Maintenance Sucks!

Due to unforeseen technical problems beyond my control (basically the power company was playing around with the electric-over 1000 people had no power yesterday) my blog was delayed. But I'm back and I'm excited to share what I found out from Ancestry.com.

As I was digging through my mom's side of the family I discovered my poppy's father (great grandfather) had actually died of a cerebral hemorrhage. This information I had already know about because my grandfather had shared it with already. But what I discovered after this was crazy!

I found out that my great grandfather's mom (2x's great grandmother) had also died of a cerebral hemorrhage, but it didn't stop there. I was also able to find a death certificate for one of my great-grandfathers aunt's (2x's great grand aunt) that showed she too died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

So far I haven't been able to find anything else that links any other family member to 'death by cerebral hemorrhage, but then again I'm still finding my way around (when it comes to looking for records).

Below I'm going to share my 2x's great grand aunts death certificate and a photo of her, which I also found by digging a little deeper into the past.

PS: Sorry about having to make the death certificate so large it's the only way to see all the information. Also, my 2x's great grand aunt was married '4' times so her name was different at the time of her death (just to clarify).

My 2x's great grand aunt (Elizabeth Ward)

 

Hmmm...

Sometimes things need to just stay in the past. But other times it's fun to go back in time and see what the past can tell us. I was poking around my Ancestry tree again and found some more interesting info that I thought would make for a good blog tomorrow. Stay tuned and just to give you a hint it has to do with health and death. Feel free to leave guesses and comments below!

Feeling Creative

I was going through some of my old poetry. Wow what a walk down memory lane that was! I thought I would share one of the poems I wrote back in high school. Maybe I'll share more in the future. Guess you'll just have to see!

I HAD YOU

 

Your smile made everyone smile.

Your laugh made everyone laugh.

Your hugs made everyone warm.

Your food made everyone full.

Your spirit kept everyone together.

But since you're gone, so is everyone else.

The smiles are not smiles.

The laughs are not laughs.

The hugs are not warm.

The food is not filling.

Your spirit is not remembered.

But I do. I remember all of this.

And I miss it so.

You'll be in my heart.

I love you.

 

 

In memory of all those I've lost;

I will see you again!

Moving Forward

The blog below is raw and real. The text describes my feelings about certain people who will not be named and what I've seen and felt for the past 5 years. Proceed with caution:

Sooner or later you grow up. It's inevitable. It happens to everyone and depending on the person and the situation it can be easy or hard. For me I wanted to grow up fast. I couldn't wait to be done with high school, go onto college, get a job, and be on my own. But life never turns out the way you think it's going to.

I got married when I was 21. Some people thought I made a mistake or that their son made a mistake in getting married, but if I had to do it all over again I would. I don't regret the decisions I've made in my life because I love my life (I just wish my dad and poppy were here with me still). However, there are just some things I wish I could erase.

What do you do when it comes to overbearing parents? I'm not referring to mine because they've always treated me like an adult and respect boundaries when it comes to my marriage. I know that they care about me and love me to death, but they know when to butt in and when to stay out. What I'm talking about is my husband's parents lack of respect towards him as an adult.

The respect towards me and my family went out the window a long time ago, so I just shrugged it off and tried to ignore them. But when it comes to my husband and the way he's treated I can't stand by and not say or do something. The amount of pain I feel for him eats me up inside. What's worse is to have to sit by and watch them blatantly disrespect him (either to his face or behind his back).

When he tries to talk to them and let him know how he feels forget it. It just goes in one ear and out the other. One of the hardest things for me is to have to sit there and watch my mother-in-law flat out lie and say how much her son means to her and how much she loves him and misses him. It just makes my blood boil. She only misses him because he's not around to do things for her and be her little 'errand boy'. She doesn't have someone to kick around anymore and that pisses her off.

When it comes to his father and brother they're not any better. They lie right to his face and promise my husband things and then don't follow through with the promise they made. They use him just like his mother did. They all think that lying, stealing, and cheating is OK to do, newsflash it's NOT!!! What really hurt me the most of all was when my husband did have the courage to stand up to them. He stood there and asked for space and for them to back off but his words just fell on deaf ears and nothing changed.

