fun was had by all. everyone stayed later then we thought, everyone ate tons of great food, we had a fine wild and crazy egg hunt were all the kids got quarters, candy, and a little toy.
ians dad stayed for hours, friends from ians school and my volunteer place came, plus in "home friends" as ian calls them. god we had a great time. and later on i will fill in the details. mostly i just wanted to say what a success the party was.
tomorrow i will deal with the death of a good friend, tomorrow. cos i don't wanna think about it today.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
we had our first house showing yesterday. it went okay.
if nothing else i have cleaning an amazing amount and purged almost all of my former belongings. new gifts out into the world for people. all to the freestore. they see me coming and are thrilled. it was tough finding a freestore that didnt make people pray before getting the items they are in need of. tough i tell you. but after several hours of calling various places i found it. so they are the recipients of all my former belongings.
in other news the only other thing i seem to be thinking about i threw away musta been 11ty hundred garbage bags of stuff. the trash collector made comments to his buddy. okay he was training the guy in so they werent comments about the HUGE pile of garbage. and it felt GOOOD to get rid of that stuff. sooo soo good.
someday i will post pictures of my work. someday.
in other news the only other thing i seem to be thinking about i threw away musta been 11ty hundred garbage bags of stuff. the trash collector made comments to his buddy. okay he was training the guy in so they werent comments about the HUGE pile of garbage. and it felt GOOOD to get rid of that stuff. sooo soo good.
someday i will post pictures of my work. someday.
Friday, April 3, 2009
the housing inspector comes in two hours.
ask me if i am done cleaning.
i'm not. i spent 6 hours cleaning the young teens bedroom yesterday. a developed nation complaint for sure, but still. i found a HUGE stash of silver ware and books to give to a friend with a kid alittle younger then young teen. the books, not the silverware.
now its on to my room. which really isn't bad. i just have to throw some clothing into the closet and kinda straiten some stuff out. prolly should make my bed too.
the front room and dinner room are done, the kitchen is almost there.
this guy is just looking around for structural problems, do the fire detectors work, etc. monday the first perspective buyer comes. it really has to look nice by then.
the day before yesterday i got a phone call from younger teens dad, he said "what are you doing right now? are you busy? i need a huge favor." i said, i am working but its no biggie. i don't have 200.00 dollars. what is it?"
he said "i split my pants working at Eric's (he and his wife own renaissance tree care and ds dad works with them) can you bring me a pair of pants."
i manage, barely, to stifle a laugh. and say sure
next thing i know i am driving to the house with pants. get there are hell if he hasn't completely busted out the ass of his pants. funniest thing ever.
i'm not. i spent 6 hours cleaning the young teens bedroom yesterday. a developed nation complaint for sure, but still. i found a HUGE stash of silver ware and books to give to a friend with a kid alittle younger then young teen. the books, not the silverware.
now its on to my room. which really isn't bad. i just have to throw some clothing into the closet and kinda straiten some stuff out. prolly should make my bed too.
the front room and dinner room are done, the kitchen is almost there.
this guy is just looking around for structural problems, do the fire detectors work, etc. monday the first perspective buyer comes. it really has to look nice by then.
the day before yesterday i got a phone call from younger teens dad, he said "what are you doing right now? are you busy? i need a huge favor." i said, i am working but its no biggie. i don't have 200.00 dollars. what is it?"
he said "i split my pants working at Eric's (he and his wife own renaissance tree care and ds dad works with them) can you bring me a pair of pants."
i manage, barely, to stifle a laugh. and say sure
next thing i know i am driving to the house with pants. get there are hell if he hasn't completely busted out the ass of his pants. funniest thing ever.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
it looks like were moving.
not just because of that but in part, i am getting rid of as much stuff as possible. today's load to the used book store was five orange boxes (not boxes orange in color but boxes that used to hold oranges from the grocery store.) four cloth shopping bags, and one plastic shopping basket i accidentally liberated from target.
Yesterdays stuff was three huge garbage bags of clothing and other miscellaneous wearable items like purse and stuff.
today we go see the house were looking at, i already drove past it and looked at the outside. its darling. today we get to look at the inside. the realtor were working with says it need work like painting and incidentals. nothing like the amount our current very well loved house needs.
i am amazed at how much i can to in a day. and equally amazed at how overwhelmed (her words not mine) and unable to do anything my mom is. now look i know what its like. i am overwhelmed too. but ive been dealing with her "someday the revolution will come and we will need________" obviously fill in the blank. lemme tell you we wont need 100 phillips screw drivers. ever.
nor will we need 37 toaster, 2000 books on aircraft history, building, fliers etc. two clothes washers. ever. ever ever. ever.
so its all leaving. to find good homes.
at least the airplane body that was in the backyard found a new home several years ago.
this new house is going to one of those houses that only has the necessities, things the people who live there love and use.
