Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Hanging Stubborn Clothes
I always get irritated when my clothes won't stay on the hanger in my closet. Here is a cool idea from realsimple.com
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Travelocity
www.travelocity.com
We didn't leave St Louis in the morning like we were supposed to. Charlie had some stuff he needed to take care of so we ended up leaving at 5pm. We had a 10 hour drive ahead of us and both of us decided that we didn't want to get home at 3am. So as we were driving trying to decide when we wanted to stop we decided on the next city ahead. I remembered awhile back that I used Travelocity to book a hotel while on the road when I had no idea where I was going to stop for the night. It was a beautiful place that we got for super cheap in Seattle.
So I decided that this is what we needed to do this time. Charlie got on his phone and went to travelocity.com to see what he could do. He found something called "Top Secret Hotel". They tell you how many stars, a general location, and the price but that's it. We decided to go for it. We got a $120 room w/o tax for a total of $70. It was a great room at the Holiday Inn and we were very pleased with how much we saved!
I would highly recommend this if you're flying by the seat of your pants on a trip. =)
We didn't leave St Louis in the morning like we were supposed to. Charlie had some stuff he needed to take care of so we ended up leaving at 5pm. We had a 10 hour drive ahead of us and both of us decided that we didn't want to get home at 3am. So as we were driving trying to decide when we wanted to stop we decided on the next city ahead. I remembered awhile back that I used Travelocity to book a hotel while on the road when I had no idea where I was going to stop for the night. It was a beautiful place that we got for super cheap in Seattle.
So I decided that this is what we needed to do this time. Charlie got on his phone and went to travelocity.com to see what he could do. He found something called "Top Secret Hotel". They tell you how many stars, a general location, and the price but that's it. We decided to go for it. We got a $120 room w/o tax for a total of $70. It was a great room at the Holiday Inn and we were very pleased with how much we saved!
I would highly recommend this if you're flying by the seat of your pants on a trip. =)
St Louis Hotel
I went to St Louis this past weekend and part of this week. I didn't have free internet otherwise I would have posted this a lot sooner. And for a hotel not to have free wifi is very stupid on their part. This day and age its what people look for. I watched a ton of HGTV while I was waiting on Charlie to get done with work. I did a lot of walking around too. Downtown St Louis was nice, being by myself I didn't feel unsafe. It does however have an odor that I was really getting sick of by the time I left. Its like a garbage order. You know when your garbage can starts to get a smell if you haven't taken the trash out in awhile? Not a major rotten smell, but just when its about to get the rotten smell. Anyway that's the only way I can describe it. It was everywhere though; downtown and even midtown. Mississippi maybe? No idea but you cant get away from it.
We stayed at the Crown Plaza downtown on 4th St and I am going to advise you to stay somewhere else. The lobby is pretty but the rooms are much to be desired. They haven't been updated in about 20 years. If hotels didn't put so much money in their lobbies, maybe they would have enough money to fix up the rooms. Its definitely the way a lot of hotels roll though. Make the lobby beautiful, you think it's great so you get a room only to find out that the rooms suck!
Housekeepers are another story. I know its hard work, my mom does it for private homes. But you cant tell me that they cant see the soda spilled all over the outside of the door that I just stuck my hand in; or the spatter of god knows what on the wall. Our light switch in the bathroom was so dirty it would need replaced. How much does it cost to change that out? $2 tops. It's the little things that make a huge difference.
Crown Plaza we will never stay there again but your rooftop pool had great views.
We stayed at the Crown Plaza downtown on 4th St and I am going to advise you to stay somewhere else. The lobby is pretty but the rooms are much to be desired. They haven't been updated in about 20 years. If hotels didn't put so much money in their lobbies, maybe they would have enough money to fix up the rooms. Its definitely the way a lot of hotels roll though. Make the lobby beautiful, you think it's great so you get a room only to find out that the rooms suck!
Housekeepers are another story. I know its hard work, my mom does it for private homes. But you cant tell me that they cant see the soda spilled all over the outside of the door that I just stuck my hand in; or the spatter of god knows what on the wall. Our light switch in the bathroom was so dirty it would need replaced. How much does it cost to change that out? $2 tops. It's the little things that make a huge difference.
