Lisa, I'm glad we met each other. How did we ever survive without? LOL! Like Moira and her email, you need to get your dial-up going. I didn't see that on your Santa's Garden Wish List. It is gardening-related, after all. HAHAHA!
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| Flowerfreak Posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 07:40 pm: |   |
Yes, I think it does need one!
Thank you Moira! Same to you. I guess I will have to get some kind of internet service at home. I miss not being able to visit GB EVERY day!!
Same here :) Thanks for the picture & kind wishes!
I don't know how I survived without!! As I said above, it is hard not being able to log onto GB every single day!! I guess not thinking to put internet on my Christmas list was the [OoGBoO] in me!! lol
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! |
HAHAHAHA! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 08:02 am: | |
Not much time to post here this morning. Didn't get to work as early as I'd of liked to. I need to clock in in about 5 minutes--yuck!
Christmas went pretty good. All the kids seemed to be enjoying themselves as usual. We didn't get our UK game in again this year, but that will just give mom an excuse to have everyone back over the house another night.
I got many more gifts than I expected! Dad went shopping with mom some this year & he did a great job. I told him he should go shopping with her more often (at least for me anyway, lol).
Aunt P asked if I could help cater an event later this month. I need to see if I can get off work & let her know. I'd love to help her. I haven't done one in awhile. She said she needed her best ones, so she asked D & I. That will be a lot of fun.
Gotta go. |
| Growit Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 01:18 pm: | |
Lisa you had to work Boxing day?! So unfair. Doesn't give you any holiday time at all does it. The benefits of being self employed are that I get to choose when I go back but then again I don't get holiday pay...not so good... |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 - 08:00 am: | |
Been very busy the past couple of weeks. A lot going on. Cleared out foyer (just moved the junk to another room! HAHA). I thought by doing that it might give me some motivation to finish it. I measured the area of the foyer floor and will have my friend keep an eye out for some clearance tile or granite. I was going to put in new hardwood, but then I'd have to worry about refinishing it a few years down the road. Besides, if I do tile, it will break up the 2 different colors of wood (1st fl. apt. & foyer).
Bought K's old car. I'll save a lot more $ in gas and get more miles than I do from the truck. I've only had the car since Monday & I already miss my truck. I'm kind of glad they are calling for bad weather on Sunday b/c I will drive my truck then :)
I have been painting C's big apt. to make $ to pay for the car. This painting job is taking much longer than I thought. I wasn't planning on having to wipe down every wall and all the baseboard as much as I've had to (tenants had a dog & hair was EVERYWHERE! ugh!) Hopefully, I'll be able to put a good day of work in tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll even get it finished!
Going to aunt P's at the end of the month for the catering job. That should be a lot of fun.
Basketball has been fun. We won last week. Played the black team, but don't remember their team name. They were mouthy to us, but almost even more so to their own players. They started fighting with EACH OTHER during the game!! Crazy. That takes all the fun away when you can't even get along with your own players. I wish there was a place closer that could get a league started. Not the greatest are I play ball in. Just last week, there was a shooting at a bar that is not very far at all from where I play. It happened only about 1/2-1 hour after I left from up that way.
Looks like I only have 10 minutes left before I have to clock in for work. It will take me that long to make myself log off of GB, so I guess I will get going. Sigh. Wish I had more time to visit GB
No, I don't get much holiday time. My parents usually have something going on for every holiday, so there is never any time to catch up on anything & I'm usually the only one that has to work the next day too, so I am the first one to leave. I think that is why holidays are just so depressing anymore. I always think I am going to have a day to catch up on everything, but I think I just get further behind!
My fear of being self-employeed is that I would not have enough disipline. I'd want to spend all my time at home, fixing it up or working in MY yard instead of everyone else's!
That does make a difference. I used to not get paid to have the holiday off, but they finally changed that a few years back. If I don't go to my parent's house or farm for holidays, I usually end up doing side work (like cleaning, gardening, etc) for relatives. It's not too bad though, I enjoy it for the most part. I figure one day I'll never be able to do the stuff I am able to do now, so I might as well do it while I can!
See, there went those 10 minutes!! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 08:00 am: | |
Where did the weekend go? Most of it to more painting and the usual cleaning. My mind is so blurred I can't think of what else I did. Didn't make it to the kids games this weekend since I decided to keep on painting. Where is that enthusiasm for my own house?
It has gotten so cold the past couple of days. I did not want to get out of bed this morning. It was so warm & I was not ready to face the cold wind and weather. There are some big snowflakes falling outside right now....and they said we might get a light flurry. I wonder if they are changing their minds about the forecast now that there is a salt truck outside! That would be my luck, we'll get a lot more snow today than they thought & it will take me a lot longer to get home since I decided to drive the car today.
