Huh...I don't think I've ever been this exhausted in my entire life. *yawn*
Saturday I got up at the buttcrack of dawn (6 am) and helped my mom finish packing up stuff so that when the guys showed up in the early afternoon we'd be ready to go. So we did. And y'all, with as much as we purged, you'd think we would be going with a lot less stuff, but we packed a 53 foot trailer with our stuff and my bro & SIL's stuff. Insane.
Got to our hotel rooms about 6ish Saturday night. I got to share a room w/ my parents. It was NOT easy. For one thing, my dad snores. For another? Yeah, not used to people being in my room, so I kept popping awake all night.
Yesterday my mom & I went back to the house to finish cleaning. I vacuumed while my mom did the wiping down of woodwork and such. Took us about 2 1/2 hours (give or take). Got back to the hotel and I went to watch the boys while my brother & SIL went back to their house to finish cleaning. The boys & I conked out and slept for about 2 1/2 hours.
Got up at 6:30 this morning, ate some breakfast, said goodbye to my dad & SIL who are driving back and went to work. Yup, started my new job today. My feet hate me, but I actually had a great time. The guy who's training me is a doll and everyone there was so nice to me.
One of the guys, Eddie, helped us move on Saturday. He's been flirting with me outrageously since then. He'll be coming back to Livonia with us for a few weeks to help out. Nicest guy and very helpful.
Get this...right now? We're homeless. How bizarre is that? Thankfully, the hotel we're staying in is nice. The continental breakfast is divine. Make your own waffles. Yum! There's also a swimming pool.
My mom & I are in a double-queen (2 bed) room on the third floor and my brother and the boys are in the room directly below us. Thankfully, we're surrounded by restaurants and stuff so eating hasn't been a hardship. There's this amazing restaurant right down the street. We ate there on Saturday & Sunday night. Tonight was Burger King because Dylan wanted their chicken strips. I ate a Whopper. Yuck! lol
I'll be working all this week; learning the ropes. I think I've got the basic idea of what I'll be doing initially. The guy training me seemed to be pretty impressed with my speed and stuff, so we'll see. Right now I'm so tired I can barely think straight.
I've got my laptop. Not sure how much I'll be on from this point until after we get to Michigan. I'll be here in spirit at least. :) Ciao!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
*whimper*
I am SO SORE! Ouchies! My mom woke me up this morning, I ate my breakfast and then I was put to work. My crazy parents got it in their heads that we needed to wipe down the siding on the front & back porches. My dad did the front porch & I was tasked to do the back.
Let me tell ya...that was some hard work! For one thing it's been FREEZING here this week. The East Wind kicked in and with windchill it was 24 degrees outside. I got it done though. My arms, back and hands are KILLING ME! Ouch! :(
Tomorrow we move. Well, move our stuff out of the house anyway. My brother got a bunch of his coworkers to help out. My brother & SIL will be moved first. Then they'll come over here in the early afternoon & pack us up. There's a reason for all this madness, but right now I can't remember what it was. Ha!
My dad took us out to dinner tonight. The 3 of us haven't gone out to dinner together for years, so it was nice. Went to DeNicola's (Italian) and had an amazing feast. I got home and took a hot bubble bath. Now I'm curled up in my jammies trying to stay warm and relax.
We're getting up bright and early tomorrow to bring all of the boxes & tubs out to the living room to make it easier to move it outside. We're all so tired that we'd prefer to just sleep, but sadly we don't have that option. lol
After we get moved, we're staying in a hotel. My dad & SIL are driving out on Monday (depending on the weather) and my brother, nephews, mom & myself will be flying back to Detroit on the 5th. My first time in a plane. Eep!
So, right now it's mostly trying to stay energized and get this done. I start work on Monday at my new job. It'll give me a chance to see what I'm getting myself into. It'll also help me know what I'm doing once we're back in Livonia. Right now I just wanna sleep. Zzzzzz....
If y'all don't see me around this next week, well now you know why. Right now I'm going to go play some Mahjong and try to chill. :)
Let me tell ya...that was some hard work! For one thing it's been FREEZING here this week. The East Wind kicked in and with windchill it was 24 degrees outside. I got it done though. My arms, back and hands are KILLING ME! Ouch! :(
Tomorrow we move. Well, move our stuff out of the house anyway. My brother got a bunch of his coworkers to help out. My brother & SIL will be moved first. Then they'll come over here in the early afternoon & pack us up. There's a reason for all this madness, but right now I can't remember what it was. Ha!
