Day 80: Chore Day Again

 

Today I am going to get the three girls to clean up their rooms. I like to get it all sorted out... also be a good time to declutter the toys and clothes.

I'm also going to do the washing to get ready for school again on Monday... I'll also make sure that my daughter goes through both cars looking for any and all socks... Two months since school started and all the socks are missing again. 

Today I'm also going to think of a better set up for the cupboards above the stove and wall oven. They are what would be described at our junk drawer... we have all the things in them that we don't want the kids to be able to touch. I've ordered some better storage solutions.

I also need to check the tanks to see if they need switching back to town water. I had someone show me how to do it... 

Until tomorrow, remember: When life gives you lemons... it's time to cook fish. because not everyone likes lemonade.

Day 79: Holy Hell

 

I woke up feeling like this today. Last night I couldn't get my brain to shut off. So, every time I dozed off, it was like my brain would come up with something else for me to ponder on.

Coffee is not happening... not at all.

School camp gets back today. Hopefully she had a good time. I suppose I will find out when Graceful gets home.

I worked more on typing up all the synopsis. keep them all in a file so I can easily find them again when/if I want to work on them. Because it drove me nuts when I couldn't find them.

I also had to spend time with Monsoon and Hurricane doing Where's Wally... Monsoon has eagle eyes; she's way faster at finding stuff than I am.

Until tomorrow, remember: Where's Wally can be come addictive... Trust me I know from experience.

Day 78: Parcel Day

This is what I'm hoping turns up today... the kids new trampoline. they need a new one because the current one is too small for all three of them to jump on at once. Don't get me wrong they still do it, but needless to say one of them will come off crying and hurt... but then no more than 10 minutes later they are all back out there jumping like crazy again. Mind you, I'm not looking forward to having to put the thing together.

I've also been back in the kitchen rearranging everything. Trying to get the pantry to a place that I'm happy with it. Where it's easier for me to find stuff when I need it.

Well, I started in the pantry and then moved onto the pot/frying pan pantry. then it was the drawers... I got some organisers to hold all of the cooking utensils... trays that I can separate everything into the correct categories... Now I have to make sure everyone else keeps it neat and tidy.

Until tomorrow, remember: If you use it, you batter damn well put it back where it belongs; or start running if I have to go looking for it.

 

Day 77: Off To Camp

Today was an early start. Graceful had to be at school just after 7am. to get organized to go on the bus. There'll probably be tears galore. Meanwhile I'm at home getting Hurricane and Monsoon up and ready for school at the normal time.

Today I'm also trying to get a bit of work done one my computer.  Easier to do when I don't have Monsoon here serenading me... or annoying the heck out of me because she's starving every ten minutes. Which is what happened to me yesterday.

I'm still looking for character pictures... and typing up any and all synopsis that I've found so I don't lose them again.

I'm also catching up on the washing. I hate having it build up.

Until tomorrow, remember: Some days you just need to stop and take a moment to reset yourself.

 

Day 76: Another Hot One

 

Even though it's all overcast... it seems as hot as hell. It's not helping that menopause is kicking my arse, and I've been having hot flushes all day long.

I made a mistake of introducing my granddaughters to Where's Wally... I have all the books from when my daughter was young. So now any spare minute I have... I'm doing the books all over again, and Wally and his friends are still freaking hard to find.

Did the last bit of shopping before Graceful heads off to school camp. I also got myself a decent pair of jeans from the local op-shop for only $8.50. Nice thick denim... unlike all my other ones that seem to be thinner denim.

It's almost too hot to concentrate enough to get anything done. I've been waiting all day for a parcel to arrive... It looks like it might turn up tomorrow; as it's past quitting time for most people. It's the last part of Gracefuls birthday present.

Until tomorrow, remember: Don't try and conform ~ when you are clearly meant to stand out and shine.

Day 75: I Found Them

 

I finally finished going through all my scraps of papers, and I found the missing synopsis... I knew I wouldn't have thrown them out. The smile when I found them was kind of like this cat. I'm still smiling when I think about it

I also got around to finishing the garage. just got it all rearranged, and then my ex-son in law decided he wanted something out of the garage. He built it so he can take it... and it will even clear up a bit more space.

I now have to sit down and find pictures that fit how I imagine the characters to look like. Doing this makes me motivated to try and start writing again.

Bad news is I'll never try and completely rearrange the garage again while it's so freaking hot. I have sweat rash in places that I shouldn't have it. And now my back is hurting like a bitch; and my head is pounding.

Until tomorrow remember: If at first you can't find it ~ just keep looking.

Day 74: Soundtrack Sunday

 

Until tomorrow, remember:

Don't care what anyone thinks.

be happy dancing to your own beat.

Day 73: Today I

 

Today I'm going to sit down with a clean book, and work on some of the storage problems around the house... see if I can come up with solutions for each one, and how much it's going to cost me... because I always like to know how much and how long it's going to take me to save up and get each thing. It also dictates in what order I buy and do the things I want. Mainly it's all about storage solutions... With three adults and three kids in a house we have a lot of stuff.

