The Wisdom of the Chick-a-dee

March 28, 2006 – 09:39

No, I’m not home from work early … I’m home for work for good. Well, okay, until I go back and check to see who else needs help. There’s always somebody. I decided not to look around right away though as I want some time to catch up on a few things around the house. Maybe get ready for spring or something. It’s tempting to stay home until thoroughbreds start, but I know Jade would never agree to that. Tempting as it would be for him too. Besides, I only have to hold out for another year … then I can take off all the time I want. More than I might want, actually, since Jade told me that if I’m going to do this, I’m going to do this RIGHT.

At least, I keep telling myself that I’ll get bored, but I know that there will be lots to do. The little bits of housework won’t take long if it gets done every day, and I’ll have my writing to get back into. I’m trying to get the feel of my fan fiction back so that I can finish it to take with me to San Diego. That’s Jade’s idea too. I never would have thought of it.

So … laid off yesterday. I’m still not sure if the excuse was entirely true – especially since other workers looked shocked/surprised that I was leaving. Ah well, what can you do when the guy who signs the cheques thinks he’s spending too much? He said he gave me a good reference to somebody else and I’ll go check him out when I’m ready. If I missed out, that’s my own fault and bad luck.

It’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood … the recent snow melted so fast that the city doesn’t look so dirty as it usually does in the spring. At least, not in the places I’ve been able to see. The peregrine falcon has been calling out for the past couple of days, yesterday I heard the chick-a-dees calling their spring tunes and today I saw Canada geese flying around – looking for a home base. To the nether regions with the robins … spring is here, my duckies! Spring is here. Chick-a-dees said so.

10:31

I just brought up some large recycle items (Costco boxes) and took down the old dining room table and chairs. Makes things look a little different. More space upstairs in the kitchen, you can see the cat food now so it’s harder to miss his breakfast, and the down stairs looks almost lived in. ;) I plan on tackling the office boxes up in the den and if I still have energy, I plan on working on the boxes that have magically appeared in my craft room. Somewhere in there, I might even get industrious and clean the garage a bit while the truck is out of it. It’s time to throw things out!! Especially now that some of it has been water damaged. Stupid melting snow … darn My Imagination for not sweeping the snow that fell off the truck more often.

Well, maybe I’ll go run to Sev for some badly needed Barq’s and then I’ll come back and pick at the stuff in the garage. It might get warm enough today that I could build one of Jade’s presents. I gave him a double decker tool box (or whatever they are called) and a work bench. That should help with the clutter a bit.

Yeah ... better get to it now while I’m still willing to think about it!

13:56

Okay, the garage is now tidy!! I put together the tool chest and threw some tools in it, reorganized a few things and threw out a bit too. I set a flat of books up to dry and I hope they are still salvage-able … I just don’t like throwing out books. We should have taken them to Wee Book Inn, but Jade and I just never got around to it. I mentioned it lots, but it never got done. Anyway, the garage looks loads better. Like things were PUT in instead of just THROWN in anywhere.

I should have thrown out the old computer stuff too, but I still couldn’t bring myself to do it. They are still useful … they are just out of date. What the heck do you do with this stuff anyway? Is there a computer guru out there that can tell me?? I’m sure there’s a home for these things … I just don’t know where it is.

It feels so good to get that done! It’s not completely complete, but it’s been satisfactorily dealt with for now … and that’s fine by me. ;)

More good news … I have beat the 150 mark. I can’t recall if I’ve said that already … if I have, well, it’s worth mentioning twice (or more) I stepped on the scale yesterday and it read 149 pounds. I have too much muscle now to ever get back down to the 120’s, but I do have the body back … with improved hips. I wore a fitted T-shirt (Good Japanese Words) and an old, worn pair of shorts yesterday and was very assured that I looked quite sexy. So there you go … I have finally achieved a body that looks good in practically anything. The only thing that makes Jade cry is that my breasts are leaving too. I keep telling him that this means it will be less expensive to shop for bras, but he doesn’t care to hear that … * sigh*

I just hope my legs look as good as Ellen’s when I get to be her age. WOW!! I always check her pictures carefully because I’m sure she’s using Marilyn Monroe’s legs or something but obviously she has excellent computer graphic skills and I can’t see it. Either that or they are just her legs.

Nah …

Lynne’s present is staring at me … it wants to be given …

I think I’m gonna be in trouble if it doesn’t get it’s way soon.

Sweet Dreams!