Sorry all (mainly sassy_fae, that stalwart of LJ fidelity).  I've been absent due to a) infatuation with Facebook and b) crazy busy with buying and selling house.

Yes, we bought a house!  Some of you already knew that doc_mystery and I were in that process, but some of you didn't.  Basically, we've found that our current house doesn't suit our needs.  For a few years ( Read more... )

I think I'm starting to get hot flashes.  I'm only 41! (going on 42).

We're having some renovations done in anticipation of listing our house for sale in late winter/early spring (February/March or so).  There are 2 guys working and they're going like gangbusters.  I'm not sure how much more I can take of the noise, dust and other chaos.

Right now, all the furniture in our living room is squished into the middle of ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've learned not to try to discuss sensitive issues via email with someone who doesn't have an Arts degree.  Apparently, they are unable to identify facetiousness and they think "prerequisite" is an insulting word, as in:

Coach: "I don't remember having any lengthy conversations about your daughter's desire to pitch."

My response: "We haven' ( Read more... )

So, like I said, I met with contractor #2 this morning, and we walked through the same reno list for the house, but...holy jeez!  This guy's people skills are lacking.  He seems friendly enough at first, but then he kept putting his foot in his mouth.  First of all, he's aghast at how cluttered our house is (okay, we know that Einstein...we've ( Read more... )

Here's the story: doc_mystery wants a bigger house for all his stuff.  "Make it so!" he tells me.  So I'm trying to make it so.  But it's harder than he thinks it is to get our house ready for sale.  We could sell it "as is", like the financially-strapped neighbours down the street, but when we're ready to buy a new house, we're going to want to sell our ( Read more... )

Okay, my mom roped the Girl-O and I into borrowing some period clothing from the Ancaster Historical Society and dressing up as settlers for a War of 1812 celebration at the Ancaster Heritage Days.  We're also taking the Girl-O's little friend.  I agreed, reluctantly, because I knew it was going to be damn hot.

She promised we just had to hang out, ( Read more... )

Okay, we've always had the occasional spider in our house.  Most of the time, I'd kill about one a week.  Usually, I flush them down the toilet.  Now you're probably saying, "Oh, but spiders are good!"  Outside maybe, but not in my house.  These guys are so busy inside that I'll go to work in the morning and find a large intact cobweb in the corner ( Read more... )

I've been ill for over a week.  It started out as a cough last Thursday (no sore throat or congestion).  Then I had a Jungian exam Saturday in Toronto, crashed on Sunday, but never really recovered.  Then the nose started running (backwards), adding post-nasal drip to the cough.

No fever, but ++ tired because sleep is disturbed by coughing, even ( Read more... )

I've completed 3 Jungian exams in the last month, but I have one more to go this Saturday.  I'm being examined on "Interpretation of Fairy Tales" in Toronto.

I've been actively studying since the end of September and I'm tired of it.  Especially in the last few weeks, there's been little downtime.  I can never get to the weekend and say to myself, " ( Read more... )