Crown Plaza we will never stay there again but your rooftop pool had great views.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Microwave Brownies in a Cup
http://www.kidspot.com.au/best-recipes/Dessert+6/Microwave-brownie-recipe+4887.htm#
The kids asked me to make brownies and I really didn't feel like it nor want the
leftover sweets in the house. I remembered seeing a recipe on Pinterest for single
microwave brownies.
We made them tonight and they're not bad. I wouldn't serve them to guests but do the
trick when craving a little chocolate.
The only thing I changed was that I added a dash of salt.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Boring and Bored
Moving is so hard. Even though I was so excited to move to a new place and a whole different part of the country, it has still been the hardest thing I have ever done. My two beautiful children moved with me, and later their dad (my ex husband) came too so that he didn't have to live without them.
It has almost been a year, and I am still wondering if I have made a mistake. I love Charlie dearly but he is never home. He is gone 85% of the time and I really wonder why he moved us all the way across the country, when he was never going to be here.
Because I have no family or help, I chose to work as little as possible so that I could get the kids adjusted to their new life. Since their dad is here, I have them every other week; which makes for the week with no kids...very boring!
It's a gorgeous day out and I just found myself wondering how I got here. The girl that had so many friends and family surrounding her that she had to break plans with some to fit others in. Or was so worn out at the end of the day because I had so much to do. In the year that I have been here I have made one true friend, the rest just acquaintances. Not anyone that I can call up at any given moment and say "Hey, What are you doing? Want to go do something?" At home I had a list of friends, and I was never bored.
My house is clean, the yard is done, bills are paid, and the kids are at their dads. How did my life become so boring, and why did I do all of this for a man?
It has almost been a year, and I am still wondering if I have made a mistake. I love Charlie dearly but he is never home. He is gone 85% of the time and I really wonder why he moved us all the way across the country, when he was never going to be here.
Because I have no family or help, I chose to work as little as possible so that I could get the kids adjusted to their new life. Since their dad is here, I have them every other week; which makes for the week with no kids...very boring!
It's a gorgeous day out and I just found myself wondering how I got here. The girl that had so many friends and family surrounding her that she had to break plans with some to fit others in. Or was so worn out at the end of the day because I had so much to do. In the year that I have been here I have made one true friend, the rest just acquaintances. Not anyone that I can call up at any given moment and say "Hey, What are you doing? Want to go do something?" At home I had a list of friends, and I was never bored.
My house is clean, the yard is done, bills are paid, and the kids are at their dads. How did my life become so boring, and why did I do all of this for a man?
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
It's a snake....in the house!!
Once the rain stopped it was a beautiful day! Since the grass was getting out of control again, I decided to mow the lawn.
The kids packed up some toys to play downstairs on the back deck so I could keep an eye on them, and we headed downstairs. But wait! What is that at the bottom of the stairs? Since I always over exagerate, I thought it was nothing. But it certainly looked like a snake. But could it be? I mean this was in the house, in our finished basement. As my ears started to ring and my hands started to get clammy (always happens when I am scared) I crept down the stairs getting closer. Yes, yes it was...it was a snake!! It was a baby, but still a snake non the less. How in the world did it get in? Is there more? Where is its mother?!!!
The kids and I turned and ran up the stairs as fast as we could! Where is Charlie? Oh that's right..on the road in San Diego. What do I do?! There wasn't anything that I could do, I am so afraid of snakes there is no way that I would ever be able to capture it. The kids and I went to the basement garage by going outside and avoiding the snake all together. The kids and I were trying to set up their toys and figure out how Olivia was going to play restaurant with her brother. The lawn needed to get mowed, but I still was trying to think of what I was going to do about the snake in the house. I did not want to leave it in there, it could crawl up the stairs and get in the main part of the house.
I went in the garage to get the lawn mower, and inside was another baby snake!! That was it! I was freaking out now! I called the first person I thought of. "Jamie, HELP ME!!"
Her husband Andrew and her came over as soon as they could. He looked everywhere but could not find the snake in the garage. Where did it go?!! I was so disappointed that he did not find the snake. He went inside to get the other one, and to look around. The snake in the house was dead. He brought it out, and said it was a copperhead! My first reaction was too shout, "Are you kidding me!" Because it was a baby it was hard to distinguish. Im still unsure, but have decided that they were black snakes. All I can say is that I hope to God it was!
