Ordinarily Just Me

I would like to say I am a dedicated blogger, but that just wouldn’t be true. One would only have to look through my posts to see an occasional gap here and there to get the idea that I tend to write sporadically and sometimes only when I have found an amusing idea which I feel the need to share.

That being said,when I do return  and decide to post the first thing that I always do is look to see what my peeps are up too, how they are doing and what, if anything they may have come up with in my absence.  It is always grounding to realize that I am not the only one who gets  overly busy and cannot find the time nor the inclination to write.  When I logged in today, I was disheartened to see that both of my two favorite people have become busy in life and have taken a vacation. One to garden and the other to explore.  While I am happy for them both and a cannot wait to see what they have to say upon their return it is still a little sad not to see them on a regular basis.

It makes me think (ok-maybe hope too) that they felt the same way when I stopped showing up for a little daily bit.  Does this mean that now that I am aware I shall take up a little bit of the daily slack? Who know. Perhaps I shall continue on as before or perhaps, should I feel the need to share my thoughts for the day, I will contribute to the collective sea of minds out that hoping someone will share my point of view.

For today, though, my vegetables have been plucked, the dogs have been patted and I am off to wander around with my mom in search of care for whatever is needed doing. Who knows. Maybe I will see or do something that inspire a bout of writing like no other. Other then the stuff I have already seen.

Like the camel spider crawling across my floor the other night.

What I saw before I smashed it...

Though in truth, that wasn’t really what I saw. What I saw was this:

Not that this one is much better...

(the above pic was provided  by www.richard-seaman.com)

Since moving back here to Arizona, I have had to relearn all about the strange critters that roam around here, though I really don’t recall see these before. Being gone for 6 years has really changed the bug life here.  Perhaps next photo I will be able to get a picture of the sand nado’s that we have on a daily basis.  We shall see.

Till then peeps, Have a good day !

So we are scheduled for a BIG move to return to the mainland after five years here in paradise.  In the process I have learned many things. Some about my husband (though truthfully these were just confirmed musings) and some from having helped a friend with Her BIG move back to the great land of Missouri. Things the evil me would like to do right now is just grab my important document box, stuffed the cat in her carrier and set a match to the whole shebang. But alas, I don’t wish to go to Jail (especially here is Hawaii), I don’t have insurance to cover it (not that they would if they suspected arson-I’m thinking the smell of gas would be a tipper) and there is money to be made from all this extraneous crap! Unfortunately it is this last bit more than anything that stays my hand-ok maybe the second thing but you get where I’m going with this. The trick now is getting it sorted and sold.

On to the sorting, well, this is not as hard as it seems, surprisingly. Because although we have inadvertently become hoarders (or maybe not so inadvertently) We decided to start anew in our new place and try to keep things to a very Spartan like minimum. So this automatically leaves all furnishings.  That unfortunately still leaves a lot of crap. Stuff we are keeping has to fit in a box and I put a limit of between 30-40 of them.

This might upon original reflection have been an over-achieving thought because at this point I am back to the doc box and cat in the carrier. But I digress, I am up to box 11 and almost done. I estimate another 7 to get the rest of it but with a total of less then 30 and possible less then 20. HOORAY! I also found that some of the best music to pack to is Pink. She has a mixture and it just doesn’t get boring. But not only that a few of her songs actually have something positive in them. Take her song “F**kin Perfect” it is pretty narley. The video starts out questionably but the music and lyrics are great with a great message.

Evil side of me perks up and thinks that because I am under my box limit then this allows for more crap to be sent. Hang on a moment while I go squash the crap out of her…

ok-so back to the sorting. There are many things that can fit into a box. So we start asking ourselves, will it cost more to ship it then to replace it over there? and Can it be replaced? The answer to the first one is an obvious yes for nearly all of it. Those things that it is a no for gets packed and sent. Problem with the last is that we can find sentimental value to just about anything.  We are really bad about this so back to question 1-can it be replaced? That is the clincher. We are finding as we wade through all this crap that it gets easier to to put it in the sale or donate pile. We are getting tired. But the end is near. We hope- We have only one room left and that is one that we haven’t really breached in 4 years. I shudder just thinking about it.

For those wondering about the evil one-she’s not dead just laying out cold in a box….For now

It might seem like a great time to break out the shades and throw on a button-down shirt and little else and crank the music to slide/dance across the floor

as the family is gone-off on a trip the the nether regions of Washington DC–Unfortunately, there are too many grooves in the floor to go sliding across it though the dancing is not out. School is in and then there is work and a cat to take care of as well (who coincidentally feels the need to attach herself to me now as her primary playmate is gallivanting off elsewhere).

So where does this all leave me? Well, I have two whole weeks of unadulterated me time. Only problem is that I can’t remember the last time this happened and therefore have no idea what to do with myself (at least nothing that won’t get me in trouble ) Well, here’s to day one of ME DAY. Unfortunately, I have errands to run that will keep me busy right up until work. Oh, how I look forward to tomorrow, where I think, after class I will go see Case 39. Anyone up for that with me?