Sandra Cox's Blog, page 200

Detergent

Okay, it's not a sexy topic, but hopefully helpful. Then again how many sexy posts do I have, not too many.  Hmm, maybe I should rethink that, but back on topic. We bought this box of detergent a year ago, give or take a week, and have just finished it. Given the cost of detergent, I think this is amazing. And I like the product. It does a good job, for us, and hasn't left streaks.

Happy Birth Day

Or as the HH says Happy Orbit Day. Want to learn more about EC, birds, gardens, and see beautiful photos? Check out her blog.
~*~Thanks for all the birthday wishes.I woke up to this: Then Got To See: The Babies and their lovely parents. Best birthday ever!

 

Weekend

 I discovered picture tube. As you can see, I 'm like a kid with a  new pack of stickers:) 
I'll be partying down with the fam in Raleigh Sunday to celebrate my bday.
Enjoy your weekend, buds.

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Mother Love

Wacky Wednesday

Don't you just love this one? The first wack is a journaling piece done by our very own Valerie Jael.If you have an opportunity stop by her place and say hey. Her pieces are all sorts of fun and she does beautiful photography work.  Thanks for the loan Valerie!

Eggs are Back and Sugar is Out

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So the latest government guidelines are suggesting sugar should be limited to ten percent of our daily caloric intake--the equivalent of a soda--but it's probably okay to eat more eggs. Since I'm a vegetarian and always scrounging for protein, the egg thing sounds good to me.  But cut my sugar to ten percent? Uh huh. Like that's going to happen.
What about you? Are you giving up your chocolate, ice cream, jams and jellies, and sauces or are you one of those disgusting, err, healthy people that don't care for sweets?
~*~Time Warner had an outage in our area Sunday (NFL Playoffs). Needless to say the HH was not a happy camper.

Paint. A Four Letter Word.

Looks like five letters, but trust me, it qualifies as a four letter word on many levels. I decided to paint my cave. Piece of cake, right? So not. It would have been fine if I'd stuck with white, but nooo, I had to go with 'Girls Night Out'. As you can see it's a lavender with a gray base. With white if you meander into the trim or ceiling, it's no big deal. With a color...it's pretty noticeable.  I've been painting, repainting and touching up all week. But I'm done (so done). It's obvious it wasn't done by a professional, but it will have to do.
Next project...painting the babies room. sigh.

To add insult to injury I purchased PAINT Shop Pro X8.  I should have paid more attention to the Pro in the title, cause I'm so not.  Our pal CJ uses this program and I was intrigued with it. After I downloaded it, I totally freaked. Too many options. Old dog, new tricks, etc. etc.  When I master it, I know I'll enjoy it. I think I'm going to hit on my beautiful and talented sister-in-law that overhauled my website. Now if I knew what I was doing with Paint Shop, I could have removed my shoes from the picture....I think.
Anybody else using Paint Shop?  Any and all tips appreciated.
~*~Today is my lovely niece's birthday.  Happy Birthday, Sweetie.  

It's The Weekend....

For those of you working outside the home....you may want to wait a few hours for this. Grin.  Have a great one.

A Little Help From A Friend

Thanks, Rye.

IWSG Wednesday

It's the first Wednesday of the month and you know what that means. It's time to share  information, encourage others and express our doubts and concerns, and talk about our fears.
Let's face it. We're not in it for the money, even though that would be a huge bennie.  Inside most of us lurks the innate desires of a storyteller. Stephen King said it best: "Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life as well." Writing is challenging. It's not an easy gig. But we do it because its right up there with eating and breathing. So when you have one of those days--and you know what I mean by 'those day's--just remember, you're not alone. You have a huge circle of writing friends that are right there with you, ready to pick you up and urge you on. So here's to new beginnings and a wonderful, productive year for all of us.
~*~My project this month:I am converting this: Into this:
The book itself, other than some small nits will remain the same, but I wanted to put more emphasis on the gardening piece of it. What do you think? Like the cover? Pixelstudio at Fiverr did that for me. You're probably familiar with Fiverr, but if not you may want to go visit.  They have all kinds of options for writers at extremely reasonable prices. 
As mentioned yesterday: Loves, Lattes and Mutants, and Queen of Diamonds are on sale for ninety-nine cents.
And last, but not least, I'm very pleased to mention that my short alternate/parallel universe story, Rainers, will be included in the IWSG Anthology. I've always wanted to do an alternate universe work of fiction and this gave me the perfect opportunity.  To the powers that be: a heartfelt thank you.
I've told you mine, not let's hear yours. What's going on in your writing world?