I sat by for 4 years and kept my mouth shut. I wonder if I should have done that for so long. I was taught to respect your elders, but what do you do when you're not getting the respect back? When are you supposed to stand up for yourself? How long should you keep getting stabbed in the back and be someones punching bag? I think these questions will haunt me for a long time.

 

My husband and I are slowly picking up the pieces and putting them back together. It's not easy. Some days I wanted to give up. Some days he wanted to give up. But we supported each other and made it through the storm. I wish I could say that things are gonna be easier, but I don't know that, nobody does. I pray we'll find a silver lining in all this darkness. Only time will tell.



http://www.amazon.com/Toxic-In-Laws-Strategies-Protecting-Marriage/dp/0060507853/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1375587354&sr=8-6&keywords=toxic+parents

P.S. I recommend this book to anyone going through in-law issues. I only wish I would've found it sooner rather than later.

Found That Spark!

I took some time and got back to me. I got back to who I was and I think I found parts of me that have been missing for some time now. I'm not completely put back together, but I'm getting there.

Being able to sit down with my husband and reconnect and discuss a lot of things on our minds was exactly what I needed to do. Sitting there with him and hashing everything out just ignited such a spark in me, I actually feel like a love-sick kid again, but in the best way.

I thought that for the longest time that I would have to always fight for my husband to be in my life. I had to fight with his family and tried so hard to prove that I was good enough for him. But in the process of doing this I actually took away pieces of myself. Pieces of me that my husband initially fell in love with.

Standing up to his family has never been easy for him and it definitely wasn't easy for me either. I'm sure it's not easy for a person to do with their family. So I thought that I had to be his voice for him, but in all actuality I was deameaning him just like his family had done and still tries to do to this day.

These past few months haven't been the easiest for either of us. But through it all we've stuck by each other. Sure we've argued and said things we didn't mean, but no marriage is perfect. It's the little cracks that can falter a marriage, but if you work together to mend those cracks soon enough you won't be broken anymore.

This blog was about us saving each other. I've said in previous blogs that no one's life is perfect (not even mine) and it's the truth. Whether you have one rainy day out of the year or a dozen right in a row just remember that the person by your side is there for you. Through thick or thin my husband has been there for me and I'll continue to be there for him.

Thankful

I'm thankful that I married my husband. Thankful that through the good and the bad we will always love one another. Thankful that my Mom is still here on this earth. Thankful that she still wants to help me no matter how old I get. Thankful that I have my brothers to turn to when I need them the most. Thankful that they can make me laugh when I'm being too serious. Thankful that I was able to spend the time I had with my Poppy and Dad before they were called back home.

Today was a day for me to be thankful for the people I have/had in my life.

So what are you thankful for?

My Favorite Movie



This is my all time favorite movie!!

Directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975, the movie Jaws is actually based on the novel of the same name by author Peter Benchley. The film stars Roy Scheider (Chief Martin Brody), Richard Dreyfuss (Matt Hooper), Robert Shaw (Quint), Lorraine Gary (Ellen Brody), and Murray Hamilton ( Mayor Larry Vaughn).

The above links for Jaws, the actors/actresses, the director, and author can explain why this movie was so amazingly great, a lot better than I ever could here on paper. So if you would, please read.

Also, besides the stellar cast and crew was the music behind the film. Enter legendary music director John Williams, who came up with the most terrifying music sequence in film history. And to think it all started with just three little notes. Take a listen below to see what I mean.

http://youtu.be/mWLO4acMTCM

 

To this day that music still sends shivers down my spine, especially when I'm near water. You just never know what could be lurking underneath that glassy surface. I don't think it matters how old I get, I'll always have a craving to watch Jaws, even though it's made it where I never want to go into the ocean for a swim...lol.

 

Jaws vs. Martin Brody (aka Roy Scheider)



Do You Know?

 

Movies. Everyone has their favorite for one reason or another. Is it the plot or the gorgeous actor/actress that's onscreen? Or perhaps it a funny line or a fantastic twist at the end? Whatever the reason everyone has a favorite movie, but sometimes it's not easy to narrow it down to just one.
 