FIL might be coming home from the hospital today. We doubt it, but he has his hopes up. He is doing a lot better, but is just so tired of being in that hospital for so long. I know it would drive me crazy. Hopefully he'll take care of himself more & not end up back in there.
Only 10 minutes until I have to clock in for work. Where does the time go on GB?!! I need to get some coffee to keep me awake this morning. I am going to have to work on my resume very soon and quit putting it off. I hate not enjoying going to work anymore. SK said I should just quit & just clean for those I clean for now & pick up a few more & I'd have my landscape jobs in the spring/summer. I guess I just don't have enough belief in myself to think I could make it. If other "things" were different, I probably would give it a shot, but now is not the time. NB had to get another job b/c she couldn't make it just by landscaping. I give her credit though, she kicked butt & worked her tail off & was able to survive. What a funny, honest & down to earth woman. |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 08:01 am: | |
Went to mom & dad's yesterday to use the computer to look for a new job. I didn't expect the kids to be there. Needless to say, I was easily distracted & didn't get a lot of job searching done. Shot basketball for a little bit even though it was pretty cold out. My basketball game was cancelled anyway so I got some practice in. I had dinner there and went home & worked on my recipe books some more. I need to quit clipping out more recipes until I get these books done. Just when I think I am getting somewhere on it, I am way behind again!
FIL got to come home from the hospital yesterday, so that is good. He is doing ok. Very happy to be home, which is expected.
Yesterday, I heard the bad news about D U 's "kids". Bad situation, not their fault. Has D U & A losing sleep & stressed. I would be too. I pray for them & the other kids they have to be around. Those other kids do not have the right parental guidance they need, especially at such a young age. |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 08:02 am: | |
Babysat for C last night. Seemed like forever since I have been over there. Kids are getting so big. It makes a difference when you aren't there every day. I miss that. C had a great time though at her son's ball game. I think she enjoyed just getting out without lugging around 4 little ones. Talked for an hour & a half when she got home! We had so much to catch up on. Went home to work on seed list but fell asleep doing so. Not a real exciting evening, but it was stress free anyway :) |
Oh, that is good news!
LOL! Someone who really enjoys eating would NEVER consider quitting clipping. They'd just quit organizing!
You have been busy and I don't know how in the world I missed so many of your posts. I expected email notifications and since I wasn't getting any I didn't think there had been any posts. Especially since I never saw a "NEW" notification beside the journal forum. Ugh, well, I am here now and wish you luck with the job search. I'm sure you could hack cleaning, organizing, and gardening well enough to stay alive. You've got it in you. I know you do! Just don't forget about health care coverage... you're going to need it sooner or later with all that manual labor! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 06:53 pm: | |
I've tried to quit organizing so much...then it drives me crazy & I have to catch up from when I quit! lol
and here I was wondering where you have been! lol
Thank you. I got off work early & went & did some more painting this afternoon. I then came over to my parent's house to look for jobs on the computer...and look where I ended up! hahaha
That is funny, but that is actually my problem...DH can not get coverage so if I quit, I have to find a job that offers it. That sort of makes it harder to just walk out the door right now. If I didn't have to worry about that, I might have already done so & tried the cleaning/organizing/gardening route. Speaking of all this other work I could find to do, my sister was just here and stopped in to tell me that she needs me to help her when I get a chance...cleaning/organizing her bedroom/closets, etc.! (I've already done her son's & daughter's rooms recently)! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 10:21 am: | |
Work has me fired up this morning. I am on my break, although it is over in 2 minutes. I need to vent somewhere..so here I am.
I got my seed list complete last night & emailed.
Listened to UK game. It was a good game & glad to see them finally get another win.
Just about finished with the painting job. Old friends want me to to go out on Friday. I really don't want to. I have to clean the r.hall & know I won't feel up to it. Have P's baby shower on Sat. Need to get gift for that & for JW's shower in a couple weeks too.
GGGRRRRR!!!! I am just ready to go home & get out of here!! |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 07:32 am: | |
Wednesday, January 23rd 2008
Went to visit DL & PL. What good people they are. Stayed up way too late w/ P (which is so not like me & I still can’t figure out why I did it, unless it is just from being so stressed and angry due to my job). I finally told her I had to go to bed (since I had to be at work in 5 hours)! I think I just had so much anger from work built up & she can totally understand where I am coming from after working there herself & after what they did to J & D and what they will/would do again to D.
