Desperately Seeking Gina

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…Weekend Update

Spent Saturday at the hospital with Thom and his Mom. She seemed better while we were there, but we were called back only an hour after arriving home that night. She was stabilized by the time we returned.
I’m working today, so I was up early to do some laundry, surf the web, and make some breakfast: oatmeal, banana, brown sugar Splenda, and a dash of milk. Super yummy.
Hope y’all are doing well!

…A Matter of Taste

I lived alone for quite awhile. I did what I wanted- ate, slept, cleaned {or didn’t clean} when I wanted. Most importantly, I decorated how I wanted. I definitely had a vision for my apartment at the Amazon and working at the Maxx provided and ideal place to score some awesome furnishings, accents, and decorations.
One of the most difficult things about merging two households has to be the coming together of possessions. Thom has started sifting through his belongings to move from storage to the new-to-us house. He definitely has some interesting things.
I’m really trying to have an open mind and not obsess about my “vision” for our house. I’m sure we can be creative and create a home that we both love and will be comfortable in.
Thom had this mug made at the week long Pre-Superbowl celebration in downtown Pontiac in 1982. It used to be a coffee mug but it’s been knocked around a bit over the years and is missing a handle. I think it will look cool with some funky grass growing out the top {Thom’s idea!}.
How have you dealt with merging differing tastes?

…Random Bits

I’m blogging today from Thom’s new-to-us Power Mac G4!! He found it {used} on Craigslist…for $75. Can you believe it. It was a S T E A L!! It came with the tower, a Dell monitor, a keyboard, and the mouse. I was such a doubter in the beginning…how could {or why would} anyone sell a Mac for $75?!? Turns out the guy buys and sells lots of stuff so he can sell ’em for cheap. Totally works for me and I’m slowly finding my way around. I’ve been on Facebook several times already today-so nice to have things load super quick.
I’ve been in the mood to read lately so I have a few books requested at two different libraries. I finished The Lost Symbol and LOVED it! I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I also have something on the way from Paperbackswap.com.

Made calzones for the first time tonight. Used Thom’s fave bread/pizza dough and pizza sauce. They definitely didn’t look the greatest {need to work on pinching and sealing the dough better} but they tasted SO good.

I can finally tell the cats apart. Hop’s face and ears are getting so Tabby-Orange…and so is the fur on his back. Plus, he loves me the best–or at least he loves me better than his sister.
And, finally, American Idol: is it just me or are the auditions super boring this year? I think the show is approaching the wall. Can’t wait for the competition to start.
Hope y’all are doin’ well and feelin’ fine!

…Friday Five

Meet my fish, Felix. His bowl is a mess. Or as they’d say down here in the South- A hot mess.
Five things on my mind:
1. Getting Felix’s bowl cleaned up.
2. Tyler is turning 10 in 2010! Birthday party ideas are waiting to burst outta me!
3. Perhaps I shouldn’t have ate so many black beans and rice for lunch.
4. Cleaning up and reorganizing that needs to be done.
5. Thom and his Mom.
What’s on your mind today?

..You Become

…what you think about.

I’m usually not one to get too much into the self-help, self-discovery, or self- awareness hullabulloo {how exactly do you spell that? Our computer is too messed up to use the spell checker} but when I saw this quote forwarded in an email at work, I really started to think about thinking positively.

Over the last couple of years I’ve noticed something about myself that I’m not sure is good or bad. When someone is telling me about something that has happened or gives an opionion, my response has been to reply with what may sound like an excuse:

imaginary friend complaining about traffic: “that
stupid guy just
pulled out in front of me”

Me: “maybe he didn’t see you coming”

I find myself doing this a lot…and that’s why I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or not. Am I just making excuses or trying to be positive? What do you think?

Anyway… Think and I will become-definitely will be repeating this to myself this year.

What do you think?