I'm so confused right now.
Did Cory write a book or something?

THANK YOU CORY!!
I hope in a few days I can get the mail. I had strained my knee and can't drive yet, hands also bruised. Thank You Cory. 🙂 I will hope to get some insight from the reading!

Tille and Lynne S,
Guess what I obtained for both of you today? And yes, they are autographed copies 🙂

Email me your addresses and I will ship them to you guys. Dr. T says hello!

OMG! My mom is a total PYRO!!!!!

I just walked into my parent's house a few minutes ago and smelled something burning. So I asked my mom what was burning. And she told me that she just finished burning some classified information in a "Lean Cuisine" tray.

WTF?! And I thought that I was the weirdo in the family!

My parents are so weird!!!!! LOL.

Now you guys know where I get my weirdness from. LOL. 😉

Thanks Tillie. 🙂

Hey Kclynne,

What did you get a tattoo of?

Did it hurt when you got it?

Because I'm thinking about getting a tattoo while I'm in Hawaii. 🙂

Been a couple of crazy hectic days around here. Worked out Tuesday, hurt my neck. Got my new tattoo, and went home to ice my neck. Yesterday went to have my hearing tested and then ended up in the ER because my neck was still bothering me. Luckily for me I just pulled a muscle at the base of my skull, but I've been feeling really good with the muscle relaxer they gave me. No swimming for about two weeks :-/

Today, with a little help, I tackled my kitchen. All that's left to do is wiping out the fridge, wash a few remaining dishes, mop the floor and then do a once over with bleach to sanitize everything. I can see my counters and floor again!!!

I worked hard for 2 hrs so now I'm relaxing, until I have a meeting at the school. Think ill dust and vacuum the living room and then call it a day and do more tomorrow.

My anxiety has gone down tremendously already. My boyfriend is pretty happy with my progress as well.

Good morning 🙂

Trying to decide what I want to do today.
The cats will be tended to.
Need to wash the drapes but will do those some other day.
Need to dust, again, but the breeze is blowing more dust around outside. Dusting in here is pointless today.

Think I will spend some time straightening my dressser & closet today.
It's not bad or cluttered but it could be a little more organized/tidy.

TTYL 🙂

Sounds like you had fun MayMay.
To each their own. 😀

Right now it's around 3:30am where I live; and I just got home from my "going away" party. 🙂

I had so much fun at my "going away" party! 🙂

Over 50 people showed up. 🙂

And I got to meet all of the firefighters that will be helping with the clean-up of my room while I'm in Hawaii. 🙂

And let me just say that the clean-up of my room will seriously be THE SEXIEST CLEAN-UP EVER! 😉

And as an early "thank you" to all of the firefighters, I let them all do "body shots" off of me. 🙂

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!! 🙂

That was my first time I let a bunch of people do "body shots" off of me. 🙂

I LOST MY "BODY SHOT VIRGINITY" TO A BUNCH OF FIREFIGHTERS!!!!! 🙂

10 to be exact. 😉

We also did karaoke; which was a lot of fun too. 🙂

I sang 10 songs! And my boss, my boyfriend, and my boyfriend's best friend all sang The Lonely Island's song called "Dick In a Box" together. 🙂

IT WAS HILARIOUS!!!!! 🙂

And my boyfriend and I also sang a duet of Marvin Gaye's song "sexual healing". 🙂

I thought the song was fitting; considering the fact that my boyfriend is a paramedic. Lol. 🙂

All in all, it was a very fun and sexy party! LOL. 😉

Tillie, happy to hear you can relax today. Saturday will be my reward day, go on a hike with 2 friends.
Maymay, let us know how wild you got at the party.
After reading your note tillie, I realized how tired I am tonight, I have been doing alot every day, gets tiring. It feels so good to stay motivated daily, and will be happy when able to let go of more clutter.

Thanks diane and Tillie. 🙂

Good morning 🙂

Woke up about 6:30, rolled over and slept in till 9:00. 😀

Been sitting here drinking tea and reading the internet.

