"Being good isn't always easy, no matter how hard I try......"
Dusty Springfield, "Son of a Preacher Man"
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Getting back to my roots...
"Being good isn't always easy, no matter how hard I try......"
Dusty Springfield, "Son of a Preacher Man"
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 23 - Catch Up
Today is "officially" day 23 of my Blasting, and I am catching up with all the past projects. I am mainly concentrating on my Junior's room, as she is coming home from camp tomorrow :). We put up her new fan (with a light, finally she does not have to be a cave dweller anymore!), hopefully that will let her "see the light" of a nice, neat room :).
But a girl can't be all about work and no play! This morning I took my boys on an adventure. We keep driving by this park entrance, an itty bitty one that connects to the American River Bike trail. So this morning we donned our adventure hats went to check it out :). Super cool...you can see a few more pics at Sub Green Mama .
I am scrounging with my cash budget for groceries, and have a whopping $7.53 left until Sunday. I will fill you in more at the end of the month with my SpiritZapping synopsis.
Much love,
Heike
P.S. Every time I turn on the radio, I hear this sappy song "Live your life like there is no tomorrow" by ???. I think it is a sign, and I am hanging loose a little.....
What I am grateful for: Wide open spaces in my back yard that fascinate me. Getting back to my roots....
What I am manifesting: Sales
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
FLASH MOB!
If you look real close, my kids have the big hair :)....even Mr. Heike is in this clip, looking very "official", even though he does not work at this mall :)....Please pass it on to raise awareness for all the great work United Way is doing.
Enjoy!
Heike
Monday, June 22, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 20 - You will be quickly and safely removed.
Today I tandem-tackled the kid's rooms :).
After perusing the online stores for the perfect long, but not too high, and not too wide bookshelf, I realized that none of them were in my $5 budget. Then it hit me, I jumped into my car, raced to Home Depot. I bought a few concrete blocks and 10ft board, and Voilà!, the perfect shelf was born. And guess what? It has magic powers....it made B WANT to clean his room!!
On to the older child. There is a challenge that will take me at least 2 days.
She is tucked away safely at camp :), in the woods, singing "Kumbayah". She will be SO HAPPY when she comes home to a clean, fabulously scented (all natural, of course. Who am I??) room. And she will never know what fueled the bonfire that is going to make my marshmallows tomorrow night. And no, I do not want to hear any opinions on privacy. That died when I walked in there the other day and just about wilted. That room is mine.
What I am reading: Still "Dragonfly in Amber". I don't know, not grabbing me as much as the first one. Also "Teaching our kids responsibility".. :)
What I am grateful for: Going to the river with my family.
What I am manifesting: SALES, still.
After perusing the online stores for the perfect long, but not too high, and not too wide bookshelf, I realized that none of them were in my $5 budget. Then it hit me, I jumped into my car, raced to Home Depot. I bought a few concrete blocks and 10ft board, and Voilà!, the perfect shelf was born. And guess what? It has magic powers....it made B WANT to clean his room!!
On to the older child. There is a challenge that will take me at least 2 days.
She is tucked away safely at camp :), in the woods, singing "Kumbayah". She will be SO HAPPY when she comes home to a clean, fabulously scented (all natural, of course. Who am I??) room. And she will never know what fueled the bonfire that is going to make my marshmallows tomorrow night. And no, I do not want to hear any opinions on privacy. That died when I walked in there the other day and just about wilted. That room is mine.
What I am reading: Still "Dragonfly in Amber". I don't know, not grabbing me as much as the first one. Also "Teaching our kids responsibility".. :)
What I am grateful for: Going to the river with my family.
What I am manifesting: SALES, still.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day, Papa
One of my favorite pictures of us, and I know he likes it too :).
Papa
01/30/39 - 04/22/2001
01/30/39 - 04/22/2001
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 19 = Surviving the Recession, it's really nothing new.....
Today my SpiritZapper is this issue I have to get off my chest:
Well....
last night 20/20 was showing the first of the series "New Normal". They were showing how people are now surviving the Recession. Again, just like Oprah, they showed people who are "over-consumers", people who wanted to keep up with the Joneses, Nouveau Riche who were friviously spending money on unimportant, material things. All of these people were making a ridiculous amount of money before, and still were over spending.
My friend Brandy and I were discussing this show on Facebook, commenting if WE were now "normal"...here is my response:
"LOL....well.....