My dad took us out to dinner tonight. The 3 of us haven't gone out to dinner together for years, so it was nice. Went to DeNicola's (Italian) and had an amazing feast. I got home and took a hot bubble bath. Now I'm curled up in my jammies trying to stay warm and relax.
We're getting up bright and early tomorrow to bring all of the boxes & tubs out to the living room to make it easier to move it outside. We're all so tired that we'd prefer to just sleep, but sadly we don't have that option. lol
After we get moved, we're staying in a hotel. My dad & SIL are driving out on Monday (depending on the weather) and my brother, nephews, mom & myself will be flying back to Detroit on the 5th. My first time in a plane. Eep!
So, right now it's mostly trying to stay energized and get this done. I start work on Monday at my new job. It'll give me a chance to see what I'm getting myself into. It'll also help me know what I'm doing once we're back in Livonia. Right now I just wanna sleep. Zzzzzz....
If y'all don't see me around this next week, well now you know why. Right now I'm going to go play some Mahjong and try to chill. :)
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Two Weeks
Yup, we'll be flying to Livonia from Portland two weeks from today. I can say that for certain since the plane tickets have already been purchased.
This last week has been very surreal. My parents cleaned out the basement (I wasn't allowed down there due to my cold...asthma, don't you know?). We got a dumpster and all the crap we've accumulated over the years found its way into it. As soon as the dumpster arrived, scavengers started riding by on their bicycles looking to see what we've tossed.
My room is full of nothing but boxes and tubs. I've given away 23 bags of books and am still taking 6 big tubs and four boxes full of books with me. I can't believe how much I purged. I'd say all told close to 500 books made their way to Goodwill. *shakes head*
I have one tub I'm taking to the house with me. It's my I-can't-live-without-them books. Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Kleypas & Julia Quinn. Books I read over and over again. Maybe 20 books will come with me. The rest will be in storage until I can get my own place. *sigh*
My cold has progressed into a deep, nasty cough. It's asthmatic AGAIN, so my inhaler is following me wherever I go. :( I don't actually have asthma, but every time I get sick it turns into asthmatic symptoms, which really sucks. :( I hate colds.
I got the new Apocalyptica CD. It's AMAZING! Here...take a listen. :)
This last week has been very surreal. My parents cleaned out the basement (I wasn't allowed down there due to my cold...asthma, don't you know?). We got a dumpster and all the crap we've accumulated over the years found its way into it. As soon as the dumpster arrived, scavengers started riding by on their bicycles looking to see what we've tossed.
My room is full of nothing but boxes and tubs. I've given away 23 bags of books and am still taking 6 big tubs and four boxes full of books with me. I can't believe how much I purged. I'd say all told close to 500 books made their way to Goodwill. *shakes head*
I have one tub I'm taking to the house with me. It's my I-can't-live-without-them books. Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Kleypas & Julia Quinn. Books I read over and over again. Maybe 20 books will come with me. The rest will be in storage until I can get my own place. *sigh*
My cold has progressed into a deep, nasty cough. It's asthmatic AGAIN, so my inhaler is following me wherever I go. :( I don't actually have asthma, but every time I get sick it turns into asthmatic symptoms, which really sucks. :( I hate colds.
I got the new Apocalyptica CD. It's AMAZING! Here...take a listen. :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Nom-Nom-Nom
Jenna took me out for Thai tonight. Had some yummy deliciousness and promptly felt 50 pounds heavier. lol. It was so delish! She ordered one thing and I ordered another and then we split. Mine was a hodgepodge of different veggies with chicken. Her's was this chicken/shrimp thingy with fried basil leaves on top. So good!
After food we went to Fabric Depot. I wanted to look for fabric for my pillow idea, so off we went. I found the most amazingly gorgeous Dupioni Silk fabric. I got a yard each of this deep royal purple and this red-over-purple. I'm not sure how I want to do it yet, but I know I want pillows out of them. Now, it's off to find bedding! Yay! lol. I've had my eye on a couple. I guess we'll see how finances are and I might do that. Hmm...
Today was all about purging for me. I went through six big plastic bins and knocked 'em down to two. I got rid of ALL of my Beanie Babies except for two (both dragons). Remember when Beanie Babies were all the rage and everyone and their brother had them? Yeah, me too. lol. It was a sickness. But the two I kept are ones I love. One's the Chinese Dragon (my birth sign) and the other is just an ordinary (but cool) dragon.
