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Going Into Sleep Mode

I’ve been writing to this blog since November of 2006. Time flies….

I’ve grown on the web and now have over 30 websites I manage and keep track of. What that means, is that it’s time to look at what I’m doing, and re organize. Not only am I shifting things, some blogs are going into hibernation. This blog happens to be one of the blogs I’ll be putting in hibernation at this time. I may get back to it, but right now, I don’t have the time, and would like to focus my time on my flagship blog over at Surviving NJ.

Please come visit me at Surviving NJ, where you can follow me along.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, and I wish you well.

My Neat Stacks Means I’m Putting Off Work

My poor desk area looks like a bomb went off. I promised myself it wouldn’t get this messy, but the stacks are slowly piling up. I think I’m going to take some time today and sort through the stacks. I need to organize and get rid of papers I no longer need. It’s an icky job, but I guess it’s my job.

It’s so easy to create a neat looking stack, and think it’s organized, but I’m only lying to myself. I know that it’s me putting it to the side so I don’t have to look at it until later. Today, it’s time to sort through and clean up.

One Trip Turned Into Three

I’m not sure if I mentioned my summer vacations here or not. I have a couple of blogs, and sometimes I forget what I say where! I should get better organized, eh? Anyway, if I’ve mentioned it, please forgive the repeat. If not, I’ve got a summer packed full of fun. I was torn on what I wanted to do, because I have a timeshare. I can use it in different places through out the country, it’s just finding out what I want to do.

I was online for a long time, searching everything from Branson hotels, to cabins in the Poconos, to Disney and things like the tropics. I just couldn’t make up my mind. Well, it’s finally all done and decided. I’ll be heading to the beach in early June off season, heading to South Carolina in July, and heading to Florida in September! It’s going to be a lot of fun heading off in so many different directions. I hadn’t planned on taking three trips, only one, but it worked out the way it did.

Busy Weekend

We had a full day today. We ended up going all over the place. We did lunch out, hit Target, Lowes, the grocery store, and a little pet store we go to. We went one direction, then turned around and went the other! I’m not sure what we’re doing tomorrow, but all our errands are done, so we’ll either catch a movie, or go for a drive somewhere like the shore. We like to play in the arcades off season. We play air hockey, skee ball and video games.

What did your weekend look like?

Tabasco and Cheese Steaks

My son is starting to like hot and spicy foods! He loves buffalo sauce, and today he put Tabasco on his cheese steak when we went out to lunch! I’m not sure where he gets that from; certainly not me! I prefer it bland over spicy.

It’s interesting how individual we all are. We’re all cut from the same cloth, but each of us has our out unique things. I like that about people. I know it sounds silly, but seriously, wouldn’t it boring if we were all the same all the time?

…but Tabasco on cheese steaks? Blech!

I’m Ready to Start

I’m starting a body challenge that kicks off on Thursday officially. We had the meeting last night, so I’m all ready in full mode in my head, but because some people are new to clean eating and exercise, it allows a few days of prep. I’m excited to measure and see what I can do in 12 weeks. I’ve been working out the past 16 weeks and the changes have been nice. I’m all ready following clean eating, but now I’ll be changing one or two things, and I’m hoping it will keep me going.

Wish me luck, because I’m ready to take this thing on head first and be victorious!

We Need an Entertainment Area!

Now that we have a couple of new movies we’ll be watching, I’ll need to work on our entertainment area! We always thought it would be cool to make an entertainment room. The problem is, the living room is my office too! I can’t complain, I have a large leather sectional and television in my office! On the other hand, adding in some home theater sconces, and a new big screen hi-def TV would be a nice touch.

I don’t see my husband going for it anytime soon, since we do most of our television watching in the family room anyway! Oh well, a girl can dream. Of course, that new TV might make a great gift! Gee honey, look what I bought you for your birthday!

Gee, I guess I need to replace our drapes too. We only have sheers in our living room, and the glare on the TV isn’t great during the day time. It makes it hard to see the screen. I like the sheers though, because while they offer me some privacy, they let light in, and I look outside all day long.

The Mall

I was at the mall yesterday, and ended up in some killer line at Hallmark. They were having a huge after holiday kind of sale, where all their Christmas stuff was 90% off. So of course, I get in line (didn’t get anything on sale), but the lady in front of me bought about 18 things! Each thing had to be rung up in a special way, and then wrapped! Yikes, this was going to take awhile. The worst part was I was meeting someone in moments, and I was stuck! I finally got to where I had to be, but about 7 or 8 minutes late, and I felt badly. I’m an on-time, prompt kind of girl.

I never used to like the mall, but I’m starting to enjoy it again. You can do everything from get a massage, which I did yesterday, to picking up a new book, grabbing some body shop supplies, along with a new outfit for the weekend. I grew up about 5 minutes from a two story mall, and that’s where we always spent our weekends. I guess once I became a mom, going somewhere with shopping carts made it easier. It’s taken me another 10-15 years to get me enjoying malls again! I’m not sure what changed, but it’s a funny thing to me.

Not In Love With It

I bought a watch the other day, and while I liked it at the store, wearing it isn’t exciting me. Now, don’t get me wrong, it does what it’s supposed to do, but it’s a little bulkier than I think I wanted. It’s funny, because I’ve worn the same style Timex Expedition for years and years now. I just got bored I think, but I didn’t know what I wanted.

I’ve been scanning jewelry cases looking for the one that I want, and I just keep changing my mind. I finally went ahead and bought another watch, and it’s not the one. Oh well, I’ll still use it. I also have a really nice watch for dressing up. It’s a gorgeous Movado, so I’m really looking for something more casual.

Back to the drawing board…only TIME will tell. Get it? haaha, time will tell…cracking myself up here

Looking for Fun

My hubby is burning out. Not only are they doing book closings, but also doing the yearly budget planning. Every time they get it about finished, people change things and he’s back to square one! He needs a vacation. We’re looking at a long weekend getaway in February, but I haven’t decided where yet. He wants to stay closer to home, so we’ll probably visit the shore or Poconos.

I’m still sorting out the details. I think I’d like to try a place we haven’t been before. I found one that looks promising, but I’m not sold on it yet! When I figure out what we’re going to do, I’ll let you know.