Wednesday's plan

Well the house is clean... cleaner than it has been in a while. I admit as I sit here, that I feel a little weird not having a list of things to clean.

The kids are coming for supper tonight and so I have that to work on. I am making meatloaf, bread, mashed potatoes, baked asparagus and corn. With peach cobbler. I need to run to the store too.

It is going to turn off cold and wet with possible ice on Friday... yuck not looking forward to that at all.

I am propped up in bed there is a kitty on the bed with me and one on the cedar chest... I love my cats... they are peaceful. I am thankful for them.

I will have to think of more things to keep me out of trouble! lol

Have a great day!

Sam and Winnie the Pooh!

How it went....

The house is CLEAN.... I have finished all I had planned to do in the house.

I did my car too...

I did my closet....

I did laundry..

I ate semi healthy today... and cleaning was truly exercise. My body is bruised and sore.

I did all the things that I do each day... hair, makeup, etc

I am out of stuff to clean. Now I am not sure what to do. All week long I had a plan.

So now what?

I guess it is time to get on the exercise and get that into my day. I am going to go back to the first post and look at my list of goals and take stock.

I also am going to work out a weekly schedule to clean what when... that way I get up with something planned to do. I realized that I need that in my life.

Today was a great day! I am happy and content. Lots of smiles and thankfulness now. I feel that I don't need to list them anymore. Contentment is a gift from God.

I will go to bed tonight proud of myself and my accomplishments this week.

Like my little Brownie?

Tuesdays plan of attack

It is 5:17 am and I have been up since 4. I woke up rested and ready to get up. It doesn't appear to be insomnia based, I think I am just rested for the first time in ages.

I have already cleaned out the living room end tables, cleaned all the ceiling fans, cleaned out all the litter boxes and cleaned out the dishwasher.

The dishwasher is GREAT by the way it has a 4 hour delay so I load it at night and it runs on its own while I sleep!

So what to do today?

I am going to clean the master bath, wash (hand) the new delicate underthings I have bought lately, finish my closet.

I am have to go to the store for some groceries.

I am going to set up a cleaning schedule .... things that I need to do each day, and I will clean one room a day in addition to the normal daily things.

"I will get up, get dressed up and show up."

My back is quite painful so I doubt that there will be any exercise other than the cleaning.... but with the way I feel ... I am getting PLENTY of exercise lol

I will look for something to make me smile... you know this one is so easy now!

I will look for something to be thankful for... again SO easy now.

It has been a week since I grabbed hold of my life and took control and I am so glad I did and the things that were so hard at the beginning are easier.

I find that I just feel better about me now, and I know that making myself good presentable every day is huge part of that.

I had never really been one to plan to clean and set it in a blog for the day... but you know what this is helping me so much. I like coming back at night and saying what I accomplished. It holds me accountable. If I get up and KNOW what I am going to do today, it makes it harder to sit on my rear end all day.

I was going to weigh myself this morning for kicks... I am not hungry and I am an active tornado. My jeans are getting lose. The battery was dead in the scale... perhaps that is a good thing....

What are YOU doing today?

Wasn't sam cute?! Kindergarten stick horse rodeo... love you sambo

Monday night....

Well time to take stock of the day....

I cleaned and rearranged the bedroom... omg the bed is heavy... my back is whining a bit now. I scrubbed and vacuumed top to bottom.

I cleaned out my car and ran it through the car wash ... sadly it didn't do a very good job so I will do it again the next pretty day.

I intend to bathe the puppy before bed too...

Tshirts that sam and I ordered came in ... they say... kthxbai... lol from I can haz cheezburger. We are excited. Make me smile...

I bought a couple of fun songs that I like so that was a good thing.

I copped out and had stouffers lasagna for supper.. not that healthy but tasty non the less lol

I worked really really hard today... I am tired... but there is a contentedness that comes from that and it makes me happy.

Yep that is sam and her dad... lol

Value and the plan....

This kinda ties in with the what others think of you isn't your business... that is still ricocheting in my brain.

Why do we let others determine our SELF value? I have let this happen. We determine what we are worth from how others treat us. If someone doesn't treat us with respect then we spend time wondering... why? If someone doesn't love us we start to wonder if we are unlovable. If someone just plain doesn't like us then we wonder if we have a character flaw.

Now there is a saying that people treat you the way you allow them to treat you and that is true.. but only after you are sure of your own self worth.

We need to stop this, and to know that while none of us are perfect .... having someone approve of us isn't that important.

Love yourself .... God does. He is the only one that you need approve from.

LOL reminds me of a saying... I me and I'm good cause God don't make no junk! ... something to ponder today....

