Fun With Catalogs

The best fun to be had with catalogs is figuring out which are dispensable and throwing them into the recycle. They are just beautiful and the end result of untold hard work of many people. But keeping them all is unthinkable. Then the catalogs with photographs of continuing inspiration can actually be used creatively. So that kind of sifting goes on for a time. Turning on the music helps the process go well. We have found many forgotten treasures sitting in boxes waiting to be appreciated. The tedbear from grandkid got me going this evening! His little sweater says, "Grandma is a Mom...without the rules." She picked it up at a yard sale with her own money several years ago and knowing how much a kid wanted to make her grammaw happy is better than gold. Then a little container of paperclips turned up - at last! I thought I had looked everywhere for it but it's always the last box from the move of over a year ago, where you find the really good stuff.

What a Relief!

It is such a big deal to find a nice place to get a haircut, and even if you don't have a big job to go to everyday it does seem important to have hair shaped the way you want it. Funny how many hair cutting establishments there are, every direction you look, and how few people are in them who know how to listen and do what the customer wants.

I have sat down in many a hair chair when the beautician thought I was somebody else and was just dying to be scalped alive. "OH I AM SO SORRY! I thought you were somebody else! That's why I stuck my scissors under your hair at the base of your head and cut all the hair off that you were trying to grow out for the last six months!" "Don't worry, this short hair looks so sophisticated!" "This man's haircut makes your cheekbones more prominant!"

Except I'm not a man, is the only problem there.

So at my friend's recommendation (she's known as The Mermaid but that's a story for another bloggy), I ventured into Town, the north side of Atlanta and went to Salon 11 where a wonderful talented and tactful young man named Adam proceeded to work on my head as though I was an important person, and when he got done my hair looked shiny, shaped and swingy. His mysterious hair products smelled lovely. The shampoo included a neck massage in a very comfortable shampoo chair. The windows overlooked a beautiful view of the city. I had a $20 off coupon -- some days life IS good!

Before I left my next appointment was scheduled, for sure. How wonderful to find a great place for getting a haircut.

Getting The Clean-Up Habit

Here I are in the office awash with loose papers. Each one left on top of the desk. To be taken care of later. I guess we've reached Later. Lost my debit card today. Now I REALLY feel disorganized. After talking to the card cancellation lady I turn my attention to the mess here. Flylady calls it the Stash and Dash syndrome. NOT GOOD!

My new habit of making the bed every morning as soon as I get up, has finally taken hold. I do enjoy having the bed look neat whenever I walk in there.

So time to build a new habit! I've got the shredder here, the trash can, the sharpies for writing on file folders, filing drawers, lots of notebooks and the music playing to keep me company. Put the dang papers where they need to go - I'm too old to be this messy.

Housebound, March 2nd

Today is ANOTHER snow day, Shadow the cat dassn't dunk her paws so she stays on the porch. Then keeps begging to go out again.

What's Needed

Nice music is great to have while working. Crosby Stills Nash beautiful harmonizing just as great as forty-plus years ago. Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic all over my house and car. Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Little Feat, Simon and Garfunkel; of course Bob and many more. All fantastic musicians who decorate a room as much as carpet or paint. The windows media player is working well, now that I learned what I'm doing with it. Only took about five years. Just about any old song that occurs to me can be purchased and playing in less than two minutes. The great soundtracks from kid's movies, burned onto a cd for grandkid. Look for the bare necessities! I never would'a thunk being able to use the internet for buying music was a necessity but there you go.

Okay, That's More Like It

Today was just a blueskysun day, I could see all the way to the Blueridge hills and even some snow at the very tops. Still chilly but much better than the cold with rain/mixed precip/ice/sleet anything but dryness we been having.

Tonight's refreshments are lentil soup with cabbage from a couple days ago, hummus with pita bread. And I have to admit, a little glass of cheap chard, yes it is TIME!

Enough With The Cold Weather

Here we are in north Georgia and freezing to death. I have had it! Have to wear my coat all day from the minute I get up. Last night my feet stayed cold so long I could hardly fall asleep. We loved the high ceiling in this living room and the fake hardwood floors but cozy it isn't. Now there's a table and a rug in my room by the spaceheater and that's where I watch TV! I could be doing that in a camper or a tent.

I am not a penguin! I hate this!