Fed the cats their breakfast.

Have a few dishes to wash up.

Nothing else has to be done today. Taking it easy. Been so tired lately that I really need this time off.

My garden is doing well and only needs watering periodically. My laundry is all caught up. Kitchen is under control. House is clean enough.

Today is trash pick up day & the can is out at the road. 😀

It is very quiet here. Wind is gently blowing. A little bit on the cool side but will be nice and warm this afternoon.

Happy Uno De Mayo! 😉

MayMay
Have fun! 😀

I love putting a bright fresh coat of paint in a dark drab area.
Really brightens it and makes it cheerful and fresh. 😀

sounds like a fun evening Maymay.
Today I decided to tackle the cupboard above washer and dryer. I remember organizing it a couple of times, but no evidence of anything being organized. I took everything down, filthy, washed it down, now took a break, to allow it to dry, then paint it, deciding between white and yellow paint. It is so gloomy now, either will be better. Now to deal with all the crap that was up there, now can have room to put things I actually use. So many decisions. I am finding I am a paint hoarder, amoung all the other stuff I have hoarded. I made a trip to dump a trunk full of old paint a couple of weeks ago, and now keep finding more cans hidden behind stuff in every room. Amazing.

YAY! Today is a total party day for me! 🙂

Tonight my boss is throwing me a "going away" party! 🙂

I'm so EXCITED because tonight at the party, I get to meet all of the firefighters that will be cleaning my EXTREMELY MESSY room and walk-in closet while I'm in Hawaii. 🙂

Last month my boss told me that if I didn't have my room and closet cleaned by the time that I am supposed to leave for Hawaii, then him and a bunch of his firefighter buddies are going to come in and clean it while I'm gone.

I'm kind of excited about them coming in and cleaning my room and closet while I'm gone. 🙂

All of you guys who are working on getting your house clean all by yourself are SOOOOO AWESOME!!!!! 🙂

Because I've tried to clean my EXTREMELY MESSY room and closet all by myself and I can't do it. It totally stresses me out, trying to clean it all by myself. It's kind of weird because I have no problem helping hoarders clean out their houses; but for some reason when it comes to cleaning my own EXTREMELY MESSY room and closet, I have a hard time doing it. It's just really overwhelming. 🙁

Feeling our emotions, accepting them, owning them and working our way through them
will make us stronger and give us inner peace and acceptance.
It is very mentally/emotionally/physically hard.
This is all personal work that everyone must do to find their center.
To identify that which we truly value and believe in in this journey called "life".
We can not run away from grief, anger, hatred, dissapointment, etc.
Unresolved emotions/feelings damage us and hold us back.
Always try to look for the positive lessons/gifts that the bad times bring us.

Tillie 😀

Thank you for your heartfelt posting today. You give me great strength. Hearing your words to that the pain of letting go and changing habits is for the good. I particularly appreciate the remark regarding energy vampires as that is an area where I have much to learn.

Tillie, happy to hear you laughed too, I think it is funnier today than I did yesterday.
When I thought it was a dead cat or a giant rat, it shook me to the core. Thank you for asking about my dining room on Sunday. I had been avoiding it. Now I am doing 1/2 hour in the morning on it, not a minute more, yet.
My friend that cleaned out aunts apartment called yesterday to tell every detail. She threw 55 large bags of stuff in dumpster. Humane Society picked up two large truck loads of stuff. I ached inside, thinking of the valuables I could have had for free. Had to consciously push those thoughts out of my mind, it really was painful when she told me of the old costume jewelry she got rid of, that is what I collect, love looking at old shiny earrings and broaches. I don't need anyone to tell me how lucky I am to not add to my hoard, I know this is true, sometimes just need to feel the sadness, that I cant have the things that bring me joy because I have hoarded meaningless things. It is all such a slow process to change my total way of being, but in 5 weeks I have changed the acquiring habit, and have not wasted time looking in thrift stores, garage sales, instead worked on what will truely increase my quality of life. I am starting to appreciate even more that I own my trailer and that it sits on land that I own, with a view. Trying not to focus on the big houses that have been built around my land, I have felt like I didn;t do well enough in life. I really did the best I could, and want to be grateful that I kept going through all the setbacks I had in my life. Instead of "trailer trash" I am focusing on making it the best it can be for me to feel like I have a great home for myslef, for no one else. No one needs to approve, want to do it for me. Tired of feeling like crap, really want to surround myself with people and things that I love. No more energy vampires for me, no more junk or people that are negative and make me feel less alive. So there, said what I have been thinking this morning, we all deserve to be happy, in spite of our current conditions.

