okay, i've neglected my site for a while now. i probably have only one other person reading it besides myself now (if it's you, gigglemom, drop the smokes.)
it's around 3:30am right now, so i'm just going to yammer. my effing laptop's keyboard has been screwing up --- and i am too tired to fix any errors, so, if anything starts looking funky, dig deep into your Sugar Smacks and pull out the Gigglechick Decoder Ring.
What's been going on? Did I mention that whilst GM was in the rehab, my mom's friend and my godsister and my Cousin Kathy and Tom came here numerous times to help me get this hovel back into shape? You guys - who've read this site for a while - probably remember LAST year when GM was in the hospital that I spent a week cleaning on my own trying to get it to rights and i id a pretty decent job (in my opinion) but it was basically stuff/clutter that I shoved into closets or upstairs, etc.
this time it was not up to me. it was like Clean House came in and did an overhaul... seriously... 3 DUMPSTERS filled with stuff. I am pretty sure they threw out an old painting that had the Declaration of Independence taped to the back.
For a packrat such as myseld, it was like going cold turkey (I say that I am a packrat, but, GM is the main Packrat. --- i'm just her child. like the kid in the anti-drug adverts that is being questioned by his father about where he learned to smoke the dope and he screams "I LEARNED IT FROM YOU!"... i get the packrattiness from her - but, i have the mental capability to let it go... although... um...to be honest i feel bad whenever i throw something out --- not paper or trash, but, say an old broken lamp... i sort of think that inanimate objects have feelings... yes. ignore that. that's crazy talk. either that or it's only child guilt.)
anywhoooooooooooo.... the downstairs is/was clean. before GM arrived home, it was spotless. now it's getting it's share of wear and tear again... i've been cooking every meal and doing the dishes and the laundry and working. i've gotta run the vacuum tomorrow i guess.
the upstairs is another story --- my room is filled with items that i "saved" from the Cleaning Nazis (and I say Nazis lovingly because the folks who've helped here are fantastic... it's just painful seeing stuff tossed.) my room - as i was saying before i interrupted myself - has a lot of items that i can't bear to chuck yet --- or that i needed to think about rather than in a hasty moment filled with Pine Sol and Sweat.
I was told by the ladies that they're going to come back soon to help me do the upstairs.
I've got to go through my stuff in my room before they get here and hide the items that i really want... maybe i'll hide them in the attic and pretend they're Anne Frank... no. that wouldn't work since that means they'd find the goods.
I have my storage area that i rent each mont. it's a ridiculous amount of cash that i've been shelling out and most of the things in there are gigglemom's arts and crafts materials that have no rhyme or reason.
*sigh*
venting.
what else besides this yammerfest about cleaning?
going through some trials and tribulations with work. hopefully i can scrape up some new clients --- otherwise i'm going to have to start hooking... and if that happens, I'll be living on Ramen noodles for a long time.
yeah. my attempts at jokes aren't great right now. tired.
what else?
i haven't been to the gym since before GM went into the hospital the first go-round in december. i think i need to slap on the workout clothes and head over there starting Monday
i've really been feeling down. not as down as i'd been when the house was a wreck.
oh! on a positive note, because the house got back to rights, we were able to get my mom's friend to come in here and fix the dryer --- which has been dead for 2 or 3 years... i'd been going to the fluff & fold dude for about that long. over the past year and a half my clothes have been shrinking... i blame the fluff & folder... but, it may have had something to do with the steady diet of pierogies and meat. in any event, it's nice to not have to get the laundry done once a week and shell out cash.... annnnnnnd I can have clean drawers whenever I want! woo!
jeezuz it's almost 4am.
yeah. i will try to update this a few times this week. haven't had a lot to yammer about because i've been basically just home caring for GM and trying to work.
last night... saturday night.... big night out on the town... went to Shop-Rite at 8pm... oh yeeeeeeah? jealous?
that said.
time to hit the hay.
g'night
Welcome to the YapFest (12 yapped)
So good to hear the latest from you, GC! I've been checking back every few days hoping you'd have the time and energy to let everyone know how you and GM are doing. It's been quite a challenging New Year for both of you so far. I'm happy you had help with the clean-up; you almost need a 'Clean Sweep' crew to really tackle it the right way. It's way too easy to get bogged down in old memories - or sheer volume...
Speaking of exercise, I should do the same and try to kickstart some type of motivation; I think the dog got walked once last week (the extent of my exertions recently). I need to find a gym and commit myself to some regular workouts, or at least get out and get some sunshine with the dog on a more regular basis!
Take care; both you and GM are thought of fondly by your 'fans' and we wish you the best.
Glad to see you back! It's funny, buy I get that guilt feeling too when getting rid of items... and I too am an only!
Well I am glad to see you are back here and alive and the house got cleaned AND the dryer fixed as well. It does help a lot to be able to do that stuff at home and not shell out the money to someone else.
You seem depressed, I think all of us are right now. This economy isn't getting better at all. I wish I had something really smart to say and something really uplifting, but I don't. Oh well, hang in there....that's the only advice I can give as it is what I am doing too.
As the others said it is so good to see you back, though I understand the absence with all that has gone on with you lately. I check out your status updates on facebook, but it's just not the same as reading your blog!
Hang in there--I'm feeling down too, I am hoping spring cures some of it for me.
i find that arguments with 'the inanimates' are pretty easily won. when u find yourself keeping soda cans as momentos...come see me lmao! i have found a new hobby, not just collecting old 'love gifts' from my teenage kids and giving them love :), i also collect storage bins, bags, boxes and other various receptacles to place said treasures. now they have a valid place! oh the humanity!
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