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I was right about the Tanna and the leg cramps. Yesterday I had to declog the vacuum and I stirred up a lot of dust. I had my allergies in an uproar and I knew that I hadn't had a Tanna in several days so I took one at bedtime... sure enough I was up walking off leg cramps... AND I was half asleep... lol not a good combo. From now on I will just take a plain old benadryl for allergies thankyouverymuch!

I confess I ate junk yesterday while the games were on... I did eat raw veggies and dip. I also ate a bit of pizza, a couple of wings and some girl scout cookies... I can tell by how I feel this morning. This is the proof that I needed, that I was on the right track with the good food.

I did work hard yesterday morning...

I did veg out in warm ups all day... but I did do my hair! lol

I had a lot of laughs while watching the game ... and I have some cigars to buy lol

It was a good day!

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Ok today's game plan

DRINK WATER to get rid of the cramps and rehydrate myself... and throw out the Tanna... this also means I get to eat something salty woohooo lol

I am going to clean ( wow I typed kill... hmmm analysis anyone? lol) my bedroom... maybe rearrange it IF I am srong enough to move the headboard. This room is a big job, drawer to go through and all that ... so that is all the cleaning I had planned I expect it will take up a good deal of the day. I need to do something with my clothes... they are everywhere and I have a LOT of them... and shoes too lol

I will "get up", "get dressed up", and "show up" (hair makeup and clothes! lol)

I will eat healthy and consider the bedroom my exercise....

I will cook something wonderful for supper....

I have a list of small things that need to be done, so I will work on that list too.

I will love and be nice to me, "I" will set my own value.

I will give thanks for the day... and smile and focus on the good stuff!

What's on tap for you today?

Today's picture is of Sam on a trip to Mexico... she had her hair cornrolled for the week and had just taken it down before we went home.... cracks me up. I love you pumpkin princess!

Press on

This is a song called Press On... by Billy Spague and those that know me will know how this song related to me...

I was down in the valley

Of the shadow of death

Where the passion for life

Drained like blood from my chest

And it took more than my will just to

Take a step

When the compass of hope

Was gone



In a silence so black

That I wished for the blues

Every desperate prayer

Seemed like Heaven refused

And some days I found faith meant just

Tyin' my shoes

And it was

All I could do

To press on



Press on me amigo

Press on mon ami

Walk on in the face

Of the mystery

Though the night hides the light

Through the darkness still dawn...

Tie your shoes, my dear friend

And press on



(Walk on)



On the ocean so lonesome I was not left on

Had some heavenly friends

When my heart was a stone

And they carried my heartache and

Made it their own

When the current of sorrow

Was strong

(and one said)

"I pray your memories will not drag you down

Not be anchors but treasures

Of the love that you've found"

And His kind words turned hurt into comfort somehow

And the wind in my sails

To press on



So press on me amigo

Press on mon ami

Walk on in the face

Of the mystery

Though the night hides the light

And the journey is long...

Lean on me, my dear friend

And press on



Though the days seem like years...

There may be giants in our fears...

Ah, but they who are sowin' tears

They shall reap in joy

They shall run and leap for joy!



So press on me amigo

Press on mon ami

Walk on in the face

Of the mystery...



(...)



Though the night hides the light

And the journey is long...

Lean on me, my dear friend

And press on me amigo

Press on mon ami

Walk on in the face

Of the mystery

Though the night hides the light

And the journey is long...

Tie your shoes, my dear friend

And press on!

Sunday game plan

Well at 7:30 I sat down at the computer.

I got up at 5 after sleeping like a rock, I can't tell you how much I am LOVING that sleep. It just makes LIFE better. Things are so much easier to deal with... the urge to stab people is ALMOST gone lol!

So what have I been doing this morning... well

I cleaned the entry way.... which contains a cabinet, a curio cabinet, a bookcase and the birds! Top to floor.... cleaned even the bird cage!

I turned what was the sewing room into a sitting room and scrubbed it down ... it has an entertainment type bookcase so I wiped down all the knick knacks and straightened them up... I moved all the furniture around and moved the sewing stuff to a spare room which will become the sewing/craft room eventually. Not sure if you can tell ... but sitting down and being still for long enough to sew isnt going to happen right now.

I cleaned the laundry room... top to floor, there are shelves and a counter in there and a sink along with the washer and dryer... wiped everything down and put stuff in the cabinets above the washer and dryer.

The rest of the day you ask? Well I will tell you....

I got a new scanner yesterday and I will spend some time scanning photos today, then I will maybe go get some wings to eat while the games are on.

I have a "date" to watch the games with yoda today... lol we have a bet... he thought of the rules and stakes... why do I think I am in trouble? lol Something tells me he is going to be getting his cigars next week.... lol

I am giving myself the permission to veg out in sweats today... I have already worked hard today.

I am still craving water.... I am on my 4th big glass already this morning.

hmmm ok I think that is it for now... Already this is a GREAT day!

The picture makes me smile... that is my daddy when he was younger and was james cool!