Sunday, July 26, 2026

Summer Bits & Pieces

 Oh where to start!  

Met my high school friends Marie and Carri this month at Lake Sacajawea for a Thursday night free concert. Music wasn't bad and the place was packed!



The cleaning, organizing, and decorating bug hit me bad over the last month. Decided to redecorate our bedroom with more of the coastal vibe. Hit Amazon and picked up new quilt and shams, throw, starfish pillow, and curtains. Also created a driftwood shelf, stripping a previous piece and staining it gray.   Dug into garage stash and found suitable throw pillows, vintage rocking chair, and additional beach decor.  Moved my sweatshirt stash into my shoe closet then moved the small underwear dresser into the closet which freed up more space.  Have to say it turned out exactly how I pictured it.




When the decorating was done, I proceeded to clean the stove inside and out! Not sure what got into me but I went with the flow.

Our duplex recently was repainted. The color is acceptable - kind of a reddish brown to match the brick.  

Drove over to Walmart to pick up a prescription and this was the scene across the way.  Apparently a scrapyard caught fire and became engulfed in flame. 



Here's one of our squirrel visitors hanging out on the newly trimmed front bush. King of the Shrub!



Two weeks ago was my regular doctor's visit and it was not good. Gained weight, bloodwork sky dived, and still smoking. Decided to take the bull by the horns and jumped into losing weight and quitting smoking. 

Doctor prescribed me Chantix to quit the smokes and a new weekly shot to drop the pounds. Both of the prescriptions help to reduce cravings.  Gotta say it's all been working!  Have dropped 17 lbs so far and smoking has dwindled down to nothing.  Feeling great and only side effect has been weird dreams which are akin to a movie when I'm sleeping. 

It's almost August!  Why does the summer go so quickly??

Enjoy your August my fellow divas!