Freedom

I finally feel like I have a fire lit under me, and I am really getting the house in order to sell. I deep cleaned the master bedroom yesterday and today. Today's job was to finish wiping all the closets doors, walls, baseboards, etc with the magic eraser. Unfortunately, I think our bedroom is going to have to be painted. And I cleaned the light fixture and ceiling fan.

The next big job was to go through both closets and get rid of all the clothes that we don't wear anymore and send them to Goodwill.

It was very freeing to finally be able to get rid of some clothes that I've been hanging onto for a long time. I donate clothes every year, but there are some items that I always can't bear to part with, and they remain in the closet unworn.

Now the guest room closet has a huge empty spot - the giveaway pile is gigantic (in my opinion). I actually wish I could bring myself to comb through it all one more time and get rid of more.

We've also cleaned out numerous boxes in the garage. We've created a pile of trash, a pile for Goodwill, and a pile of books for Mr. K's.

It is very freeing to finally, finally whittle down all this stuff!

Too Much BSG?

BSG = Battlestar Galactica

Could I be too "into" BSG? Is that possible?

The other night, as we were driving home and as I was looking up at the night sky (which I do regularly), I noticed an odd light in the clouds. This phenomenon is not unusual - I see strange, unexplainable lights all the time - they aren't stars or planets or cell phone towers. Let's say the strange lights are space stations or satelites - yeah, let's say that!

One time, Paul and I had a bet going. He was seeing the same strange light that I was, and he said it was a cell phone tower light. So we drove towards it and tried to locate the cell phone tower - they dot the countryside. But the closer we/he thought we were getting to it, the more obvious it became that the light was higher than he originally thought, and we realized that it wasn't a cell phone tower - I didn't think it was.

Anyway, the other night, I saw a strange light. It was there and then it wasn't. It was like it would peep out of the clouds and then hide again. I knew right away that it wasn't a star b/c it was odd shaped. So I kept staring, but then we got on the on ramp for the interstate, and I worried that I had lost my place in the sky. I'm sure I was staring a hole in the windshield. But I saw it again - peeping in and out - the shape of it intriging me more and more. During the last peep, I could have sworn that it was a cylon raider! Seriously! In the nanosecond that I was preparing to say, "PAUL, LOOK AT THAT!" the peepshow ended (the clouds finally moved on) and there was a perfect "Cheshire Cat smile" of a moon. It was so pretty and cool. So cool!

There are only 3 episodes left of BSG, and I am so excited!

Fabulous Beach Weekend

Thanks to my good friend, Leslie, and her multi-million dollar beach house, I had a fabulous long weekend in South Carolina.

A few of my favorite things about the weekend:
getting my pick of the 6 bedrooms (all with 800 thread count sheets, no less)
having my own luxurious marble bathroom
sipping mimosas in the hot tub on the extensive deck
sitting and reading and listening to the waterfall at the front of the house (there is a wall with a large heron molded into the teal colored tiles in the fountain thats built into the house)
swimming laps in the pool on the second story
standing on the fourth story, watching the waves roll in

Those are my favorite things.

But my MOST favorite things were:
spending 4 days with good, good people
being relaxed
getting my pictures organized for another scrapbooking weekend coming up
not having to clean my house, do laundry or worry with a schedule
laughing and walking down the streets of Charleston
eating good seafood
having a friend who invites me to her beach house
having a friend who gives me the sand dollars she finds
having a friend who doesn't complain about the smell of the the dead starfish she let us bring home
having a friend who you can tell stories such as "I read this question in a magazine..." while pretending to seriously shop in the Gucci store

Thanks, Leslie!

TV Show Idea

While I was watching Grey's Anatomy, Paul was nearby on the computer. A surgeon was making a dramatic speech to another doctor, and Paul was making gagging noises. He said, "no doctor talks like that!" He hates to watch medical shows b/c he says they are nothing like the real thing. So he told me an idea he has for a new TV show. He thinks they should make a show about all the other hospital personnel: the orderlies, security dude, the maintenance people, the desk clerks, etc. The show can show how they make fun of the doctors. I think it's a half decent idea.

Oh, and I had another idea to post, but I've forgotten it. I'll probably remember it in the middle of the night.

Her Life Long Wish, Part 2

Abbie showed us her picture tonight.
She got the gold earrings from Katrina, Matthew's girlfriend, while we were in Utah.
Abbie says she put the earrings on the scroll to show how important it was (I guessed right). Oh, and I forgot to mention that she had made a little tent placard that sits in front of the scroll that says "Long Life Wish" but I'm sure she meant Life Long Wish.
Abbie explained each aspect of the picture.
Her place is called Best Friends Forever Sanctuary. When you drive up to the ticket office, the acronynm BFFS (large letters) sits on the roof. You buy a ticket to gain entry and then drive through a gate.
You enter the main house where Abbie lives - there is a kitchen, sun room, living room, bedroom, bathroom and laundry room. Off each section of the house are sleeping quarters for cats, dogs, and rodents. Outside is where all the awake animals are: cats, dogs, birds, snakes, lizards, and bunnies. A fence encloses the many acres of the sanctuary and there are many food and water stations spread around.
As I said, the picture and layout is well thought out and everything is labeled. Sweet!