Summer Thoughts

Today I was driving home in the beautiful sunny weather after getting my crown on my tooth, finally! No more appointments but a cleaning next month at dentist! I'm getting tired of appointments. But I'm not gonna complain. My tooth is fixed! My physical therapy for my abdomen is coming along well. I am feeling better both physically and mentally. So I have a sunny disposition to go along with the sunny 80 degree weather that has finally hit Oregon! Next week looks a little more promising than this week. So I was thinking of this fountain on the way home. Doesn't that just look inviting?

I took this photo last Friday when my daughter and I went to see the Rose Festival Fleet. We had a good time. We waited in line for one and a half hours to get on a US Navy frigate. We spent an hour on board touring. Will possibly post more on that later.

The Canadian Geese had their own little fleet. Someone was throwing Cheetos to them. I'm not sure if that's a good thing. But they were eating them! Maybe they thought they were goldfish.

Miss Megan, my sailor wanna be girl. She's got the heart for it
and so glad she tried.
(Mishap in boot camp over 4 years ago.)

The photo (above) has a few different modes of transportation in it. Can you spot them?


Tomorrow I'm going to put my tomatoes and bell peppers in my garden. I don't have anything that's calling me to go to...well, Champoeg State Park has a show about bluebirds in early afternoon I might go to. See if I can get some photos of them. Or not. Next 2 weeks are busy so there needs to be some down time at home. I'm thinking of using a vacation day in a month or so to redo my computer table and bookshelf. Ideas are running in my head. I'm thinking of getting a different desk that I saw in my physical therapist's office. Smaller and would work great. I also have to buy it and don't know how much it would cost. Do I really need it? Oh so many choices. I might move stuff around in here. I'll let you know what I decide some time down the road on a post. So now I'm gonna go start dinner and go through some old magazines that have been piling up. I've not looked at them so I really don't need them, do I? To recycle or not...that is the question! Have a good weekend and God's blessings to you!

Sunset on Photographic Vacation

The first evening of our trip ended at Bandon. We'd eaten dinner after checking into our motel. We got out to the beach real close to sunset. This was the shot that had the most light..then the light just disappeared into the clouds! Other people were commenting on what I was feeling! It was chilly and windy as well. So hubby didn't stay out with me very long as he hadn't coats like me...he but one sweatshirt on. I had sweatshirt and coat on. The 2nd and 3rd photos are a few minutes after the first shot.


And night fell and it was time to go back to the motel and get warm. Oh wait...we had to stop at the market first to pick up milk and orange juice to put in our little fridge for our breakfast. We always take our own breakfast, cuz it's cheaper that way and we can take our time getting ready. I can eat breakfast in my jammies if I want! I love all these rock formations. I think this is a favorite beach of mine. This is the second time we've been here and I'd love to come back but it's a bit far for a day's drive. I have to stay at least one night. But then again, I always want to stay longer. My family knows that the beach is my favorite place to be in the world, besides my home with hubby!
Did you miss the Covered Bridge post?

Box and Shoe Removal

Recently I was thinking about a box that's been under my bed. I knew it needed cleaned out and was wondering what actually was in it. So I pulled it out!

On the table are all the items from the box. I remember some of them. The teapot on right,is one I bought from Avon. I loved that one. One on left an impulse buy, teapot for one, made in England. Never used it. I kept 4 items from this box.
These are the items that were put into box and taken to thrift store. I added a couple things I didn't want any more for my kitchen and teacup cabinet.
The bunny sits on top of the washer awaiting a bath with towels a few days later. I gave bunny to granddaughter with her birthday items. She loved it. I bought it years ago when I worked at the Hallmark store. I collect stuffed bunnies. Why? I think they are cute!

A few weeks later, I decided it was time to clean around our bed again. My allergies have been giving me problems. A lot of coughing and wheezing, especially at night. I've cleaned before in that area and it's helped me. If I could do it every other month would be great. But I've not done it since last year! I vacuumed the window by my bed and the shade and the wall in front of our bed. I moved the shoes out from under our bed...too many...and all the dust bunnies as well. Those I collect without trying and should keep them at bay. Here's the pile of shoes and a couple items (metal) that I thought I was gonna get crafty with. GONE! One pr sandals I gave to my daughter, am keeping the moccasins as my brother in law made those for me years ago. Rest are gone away.

Only kept one pair of hubby's old shoes for outdoor use. Other two are gone to garbage. Also found another box I forgot about. All those items are gone as well. Oh my! I vacuumed underneath the bed as well. Looks clean for now. I need to do better at this maintenance stuff. I have fallen off that horse and need to get back up to better routine cleaning!

I was in the midst of cleaning and thought about more photos but decided not to crawl away from project. I'd just might abandon it. I actually had a time frame to do this. I wanted to watch "American Pickers" TV program so I had to get the majority of it done. Did a few things during those annoying ad breaks! I am breathing better at night, thankfully.

Questions to ponder from Org Junkie
1> Do you currently have an are in your home for a command center? Not specifically....maybe a spot in kitchen with pens and paper. Not an organized spot right now but it could be.
2. Have had any luck implementing any of the tips from my book, Clutter Rehab? Some of what you've posted on your blog....but am not sure which ones right now.
3. Have you been able to maintain the spaces you have already organized? Yes, the kitchen and dining room table. I actually was clearing up some items today on and by dining room table. One was a folder with paper work of my mom's that needed to go in bottom box of my pile in hole under desk. Um, I started to lay it down to do later! I made myself take off the top stuff to get to organizer box and put it in the correct place. Then re-stacked my boxes. Done and don't have to do it later! A star for me!