I admit that I am a self-diagnosed case of OCDADD! I know this because the OCD side of me wants order, and clutter drives me nuts. I can't stand to open a drawer or cabinet or closet or fridge or... and not be able to reach in a get whatever it is I am getting without a million things falling on my head or moving a million things out of the way.
So yesterday, I decided that my bathroom drawers were out of control and needed sorted again. I started with the most used drawer, which contains my makeup and hair supplies. I started putting hair accessories into a nice cosmetic bag, makeup into the makeup basket, and nail polish back into the nail bag when I discovered a pair of misplaced earrings. The earrings belong in the second most used drawer in the bathroom which contains my jewelry. Needless to say there were things in that drawer that belonged in the other drawer and one thing led to another and the next thing you know I have all 4 of my drawers dumped onto the counter plus my jewelry box and medicine cabinet. It was a mess!
In walks Mr. Wonderful, who by the way is doing much better and recovering nicely, and takes a look around, says a few choice words (told you he was feeling better) and announces he is going to the feed store to pick up a bale of straw for yard decoration. Since we have been very limited on outings as a family since June, I spoke up and said why don't we all go? Next thing you know, we all threw on some flip flops and were on our way to the feed store. Before we left, I opened the kitchen drawer to grab whatever it was I was going to grab. I couldn't get the drawer opened because it was crammed full of teacher letters from back to school night and fliers and coupons and earrings and hair clips...OCD kicked in again, but we had to go to the feed store.
Upon returning with bale of straw, I started working on the kitchen drawer because it was nearly time to start dinner and all the stuff I had taken out before we left was piled by the stove! By the time that drawer was done it was nearly time to start dinner, but not before I got the laundry going. I ran upstairs to grab a load of laundry and saw the mess I had left with my earlier OCD outburst. I had to put on blinders to pass by the counter to get to the closet where the dirty laundry was waiting. When I opened the closet door, I found the unfinished disaster in the closet that I had started Friday night and didn't finish because of some long forgotten distraction. I couldn't just leave it like that, so I did the only thing I could, I started to finish the closet.
This happens all the time! I can spend the entire day cleaning and have a bigger mess than when I started...I want things clean, but it is very difficult for me to clean one thing at a time. It never fails, I go to gather laundry and find something else that needs done along the way, one thing leads to another which leads to another and before you know it a week has passed and the laundry is still not done!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Cancer SUCKS!!
And that is all I have to say about that! I am so mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted that I can't even compose a thought here. I really thought that getting back to blogging would be a stress reliever, but I opened the page and I have nothing....
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday fill-ins!
1. The crickets sing, and I love that they drive my husband in-freaking-sane!
2. Here's to you wherever you are.
3. I want to get far away from the man I call Mr. Wonderful!
4. I was tan and skinny and my "girls" were where they should be and I was running naked on a beach; this was a dream.
5. But as for me, life is not a dream and I'm not the skinny, tan, perky boobed naked person running on a beach...dang the luck!
6. Moron County is where I come from.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to boat drinks, tomorrow my plans include a Halloween party and Sunday, I want to go where it's WARM!...oh wait, I am where it is WARM!
2. Here's to you wherever you are.
3. I want to get far away from the man I call Mr. Wonderful!
4. I was tan and skinny and my "girls" were where they should be and I was running naked on a beach; this was a dream.
5. But as for me, life is not a dream and I'm not the skinny, tan, perky boobed naked person running on a beach...dang the luck!
6. Moron County is where I come from.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to boat drinks, tomorrow my plans include a Halloween party and Sunday, I want to go where it's WARM!...oh wait, I am where it is WARM!
Friday, August 21, 2009
To be free again...
Oh man, I cannot begin to express how liberating it is to be wireless again! After months of my laptop being "incapacitated" followed by months of no wireless and being bound to a desktop, I am ecstatic, to say the least, that I am now "free to roam about". I can sit in my comfy chair and surf the web, blog, check the weather, etc...
Woohooo! I'm free!
Woohooo! I'm free!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
REJECTION...from the "Highest" Part I
**Warning...this blog contains my very opinionated views of the Catholic Church. If you think you might be offended, then don't read any further!**
This is a topic I have struggled with over the past 6 months or so. It seems to me that the Catholic Church, in general, holds itself at a status high above any other religion and to some extent God, Himself. I base these views on my own personal experience/rejection with the Catholic Church.