My mom got rid of my big brown teddy bear. *sniffle* Her name was Honey and I'll miss her very much, but someone else will love her as much as I did. :) I got rid of my Cabbage Patch Kid too. *gasp* Blythe Dodi was her name and I won't miss her as much. Tons of baby clothes that had clothed her. Barbie stuff. Some little girl out there is gonna have a field day. :)
It's becoming more and more real as the days go by. Yesterday it was 2 weeks. Today it's now less than two weeks. I know that sounds weird, but it's true!
Tomorrow it's time to pack up books. I'm REALLY not looking forward to that task. My mom said she'd help me, but now she's not. I'm not so good at the organizing, so I'm worried. But, I have faith I'll get it done. Help! lol
And...that's about it. I took a sleeping pill, so I hope I'll have a good night's sleep. I've been tossing and turning these last few nights. I'm zonked.
Night!
After food we went to Fabric Depot. I wanted to look for fabric for my pillow idea, so off we went. I found the most amazingly gorgeous Dupioni Silk fabric. I got a yard each of this deep royal purple and this red-over-purple. I'm not sure how I want to do it yet, but I know I want pillows out of them. Now, it's off to find bedding! Yay! lol. I've had my eye on a couple. I guess we'll see how finances are and I might do that. Hmm...
Today was all about purging for me. I went through six big plastic bins and knocked 'em down to two. I got rid of ALL of my Beanie Babies except for two (both dragons). Remember when Beanie Babies were all the rage and everyone and their brother had them? Yeah, me too. lol. It was a sickness. But the two I kept are ones I love. One's the Chinese Dragon (my birth sign) and the other is just an ordinary (but cool) dragon.
My mom got rid of my big brown teddy bear. *sniffle* Her name was Honey and I'll miss her very much, but someone else will love her as much as I did. :) I got rid of my Cabbage Patch Kid too. *gasp* Blythe Dodi was her name and I won't miss her as much. Tons of baby clothes that had clothed her. Barbie stuff. Some little girl out there is gonna have a field day. :)
It's becoming more and more real as the days go by. Yesterday it was 2 weeks. Today it's now less than two weeks. I know that sounds weird, but it's true!
Tomorrow it's time to pack up books. I'm REALLY not looking forward to that task. My mom said she'd help me, but now she's not. I'm not so good at the organizing, so I'm worried. But, I have faith I'll get it done. Help! lol
And...that's about it. I took a sleeping pill, so I hope I'll have a good night's sleep. I've been tossing and turning these last few nights. I'm zonked.
Night!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Egads
Boy, oh boy.
So, guess what I spent the last five days doing? Living through the sinus cold from hell, is what I was doing. *headdesk* All I can say is thank goodness it was now and not a few weeks from now. *sigh* But, it was miserable and I'm so glad it's mostly over. I'm still extremely stuffed up and coughing, but I don't feel like death anymore. Yay!
Good news...I've got a definite date on our departure...finally! Sheesh, it seemed like it was taking forever, but we'll be leaving two weeks from today. My dad & SIL will be driving back since Max (the dog) can't fly back. The rules are that if animals fly, the arrival city's temperature must be 45 or above. Since it hasn't even hit 20 back in Detroit for...oh...months, it's a no-go. So, they'll be driving back. My mom, brother, nephews and me will be flying back on Monday. If all goes as planned, work starts on the 1st of March. Eep!
I'm excited, scared, nervous...just about every emotion I think a person can have. I'd say excited is the most prevalent though. It's about stinkin' time this thing finally kicked into gear. *sigh*
All in all I'm doing good. Glad I'm no longer feeling like death. Now the packing is commencing for real. For so long we were stuck in this crappy holding pattern of not knowing exactly when all of this would take place. Now that we know, it's kicking into high gear.
I went to the beach last Tuesday and it was great. The day was gorgeous and B was great company. I felt like crap, but we spent a few hours down there. Got some great pictures...on the way home. Ha! Yeah, I wasn't up to doing much of anything. But, I did get to say goodbye to a friend who works in Lincoln City, so that was nice.
Now it's on to saying the real goodbyes. No more tentative stuff. This is for reals now. It's so bizarre! I'm still a bit gobsmacked by it all. I think that word describes it best.
