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Flyleaf – So I thought
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So along with fixing the hole in the bathroom, my dad found out that our house isn’t quite up to Provo zoning standards, since it was built in 1944! Duh! Anyway, he needed to put in bigger windows in the basement (one in each bedroom) so an adult-sized person can use it as a fire escape.
And here are some before pics – where my rooms look like a CRIME LAB since I covered all my stuff in plastic so it wouldn’t get dirty-dusty.
Yep, that’s my house, the two bedroom basement I live in. LOL! It looks like a crime lab, doesn’t it? I know what you were thinking. Don’t deny it!
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Skip to when I got off of work tonight…
I don’t think they are completely finished yet, but here is what they look like NOW:
I’m hoping this isn’t finished cuz they look like crap if so. Nah, but seriously these are HUGE windows!! I think we need either blinds or drapes now to cover these babies. But it’ll FINALLY let in some LIGHT into this little basement! Woohoo!
Because he fixed up my bathroom and made it look all nice again!
Caution: The following picture might not be for the weak… 
nasty worm
See this worm?? Yep that one right up there ^^^ It was crawling around in my bathTUB one night when I went to get in for my routine nightly shower!! And here’s another friend I found a different day:
earthworm
At least this one is an earth worm though! Here’s another shot of it, to prove it was still moving when I found it. YUCK!!
earthworm2
Well this worm-in-my-tub problem didn’t start until we had a leak from the upstairs toilet, creating a bubble in the wall, then a hole, then had to have a plumber come over to “fix” it (which is in quotes because it’s a relative term, in this case), who broke off most of the bathroom wall and left this big gaping hole…
hole1
And the ceiling to that hole is…
hole2
Oh wait, it’s MISSING since it’s a big fat HOLE!
Alright, so when the plumber came he advised us to get an exterminator over here real quick to spray for the swarm of (and I quote) “weird-looking bugs and spiders” that he saw up in the ceiling between our two floors. Needless to say, I hate bugs, D.E.S.P.I.S.E. them! Um so I had sticky traps on my floors all around, in like every room. Mostly they were gnats flying around but then I had some humongous spiders as well. Proof:
Yuck!
Yep! That’s the biggest spider I’ve seen in my own living space, to date! Alrighty, well let’s get to the solution.
My Dad is the greatest Dad because he came in town from my home state of California and stayed a week to fix this gaping hole and work on some other things around the house too. K I just checked everywhere and I guess I don’t have a picture of the newly finished bathroom work my dad did. 
Dangit. Oh well, you’ll just have to imagine it.
My beautiful and lovely co-worker Grecia has some awesome movie recommendations! She sees movies like once a day! Or sometimes doubles up on them. So here are some that I need to rent and watch.
TOP PRIORITY: *The Proposal – watched
*The Messengers (has Kristen Stewart in it)
*When A Stranger Calls – watched
*Transporter III (don’t have to watch 1 or 2 to understand)
*Taken
*Casino Royale – watched
*StepFather
*Ice Age 3
*Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen – watched 1/2010
*The Uninvited
*Hostage – watched 11/8/09
*Law Abiding Citizen – watched 3/4/10
Life is changing constantly. {insert eye-rolling smiley here} Everyone knows I don’t necessarily like change right when it happens. I must adapt.
I need to take a Time Out for myself. I no longer have a boyfriend (our relationship lasted 1 year 5 months). As my sister-in-law put it, I need to take a time out from dating to find myself and take better care of myself. And that’s what I think I’ll do. I want to be able to focus on my job better, work harder on my websites so they can earn more money for me, work on making more Cards to show on my website and possibly start selling online, create more crafts that I love, do some home improving, and learn more about SEO altogether.
My blog has been neglected lately. I’ve been needing a design change for a couple months now and haven’t gotten around to it yet. I also need to focus on losing weight. I’m tired of growing in sizes and feeling out of breath. So it’s time to get motivated!
Also, I read from Jenny Blake’s Life After College about a book she recently read. I found some great quotes to implement into my life from her notes.
“Everything that happens to me is the best possible thing that can happen to me.”
“Every day is a good day.” – Ummon
I think I need a blog makeover.
I’m just realizing it’s not very easy to navigate through my archives! This needs to be fixed ASAP! Either I need a new template (which I’m growing tired of the green and red contrast) or I need to tweak things a bit so it’s more user-friendly.
I’d like to ask my readers, the few, the proud…What do you think of my blog look? Do you like the bold greens and reds? Did I overdo it with Ads?? Are there things that have become pet peeves of yours?
Constructive criticism is what I’m asking for. Please don’t bash me down, as nobody likes to hear that. I can be sensitive but I do want to know what would be best for readers. And if you don’t feel like you want to either comment or email me your suggestions, that’s fine, I have some ideas in mind already of what needs to be fixed – like when you hover over a link and the words turn white, that’s gotta go!
And last, I’d like to thank you for reading my journal blog and any and all comments you have made to this day. It helps me feel validated as a human being in this world. Thank you all.
I need to be packing for my short trip to Arizona but I keep finding things to avoid it with. I’m occupying my time missing a little puppy I had the pleasure of playing with last weekend.
She’s a 6 week old yellow lab who still creates “accidents” inside the house. She has tons of wrinkles and is completely S.O.F.T!! I wanted to steal her and take her home with me.
She’s a new addition to Butch’s cousin’s family and I believe they will name her Tazra (not sure on spelling).
Isn’t she adorable?! I love this bag of fur!!
And see? I successfully took your thoughts away from my self-proclaimed middle name. I am being productive, laundry, printing boarding passes, dinner, got suitcase down and ready, but for some reason I just avoid the act of packing. Probably because I know it’s never done the night before, since women always need their things in the mornings anyway. So why pack them now when I’ll need them in 10 hours? The packing is never done. Alright, time to get started.
There, I’ve said it. Now I’m held accountable. Ciao!