Visit delayed due to horrible weather.
True raincheck...2 weeks we're on again!

woo hoo

FYI: I am shitty at updating my blog, but I've noticed everyone around me is pretty damn bad at it too, so I don't feel THAT bad.

Excited about this weekend.
My long-ago friend is coming down for the night from Timberlake, NC. The Latham clan would remember Ms. Jaffe Nye. We hooked back up this past year since I googled her name; I always wondered where she was, what she was doing. Well I found her & thanks to email & the all-mighty facebook we've reconnected.

If I think about it, we met when I was about 6. We're fast friends, then she moved away in 6th grade. So I haven't seen her since I was 11 & now we are hooking back up at the ripe ol' age of 30. LOVE IT!

She's driving down today (4 hours), we're going to dinner, then out to cruise G-vegas. Totally stoked, now I just have to clean my house*! That should be interesting considering I have 3 dogs this weekend, not just the one.

Later peeps...



*Side note on cleaning: I've been doing much better, but some weeks are better than others...this past week is one of the "others"

Good Day, so far...

I passed out last night, HARD!! I really think I was out before 9pm. I'm guessing it was a long week, HA! So I ended up waking up at 9:30 this morning, which was actually quite awesome! I had time to myself before Brad got home (he took Squeak to the airport in Charlotte) then I did my Weekly Home Blessing. I believe this was meant for me. I love the concept of 10 minutes per task, it really helps the house & I actually enjoy doing it. Plus, it's give or take, an HOUR! I can't complain about a clean house in an hour.

Also, the girls & I headed to the movies to see Bride Wars. Very funny! Molly & Bess seem to think I'm a combination of both brides. I laughed my ass off, I so needed that!

The Hubby is napping since he woke up so early. I'm about to go wake his ass up so we can have some dinner & such.

All in all, good day! YAY!

Since I inherited a gene that severely affects my ability to follow through on things, I've marked 2009 as the YEAR OF FOLLOW THROUGH. I'm taking steps to establish routines around the house & with my health. I have to start small & work myself up because I will overwhelm myself & as I determined during my wedding, I get easily overwhelmed when it comes to certain things. I never thought that about myself but I've admitted I have a problem...that is the first step, right??!?!?!

So, goals for myself for 2009 & life in general:
1. Lose the wedding/marriage weight I gained
2. Be more effective around the house, ie. clean more!
3. DO the projects I want to do around the house, well those that require the least
amount of $$ since we have NONE! These include:
stripping the wallpaper & painting front bathroom
painting garage
sanding & painting garage door
painting shutters
painting paneling in living room
cleaning out one certain cabinet in kitchen
THE WEDDING ROOM!!!
pulling the acubas & replanting along fenceline
laying big tile where acubas once were to extend outdoor patio
pull boxwoods that I HATE from front of house (eventually put in hydrangeas)

I will post progress as it occurs...wish me luck, I need some encouragement, maybe I'll get some help too!! Hey, a girl can dream!!!

My kids are driving me nuts today.
I've had words in each class, I'm in my 3rd right now.
It's a long day!!!