Sunday, October 28, 2012
10/28/12
Blech! My relaxing week and weekend is coming to a close. Back to work at both jobs tomorrow. 52 1/2 hours on board plus a mess of a storm to factor in. The good news is that if school gets canceled because of bad weather or more likely, widespread power outages, then no workie for me! Except I'm supposed to do the overnight Monday night into Tuesday morning, which is when the storm is actually supposed to reach us, but my boss just texted and said she'd do my overnight! :) So I guess at school tomorrow, I will get a better feel about whether or not school will likely be canceled Tuesday. I wish they would just go ahead and cancel it preemptively so people can focus on their own situations for the duration of the storm. It's not the storm as much as lack of power at my house that has me concerned. Getting ready for work with no lights or hot water will be interesting to say the least. I had a really good day yesterday with my husband and Bella. It was so warm and we spent some time at the beach. Last night we had a fire outside and some drinks. We're just trying to enjoy "normal" for as long as possible. Our personal electronic devices are charged or charging. My Kindle is still loaded with books I'm reading. I have extra batteries for my reading light in case we do lose power. I will take a nice bath and shave my legs and enjoy hot water while I still can. We have plenty of board games to keep us busy. I guess we will just stock up on some snack foods and drinks. At least I have Wednesday off to recharge MYSELF! I'm sure I will need it! Attitude is everything so I guess I had better get my mindset in a more positive space. Time to clean and prepare.
Friday, October 26, 2012
10/26/12
So I had the week off from one job which means I only worked 37 hours this week. I am feeling pretty good about it. I think I would have gone crazy having worked zero hours. I don't even know how people take real vacations if they are just going to stay home. What do you do without getting sloth-like and depressed??? Of course, if it were summer, I'm sure I'd find plenty to do here at home such as spend every waking moment at the beach.
Speaking of the beach, I went there this early morning because I caught a glimpse of the sun as it was rising and knew I needed to be there. It was so warm and peaceful there this morning. The antithesis of what's coming around here Sunday through Tuesday-ish...they still haven't narrowed the storm down completely yet but it will likely hit us here in Rhode Island on Monday. It still may high tail it out to sea but all data is pointing to negative on that hope. I am not one to overreact or even over prepare for storms around here, having grown up in Maine where there are real storms and real snow and real threats to lives...but there's just this feeling I'm getting that we may be in for a ride with this one, so I'm going to load up on some snack foods and do some baking Saturday and Sunday to get us through. We have the grill with burners, so I'm not worried about our water supply. The roads flood around here during a regular rain storm, so I'm definitely expecting some washouts. The Tahoe is high enough and has 4 wheel drive and seats 7 comfortably, and we're high enough up the hill that our house won't flood. Our back yard however, yep, she'll get wet! Worst case scenario...we sleep on the boat! :)
Monday, October 22, 2012
10/22/12
I am having a Monday. The weekends fly by way too fast. This first cup of coffee has really done nothing for my mood. I just want some time to have a full-on mental breakdown. I think it's just the impending time change weirdness. My brain and body knows it's coming. I get this way around the same time in the Spring. I just want to be a bear. A hibernating bear. Who can read and hibernates in a library. The good news is soccer season is almost over and I get my husband back. The holidays are coming up too and that makes me happy. I guess I am going to work on my closet today. I'm feeling the urge to purge.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
10/21/12
What a nice weekend! It was laid back. Hayley and I went shopping Friday night and to the late movie. We saw Paranormal Activity 4. It was ok. Not terribly scary but I enjoyed the story. I miss my husband terribly when he's away but I can't lie, I LOVED having the bed to myself! Saturday was kind of a waste as I did nothing but watch movies. Today however, I made up for it! I cleaned and scrubbed and washed and mopped! The house is looking and smelling delicious! Bella played in the leaves for a bit. I make seasoned chicken, smashed potatoes, and very yummy sautéed Brussels sprouts with garlic, bacon and asiago cheese.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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