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28
May
Reason #987 my home rocks

I don’t have to think about how much I’m buying at the grocery store.  OK, I guess I kind of do because my fridge/freezer/cupboards are only so big.  But, in my apt I used to have to consider how heavy the bags were and how many bags there were becuse I had two flights of stairs to deal with between the car and my front door.  Here’…not so much.  There’s one step from the garage to the house and that’s it.  No running up and down stairs with bags or losing feeling in my arm because I tried carrying more than I should have.

So, there you have it.

till-later

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27
May
Random Thoughts of a Homeowner

So, anyone who knows me (and probably quite a few who don’t) know that my life has been almost completely consumed with buying a house since, oh, about February.  Well, I’ve been living in said house for ten days now and just have some random thoughts to share with you about being a homeowner.

So, here we go, randomness…

  1. No matter how much you preplan where everything will go in a new house inevitably you will change something after you move in, unpack, and get things put away.  I’m sure I’m not completely abnormal in the fact that I rearranged the kitchen four times and moved the linen closet around twice in a matter of ten days.
  2. Unless you custom design a house (and even then I doubt it would be perfect) something will not make sense.  For example…ten days and I’m still reaching for the kitchen light on the wall that it ISN’T and having to turn around and flip it on on the wall that it is on.  And don’t even get me started on the kitchen cabinets.
  3. OK, speaking of kitchen cabinets, seriously, I know I’m not the only person who has dishes and glasses and other kitchen stuff.  Who ever thought of making cabinets that are so stinking narrow that you can barely fit things in?  I finally have the dishes and glasses in sensible places but that leaves the spices in the only available cupboard which is the one that isn’t wide enough for a spice rack so they are all one level.  No big deal EXCEPT that I always seem to need to empty the entire flippin’ shelf to get to the one jar I need.
  4. Utilities.  Yes, I knew there would be more utilities in a house then in my apartment.  But seriously, can these people not work together a little bit?  I have to write once check to the sewer company, another check to a different company for garbage pick-up, another check to a completely separate company for water service, and another check to a fourth company for electricity, and let’s not forget the fifth company that I have to write a check to for gas.  Yeah, FIVE companies and that’s not even talking about cable or internet service.  Seriously?  FIVE different companies?  I think they are in cahoots with the postal service or the check printing companies or something.
  5. Noise. I lived in an apartment and had the most annoying LOUD neighbors but OMG I never realized how noisy a house is. Seriously this thing hums and rumbled and moans louder than having the three kids around WITH frends over. What the heck…quiet would be nice.

Seriously, though, it may sound like I’m complaining, I’m not.  (Well, maybe I am but only because I have to find something to complain about and this really is a pretty amazing thing being in this house and knowing that it’s MINE.)

After ten days I couldn’t be happier.  Well, if someone would help me figure out where to hang the stuff that is supposed to go on my walls but is still sitting in boxes I might be a little happier.  And well, if someone wanted to help me figure out a layout and design option for my office/craft room I’d probably be a lot happier.  Oh, and if someone wanted to help me figure out what the heck to do with the beastly flower bed that is really just a weed patch I know I’d be a lot happier.  But, I do love my house.  I love coming our the bend each night and seeing my driveway.  I love pushing the garage door opening and knowing it’s the door to MY garage opening.  I love putting my car in the garage and knowing that I’m home.  (Heck, I really love parking in the middle of the garage and knowing that I can take up as much of it as I want LOL.)

So, there’s some random thoughts from a homeowner.  :)

till-later

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10
Aug
Comedy isn’t as funny

when you’re laughing by yourself.

Of course, if you heard me laughing this evening  you wouldn’t know that.  I’m sure my neighbors think I’m crazy. Bill Engvall: 15° Off Coolwas on Comedy Central tonight.

Funny does not describe it.  I love Bill Engvall, have for years.

I laughed.

Out loud.

Should have recorded it to watch again.  But I didn’t, so maybe I’ll buy the DVD.

Because…

Freaking HILARIOUS.

till-later

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06
Jan
Hot off the press…

A couple weeks ago a journalist contacted me about an article she was writing for a state-wide business journal here in Idaho.  We had a great talk and the article came out yesterday.  I’m only one tiny part of it but it’s still pretty exciting for me!  :)

Here you go: Virtual assistants offer off-site alternative

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21
Dec
I’m dreaming of a White Christmas

Oh, wait, it’s not a dream.

So, I told you about last Sunday’s extreme cold.  Cold that was so cold icicles formed on my eyelashes.  That cold lasted until Tuesday when it warmed up to 4 degrees.  Woohoo.  Wednesday was toasty warm up until the flakes started falling.  And falling they did.  That snowfall didn’t let up until Friday.  The first 24 hours brought us a whopping 37 inches.  Luckily it stopped long enough of Friday for us to get dug out.  Then it started again.  They were calling for another 10 inches today.  I don’t think we got a full 10 inches but it wasn’t too short.

You know what’s crazy…our normal snowfall is 66.7 inches for the year (which would be October – September, I think).  We’re  almost there after the first real snowfall of the year.  Eek! My brother read one forecast that was calling for 50 inches by January.  In early December we thought the Farmers Almanac was wrong but now I’m afraid it might be right.  That’s a LOT of snow.

You should have seen my sister’s car.  Well, actually you COULDN’T see my sister’s car.  It was completely buried.  Thursday we were stuck inside all day.  We literally couldn’t get out.  Friday afternoon we were able to venture out for a short bit but it was hazardous.

Saturday we safely ventured to my brother’s and the kids were able to play in the snow.  My nephew got stuck in it up to his neck.  I’m not joking that it was deep.  But, they had a great time pulling each other on the sleds in the driveway that my brother had plowed clean for them.

Tonight I sit in the house, it’s cold again (12 with a real feel of -14) and guess what’s falling from the sky.  Yep, more white stuff.  We’re not supposed to get any more huge dumps so I should be able to get out tomorrow.  Not like I can afford to spend many more days at home.  The home office is not longer in existence and working from a laptop sitting on my lap doesn’t  work out too well for productivity.

It’s pretty, especially when I can sit inside where it’s warm and just look outside.  Driving isn’t fun.  Parking isn’t fun.  Walking anywhere outside isn’t fun.  But, inside with a movie on and the heater running it’s beautiful.

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09
May
Yumminess…

Yes, that is a word. LOL

So, I cooked tonight…that’s not huge news…I cook a lot. Sometimes what I cook is exciting…sometimes it’s sustenance. Tonight it was DELICIOUS.

So, I made Thai Peanut Stir-Fry (or whatever you feel like calling it)

Noodles (I used Angel Hair pasta because it’s all I had LOL)
Peanut Butter (Natural — don’t use that chemical crap they try to pass off for Peanut Butter)
Low Sodium Soy Sauce
Water
Chili Sauce
Chicken
Vegetables (I used brocoli and carrots because it’s all I had — yeah, I know I just went to the market but I forgot fresh veges – duh)
Garlic and Olive Oil (and if you call it EVOO I’m no longer your friend)

Cook the pasta — I can’t tell you how because I don’t know what kind you’re using

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and cook it in the oil and garlic. Add your veges and cook them too.

To make the sauce use about equal parts peanut butter, water, and soy sauce. You have to taste it to see if it tastes right. Then add chili sauce to the spiciness you like (I made my a tad too spicy tonight but it was still so stinking yummy).

Mix some sauce over the chicken vege mixture. Then toss the Pasta with some sauce. Then mix them all together and eat. It’s YUMMY. :)

Till later…

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