Getting back to the grind.
Went back to work today. I was a nervous wreck, but the drive really wasn't bad at all. Today's shift was short, though it seemed LONG since the weather kept most of our shoppers away. But tomorrow should be busy busy busy! And I am excited. Okay, not really. I do like it, but I’d honestly much rather be staying home, cleaning my house some more in preparation for the home improvement projects to come (stove and flooring, oh yes!), and watching HGTV for inspiration. Yesterday, I happened to catch my very favorite episode of Color Splash (according to David Bromstad, my style is “Modern Eclectic”. Now I know!). It was the one where he designed a couple’s dining room around some antique china left to them by the husband’s Great Grandmother.
I don’t even know what I loved most about the room (probably the china itself), but I think it’s how he took the typically 50’s colors of salmon and turquoise and used them with a wooden table, and more of what I think of as deco-inpsired accents. There were really funky clear acrylic chairs, a busily-patterned 70’s-looking rug, and a chandelier with lots and lots of crystals. They sparkled like loose diamonds!
But anyway. Work means money, and hopefully one of these days I will be able to put a little of it to things besides necessities and maintenance. That’s what I tell myself every time I think of having to clean this nasty carpet, or to try to cook on my old stove which is probably a fire hazard: work = money. And although I am not money-hungry (sorry, I’m sure it does sound as if I am, though), it does take some to make things happen.
Speaking of, Danny has a birthday coming up next weekend.
I thought he wanted a laptop similar to the one his brother got Christmas before last. But he pooled all his holiday money, from ALL his families together, and bought himself a nice, new phone. So my gift for his birthday this year is going to be an Unlimited Talk & Text phone card for his phone.
After all the communication fiascoes we’ve had in recent months, I decided that I *have* to make it where the boys can talk as well as text. There have been several instances where that would have come in incredibly handy. And I can not answer texts while I am driving, which is when they hit me with the majority of them. And Danny has a girlfriend now and wants to talk to her instead of just texting, so, yeah.
Well, their dad was going to put them on his family plan, but the price ended up exceeding what he’d been quoted and he opted not to. He did say that since both boys now have AT&T phones, we could all three split the $120 a month for unlimited talk and text on both phones. So the boys are going to pony up $20 apiece, and their dad and I will come up with $40 apiece. That’s actually not a bad price for pay-as-you-go unlimited talk and text. Regardless, I am “not allowed” to add them to the family plan I am on, where it would actually be cheaper. But their safety and ability to contact me when and how they need to and my peace of mind is much more important than the extra it will cost to do things this way.
I don’t even know what I loved most about the room (probably the china itself), but I think it’s how he took the typically 50’s colors of salmon and turquoise and used them with a wooden table, and more of what I think of as deco-inpsired accents. There were really funky clear acrylic chairs, a busily-patterned 70’s-looking rug, and a chandelier with lots and lots of crystals. They sparkled like loose diamonds!
But anyway. Work means money, and hopefully one of these days I will be able to put a little of it to things besides necessities and maintenance. That’s what I tell myself every time I think of having to clean this nasty carpet, or to try to cook on my old stove which is probably a fire hazard: work = money. And although I am not money-hungry (sorry, I’m sure it does sound as if I am, though), it does take some to make things happen.
Speaking of, Danny has a birthday coming up next weekend.
I thought he wanted a laptop similar to the one his brother got Christmas before last. But he pooled all his holiday money, from ALL his families together, and bought himself a nice, new phone. So my gift for his birthday this year is going to be an Unlimited Talk & Text phone card for his phone.
After all the communication fiascoes we’ve had in recent months, I decided that I *have* to make it where the boys can talk as well as text. There have been several instances where that would have come in incredibly handy. And I can not answer texts while I am driving, which is when they hit me with the majority of them. And Danny has a girlfriend now and wants to talk to her instead of just texting, so, yeah.
Well, their dad was going to put them on his family plan, but the price ended up exceeding what he’d been quoted and he opted not to. He did say that since both boys now have AT&T phones, we could all three split the $120 a month for unlimited talk and text on both phones. So the boys are going to pony up $20 apiece, and their dad and I will come up with $40 apiece. That’s actually not a bad price for pay-as-you-go unlimited talk and text. Regardless, I am “not allowed” to add them to the family plan I am on, where it would actually be cheaper. But their safety and ability to contact me when and how they need to and my peace of mind is much more important than the extra it will cost to do things this way.