I am always amused at these shows (Oprah did it too). I guess I was just considered "dirt poor" before it was considered "nooveau chic" to reuse, shop at the thrift store, walk your dog instead of walking on a treadmill at the gym, etc. They always act as if these once big spenders have invented a way to "survive the recession". Newsflash: there are people living like this every day because they would rather "LIVE" than than live for the money for the rest of their lives. Or maybe they aren't paid a ridiculous amount of money for sitting on their asses, compared to those who work hard for their little money.
Can you tell this subject gets me a little riled up???"
Yes, this subject is close to my heart, and even though I commend these very mainstream, informative shows on their vigor to educate the masses who seem used buying everything on credit, it would be nice if they would venture out and find out how we "normal" people are surviving this recession.
You see, our houses are worth nothing also, yet we manage to stay in them. My husband's salary, already too low to make strides with, was also cut "due to the economic recession". We have always bought junkie, used cars so that we would not have a car note, and it has been getting us from point A to point B safely for years. We even sold one and are now using one car and making it work. We haven't had a real family vacation in years, and must say that the camping trips and family day trips to the beach, the ones Richies seem to think are a demeaning alternative to a "real" vacation, are a blast. I have been baking my own bread and growing my own food, or trading work for food at the organic farm for years to make organic food happen for my family. Five days a week, my husband works 2 jobs so that I can raise our kids, and if I did work and put my kids in daycare or "activities", I would have to work two also. We made the choice years ago to cut back and sacrifice so that we could do this. We Freecycle, shop garage sales, and all our clothes, except underwear and shoes, come from the thrift store. My kids, and I, are constantly asked where our "cool" clothes come from, and they PROUDLY say: "From the thrift store!".
You see, we have been living like this for years. The working poor. My kids know the value of money, and are proud of it. They are not suffering because their parents won't buy them designer clothes or an iPhone anymore. And though it is harder and harder to survive with less and less, it does not hurt us so bad because we are used to making due and being grateful for what we DO have.
I feel a bit sorry for all those who are now in this recession shock, but I think America is learning a lesson. A lesson in Gratitude, Compassion (you see, now being rich enough to go a "good" school is no longer a guarantee of a good life. Maybe now those who are blessed to have a degree from a "good" school will no longer look down on those working hard for their money because they could not afford to go to a "good", or any college.), Humbleness, Patience, Thrift (don't buy it unless you can pay for it). Hopefully it will also contribute to more family time, and all those "de-tached" kids everyone complains about will find their families again. Mom and Dad won't be so busy paying for the numerous cars, Wii's, designer clothes, etc, and can spend some time with their kids. Kid's might learn responsibility, both to their families, and to themselves, by being held responsible for more than just getting primped for school or sports.
Maybe this is all a Divine Plan?
I for one, am willing to apprentice anyone on how to survive the recession, without any judgment :). I am grateful that I am able to have the life I lead, however poor it may look on the outside, LOL.
Much love,
Heike
P.S. I just got a nasty little message, saying I am jealous, and that I should have "gotten an education". :) I do have an education, and I had a dream job that paid me well...Sweetie, I CHOSE this life. I am not jealous, and am happy for anyone who has lots of money to make their dreams reality. Good for them! I still play the Lottery in the hopes that we will win one day...BUT...I will not sacrifice the short time my children are growing up, I will not sacrifice my whole day and life, I will not sacrifice every ounce of energy I have, nor will I sacrifice my Spirit for money. I have what I need.
This post was not written because I am "MAD" at rich people. That is so small-minded. This post is because I am frustrated that the world should feel sorry for those who have sold their souls, and now they don't know how to handle the heat.
Well....
last night 20/20 was showing the first of the series "New Normal". They were showing how people are now surviving the Recession. Again, just like Oprah, they showed people who are "over-consumers", people who wanted to keep up with the Joneses, Nouveau Riche who were friviously spending money on unimportant, material things. All of these people were making a ridiculous amount of money before, and still were over spending.
My friend Brandy and I were discussing this show on Facebook, commenting if WE were now "normal"...here is my response:
"LOL....well.....
I am always amused at these shows (Oprah did it too). I guess I was just considered "dirt poor" before it was considered "nooveau chic" to reuse, shop at the thrift store, walk your dog instead of walking on a treadmill at the gym, etc. They always act as if these once big spenders have invented a way to "survive the recession". Newsflash: there are people living like this every day because they would rather "LIVE" than than live for the money for the rest of their lives. Or maybe they aren't paid a ridiculous amount of money for sitting on their asses, compared to those who work hard for their little money.
