so so sleepy

yup, that about sums it up

I started my day off crying. I finally took down the Halloween decorations in the porch. I got a new computer. I took Judy to the Vet, she has an infected insect bite on her shoulder and will be just fine. She loves the Vet, especially Bob, the Vet tech. We walked by this house that has two dogs that go crazy every time we walk by their yard. Judy just wants to run. All the time. Sometimes walking her is frustrating. But most of the time I love her. I made lunch. Pasta, winter squash and broccoli. I watched Brad Pitt on Oprah and loved every minute of it. I wrote some wedding thank you's!!!! I raked up some leaves in the yard. I drank some wine. I am blogging. I have to pee. I am going to bed. But not before I go to the bathroom.

whoa! look at that closet!

Click on photo Mom!

sometimes you have it all figured it out

I don't know if you know this, but, I am on a journey --- emotionally and everything else in between. And for some reason, right now, right here, I have time.

Time to?

Figure it all out.

Not saying that I will.

Figure it all out.

Just saying, that I have time.

You know that feeling of anticipation right before you take some days off? The feeling that you are going to accomplish everything you have been putting off. Been putting off for days, weeks, months...maybe even years.

So that feeling.

Do you have it?

Can you feel it?

Well, that is what I feel ALL THE TIME.

In this historic time of economic crisis and HOPE I don't have a job. I am unemployed on my own accord.

I walked away from my job jaded but oh so blissfully happy. I know that for most people my circumstances, of not going to work everyday, is strange, but you know what? I don't regret a thing.

Because I know that deep down every time I stood up slightly for what I believe lead me to the time that made me stand even taller to be able to walk away.

From a pay check.

From health insurance.

From a 401K.

Don't worry I still have a TIA-CREF account with my name on it.

Okay, so that feeling that I can do all the things I have wanted to do because I have time? Yeah, well, it is not as easy as it sounds.

It is hard. To not have, well, anything really to do.

I have days where my biggest accomplishment is going to get milk.

No judgement.

Don't get me wrong. I know that going to get milk is NOT THAT HARD. I know that, of course I know that!

I'm on an emotional journey, remember?

Okay, so this weekend I started to get that feeling that anything is possible. That I CAN accomplish anything. You can't force the feeling. It just happens. And this time I can pin point the exact moment of when it happened.

Jake and I decide that we were going to clean the house. Deep clean the house. I sent Jake to Target to get baking soda and vinegar because we were out. You know, those are two essential ingredients used to environmentally clean your house. Anyway, he came back with both, but also a few other things (which always happens). Jake had bought a bottle of J. R. Watkins Tub and Tile Cleanser, a natural home cleaning product. A stranger recommended it when he was in aisle 8 in Target looking for baking soda and vinegar. OMG. This stuff was amazing! We spent Saturday night scrubbing our bathroom tiles and in the moments of scrubbing, washing and cleaning I knew that anything is possible. Joy is everywhere.

Today we even bought a new toilet seat. To be honest I stood on the old one...and broke it. I had to dust the bathroom light fixture and the only way to reach it was to stand on the toilet seat....anyway, I can't tell you how amazing it feels to really have a clean house (as well as a new toilet seat). To know that you scrubbed the grout in the shower, organized the silverware drawer and dusted the tops of the door frames...well, it just doesn't get any better!

To me it feels like freedom.

I don't know what is next for me. I DO know that for the first time ever, I have TIME. Time to just be. And to accomplish everything I ever wanted.

No pressure though, right?

If anyone reads my blog anymore I just wanted to let you know that I am still here. 

And am currently working on ----

1. Writing wedding thank you's!

2. Cleaning up the house!

3. Prepping the yard for winter!

4. Procrastinating all three of those things!

Miss you all.

barkin' for obama

I don't know if you know this, but, the horn on my car hasn't worked in years. Also, the passenger side door doesn't open from the inside and the power lock in the door behind the driver has NEVER worked.

Anyway.

Judy and I were driving down West 7th coming back from an overnight in Kato where Judy slept her first night without her kennel. And it did NOT go well. She woke me up every hour on the hour ---- you know, just to make sure I was still there.

Anyway.

Judy had been sleeping the entire ride and I had been listening to MPR all morning. Who knows - Judy might have caught a few stories. MPR is a very good radio program. Lots of people listen in.

Anyway.

We were pulling up to the stoplight so I rolled down the windows. One, because it was a gorgeous day and two, because I saw some very excited young people holding Obama and Franken signs --- people were honking in support all around us.

I thought to myself. These are the times I wished my horn worked.

But have no fear Judy was near!!!

She stuck her head out the back window and barked her little head off!

I took her cue, as the light turned green and we started to drive away, I pumped my fist out the window!

What an exciting day!

she lives for leaves

halloween housewife

I even had chocolate chip cookies in that purse!