ACCOMPLISHMENT! and I'm exhausted, lol...
Well, got my gym clean, got the main room of the basement clean! It took ALL DAY and in the process I broke my gym's vcr which means I can't do my favorite step aerobics tape anymore. I did run to the stores to see about getting a replacement but Walmart was the only one that had them - combined with a dvd - and for $80! no way. So I guess I'm going to have to do Jillian Michael's Extreme Shred dvd that I bought last week....well, lol, after the back of my thighs quit hurting.... oh, and that run to the stores... when I started cleaning, I just threw on some cleaning clothes and got right to work, so when I got there, I realized that I forgot to even comb my hair... and yeah, it was bad, lol, crazy wild woman look... AND then I ran into a former boss, so after a quick hi, I practically ran out of the store in embarrassment, lol.
So the space by the water heater that DESPERATELY needed cleaning up... turns out that it was only a faucet at the base that was dripping. I opened it up, let the water inside clear up (it was a bit icky), closed it again and no drip! That was easy! So was the floor clean up as well, though it did take a bit more bending. I'm seriously thinking I might just lay down some white vinyl tile there in the near future, brighten up that space so it doesn't feel like a dungeon pit anymore, lol.
And I got through the weekend with only a minor twinge of grief that came on when I realized the X had stolen other things as well. Things I didn't even notice were gone... well that's not quite true... I noticed they were missing 15 YEARS AGO, thought they were just misplaced, then forgot about them during the divorce, so apparently they weren't that important and only noticed while I was cleaning. The sadness and betrayal came back for just a little bit. And then as I waited for the floors to dry, I got a Facebook message from my former sister-in-law (the mother of the niece that passed away) in which she said they included David's ashes in the funeral on Saturday. I wasn't in the mood to talk much, but still replied in the way I've been meaning to all weekend. And I wanted to say to her that when the grief becomes overwhelming to give me a call or drop me a note, but I didn't. I'm still feeling a bit overwhelmed myself. But I'm OK, and I'll probably send her a note later this week as the reality really begins for her and as mine fades a little more....
And so, as I put everything away and threw out some things I just don't need anymore, I went upstairs and... found one of the dogs threw up on the carpet.... the off white/pink carpet. And I thought COOL! (well, not at first, lol) because I bought one of those Bissell Proheat pet mess removers on Saturday on sale! So I put it together, read all the instructions, started cleaning.... and the cleaning chemical it came with didn't work. So I've now got a big brown stain in the middle of my off white/pink carpet. I'm going to pull out my good cleaning stuff this morning, give another go at it later.
And again my dreams are changing... all I'm gonna say about this one is that it involved Oprah (the Lance Armstrong interview was on tv again last night as I went to bed) and male strippers and no, it didn't include an interview, lol. WTH?!
And I've BEGUN THE RESEARCH ON THE REAL ESTATE SCHOOLING! I started it while waiting for the floor to dry in the basement too... I've got one more place to check into and then I get started! LATER!
So the space by the water heater that DESPERATELY needed cleaning up... turns out that it was only a faucet at the base that was dripping. I opened it up, let the water inside clear up (it was a bit icky), closed it again and no drip! That was easy! So was the floor clean up as well, though it did take a bit more bending. I'm seriously thinking I might just lay down some white vinyl tile there in the near future, brighten up that space so it doesn't feel like a dungeon pit anymore, lol.
And I got through the weekend with only a minor twinge of grief that came on when I realized the X had stolen other things as well. Things I didn't even notice were gone... well that's not quite true... I noticed they were missing 15 YEARS AGO, thought they were just misplaced, then forgot about them during the divorce, so apparently they weren't that important and only noticed while I was cleaning. The sadness and betrayal came back for just a little bit. And then as I waited for the floors to dry, I got a Facebook message from my former sister-in-law (the mother of the niece that passed away) in which she said they included David's ashes in the funeral on Saturday. I wasn't in the mood to talk much, but still replied in the way I've been meaning to all weekend. And I wanted to say to her that when the grief becomes overwhelming to give me a call or drop me a note, but I didn't. I'm still feeling a bit overwhelmed myself. But I'm OK, and I'll probably send her a note later this week as the reality really begins for her and as mine fades a little more....
And so, as I put everything away and threw out some things I just don't need anymore, I went upstairs and... found one of the dogs threw up on the carpet.... the off white/pink carpet. And I thought COOL! (well, not at first, lol) because I bought one of those Bissell Proheat pet mess removers on Saturday on sale! So I put it together, read all the instructions, started cleaning.... and the cleaning chemical it came with didn't work. So I've now got a big brown stain in the middle of my off white/pink carpet. I'm going to pull out my good cleaning stuff this morning, give another go at it later.
And again my dreams are changing... all I'm gonna say about this one is that it involved Oprah (the Lance Armstrong interview was on tv again last night as I went to bed) and male strippers and no, it didn't include an interview, lol. WTH?!
And I've BEGUN THE RESEARCH ON THE REAL ESTATE SCHOOLING! I started it while waiting for the floor to dry in the basement too... I've got one more place to check into and then I get started! LATER!
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