Can you tell this subject gets me a little riled up???"
Yes, this subject is close to my heart, and even though I commend these very mainstream, informative shows on their vigor to educate the masses who seem used buying everything on credit, it would be nice if they would venture out and find out how we "normal" people are surviving this recession.
You see, our houses are worth nothing also, yet we manage to stay in them. My husband's salary, already too low to make strides with, was also cut "due to the economic recession". We have always bought junkie, used cars so that we would not have a car note, and it has been getting us from point A to point B safely for years. We even sold one and are now using one car and making it work. We haven't had a real family vacation in years, and must say that the camping trips and family day trips to the beach, the ones Richies seem to think are a demeaning alternative to a "real" vacation, are a blast. I have been baking my own bread and growing my own food, or trading work for food at the organic farm for years to make organic food happen for my family. Five days a week, my husband works 2 jobs so that I can raise our kids, and if I did work and put my kids in daycare or "activities", I would have to work two also. We made the choice years ago to cut back and sacrifice so that we could do this. We Freecycle, shop garage sales, and all our clothes, except underwear and shoes, come from the thrift store. My kids, and I, are constantly asked where our "cool" clothes come from, and they PROUDLY say: "From the thrift store!".
You see, we have been living like this for years. The working poor. My kids know the value of money, and are proud of it. They are not suffering because their parents won't buy them designer clothes or an iPhone anymore. And though it is harder and harder to survive with less and less, it does not hurt us so bad because we are used to making due and being grateful for what we DO have.
I feel a bit sorry for all those who are now in this recession shock, but I think America is learning a lesson. A lesson in Gratitude, Compassion (you see, now being rich enough to go a "good" school is no longer a guarantee of a good life. Maybe now those who are blessed to have a degree from a "good" school will no longer look down on those working hard for their money because they could not afford to go to a "good", or any college.), Humbleness, Patience, Thrift (don't buy it unless you can pay for it). Hopefully it will also contribute to more family time, and all those "de-tached" kids everyone complains about will find their families again. Mom and Dad won't be so busy paying for the numerous cars, Wii's, designer clothes, etc, and can spend some time with their kids. Kid's might learn responsibility, both to their families, and to themselves, by being held responsible for more than just getting primped for school or sports.
Maybe this is all a Divine Plan?
I for one, am willing to apprentice anyone on how to survive the recession, without any judgment :). I am grateful that I am able to have the life I lead, however poor it may look on the outside, LOL.
Much love,
Heike
P.S. I just got a nasty little message, saying I am jealous, and that I should have "gotten an education". :) I do have an education, and I had a dream job that paid me well...Sweetie, I CHOSE this life. I am not jealous, and am happy for anyone who has lots of money to make their dreams reality. Good for them! I still play the Lottery in the hopes that we will win one day...BUT...I will not sacrifice the short time my children are growing up, I will not sacrifice my whole day and life, I will not sacrifice every ounce of energy I have, nor will I sacrifice my Spirit for money. I have what I need.
This post was not written because I am "MAD" at rich people. That is so small-minded. This post is because I am frustrated that the world should feel sorry for those who have sold their souls, and now they don't know how to handle the heat.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 17 & 18 = Procrastination
Well, another double duty day!
Today, I am tackling what I call the vault. This space seems to either hold, or gobble up all important papers or receipts in this house.
It is a catch-all, this picture is from a mild day, and unfortunately, it is in my bedroom. Now that I have cleared off the dresser, the "everyday crap" that comes from the rest of the house and from my husband's pockets, lands here. Under, over, behind that are important bills, checks, receipts, and other miscellaneous data that should be saved. I have already sorted these piles about 6 times, I just have not filed them, and then new things seem attracted to them AND THEY MAKE BABIES...I swear!
So, I am putting on some 80's music, Little Man is playing detective with Nancy Drew on the other computer, and I am off.....
What I am reading: Dragonfly in Amber (does not seem to read as intense as number one of the series)
What I am grateful for: Time
What I am manifesting: SALES!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 15 & 16
Don't give up on me yet!
:)
I am not falling behind, but cleaning up behind myself. I have spent the last two days one miscellaneous zapping. Funny, once things are a bit in order, others seem so much more URGENT.
