Trish's World

I am in Grand Rapids this week staying with Mike’s mom who had surgery on Friday. She had an ankle replacement, so I am working from here during the day so she isn’t here all alone and also helping her out with laundry and such. It isn’t too bad except that I miss Mikey so much. And there are no kitty cats here to snuggle with at bedtimes, which is lonely. I will be heading home on Friday, and hopefully the week will go pretty fast.

I got another new cell phone last week. So far it seems to be working pretty well. I did lose all of my contacts again though, so if you haven’t heard from me in the last several days, text me and let me know who you are so I can save your number! It totally sucks picking up my phone to call or text someone and then realizing I don’t have their stupid number anymore!!

I was looking in a closet today and stumbled upon an old school set of Fashion Plates! Oh my goodness, do they take me back! I spent many an hour playing with them as a kid, and I was convinced that I wanted to be a fashion designer. I can’t remember if that was before or after my dreams of being a Solid Gold Dancer. Anyway, Mike’s mom told me I could have these! So awesome! I wish I had a scanner so I could show you the amazing outfit I made! I promise I’ll post it as soon as I get home. It will change the world.

I’m not sure if you are aware of this, but I have a real problem with lists and keeping things organized. I generally use notebooks, but my notebooks usually look like a wreck and have papers falling out of them and paper clips and sticky notes everywhere. I was looking through one of pops’ catalogs last night and stumbled across this genius notebook system, where the pages connect to these little discs, but you can also take the pages out and rearrange them as needed. They also carry a million different kinds of refill sheets (everything from lined paper to task lists to recipe cards) that are punched to fit on these little discs. And then there are dividers, pocket pages, fancy leather covers, and more. They had a starter set for $40, and I was totally ready to buy it, along with the special punch so you can add any kind of paper to your notebook, since the refills are a fortune. I was talking to pops, and he busted out this old binder style planner that he used to use about 15 years ago. It’s a 6 ring binder, but he also has the punch for it, and he gave me all of it. I am beyond excited!! I have made lists for all of the tabbed sections I will need (I told you I have a problem), including what types of pages I need for each section. I found a site online that offers free downloadable page templates for almost any standard size, and I am so excited to get my new fancy pants notebook system going! I have many plans and ideas which I have written down in my old ghetto notebook, and I just need to go out and get a few supplies like some colored papers, cardstock, etc to jazz it up.

Oh, and I finally saw New Moon on Friday night with Mike. I liked it much better than Twilight that’s for sure. I must say, seeing Jacob Black in the flesh in this movie made me seriously rething the whole Team Edward thing. First of all, he is WAY hotter then Edward (in the movies at least), and he is actually a really good actor. I think if Rob Pattinson was trapped in a paper bag and had no choice but to act his way out, he might end up starving to death in a paper bag, if you know what I’m saying. But then again, this particular book sort of painted Edward as a villain anyway. But I sure don’t remember Jacob seeming quite so appealing when I read the book. And I still can’t stand Kristen Stewart, and I think they sh0ould have picked someone else to be Bella. But I also think Bella is a total idiot, so maybe I wouldn’t like anyone playing her because I don’t even like the character. Who can say?

Well that’s it for me. It’s late and I am going to throw on some TNG and hope for sleep. I don’t have much hope since I’m alone without Mike and my kitties, but here goes.