Happy Last Day Of April! 😀

LOL 😀 Diane OMG! A DUSTER! hahahahahaa
Thanks for the laugh.
WTG! on all that cleaning you have been doing!
You are getting all that nesting material where the bugs like to live and removing the stuff that causes water damage. 😀
I will be over with some crackers to go along with that soup. 😉

Dianne, he didn't say anything but he is in a better mood because he has been getting a good nights sleep without being up all night hacking & coughing 🙂

I have been exhausted!
My sleep is filled with very vivid dreams that keep me awake.
Just dragging through the day.

Will be taking it easy & slow today.
Cat stuff is getting done.
Need to vacuum, again.

Doing a bit of laundry, by doing it as I generate a full load worth it doesn't build up into a major chore, like his laundry does. 🙁

I have some salad fixins and cantaloupe all prepared & in the fridge. Will eat good today. 🙂

Enjoy this last day of April!
Tomorrow is May! 😀

How tired is your body Tillie? That was a lot of laundry. Another great day for me, I got lots done. It was cold this morning so started by doing dishes, then started on dining room, took empty bins outside to wash, took craft stuff to craft closet. Moved stuff out of closet and there was a grey fuzzy thing behind a box, I jumped back thinking it was a dead cat. It was a grey duster on a stick.
I did alot on the deck, still have more to do tomorrow. I took a medal pick tool to get the crap out flipped the junk out then vacuumed it as it flew out, of the deck, next to house so water can drain. It was amazing how much crap was clogging it. I am affirming that cleaning and organizing is fun. It was really windy today.
I boiled a chicken for soup so in the morning I will take bones out and put vegetables in and have a yummy soup to eat.
I look forward to reading the message board as my reward for working so hard.

Tillie that is so wonderful that your hoarder let you wash his things while he worked in the carport!

Did he love sleeping on clean sheets?

Good morning 🙂

Yesterday was very busy.
He agreed to letting me launder all the clothes and bedding in his room.
He had a lot of clothes on the floor collecting dust and cat hair and he was complaining about having allergies.
Ended up doing 6 loads Sunday and 2 Saturday evening.

While I did laundry he actually made a difference in the carport near the back porch.
He cleared it all back almost a yard. That seems to be his main "dumping ground" for everything.

Monday....
Today I need to get outside and water my little trees and mountain laurels.
General house cleaning...
Sweep
Vacuum
Clean bathroom
Wash floors
Dust

But first the cats and their needs. 🙂

Happy Monday! 😀

I have no idea why, but for some reason I am really hyper today. 🙂

All I feel like doing is singing and dancing while listening to music. 🙂

Today when I came into work I was listening and dancing along to Mystikal's song "Shake Ya Ass!" on my iPod and telling my boss to shake his ass. LOL. 🙂

OMG! I have had 2pac's song "California Love" stuck in my head all morning and it won't get out of my head.

