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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

February Fourth

 

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Hubby and I had a day off together today…

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I have so many books, I’ll never have this… Or do I have so many books because I have this…

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Son2 last night actually doing homework… Indy was supervising…

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Today hubby got the boys to school…

Then he made us a breakfast of fried eggs, ham and bagels…

We went to Walmart…

Reminder, New Year’s Resolution is to stop shopping…

Picked up the boys from school…

I am making dinner of Chicken Enchiladas…

Hubby made Mexican corn bread…

Boys are now doing homework…

Dinner is ready…

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This morning while hubby was taking the boys  to school I was on Pinterest and  found many references to using blue Dawn dishwashing soap to clean with…

The following recipe is from Pinterest:

The recipe calls for:

1/2 c. white vinegar

1/2 c. Original Blue Dawn Dish Soap

4 T. Baking Soda

Empty spray bottle (or skip this and use a glass measuring cup)

I also saw references to using dryer sheets and Borax for cleaning…

So before going to Walmart, I sprinkled both tubs and toilets with some old Borax I had… When I got home I scrubbed them… I can tell where the white is trying to come through and some of the dirt came off… But still more scrubbing needs to be done… However according to the reviews of using the Dawn, little scrubbing is required… So on my next day off I will try it… Meanwhile the picture above includes all my new cleaning supplies I got today…

Along with some groceries…

 

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And a new exercise ball… When I lost my weight last time, I was sitting on the ball at the time while being on the laptop… until one of the cats popped it… Lately when sitting at the laptop I notice I’ve been slouching… So sitting on the ball again will be good for posture and will use some muscles… I just don’t know about Maple though… When I’m not using it I can put in my closet or in the art room… But lately when she wants my attention she puts her claws though the back of the chair into my butte to get my attention… one time of that while I’m on the ball and POP…

Off to eat dinner now…

And watch a show with hubby…

While I’m gone some blooms from my front yard today for your viewing pleasure…

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Joyce Meyer Ministries

We can learn how to think the way God thinks and talk the way God talks.

Our attitude is determined by our thoughts.

If you will tend to God's business, He'll tend to yours.

When you see the least and you feel the least, that's when God is often doing the most.

 

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

your task is not to seek for love, but to seek and melt all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

God loves you with the very air you breathe, the very light that touches your skin, the very ground that supports you. Love is everywhere, - melt your barriers, and you will have love in abundance.

 

Tonight

 

Partly Cloudy 30°

Tomorrow

 

Mostly Sunny 60°

Tomorrow night

 

Mostly Cloudy 40° Precip 20%

Happy Journaling…

Monday, February 3, 2014

February First, Second & Third

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Grumble, Grumble, Grumble…

A whole week since I allowed myself to blog…

A whole week since son2’s bday already…

Another week gone by of nothing getting done and still three more days of work before a day off…

Hopefully not like my last day off that was about five minutes long with hubby and I having a day off together of driving the boys to and from school and grocery shopping…

Grumble, Grumble, Grumble…

Had my visit yesterday… He is not a personable person at all…

I’m probably harder on myself then how the visit went… But since I can never tell if he approves of anything, he is so dry in his approach that even positive comments sound like someone reading a report that I feel I do nothing right…

I felt the visit started out good and then went downhill from there…

I understand and don’t totally disagree with the things he pointed out I need to fix just that it will take a week to fix them and four more days till we actually have a day to get to it…

Mostly I’m just mad at myself for caring so much about work and not getting the support I need and then when I try to be happy at work everyone brings me down with their disgruntelness… I made a new word… I’m referring to other managers not my associates…

I can’t put into words  what all I’m thinking about the visit at the moment… I just feel broken down at the moment instead of being lifted up…

That’s it, instead of coming in and being all Rah Rah, go team go… He’s more “this is all the things you need to work on and plus do all these things too and it’s important I tell you all this because if I don’t come in every couple of months and tell you what to do then my district job isn’t necessary”…

Grumble, Grumble, Grumble…

I’m mad at home too though…

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February Second, post cont…

I did not finish the post yesterday because I began lecturing the boys on responsibilities…

