A Likely Story!

Wanna See My Big Hole??

...it's my new washer...what else could I be talking about?? (Zip it, those of you with your minds in the gutter!)

Ok, obviously I am feeling better than I was this time last night. The tummy problems vanished after an early pillow rendevouz, but the migraine stayed with me all night. It was bad. Made me wonder how people with chronic pain (like my sister-in-law who has severe MS) deal with pain on a daily basis.

That thought...how people deal with stuff...stayed with me thruout the rest of the day. A large part of my job, as of late, deals with telling clients and wanna be clients that I don't have jobs for them or I can't place them in the first place. Some accept the news with grace, kindness and understanding (right Scott??), some with humor and then some scream and yell at me like I am personally responsible for not having a job ready and waiting for them. It just doesn't work that way, baby. Wish it did...it would be better for all of us!

And how do I deal with stuff? Well, maybe not as well as I thought. Maybe not quite as realistic as I need to be. One of my top ten goals when I moved in was to have everything unpacked with boxes off to the recyclers within 10 days. After all, I did it when I moved to my Boca house from CA...why couldn't I do it this time??

Well duh, Kath...different set of circumstances. Back then I was married and hadn't found a job yet...so I had unlimited time to accomplish my goals. Now? Hmmm...factor in being at my desk from 7-3:30  or maybe 4...or until 5 like tonite, then run a fast errand or two, then make dinner and do a load of laundry, talk to Howard or Scottie or Jillian (or all 3) while vegging, then start another project and all of a sudden it's 10 pm or 11 or midnite and I realize how quickly 6:30 will arrive. Plus, it's just me these days. Which I am MORE than fine with, in case you haven't guessed :-)

How do I react when 10 days come and go and there are still boxes to be unpacked (in the guest room mostly, just have 2 more in the living room) and my house is not in the state of perfection I had assured myself it would be? I tend to focus on what I haven't done...not what I have done. And ya know what chicks and dudes...that's not healthy!

Tonite I started a new set of goals...do 3-5 small tasks each night. Pick something that will make me happier, will be visually or aesthetically pleasing and will result in having a more organized, cozier house. What did I do?

Steamed zucchini slices for dinner, made guacamole (without the C word, thank you very much, Scott!), washed my Tupperware Modular Mates and started integrating them into my cupboards, sent pix to all my buddies that had been asking for them, and took the time to sit in my favorite chair and just ...sit..... and vege and listen to my new favorite band (The Fray) and just blog my little heart out.

This makes me feel good. Content. Peaceful. Grateful. Happy.

The house will get where it needs to be in good time. While I relish crossing yet one more item off my huge To-Do List, I have to make sure I don't lose myself and my sanity in the process of achieving To-Do List Nirvana...ie, a completed list..even tho you gotta know that here in Kathyland, there is never such a thing as a completed list.

Just keepin' it real, ya know?

Sick...

Under the weather here in Kathyland.

Have either come down with a tummy flu or food poisioning, but I feel all achey and pukey and of course have a killer migraine as well. Downed ginger ale during the day cause I just can't justify calling in sick when I work from home...nah, I think I'll have to be hospitalized in order to use that card.

Ran a quick errand after work and started feeling better...so made a quick dinner of salad and tortellini and within 20 minutes of eating could barely stand up.  After resting (and blogging for a bit) forced myself to haul in the new office chair I bought for my office...since the one I have sits waaaay too low and my typing posture is both comical and not ergonomically healthy. Damn, this thing is heavy, smells like chemicals and will take more energy than I have right now.  Urgg. Put the seat and back of the chair in the garage to air out, and once I start the dishwasher I'm calling it a night.

Hope your night is going better than mine.

NNSD :-)

The Perfect Antidote For A Chilly & Windy CO Day

Yummm....Garlic Fries and Beer (and Chicken Marsala) from Gordon Biersch.

I Tried to Be Like Howard & Almost Burned Down My Kitchen

Started my Saturday bright and early, with a huge list of 'things-to-do' and a purpose to accomplish as much as I could in a 24 hour span. So far, so good.

One of the perks of living with Howard is that he always cooked...and many times, he'd cook wonderful breakfasts...sausage or bacon, eggs (just the way I liked them), home fries and toast. He'd cook, I'd clean, and all was right with the world.  So I decided to start the day off right and cook a huge Howard-inspired breafast. I'd never cooked sausage before, but after watching Howard do it numerous times, I figured it couldn't be that difficult.

