A Glimpse into My Life

Just wanted to share with you that Husband is currently sitting in bed, in a darkened room, wearing a hockey jersey and no pants, staring at a computer, and shouting things like, "OH, YES! Get in there!"

He's watching hockey :)

And the thing is, I love him for it, since that means he's willing to watch it on a tiny computer screen so that I can watch TV in peace. I am a lucky girl.

My Attempt at being Artsy

Just Call Me Crafty

I've never had curtains. I've always wanted curtains, but laziness and poverty always prevented it. Recently, I figured out a way to make a set that I could afford.

I found a pair of matching rectangle tableclothes. Mine happened to be donated to me, but you could find a set at goodwill, or a tuesday morning-esk place (flat bed sheets would also work if you don't mind how sheer they are). I bought sewing tape since I can't sew, and bought an inexpensive rod and finials. Isn't that word fun? finials, finials, finials!

2 Tableclothes= free
Fabric Tape= $1.99
Curtain Rod= $19.99

Total Cost= $22.00

It took me 5 minutes to assemble the drapes, and about 20 for Husband and I to get them up on the window, and viola! instant curtains:

I could get used to this

Sure, winter sucked, but Madison might just redeem itself:

The Road Less Traveled

On Sunday, I had two choices:

1. Do Laundry
2. Buy more underwear

Guess which one I chose...

My Father, The Hero

Apparently, my dad is now trendy...

We have been passing out Green Guides to the visitors at work. In it, you can find tips for adults and children on simple ways to alter your life style to help save the environment. On the front cover it reads, "It's cool to be green!"

Here are some examples of the handy tips:

• Instead of turning on the heat, put on a sweater
• Borrow books from the library instead of buying new ones
• Don't drive when you could walk or ride your bike
• Clean your yard with rakes instead of a leaf blower
• Turn off lights when you leave a room
• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth
  
• Rather than turn on the AC, open a window

Seriously?! These are things my dad was fervent about throughout my childhood, not because he was particularly earth conscious, but because those were the cheaper options! He would follow us from room to room, turning off lights as we go (sometimes while we were still in the room). He had several motto's:

• Why buy a new movie, when you could rent 15 yr-old ones for free at the library?
• No reason to turn up the heat, here's a perfectly good robe (a hand-me down from my brothers no less).
• We don't need one of those fancy leaf blowers to get rid of pine needles... that's what our kids are for.
• Sure, this [electronic] looks broken, but let me tinker with it for a [month-year] and it will become partially fixed.

Not that he was negligent. We didn't want for anything (except maybe cable tv, and a less embarrassing car...), but somewhere in between my childhood and now, he went from stingy (although he prefers frugal), to trendy.

This is the guy who still owns his 30 year-old pair of madras pants*, the guy who always dug his cut-offs out of the trash every time mom threw them away, the guy who has been known to tuck his tee shirt into his sweat pants, and now he's on the cutting edge of trends?!?

Lord, save us all.

*sure, madras has made a come back lately, but consider how fashionable they were those 30 years in between

All Aboard the Bandwagon

Just call me trendy. I finally signed up for twitter. I have a feeling I am either going to grossly neglect this, or become so obsessed that I can't go 5 minutes without a tweet.

Anyway, if you truly care to read my random thoughts throughout the day, you can follow me: twitter.com/ApatheticFish

Trust me though, i've been inside my head for 25 years, it's no picnic...