Monday 26 March 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-03-26

Linking up to Sandra at Diary of a Stay at home mom 

Happy belated Rudolph day!  Rudolph day is the 25th but will be celebrating today as I am alone at the house today.

The weather
Windy and gray weekend.
Should have a few days above 0C this week, with some sun to begin the week.  Then rain on Thursday.... it'll make the snow go away - and it's time too.

Nice to have next Good Friday and Easter Monday off.

What I'm reading
Ongoing - The myth of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
and La vieille lade, tome1 de Lucy-France Dutremble

On my tv ... way too much!
La Voix
Walking dead Season 5
Unité 9
'O
L'échappée
Survivant désigné
La liste noire
District 31

Menu - planning
Monday - Béchamel sauce with hard-boiled eggs for my husband.  Rice and sausages for me.
Tuesday - Macaroni with ground meat, veggies and tomato sauce
Wednesday - ribs and rice
Thursday - smoked meat sandwiches
Friday- ?

On my to-do list
Last weekend:
Regular housechores 
Laundry 
Deep spring-clean my daughter's closet
Had to clean the whole bathroom again as dh broke off the tiles on the walls and there was pink dust everywhere.
Bake muffins

Monday
Make bed
Yoga / breakfast / shower
Menu-planning
Vaccum basement
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow and work clothes
Prep macaroni
Cook hard-boiled eggs
Work on some crafts
Call medication company to fill in the papers so the pills get paid by insurance.
Go pick up a package at the post office
Blog
Put away a few heavy sweaters until next winter

This week I need to prep stuff for spending next Easter weekend at my parent's house (gifts for nieces and nephew,  candy (for a candy bar), etc....)
We also have an appointment for eye exam on Thursday night.

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on socks.  
Prep a ziploc bag with supplies need to make felt ornaments for nephew and nieces.

Looking forward to
Easter - family time at my parent's house.

Following another free class on Udemy.  

I did one last week - by Elizabeth Heck Home health and herbal remedies .  I found it very interesting.

Simple pleasures
Getting new wood earrings I ordered from AllieExpress - China for only a few $$

From the camera
Demolition of bathroom tiles on the walls.



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Monday 19 March 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-03-19

Linking up to Sandra at Diary of a Stay at home mom 

My husband worked on Saturday but on Sunday he decided to start the bathroom remodel - he did tell me it would be long because he'll be doing it during weekends only.  uggg all the dust everywhere from breaking the ceramic wall!  but it'll be so much better afterwards.

The weather
We had a cold weekend, temps of -16C during the night and -8 during the day with lots of winds.
Should warm up starting tomorrow, temps around 0C all week with no snow in the forecast.. and sun!!

What I'm reading
I've started 2 books.  One is a personal developpment book so I can't read it all in one shot because ... well that's me... not a story.  The myth of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
and La vieille lade, tome1 de Lucy-France Dutremble.

On my tv ... way too much!
La Voix
Walking dead Season 4
Unité 9
'O
L'échappée
Survivant désigné
La liste noire
District 31

Menu - planning
Monday - meatball stew and potatoes
Tuesday - sloppy joes
Wednesday - ham casserole
Thursday - Crockpot dump soup + grilled cheese sandwiches
Friday- ?

On my to-do list
Last weekend:
Regular housechores (vaccum basement, wash main bathroom)
Laundry 
Crafting
Finish a low-fodmap course on Udemy
Deep spring-clean my daughter's bedroom (walls, ceiling, floor, furniture, window, air out the curtains).  Her closet is still to be done.
Electrolysist appointment on Saturday

Monday
Menu-planning
Vaccum 1st floor
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow and work clothes
Bake muffins
Prep ham casserole
Prep sloppy joes
Laundry 
Ironing
one-thing-a-room declutter 
Work on some crafts
Dentist appointment at 12:30.

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on socks.  
Made a St-Patrick's day laundry line with Leprechaun mini clothing on it on Saturday (see picture below)

Looking forward to
Seeing the sun.  It has been so gray in the last few weeks that it'll do us good to see the sun.


Simple pleasures
Can't wait to sit outside in my rocking chair and knit in the sun.

From the camera

The cat seems to be really happy to be wearing the st-pat's top hat... little does she know Easter is coming and bunny ears would be cute ! haha



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Saturday 17 March 2018

Making gifts for Christmas 2018

I finished a gift for Christmas 2018.

I won't say who it's for in case they visit the blog but let's just say I've had a ziploc craftbag ready for this craft for at least 3 years!



Monday 12 March 2018

Happy Homemaker 2018-03-12

A very weird week emotionally at work:
a co-worker's wife commited suicide :(  they had just come back from a one-week cruise. Another co-worker told us she is leaving for another job this week (my desk neighbor) :( . Then my ex-boss came by and told us he has been away since November, had a horse accident and was lucky not to be paralysed - he says his life will change from now on - he will concentrate on important things.  He has lots of therapy to do to come back to normal.
Ouf! what a week 

I applied on 2 other jobs - don't really want to change job but if I want a career advancement I guess I'll have to change :(  

On the home-front it was much quieter which is a good thing!  we did have a small snowstorm during the week and roads were slippery but I drove in to work with my husband.


The weather
Around 0C all week - so quite balmy.  A few flakes each day and more than a few on Tuesday. 