Since I don't like grease spattering me or the kitchen, I put the sausge in a frying pan then covered it with a lid...and watched it cook while I got the eggs and toast and hot chocolate prep out of the way. After awhile, it started to burn. A good sign, since I know sausage should be cooked thoroughly. Before I knew it, there was a ton of smoke in the kitchen...uh oh. So I went to open my kitchen window for the first time. Oops. It was locked...and the latch is waaaay up high. Crap. So the kitchen is getting smokier by the second and I have to go get the stepladder. I come back and the kitchen is beyond smokey...not good. So I open the front door, open the sliding glass door in the dining room, then struggle to open the window. And yes,  I already had the stove vent turned on full blast but that wasn't helping.

Eventually I got the window open and aired out the place. Sausages were crispy, to say the least. No worries of being undercooked at all.  Damn, cooking was never this complicated when Howard did it.

So I whipped up the scrambled eggs, and toast and hot chocolate...and sat there eating my breakfast thinking 'this is waaay too much stress for one meal'.

Today, I'm having cereal.

What Would YOU Do?

Letter to my buddy Howard...I welcome your suggestions/opinions/2 shekels as well :

Hey,

Remember how I told you about the high-tech new scale I bought that tells you body fat percentage, amount of hydration, weight and the chances that you will get laid any time soon?

Well, it is not working correctly...very not correctly. It keeps telling me (prepare to laugh) that I weigh 76 #. STOP LAUGHING!

I know I've lost weight since I moved here, but if I lost that much I'd be anorexic...and I am far from anorexic.

So now the dilema...do I take it back to Target and tell them the truth and watch them collapse in helpless laughter....or...do I keep it here, wait for your visit and hope you can fix it for me?  Took out the battery and tried to reset it....3x...but gave me the same weight.

Four...

Saw this on Derek's site...

Four jobs I've had

1. Grocery checker- Yay Vons! The main job I had while in college (among others)
2. HR Rep - Was fun, was overworked, was underpaid, taught me tons about corporate life.
3. Tupperware Mgr- Don't laugh...one of the coolest jobs I've had
4. Medical Recruiter - Current job that I dea(e)rly love :-)

Four movies I can watch over and over

1. Local Hero
2. Scrooged
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. To Live and Die in L.A.

Four places I've lived

1. My parent's house, La Puente, CA
2. Langley AFB Officers Housing, Hampton, VA
3. 3/2 townhome in San Jose,CA- first house as a married couple
4. The dream house I moved into 2 weeks ago, CO

Four TV shows I love

1. NBA on ESPN, TNT or Network
2. NFL- ditto
3. Mission Organization - HGTV
4. Curb Appeal- Rick Spence version- HGTV

Four places I've vacationed

1. Tel-Aviv, Israel
2. Andros Island, Bahamas
3. Zwiebrucken, Germany
4. Vegas Baby, Vegas

Four of my favorite dishes

1. In-N-Out Double-Double
2. My mom's meatloaf
3. My buddy Howard's grilled steaks and grilled asparagus (easy on the Cajun seasoning,tho)
4. Any guacamole that does not have the dreaded cilantro as an ingrediant

Four sites I visit daily

1. Jillibean
2. Little
3. HDW
4. Eek!

Four places I would rather be right now

1. Nowhere but here
2. Nowhere but here
3. Nowhere but here
4. Ok, maybe another weekend back in Vegas with the gang

Four bloggers people I am tagging

1. See above
2. See above
3. See above
4. See above (didja really think I was gonna go thru all that linky-ness again??)

Today's Horoscope...

"You're in need of an influx of music or art. Visit a gallery or pick up a new CD."

I couldn't agree more!

Cozy...

...all warm and comfy on the couch...wearing my purple fleece pullover over a white cotton long-sleeved t-shirt...woolen hiking sox from REI that Elise gave me for my bday that are SO delicious...just finished a cup of hot chocolate and am cuddled under a chenille throw (with my laptop on top of that) creating a very cozy and comforting evening.

Best of all??

I'm listening to my new dryer dry my laundry...can't get anymore domestically blissful that this.

Color me grateful and happy and soon to be wearing very clean clothes.

NNSD :-)

STOP...

...what you are doing RIGHT THIS SECOND and go read this.

It's The Little Things

New washer and dryer (with catch pan to go under washer) arrive tomorrow. YAY!

Bought Tide, Febreeze-Scented Downey AND Febreeze-Scented Bounce sheets to celebrate the arrival of my new toys...and to attempt at cutting down the wicked static electricity that is rampant in my house.

CANNOT WAIT to do my own laundry in my own house in my own washer and dryer.

It is SO the little things in life that give me incredible pleasure and happiness.

NNSD :-)