So…i’m not going to make it to the theatre tonight. Nor am I going to be able to pick up scripts. Just too much to get done. Laundry, packing for the weekend. Mandrea and Waynebryan are here. She’s going to finish painting, he’s putting the new and improved ceiling fan together and installing it.
I need to get the oil changed and perhaps the tired rotated…
I have a fairly busy day tomorrow so hopefully it’ll go by fast…I’ma needing some Wonderboy/Wonderbaby time!

take back ceiling fan and exchange for new one.
buy more paint.
deliver more campaign signs.
drive to BSCT and pay for/get sweatshirt I ordered.
bang some hair.
go see a play tonight as it’s my ONLY night to see it.
go pick up some scripts to read for committee.

sheesh.

Mandrea got her room painted last night! Alas the ceiling fan I bought was the absolute craziest kind ever to put together so we’re taking that back and getting an easier one. But…I’m getting excited for her to be here!

Yesterday I was exhausted. Finally got to sleep about 5am, only to meet Julie at the gym by 6:30 to workout then to work…after bible study last night I got home and went straight to the bed. Well, first I cut up a plum for snack then went to the bed. Watched Glee, then half of Parenthood and then slept the sleep of the dead. God it felt good…so good that when my alarm went off at 5:30 so I could do a 6am class at my gym…I slept right through it.

I’m hoping to get Little Mow from the Frontier today. My yard is so high I’m going to get a ticket if it doesn’t get chopped tonight! So that will count as some activity!

Coffee this morning, then I have class at my new salon at 8:30…I’m pretty busy this afternoon at work so should be a good day!

hope yours is good too…

clean sheets
vacuumed carpets
mopped wood floors and bathroom
laundry
mattresses wrapped in plastic and taken to the little shed
groceries bought
dishes washed (by hand thankyouverymuch) and put away
fridge cleaned out
trash taken out
U-Verse cable installed
Cox cable taken away
dvr set to record all the new shows premiering and the old favorites returning this week. there is…more than 10.

What I didn’t get done:
I must get to the Frontier and pick up Little Mow because my grass at Brokedown Palace is almost outta control.
I have some campaign signs to deliver in Yukon/Bethany and MUST get those done.
I need to go look for a dishwasher
I have to get my business plan together. 7 days left at my salon before the switch…

isnt it crazy that no matter how much we do…there’s still more? why can’t I just be satisfied with an accomplished day?

Ok. I made a delicious meal of chicken cacciatore tonight…easy way.
white meat from a rotisserie chicken
big chunks of green pepper, red onion and a container of mushrooms
one jar of newman’s sauce
the leftover cherry tomatos from the fridge
whole wheat penne

pretty stinkin good. That’s what I’ll be having this week because it made one metric shit ton.

I did watch Boardwalk Empire. about three times. I’m excited for this show…
I have a workout date with my friend tomorrow at 6:30 so I’m going to curl up on the couch and watch some new tv and then head to my clean sheets…

how was your Monday?

Or grateful. I can never remember. But I am both. Glad it’s Friday. The weeks are getting more difficult, as we race to the new salon. The countdown is on, and the anxiety is tantamount. Good things are coming…I can smell it in the air. And when I need a little pickme up? My best friend leaves me this on her blog.

Happy Friday, ya’ll. Giddyup. Let’s Ride!

Yesterday hurt.

Mentally it was draining. Had a great continuing ed class in the morning. Watched two great haircut demos and some good lecture…then I was crazy ass busy from noon till 8pm. and I made a poor shoe choice. Mandrea had to dig out some flip flops for me, and yes. she is about fifty sizes smaller than I but I just shoved my feet halfway in…just enough to appease state board if they stopped by and worked it from there. My feet and legs still hurt today.

I’m dressed for the gym. Sippin coffee, sneezing, cleaning up cat vomit…it’s a Thursday. It’s slow at work, so I dont go in till 11 then I have some breaks in the day…

One thing I did yesterday was figure up my check. Today is payday. And its September so it’s a sloooooow pay period. I didn’t make commission. So I figured up what I would make, after paying my own taxes and boothrent…and it’s still so much more $. Still a good move on my part. Because I’ve been worrying about it don’t ya know. Nice to have that affirmation.

I’ve only got two weeks left.

gulp.

That’s in. one more bit of coffee and I’m going to run. Get my head clear for the day.

