Before and After

I have managed to avoid my home organization projects for almost a week now. This afternoon, I decided to begin tackling the disaster.

It's pretty ugly right now.

Fortunately, things tend to get worse before they get better.

I have limited storage space, causing me to get creative. My mom and dad stopped over right about the time that the disaster was at its worst. Thankfully my parents had four daughters are used to messy rooms. What's even better is that I got an outside perspective on my "office space" from my mom. I'm hoping to carve out a little nook.

In my nook, I am going to set up a little creative area where I keep my issues of Before & After magazine (http://www.bamagazine.com/) and other inspiring items for easy access. B&A is one of my favorite ways to get out of a design rut and spark my creativity.

Now I just need a favorite way to get out of my unorganized rut and spark some storage creativity!

Damn I look Good!

Still a bit bummed over the Unemployment Compensation, I thought starting the day with a good yoga workout would be helpful to yesterday's clinging attitude slip. I headed off to class bright and early...

After a sweat-inducing pain session, I did some cleaning and online job hunting. None of which brightened the day. I also checked on prices to visit The Man next week (my husband is in the South for the month enjoying 80 degree weather while he works on an Army assignment). No luck finding a cheap flight.

Bummer.

This evening, however, turned my attitude around.

I went to see The Midnight Swinger, my husband's favorite comedian and entertainer (www.themidnightswinger.com) . It's too bad The Man missed such a good show tonight.

Who am I kidding? It's always a good show when The Swinger is in town!

The Man thinks The Midnight Swinger is pretty much the coolest guy on the planet. I can't even begin to describe The Swinger...where to begin? His catch phrase is "Damn, I Look Good" - that pretty much sums him up.

Hilarious.

Not only did The Midnight Swinger provide excellent entertainment tonight, he'll also serve as some good ammo to use on The Man when he starts in to me on the toasty weather down south later this week.

Which reminds me...

We are preparing for the coldest temps of the winter. I may have to pull out the YouTube link of The Swinger to cheer up on the cold days later this week...join me for a good laugh!

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+midnight+swinger&search_type=&aq=f

Rocky road

Yesterday was a bit challenging on my positive attitude.

I woke up and began the bright, snowy day with my new work out session (plus some snow removal), and headed to my sister's house to work on a project for our mom. On my way, I picked up my niece from school. What fun!

These tiny little people come marching out the door. I saw my niece scanning the waiting moms and her eyes lit up as she saw me and ran to give me a big ol' hug. I really have the best niece and nephew a girl could ask for. And both are dang cute, too. Definitely the bright spot in my day!

On a not so positive note, I finally got through to a Claims Specialist to sign up for Unemployment Compensation. Not exactly the proudest moment of my life. Oh well, it's life, right?