Sunday Fun

Sat after I treated myself, we did minimal grocery shopping (I have only been buying fresh fruit veggies because we are trying to clean out pantry/freezer).  We also bought DH couple of things for his new workshop he is excited about - a vice and a bench grinder.  We got rid of a huge garbage bag of his shoes and the front seat of my truck is so loaded down with clothes that it thinks the seat belt should be buckled!  We relaxed at home Sat evening which was nice because it will be the last Sat we will spend in this house!  We also prepaid our 1st month at extended stay hotel.
Sunday I cleaned out all the kitchen cabinets and whiped them down inside real well so I won't have to do it again later.  I packed away everything else I will not be taking to hotel.  I also had lunch with my aunts and we did one stop shopping.  All I bought were 3 small gifts and a pair of workout bralettes - so I did good.  I also bought one single shirt in the color I had been looking for the day before at second hand shop.  I have been harping to DH to get rid of some clothes and shoes (he has more than I do practically) so I have to practice what I preach.  if I buy something it is something very specific I have been looking for and I have to get rid of 2 other things.  I threw out an old boxy jean jacket and a tee shirt that is too thick and hot.  We moved all the stuff left in our house storage room in the basement up to the foyer and dining room/office so we can more easily load it thurs night/fri morning.  it looks like a lot!  11 years ago when we moved in, this large storage area was jam packed to the ceiling!
Back to work today.  I may not be posting much for a while.  I found out the person that gives me assignments at work is suddenly "out" for 6 weeks and this happened while her supervisor was on vacation last week.  I have a feeling it is going to be nuts around here.  Have a great week!

Losses and Gains

10/23/17
Losses and Gains

Home from my long family women weekend!  We figured on our fingers and toes how many years we have been doing this beautiful fall arts and crafts weekend...24 years!  Crazy, huh?  We got so tired of arts and crafts about 10 years in that we started doing clothes shopping and movie the Saturday of the weekend.  We had a great time!  But now i need a weekend to recover from my weekend! 

Here's what I got rid of this past weekend:
10 pints/2 quarts of apple butter, an apple pie, a case of water...a purse (my aunt M1 bought it for $75 and I found another one like it I liked better for $12 - real leather!  Ordered it as I sat in my car while we were pumping gas!  More on "what I got" in a sec)...3 blankets, 3 crockpots, 5 gal of paint, quilt rack, 2 cute mugs (I have too many), a robe, antique Clorox bottle, pair of old Ray Bans, an unfinished quilt, a plastic 3 drawer storage unit...I think that's it.  I sold nothing online this weekend.  But I came home and listed another vest and another coat.  My aunt wants to look at a couple of my vests next time I see her.  Today I will be giving away another 2 pints apple butter.

What I got:  New purse (one out, one in), 2 new pj sets, 2 necklaces (clearance), 1 pair earrings (clearance), 3 gifts for my DH - a t shirt, hand salve to help with his winter finger cracks, kettle korn (of course), 2 shirts (one going back - I already had one very similar - oops, I am not perfect), 3 socks, a few gifts from my visiting family (NFL team work out tank, a cute dog tote, 3 quart canning jar set and a hand made sign from my creative cousin D1...and my cousin SIL bought my dinner Friday night while I was buying my sister/nieces, and a big bunch of lush grapes)...Oh, I also got quality time with my family who love me and whom I love, time with a couple of older mentoring aunts, time with a couple of younger neice/cousin I want to be there for as a mentor, time with my sister who I would do anything for, time with a cousin I adore and laugh constantly when I am with her and a new acquaintance with her SIL, whom we all agreed was a lovely woman whom we hope comes with us next year.  We laughed, we ate, we shopped, we talked, we saw lovely leaves and arts/crafts.  We went to Walmart neighborhood grocery, Walmart and Sams all in a long weekend (like we couldn't do this at home), we went to the mall.  We rented a cute movie, we got up early to get shopping early, we slept in and relaxed.  We walked outside, we rode our side by side and we took lots of pictures.  My tummy is plumper, my bank account a little lighter but my heart is over flowing.