Feeling Better Today

After a very soul searching and productive week-end I am feeling much better. I had a great and I mean great talk with my hubby on Saturday morning ~ do we do it or do we put some money into this place and stay?? Well ~ we pondered and talked and decided to let everything just sit for a day ~ that was Saturday.

So I headed to the hardware store to get what a needed for my project (more on that at a later date), worked on a few things, sat in the sun, read my book, had a nap and then got up and cooked a fabulous meal ~ if I do say so myself! We decided over supper that we would "go for it"... Look at it like a blank canvas, a new chapter ~ yours to discover. Ah ~ I do not feel nauseous or like I want to jump off a bridge ~ this is good. To complete my day I received a much needed phone call from my cousin ~ one of my best girls EVER ~ and she also talked things out with me. It put some wind back into my sails and I got so much done on Sunday ~ what a girl.

So ~ I am still de-cluttering, organizing and purging ~ but with a lighter heart.

Signs of Obession

Christina over at Signs of Obsessions is having a contest to celebrate her 1ooth post. Thanks to Ziz for pointing me in her direction!

Declutter, Organize, Purge

Here I sit on Saturday morning planning my day. I would love nothing better than to grab my book and head out to the deck and just laze the day away but I can't and I won't. You see we have been talking about selling our house and building one ~ yep ~ brand spankin' new ~ so why do I feel nauseous?

We have been in our house now for 7 years ~ it is a big 4 bedroom and when we purchased it we imagined filling it with children... well not quite "filling" ~ but 2 was our goal. Alas here we are and although we tried, it did not happen for us. Now I am OK with that now ~ my life is full and I have accepted it although some people still ask us "how come". Whatever.... I am veering off topic and what is weighing heavy on my mind.

The house is too big for us ~ we are filling it with stuff ~ stuff we don't need... So last week-end we went and looked at 5 different houses ~ and picked one we liked. We met with our realtor and decided we will be listing ours on the 15th....OF THIS MONTH! Ahhhhhhhh So last night I was upstairs cleaning, organizing, throwing some things out and packing some things up. I took a break and went outside for a break ~ played with the dog ~ kicked around the ball and looked around.... my gardens ~ not that they would make any magazine, but they are mine! The lawn, the mature trees, our wonderful neighbors and I almost went into the "ugly cry". Why am I so filled with dread about something that it suppose to be so wonderful?? The payoff in the end will be so huge ~ so why am I not elated? I am going to have to ponder that today and have a long talk with hubby....

Thanks for listening.....

xo

Lip Balm - Update.....

Imagine my surprise this morning when I was trolling around the web to find that my obsession ~ cherry obsession ~ was only discontinued in Canada!! Yeah! So this is an update on what makes me happy. So when I finally run out ~ I can run down to the states and get some, along with a visit to Kohl's, Bath & Body Works, Target..... hmm it may be an expensive trip though! Oh wait - I guess I will need a passport first! Crap ~ better get that off my to do list since I have had the pictures in my wallet since April......

6 Uninteresting Things That Make Me Happy...

I have been tagged by a wonderful friend of mine over at
The Bottom of the Ironing Basket so here I go....

~ The first thing makes me laugh because there is a story behind my mini obsession with Natural Ice lip balm. It makes me very happy, but I was quite unhappy when I found out the makers of one of my favorite things discontinued the product. Once I found this out, I was on the hunt to find out where they were clearing it out. Well, as luck would have it the little place that had "the stash" of "my stuff", did not have a store in my city....closest place was about an hour and 1/2 away. We do have friends there, so I sent her on the search, only after getting it all set up to have some put on hold. Fast forward our next trip to Saint John - she brings the bag out and plops it on my knee.... I peer in like it is a stocking on Christmas morn only to find it is the WRONG lip balm!! I almost cried and could not hide my disappointment. Needless to say, I was into the store the following day and bought 60 - yes, count em - 60! I still have some put away, and yes, they make me happy.

~ I have to say our cottage, which is more of a camp really. It is one of the few places I can go and not feel guilty about doing nothing. It's also a bonus that it is one place I feel Dad's presence the most as he built it "from scratch" ~ cut down the trees, milled the lumber, built it up and filled it with love. I still miss him everyday.

~ A sappy chick flick on a cold winters night, snuggled up with a blanket and a mug of hot chocolate.

~ Spending time with friends because we do not get together nearly enough, so I am very happy when we make the time and wonder why it took so long.

~ Reading ~ whether it is curled up on the couch or lounging in the hammock.

~ Keeping traditions alive by trying different recipes found in my grandmothers old book as she was the best baker ever!

I would love to tag 6 ~ but I won't. I will however be around to check everyone elses lists!

The Wonder of Girlfriends

I am very blessed to have the many girlfriends that I do ~ some have been around it seems like forever, where as others more recent, but just as precious. They are there for you when you need a lift, or maybe the sense knocked into you! To laugh, to cry, to pray, to love or sometimes to just be....

~ Friends from childhood that you can sit down with a cup of tea and come to that common place, no matter how life has taken you in different directions...

~ Old friends from work ~ where you spent most of your young adult life together, growing up, having fun and falling in love. These are the girls that you sit back and say "remember the time...." and more than likely have a glass of wine in your hand, instead of the tea...

~ Then there are the girls with whom you have never truly met in person, but have gotten to know each other over the years through words ~ typed words... We have been through marriages and divorce, births and death, joy and sorrow and is always a place to go to tell what idiotic thing your husband just did or the funny thing that just happened.

I know from past experience that all my girlfriends would be there in an instant if I needed them ~ and I know that they know the same would happen in return. When one hurts, we all hurt. When one is sick, we "rally the troops" and make sure we do all that we can.

Thank goodness for girlfriends...

xo

Sunday BBQ

Sunday was the perfect day to spark up the grill and have a couple of burgers and of course some salads. I made our family favorite ~ potato along with a pasta salad. Add the sunshine and some wine, along with my Mom and our cousin Linda and supper was complete. We sat on the deck ~ swatting at some uninvited mosquitoes and dreaded black flies ~ but all in all it was a good day!