If God is a loving God and accepts everyone, regardless of faults/ priors/ sins, then why is it that an "outsider" has to jump through hoops to be accepted into the Catholic Church. Did Jesus, while hanging on the cross, say to his followers and non-followers for that matter, "I give my life so that sins may be forgiven, except for you, you, and you."? That's not my understanding of the story. He gave His life so that all sins would be forgiven.
Why is it that the Catholic Church feels the need to "judge" whether or not one is worthy of becoming Catholic? RCIA, I completely understand. I'm all for education and understanding. However, I have a hard time with the annulment process and review by the marriage tribunal. Sometimes, marriage is better off ended. Why should I be judged by a group of individuals who know nothing of my situation, except what was provided by me through their 100 question invasive questionnaire, what was provided by my ex of 14yrs (if anything), and 3 witnesses? They weren't there, they didn't live with him, why should they decide if I'm worthy of being a Catholic? Which I am apparently not, because two years after completing RCIA, my annulment is "still in the beginning phases", whatever that means.
I could walk into a plethora of churches and be accepted with open arms, no questions asked. Obviously, I'm not Catholic worthy because I was previously married.
Strike one!
This is a topic I have struggled with over the past 6 months or so. It seems to me that the Catholic Church, in general, holds itself at a status high above any other religion and to some extent God, Himself. I base these views on my own personal experience/rejection with the Catholic Church.
If God is a loving God and accepts everyone, regardless of faults/ priors/ sins, then why is it that an "outsider" has to jump through hoops to be accepted into the Catholic Church. Did Jesus, while hanging on the cross, say to his followers and non-followers for that matter, "I give my life so that sins may be forgiven, except for you, you, and you."? That's not my understanding of the story. He gave His life so that all sins would be forgiven.
Why is it that the Catholic Church feels the need to "judge" whether or not one is worthy of becoming Catholic? RCIA, I completely understand. I'm all for education and understanding. However, I have a hard time with the annulment process and review by the marriage tribunal. Sometimes, marriage is better off ended. Why should I be judged by a group of individuals who know nothing of my situation, except what was provided by me through their 100 question invasive questionnaire, what was provided by my ex of 14yrs (if anything), and 3 witnesses? They weren't there, they didn't live with him, why should they decide if I'm worthy of being a Catholic? Which I am apparently not, because two years after completing RCIA, my annulment is "still in the beginning phases", whatever that means.
I could walk into a plethora of churches and be accepted with open arms, no questions asked. Obviously, I'm not Catholic worthy because I was previously married.
Strike one!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Another trip around the sun...
As I close another year of my life here on earth, I begin a new year with a different perspective on life. Time to put away my childish ways and start enjoying each day for what it is...my life. I cannot live in the past and dwell upon the things I wish were different. I must take each day with a ray of sunshine (literally) and make the best of it. It is time for me to discover exactly what it is that will make me happy. Yes, ME...I deserve it! It is my time to shine!
And since it has been a while, I can't resist the opportunity to throw out a Buffett lyric...
Jimmy Buffett, Trip Around The Sun Lyrics
(with Martina McBride)
Hear 'em singing Happy Birthday
Better think about the wish I made
This year gone by ain't been a piece of cake
Every day's a revolution
Pull it together and it comes undone
Just one more candle and a trip around the sun
Chorus:I'm just hanging on while this old world keeps spinning
And it's good to know it's out of my control
If there's one thing that I've learned from all this living
Is that it wouldn't change a thing if I let go
No, you never see it coming
Always wind up wondering where it went
Only time will tell if it was time well spent
It's another revelation
Celebrating what I should have done
With these souvenirs of my trip around the sun
(Chorus)
Yes, I'll make a resolution
That I'll never make another one
Just enjoy this ride on my trip around the sun
Just enjoy this ride ...
Until it's done
No regrets, just lessons learned! Happy Birthday to me!
And since it has been a while, I can't resist the opportunity to throw out a Buffett lyric...
Jimmy Buffett, Trip Around The Sun Lyrics
(with Martina McBride)
Hear 'em singing Happy Birthday
Better think about the wish I made
This year gone by ain't been a piece of cake
Every day's a revolution
Pull it together and it comes undone
Just one more candle and a trip around the sun
Chorus:I'm just hanging on while this old world keeps spinning
And it's good to know it's out of my control
If there's one thing that I've learned from all this living
Is that it wouldn't change a thing if I let go
No, you never see it coming
Always wind up wondering where it went
Only time will tell if it was time well spent
It's another revelation
Celebrating what I should have done
With these souvenirs of my trip around the sun
(Chorus)
Yes, I'll make a resolution
That I'll never make another one
Just enjoy this ride on my trip around the sun
Just enjoy this ride ...