So, if you don't see me around much these next few weeks, well, now you know why. Thank you for your comments and stuff. I really appreciate them in the chaos that is my life right now. :)
So, guess what I spent the last five days doing? Living through the sinus cold from hell, is what I was doing. *headdesk* All I can say is thank goodness it was now and not a few weeks from now. *sigh* But, it was miserable and I'm so glad it's mostly over. I'm still extremely stuffed up and coughing, but I don't feel like death anymore. Yay!
Good news...I've got a definite date on our departure...finally! Sheesh, it seemed like it was taking forever, but we'll be leaving two weeks from today. My dad & SIL will be driving back since Max (the dog) can't fly back. The rules are that if animals fly, the arrival city's temperature must be 45 or above. Since it hasn't even hit 20 back in Detroit for...oh...months, it's a no-go. So, they'll be driving back. My mom, brother, nephews and me will be flying back on Monday. If all goes as planned, work starts on the 1st of March. Eep!
I'm excited, scared, nervous...just about every emotion I think a person can have. I'd say excited is the most prevalent though. It's about stinkin' time this thing finally kicked into gear. *sigh*
All in all I'm doing good. Glad I'm no longer feeling like death. Now the packing is commencing for real. For so long we were stuck in this crappy holding pattern of not knowing exactly when all of this would take place. Now that we know, it's kicking into high gear.
I went to the beach last Tuesday and it was great. The day was gorgeous and B was great company. I felt like crap, but we spent a few hours down there. Got some great pictures...on the way home. Ha! Yeah, I wasn't up to doing much of anything. But, I did get to say goodbye to a friend who works in Lincoln City, so that was nice.
Now it's on to saying the real goodbyes. No more tentative stuff. This is for reals now. It's so bizarre! I'm still a bit gobsmacked by it all. I think that word describes it best.
So, if you don't see me around much these next few weeks, well, now you know why. Thank you for your comments and stuff. I really appreciate them in the chaos that is my life right now. :)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Long enough title, yeah? I think it says how I feel quite nicely. lol
I'm okay. Really tired & I think I'm coming down with the nasty cold both my mom & nephews have. Blech!
My SIL's last day of work was Friday, so my mom's without the boys. NOW we can focus on packing up the house. Ack! Tomorrow it's cleaning out the closet and kitchen. I get to focus on getting rid of books and such.
I've got a mousie in my room. I was laying on my bed watching a movie last night (with the lights on even) and saw a flash out of the corner of my eye. I kind of shrugged it off at first because...well, I tend to see things. Ha! But, it kept happening. I don't know why it's here. I don't have any food in my room at all. It's driving me batty! I need to get a trap. Ew!
The move is becoming more and more real as each day goes by. My dad's done with his job that he was at for almost 32 years and will be starting his new job tomorrow. I need to go in and observe at least one day to see what on earth I'm getting myself into. *sigh*
I NEED to get in better shape, so my mom & I are going to start walking every day after our lunch break. The warehouse back there is...beyond massive. At least the size of a football field if not bigger, so I'll be walking a lot. Blech!
My "niece" B gave me a $20 gift card to B&N. I went there today and bought a lap desk and a cool little notecard thingamajig. I've been trying to find sarees to make pillows out of, but they're impossible to find. So, I might go to a fabric store and see if I can find some pretty fabric. I've got this idea for my bedroom (when I get my own place, that is) and I'm excited. :)
The craziest part of this whole move thing is the idea that I'll be able to buy my own home. *gasp* Talk about a foreign concept. Well, I hope I'll be able to. If I can't buy, I can at least get a good apartment back there for a LOT less than any out here. Even if that negative "friend" can't see that.
I'm so childish. LOL! After that fiasco, I erased her phone number off my cell. She's still on my friends list on Facebook, but I'm getting ready to get rid of her there too. I don't need any negativity in my life right now. It's all about being positive.
Tuesday I'm driving to the coast with my niece B. She's actually the negative nelly's daughter, so that's kind of awkward, but whatever. B is 100% supportive and that's all that matters to me right now. :)
And that's about it. Watching "Wake Up Sid" for the bazillionth time. It's a great Hindi movie about a young guy who starts out being the spoiled brat son of a wealthy man, but who grows into a good man by the end. I recommend it to anyone. :) AND even though the movies are in Hindi, they do have English Subtitle AND English sentences in them. :D
I hope everyone's doing well. Blogging's going to be very sporadic over the next month or so. *sigh*
PS. I bought a new cell phone!!!!! It's the T-Mobile G2 4G. It's gorgeous and amazing and I'm in love! :)
I'm okay. Really tired & I think I'm coming down with the nasty cold both my mom & nephews have. Blech!
