WELL TODAY I DRAGGED MY HUBBY TO THE GYM WITH ME. HE HAS BEEN GLUED TO EBAY FOR A WHOLE WEEK. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT HE HAS TAKEN UP A NEW "HOBBY" WHICH IS COLLECTING DISNEY PARAPHANALIA. OH SHIT! HIS WEAKNESS IS DONALD DUCK STUFF. HENCE, HIS NAME IS DON. ANYHOO, HE HAS HAD THIS WHOLE "SHOPPING BUG" FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS STRAIGHT, AND HE IS DRIVING ME BONKERS. I REALLY HONESTLY THINK HE HAS TURNED INTO A WOMAN!!!!!! I HAVE NEVER, EVER, HEARD OR SEEN A MAN GET SO EXCITED OVER POSSIBLY BUYING A "CHINA HUTCH." YUP, YOU READ CORRECT, A CHINA HUTCH. HE HAS BEEN GOING TO AUCTIONS GALORE, AND BRINGING HOME LOTS OF CRAP.
EVEN WHEN HE'S BUYING, OR BIDDING ON EBAY, HE'S NOT EVEN LOOKING SO CLOSE AT THE PICTURE OR THE SELLER'S NOTES. HE HAS BID ON OVER 20 ITEMS. HOW FUCKING CRAZY! EVEN I'M NOT THAT OBSESSED, AND I AM A COMPULSIVE SHOPPER AT TIMES. SO A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER, I'VE DECIDED TO SET THE GOOD OL' PARENTAL CONTROLS ON MSN, TO BLOCK EBAY. I KNOW HE WILL BE SO PISSED! HAHA. KINDA FUNNY, BUT KINDA NOT. PRETTY BAD IF YOU HAVE TO TELL A GROWN ASS MAN THAT HE HAS BID AND WON TOO MANY ITEMS ON EBAY. YUP. HE EVEN BOUGHT A BOOK AT BARNES AND NOBLE ON DISNEY COLLECTIBLES. SO I KNOW THAT HAS REALLY FUELED THIS WHOLE STUNT. HE THINKS THAT HE'LL BUY THE STUFF, AND TURN AROUND AND SELL IT ON EBAY AGAIN. THIS ALL MIGHT WORK TO A POINT, BUT UM I'M BEING S KEPTICAL FOR A REASON. I'VE GOT MASSIVE CRAP ON MY DINING ROOM TABLE, AND KITCHEN COUNTERS. HE HAS BOUGHT CRAP THAT WE DON'T NEED OR CAN'T USE. WOW. I THINK I MAY HAVE TO STEP UP THE PACE ON SORTING AND PREPPING FOR AN EARLY GARAGE SALE!!!
WELL, BACK TO THE GYM BIT. WE WENT TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE HASN'T GONE TO THE GYM YET SINCE I SIGNED US UP. I'VE DISCOVERED THAT IF I USE THE ELLIPTICAL MACHINE BEFORE I USE THE TREADMILL, MY LEGS ARE NOT AS TIRED. SO THAT WILL BE MY NEW ROUTINE FROM NOW ON. THIS TIME I HAD DONE 1700 STEPS, 2 MILES ON THE BIKE, AND 2 MILES ON THE TREADMILL. I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD! WOOHOO. I'VE STILL GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO. HUBBY SAYS HE CAN'T DO THE TREADMILL, HE GETS DIZZY. OOOOOK. OH WELL, AT LEAST HE WENT THIS TIME.
AFTER HE LEFT THE GYM, I STAYED AND PUT IN MY TWO MILES. THEN I VENTURED TO WALMART. THEN I WENT HOME AND RESTED FOR A BIT, THEN WENT OUTSIDE AND STARTED PRUNING THE ROSE BUSHES, AND SOME OTHER FOILIAGE. I BUSTED OUT THE LEAF BLOWER AND DETAILED THE YARD A LITTLE BIT. I BROKE APART AN UGLY TREE IN THE MINI PORCH AREA. I FELT PRETTY ACCOMPLISHED TODAY. THEN HUBBY GOT HOME FROM THE ESTATE AUCTION HE WENT TO, AND I ASKED IF HE WOULDN'T MIND GOING TO HOME DEPOT WITH ME TODAY. OUR LITTLE ADVENTURE WAS $110. LET'S SEE, I GOT A NEW FRONT PORCH WELCOME MAT, AN EXTRA GARBAGE CAN FOR THE DEAD FOLIAGE, NEW PRUNING SHEARS, GLOVES, AND A FLOOR LAMP.
WE WALKED AROUND GETTING MORE IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE. I SHOWED HIM THE NEW STORM/SCREEN DOOR I WANT, A STAINLESS STEEL SINK W/FIXTURES, GARBAGE DISPOSAL, AREA RUG, AND SOME OTHER LIGHTING FIXTURES. WE STILL HAVE YET TO PAINT THE NEW SHED THAT WE HAD BUILT! I'D ALSO LIKE TO PAINT OUR BEDROOM IF I CAN EVER DECIDE ON A COLOR. I MAY JUST GO WITH WHITE. THEN FROM HOME DEPOT, WE DROVE OUT TO RICHLAND TO PICK UP MY CD AT HASTINGS. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE "50 FIRST DATES SOUNDTRACK" LIKE FOREVER, AND EVEN IF I BID ON EBAY,I GET BEAT.
WELL, NOT MUCH ELSE FOR TODAY, I'M PRETTY TIRED AND HAD A LONG DAY. I'M ALSO TRYING TO PLAN THINGS TO DO FOR WHEN MY DAUGHTER COMES UP THIS WHOLE WEEKEND. GOODNIGHT!