Black Friday

Not only were stores open on Thanksgiving, but some stores were open at midnight for the Black Friday sales. I didn't set the alarm, but was up early (which is typical for me). I showered and made it out the door by 5 a.m. To Walmart I was headed. There was an electronic item I wanted to buy for a Christmas present. Despite the store opening at 5 a.m. and my being on the road near Walmart by 5:20, imagine my surprise as I drove by to see the entire parking lot full with cars--not an open spot to be found.

I am not one for crowds and I certainly felt that in all of those vehicles, there wouldn't be one of the items I wanted to buy left. So I drove right on by and drove home. Plan B....begin work on sorting through the mess called my bedroom.

My husband and I live in an old Victorian home and we have a dressing room/parlor outside of our bedroom. It is packed to the gills with stuff. Mostly paperwork I have not dealt with because I am all about not dealing with things. I managed to put away my summer clothes and totally unpack my winter clothes. I also started to sort through the junk....old bill receipts, scrapbook items I've been saving for the girls, books, magazines, travel brochures and more books. I gave it a good effort but petered out early on. It sure is nice having a four-day (five for me with an added day of vacation) weekend!

Work Woes

Another morning where I wake up and cannot fall back to sleep after waking. So here I am at 4 a.m. watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (rerun) and am surfing the net and freezing my butt off because our thermostat is set back.

I say work woes because I am to the point of no return work wise. Over 100 e-mails I have not responded to and yesterday I didn't even get to my phone messages. So once this is published, I'll head into work and resolve some issues before the troops come in or start calling.

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Hubby left for a four-day trip to Evansville, Indiana this morning and I already miss him. It is weird, because lately I just want to be left alone. No kids, no hubby, no anyone. But the moment he leaves, I get all busy and actually care about things around the house I don't normally pay attention to. I did a load of laundry, did the dishes, put away already folded clothes and had a tea party with my youngest daughter.

My typical evening consists of getting "sucked" into my Lazy Boy chair--watching TV and reading the paper until bedtime. Why is this? Why the Doctor Jeckel/Mr. Hyde?

Happy New Year

There is always something unique about the end of one year and beginning another new one. You put to bed your bad habits with the thought of banishing them forever and starting out new--fresh.

We read about people who this every day. They lose 50+ pounds, they quit shopping and were able to turn their finances around, or someone who quits their job and persues his/her dream.

Why can't all of us do this? Why can't some of us even get the dream off the ground? It isn't quite the end of the month yet so all is not lost. I just need to begin. Start small, work on it every day.

There is hope.