My SIL's last day of work was Friday, so my mom's without the boys. NOW we can focus on packing up the house. Ack! Tomorrow it's cleaning out the closet and kitchen. I get to focus on getting rid of books and such.
I've got a mousie in my room. I was laying on my bed watching a movie last night (with the lights on even) and saw a flash out of the corner of my eye. I kind of shrugged it off at first because...well, I tend to see things. Ha! But, it kept happening. I don't know why it's here. I don't have any food in my room at all. It's driving me batty! I need to get a trap. Ew!
The move is becoming more and more real as each day goes by. My dad's done with his job that he was at for almost 32 years and will be starting his new job tomorrow. I need to go in and observe at least one day to see what on earth I'm getting myself into. *sigh*
I NEED to get in better shape, so my mom & I are going to start walking every day after our lunch break. The warehouse back there is...beyond massive. At least the size of a football field if not bigger, so I'll be walking a lot. Blech!
My "niece" B gave me a $20 gift card to B&N. I went there today and bought a lap desk and a cool little notecard thingamajig. I've been trying to find sarees to make pillows out of, but they're impossible to find. So, I might go to a fabric store and see if I can find some pretty fabric. I've got this idea for my bedroom (when I get my own place, that is) and I'm excited. :)
The craziest part of this whole move thing is the idea that I'll be able to buy my own home. *gasp* Talk about a foreign concept. Well, I hope I'll be able to. If I can't buy, I can at least get a good apartment back there for a LOT less than any out here. Even if that negative "friend" can't see that.
I'm so childish. LOL! After that fiasco, I erased her phone number off my cell. She's still on my friends list on Facebook, but I'm getting ready to get rid of her there too. I don't need any negativity in my life right now. It's all about being positive.
Tuesday I'm driving to the coast with my niece B. She's actually the negative nelly's daughter, so that's kind of awkward, but whatever. B is 100% supportive and that's all that matters to me right now. :)
And that's about it. Watching "Wake Up Sid" for the bazillionth time. It's a great Hindi movie about a young guy who starts out being the spoiled brat son of a wealthy man, but who grows into a good man by the end. I recommend it to anyone. :) AND even though the movies are in Hindi, they do have English Subtitle AND English sentences in them. :D
I hope everyone's doing well. Blogging's going to be very sporadic over the next month or so. *sigh*
PS. I bought a new cell phone!!!!! It's the T-Mobile G2 4G. It's gorgeous and amazing and I'm in love! :)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Huh...
Today I woke up and went to check my Facebook account...the one under my real name. I signed in and there were a ton of comments on a simple entry I'd put on my page. A person I thought was a friend (Ha!) had put an extremely snarky comment on it and my friends & family jumped in to defend me.
The first comment put on my blog was obnoxious, but I was able to blow it off as this person's typical snarky attitude. However, the ensuing comments were extremely hurtful to me and, though I can't say I'm surprised by the person's actions, I admit they really threw me for a loop.
This person & I haven't really spoken all that much over the last year. To have this random...attack just come out of nowhere like that is what I can't get over. It's bad enough that they said what they did, but to claim they're my friend? I think that's what bothers me the most.
So, I've wiped my hands of this person. I'm done. I don't care anymore. I'm fed up with being the one who keeps trying. It's no longer worth my time and it makes me angry. With all that was said, I wonder what they actually thought of me. The fact they said it? For shame.
The first comment put on my blog was obnoxious, but I was able to blow it off as this person's typical snarky attitude. However, the ensuing comments were extremely hurtful to me and, though I can't say I'm surprised by the person's actions, I admit they really threw me for a loop.
This person & I haven't really spoken all that much over the last year. To have this random...attack just come out of nowhere like that is what I can't get over. It's bad enough that they said what they did, but to claim they're my friend? I think that's what bothers me the most.
So, I've wiped my hands of this person. I'm done. I don't care anymore. I'm fed up with being the one who keeps trying. It's no longer worth my time and it makes me angry. With all that was said, I wonder what they actually thought of me. The fact they said it? For shame.
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