In my case this isn't the truth. I have one movie that sticks out among all the rest. I swear I've watched this movie over 100 times (yes that's how much I love it). A few of you might be saying why would she watch a movie more than 100 times? Is it really that good?
 
The answer is YES! The movie is that good. I love this movie not only for the actors/actresses, but for the plot and the amazing way the director was able to take the book and put it on the big screen. So I decided that for tomorrow's blog I'll discuss my favorite movie (no this will not be boring).
 
I'll bring up all the good and bad points (even though I'm a bit biased). The camera angles, the script, the lines, the actors/actresses, the director, and even the author of the book that the movie came from.

• Universal bought the rights to the book for $150,000 (the author was over the moon).
• The director said the movie was a time in his life when he had courage and stupidity.

Think you have an idea what the movie is? Hopefully the two hints above helped you out some. I hope you all enjoy the movie blog tomorrow!

25

Tomorrow I officially turn 25. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it just yet. My husband, Mom, and brothers keep joking around with me that I'm really old. And in a sense I think that I am. Sure some of you who are reading this would probably kill to be 25 again, but I'd kill to be 14 again.

I'd like to be able to go back and be 14, knowing what I know now. Maybe I wouldn't have made some of the mistakes I made. Maybe I would've made different ones. At 14 I never thought what I'd be doing or where I'd be when I turned 25 and maybe I should've thought about it more.

As I've said before, I am happy and content with the way my life is, but then again what if? There goes that damn 'what if' BS again. Turning a quarter-century old scares some people, but it doesn't scare me. And 'no' I don't feel like I'm gonna go through a quarter-life crisis...lol.

I'm glad that I know what I know at 25. I know that I don't know everything, but then again I'm not supposed to. Still I feel kinda in shock, that tomorrow means that it'll be 11 years since I had my first job. Tomorrow will also mark 7 years that I've been out of highschool (wow).

It seem's like time has just flown by and some things are just distant memories. But every decision I've made has brought me here. It'll be interesting to see what 25 brings me. Tomorrow marks a new page and I'm excited to begin writing another chapter for my book called Life.

This Day

Yesterday I was excited about telling all of you what I found from my Ancestry tree. Sitting here today maybe I wonder if maybe I should have just told you yesterday. I discovered that on both my mother's and father's side I have Native American ancestors. I know that I should be more excited, like I was yesterday, but the excitement has disappeared.

Three years ago today I lost my best friend. I lost the person that I could talk to about anything and could trust to keep my secrets. I lost the person who taught me everything I wanted to learn. I lost the person that in my heart can never be replaced. I lost my Poppy.

I sat up last night until 1:01AM. The exact time my Poppy passed away. I sat there and wished and hoped that I could just go to sleep, wake up, and have this all be a dream. That when I awoke I'd be able to just jump in the car and drive down and see him. Sitting there. Smiling at me and asking how I'd been. Just like nothing changed.

The tears seem to fall so much easier when this time rolls around. No matter how hard I try to I can't hold them in any longer, just like that day when I knew he was gone. They fall onto this keyboard and I know I should just wipe them away but I let them sit there. Each tear is another piece of him that I'm losing and I can't lose him again.

Maybe I'll start to bottle up all my tears and keep them on a shelf. And each time I look at them I won't have the urge to cry anymore because I'll see all the tears I've already shed. But I doubt that I'll ever be able to stop crying. I just want my life back the way it was before everything crashed down around me. I want the hurt to stop.

You know when people say 'goodbyes aren't forever', it's so untrue. Because I know I have a way's to go until I can ever see him again and for me it feels like I never will. I just wish this day would disappear and that I could just sleep through it and not have to deal with the pain. If only.

Very Exciting News!

After taking yesterday off and resting my brain I certainly felt a heck of a lot better! I felt like I could tackle anything and that's just what I did early this morning. I sat in front of my laptop for what seemed like an hour, but in retrospect it was actually 4 hours!

While digging deeper into my Ancestry tree and discovering more documents and amazing facts I discovered something fascinating, but I'm going to reveal this all to you tomorrow! I want to be able to have all the facts together before writing anything else.

