Mothership Confessional

I sure haven't gotten around to doing much decorating for the Fall. I'm feeling sort of "Bah-humbug" about Halloween this year. I did buy some pumpkins.  And then I put them outside the garage door.  And that is about all the effort I have put forth so far.  Last year I was inspired to do some creative chevron painting on my pumpkins and use decorative ribbons. For whatever reason, this year I've been so lazy and wanted something with less effort required.  Is that bad of me?! I got my act together today and put some spider web on my now dead bushes in the front of the house (yeah I managed to kill those - I did not consider how much the dirt would settle and the top two inches of the roots became exposed. Lesson learned!). I also put some up on the brick wall by the garage. That stuff sticks perfectly to the texture of the brick!  Then I put my pumpkins by the door. I had a few pairs of black textured tights, so I put one leg ...

Is it just me, or is there always a never-ending list of things to do around the house? No matter what I do, I can't seem to ever get to the point on the list of chores where I can plop down on the couch and say, "There. It's ALL done." In fact, I've already plopped  down on the couch, and now I can't get up and get motivated to do anything.  I've heard the quote   "Life's too short to spend it cleaning".  And I agree. But I've also heard the quote,   "Work hard, play hard". I agree with that, too.  It's a tough balance between the two.  I'm most productive on busy days, but I'm often ready to just relax after work. And on my days off, I have a hard time getting started on my incredibly long to-do list. And the weekends are no better! My husband and I both  have what I lovingly call "the hidden lazy gene" in which we are both great at our jobs, but put us together at home...

I'm trying to do better at drinking more water. I've found that I drink more water (without consciously thinking about it) if I drink out of a straw or straw-type water bottle as opposed to out of a glass or open container. Not sure why, I just do. I really don't like to reuse a water bottle more than a few times before I was it. Just doesn't seem clean to me. So I swish some hot, soapy water around and run some through the straw and wipe around the mouthpiece. Then the other day I was looking closely at my Camelbak water bottle, and this is what I saw: You see that?! Besides sparkly lip gloss smudged on the outside of the mouthpiece, there was "stuff" on the inside, too! I started yanking on pieces so that I could thoroughly clean the mouthpiece area. I never realized the mouthpiece came off; this could explain why it was accumulating/growing gunk. So, fully disassemble your water bottle. Besides using ...

Well we sure picked a humdinger of a night to have a date night in Nashville. I stayed a little bit late at work, traffic was horrible on the way home, and it was pouring rain. I was trying to hurry so we could get to Nashville at a decent time. But then I heard on the radio that Taylor Swift was having day 1 of her concert in Nashville. That pretty much convinced me that we SHOULD NOT  venture downtown tonite.  Too wet, too late, and too busy.  So once again, our date night stayed in Clarksville.  Chris had done some research by the time I got home and picked out a restaurant: The Cumberland Grille.  Sounds fancy! I imagined a sophisticated, dimly lit bar and grille with prices on the menu listed as "14" instead of "14.00".  Here is a photo of the restaurant I pulled from Google Earth: Hmm, not quite what I was expecting. Next door is a flower nursery. It literally looks like two buildings (and their parking lots) we...

Recently I have discovered how much I love  breakfast. I have a bit more time in the mornings now I'm not waking up so early. In high school and college, I never really had much of an appetite before the sun came up. I really enjoy my days when I can have a slow start to my morning and cook up some eggs or french toast and savor a cup of coffee. The mornings I do have to get to work, I find I am so disappointed that I have to grab a quick bowl of cereal, a granola bar, or worse...nothing at all. The husband OBVIOUSLY needs a strong breakfast - he has morning PT and a full day of work (in a building with no A/C, mind you), so I realized I needed to find a solution to these early/busy mornings. Sacrificing, or having a sub-par breakfast, is just no longer an option for me. After dragging my feet for a week or two, I finally buckled down and prepped my freezer breakfasts! English Muffin Breakfast Sandwiches Cook your bacon IN THE OVEN, ON A BROILER PAN. I will...