Yesterday, I went into my daughter's room to drop off some clothes. I almost killed myself tripping over something. I will not embarrass her SHAMELESSLY (because she reads my blog daily) by posting a picture of what I saw when I opened her closet....but...between the rubbish on the floor and the closet crime scene, her room was deemed a SpiritZapper.
Yessiree. First of all, she has the best and biggest room in the house, she better damn well respect that I took the TINY room with no decent closet so she can stretch her wings. She couldn't stretch her wings in there, even she were a flea!
I love her :)....and vacuumed. No worries, I am not one of those moms that tears through her child's room in a rampage.
I am one of those moms that will put everything in one little convenient pile and give you a day to deal with it before I make a big bonfire.....
Love, Me
:)
I am not falling behind, but cleaning up behind myself. I have spent the last two days one miscellaneous zapping. Funny, once things are a bit in order, others seem so much more URGENT.
Yesterday, I went into my daughter's room to drop off some clothes. I almost killed myself tripping over something. I will not embarrass her SHAMELESSLY (because she reads my blog daily) by posting a picture of what I saw when I opened her closet....but...between the rubbish on the floor and the closet crime scene, her room was deemed a SpiritZapper.
Yessiree. First of all, she has the best and biggest room in the house, she better damn well respect that I took the TINY room with no decent closet so she can stretch her wings. She couldn't stretch her wings in there, even she were a flea!
I love her :)....and vacuumed. No worries, I am not one of those moms that tears through her child's room in a rampage.
I am one of those moms that will put everything in one little convenient pile and give you a day to deal with it before I make a big bonfire.....
Love, Me
Monday, June 15, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 14
We recently had a garage sale, and my family insisted I keep this stupid Floormate to clean the floor. It was up in the attic for about 2 years because it is big, I have no where to store it out of the way, and it kept harnessing all the dog hair into one giant PLUG that was hard as concrete and a pain in my ass to clean out. I can do better with a mop....
Well, to make a long story short, we kept it, it is in my way, and when I recently did try to use it, the brushes did not work.
So today, my SpiritZapper Blasting entailed getting rid of all "tools" that do not work properly and take up my Spirit space. When Benjamin asked me why I was giving away the cleaner, I told him the brushed don't work.
His little eyes lit up.
"Mama, let ME try to fix it!".
Sure. Go for it. Why not, I am getting rid of it anyways, and just got the "Best Mama in the World" award.
He took it apart. Put it back together.
The brushes work!! He is a genius! Now we just have to try it with water......
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 12 & 13
Yes, I am combining two days :).
Technically, I blasted the SpiritZapper of isolation yesterday, by spending an evening with my girlfriends. We made rice noodle rolls, had lots of dessert, and laughed ourselves to tears. Then I got to have a slumber party :).....
Today, I tackled the SpiritZapper of "no money". You know, the one who shows up when you look into your account and you have $1.22 to your name, but your bills are going off the next day???
My other half and I have dissected our budget today, and have found that after allotting money for food, utilities, and other miscellaneous things we HAVE to pay for, we have less than a good dinner and a beer of play money per week.
Is this depressing? No? :) No, because surprisingly, we still have this bit extra. I am going CASH now, and it will be interesting to see if we can manage to stay in our allotted cash budget. The only one who will be depressed is my network of local thrift stores....maybe they will send me a "PLEASE come back!!" coupon?? Our budget did not include any of my sales, mainly because they are so sporadic. My next project will be marketing.....
Happy Sunday!
What I am reading: Everything About Your Tween, and Dragonfly in Amber
What I am grateful for: My girlfriends. Gawd, I would just wilt without them! Love y'all!!!
What I am manifesting: Sales
Technically, I blasted the SpiritZapper of isolation yesterday, by spending an evening with my girlfriends. We made rice noodle rolls, had lots of dessert, and laughed ourselves to tears. Then I got to have a slumber party :).....
Today, I tackled the SpiritZapper of "no money". You know, the one who shows up when you look into your account and you have $1.22 to your name, but your bills are going off the next day???
My other half and I have dissected our budget today, and have found that after allotting money for food, utilities, and other miscellaneous things we HAVE to pay for, we have less than a good dinner and a beer of play money per week.
Is this depressing? No? :) No, because surprisingly, we still have this bit extra. I am going CASH now, and it will be interesting to see if we can manage to stay in our allotted cash budget. The only one who will be depressed is my network of local thrift stores....maybe they will send me a "PLEASE come back!!" coupon?? Our budget did not include any of my sales, mainly because they are so sporadic. My next project will be marketing.....
