I just wanted to let you know that I’m back in the blogging mood again. I know it’s been 6+ months since my last post and life has been a little crazy with a lot happening but I promise to catch you up. Additionally, I’ve been working behind the scenes the past month changing blog hosts and updating my WP template then importing all my old blog posts so everything will look nice & purty for you.
I’ll be writing more this week so don’t forget to come back to see me!
Nothing interesting going on here. Got my sofa delivered and it is HUGE (100”W x 44”D x 30”H), but beautiful and I’ve added two orange and gold throw pillows to it (see pictures below). I have my old sofa up for sale on CL but no takers yet. I still have to find the bag of screws/nuts/bolts, etc. for the dining room table and bedroom set. I’m slowly unpacking but am having a hard time getting things in their place. I don’t know if it is a storage issue or just a very different layout than what I’m used to but I can’t quite seem to get things organized. Not to mention I’m missing some things that have yet to be found and unpacked (silverware, glasses, etc.). And I need bookshelves (have a lot of books). I got rid of mine when I moved from Chicago to AL because our house there had an entire wall of bookcases. Now I have none so I’m going to see what I can find that will fit up in my loft with a small desk and maybe a comfy chair.
There are a hundred little things that need to be done. I’m getting some responses to the post I did on CL for a handyman and hope to have someone in here in the next week or so. I’d like to find the furniture screws first so he can put the dining table together.
Gave Dempsey a much needed bath today and scooped the poop in the yard. Finally did some grocery shopping after over a month in my new house. Found the DVD player and got the TV set up so movies can be watched. Also found the DVR DirectTV receiver. I was worried I left it in AL and was going to have to pay them for it. Now I can return it to that shit-ass company. Still researching other options for TV viewing; I like satellite but don’t want to go with DirectTV again but am not sure about DishNetwork. Cable is last on the list. But to be honest, I don’t watch that much TV and don’t miss it. It has literally been months since I’ve watch any shows consistently.
I found a place to upholster my chair and need to go pick out fabric. I’m also looking at paint colors for a couple of the walls and will get the wood floor installed in the next couple months. So, like I said there is not much happening at mi casa.
My sofa is white and I should be crazy but I love it. I can order slipcovers to change out the white (which I will be doing) to give it a different feel. I love the pillows and the gold koi embroidered on the orange silk. It will go very well with the hardwood and burnt orange wall I have planned.
Well, I’ve been making an effort of late to start blogging again. I mainly blog to keep my family up to date on my life since I tend to be a loner; I figure it keeps them from worrying and I don’t have to repeat myself for everyone. Even though my intentions are to be totally honest on my blog I find that I censor myself more than I’d like. I retired an old blog for that same reason and started this new one but have just been more careful about who knows about it.
Life this past year have been nuts, as you can imagine, with the past 6 months being pretty difficult; Lomee has been gone now for 4 of them. I’ve lived in 3 different states since July of 2007 and recently moved across country by myself, found a job and bought a home. I am learning (again) who I am and how I want to live and am making great progress toward some personal goals I have set. There are a few big ones still out there that I’m not quite ready to tackle as of yet but they will come with time.
My sister was in town last week and we had a blast doing some of the tours around here (pics and narrative to follow soon). I’m trying to be more social since my natural tendency is to do things on my own or stay home. I went out bowling on Friday with people from work for a fund raiser; started out only going to support the bowlers but they were short a person so I bowled a game or two. My friend Mark came over for a couple hours on Saturday (not sure if you remember him (JJH)…I dated him before I met Lomee again), got my hair cut in the afternoon then went over friends for dinner that night.
Sunday I slept late then did some power shopping buying a new sofa and some lamps for my house. The only other things I want to do is put hardwood in the living room and remove the pedestal sinks in the master bath and put in a counter. I really need to find a handyman to help with a few things around here that I have no interest or knowledge to do. I also need a new lawn boy as my last one flaked on me and my dog is freaking every time he goes out since the grass is up to his belly.
Got asked for my number while at the hair dressers on Saturday by a client there. It’s so strange; I haven’t really even thought seriously about dating but the subject has come up a couple times in the past week or so. I am not a natural flirt and to be honest I don’t even recognize when I’m being flirted with unless the guy is pretty blatant about it. I know I’m not a particularly attractive person but I seem to get hit on more than I think is normal. However, to be fair it is usually when I’m just being friendly instead of my typical reserved self. And the age range is all over the place…mid-20’s to about mid-50’s. I know I look younger than I am but I think I act my age…just don’t know what it is. I’m usually not too picky when I do date (other than intelligent and good hygiene), but they can’t be too young or too old. Too young, say under 30, is just weird because I have nephews that age. And too old (50+) is kinda gross because they have old, er, parts. In case you’re curious, I didn’t give him my number but he did give me his card and asked me to call him. Which, of course, I’m not going to do because that is just not my style and the whole interaction just seemed kind of odd.
