Long time no update
Yes, I've been a bad girl and haven't updated in quite a long time. I
think with the computer being upstairs, I'm just not as apt to spend
time in front of it updating and well, I've been busy enough at work
that I haven't really been able to do an update from there. So let's
see, what has been going on?
Well, I had the LOOOOONG holiday weekend which was really, really nice
to have. I do have to remember to give myself a few days off every once
in awhile. During the holiday weekend. I slept in a lot, John came
over and fixed my toilet and we hung out for a bit even though the poor
guy wasn't feeling that well. I also went to the Farmer's Market for
the first time in a long time and bought strawberries, asparagus and
fresh corn. Then I went to a nursery and bought some plants (I finally
have hanging baskets for over my porch) and a new windchime (Yep, I want
to be the annoying neighbor). So that night I used my new grill (the
one the John put together for me) and grilled up the corn and asparagus
and some other stuff. I also came to realize that I need more practice
in using the grill. I am not quite the grill master. I didn't burn
anything but I still need to work on my grilling. I also went out and
bought a patio set. So now I am a proud owner of a table and four
chairs. I went with the wood set and I can always go an weather treat
them. I found that I just liked the look of the wood the best, not to
mention that the set was really cheap. I then spent the rest of the
long weekend putting all of the chairs together. The first chair was a
real pain to put together and then funnily enough, the rest of the
chairs weren't that bad to put together. I have to say that I like how
the set looks. Now I need to get some all-weather cushions and an
outdoor rug and I am all set. Ok, I want to put some concrete stain on
the patio since the two parts of the patio don't match color-wise. But
I'm guessing that is a project for another day. Heck, my table has a
space for an umbrella if I want to add one. I definitely feel very much
like the suburban homeowner.
Of course, now I am the somewhat worried homeowner. They are finally
starting to build the townhouses behind me. The ones that I would have
bought at if they had started construction sooner. What is making me
concerned is that the starting prices for the townhome with the similar
layout to mine is a good bit less than I paid for mine. Admittedly,
mine has more windows and the price being listed is just a starting
price and I don't know what else the builder will charge for. But it's
leaving me to think that I overpaid for my townhome even though what I
paid was good at the time. Sigh! Now I'm worrying about what happens
when I go to sell in a few years, will I lose money on the deal now that
there are all kinds of newer townhomes in the neighborhood. Will I have
to spend money putting in improvements that I don't think are worth it
just so it can sell? Yes, I have been watching way too many of these
home shows on HGTV. But more to the point, I remember that one of my
friends spent almost a year trying to get her 2 year old townhome to
sell because no one wanted to buy it because there were new ones just
down the street.
But anyway...I also did a lot of laundry and some house cleaning. I,
however, did not actually put my laundry away. I just washed it. Yes,
I must put my laundry away at some point.
Went to the periodontist today and the gums look fine. Or rather, they
look fine for me. They haven't gotten worse, though I don't think
they've gotten any better. But it's been at least a year where I have
had good visits. Not that that means that I will get out of going to
the periodontist. I am stuck with that for life. Blah! Am still
waiting for the paperwork from the rheumatologist so that I can get more
bloodwork and tests done. So I called them and they will resend it. I
kind of want to find out what's going on. And I have an appointment
with the orthopedist about my shoulder on Monday. It wound up really
hurting last night during vball. I was doing ok until I went up to
block and when I threw my arms up, that just about did me in. I'm
hoping that I can just get by with some PT and some meds. I'm hoping to
avoid the whole surgery thing. Well, at least until after vball that
is.
Ok, I do need to get back to work. Time to read some func specs and
send some emails. Wheeeee!!!
think with the computer being upstairs, I'm just not as apt to spend
time in front of it updating and well, I've been busy enough at work
that I haven't really been able to do an update from there. So let's
see, what has been going on?
Well, I had the LOOOOONG holiday weekend which was really, really nice
to have. I do have to remember to give myself a few days off every once
in awhile. During the holiday weekend. I slept in a lot, John came
over and fixed my toilet and we hung out for a bit even though the poor
guy wasn't feeling that well. I also went to the Farmer's Market for
the first time in a long time and bought strawberries, asparagus and
fresh corn. Then I went to a nursery and bought some plants (I finally
have hanging baskets for over my porch) and a new windchime (Yep, I want
to be the annoying neighbor). So that night I used my new grill (the
one the John put together for me) and grilled up the corn and asparagus
and some other stuff. I also came to realize that I need more practice
in using the grill. I am not quite the grill master. I didn't burn
anything but I still need to work on my grilling. I also went out and
bought a patio set. So now I am a proud owner of a table and four
chairs. I went with the wood set and I can always go an weather treat
them. I found that I just liked the look of the wood the best, not to
mention that the set was really cheap. I then spent the rest of the
long weekend putting all of the chairs together. The first chair was a
real pain to put together and then funnily enough, the rest of the
chairs weren't that bad to put together. I have to say that I like how
the set looks. Now I need to get some all-weather cushions and an
outdoor rug and I am all set. Ok, I want to put some concrete stain on
the patio since the two parts of the patio don't match color-wise. But
I'm guessing that is a project for another day. Heck, my table has a
space for an umbrella if I want to add one. I definitely feel very much
like the suburban homeowner.
Of course, now I am the somewhat worried homeowner. They are finally
starting to build the townhouses behind me. The ones that I would have
bought at if they had started construction sooner. What is making me
concerned is that the starting prices for the townhome with the similar
layout to mine is a good bit less than I paid for mine. Admittedly,
mine has more windows and the price being listed is just a starting
price and I don't know what else the builder will charge for. But it's
leaving me to think that I overpaid for my townhome even though what I
paid was good at the time. Sigh! Now I'm worrying about what happens
when I go to sell in a few years, will I lose money on the deal now that
there are all kinds of newer townhomes in the neighborhood. Will I have
to spend money putting in improvements that I don't think are worth it
just so it can sell? Yes, I have been watching way too many of these
home shows on HGTV. But more to the point, I remember that one of my
friends spent almost a year trying to get her 2 year old townhome to
sell because no one wanted to buy it because there were new ones just
down the street.
But anyway...I also did a lot of laundry and some house cleaning. I,
however, did not actually put my laundry away. I just washed it. Yes,
I must put my laundry away at some point.
Went to the periodontist today and the gums look fine. Or rather, they
look fine for me. They haven't gotten worse, though I don't think
they've gotten any better. But it's been at least a year where I have
had good visits. Not that that means that I will get out of going to
the periodontist. I am stuck with that for life. Blah! Am still
waiting for the paperwork from the rheumatologist so that I can get more
bloodwork and tests done. So I called them and they will resend it. I
kind of want to find out what's going on. And I have an appointment
with the orthopedist about my shoulder on Monday. It wound up really
hurting last night during vball. I was doing ok until I went up to
block and when I threw my arms up, that just about did me in. I'm
hoping that I can just get by with some PT and some meds. I'm hoping to
avoid the whole surgery thing. Well, at least until after vball that
is.
Ok, I do need to get back to work. Time to read some func specs and
send some emails. Wheeeee!!!