Please feel free to take guesses. But just a heads up, it's not going to be as easy as it was with the blog "Take A Guess". Hope to hear from you all and remember think old world history!

This Quote

I'm just having another one of those day's where I can't seem to come up with something to write about, no matter how hard I rack my brain. So instead of just sitting here and writing nothingness I've decided to take the day off. The quote below explains it all. Hope everyone has a good day and try to stay dry out there with all this rain!

We all get stuck. We all lose ourselves a little bit in a fantasy or in our jobs and forget how we feel about other things. It's really important to check yourself, to spend some time alone.

-Amanda Seyfried-

 

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/amandaseyf462348.html

 

 

Learning From The Past

I'm sure everyone is curious about their past. Not just what's gone on in their own life, but what kind of family history they have. When I say the world 'family history' I'm not just referring to your mom, dad, grandparents, and a distant cousin or two. I'm talking about going back much, much farther.

http://www.ancestry.com/

 

I joined Ancestry.com a little over a year ago. Like many of you I was curious about where I came from and who I might be related to. But never in a million years did I imagine all of the information I would uncover when I did this.

 

Take for example that after searching my first day for a few minutes, I was able to find a picture of my great-grandmother from her passport paperwork. My mother never met her grandmother and never saw a picture of her, so it was very exciting to say the least when we found it.

 

My great-grandmother Dorothy and daughter Mildred.

 

After that great find I just wanted to dig even deeper and that's exactly what I did. Currently I have now found over 2,000 relatives! Using this website has certainly opened up my eyes to my history. And in retrospect it's even caused me to look up a lot of events I should have remembered from history class, but I guess it's more interesting when you find out you had relatives in the War of 1812.

 

Some of you may be wondering if maybe you should join Ancestry.com. Is it worth it? Well, if you click on the link in the last sentence it brings you to the web page that will allow you to have a FREE 14-day trial! If you even have the slightest bit of curiosity I urge you to try it out. And for those of you who are still on the fence take a peek at the picture below.

 

My great, great great grandfather (Philip) and great, great, great grandmother (Mary).

 

Yes you did read that above caption correctly. It does say GREAT 3 TIMES!!! I'll never forget the day I found this picture and showed it to my Dad when he was still here with us. Such a smile came over his face and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. So take advantage of that FREE 14-day trial and get searching. You'll never know what you'll find until you start looking!

Take A Guess

So I thought instead of telling you what tomorrow's blog would be about I'd let you try and figure it out (kind of like 21 questions).

Look at the above picture and tell me what you see. Then try and figure out how that image play's a role in everyone's life in the world today.

Leave comments below and you'll discover tomorrow what the world has to do with that tree up top. Have a great day!

A Scratch Behind The Ear

As I stated yesterday my pet's mean everything to me. Yes, I love my husband and my family, but when it comes to my cats there's a different level of love there. I treat them as if they were my children (I don't have any and do not plan on ever having any). There's just no better way to describe them, they are my life.

Some of you may be reading this post and thinking "Okay, psycho cat-lady at ten o'clock", but you'd be wrong about me. I'm content and happy with my two cats, Hemi and Belle. I love my cat's like their my kids, but I know when the lines between being loving and obsessive become extreme.

Hemi (left) and Belle, completely caught off guard.

I know some of my readers are probably pet owners and I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about with the above statements. But for those of you who aren't pet owners, but love animals, here are a few good reasons you should own a pet:

1. It's good for your heart (all the love and compassion you show them).
2. Petting an animal can help fight depression.
3. They can teach us new skills (new life lessons from animals).
4. Owning a pet can help lower your cholesterol and stress levels.
5. Can improve you're fitness (specifically for dog owners).
6. Having a pet can reduce your risk for asthma and allergies.
7. Animals are just so damn cute! Who can resist right?

If you're thinking of adopting a cat, or any other animal for that matter, turn to your local shelter to do so. June is National Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month. So get on out there and save an animal's life. Below is the link to my local shelter, but you can find the shelter nearest you and see what pet's are waiting to be loved.

http://susquehannaspca.org/

Hemi and Belle were both rescues that I adopted when they were just a few months old. I'm very thankful to have them in my life and my family's life because they make it much more interesting and fun every single day. Remember, pets are family too, so treat them with the same love and respect they give to you.

