cleaning out my nostrils... not so hard... they've got good instincts

I finally finished sanding the oldest dresser in the history of time.  I almost gave up.  I started about a month after we moved into the new house... which was... wait what is the date today? TOMORROW. We moved in a year tomorrow. Crazy.  I started it, got 3/4 of the way through or more and then abandoned it in the car port with the rest of the JUNK out there that we weren't sure what to do with once we moved.  This is me. Saving money. Without a dresser for a year. ENRAGED that I have no place to put the stretched out clothes I wore while 4X pregnant with the little critters that inhabit my home.

It's old. It's solid wood and it's big.  It was free from Dave's sister in the first place.  Worth trying to salvage right?  It was green (no offense Paulina, it was a nice colour, just chipped, thick and time to come off).  Unfortunately, there are no before and after pictures; none that I am going to go digging for anyway.)

All I can tell you is that my nostrils are going insane.  One of them is half bleeding.... and they are just overall IRRITATED with me.  WITH ME!  The nerve.  How did I work on this project for a couple months last summer?  I spent 1 hour working on it today (that's all it took to get it done folks... yeesh when will I learn to complete things?!), and my body is physically hating me right now. Revolting in so so many ways.   Why do I choose to do things like this? Who am I? Seriously.

Now that the piece of crap is sanded. Now what? Paint it? Stain it?  Give up now completely?  I don't know. I kind of hate the thing right now. 

 

So give me your votes.  What? What do I DO now?!
Run to the nearest IKEA and buy the first thing I see?

I am in HUGE lawnmower trouble.

I wanted to help Dave (ok... myself, I wanted to help myself to Dave...) The guy gets home from work and... mows the lawn.... first thing. I hate it.  I want his time. I don't want his time on a lawn mower.  Today the weather was, well... not raining.  I wanted to be outside.  I saw the long grass in the back and thought, "Perfect, I can do this for him and forget all about the jobs that need to be done inside the house.... I want to be outside!"


Two rounds.  Not even two rounds on that ride'em lawn mower and it was smoking.  Good grief, I should have paid attention when it shut off automatically the few times that it did on the first round.... but no... I  pushed it, and all of a sudden, all I saw was SMOKE billowing out from under the tractor. Oh shit. What the Vegt have I done?  Dave is going to be sooooo choked at me. so choked.  I decided to leave the mower right where it was.  Nope. Not. Going. To. Touch. It. Again. So, I called him.... turns out, he's on his way home RIGHT NOW.  I don't have to agonize over my punishment or penance, whatever.... I'm going to find out RIGHT NOW just how bad it is.

 Oh shit. This is not good.

 Boterkoek (Dutch for Buttercake) my peace offering.

 He takes it.

And is sooooooooo annoyed with me. He thinks he'll have to take it away to get fixed.  Turns out I had the blades on FAR TOO LOW, for one, second, the "grass" I was trying to mow is like 7 inches tall... woopsies.  Third, I probably ran over something that I shouldn't have.

Lawn-mowing FAIL.  He'll never ask me to do it again. Oh. Wait. He didn't? Nevermind.

Organic Produce?

Totally stealing this from here. I thought it was so good I had to share.... makes it simple.  Keeps me from wasting my money...
When should I buy organic?
These foods are referred to as "the dirty dozen" - they're the fruits and vegetables most likely to have residue from pesticides, and they're ranked in order from most to least toxic. This is where buying organic has the most benefit.

• Peaches
• Apples
• Bell pepper
• Celery
• Nectarines
• Strawberries
• Cherries
• Kale
• Lettuce
• Grapes
• Carrot
• Pears

When is it okay to save money and buy conventional produce?
These fifteen foods are the cleanest in the produce aisle - they're the ones least likely to have harmful pesticide residues on them when you buy them. Get them organic and/or local when you can, but here's where you can feel okay with saving money by going with conventionally-grown produce.

• Onion
• Avocado
• Sweet corn
• Pineapple
• Mango
• Asparagus
• Sweet peas
• Kiwi
• Cabbage
• Eggplant
• Papaya
• Watermelon
• Broccoli
• Tomato
• Sweet potato

This is just a guideline to get you started. It may not always be convenient for you to buy or get access to organic produce, but do your best. Otherwise, take the initiative and explore the local produce options in your area. Choosing local sometimes outweighs the cost of shipping organic food from across the world. Local farms and farmers' markets are booming with abundant produce in various communities. Find out which ones are closest to you and get to know your food. Ask as many questions as you need to get the answers you want!