In the Beginning......... I was stupid.... and haven't changed!

All right. You don't want to know how many times I have tried this. God gave me blond hair. He made it darker as I got older, but I changed it back so I would have an excuse. I hate being dumb!

I came to the computer at a later age than most. That is to say, I was still writing with a pad and pencil when a lot of you were getting your first computer. And, sad to say, I have not improved much. Oh, I can still fake a lot. (If people get into a discussion about programs, servers, etc., I have found that you can nod your head, look pensive, and they think you are a pro!) However, I still love to write. With a pencil. Pens don't excite me, but I have one hell of a collection of pencils. My guys at work understand my fetish and collect pencils for me. Some of them have even learned that, to be a "special pencil", the lead has to leave a soft dark mark. Now they check the mark. Then they give me the pencil.

I started this blog because my (this is going to be questioned later, but I still swear it is the truth!) "daughter" Em has one, and I read it every chance I get. After only a couple years, I have come to the conclusion that this is as good as any therapy a person can get. Not to mention the fact that it is the ONLY kind of therapy that I can afford!

As is my usual, I am starting in the middle. I will fill in as I go....

Tonight, I decided to get organized.... in my home. I know I start too many projects and finish too few. I thought I would change that.

I took a pad and one of my "special pencils" and began..... Things to Put Away. and Things to Keep.

Then I spent an hour going through all of them. In the process, I finished two storage boxes, which I could now scratch off my list. Oh Gawd, they weren't even ON THERE.

I started the cleansing process because my bedroom is a shambles. My livingroom is great. I am never in there. I aimed to make my bedroom match my livingroom.

I drug out stuff I had started. Found a box to put lamp shades, lamp pieces and globes in. One down!

I got out my material that I had planned on using to make slipcovers for my sofa and chairs...........

Three hours later, my bedroom DOES look like my livingroom. The material is laying all over the sofa and chairs. I have pieces I think would make great accent pillows scattered on the floor. I moved some glass I intend to paint on to one shelf. And here I sit. I'm way too tired to continue tonight!

My pencil is still sharp and my list of Things to Put Away and Things to Keep is still empty. I wonder if I can start all over tomorrow?

Next time, maybe I'll get around to explaining Me. Or the time after next. Or.................