Thank God For Fuzziness

My pets mean the world to me. They're my kids (well the furry kind anyway). But still they're a member of this family and I'd take a bullet for them if need be. Hemi and Belle (they're cats) always seem to know when I'm in a sad or bad mood and try to do their best to make me feel better.

Tomorrow's blog will cover why having a pet can improve you're life, whether it be a cat, dog, bird, fish, guinea pig, mouse, snake, turtle, or even a ferret (I know I left out a lot - too many to list). So if you have a pet leave a comment (can be one word or more) about how you're pets make your life better for you and your family.

I've done this. Have you?

Rewind

I laid in bed last night and started crying. I let the tears fall and allowed my pillow to become soaked with my tears. I didn't answer my husband at first when he asked what was wrong. No one will ever understand how hard the month of June is for me.

The month of June should be a celebratory time for me because it is my birthday month. But that means nothing to me in comparison to these events. June 9th, 2010 my world crashed down around me and I lost the only person who cared with such a passion it hurt. My Poppy.

Not only do I have to deal with that "lovely" reminder, I also have to sit here this Father's Day and not have my Dad here to celebrate it with. While others get to give gifts and take their dad out to breakfast I get to sit next to my Dad's urn and cry. I feel like I've lost so much and I don't know what else can be taken from me anymore.

At this point I think I've grown numb to it all, but then those damn tears start to fall and it brings up all the memories again. Saying goodbye, asking God to bring them back repeatedly, asking Him to take me instead of them, and feeling the tears run down my hot face.

It's just as vivid as the day's that it happened. I just want to stop hurting already. I don't see that happening anytime soon. And the tears start again...

Deceitful (But It’s Tasty!)

After realizing I was dehydrated I tried to think of what could have caused this. Being out in the sun and heat too long? Not getting enough rest? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks, I had been drinking more soda than water recently! I’m sure you’re wondering just like I was “How can soda be bad?”

 I “normally” consume on a good day 3 or 4 cans of soda. On a bad day it can reach up to 6 or 7. I hear from my Mom all the time that I need to drink more water and even my husband chimes in on my bad days. But in my mind it’s like I need to have it. It’s almost like being an addict; an addict to caffeine.
 

 It’s been proven that caffeine is mildly addictive (just ask any person that needs to have their coffee in the morning). But unlike coffee, which is loaded with antioxidants, soda has no nutritional benefits in it whatsoever. Soda consists of filtered water and refined sugars; not to mention diet sodas contain a poison called Aspartame.

Some of you might be sitting here reading this and say big deal, who cares? Well to be honest I thought the same thing as I was researching the harmful effects of soda, but the list goes on: 

 

1. Drinking a single can of soda a day means more than 1lb of weight gain in a month.

2. An increase in blood pressure (like I don’t have enough to stress about)

3. D E H Y D R A T I O N

4. More likely to cause heartburn (so that’s why I’m always eating Tums!)

5. Also been show that soda can weaken your bones (Osteoporosis anyone?)

When I finished reading these facts I almost dropped the soda I was drinking. I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that such a little can could cause so much damage to my body.

 

So I decided to make a promise to myself that I would start to treat my body better. The best way for me to do this is to start drinking more of these beverages:

1. W A T E R (it flushes your system out)

2. Tea (plentiful with antioxidants that can combat health problems)

3. 100% Juice; not the sugar filled crap either!

 

4. Milk (make those bones stronger)

 

I’m hoping that these facts help other soda drinkers out there like me. This isn’t meant to scare people, but just to open their eyes to the actual harm their doing to their body. So before you go to grab that soda for lunch or feel thirsty and need a drink, think back to these facts. Hopefully over time I’ll be able to heal what damage soda has done to me.

 

All Hydrated

Well I'm back and feeling a lot better! It turns out I was dehydrated. Didn't end up having to go to the hospital, but I did have to make sure to take in plenty of fluids (water and juice). I also needed to just rest instead of running around in the heat. Below is ways to tell if you're dehydrated (don't ignore the signs like I did!)

