Picking up

I have been neglecting my journal.  It seems life gets in the way and I put it off, then it just seems like there is too much to tell to just pick up.  I'm picking up by talking about my day.

This morning I woke up to start work, but work was slow to start.  i figured I would snooze for an hour and when I woek up there would be work.  Unfortunately, when I did wake up, there were only 5 jobs on the board.  I decided to clean up the downstairs while I waited for things to pick up.  I didnt do the weekend cleaning  when I should have and when i went to take a bath the other night, I noticed the tub was starting to get scummy. Did I mention I have a tub that i can have a real bath in?  My first.  So, I tackled the bathroom first and worked my way out.  i got the laundry done and folded, the dishes done, the microwave wiped out, the living room picked up and vacuumed and I finished it all off with a sweep and mop.   it looked great and it only took an hour to do the whole main level. I love how much sense this house makes.  it makes it so much easier to keep it up.

Still, there was only a few jobs on the board, so I decided to figure out a place outside the bunnies can go.  This has been a strugle for years.  There is always the poop mess, the litter mess, the food mess all over the garage.  My goal was to get them outside where i could put the hutches on stilts and omit the poop trays completely.  They could poop and it just go through the bottom onto the ground.  Every week or so, rake out from under the pen throw the crap in the flowerbeds.  No smell in the garage, no pee on the floor.  I had a plan. I took a moment to really explore my new yard and decided to chop through these huge leaf thingsthat were growing around the garage.  The stalks are hollow and they are a good 8 feet tall--horribly ugly and EVERYWHERE.  It wasnt hard though to knock them all down so i could see behind the garage.  What I found was the perfect place for a rabbit hutch.  Nice level ground on the back side of the building to protect them from wind and the eves of the garage hang over the tops of the hutches to shelter them from rain and snow.  there were even cement blocks back there that I staked up to set the pens on so the poop can just fall to the ground.  It was meant to be.   I got them cleaned out and settled in their new area side by side so they can talk.  before Spellbunny was above Coco and so the only time they could really see eachother was when they were let out on their leashes.  it was so cute to see them checking eachother out.  I'll bet they are still up talking...

Finally, there seemed to be some work coming in, so I sat down and banged out some lines before i needed to get dressed for a Sentsy party I promised to go to.  To be honest, while I know some people dread the home and garden/tupperware/etc parties, I rather enjoy them and will usually book a party myself to host on occasion.  Its a great way to get free stuff and have friends over to visit. 

Anyway, I talked my sister into coming with me and we set off to Krystal's house.  I had never been there before and it took me a while.  Krystal is a new friend i had met in a group I was participating in the last couple of months.  For those not familiar with Sentsy, its a candle-less smelly candle system.  These smelly cubes are warmed by electricity, safe for pets and kids, non burning, blah, blah, blah...

Since the move, I have the cat box in the laundry room and while it is kept clean enough, I can still smell cat a bit back there, so I thought I would get a wall plugger since the outlet is high and somewhat behind the washer where no one can get to it and fiddle.  The smells are really nice, but it took about 5 sniffs before I started getting a headache.  I suffered the headache through the presentation and when it was all over, the host brought out boxes and boxes of scent jars.  I think it was the sheer volume of the scents in the air, all the room sprays being squirted, the hand sanitizers being sampled and the fact that Krystal's livingroom is pretty small that my headache progressed to a runny nose, watery eyes and incessent coughing.  I did take a break and run outside, but trying not to be rude I only stayed out for a minute and the hell continued when I came back in.  I remember saying to my sister, "Just buy something so we can get the fuck out of here" and looking up to see the host at a loss for words while I coughed and cried over her samples.  I just picked something regardless of color, grabbed up a scent without sampling and ran.

Oh.  And I booked a party of my own which will be on the 4th of November.   I know, but jess you were almost killed.  I'm fine with 1 scent at a time in my own house.  it was the sheer volume the overwhelmed me at the party and Krystals livingroom is really small.  I have a bit more space and I have a really nice porch that everyone can snort if need be.  I can do this, though at the moment everyone thinks I'm goofy as all hell...hehe...

Now I can't sleep.  I allowed myself caffine today.  Coffee this morning and coffee at Krystals and a diet pepsi when I got home.  its 3:30 and I am still wired for sound.  I really want to sleep....really...