progress

the electrician has arrived.

the mess is controllable

there will be light at the end of the tunnel.

pictures on ipad ... no wireless connection



M

this diva

  is overwhelmed with work ... no matter how hard I try to be organized ... sometimes it's a lot of crap at once.

  I made it to water aerobics last night.  Lived to blog about it.  Actually, it's not so bad. 

  And blogger will not let me add pictures ... if there is a solution, please share it's starting to irk me.


stressed out Diva ....

M

the project

it all began when this didn't work

so the aftermath when mr electrician took it down ... no box, not even close to code ... humm

and between here and the switch below -- there seems to be a "disconnect" ... humm

this (the switch and accompanying socket -- didn't work either ...

do not ask what the electrician said about this

so he went to the next room and took down a fully function chandelier ... just to "check it out" ... better, but not perfect

and since it was down -- he highly encouraged getting it re-wired ... so my other favorite electrician will be doing that .... one handed since he just had rotator cuff surgery (he volunteered) ....

and this dude supervised it all .... most of it from the top of the ladder.  dang cat.

when it's all over I'm going to need more of this ....  the wine caddy works.

resolutions

  I need to add to the resolutions.

A.   be a better speller.  one should not rely on spell check.
B.   stop swearing.
C.   stop whining.

   Prior to the new year and the quasi "follow the resolutions" ... I shopped (go figure).  Packages have been arriving.  More fabric (insert grin).  The Lands End arrived also, the new winter jacket will be going back, the upper 1/2 of a swimsuit ... maybe.

   Scrapbooking divas have me going to water aerobics twice a week starting Monday night.  So, it'll be -25' and we'll be wandering 1/2 dressed on our dash home in wet clothes.  (see whining resolution above.) 

  The Pioneer Woman is making carrot cake on her TV show ... dang tasty looking.  TV ought to have smell. 

M

finally friday

  and the end of two weeks of holiday weirdness, scheduling madness and just plain crazy people. 

  My NYEve day shopping blitz (the last of the fabric) arrived yesterday ... cool stuff.  I'd love to upload a picture but Blogger isn't cooperating.  2 oversized kaffe fasset jelly rolls, 2 charm packs of kaffee fasset dots, a wild colored jelly roll and a layer cake  (and the ebay has yet to arrive).  Self restraint hadn't kicked in yet.

  So, Happy Friday!

M

day two and I've

  already broke a resolution.

  I shopped at Kohl's .... technically speaking, my returns were greater than my shopping .... so I might be splitting hairs on breaking that resolution.

  I was at the fabric store too ... but only bought yarn. 

  Office Maxx ... it was all 20% off .... yep, it's been a long year already.


   Electrician was here this morning.  He'll be back.  He'll be pulling down chunks of ceiling to get at the electrical issue.  WTH.   First all the computers need to be moved out of there and " I'd plastic and tape off the entrances and cover the floors" .... WTH. 

  I always wanted a tin ceiling in there.  It'll happen after he's done. 

finish #1 ... well, I finished the binding.  baby .. layer cake chopped in half and stitched back together.

I tried a raw edged binding.  fast.  used strips from a jelly roll .. it has been washed ... still undecided if I like it or not.

"Vintage Modern" scrap bag from ebay ... stitched together ... too pretty to chop up and I was in the get done quickly mode.  beautiful feel to the fabrics ...

 

Happy Wednesday!

 

New Day - New Year ....

Marie’s 2013 New Year’s Resolutions 

1. Step out of my comfort zone.

2. One fun run a month – somewhere/somehow.

3. No fabric purchases for 6 months.  I already have too much and really shouldn’t need any more.

4. No new clothes (see #3) but there can be a couple of exceptions.

5. More flowers less vegetables.

6. Less eating out – or eat out smartly.

7. One fun trek/mini vacation event per month.

8. 12 Quilt finishes – one for each month.

 

 

I just know it's going to be a great year !!!!

Happy 2013!!!