I'm making sure to stay out of the heat (especially with how warm it is right now) and trying to drink more water than soda (we'll see how that goes). Sometimes I can't help wanting a soda instead of water; it tastes so good and is what I'm used to drinking.

Tomorrow's blog will bring up the dangers of drinking soda (even diet) and the effects it can have on your health and body. The blog won't be a preachy one, just pointing out the dangers for people that are looking to change their lifestyle (like me).

Hope your all staying cool and out of the heat!

Need To Rest

Well this is what I get for not taking better care of myself. Yesterday around 4:30pm I became very dizzy and nauseous and could not stand. My husband helped me into our bedroom and gave me a few cups of water to drink. The dizziness would not subside so I decided to lay down and sleep.

Instead of listening to my husband I decided I would be ok enough to come down today and visit my Mom. The dizziness is still their though and now I seem to have a bit of a fever. My Mom thinks that I'm dehydrated and I agree with her because I drink more soda than I do water (just the way I've been).

I wanted to write this post and let all of my readers know that I'll be taking a break for the next two to three days so I can have rest and put plenty of fluids into me (not sugary drinks). It doesn't feel good to feel like I'm hungover even when I don't drink.

I'm hoping this will pass sooner rather than later and won't require me to go to the doctors (don't like hospitals at all). So I'll see you all in a few days. Take care and have a good week!

Just To Clarify

After yesterday's post I've seen and read some things on Facebook and Twitter that kind of ircked me a bit. For those of you who don't seem to understand let me spell it out for you:

 

 

Memorial Day:

 

A day to remember men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who died serving.

 

 

 

 

 

Veterans Day:

 

A day that celebrates service of U.S. Military veterans; both living and dead.

 

 

 

But as I stated in my previous blog I try and celebrate these days every single day throughout the year because without them, we all wouldn't be here right now. So be thankful and grateful for them and their families.

Thank You!

 

Memorial Day. I know that on Monday a lot of people will be happy to have an extra day off from work, have a barbecue with friends and family, and attend parades. But I also wonder if these people know what is at the center of this holiday; not just the food and beer.

Memorial Day is a day to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. I think it shouldn't just be confined to one day. Each and every day we should be thankful and grateful for those who allow us to live FREE!

http://www.operationwearehere.com/index.html

Please click on the link above. It gives great insight into what the men and women of the US Armed Forces and their families go through every day. It also gives civilians or other military families the opportunity to help each other and get an understanding for what they do.

I was a military spouse for 2 years and now I'm a veterans spouse caring for my husband who has PTSD and a TBI. I'll admit some days are better than others but I'm very thankful that I have him here with me. But some spouses aren't as lucky as I was.

As a military spouse I've heard people say that you're supposed to know what you're in for when you marry a man/woman from the military, but some people are just stupid! They don't know how hard it is to sit by the phone or computer and wait to hear from your loved one to know that they're alive.

Each day I feel very blessed that my husband came home to me and each day my heart breaks for the wives and husbands who aren't coming home to their families. If you want to honor these fallen heroes tomorrow observe a moment of silence and say a prayer for their families. Memorial Day isn't just another holiday, it's a day to repay those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for us.
 

Magic In A Box

Organization is not an easy for everyone. I'll admit it I sometimes procrastinate and don't have everything as I'd like to have it here in my home. Stemming from yesterday's post I thought I'd sit here and give you all an idea to help the clutter in your own life.

 
Just last week my Mom was telling me how she needed to get some kind of storage containers for her bath towels and sheet sets. She asked me about the Sterilite containers that I already had in my own bathroom. I told her they hold all my towels; and they have casters so their easy to move around.



3 Drawer Container

 

However, I explained to my Mom that she had a lot more bath towels than I did so she would have to look for something with more drawers. She decided to go online to Amazon and just happened to come across an amazing deal. Click on the link below to check it out!

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-28348002-7-Drawer-See-Through-Drawers/dp/B001QFYYT6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369419262&sr=8-1&keywords=sterlite+7+drawer

TWO! Count them 2 containers with 7 drawers on each one for only $65 (also has casters). They arrived in two days and I helped her set them up in her bathroom and needless to say it holds all her bath towels and a lot more! So that gave me the brilliant idea to order two sets for myself.