Did you know that the dragonfly signifies change? It’s my new mascot.

that and my token talisman.

I got a LOT of stuff accomplished yesterday…but not in the way I wanted…everything wound up just left of center.

bought paint to finish out where the drywall was repaired.  (my original paint had curdled so I got the exact color sample square thingy and the exact same paint…) Yeah it doesn’t so much exactly match. I got everything covered…and Andrea’s room looks good but the living room…I just don’t know what to do yet. I may run another coat over the wall that needed repaired and just call it good…

Bought duck tape to wrap the heavy plastic around the mattress set before I store it in my building. well. turns out it doesn’t hold too well and it’s not a one person two cat job. so that flopped. Andrea will help tonight.

My dishwasher has been brokedown for a week and on Monday I called my plumber. Yesterday I called an appliance repairman. The motor/pump is out and for 265.00 I could fix it. but for a few pennies more I can replace it. So there’s that.

I had two clients yesterday so I worked at home up until 3:30 so I got several things crossed off the list buuuuuut just seems like I didn’t get anything right. Ever have one of those days?

A few things that were good! I won my football pot the first week. $50.00!!! Huzzuah! I bought a ceiling fan for Andrea’s room. Her boyfriend will install it. Now we’ve got fans in every room which will help out with the bills! That was good…

Today is my last education class with this company. They’re doing three new haircuts so I’m going to soak up as much as I can get my hands on! One more sip of coffee and then I’m out. Have a blast today…it’s Humpday for you Normals! and it’s a brand new fresh day for all of us!

Cleaning out the guest room closet this morning and I found one of these. It’s a subway token that I must have got on my first trip to New York City. I gave it to a friend of mine back in 97 before I left on my first tour. He put it on a chain and wore it for 3 years, until we saw each other again.

In a box full of things from that era, my Yoda Pez, heart shaped rocks, beads and sweetgrass…there it was. It wasn’t one of those moments that froze me and ripped me apart at the seams…but it did take me back.

There’s been a lot of life lived these past 12 years.

and I’m cleaning out the guest room…literally and metaphysically…prepping for another chapter.

there are moments when I think about money and the shift to the new job and what I should be doing or learning or already having figured out and I freeze. My stomach drops and I break out in cold sweat/hot flashes.

so. I’ve decided to wear this subway token on a chain. Not because I’m overly sentimental about the friend who put it there and wore it. Because I am always overly sentimental about that man. So, I can’t dwell on it or it will eat me up. I put those feelings somewhere tucked away. Safe. So, not as a reminder of him… But to remind me how far I’ve come…and where I’m going…and that the best things are only a subway ride away.

It’s a beautiful morning. There’s a breeze blowing through my house. There’s a thundery rain cloud moving my way. There’s fresh hot coffee in my mug. I am well rested. (two tylenol pm’s and my mouthguard thankyouverymuch) and I’m just thankful.

I’m watching the morning political shows. There are sooooo many polarizing subjects out there in the news cycle right now. So much anger and rage and line drawing. So much “if you don’t believe like we do you’re as good as a terrorist.” So much with the guy who’s burning books of faith. Dude is getting more fame and tv time than any Lindsay Lohan week. Quit putting a camera in his face. Let’s not put any more wood on the fire.

Our gubernatorial campaign is in full swing here in Oklahoma. I’m volunteering for the Democrat nominee. These past few weeks, not her opponent, but the actual Republican Governors Association has put out the most negative of campaign ads. Immediately crappy.  Man oh man.

Cindy said, don’t watch tv. Gert high fived that sentiment as well.

Nuckin Futs.

However today, I’m going to embrace the beauty of the calm. I’m going to use it to propell me to change my sheets and clean the kitchen. I’m going to try to not stress about the fact that my dishwasher isn’t draining. There’s water standing in the bottom of it and I’m scared as to what that’s going to cost me. Let’s all try to manifest an easy fix on that one. I’m going to go get another cuppa joe and I’m going to do a little at home workout this morning.

Starting at noon? FIRST COLTS GAME, baby!!! The NFL starts today and I’m going to go sit on a bars tool and watch. All Day Long. (not drink all day long, but watch mind you. I don’t want to undo all the good I did the last two weeks!)

Tomorrow I vow to make some headway on the guest room/Mandrea’s room. Buy a few groceries, and clean out the office closet.

I hope your weekend is as lovely.