesn't look like we made a lot of progress yet, but it involved two trips to Va.lue Vil.lage. Because the spare room had become a glorified storage room, it hasn't been regularly dusted or cleaned... so you can imagine there was much sneezing and rubbing of eyes.
My Beloved had spent a big chunk of time a couple of weekends ago going through our personal files, purging and transferring them from file crates to an actual file cabinet. Said cabinet is now in our master bedroom closet. We still have a 5' tall plastic drawer unit that my Beloved has just tossed stuff into for the last ten years that we need to go through. And we need to get rid of a bunch of boxes of files that pertain to the condo building (Beloved is the accountant for the building, so there's lots of paper).
I need to go through a lot of my crafting stuff and decide what needs to be kept and what needs to go. I also consolidated one huge box of photos. So, now I need to go through them and decide what to do with them. They go all the way back to college... Up to 17 years of pics! Yikes! At least I'll have something to do if I end up on bed rest.
One of the hard things was getting rid of a lot of our wedding leftovers... invitations, thank you notes, place cards, etc. I kept one of each, but it was tough to just recycle that stuff.
My goal is to spend a little bit of time each day this week continuing to organize the rest of the room. I want to be able to paint the room by the end of the month (yeah, I know, I know... I've said that repeatedly).
Oh, and in case you haven't noticed... I've changed my mission impossible page to my list page. I started combining all my small lists into one large list. Double yikes!
We finally started working on the nursery for real today. It doesn't look like we made a lot of progress yet, but it involved two trips to Va.lue Vil.lage. Because the spare room had become a glorified storage room, it hasn't been regularly dusted or cleaned... so you can imagine there was much sneezing and rubbing of eyes.
My Beloved had spent a big chunk of time a couple of weekends ago going through our personal files, purging and transferring them from file crates to an actual file cabinet. Said cabinet is now in our master bedroom closet. We still have a 5' tall plastic drawer unit that my Beloved has just tossed stuff into for the last ten years that we need to go through. And we need to get rid of a bunch of boxes of files that pertain to the condo building (Beloved is the accountant for the building, so there's lots of paper).
I need to go through a lot of my crafting stuff and decide what needs to be kept and what needs to go. I also consolidated one huge box of photos. So, now I need to go through them and decide what to do with them. They go all the way back to college... Up to 17 years of pics! Yikes! At least I'll have something to do if I end up on bed rest.
One of the hard things was getting rid of a lot of our wedding leftovers... invitations, thank you notes, place cards, etc. I kept one of each, but it was tough to just recycle that stuff.
My goal is to spend a little bit of time each day this week continuing to organize the rest of the room. I want to be able to paint the room by the end of the month (yeah, I know, I know... I've said that repeatedly).
Oh, and in case you haven't noticed... I've changed my mission impossible page to my list page. I started combining all my small lists into one large list. Double yikes!
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