Happy Sunday!
What I am reading: Everything About Your Tween, and Dragonfly in Amber
What I am grateful for: My girlfriends. Gawd, I would just wilt without them! Love y'all!!!
What I am manifesting: Sales
Friday, June 12, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 11
Yipee!
It is getting harder and harder to find the Zappers in my house! :) Guess it is time to zone in on the humane and community Zappers??
I am so concentrated on the zapping, I forget to share the fun stuff with you! Today, we were carless, so we harvested Chamomile....the zen of lopping off Chamomile heads while taking in the intoxicating scent of relaxation. Check it out.
SpiritZapper #10
The dog kennel.
We have an XL crate in our living room. A person of my size could live in there. My dog loves his crate, it is his peace place. I love my dog, and he needs to have his peace with the rest of the family.
Unfortunately, this big, black crate does nothing for the zen of our living room. Not only does it not match our "decor", which I would dub "witchy, fairy, colorful, with a bit of IKEA", but it also seems to attract CRAP like a magnet.
Ok, I am cleaning it off. Anyone have a remedy for magnetism??
What I am reading: Dragonfly in Amber, and various cookbooks I found at the thrift store.
What I am grateful for: My girlfriends
What I am manifesting: Sales
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 10
Since my refrigerator is clean, WHY is my kitchen still making me sad??
Because there are 32 Mason jars on the floor under my table, which is covered with canning supplies, kitchen gadgets, and misc. children's objects, as well as a microwave that only powers a "BURN POPCORN" setting (popcorn is all that we use it for, and an occasional melting of beeswax.). It is also so small that the beautiful 1950's stainless steel countertop is constantly HIDDEN.
I love my kitchen. It is grape purple, and I have these funky, 1950's metal kitchen cabinets that I painted red 12 years ago. It is time for a redo.
Today will be dedicated to my kitchen, and my Oma. My Oma's stainless steel sink looked brand spanking new after 30 years, I should know how to do it. How wonderful is it to come into a clean kitchen in the morning to make coffee? Certainly, it has to be better than scratching food off of plates to make enough room in the sink to fill up your coffee caraffe!
Maybe if I send my good will out to the Universe, it will send me this back?
Is that not the coolest? They have vintage style dishwashers too! I don't even have a dishwasher, but I would certainly make a big hole for a Beach Blue one!
P.S. I know that getting a notice from me every day this month can be tedious for some, LOL. You are not used to this consistancy in blogging from me :)....remember, I am on a personal journey, a challenge to conquer my flakiness. So, instead of leaving me completely, you could just turn your subscription to digest, and come back in July when I will surely be flaky in posting again.
Much love,
Heike
Because there are 32 Mason jars on the floor under my table, which is covered with canning supplies, kitchen gadgets, and misc. children's objects, as well as a microwave that only powers a "BURN POPCORN" setting (popcorn is all that we use it for, and an occasional melting of beeswax.). It is also so small that the beautiful 1950's stainless steel countertop is constantly HIDDEN.
I love my kitchen. It is grape purple, and I have these funky, 1950's metal kitchen cabinets that I painted red 12 years ago. It is time for a redo.
Today will be dedicated to my kitchen, and my Oma. My Oma's stainless steel sink looked brand spanking new after 30 years, I should know how to do it. How wonderful is it to come into a clean kitchen in the morning to make coffee? Certainly, it has to be better than scratching food off of plates to make enough room in the sink to fill up your coffee caraffe!
Maybe if I send my good will out to the Universe, it will send me this back?
Is that not the coolest? They have vintage style dishwashers too! I don't even have a dishwasher, but I would certainly make a big hole for a Beach Blue one!
P.S. I know that getting a notice from me every day this month can be tedious for some, LOL. You are not used to this consistancy in blogging from me :)....remember, I am on a personal journey, a challenge to conquer my flakiness. So, instead of leaving me completely, you could just turn your subscription to digest, and come back in July when I will surely be flaky in posting again.
Much love,
Heike
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 9
I am on DAY 9!!!!
If you are wondering, yesterday was a challenge! Not only was I itching to turn on the computer, I had to field off complaints all day about "If we could only use the computer, we could look that up!". I must admit, keeping all computers off showed us how much time we spend on there. Instead, we cooked, did puzzles, read our new books, and just enjoyed each other :). Another bonus: I talked to friends on the phone that I would have played email tag with.
