The other posting was getting too long. Starting up another one.

Carol:
Glad to hear you take the pill case with you. Smart gal.
Good going on the babystep in the office.
DDs dress and outfit sounds great and like you said she can wear them again. Good shopping gals!

Lynnie:
I have two pill cases myself. One for vitamins in the kitchen and one in the bedroom for night time pills.
Yes, good the place you work is a happy place....sometimes it isn't that fun.

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Never got back on here after the ladies left. Had a pretty fun time with them, we just sit around and laugh and discuss world problems and how to solve them. LOL

House all picked up and good thing, I have something to do each and every day for the next week! It is either feast or famine in my life lately!

Hey ladies, I am going to try to do a few little baby steps on some items on my list this weekend. Trying not to feel overwhelmed. I haven't had as much energy as I would like this week.

WTG on finding a dress, Carol, it sounds cute. Pictures later??

WTG on the pill cases Lynnie. I use one for my vitamins too and it really helps.

@ Carol- I wore decorated tennis shoes to my wedding reception. I had my friends kids come a week before the wedding and we glued on all kinds of beads. I wrote the date on one shoe and ny new name on the other. Everyone thought it was a hoot. I just tossed them after 9 years... Hope your DD has fun with the shoes.

thought i would repost so i don't have to keep opening the other thread.

apr goals

do 5 b/s /week of cleaning
read 75 email 6 days/week
run 5 errands/week
read 1 hr 6 days/week
menu plan at least 1x/week
see jay 2x/week
sleep 6x/week

i onlyslept for a couple of hrs this morning, but i HAVE been managing to sleep at least some every day.

i read my 75 for sat before i laid down and all of my 'just in's just before i opened the forum.

i spent about 3 hrs reading all of my downloads but the very last 1

jay and i have a date this evening to take my car to the car wash.

mary

I curled DD's hair this morning for a trial run. It's cute, but the curls didn't stay so we're going to go back to the old tried-and-true method of sponge curlers. They are the only thing that seem to work on her hair. She also tried on the whole outfit. It's cute! But, she has some sort of sensory problem and the lacy socks were an issue driving her crazy on her feet so she won't be wearing those (she had the same issue as a little toddler and apparantly hasn't outgrown that). She is opting for another pair of no-show socks that she already has. I, personally, think the ribbon that she picked out isn't wide enough and would like to make a sash out of some black satin fabric that I have, but she won't hear of it. She likes the ribbon and there is no talking her out of it. I choose to save my battles for the more important issues so if she's happy with the ribbon then that's fine. It looks good. I just think it would be better if it were wider.

The weather here is still yucky. Not raining or snowing, just cloudy and cold. So...we were able to take the large folding tables outside and set them up behind the privacy screen thing and blocking the slider leading to DD's room. I covered it with a nice looking tarp which will also be covered with a more decorative weatherproof tablecloth later and we will be putting some of our painted pots with flowers on top of it so it will all look nice. I'm using the area underneath the table to store things like the large ice chest and water bottles to take to recycling. I'll also keep the gardening tools and potting soil under there all covered up as well. We aren't allowed to have anything outside that looks bad according to the condo rules so I think I've come up with a very nice workable solution to store those outside things that I don't want cluttering up the inside and taking up valuable space. I have about six more pots to paint and then just waiting on the weather to get nice enough to plant our flowers for the spring/summer season.

I had DD help me move the armoire/dresser out of the bedroom and put it on the angled wall in the hallway. She also helped me move the bed over slightly. I have two side tables from the living room that actually match my sleigh bed very nicely so I am moving those into the bedroom to use as bedside tables for lamps. I only have one lamp so I'll have to be on the hunt for another one. I actually think it would be kind of neat to go to the Habitat for Humanity Restore and get some old shutters and put them behind the bedside tables as added decor. That will be a project for a little further down the line though. Maybe this summer. It's all a work in progress right now. I'm getting there...

Frugal
Love that you did that for your wedding!

Carol:
Definitely are getting there. You come up with such clever ideas all the time. You find a Necessity and you come thru with ideas! Outstanding.

Yep, easier to pick battles. Glad DD is happy.

Mary:
Sorry about your list but it happens when the thread gets too long.

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Had a lovely lunch with my needlefelting friends. Enough left over for me to have for dinner.

Made another beaded ornament. Resting tonight.

Carol - I am so glad R was able to reach you with a message about his DM. Very comforting to you I am sure. The dress sounds lovely and I second Tina's request for a photo on here of the whole outfit. The apartment sounds like it is going well, and is becoming a home now for you and DD.

Tina - Good luck with the list and those baby steps.

Not much to report here the windows are all cleaned on the inside, but it is too cold to stand and do the outside ones or any gardening.

Bringing my liast over to the new thread.


CRAFTS;
Embroidery / Completed placemats and napkins set
Beading Ornaments/ completed two kits (3-4 each kit)
Crocheting : baby caps and isolette covers/ DONE turning them in
Personal crocheting/ scarfs
Card making/Done for Easter/Did Mother's day cards also
Sewing group/DONE

PERSONAL
Beading group, met and working on the 18th at the volunteer luncheon DONE
Haircut /17th/ DONE
Crocheting group/Weekly Can only attend one this month/turned in isolettes I made DONE
Unfinished Project group/ twice a month here /Meeting today
Prepare for trip /Gathering clothes together In process
Classes (1)
Gather up items for Garage Sale (Package and price)In process/DONE


HOUSE:
Branches each week/ Been doing good in this area thru out the house so far.
Basement/Baby steps continue : crafting areas
Package up gifts for next year (Label for whom/what)
Look for donations
Pick up annual flowers/ Too cold out again

Karen:
We got rain last night and it was needed. God took care of the outside windows! Glad you got your inside windows completed.

April goals

HEALTH
Walking x1 + home exercises x1 per week. Starting very slow... did 1 hour of dvd exercises
Make appointment with doctor
FRIENDS/FAMILY
Call DM to see what she wants to do for Easter
Meet with DGF next Friday 13th
HOME
Continue on with branches did door frames and doors plus dusted the light fixtures
CAREER
Well I made it in the program! I will get a call before the month is over concerning my first written project. May 2sd is the next big step I’ll learn just how much work I need to put in to get the degree!
FUN
Meet for drinks with DGFs
Cooking with DD
Going for a massage at the end of the month
Sewing: 3 small projects 1 of 3 is done
OTHER
Get a new shredder
Make sense of the mess which is my finances i.e. budgeting computer skills. Worked on it for an hour more today. Now it only needs monthly inputs as the money comes in and goes out! The plan is to input after each pay day (twice a month).
Appointment for car maintenance, change tires and brakes.

Diana we have had a lot of rain here, then one really warm sunny day and then a few frosty mornings and cold days. Very strange

It did warm up here a little so I was able to start the second row of paving slabs in the front garden and do a little weeding. I love being outside, but I had to concede after an hour, as when the wind blew it was bitterly cold.