Then it was time to go to work…

I came home last night and none of my lecture made the boys feel even a bit guilty as their chores were still not done as they had been on games all day long…

I did adjust my attitude a bit at work yesterday and had time to rethink the visit and why I let that district manager get to me… We have made a plan at work of the things he wants done, one of them was my fault and should have been done but I had forgotten… So I will compromise and get the things done that we are able to…

Between work and home I do feel like a crazy woman with perimenopause/menopause…

My morning cocktail consists of :

Gabapentin, women’s multivitamin, green tea/acai berry tablet, vitamin D, St. John’s Wort, vitamin B6 (just added this week) and soon to be added vitamin B12…

My goal this year is to blog more to get all my thoughts out so I’m not beating hubby with my words…

I also bought a journal to write in all my thoughts to God, a prayer journal… and to write positive quotes in… a thankful journal…

But I still haven’t started it yet…

It is so noisy in my head, I feel so out of control… and yet I tell myself God is in control… so I need to let go… and just do my work… and be a mom… and be a wife…

There are so many negative thoughts in my head too…

Time to get ready for work…

But first I must wash off my car that is covered in bird poop because I forgot and parked under the telephone wires at work…

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To be cont…

February Third

Another somewhat good night at work last night…

Still running around getting nowhere though…

Today I was very scattered brain… and either I was spreading it to others or they had it too…

We have tore up the department in the attempt to make all the changes the district manager requested… Hopefully by the end of the week we will see the results and be back in order…

Son2 is bugging me…

Son2 has homework… He only has school on Tuesday and Thursday…

It is Monday at 8pm and he has not started his homework yet…

He has not made an appointment to get his driver’s license yet nor has he driven enough…

He has not thought about looking for a part time job…

He will be on my couch til he’s 30… maybe 40…

Son3 has finished his homework for today… he has more to do but it’s not do til Thursday…

I have not cleaned/looked in his backpack since before Halloween…

Neither has he… well he’s looked in it but not cleaned it out…

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The flap was open and I noticed this inside… It was from last semester… A Japanese drawing he did of Japan… He said he got an A on it…

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I ordered some books for Son1 and DIL… I told Son1 he had some mail to pick up… He said Ok I’ll be by right after work… of course he didn’t stop by until the next day and told son2 to tell me Thank You… why do I have a cell phone… Then last night I saw this from DIL on Facebook, saying Thank You for the books…

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My God journal and Calendar agenda… they are supposed to simplify life… but things seem to get crazier and crazier the more I try to get organized and slow down…

Right now I am tired and having trouble concentrating and of course I’ve forgotten all the things I wanted to write in the last three days…

Now that the visit is over and it is only the beginning of the month I have been in a better mood… I can still snap in an instance though… Especially as it gets closer to the 10th I can’t make any promises on my behavior…

I think I’ll go walk on the treadmill before hubby gets home… it will only be the third time I have walked on it since I got it…

Between home and work… my time is not my own…

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Joyce Meyer Ministries

Dreading something that isn’t here yet only wastes the time you have today. –Joyce

We don't need to make a plan and then pray for God to make our plan work. We need to pray first and see if God's got a plan.

Don't just try to have enough of Jesus just to slip in the back door of heaven. Throw your life wide open and say, "God, here I am.”

Start talking to God as soon as you wake up each day - He is waiting to hear your voice! -Joyce

We need to create an atmosphere in our lives and in our homes that the Holy Spirit can be very comfortable in all the time.

 

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

you are on the right path.

Keep on walking, and one day you will turn back and see that all was as God meant it for you, - perfect.

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

your pains are God's way to rouse you from slumber.

Pain is your wake-up call to awaken, to look deeper into yourself, to adjust the course of your life. God tries to be as gentle as possible, and only if you ignore the call does the pain get stronger.

Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

to love God you must have an attitude of love.

An attitude of receptivity and warmth and readiness to receive God's grace. An attitude of giving and generosity and not-holding-back to let God's grace flow through you and on into the world. You know you love God when you feel love flowing through you.

 

Tonight

 

Clear 34°

Tomorrow

 

Mostly Sunny 59°

Tomorrow night

 

Mostly Clear 33°

 

Happy Journaling…