A weekend where I got something accomplished?! WHAT?!

Yes, it’s true. I got some things done this weekend. I single-handedly programmed and installed a wireless garage door opener keypad on our garage (hooray me!). Gone are the days of bringing our one and only remote in the house with us every time we get home. (We have a detached garage that lacks a side door.) I also cleaned the shit out of the attic. Literally and figuratively. I only have 1/4 of a box left to unpack (unpacked a total of 5) and have to organize/clean the office area of said attic. I will take a picture of the closet portion. I can now see all of my shoes out and about now. It’s a glorious feeling. I also filled up an entire garbage bag full of clothes to donate to Goodwill. Awesome. I hung a hook rack to hang my purses on. It’s mine, all mine! (and to drive that fact home, I also unpacked a portion of my doll (creepy or otherwise) collection. That should deter the hubs from wanting to hang out up there. He has his drums, I have my dolls.)

Anyway, the hubs brewed some beer. *snicker* Actually, I should give him more credit, it was a lengthy, nit-picky process that took up a good portion of the day. (Lacey, I think he uses Brewers’ Best? Or something. Anyway, the kit was annoying. They don’t use consistent names for everything so it gets confusing.) We’ll know in about a week how this batch turned out. He did that mostly himself while I installed openers and organized the attic.

So, hooray for a sense of accomplishment. I had a craving for seared yellowfin tuna that was never satisfied over the weekend. Hmmmm…

Today, I finally bought my ticket to visit Martini. CANNOT WAIT. Funny how, once again, my spring/summer weekends are dropping away one by one, and it’s only March.

Friday has never seemed so good. Although this was only a 4 day week for me, it’s been a long one. Not to mention cold. My legs were frozen solid by the time I made it to the train station 2.5 blocks from my house. (It’s a whopping -3° F right now, and it’s 9:30am!) It’s supposed to be around 40° F next week, and I cannot wait! I just want the snow to melt so we can hang out in our backyard.

No big plans for the weekend, although I have a few things I’d like to do. The finished attic of our house is being used as an office/closet for me. And it’s a complete MESS. I want to buy a bunch of hooks to hang my plethora of purses on, unpack my 3 boxes of shoes, and just tidy things up a bit. That’s an all weekend project. The hubs is planning on brewing beer this weekend, so maybe while he’s doing that I’ll play with my shoes and clothes. The whole house needs a bit of a tidying as well. Ah, to be Susy-homemaker again. 😛

So, instead of spending the WHOLE weekend packing – we spent about 5-6 hours packing on Saturday. We made a decent dent, but still have the kitchen, half the bedroom, and the storage space in the basement left.

I didn’t get a chance to actually count my shoes because my husband packed them, but I packed 2 medium sized Home Depot boxes full of them, as well as my suitcase. The hubs freaked out. He just kept saying “I’ve never even SEEN you wear these!” Whatever – I love them all. And in a few short days, they’ll all be laid out to be loved again in the attic (AKA – my new closet). It’s finished, could be a bedroom, but since we don’t need it as a bedroom – it will be my office and closet. SO STOKED.

The sellers contacted our Realtor asking if we’d be interested in buying their TV they have in the basement – it’s like a 42 inch HD rear projection TV. We said maybe – depends on their asking price. We were thinking about getting a plasma at some point – but this would allow us to same some money for a while – maybe get a plasma next Christmas then. We’ll see. Kind of cool though.

So – to wrap the weekend up, the toilet started to run in our apartment. (Better go catch it! Ba-dum-bum.) A kind of “run” that jiggling the handle couldn’t cure, and was about to keep both of us awake. So, at midnight, I was attempting to be resident plumber and fix it. My “professional opinion,” after sticking my hand in the seriously ice cold water, was that since the air temp was so cold, the frigid water hardened up the flap in the bottom of the toilet. (Thanks Dad for all the Tom-Boy lessons) – so I rigged it so the tank wouldn’t fill up again. And called the landlord – who hasn’t acknowledged our notice yet. He’d better recognize – we move in 5 days!!!