Yesterdays stuff was three huge garbage bags of clothing and other miscellaneous wearable items like purse and stuff.
today we go see the house were looking at, i already drove past it and looked at the outside. its darling. today we get to look at the inside. the realtor were working with says it need work like painting and incidentals. nothing like the amount our current very well loved house needs.
i am amazed at how much i can to in a day. and equally amazed at how overwhelmed (her words not mine) and unable to do anything my mom is. now look i know what its like. i am overwhelmed too. but ive been dealing with her "someday the revolution will come and we will need________" obviously fill in the blank. lemme tell you we wont need 100 phillips screw drivers. ever.
nor will we need 37 toaster, 2000 books on aircraft history, building, fliers etc. two clothes washers. ever. ever ever. ever.
so its all leaving. to find good homes.
at least the airplane body that was in the backyard found a new home several years ago.
this new house is going to one of those houses that only has the necessities, things the people who live there love and use.
Friday, March 27, 2009
court was yesterday and i managed to completely and throughly so confuse the judge that he just sat there shaking his head and saying "i've never seen
this before...".
because ian's dad and i didn't argue the traditional ex partners way. the man/non-custodial parent saying its my money! and the woman custodial parent saying i need more child support!
instead i asked for ian's dad child support obligation to be reduced, its in my benefit, his drivers lic. restored and for the arrears to be eliminated.
it worked. we confused the family "justice" system thoroughly. and walked away better friends and happier people. it was worth every penny.
i also opened my hyena shop
it was a metric ton of work for write the code for that. esp. since i have less the no knowledge about how computers work or how to write code (that's what they call it, ya know writing code. don't i sound like a pro-freshion-al?)
i found a test site for hyena carts and a site for the codes for colors and an open source software thingy for making thumbnails of photos. i feel so successful!
i did something i never thought i could do. and it saved me 70.00 or so dollars to have someone else do it for me. yeah me! i test stocked one item, but over the weekend i plan on stocking tons of stuff. like soap, flower remedies, i have a couple of ideas for stuff too. i think it'll work out really well.
on an etsy note the ***big spring fling*** raffle is coming along nicely. the loverly ad that goes into mothering message board soon is really nice. the woman who did it is really talented. i cant wait for the sale to start. just a few more days.
i volunteer at the coop tomorrow, i am working up the nerve to ask helen, the woman who runs it, to put my items for sale. well see how it goes. although i dont understand the tax sitch with something like that. it might be more work then its worth...
tonight we go out to cy and rachels for a pot luck dinner, our contribution is brownies. hmmmmm... brownies. i think it'll be fun. i cant wait for out csa share from their farm to start. hmmmmm... csa.
i think that's about it for now. more later.
because ian's dad and i didn't argue the traditional ex partners way. the man/non-custodial parent saying its my money! and the woman custodial parent saying i need more child support!
instead i asked for ian's dad child support obligation to be reduced, its in my benefit, his drivers lic. restored and for the arrears to be eliminated.
it worked. we confused the family "justice" system thoroughly. and walked away better friends and happier people. it was worth every penny.
i also opened my hyena shop
it was a metric ton of work for write the code for that. esp. since i have less the no knowledge about how computers work or how to write code (that's what they call it, ya know writing code. don't i sound like a pro-freshion-al?)
i found a test site for hyena carts and a site for the codes for colors and an open source software thingy for making thumbnails of photos. i feel so successful!
i did something i never thought i could do. and it saved me 70.00 or so dollars to have someone else do it for me. yeah me! i test stocked one item, but over the weekend i plan on stocking tons of stuff. like soap, flower remedies, i have a couple of ideas for stuff too. i think it'll work out really well.
on an etsy note the ***big spring fling*** raffle is coming along nicely. the loverly ad that goes into mothering message board soon is really nice. the woman who did it is really talented. i cant wait for the sale to start. just a few more days.
i volunteer at the coop tomorrow, i am working up the nerve to ask helen, the woman who runs it, to put my items for sale. well see how it goes. although i dont understand the tax sitch with something like that. it might be more work then its worth...
