Cleaning, cleaning & cleaning
So I changed the theme, what do you think? Please let me know, I'm really curious if everyone likes it. That's cleaning #1.
Cleaning #2 - MY WHOLE FREAKIN HOUSE!!!!! You have to understand, we're about to go to FL for a few days of much needed break, and my inlaws are coming in to feed the cats and dump the litter boxes. They are THE (and I mean number one) cleanest people I have ever met, and we didn't want them coming in and having to see the place in the current state. That and it just needed one of those: Roll up your sleeves, put on the crap clothes that you don't care get bleach on them, and scour the whole freakin place. Fae's been out of commission for a good part of the summer getting her anx/dep meds in line so she wasn't capable of much for a while there. This was not only a cleaning of surfaces, but cleansing of the energy that was in the house too. I'm a big believer in airing things out, so not only did we throw open all the windows, we aired out the energy too.
Cleaning #3 - I've been lapse in my meditation lately and I've noticed that since my physical regimen is hampered by my elbow sucking (tendonitis makes it hard to take falls in jujitsu or swing a sword), I'm not having that chance to get my "Rah Rah's" out which tends to leave too much stress in my head, which boils over, blah blah blah. So I sat comfortably last night for about 20 minutes and listened to myself breathe, and tried to regulate my body like I used to be able to. Needless to say, it's going to take more meditation 
So what are you doing to get ready for the Fall and Winter? My favorite time of year is right now - sun is still warm enough that I can feel the heat on my skin, but it's a little chilly at night so I need a coat. The last part of cleaning #3 wasn't planned . After I sat and breathed for a while I went out to get something from my car and the moon was so full and the sky was so clear I just stood there and drank it in for a while. It's moments like that that make me glad I'm alive. Such a simple, beautiful thing.
October 5th, 2009 - 11:38
Re: the theme change . . . the home pages loads funny, several posts stacked on top of each other making them illegible, but it may only be something my computer is doing. When I click through to the actual post, it looks great.
Best of luck with the energy purge. We need to do that as well.
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October 5th, 2009 - 11:42
which browser are you using? Wondering if it’s an IE6/7/8 thing. Looks awesome in chrome.
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October 5th, 2009 - 12:45
I’m on IE7
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October 5th, 2009 - 13:17
Out of comission for the summer? Honey, I’ve been in bed for the better part of a year. Coincidentally, that’s how long it has been since our house has been cleaned this well. It feels nice to be at home, for the first time in a long time….
October 5th, 2009 - 14:45
I like the new theme – it has a nice rustic look to it.
I agree about cleaning – I love that time of year when you can open all the widnows and let the house just breathe. But right now, I’m focused on outdoor cleaning – weeding, mowing, and so on.
And I didn’t even know it was physically possible to suck your elbow.
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October 5th, 2009 - 15:14
I like the new theme too.
I pay someone to clean my house every few weeks. It’s how I stay sane and it keeps my cleaning OCD in check.
Sitting in silence for 20 minutes sounds like heaven.
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October 5th, 2009 - 18:46
Matt, your front page is all wonky with text running over the first 3 ‘post-its’. Remind me to show you when you gt home….
October 23rd, 2009 - 10:21
i, too, have a lady who comes in and cleans every two weeks. when jillian went off to kinder, i asked mike if he wanted me to fire the lady, and i could clean. he said, “no, i like knowing the house will be clean every two weeks.” but then, there’s the clean of vacuuming the sofa, and cleaning the miniblinds and the curtains….that hardly ever gets done…
that said, we still have piles of clutter that need to be sorted, and a garage that is full of junk that needs to be gone thru.
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