This is the fourth book by Jane Green that I’ve read recently. This last one was actually by accident. I went to pick up a book a couple weeks ago for my original trip to CA. This one looked good so I bought it, it wasn’t until I picked it up to read that I realized it was by the same author of 3 of the last four book I read. LOL I figured that was a good sign.

I was right.

Swapping Lives was a great read. I highly recommend picking it up.

Being a single career woman I was able to relate to Vicky, the single career woman in the story who swaps lives with Amber, the wife and mother of two. It so easy to look at what you don’t have and wish for that. This story takes at look at whether the grass is greener on the other side. I can’t say this book is life changing or anything like that, but it is an easy, fun read that I really think will make you think about your own life whether you’re married or single, a parent or childless.

Of course, I have to give you my disclaimer: I’m a sucker for psychology type books and TV shows. I watch reality TV to look at the interaction between the participants and how the situations change the individual. I enjoy watching how a situation different from what you’re used to will help someone become a better person.

Till later…

Oh, and one hint, ALWAYS save your posts when you’re typing them! Ugh. LOL

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I’m officially NOT going to die. Well, I will some day but this illness made me want to hide in my closet is not going to be the cause of it. I can’t say that I feel like among the land of the living yet, but I definitely don’t feel like I’m near death. Friday, we won’t go there because then I wasn’t so sure. But, today, I can honestly say I’m feeling better.

Now, I can still only sit for short periods of time because I have to stand up to get enough air in my lungs to feel like I’m not going to keel over. But, my head’s not exploding.

And, did you know that October in north Idaho is really very pretty. I’m almost sad that I’m leaving on Saturday. (Almost…I’m glad to get down to see my dad but sad to miss the fall leaves.) So, for those of you in CA that don’t get to enjoy the fall colors here’s what I’ll be missing. (Now, these were just taken from my back patio so they aren’t that great but I already was out once today and I’m too tired to leave again to get good pictures.)

And, the other night we had the most beautiful sunset.  Again, this was just before I got sick and I wasn’t feeling super hot (plus if I would have left I would have missed it) so this is from my balcony also.  It doesn’t do the actual sunset justice but, I still think it’s kind of pretty. 

Can you believe that’s what I look at from my window every day?  LOL  Some days I’m still on awe.

Oh, and I have a new pet…well, sort of.  Lately a deer has taken to hanging out in the grassy area out back.  She’s kind of cute.  :)  I guess she feels she’s far enough away from the traffic on the road below…I hope it stays that way, especially since I’m on the second floor so she can’t do any damage to my plants.  LOL

Till later….

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So, Wednesday night I couldn’t sleep. Literally. It sucked. I think about 4AM Thursday morning I was still tossing and turning. So, Thursday was a rough day. Needless to say Thursday evening I was an emotional wreck. Feeling very sad and sappy so I called a friend I haven’t spoken to in a way too long which was nice.

When I went to bed that night my throat started to hurt a bit and my nose was a tad drippy. I woke up this morning and I swear I thought I was going to die. My head hurt so bad, my nose, and throat, my whole body ached. I think it’s just a cold but it hit my like a lightning bolt. It sucked.

Then, I’m laying on the couch (because the light coming in my bedroom window was too much to bear) when my phone rang and my dad called. They had just called and informed him that the surgery was postponed again. My head felt like it was going to explode so I didn’t get all the details.

A couple hours later my head wasn’t pounding as bad so I called my mom to find out what was really going on. It seems that my dad’s transplant coordinator/social worker wasn’t the one that called, it was the head nurse for the research study he’s participating in. Which was weird. Then I find out that what she told him was “I got a memo that your surgery was postponed”. So that really didn’t make sense. My sister had tried calling the social worker to get the scoop but, of course, she was at a conference.

My mom had a phone call come in so we hung up. She called me back a couple minutes later the social worker had checked her voicemail and called my sister and confirmed that the nurse was wrong. The surgery is still going as planned.

So, my head is exploding still. My nose, well other than annoying me, it’s useless. My throat doesn’t hurt anymore. My couch is comfortable, though. Of course, I have a fever so I’m hot then cold then hot then cold so I keep putting blankets on then throwing them off because they hurt or I get too hot.

At least I got sick this week and not next week.

Till later….luckily you can’t get this through the internet. LOL

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A friend just shared the local weather forecast.

I love winter, I love winter, I love winter. (Keep reminding me of that, please!)

Overnight: A slight chance of rain and snow showers.

Thursday: A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 11am. Some thunder is also possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly after 11am.

You’re kidding, right!

Guess I’ll be figuring out the baseboard heaters sooner than I thought.

Till later…

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Can you believe this is the first time I’ve been tagged? I was tagged by Kathy at Stamp Maniac.

This one is quite amusing!
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet, current car) Sissy Metro
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (favorite ice cream, favorite cookie) Phish Food Oreo
3. YOUR FLY “GUY/GIRL” NAME: (first initial first name, first 3 letters last name) L-Tay
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Purple Puppy (sounds better than Purple Dog and I guess puppies are cuter LOL)
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Catherine Inglewood
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters last name, first 2 letters first name) Tayla
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink and add” the”) Blue the Cosmopolitan (that doesn’t even make sense LOL)
8. NASCAR NAME: (first names of your grandfathers) Clark Glen
9. STRIPPER NAME: (favorite perfume, favorite candy) Vanilla Lindt
10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s and father’s middle names) Lee Michael

I’m supposed to tag 5 other people….
Candy - The Beauchamp Family
Sandy - Raskell Party of 9
Marissa- If I Could Write a Book
Carolyn - Carolyn’s Lost Sanity
Connie - Live, Love, Laugh, Hope

Picky five new people to tag is hard…I don’t think I have five people who actually read my blog. LOL So, hopefully these people actually do read it so they can play.

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Winter’s coming, the chill is in the air, I can feel it. So, now I’m concerned/confused as to how I’ll stay warm. So, I need some help, please.

Before moving to Idaho I didn’t even know what a baseboard heater was. My brother’s house has baseboard heaters in a couple of the rooms in the basement but he also has central heat. I ran the baseboard heaters twice last year both times it was below 0 outside and I ran the heater for a few minutes to take the chill off my room.

However, in my apartment the only heat source I have are baseboard heaters. Which isn’t really a problem…well, it isn’t a problem in the bathrooms (I guess those aren’t baseboard but ceiling heaters) and in my office. However, in my bedroom the only wall I can put my dresser on is the wall with the heater. In the living room and dining room there are two heaters but one controller. The only place I can put my couch is in front of the heater in the living room.

Now, I understand that quite a bit of heat comes out of those things…trust me I’ve stood in front of them before. So common sense tells me I can’t run it with my couch and dresser in front of it. So, how do I heat this place? It’s been in the low 50s this week so I haven’t needed the heat…but soon we’ll be dropping and dropping and dropping. I really don’t want to be cold in my own house.

So, here’s where I’m coming to you for help. Everything I can find says to read your owners manual. Well, I don’t have an owners manual. There isn’t even anything on the units that tell me the brand or model so I can look online for the owners manual. Help me! What do I do? How am I going to stay warm this winter? Obviously I don’t want to catch my couch on fire, but I also don’t want to freeze my bum off. Moving the couch somewhere else in the room isn’t an option. I can move it away from the wall, but how far? The room isn’t very big so I don’t have a lot of room to move it away from the wall, however.

Any suggestions?

Till later…

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