Organizing, little by little

When I am looking for a trinket that allows me to fasten something, like a bolt and a nut, or hinge and the little thing that goes inside said hinge to keep the door in place, or an eye hook to hold this hanging thing I just bought, I look in my kitchen drawer. You know the one, every house has one, where everything that doesn’t have a home gets to live. Mine is full of nails, melting little smelly wax things that I only use during the holidays, a bunch of phone chargers for phones that I’m pretty sure we don’t even own anymore. There is also tape and Velcro pieces, thumb tacks, o-rings for the turkey fryer oil vacuum hose thing, crayons, playing cards, two eye bolts and a Band-Aid. My junk drawer should be called the potpourri drawer! Anyway, I just bought a small plastic box that has little 2x2 squares partitioned on the inside and that is where I’ll keep my various nails, bolds, o-rings, and other such items so they’re not rolling around in the drawer. I don’t know where I got all these fasteners, but if you need some, check out fasteners at reidsupply.com

The Trip of a Lifetime is Going to Take Some Work

I’m going to graduate law school in April, 2014. I want to go on a trip but not just any trip - a once in a lifetime kind of trip. I’ve already promised 16 that I’d take her to Paris when she graduates in 2015. I also promised 13 that I’d take her to Italy when she graduates in 2018. So that leaves my trip.

I’ve been thinking a lot and debating destination spots and one place I keep going back to over and over is the Mediterranean Sea. While there is plenty to see there, I really have a deep rooted desire to visit parts of Turkey. I want to see the ancient ruins of Daylan and I want to see the town of Goreme that has been carved into volcanic rock, and the cave dwellings of Urgup. Oddly though, I’m not so concerned with seeing Istanbul. And while there is plenty of beach to be seen, I really want to go to Antalya because the water there (in the photographs I have seen) is crystal clear and as beautiful as any tropical beach I have ever seen. I also want to stop in the capital city of Ankara, because it also has ruins and old castles to be seen. Finally, the highlight of my trip shall be stopping in the Ancient City of Ephesus to see some spectacular ruins that from the photographs I have seen and the reviews I have read will truly make this the trip of a lifetime. So I better start planning and saving and checking on some Turkey hotels because I’m not roughing it.

Life in the Scorching Desert

Stuff I still want to do

I like horses.  Not as much as I like dogs, but close.  And I wish I knew how to ride a horse. And by ride I mean ride a horse.  Jumps. Runs. Enjoying the animal as it runs fast and exhilarating.  That’s what I want to do.  But in order to do those things I must first learn to ride. Then I must buy a horse that I can call my own and love and take care of and really appreciate.  Then I will purchase the necessary equine clothing to allow me to look the part.  Because when I’m riding fast, my hair blowing in the wind, making all the men want me and the women wish they were like me, I must look as good as my animal does!

4th of July Celebration!

Go have one! 

Get out of the house.  Put your cell phone down.  Go do something fun with someone you enjoy!

Or just go spend time with other people as they enjoy the holiday. 

Just remember what we're celebrating and why.  And try not to blow anything up.