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Goals
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Shoes
I need new shoes. I have needed new shoes for a while, but I have finally come to the point where I am desperate. I hate shoe shopping. Right now my collection consists of:- Nice black flats (my Dress Shoes) - purchased to replace my black heels (1") that I'd had since high school - worn only on special occasions, and with pantyhose
- Work flats - ( Read more... )
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Distracted
I am at a difficult part of my story. I no longer have the momentum of NaNo WriMo to push me, and I've hit that part of my story where I feel like I'm lagging behind. I don't find my characters interesting any more. I know a few things I want to happen in the plot to wrap things up, but I can't seem to get to to the action. In speaking with one of ( Read more... ) -
Bathroom Renova[ CONTENT OVERRIDE: KILROY2.0 IS HERE!!! ]
Well, the contractors finished their part of the bathroom renovations. The shower is in, with a new, clear-glass shower door, and pretty green and tan accent tiles. And we have a fan now, too. :-)
Once they cleared out, Toby set in with the leveling comp>>> [ WARNING ::: DATABASE ERROR ::: CONTENT OVERRIDE ::: SOURCE: EXTERNAL ] <<> source ( Read more... ) -
Bedroom - almost done
Well, I was a *tad* optimistic about getting the floors done last Tuesday. We did get them finished, however, though some little filler pieces went in after we got wood glue on Saturday. Over the week and weekend we finished the bedroom. This included cutting, painting and installing the quarter-round I bought on Thursday. Some tricky cuts for the ( Read more... ) -
Progress!
I am fortunate that my job consists of a variety of different task requiring different amounts of mental energy. I was exhausted today from the weekend, and was able to slip into some of the less mentally grueling work, and them morning slipped by as I puttered away. This is opposite of last week, where I was tackling some of the more brainy kind ( Read more... ) -
The renovations - part 3 of my tiring fortnight
Even before we knew if our insurance claim was going to cover the replacement of the carpet in the bedroom and closet, we knew that we weren't comfortable keeping the carpet - afraid for mold, and water retained in the carpet pad ( Read more... ) -
The clean-up - part 2 of my long fortnight
The day after the flooding, Toby stayed home. Baxter National, a company selected by our Insurance Company, came with equipment ( Read more... ) -
The disaster - part 1 of my hectic fortnight
At least it wasn't a fire ( Read more... ) -
So much time, so little to do
...strike that. Reverse it ( Read more... )