What I'm reading
L'appel de l'ange - Guillaume Musso

On my tv
La Voix
Walking dead Season 3
La fugueuse
Unité 9
'O
L'échappée
Survivant désigné
La liste noire
District 31

Menu - planning
Monday - Macaroni chinois
Tuesday - Casserole poulet / riz
Wednesday - Vol aux vents au poulet
Thursday - Smoked meat sandwiches
Friday- ?

On my to-do list
Last weekend:
Regular housechores 
Laundry 
Bake cookies
Bake muffins
Prep the chicken casserole
Prep the Macaroni chinois

Monday
Yoga exercises
Menu-planning
Deep clean pantry
Wash sink
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow and work clothes
Wash my bedding 
Continue Low-Fodmap free e-course
Journal declutter
one-thing-a-room declutter 
Work on some crafts

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on socks.  
Started a set of Charlie Brown felt ornaments - FINISHED!
Crocheted a St-Patrick's top hat for the mantle yesterday.

Looking forward to
The 'green' of St-Pat's day!  Here's a picture of how Chicago celebrates St-Patrick's day




Simple pleasures
Decluttering - getting rid of things we don't use anymore... the AFTER, when there is space, is what is pleasurable.

From the camera


Crochet hat I made yesterday to put on the mantle - Happy St-Patrick's day!

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Monday 5 March 2018

Looking ahead to Christmas in July 2018 with MHH

As many of you know I am part of a group of fun-Christmas-loving gals and the themes that will be discussed for CIJ 2018 are the following.  My friend PamelaG put these together for our pleasure.

Decor and Decorating:

1 Trees

· how to make a tree look fuller

· tree decorating tip, tricks, techniques

· garland – ribbon, tinsel, beads, other

2 Wreaths and Wreath-making

3 Living Room & Hallways

4 Bedrooms & Bathrooms

5 Bookcases

6 Tablescapes

7 Kitchen cabinets

8 Fireplace / Mantle

9 Walls - how to hide cords, hang things without making nail holes

10 Ways to make decorating easier

Outdoor Decorating

11 Doors

12 Windows

13 Front Porch

14 Lighting

15 Yards - blow-ups, stand-alone items (reindeer, etc. )

16 Perimeter ideas - lights, candy canes, other row-type items

How to Display

17 Christmas cards

18 Stockings

19 Candles and Lanterns 

20 Wreaths 

21 Natural items pine cones, greenery, flowers artificial and real

22 Mason Jars

23 Pillows and throws 

24 Wood crates

25 Ideas for hanging MHH ornaments - July Rudolph Day

26 Pinterest Party – share three ideas you found on Pinterest – things you’ve made, things you’d like to make, things you just LOVE

27 CIJ Dinner/Breakfast/Party - do you hold one? If so, tell us about it. Planning for or dreaming about one? Tell us your ideas.

Entertainment

28 Music

29 Movies

30 Books

It's a Wrap

31 Your Choice - a wrap-up (summary of the month post) or tell us all about your wrapping (paper, bows, ribbon, other trims) plans.

So I'm thinking either for my CIJ 2018 on my blog to maybe follow these ideas and post every day about this.... humm.....

Happy Homemaker 2018-03-05

A new week is in the works.  Last week had my annual gastro appointment... of course nothing new there... he did prescribe new meds (at my demand) but insurance refuses to pay have some paper work to deal with before they review my prescription.  DD is still waiting for the insurance too and for now she has no treatment, just some anti-inflammatories.

We went to Drummondville on Saturday (where my daughter lives - 2 hours away).  Met my sis & brother-in-law there too.  we were to see my nephews' hockey tournament but he was sick and did not go.  We got to see the video of our Florida vacation that my daughter put together - real nice!  We came back home on Saturday night.

The weather
Around 0C all week - so quite balmy.  There is to be snow starting Wednesday, Thursday and Friday though.

What I'm reading
They stole my life - Jaycee Dugard - true story about a young 11year old girl who was kidnapped and kept in captivity for 18 years.

On my tv
La Voix
Walking dead Season 3
La fugueuse
Unité 9
'O
L'échappée
Survivant désigné
La liste noire
District 31

Menu - planning
Monday - Spaghetti with meat-tomato sauce
Tuesday - Ragoût boulettes
Wednesday - 
Thursday - 
Friday- Fondue chinoise

I need to empty the freezer so will figure something out - have a few casseroles in there.

On my to-do list
Last weekend:
Regular housechores (bathrooms, dusting, vaccum)
Laundry 

Monday
Pay bills
Menu-planning
Make some spaghetti sauce (low fodmap in the crockpot)
Call dentist - Done - appointment on the 19th
Call knitting lady - stuck with my socks
Call mom to chat
Load diswasher
Fold towels
Wash sink
Prep gym clothes for tomorrow & work clothes
Cook some hard-boiled eggs
Work on some crafts

What I am knitting, crocheting and crafting
Working on socks.  
Started a set of Charlie Brown felt ornaments.
Bought more wool - want to do a scarf-shawl with pockets.  Need to figure out if I want it knitted or crocheted and which stitch to use.

Looking forward to
A peaceful day at home today  

Simple pleasures
Reading with a cup of hot tea

From the camera


Picture of Vanessa, my niece, who died 9 years ago today from a brain tumor :(    Love you Van xxx

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