Thanks diane. 🙂

You think the 50 pair of shorts story is funny? Well I've got an even funnier story that happened earlier today. 🙂

My hoard is super tiny and it all fits into my bedroom and closet. It's mostly all in my closet though. And in order to keep people out of my messy room and to keep my tiny hoard hidden, I always lock my bedroom door before I leave the house. And earlier today shortly after I got home from getting my massage, I accidentally locked myself out of my room. 😮

After I got home I put everything that I had with me into my room, and then I changed my clothes. After I was done changing my clothes I went out to the kitchen to get a bottle of water; and when I came back to my room I noticed that I left the key to my bedroom in the door. After I took it out of my door I set it in my room next to the bottle of water that I just got from the kitchen, and then left my room again to go to the bathroom. And for some reason when I left my room to go to the bathroom, I decided to shut the door to my bedroom behind me. And that's when it happened. I accidentally locked myself out of my room. 😮

After I realized what I just did, I started to FREAK OUT because not only did I lock myself out of my room, I also locked Cory and Matt in my room when I did it.

Luckily I remembered that I keep my spare key to my bedroom at my boyfriend's house. So after I realized what I did, I called my boyfriend and told him what happened and asked him if he could bring me the spare key to my bedroom so that I could unlock my door again.

So for about an hour and a half I was locked out of my bedroom while Cory and Matt were trapped inside it. LOL.

Had some success today with the hoarder in my life.

He listened to me that he should not buy any meat and to use what is in the freezer.

He was wanting to buy cheese. He has about 6 pounds already.
I told him no cheese, he had enough.
We was fretting that he did not have any cheese at home.
I promised him that he had plenty and if he ran out he could have my bit of cheddar.
He bought no cheese. 😀
He saw that he has LOTS of cheese here already.
He shopped in the freezer and got out some meat.

He did buy some veggies. I told him that he had lots going bad already in the fridge.
He promised he would use the old stuff before getting into the new veggies. 😀

He looked at the frozen dinners at the store and said he had enough already at home.
He passed up on all the cookies, crackers, donuts & pastries, candy and chips.

He said he would eat what he already has squirreled away in his room and garage. 😀

Sure hope this lasts.

I enjoyed the story of 50 pair of shorts!!! Maymay, you are so funny. I have 47 athletic stretch pants, and never go to the gym anymore we are funny creatures. Nice reading about food hoarding. I used to do that, now just not interested in watching food rot. I am still working on the hoard, worked all day on front deck, only got 1/4 done, and took 2 breaks and chatted on phone with friend. So much better now that I know to take a break and can go back to work after rested and fed. Made the day so much more pleasant.
Thanks for the updates on your life.

WOW! I never realized how many pairs of shorts I had hidden in my closet. I had 50 pairs of shorts in my closet. 😮

Right now I'm starting to go through all of my stuff and think about what clothes I want to take with me to Hawaii. 🙂

I'm only going to take 5 pairs of shorts with me to Hawaii. So I've been trying on some of the shorts that I found in my closet to see if I like the way they look on me. If I like the way they look on me, then I will take them with me to Hawaii. 🙂

So far all of the shorts that I have tried on look ok on me. I just wish that they were shorter. They are already pretty short, but I just wish that they were a little shorter; because while I'm in Hawaii, I want my look to be kind of sluty. 😉

My style is normally "sexy gothic" but while I'm in Hawaii, I want my style to be a little more sluty. Kind of like the girl in this photo:

Go to this link to see the photo:

www.tattoo.com/tattoo-jaybirdca-51886

What can I say. I'm a total REBEL! 😉

Good morning 🙂

I'm off to do my grocery shopping.
Still only going once every two weeks but he has been doing his grocery shopping every week and shopping with me too.

He over buys. Buys lots of junk food and meat and veggies and cheese.
This stuff piles up on his shelf in the fridge and goes bad.
I swear there is a baggy of cheese in there that is now nothing but greenish bluish slime and yet he refuses to toss it. 🙁

The freezer on the fridge is packed so full of all his stuff that there is no more room to put anything else in there.

He had my pantry and small deep freeze all stuffed full with food that he never ate, only kept buying new food year after year.
I cleaned that out and now he isn't allowed to store anything in there.

My plan was to keep him out of grocery stores as much as possible to cut down on his over buying.

I think I need a new plan. 🙁

Anyways....

Hope everybody gets to enjoy Spring weather today. I plan to. 😀