So Many Things

Well, I'm back Online, and I hardly know where to start. Honestly, with everything I've been doing over the last several weeks and being without my computer due to the virus I just don't know where I want to go with this blogging thing. It really did shoot me in the foot what happened with Social Spark. I just don't know how sold I am on this being a means of income...even supplemental. Do I really have the time to spare from my family to monitor the computer all the time looking for material to write on and marketing my little corner of the web to the entire world? I just don't know...

I currently have a lot on my plate. VBS is finished. It was a success, and we had a great time putting it on. I am definitely looking forward to next year. The garage sale is complete, and we have reclaimed our space. What a wonderful feeling that is!

My new focus is to finish preparing my office for the upcoming school year, get the kids educational plan in place, order some things Online to aid us in our educational adventures, and create my prayer closet. I am so excited about this. I have been planning the transformation of the storage area under our stairs for about two years now.

I originally got the idea of a prayer closet while browsing pictures of the creations of my fellow Imagination Tribe members. Someone included a picture of a shelf hanging in their "prayer closet". I was thrilled. What a wonderful idea!

You see, I am a solitary soul, and I LOVE my personal space. For those of you that are unaware I am the mother to seven and Nana to almost five. I have not had one inch of personal space since my husband I got together almost 12 years ago. This is a fabulous idea in my book; a great means to nourishing my soul. Maybe I'll even find my creative self again. I just cannot wait!

I have accumulated things to transform my little room over the last two years. I bought this beautiful blue fabric from a fabric store that was going out of business. I have held on to it all this time with the idea of covering the walls and bottoms of the steps with it. When going through the garage I found some yellow fabric and a few baskets that will really add to the atmosphere. I just need to get the rest of the things out of there and get something to cover the floor and some large pillows or bean bags for sitting comfortably. I feel a resale shopping trip coming on!

Well, I'm off to research ideas for my personal space...

Under the Weather

Being sick is no fun. I can surely attest to that fact! Adrian has had a cold since last week. I caught it on Saturday. By Sunday I was on the couch. Last night was filled with sweating and blowing my nose. The bedding is currently being laundered. There was no way around that one!

Whatever this cold is that's going around. It packs a punch. Typically, I use Cold Reduce, and it works great. Today, I stopped at CVS, and they had them on sale for $2.50, both Cold Reduce and Flu Reduce. I had a $1 coupon, so I stocked up. I got two Flu Reduce and one Cold Reduce, and it only cost me $6.50 for what would normally cost me $30! I was so happy.

Hopefully, I will be back on target here soon. I have been slacking on Entrecard, Social Spark and Pay Per Post. I just don't feel up to sitting here. Pretty pitiful, eh? I can't even sit at the computer in my own home. Time to blow my nose again!

Four Things

Mary at Mary's Madness gave this to me through Social Spark, and I thought it sounded like fun. So here goes:

Four jobs I've had
- Telemarketer
- Photography Studio Assistant
- Marine Recruiting Office Secretary
- Executive Assistant

Four movies I can watch over and over
- Shakespeare in Love
- Everafter
- Dead Poet's Society
- Cider House Rules

Four places I've lived
- Hollywood, FL
- Port Huron, MI
- Mt. Clemens, MI
- Roseville, MI

Four TV shows I love
- Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
- The Hour
- Saving Grace
- Law and Order

Four places I've vacationed
- The entire Maine coast
- Hocking Hills, OH
- Dania, FL
- The entire Upper Penninsula of MI

Four of my favorite dishes
- Potato Soup
- Grilled Portobella Mushroom "Burgers"
- Tomato Sandwich
- Portabella Ravioli

Four sites I visit daily

- Social Spark

- Pay Per Post

- Entrecard

- Yahoo! Groups

Four places I would rather be right now

- At my best friend, Dina's, house.
- Hiking around Ireland.
- In a cabin in the Maine woods.
- Soaking in a bubble bath with a good book.

People I tag

- The Mom with Brownies

- Our High School Homeschool

- Mom's Crazy Life

- Artconstellation

- My Funny Dad, Harry

- Patsy's Words of Wisdom

- My Absent Mind

- Dorkage

- A Grateful Heart

If you do this meme, send me an email or leave a comment, I'll add your blog link to my post! Please link to me in your post as well! Think of it as free blogertisement.