My SpiritZapper challenge today?
My refrigerator. It is full of ????. Something stinks, and it is not the dog's tripe, as the children want to make me believe (If you have never smelled Green Tripe, you are in for treat. It smells like cow poop. My dog loves it. Because of him, my kitchen and fridge smell like cow poop periodically...).
I am putting on my iPod, getting a glass of wine, and tackling the fridge....
What I am reading: Dragonfly in Amber
What I am grateful for: my kids
What I am manifesting: Sales
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 8
Today will be a COMPUTER FREE day!
I love my computers, and literally, can't live without them. Two are always on, and sometimes more. They do not always bring me good news, and today, they will stay off. I will see what happens in the time I usually spend answering emails, working on websites, listing things on Etsy, etc. All time zappers. I get swallowed into the Big Black Cyber hole, and get spit out hours later.
Time to go play.......
P.S. Yes, I know I used that pic yesterday. I just love it so much, I am using it again :). Happy Day!
Monday, June 08, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 7
Today was a good day, and I dare say: I think the SpiritZappers are taking effect!
Today I had other plans, but they were diverted when I walked into my son's room. I will not shock you with pictures, but even though he is only 7, he is a little SLOP. So instead of walking out with the child I went to retrieve, I was faced with the SpiritZapper of the day.
His room.
So we tackled it. He needs a new bookshelf, as his love for books and gooey stuff is apparent all over his floor.
He is lucky he is cute.
On a HAPPY note: Today I spent the majority of the day playing with food! We got some great deals on cherries and apricots yesterday, so I tried my hand at canning. I also made some more strawberry jam...Yum. If you want details, check out my new blog that is dedicated to our "aspiring homesteading adventure". The Good, the Bad, and the Evil :).
Green Sub Mama
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 7
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Today is Sock Day.
Remember the drawers I had to eliminate on Day 5?? Well, one is filled with socks...lots of single socks.
So today, they either find a mate, or they will be on their way to Sock Heaven.
What I am reading: My little "Celtic Magic", and I have "Dragonfly in Amber" again to finish :).
What I am grateful for: Life
What I am manifesting: Sales
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 6
Today will be the day I delete all those contacts in my email that don't make my heart happy.
The same goes for Facebook. Oddly enough, the strangest things happen when you "meet" people again after 20 some years.....Some of us grow up, and some don't. Some just talk at you, instead of with you, which is as irritating as it was in school. And even though most of us are 40 or close to, sometimes, it feels like I am transported back to school with wrinkles...... The same holds true for people I was friends with a few years ago, we just move on.
Message to old friends:
Nothing personal, but reading your messages does not make me joyful.
In the name of the mission I am on, I will let go of you today.
Wishing you the best, and much love, Heike
The same goes for Facebook. Oddly enough, the strangest things happen when you "meet" people again after 20 some years.....Some of us grow up, and some don't. Some just talk at you, instead of with you, which is as irritating as it was in school. And even though most of us are 40 or close to, sometimes, it feels like I am transported back to school with wrinkles...... The same holds true for people I was friends with a few years ago, we just move on.
Message to old friends:
Nothing personal, but reading your messages does not make me joyful.
In the name of the mission I am on, I will let go of you today.
Wishing you the best, and much love, Heike
Friday, June 05, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 5
Whew.
Day 3, 4, and 5 are coming together as a project!
Here is the new, painted dresser, and it has taken the spot of the old one:
I went from 5 very big drawers to 4 smaller ones :(. Which means I had to not only move everything around, I also had to do through stuff and eliminate. Good thing, but time-consuming.
Now to explains how day 3-5 have become a combined project, I decided to put the old dresser in my laundry room and use it as storage for my canning supplies (my million Mason Jars), and our art supplies. Since we do not have to go to it every day, it does not matter that the drawers either stick or come flying at you...
This posed a new problem, and my SpiritZapper for day 5. My laundry room (which was the reason I started all this, and you will see why.) It becomes the catch all for anything that does not have a space elsewhere in the house. I could also not walk in there to pull the old dresser out and the new one in......:
I just moved everything to one side, and am working my through.
Right now we are all resting. We went to the river and let Rex swim. It is cold today, but somehow he managed to get us all in the water. BRRRRRRR. Once I am defrosted, I will lock myself in the laundry room until I have spun all that junk into gold.....
