It's February Already?

I spent the weekend in Summersville again.  We went over to Hawks Nest, Fayetteville and finished up Saturday in Beckley.  Sunday we were basically bums.  Movies and television all day.  I don't get those days too often so it was nice. 

Now that it is the workweek - back to the normal grind.  No fun trips or laziness which brings me to my next topic.

The Basement...

I HATE basements.  I think I was traumatized by scary movies where someone is lurking in the darkness of the basement ready to get you.  I'm a chicken - what can I say.  BUT over the past week or so, I've been a good little girl and actually ventured into my basement.  My basement is basically divided into two sections.  One is an actual garage and the other is still living space.  Several years ago, my basement flooded twice in a matter of about 18 months (blown water heater and blown pipes from the washer).  After the second time, I gave up on trying to do anything with the space and really haven't done anything since.  I, of course, have to go down to the basement to do laundry and deposit recyclables but other than that, it is a ghost town.

A few weeks ago, my brother dropped off a pool table.  I had to figure out somewhere to put it.  The living space was kind of full, so we put it in the garage.  I finally put together that plastic shevling unit and organized most of those random things on the garage floor.  Through this, I found out I have a ridiculous amount of flower pots!  I'm thinking I may purchase one more shelving unit to get completely organized.  I also had a rubbermaid full of hangers in my garage.  So if anyone needs plastic hangers that you would find at department stores such as Macys... I've got plenty to give away!!  I also swept and threw away some nonsense stuff.  I felt pretty good about myself.

Last week, I went down again to try to keep the cleaning momentum going.  I ended up moving all of my decorations into one area and need to purchase a few more rubbermaids to completely store all of my decorations.  THEY KEEP MULTIPLYING!  I think I only have a few more boxes to take to Goodwill (hopefully)! The rest of the area will then be trying to put things back in their rightful spot OR giving it back to their rightful owner.  My family is notorious for bringing stuff and leaving it at my house.  Sometimes it is good stuff.  Other times, I have absolutely no use for it.  Example - crutches or a Carhartt looking jacket w/ reflective tape all over it.  I certainly hope I won't need either of those ever!

Girls Day

For the month of February, I will be hosting girl's day.  In case you don't know, this is a day for myself and several friends to get together to catch up on each other's lives.  We try to keep up via Facebook and blogs but there is nothing like getting together to laugh and share stories.  Now that I've agreed to host, I'm going to attempt to baby-proof the house as much as possible.  I'll have to do a thorough cleaning as well.  I'll admit, the house needs it anyways.  This is a perfect reason to get on it!  The group has three children under 7-8 months and one 3.5 year old.  Not that they will really be getting into anything.  I would just like to play it safe. :)  I'm not sure on any of the details.  Last time we enjoyed soups and salads.  I'm thinking I may do the same.  I think there is nothing better than a hot bowl of soup on a cold winter day!

I will also be hosting a Thirty One party later that evening.  I'm a HUGE fan of Thirty One products so I'm very excited about that!!  I'll have to come up with some finger foods that are slightly more sustaining since I'll be having it around 5pm.  By the way, if anyone would like to place an order or attend the Thirty One party, let me know and I'll send details as soon as I receive them.

Other Events

Surprisingly I don't have much else planned.  Of course, we will all have Valentines Day.  Thankfully I have President's Day off. :)  I've also got my semi-annual check up with the dentist for the end of the month.  I hope everyone has a wonderful February!!


"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in."  ~ Morrie Schwartz