tonight we go out to cy and rachels for a pot luck dinner, our contribution is brownies. hmmmmm... brownies. i think it'll be fun. i cant wait for out csa share from their farm to start. hmmmmm... csa.
i think that's about it for now. more later.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
treasure mapping and decluttering
one of the reasons i love spring so much is that i can open the doors and have the smell of clean air and ozone coming in. okay so i live in the northland so its more like current rain and future blizzard but you get the idea. i was looking for the reasons we all declutter besides spring time. i mean why not january 1st?
so in doing this i have found treasure mapping. based on astrology, you declutter for a week, something i was in dire need of doing anyway, and then build your self a map of the coming year here is a blog that explains it all. www.tracyastrosalon.blogspot.com
so even if i didn't buy into astrology lets face it. the decluttering part? so me. in doing so i gave away 5 large garbage bags of clothing, a dinosaur of a computer, and boxes of tchotckes. it feels soo good. oh yeah! 8 grocery bags of books which earned me 50.00 dollars in credit at the local bookstore and created a huge gift for
the womens prison book project. a great organization that, i bet yhou can tell by the name, gives books to women prisoners.
along with the decluttering ive been working tons on my shop. tons. adding several new flower essences and been making up a stock pile of soap. lemme tell you when the revolutions comes i will be set up in the soap departemnt. they really are beautiful soaps. rescue me with 5 classic flower remedies. spicy chai tea with ginger, chai tea and cornmeal and essential oils. i also created a shampoo bar recipe i think will knock the socks off anyone who uses it. sage nettles and rosemary with olive, canola, coconut, castor, sweet almond, jojoba oils with lavender and rosemary essential oils. hmmmmm... i cannot wait.
well last nights lack of sleep is getting to me. ill have to spell check and edit tomorrow.
night.
so in doing this i have found treasure mapping. based on astrology, you declutter for a week, something i was in dire need of doing anyway, and then build your self a map of the coming year here is a blog that explains it all. www.tracyastrosalon.blogspot.com
so even if i didn't buy into astrology lets face it. the decluttering part? so me. in doing so i gave away 5 large garbage bags of clothing, a dinosaur of a computer, and boxes of tchotckes. it feels soo good. oh yeah! 8 grocery bags of books which earned me 50.00 dollars in credit at the local bookstore and created a huge gift for
the womens prison book project. a great organization that, i bet yhou can tell by the name, gives books to women prisoners.
along with the decluttering ive been working tons on my shop. tons. adding several new flower essences and been making up a stock pile of soap. lemme tell you when the revolutions comes i will be set up in the soap departemnt. they really are beautiful soaps. rescue me with 5 classic flower remedies. spicy chai tea with ginger, chai tea and cornmeal and essential oils. i also created a shampoo bar recipe i think will knock the socks off anyone who uses it. sage nettles and rosemary with olive, canola, coconut, castor, sweet almond, jojoba oils with lavender and rosemary essential oils. hmmmmm... i cannot wait.
well last nights lack of sleep is getting to me. ill have to spell check and edit tomorrow.
night.
Monday, March 16, 2009
my basement flooded but it isnt a noah style flood just a spring in minnesota style flood
Picture aromatherapy play clay for the ***BIG GIVEAWAY***
Originally uploaded by mayamadeherbals
but some of the wood working stuff got wet. but not my herb and aromatherapy stuff thank goddess. i am leaving the door open today and watching the water just float away in the air. it coulda been soooo much worse.
yesterday was the last day of spring break. we were one minute late to school, tons of the other kids were super late. it was kinda funny to watch this line of kids waiting to the late slips. you can see the surfer kid, in a place 1000 miles from any water you could surf in. the urban stylie kids, the nerds, the kids with flakey parents, the religious kids, my kid goes to a school in which a large population are very very religous, very scarey (do not click on that link if you are easily scared.)and then a buncha atheists. its a very odd combonation.
so today i am working on soap. gardeners soap and hand cream as a set. the gardeners soap is a olive oil and canola oil base with calendula infusion and cornmeal. the cream i'm not too sure about yet. i havent worked out the formula yet. we shall see what it contains. yesterday i worked on aromatherapy playclay. man alive it turned out good. if i do say so myself. cinnamon, spearmint, sweet orange, lemon and lavender in matching colors. it smells so delish and plays well too. now i just haveta get the stuff i have for etsy up in the cart instead of in the holding area.
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