Hurricane and Monsoon have swimming lessons. Gracefuls was yesterday arvo. So, I'll have to wash all the wet stuff when they get home. Hopefully they don't take forever to dry. As I hate using the dryer; I think they use too much power.

Today I'm also cleaning out under my bed, because the kids and the cats have made a mess under there, mainly Hurricane and Monsoon. They seem to think under my bed is their own personal cubby house.

Until tomorrow, remember: Smile... just because it makes people wonder what you're up to

Day 72: Pot Cleaning Day

 

Today while everyone is at work/school/kindy... I'm going to tackle the job of getting the pot and frying pan bottoms clean. It'll probably take me all day. I'll do them in batches so that I'm not standing on my feet for so long and sweating up a storm. Seeing as it is so damn humid.

In between time I'm still cleaning up bits and pieces... I'm still thinking of ways to change up the garage. I'm tired of not being able to reach things on the shelves when I need them.

My back is a little tender today, just below the divot in my back. Too much bending. Hence the reason I'm doing all my chores in bits and pieces so that I don't turn my little niggle into something worse.

If I have time, I'll try and get a bit more done on my story sorting project. It doesn't seem like I'm getting anywhere, but I know that I am, even if it is just character naming etc at this time. But I know if and when I'm ready to get back to writing I will be ready.

Until tomorrow, remember: Sometimes it's good to take care of yourself instead of everyone else.

Day 71: Chore Day

 

Today while all the kiddos are at school/kindy I'm going to catch up on all the little chores I couldn't get done while all the kids were home sick. I'm just lucky we have enough airers (6) that I can still hang out a couple of loads of washing.

Today I'm also cleaning the washing machine and laundry again. I don't know why that room always seems to have a smell, and I don't know why. I know right now because it has been raining for nearly a week.

I would love it if I could be one of those people, who could sit on a porch while it's raining. snuggled up with a good book, a blanket and a nice cup of coffee. Sadly, my reality is, when it rains. The patio doesn't stay dry; and my beautiful grandbabies wouldn't leave me alone while I was trying to get my me time happening. So instead of enjoying myself. I'll just work on the chores that need doing.

Until tomorrow, remember: Sometimes you just gotta get it done.

Day 70: Septic and Shopping

Today is septic service day. I pity the poor guy that has to get down there to the septic tank; due to all the rain I haven't gotten the grass cut down, and I know the guy will turn up before we even have the kids breakfast finished.

I'm trying to come up with new storage options in our pantry. The way we have it set out now just isn't working for me. I need to fix it. I like being able to see what's in the pantry. At the moment, everything is stacked on top of each other. So definitely not the best.

Still working on sorting through all my semi done stories. I still haven't found the two I actually first started looking for, which is a bit of a bummer. So for now, I'm going to put them out of my mind and concentrate on the ones I did find.

Until tomorrow, remember: Sometimes it's okay to give up & try again tomorrow.

Day 69: Doctors & School

 

Graceful has doctors today, and then her and Hurricane are back at school. Which is good because I don't think I could handle another day of them being home sick.

Also going through and writing up the grocery list for shopping tomorrow. making sure I don't forget anything... or, stock up on stuff that I have ten-ton of. Something I am very guilty of doing every shopping day.

I worked a bit more on sorting out Hayden Falls. As I'm re-reading through them, I'm writing down characters and how they are all connected to each other. I need it on hand, because I need to know who belongs to what family and where they all work. The reason I'm doing this is because that in the two stories related to Haydn falls in each story same characters; but some of them I changed names or other details about them... and in one family I had an extra brother... I need to know this shit.

Until tomorrow, remember: It's okay to write shit down ~ our memories aren't as good as we think.

Day 68: Character Building

 

Today I'm character finding for two of my stories that I didn't even realize crossed over until I re-read them. So now they became two stories in a series (Hayden Falls). I have no clue who any of the pictures are of... but they just caught my eye for characters... This beautiful woman is my Nikki; one of my main characters... she is actually the first person I found and wrote the character around her looks.

I weighed in today 104.7kg.

It's raining today... supposed to rain all week. I love the rain, but it gets annoying when I need to get stuff done outside... like whipper snip around the septic tank... which I need to get done in the next three days.

I've been watching Home Town. I love Ben & Erin. They make everything look good. sometimes I'd use different colours or tiles, but hey... that's just me. I don't like anything if it looks too busy.

Graceful and Hurricane are both home sick for school. Driving me nuts because they are getting on each other's nerves and whining/fighting a lot. Then Hurricane and Monsoon, snuck out and got on the trampoline in the rain; and couldn't work out why me and their mum was cranky at them.

Until tomorrow, remember: Life is what you make it ~ just remember to do your best.

Day 67: Soundtrack Sunday (My Era)

 

Until tomorrow, remember:

Success is not final ~ Failure is not fatal.

It's the courage to continue that counts.

Day 66: Black Boxes & Garage

I'm going to have to re-dig through my black tubs to see if that's where I saw my story snippets. I tell you. It's driving me crazy. So, this is my chore while the girls are at swimming. I'll have an hour to get the job done before they are home again and annoying me... by annoying I mean they will want to pull everything out and look at it = not going to happen. If they aren't in the black tubs, I'll have to admit defeat. Admit I must have accidentally thrown them away.