What I am reading: Celtic Magic (cool little book I found at the thrift store the other day)
What I am grateful for: Freecycle, where the things I have no space for are finding good homes.
What I am manifesting: Sales. I want to be a fat artist.....
Day 3, 4, and 5 are coming together as a project!
Here is the new, painted dresser, and it has taken the spot of the old one:
I went from 5 very big drawers to 4 smaller ones :(. Which means I had to not only move everything around, I also had to do through stuff and eliminate. Good thing, but time-consuming.
Now to explains how day 3-5 have become a combined project, I decided to put the old dresser in my laundry room and use it as storage for my canning supplies (my million Mason Jars), and our art supplies. Since we do not have to go to it every day, it does not matter that the drawers either stick or come flying at you...
This posed a new problem, and my SpiritZapper for day 5. My laundry room (which was the reason I started all this, and you will see why.) It becomes the catch all for anything that does not have a space elsewhere in the house. I could also not walk in there to pull the old dresser out and the new one in......:
I just moved everything to one side, and am working my through.
Right now we are all resting. We went to the river and let Rex swim. It is cold today, but somehow he managed to get us all in the water. BRRRRRRR. Once I am defrosted, I will lock myself in the laundry room until I have spun all that junk into gold.....
What I am reading: Celtic Magic (cool little book I found at the thrift store the other day)
What I am grateful for: Freecycle, where the things I have no space for are finding good homes.
What I am manifesting: Sales. I want to be a fat artist.....
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 4
Greetings my friends!
I am happy to say that I have already completed 3 days of Blasting :)! For me, that is huge, normally I will have abandoned this task by now..(it is in the genes...).
I am on Day 4, and still am working on the remnants of Day 3. I painted the dresser last night, thinking it would dry over night outside, and a lightening storm with rain and HAIL came through! So my dresser is still drying, and this afternoon we will bring it in.
Life is good.
What I am reading: My new Vegetarian cookbooks I found at the thrift store yesterday.
What I am grateful for: Thrift stores
What I am manifesting: Sales for my book.
I am happy to say that I have already completed 3 days of Blasting :)! For me, that is huge, normally I will have abandoned this task by now..(it is in the genes...).
I am on Day 4, and still am working on the remnants of Day 3. I painted the dresser last night, thinking it would dry over night outside, and a lightening storm with rain and HAIL came through! So my dresser is still drying, and this afternoon we will bring it in.
Life is good.
What I am reading: My new Vegetarian cookbooks I found at the thrift store yesterday.
What I am grateful for: Thrift stores
What I am manifesting: Sales for my book.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 3
I am all about reusing, and getting things CHEAP. :)...not that I am stingy, but our budget is very tiny. The lovely thing of a tiny budget is that when we do get rich, we will live well in our means and never end up in squalor. Plus, treasure hunting gives me a natural high, I do that instead of running.....or other things.
So, to day 3 of my Blasting the SpiritZappers:
Here you go:
This is not really the SpiritZapper. I found this dresser at the thrift store the other day, when I found my other treasures. It is a bit in need of some beautification...but it is wood and it is sturdy. Today I am going to buy paint. It will be replacing the real SpiritZapper:
Oh, how I hate this thing. I love it once. Bought it at IKEA and painted it. I loved the big, deep drawers. Its' cheapness has caught up with it. The dresser is so warped, and even with numerous nails and boards, it keeps losing the drawers, or they get stuck, as they are now. You pull out the drawer to get a pair of underwear, and the whole damn dresser comes at you! It is a pain in my ass. I hope to have it out of here by tomorrow, depends on how fast the paint on the other dresser dries.....
What I am reading: Nothing.
What I am grateful for: My friends....more on that later.
What I am manifesting: Consistancy to finish the 30 days of Blasting.
So, to day 3 of my Blasting the SpiritZappers:
Here you go:
This is not really the SpiritZapper. I found this dresser at the thrift store the other day, when I found my other treasures. It is a bit in need of some beautification...but it is wood and it is sturdy. Today I am going to buy paint. It will be replacing the real SpiritZapper:
Oh, how I hate this thing. I love it once. Bought it at IKEA and painted it. I loved the big, deep drawers. Its' cheapness has caught up with it. The dresser is so warped, and even with numerous nails and boards, it keeps losing the drawers, or they get stuck, as they are now. You pull out the drawer to get a pair of underwear, and the whole damn dresser comes at you! It is a pain in my ass. I hope to have it out of here by tomorrow, depends on how fast the paint on the other dresser dries.....
