Happy Mother’s Day!

My day so far has been nice. Except for a minor Clorox 2 incident. Did you know those front loading machines shake quite a bit on the pedestals? Yeah. They do. And do you know what happens where there is a lot of shaking and someone put the big Costco sized Clorox 2 on top of the washing machine? Let’s just say it’s a long drop for a totally full Clorox 2 bottle. And we have a tiled floor in our laundry room. And no wet vac!

I did receive some wonderful gifts from my children. Beautiful cards with wonderful sentiments. Things I used to dream about when I was struggling with infertility. Dinara gave me a wonderful teapot she made with a teabag in it. Emma made this post it note holder with a beautiful tie-dye design and Noah made an iris flower with finger paints and it has a poem at the bottom. Treasures, all of them.

Last night I went out and had a girl’s night with a friend of mine who is moving. Went to dinner and saw a movie. I am sad she is leaving. She’s only moving 15 minutes away, but I know it will change the dynamic of our friendship even if she insists it won’t. It always amazes me when friends tell me they are moving and then expect that the fac they are leaving isn’t going to impact the growth of the relationship. I find it really hard to invest in friendships that I know are going to dramatically change. Especially when the friends are moving to another state… but perhaps I’m just weird that way? Anyway, she has said we will meet regularly even after she is gone but history has shown me that these things never really are the same…. But it’s like I’m the only realist. Or maybe I’m just a downer. I dunno.

Meeting with another friend tomorrow about a possible job opportunity at a large local employer I used to work for…. I need to find out more about what it is and what I would need to do… What appeals to me about the job is that it’s something I have done before, I can do most of it from home and I might be able to structure it into something that I could fairly easily. I need to find out more about it… it’s weird to think about the whole work thing again though. It’s been a long time. And I like my stress free life!

I just lowered the price on our house in Florida. The market there is simply really slowing down. I have a feeling I’m going to even have to lower the price again.

I lost another pound last week. I’m losing it slowly. I’ve only lost 8 pounds since February, but I have lost an 1 ½ inches off my waist. So I know the working out is having a huge effect. I’m trying to remember it doesn’t matter what the scale says… I just want to look fit! I’m hoping to be down 10 pounds before I head to Harbor Island in August. I want to not be mortified by bathing suit pictures if that is at all possible. Which probably isn’t possible considering I’m never happy with my weight… no matter where it is.

I’m now doing a 15 minute mile. I know that sounds ridiculous to those who do run…but for me it’s a huge thing. I’m writing it down here so I can go back through my blog and see my progress.

I went to The Container store yesterday and bought new pullout things for under my bathroom sink. We put them in yesterday and I really like them. An organized house makes me feel so good. It really gives me joy so I have decided I am going to work this summer on picking projects that I can “organize” and “containerize” and simplify my life a bit. I am looking forward to those projects during the down weeks of summer. I also want closet systems… but I can’t buy those till the house sells.

I can’t believe summer is almost here…. (it’s in the 70’s today!)

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