After looking through the house, we could not find anymore snakes. I was not completely convinced that the house was not snake free. Charlie received many, many, many text messages that were neither nice, or positive. "I hate this house!" "I just want to move!" "How can you move us here and never be home!" Yada yada. I was so upset!
Since I still wasn't convinced the house was snake free, I was afraid all night. Looking in all the corners, putting towels underneath doorways, etc. I made the kids sleep with me that night; never a good idea for getting any sleep. I slept not a wink that night. I had to go to work the next day. I researched all day, when I had the chance, on how to get rid of snakes, how to deter them, anything I could think of. As the time neared for me to go home, I just wanted to stay at work. I was safe there. But that was not realistic. As I pulled in the driveway, Charlie's Dad was in the driveway. I got out of my car and walked over to his truck, where he was sitting. I asked what he was up to, and he said he was snake hunting. Charlie had called him and asked if he could go in and look around the house. He said that he didn't find anything. Thank God! I wasn't here to see how well he looked around, but I did feel a bit better.
Today I spent the entire day cleaning. Every nook and every cranny has been vacuumed, dusted, mopped, and looked in. So far so good! I don't know if I will ever be convinced that there isnt anymore in here. But for now, I just have to have faith that God will keep us safe....copperhead, black snake or not.
The kids packed up some toys to play downstairs on the back deck so I could keep an eye on them, and we headed downstairs. But wait! What is that at the bottom of the stairs? Since I always over exagerate, I thought it was nothing. But it certainly looked like a snake. But could it be? I mean this was in the house, in our finished basement. As my ears started to ring and my hands started to get clammy (always happens when I am scared) I crept down the stairs getting closer. Yes, yes it was...it was a snake!! It was a baby, but still a snake non the less. How in the world did it get in? Is there more? Where is its mother?!!!
The kids and I turned and ran up the stairs as fast as we could! Where is Charlie? Oh that's right..on the road in San Diego. What do I do?! There wasn't anything that I could do, I am so afraid of snakes there is no way that I would ever be able to capture it. The kids and I went to the basement garage by going outside and avoiding the snake all together. The kids and I were trying to set up their toys and figure out how Olivia was going to play restaurant with her brother. The lawn needed to get mowed, but I still was trying to think of what I was going to do about the snake in the house. I did not want to leave it in there, it could crawl up the stairs and get in the main part of the house.
I went in the garage to get the lawn mower, and inside was another baby snake!! That was it! I was freaking out now! I called the first person I thought of. "Jamie, HELP ME!!"
Her husband Andrew and her came over as soon as they could. He looked everywhere but could not find the snake in the garage. Where did it go?!! I was so disappointed that he did not find the snake. He went inside to get the other one, and to look around. The snake in the house was dead. He brought it out, and said it was a copperhead! My first reaction was too shout, "Are you kidding me!" Because it was a baby it was hard to distinguish. Im still unsure, but have decided that they were black snakes. All I can say is that I hope to God it was!
After looking through the house, we could not find anymore snakes. I was not completely convinced that the house was not snake free. Charlie received many, many, many text messages that were neither nice, or positive. "I hate this house!" "I just want to move!" "How can you move us here and never be home!" Yada yada. I was so upset!
Since I still wasn't convinced the house was snake free, I was afraid all night. Looking in all the corners, putting towels underneath doorways, etc. I made the kids sleep with me that night; never a good idea for getting any sleep. I slept not a wink that night. I had to go to work the next day. I researched all day, when I had the chance, on how to get rid of snakes, how to deter them, anything I could think of. As the time neared for me to go home, I just wanted to stay at work. I was safe there. But that was not realistic. As I pulled in the driveway, Charlie's Dad was in the driveway. I got out of my car and walked over to his truck, where he was sitting. I asked what he was up to, and he said he was snake hunting. Charlie had called him and asked if he could go in and look around the house. He said that he didn't find anything. Thank God! I wasn't here to see how well he looked around, but I did feel a bit better.
Today I spent the entire day cleaning. Every nook and every cranny has been vacuumed, dusted, mopped, and looked in. So far so good! I don't know if I will ever be convinced that there isnt anymore in here. But for now, I just have to have faith that God will keep us safe....copperhead, black snake or not.
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