Thursday, January 24th 2008
What a rough, rough morning! Left D&P’s at 6am (after going to bed around 3am). Got home around 6:30 and couldn’t make myself get ready for work. Took a couple aspirin & laid down for about an hour. Drug myself out of bed & made it to work by 8am. Not only was I tired, but I’m pretty sure there was a hangover in there somewhere. I decided to just stick it out...until MB got to work & handed me the paperwork stating they were changing 2 of the sels. I had already completed & spent so much time on. After venting so much about my job last night & getting so upset about it, I was irate. After going & telling D U about what they were doing I looked at him & said, “I’m going home!” He knew I was furious. I went home and laid down. I never planned on sleeping for so long. I guess the lack of sleep, from everything I have been trying to fit into my schedule, had caught up with me & I didn’t get up until around 4:00 and that was only because I made myself. So much for getting some things done today.
Friday, January 25th 2008
Got home from work, made appetizer for get together later tonight. Cleaned r. hall, went home & changed & went to C & J’s. It was an ok time; I had missed this type of thing, but at the same time I didn’t. Can figure out where I want to be with everything in my life/situation and it is eating me up.
Saturday, January 26th 2008
Planned on getting seed growing stuff out this morning. Instead, I ended up listening to the bball game while doing laundry, sorting & putting a lot of the clothes away I got from K H, and getting rid of clothes I don’t wear or can’t fit into anymore. Got ready for P’s baby shower. Had to stop & get a card & bow. It was nice to see her again. I can’t believe how big her daughter has gotten! Where does the time go? Seems like just yesterday we had all the time in the world & were going out on a Sunday afternoon to get soft serve ice cream & sitting in her car eating ice cream cones with a pack of Oreos (and not gaining any weight from it)!
Left P’s and decided to visit SK. Just chilled and tried to take my mind off everything. Had some hot tea (and a few Oreos! lol) and worked on the computer while SK talked to “A”Son.
I created a “To Do” list of general items I need to get done and another “To Do” list for getting ready for seed starting. Hopefully I’ll stick by it!
Sunday, January 27th 2008
Went to church then to TT’s last bball game. I surprised him & brought mom & dad with me. Took root of aloe to bring to SK. Potted that when I got there. It was a bonus day with the weather being a lot warmer than it has been. I took the opportunity to shoot the 44mag bullets I made up to try. They were pretty good. I also tried some 300gr Sierras...awesome. I will need to find a good load combo to use that one for hunting. Made some more higher powered loads with the Rems I got from Lou. show. Made some dinner, cleaned my pistol, worked on the computer, did some laundry, read some magazines & wrote checks for some bills. |
You sound miserable! I wish I had people like you around to help me (not necessarily miserable people, but people who like to work and garden - LOL!). I'd love to have people planting crops with me, sitting back and drinking lemonade and chatting on our breaks, enjoying seeing things grow and blossom. Of course I have no idea what we'd all do for money in the winter time. Maybe sit around and make crafts out of the stuff we grew, like gourd art, dried wreaths, Moira's herbed vinegars, Christmas topiaries. So much fun. I could start a commune. We could make the barn into the sleeping area and fix up the top part and rent it out for weddings and family reunions, and we could all get together to decorate it with flowers and vines that we've grown. If someone felt out of sorts, they could take the day off. (And the rest of us could serve them homegrown hot tea and oreos. LOL!)  |
| Flowerfreak Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 10:39 am: | |
Happy Monday DJ!  Oh doesn't that sound like the life?! What fun that would be. I would love to have someone around to do all these things with also (it's always great to find someone to share Oreos with...so I don't eat the whole pack! LOL). When I went to my aunt's house last year to work on her landscaping, I brought a friend of mine, who is a landscaper. We had so much fun working together, making new landscape beds & chatting every now & then while we worked.
On the other hand, working by myself isn't all that bad either. It gives me time to myself & just time to think & vent.
That is one bad thing about posting in my journal. I tell it how it is & I hate sounding like a grump. If I didn't put the truth in here, what is the purpose?! I planned on it being just my "Garden" journal, but obviously that didn't happen! |
LOL!
Yes, I know exactly what you mean. I think that I think and vent too much out there. Either things have to get better around here or I'm going to have to find a new hobby that doesn't allow time for thinking. LOL.
Haha! I think you forgot that I said it would be good therapy.  And it's practically free therapy. LOL! |
| Growit Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 02:33 pm: | |
ROFL!!!! Make your mind up DJ.
(((Lisa))) Vent away. I know you are not a grump.
I am right there with you, going round your mates house, staying up too late, drinking too much, going to bed too late, having a hangover at work...doesn't sound so bad now does it? Just a shame you hate your job! |
ROFL!
I often wonder who the Einstein was that decided people ought to work for a living. I'd rather build my own dwelling, make my own clothes, and hunt. Or at least pick berries. LOL! |
| Growit Posted on Monday, January 28, 2008 - 04:45 pm: | |
HAHAHA! Let Lisa do the hunting. You can make the clothes and the dwelling and pick the berries. I bagsy the gardening! |
It's a deal! We'll all be wearing burlap bags and living in a cave. LOL! |