Until it's done
No regrets, just lessons learned! Happy Birthday to me!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Kiss THIS...
In honor of my favorite Aunt visiting today, here is a list of people/things that can kiss THIS!
1. Lisa, for always being a great friend and co-worker and for all the fun times we shared teaching those Jr. High maniacs. Maybe someday I will have the kahunas to tell you exactly how I feel in person and possibly forgive...until then, I hope you are reading! Pucker up baby and kiss THIS!
2. Wal-Mart, for always having speedy, quality customer service and some of the friendliest c0-shoppers I've ever met. No matter which Wal-Mart in which state you visit, you are sure to find quality service and friendly customers...that is why my glass picture frame was so carefully packaged between the sugar and the jar of pickles and gently placed into my buggy at check-out which explains how it made it home in no less than 3 pieces! Oh, I can't forget to mention the polite gentleman who so kindly told me that "if I wanted to print pictures that I should go shop for at least another hour because he had 7-800 he was printing as soon as the other guy who was taking forever was finished". Thanks for cutting in line so I could wait even longer to print my pictures, I have nothing else to do with my time and I love to wait...just makes my day! If you weren't so dang easy, Wal-Mart, I'd be boycotting you right now! Instead, pucker up and kiss THIS!
3. US Postal Service, my gratitude for having the shortest lines possible and all windows staffed. It sure makes my visits to your local station quick and easy. Also, thanks for the reasonably priced bubble mailers, they sure are handy when you are boycotting Wal-Mart. Pucker up...!
4. Real estate agents, I must know, please teach me how to make a fortune doing practically nothing. I have computer skills, I can take pictures, I can talk a good game, I can swing a hammer ...I really must look into real estate schooling...until then, pucker up!
5. Gravity, thank you so very much for all you have done to improve my appearance over the years. I really appreciate the girls hanging to my belly button, and the number you have done on my ass is out of this world! But you really shouldn't have, I really liked the way things were back in 1990 something. So what would you say to the thought of easing up a bit on that pull and while you're at it, do you think you could put in a good word with your buddy Age? I've always liked highlights, but the ones I have now are a bit white for my taste! If not...kiss THIS!
I could go on and on, but my brain has went blank...another shout-out for my buddy Age. If you have anything or anyone you would like to add to the KISS THIS list, feel free...I could use a good laugh!
1. Lisa, for always being a great friend and co-worker and for all the fun times we shared teaching those Jr. High maniacs. Maybe someday I will have the kahunas to tell you exactly how I feel in person and possibly forgive...until then, I hope you are reading! Pucker up baby and kiss THIS!
2. Wal-Mart, for always having speedy, quality customer service and some of the friendliest c0-shoppers I've ever met. No matter which Wal-Mart in which state you visit, you are sure to find quality service and friendly customers...that is why my glass picture frame was so carefully packaged between the sugar and the jar of pickles and gently placed into my buggy at check-out which explains how it made it home in no less than 3 pieces! Oh, I can't forget to mention the polite gentleman who so kindly told me that "if I wanted to print pictures that I should go shop for at least another hour because he had 7-800 he was printing as soon as the other guy who was taking forever was finished". Thanks for cutting in line so I could wait even longer to print my pictures, I have nothing else to do with my time and I love to wait...just makes my day! If you weren't so dang easy, Wal-Mart, I'd be boycotting you right now! Instead, pucker up and kiss THIS!
3. US Postal Service, my gratitude for having the shortest lines possible and all windows staffed. It sure makes my visits to your local station quick and easy. Also, thanks for the reasonably priced bubble mailers, they sure are handy when you are boycotting Wal-Mart. Pucker up...!
4. Real estate agents, I must know, please teach me how to make a fortune doing practically nothing. I have computer skills, I can take pictures, I can talk a good game, I can swing a hammer ...I really must look into real estate schooling...until then, pucker up!
5. Gravity, thank you so very much for all you have done to improve my appearance over the years. I really appreciate the girls hanging to my belly button, and the number you have done on my ass is out of this world! But you really shouldn't have, I really liked the way things were back in 1990 something. So what would you say to the thought of easing up a bit on that pull and while you're at it, do you think you could put in a good word with your buddy Age? I've always liked highlights, but the ones I have now are a bit white for my taste! If not...kiss THIS!
I could go on and on, but my brain has went blank...another shout-out for my buddy Age. If you have anything or anyone you would like to add to the KISS THIS list, feel free...I could use a good laugh!
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