7 Drawer Container

 

My husband helped me swap out the old three drawer model we had and put the new ones in. I don't think I've ever been so satisfied with a product. All I can say is WOW! They're able to hold all of our bath towels, washcloths, razors, toilet paper, toothpaste, pretty much everything.
 
If any of you are looking for a way to have more storage space in your own home, apartment, or dorm I definitely recommend that you look at these. They're not flimsy and have adequate storage room. My husband and I are planning to put the other two up today around our home ( we finally have a place for all these video games and movies)!

Is It Lived In? YES!

Ok this isn't going to be a long post...let's call it a rant/vent session. I try to pick-up and clean my house everyday (even if it's just small things). But no matter how much I do this my house still looks like a tornado hit it which makes me want to clean even more.

My husband jokes around that I have OCD and maybe I do, but who cares; it's not bothering anyone except me. There are just some days that I look around this house and a million things go swirling around my head that I think I need to get done that day to make my house look perfect. But I'm never able to do this.

I have a lot of this stuff in my house...maybe more!

 

I know that I've stated in previous blogs that perfection cannot be attained and I know that as I person I can't be perfect but why can't my house be?! My mom has stated before that you live in your house and things are bound to never be perfect because something is always going on (this is true).

However, it still doesn't make me feel any better about wanting to clean all the time and even when I finish cleaning it still isn't good enough in my eyes. What do you all think of this? Is it possible to clean too much??

http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/house-cleaning-schedule-checklist.html

Just to let you know if you click on the link above it will show those who love to clean like me or those who need to brush up on their cleaning skills just what needs to be done; either in one weekend or weekly, you decide. Rant over!

Heatwave!

What no blog?....ahhhh!!!

I do apologize for the delay in writing this post. At around 1:30pm today we lost power at our house from the severe thundestorm we had today. Apparently it caused a tree to fall on some lines and boom no power! So I sat here patiently (and sometimes impatiently) waiting and after 7 hours the lights and internet came alive. So without further ado or any more problems...please read on.

I'm not a warm weather person. I enjoy the cold and absolutely love winter. Some people think it's because of Christmas and whatnot but I actually love it because of the snow and cold temperatures. I feel more comfortable having to put layers of clothes on than taking them off during the summer.

Trees in my yard this past winter

A lot of folks that live up here in Upstate NY don't enjoy the snow and can't wait for it to just melt and disappear. But me I wish it would snow or at least stay in the cooler temperatures during the summertime because these higher temps drive me crazy!

Like I stated last night I was tempted to tell my husband to find the air conditioner in our closet and plug it in because the heat and humidity were starting to get to me. Not to mention I went outside and worked out for 30 mins in the scorching weather at noon (I know I should've know better) so that definitely did not help me.

I know that I'm not the only person who doesn't forebode well with the high temps and humidity so I thought it'd be wise to post some tips on how to stay cool when you're about to boil over (from the heat of course...lol):

1. Drink cold drinks (water and juice are the best).
2. Avoid tea, coffee, soda, and alcohol (they will make you dehydrated).
3. If you get too warm take a nice cool bath or shower (or visit a pool).
4. DO NOT go out between 11am-3pm (this is the hottest part of the day).
5. Wear loose, light colored clothing when you go outside; bring a hat too.
6. If all else fails stand in front of a fan or AC...sometimes that's what I do!

I hope that these tips will keep most of us heat haters and even those of you who are just careful safe so that we can survive this summer. We're only in May right now and by the looks of it it's going to be a hot one. Stay cool everyone!

Whew!

Here in New York it's been mid-80's/low 90's and to be honest I'm already sick of all the heat. We were supposed to have severe thunderstorms over these past two days and all we get are a few passing clouds and a strong breeze and then nothing. I've told my husband that I'm almost tempted to plug in the air conditioner...that's how warm and humid it is!

On tomorrow's blog I figured I'd discuss how to beat the heat and try to stay cool without cooking yourself up. If any of you have any suggestions feel free to leave a comment below and I'll try to work it into tomorrow's blog entitled: Heatwave!

I'm melting, melting...