Club SEI

According to the information I received at CKC (when I signed up) and the email I received a week or so ago, the February Club SEI kit should ship tomorrow. The February kit (see it here: www.clubsei.com) looked so good I could not resist signing up--I haven't been in a monthly club for nearly a year so why not. I only hesitated briefly when I found out they ship via UPS. The experiences I've had with UPS alone were enough to make me consider whether or not this was something I wanted to do. I decided to bite the bullet and just hope either there is a new delivery driver on this route or if not, he will finally leave packages at the office without the past heartache and grief I've endured. Additionally, Jessica with SEI assured me she will send me tracking info and in the event I encounter problems my shipping can be changed. My biggest hope is that everything goes smoothly and I'll get my packages in a timely manner without having to call the distribution center numerous times to complain. Time will tell. Bottom line, I am anxious to get the new product in my hand! And since new products aren't revealed till next week at CHA (Craft and Hobby Association trade show) and won't be available till some times up to months after, getting new product now is exciting!

I know it's not like I don't already have tons of papers and things to play with. Heaven knows I don't need anything else, but new stuff is always fun. So c'mon Club SEI!!!

YUM

I've been wanting chocolate chip cookies for at least a week but didn't seem to be able to get them made....till tonight. Somewhere I got an extra burst of energy about the time I got home from work and after eating and cleaning up from dinner I made cookies! Four dozen to be exact. I only ate two fresh out of the oven and after they cooled I had one more with a glass of milk. The rest will go to the office tomorrow.

I did NOTHING...

It's official, I did nothing this weekend. Didn't even finish doing laundy.

I am making a vow to myself to accomplish things this week other than growing to the couch each evening. Check back to see if I make good on the vow or fall off the wagon as usual...

Wasted Weekend...

That pretty much describes the past two days. I can't say that I've accomplished much of anything....except maybe sleeping. I never did do anything real productive Saturday and finally fell asleep on the couch sometime between 10:30 and 11p....(I know it was this timeframe because I remember changing the channel to watch Two and a Half Men but don't remember much else).

Sunday morning I woke with one hell of a back ache--my lingering reminder of my swan dive down the stairs a year ago. Not sure what triggered it but I know getting out of bed wasn't really an option--not much was at that point. I did finally manage to roll out about 10ish and fixed some breakfast. Around noon a nap sounded like a good thing...so I went back to bed....till 3pm! Yep, a wasted day. I did manage to throw on some clothes, run to the bank to make a deposit and then a trip to Whole Foods. One bag and twenty six bucks later I was headed back to Wharton.

So here I am, just before 6p thinking of several things I need or want to do and wondering just what I'll be able to fit in before bed. Time to find out....

Lack of Creating...

I don't play as often as I should or as often as I think of doing so. And by play I mean create, sew, scrapbook. For some time I've had a few different ideas about things I want to create and I'll see something else and think I want to create that too. And yet I seldom sit down and actually do. Looking around me I think my main issue is that somewhere along the line I got it in my head that my environment has to be perfect, clean, orgranized. Something I am trying to accept that I seldom am--organized that is (I've known for some time that I'm far from perfect). So solve the problem and tidy up, right? Sounds easy but in reality it's too much like work--at least that's the rationale in my pea brain. So here at nearly 5pm on Saturday evening I am trying to make myself accept that my surroundings will not be perfect and to just sit down and do.

Do Nothing Day...

That's what today has been so far. Last night was fun....hanging out with girlfriends, learning new things. If only I hadn't been so tired and the weather hadn't been so nasty I might not have called it a night early. Thanks girls, I had a great time and look forward to doing it again.

But back to today. Granted it's only a little before 1:00p so a good portion of the day still exists but I've pretty much done nothing. In fact, I have done nothing so far. I orignally woke up around 8:30-ish--because Willy wouldn't let me sleep. I did manage to cook some breakfast and play a little on the computer. Around 10a I decided a nap sounded good (see where I'm headed here?) so I took one....till after noon! And now I'm thinking of all the things I could be doing, should be doing but am most happy I am able to do nothing if I choose.

For the first time since last weekend the sun is out and I feel as though I shouldn't waste that. Perhaps I will get out for a bit....later!

Memory Triggers...

Isn't it interesting how a scent will trigger a memory. There you are, going along minding your own business and suddenly there is a scent that takes you to another place, another time or just carries your thougths to something totally different from what had been on your mind.

I was headed out of the office to the ladies room thinking how in a few short hours I would be free for a few days. Here I am on the cusp of the weekend. And just as I reached the door I detected the lingering scent of someone who had just left the office. It was one of the favorites of my mother and it seems like forever since I last smelled it. But there it was in the air and it reminded me of mom.

I'm reminded of Sunday when I returned from Galveston. As I was putting away a few things I noticed on my dresser one of my diamond earrings. There it was sitting beside the tiny box I keep it in. I know I placed both of the earrings in there after I last wore them. I know I did. I always take care to put them away as they are so tiny they could be easily lost and I would be devastated if that happened because mom bought them for me (I thought I'd lost one about a year ago and I remember the panic till I found it--but that's another story.) But there the earring was beside the tiny box. At that moment my thoughts turned to mom...that she had placed that earring there for me to find. How else could it be explained? As much movement and shuffling as there was last Friday while trying to pack to leave for Galveston there's no way it wouldn't have been knocked to the floor--and possibly lost forever--if it had been on the dresser then. I choose to believe it was truly a sign from mom.

This is what sunshine looks like...

It's almost hard to believe how beautiful it was last weekend considering how nasty it was just last Friday and how nasty it has been all week. Despite the cold wind, it was a gorgeous weekend on the island. It was even more perfect in the fact the 'Boys' were in town. Oh what sweet memories. At least I have a couple hundred photographs to look at and reminisce. I know, I know....just how many more pictures does one person need of the Oak Ridge Boys....or of anyone for that matter?? For me it's all about getting that one perfect shot. Of course, that is also in the eye of the beholder. I figure I have three distractions; scrapbooking, photography and The Oak Ridge Boys (and I find it wonderful that I can combine all three). None of them are illegal, immoral or fattening. They all however do make a dent in the wallet!

So here it is, Friday-eve. Thank goodness! I think I may have had too much weekend last week for I still seem to be trying to catch up on rest. Hopefully this weekend will do the trick. Friday night I'll be hanging with buds playing with paper and things and then I have the rest of the weekend to do.....nothing. I'm looking forward to it all!

Hanging with 'The Boys' at the Beach...

Most know about my annual beach weekend hanging out with friends, eating way too much good food, having a little wine (very little this year) and seeing the Oak Ridge Boys and taking tons of pictures. I've posted several shots here for all to enjoy. And hey, if you don't wanna see just scroll on down. ...and if you're looking, thanks Ban-Joey!