My movers came last Thursday with the rest of my furniture but I seem to be missing things. I don’t know if my other movers forget stuff or if these did, but I can’t wait to get things unpacked and in place. I need help moving some heavy items upstairs and don’t really know anyone who can do that. I have a friend that has offered to come over some evening this week and do it but I’m not sure if the timing will work out since he’s leaving on vacation on Thursday. And another friend who said he would help is out of town. So I either have to wait or probably pay someone. Sucks.
Trying to decide if I should go out boating next Saturday with a couple I met. I could be totally wrong but I’m kinda leary about it because I think they just want in my pants (intuited by hints and vague suggestions). So bizarre; I’m not a lesbian or even bi but you would not believe how often I come across couples that swing or invite a female into their bed. I have a pretty healthy and open view about sex but if I’m not interested you’re not going to change my mind. I’m a dick girl; to me, girly bits are icky.
OK, I think I’ve written enough and have caught you up on most of my life recently. I’m off to bed.
People have been asking me when I’m going to start blogging again. To be honest, I plan to every night but usually get distracted or tired and everything I wanted to blog about just leaves my head. But I promised I’d make an effort and try to get back into the habit of doing it a couple times a week at least.
I’m in my new home and LOVE IT! I love the location and am enjoying the home improvement part of home-ownership. I have owned four homes in the past 15 years but this one seems to be the most “me”. Dempsey loves it here…he runs up and down the stairs and around the main floor. His personality has changed in the short amount of time we’ve been here. He seems happier and more at peace; but then so am I. I’ll post pictures when I finally get unpacked.
My little sis will be here in 5 days! Yay! I haven’t seen her since I left Chicago to come out here at the end of March and I miss her terribly. We’re staying at her timeshare for a few days and heading north to see the Grand Canyon, since neither of us have been there. I keep trying to get her to move out here with me but somehow life with her husband and kids keep her there. Go figure.
I have so much unpacking to do but don’t feel like doing any of it because of this head cold I have. I want to get the kitchen organized and my clothes hung up by the weekend before little sis’ visit but I doubt I will finish it all. Plus, I have to take Dempsey to the vet tomorrow night to update his shots since I’m boarding him while we’re away.
I should get the last load from my movers next week sometime. I plan on selling most of the furniture since it doesn’t quite fit into this home and my style, and it reminds me of a lot of things I’d rather not think about. I can’t wait for my mattress though; right now I’m sleeping on my old one that is going in the guest room.
I have a sofa picked out that I need to make time to order and I think I’m going to have my chair upholstered since I love it so much and can’t find anything comparable. The movers really trashed it (torn arm, scuff, broken leg rest) so I’ll use the money from the insurance and apply to new fabric. Right now it is covered in leather but I think that material is too hot for this climate.
See, I blogged. Sorry to bore you but there’s not much exciting going on.
Well, I know I haven’t written in a few months. Things were nuts for a while but I’ll try to catch you up here.
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I have more papers and chapters due for school and I’m just trying to wait it out. I graduate in 8 months if I can stay on track. Hopefully there will be a great job in my field waiting for me then (the job market here is great if you’re in an engineering or technical field; not so great if you aren’t).
I’m seriously considering Lasik as my eyes are driving me nuts. Ever since I changed my contacts last summer they have felt dry and itchy. The left one always feels like it doesn’t fit right or there is something in it. The doctor can’t find anything wrong. I’m slowly going insane.
We have to do our taxes or find someone to do them. Lomee has always done his and I’ve had an accountant do mine in the past because of owning my own business. I’ve used Turbo Tax the past 2 years but I’m not sure if I want to go that route this year as there was a lot of changes last year: selling my house, moving, Lomee buying a house, starting school, getting married.
That’s about it. I’ll try to do better with blogging. I just hate to write stuff for the sake of writing; I always feel like its un-interesting. It’s really not much different than what is going on in anyone else’s life. I wish I could be one of those bloggers that could tell stories about their life or pontificate on a subject and have it be relevant and interesting. I think about how certain situations would be amusing or fun to blog about but then I don’t follow through. I suppose I could write about things in my life that many people don’t really know about me or haven’t considered. It may be easier to give you some history about myself so you can better understand me and my thoughts. I don’t really know. It would probably be a bunch of boring shit that you don’t care about anyway.
You’ll notice some posts dated previous to today. These were posts from my old RR blog that I wanted to save and if you were reading my old blog you can put in the password and re-read them if you want. You’ll have the password if I sent it to you in email or if you were reading RR. If not, then please don’t ask because only those that know me personally get it.
Otherwise, Pseudo Suzi starts with this post and goes forward. So, read up!