Things to do while preparing for a colonoscopy

(I did NOT think that would ever be a sentence I would write.)

• catch up on all of my favourite blogs.  There are some good ones out there ladies and gentlemen. 
• make a to do list.  and then make another.
• watch Come Dine With Me (one of my new favourite shows )
• dream about all the food I can eat tomorrow (seriously...we've got a list of restaurants we'll stop at on the way home from the hospital)
• plan the redecoration of the dining room.
• ignore my husband who is eating in front of me (did I mention I'm very hungry? I haven't been able to eat since Midnight last night)
• plan my glamorous outfit to wear to the hospital in the morning

Seriously, this stuff tastes disgusting. 

And I need food.

Safe places.

When you and your husband are each others only safe space, the only place where you can feel like yourself, the only place where you do not feel judged for the choices you have made (or not made), the only place where you can be really and truly real, when it feels like the rest of the world doesn't get you or any part of your world, your real world, when you feel like there is no one else in the world that cares for you - it's supposed to be a good thing.

But what happens when, because you are each others only safe place, you end up taking the rest of the world, everything that's bothering you, the weight on your shoulders (and the one on your heart) out on that person?

What do you do then?

My Grandma.

My Grandma got a computer for Christmas and has been emailing me almost every day this week. 

It makes me happy.

Sorry.

I have so much to catch up on!! I'm 2 weeks behind on my Memory Mondays, I'm one week behind on my Month of Sundays and I still haven't taken pictures of my layouts from this past weekend. 

Yup. I've been pretty busy.  Like I said in my last post, Helmut brought home our new buffet.  It's GORGEOUS.  I'm so happy with it.  But now we're picking paint colors and trying to figure out how to decorate now that we have a whole big wall with NOTHING on it. 

I also went shopping at Value Village, and found this:

I think she's beautiful.  It's going to be my new scrapbook desk.  We've rearranged the basement (and when I say we, I mean ME) and she lives down there.  It's quite small, but Helmut is going to build a leaf that comes off the back with a table leg...does that makes sense?  I'll take a picture when he's done.

Justin (who is currently out of a job) is going to take it in to Helmut's work and sand it down for me, so that I can paint it.  I'm not sure what color...any suggestions??

I can't wait!

I promise I'll catch up on everything this week!

Another busy day...

I am starting to feel a little bit more than a little bit overwhelmed.  It's only January 17th. 

It's been an incredibly busy week and I'm looking towards another busy week coming up. 

But, I'll be back tomorrow with pictures of my Month of Sundays and a few other layouts from our online crop this weekend. 

Sweet dreams.

Dreaming...

I'm dreaming of a hot cup of tea, a warm snuggly blanket and my journal and pen.

maybe tomorrow.

If I have time in between putting all of our stuff in my brand new buffet that now lives in my dining room.

I really do love my husband.

Thanks baby.

yesterday

It felt really weird not blogging yesterday, but I just needed to take a personal day.

Quite frankly, I'm in a bit of a funk.  I'm overtired and having a hard time wanting to get up the energy to do anything.  I'm on edge, and things keep irritating me (like my husband chewing in my ear right now.  I am trying very hard not to get up and leave the room). 

I just need some time to myself.