 

while I'm out in the garage. I'll see if there is a better way of storing everything ~ setting everything out. As I would still like to get the ride on mower in the garage at some stage. I still think there is a better way. maybe even put the dryer up on the chunky coffee table as that would get the coffee table out of the road. I know anyone reading this has absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, but I do and sometimes I just need to talk shit out.

Until tomorrow, remember: Never regret anything that made you smile

Day 65: Chore Day #2

 

Today I have to go through and clean out all the fridges and freezers. They all need a good wipe out. I hate it when it gets left too long and the bottom end up full of crumbs and bits of crap. or when stuff gets spelled on the fridge shelves and they get all sticky. So, I'm trying to go through and clean them at least every two weeks. Sometimes more if they need it.

Doing this also helps me keep track of just what we have in all the freezers etc. That way I'm not over buying. Though mainly If I'm not going to eat it, I give it to my neighbour across the road. he has a pig. I know it won't go to waste.

I also need to whipper snip the walk through and the driveway today. just to keep that grass down nice and low.

I have a bad headache today. It's one of those ones that zips all over like a tight skull cap. Tonight, I'll take a stronger pain pill and hopefully it will abate while I'm sleeping.

Until tomorrow, remember: If captured by the Faries ~ turn your clothes inside out and it will confuse them enough for you to escape.

Day 64: Still Looking

 

You guessed it, I'm still looking for my story snippets. I just wish I knew where the hell they were. Absolutely annoying the freaking crap out of me because I want to look at them so badly. If I wasn't looking for them. They would be the first things I'd find. But no. Life decided to be a bitch and throw a spanner in the works.

I'm mowing the house yard and tank yards today. at least with having double the batteries I won't have to stop for an hour in the middle and wait for a recharge. I might even charge up the Ryobi mower and get the front mound done as well.

Also, since we've had a bit of rain, I'll have to go into the toy greenhouse and empty out the tubs as I noticed they are half full. They probably have frogs/toads in them. Meaning my daughter won't go near them ~ just in case.

Until tomorrow, remember: It's not about winning or losing, it's about how you play the game.

Day 63: Chore Day 1

 

Today I have to catch up on a few chores. One's that I can't do while I have Monsoon home with me. So, I'm going to take my time and get as much as I can done over the next three days while all the kids are at school/kindy.

I also need to do a bit of research on something I plan on doing in the yard. My old next-door neighbour told me what I needed. now all I have to do is go and buy it and put my plan into action.

Hurricane and Graceful have to wear green today for school. Swear to God, we are going to have to have a box with a heap of different coloured shirts in them for the different day. White... Red... Orange... Yellow... Blue... Pink... Football... State of Origin...I'm sure I'm forgetting one. Then you have to think about Book week costumes... Easter bonnets... Christmas costumes...Pyjama Day... Crazy Sock Day. It never ends.

Until tomorrow remember: Taking the first step, is the beginning of getting the job done.

Day 62: Ticked Off

 

Do you ever have those days where you know you have something but for the love of monkeys, no matter how long you look for it; you just can't find it. that has been my life for the last two days. I woke up thinking about two story snippets that I've written and put aside. I know in #1 the main character is called Hay-Hay, and in #2 one of the mains is called Arlo. I know wherever they are, they are together. Everywhere I have looked they are not. So, I'm not happy about it. I know they are not something I would have discarded. The silver lining in all this fucked-up-mess, is that I found a heap of snippets that I had forgotten about and alternate versions of now stories. they were good to read through. Now I'm not giving up. I'm still going to keep looking for Hay-Hay/Riley & Arlo/Charlotte (at least I think that was her name). I have one more box I can go through, but I'm not even sure that it has writing supplies in it... Just had a look... Not there.

Until tomorrow, remember: Sometimes life just sucks.

Day 61: Dental Drama

Today my daughter had to go to the dentist... she ended up getting a tooth pulled due to an abscess. it was literally like it came up overnight. She looked like one of those squirrels with their cheeks all full of nuts. The dentist told her they'll need to take another one out but due to her having ITP they will only take one at a time. So glad it's her and not me. I remember what it was like when I had to have my tooth pulled, seemed to hurt like a bitch forever. She's now on a wait list for when they will call her back in to have the second one done. They say between three and six months. give her body enough time to settle down between procedures. The funny thing was. she's terrified of the dentist and had to go by herself because I had to stay home and look after her youngest child. In case you're wondering my daughter not long turned 36 years old.

Weighed in today 105.1 the joys of thyroid, up and down like a freaking yo-yo. I'm not letting it get to me though.

I'm thinking I might have to have a warehouse 13 & Eureka Marathon soon. I haven't watched them in a while. Lately I just need comfort shows. I've been having some really bad headaches. mostly to do with the heat. Driving me nuts, well not just me. I suppose it's affecting a lot of people. I just wish winter would get here already

Until tomorrow, remember: Life's a bitch and then we die.

 

Day 60: Soundtrack Sunday

 

Until tomorrow, remember: If it's not worth doing ~ then don't...