What I am reading: Nothing.
What I am grateful for: My friends....more on that later.
What I am manifesting: Consistancy to finish the 30 days of Blasting.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 2
Good Morning my friends!
If you are following my Blasting the SpiritZappers, you will be proud to know that I tackled those baskets!!! One of them is still sitting in the kids room with their clothes, but that is THEIR responsibility :)...
And even though my knack of finding treasures is what got me into the clutter prediiciment in the first place, I MUST share what I found at the thrift store yesterday:
If you are not from the "cold climates" and have no idea why this excites me...it is a TOBAGGON!! A wooden one..yippeeeee!
ooooo....time to dust off that sewing machine!!!
Now down to regular business. SpiritZapper Day 2:
Today I am conquering one of my email boxes. I am going to go through the 309 unread emails one by one, and either file them or delete them. Then I will tend to the other 1300 stored in my box...WTH?? I am sure that number 3 is not important enough to save anymore......
If you are following my Blasting the SpiritZappers, you will be proud to know that I tackled those baskets!!! One of them is still sitting in the kids room with their clothes, but that is THEIR responsibility :)...
And even though my knack of finding treasures is what got me into the clutter prediiciment in the first place, I MUST share what I found at the thrift store yesterday:
If you are not from the "cold climates" and have no idea why this excites me...it is a TOBAGGON!! A wooden one..yippeeeee!
ooooo....time to dust off that sewing machine!!!
Now down to regular business. SpiritZapper Day 2:
Today I am conquering one of my email boxes. I am going to go through the 309 unread emails one by one, and either file them or delete them. Then I will tend to the other 1300 stored in my box...WTH?? I am sure that number 3 is not important enough to save anymore......
Monday, June 01, 2009
Blasting the SpiritZappers, Day 1
After a wonderful celebration under the stars and my new red pergola, surrounded by my friends :), I am ready to tackle the aftermath of many years of hoarding junk. Why now? Because you cannot get into my laundry room.....
All big projects are done, and now it is time to create Sacred Space so I can move on to new projects that are good for ME, ME, ME.
Unfortunately, I am plagued with being a clutter collector, a hoarder, and keeper of treasures. In the last weeks, important items have gone missing amongst the "treasures", and tempers heat up as we have to search through things.....
So, with the brand new month of June, I have decided to envoke on a journey: Blasting the SpiritZappers.
Every day in the month of June, I will tackle one space, one person, one computer, one WHATEVER needs to go, and share with you. They say it takes 30 days to reform a habit....once I "clear" the SpiritZappers out of my life, I will do everything in my power to KEEP THEM OUT.
:).
Day 1:
The laundry baskets in my bedroom that have been growing new clothes. I swear, I am tempted to just bag them up. I have folded them at least twice, and left them on the bed.....just to have "someone" put (throw) them back in the basket. I will decide and post on the update by the end of the day.
If you look real close you will see that the dirty socks find their way in there too...sigh....
What I am reading: Still "Dragonfly in Amber" (too busy :()
What I am grateful for: My friends
What I am manifesting: Consistancy
All big projects are done, and now it is time to create Sacred Space so I can move on to new projects that are good for ME, ME, ME.
Unfortunately, I am plagued with being a clutter collector, a hoarder, and keeper of treasures. In the last weeks, important items have gone missing amongst the "treasures", and tempers heat up as we have to search through things.....
So, with the brand new month of June, I have decided to envoke on a journey: Blasting the SpiritZappers.
Every day in the month of June, I will tackle one space, one person, one computer, one WHATEVER needs to go, and share with you. They say it takes 30 days to reform a habit....once I "clear" the SpiritZappers out of my life, I will do everything in my power to KEEP THEM OUT.
:).
Day 1:
The laundry baskets in my bedroom that have been growing new clothes. I swear, I am tempted to just bag them up. I have folded them at least twice, and left them on the bed.....just to have "someone" put (throw) them back in the basket. I will decide and post on the update by the end of the day.
If you look real close you will see that the dirty socks find their way in there too...sigh....
What I am reading: Still "Dragonfly in Amber" (too busy :()
What I am grateful for: My friends
What I am manifesting: Consistancy
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