Moved!

I have so much to write about that I don't even know where to begin so I will just touch on a few major items in my life...

We moved on Friday and I love, love, love this new place.  I feel as if I am going to be very, very happy here.  Some of my favorite things...I love the location.  You step outside and hear birds chirping and geese honking.  And the wind blowing through the trees.  It's like camping but without a tent.  I love how much room I have.  I have felt so confined ever since we left the Murrieta house.  But now there is room to walk and even dance (although I am really bad at that).  This morning I had a glass of o.j. out on the balcony and watched birds and butterflies.  I love the updated kitchen.  It's not real big but I enjoy being in there.  Nice kitchen window over the sink.  When you open the windows in the house there is a wonderful breeze that blows through.  And oh-so-quiet!!!

Here are some quirky things about the house...the shower is for a handicapped person.  Hate it.  I thought it wouldn't be so bad but it's worse.  But on the bright side, I will definitely save time and water because every time I am in there, I want the heck out!  The ceiling fans/lights randomly go on.  It is bizarre.  All of a sudden I will feel cold and realize that the ceiling fan over the couch is on full blast!  I guess it's because it is on the same circuit as someone else around here so when they turn there's on, mine goes on too.  Very strange.  There are regular doors and security doors.  Yep, already locked myself out!  Too many doors for Jules obviously means confusion.

Overall, it's just great and like I said, I will be very happy here.

The old place has been cleaned and carpets are done.  We just need to replace the mini blinds in both bedrooms (thank you, Zoe) along with a few screens on the windows (thank you, Zoe).  After that, the keys go back and Grape Street will be but a memory.

And then there is Roxie...I think I will talk about my precious girl tomorrow.  She is paralyzed in the back and can no longer walk.  I am praying the feeling will come back to her legs.  She is being well taken care of though.  She understands we are trying to help her.  She has to be in a pen and has to be carried out to use the facilities aka grass.  But she never complains.  She is a happy dog and I hope she knows how much I love her.

Back to work tomorrow.  I'm not ready!  Still unpacking but I guess that will come in time.  Thanks for checking in here. 

Love, Jules ♥

A Blog of Complaints...sorry!

I really dislike Blogger's new format.  My readers don't see it but every time I log on, I get these graphs and statistics.  Every day it tells me how many people read the Blog etc.  I don't want to know that kind of stuff!  Maybe if I were doing this for money or something but it's just for fun.  My last post I got 11 hits but a couple before that...2.  Then you think..."only 2?"!  So what.
I pulled a muscle in my side today.  Originally it started at work.  I have these horribly tall shelving units.  I was not made for anything tall.  So I have to get on a step stool.  That's scary in itself.  So I'm on the stool and I STILL have trouble reaching.  I couldn't get the darn file on the shelf so I was trying to finagle it in there and I felt a pain.  I am done with the top shelf for a while.  So tonight I was lifting boxes in the garage trying to get things ready for the movers and I think I finished myself off.  I can hardly move my right side.  I went to get a Motrin but of course the medications are all in a box and I couldn't find it.  Just my luck.
One last physical complaint.  I have an ugly cold sore on my bottom lip.  They hurt and they are ugly.  I get them when I am stressed.  Either that or hives.  I'll take the cold sore.
My Rox is doing much better.  She is acting like her old self.  Gopher hunting and begging for snacks.  Her two favorite things.
Yesterday after work I had an appointment with my Psychiatrist.  Sounds daunting, I know.  But it truly isn't.  Pretty much the only thing a Psychiatrist does is monitor medication.  First off, he has a full blown cold.  I pray I don't get it!  This is what happens at the appointments...he asks how I'm doing, asks if I feel that the medication is working, comments that he is happy I go to group, and then tells me not to drink with one of the medications and also tells me I can't mix it with cocaine or meth.  Well darn!  I told him he really knows how to take my fun away.  He then asks if I have any questions.  That's it.  I paid $25.00 for 5 minutes.  $5.00 a minute...that's expensive! 
It's almost midnight and I am exhausted and in pain.  I need to get some sleep so that I can happily go to work in the morning! TGIF ♥

Complimentary Hotel Bottles

I was just sitting here at my computer when Roxie came in with that cute toothless smile of hers, talking away.  I can only imagine she was telling me about all of her dreams last night of chasing down Rottweillers and Dobermans.  Knowing her as well as I do, she was also telling me that it is much too early to be up and that I need to go back to bed with her!  A typical morning here...and what is so wonderful about this typical morning is that Rox has been real sick with pancreatitis.  No smiles, no talks.  But she is on the mend thanks to her vet's office and my bank account!  Seriously, she has cost the Guadagni's a heck of a lot of money in the past few months but the joy she brings me - I can't put a price on it.  She is in her senior years and I enjoy every day I have with her.

Moving Day...fast approaching.  Packed up mine and Zoe's bathroom on Sunday.  Answer me this?  Why is it that I insist on bringing home the cute little lotions and shower gels from hotels?  I don't use them.  And they multiply like rabbits.  What is up with that?  So I cart these little minis from house to house..."don't throw that away - I might use it someday"!  Or here is a favorite..."don't throw that away - those are good travel size bottles".  So let me get this straight - I want to travel with them when I am going to a place that will provide me with more?  How crazy is that philosophy?!  My point is that on Sunday - I had a "hotel ammenities" cleansing.  That is, I put them all in a pile on the bathroom counter, opened the trash bag, swept them all into the bag, tied it up, and ran for the dumpster!  I'm free!  Until my next hotel stay...
♥

The California Poppy

Is it just in California that you can't pick the State flower or is that in every State?  I have always wondered about that.  I love California Poppies so when I move I am going to throw a lot of seeds out and hope that next year I have my own Poppy garden.  Now... is it illegal to pick them if I grow them myself?  These are the things I worry about...

I have 3 new fave shows on TV right now.  I am guessing that not one person who reads my Blog will have watched or even heard of these shows but here goes...

1.  Client List - this is on Lifetime.  Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.  I am SO addicted to it.

2.  A Little Bit Country - this is on CMT.  Starring Jennie Garth.  You know, stuck up Kelly Taylor on 90210.  Her husband left her recently so she took her 3 girls and moved to Los Olivos CA to get away from the city.  It's hilarious.  She's a funny person - I get her sense of humor in every way!  Anyway, she has a pig, a goat, and cow, and lots of dogs.  And a quirky assistant who is funny in her own right.

3.  Melissa and Tye - this is also on CMT and comes on right after Jennie's show.  This stars Melissa who was once a contestant on the Bachelor and got dumped on national TV by her fiancee, Jason.  Melissa ended up marrying her high school sweetheart (awww) and they just moved to Hollywood from Dallas.  Funnier than heck.  Mostly her husband, Tye.  That guy has a fun sense of humor and he laughs at himself.  If you can laugh at yourself, you are awesome!  That's why I try to laugh at myself - so I can be awesome!

So that is my TV addiction rundown.

Moving in a little over 2 weeks.  I really need to pack.  Accepting volunteers!!!  I hate packing more than most anything on this earth.  I found a Padres baseball schedule for 1998.  Also a movie ticket stub from 2009.  I am not a hoarder - or so I thought.  But when you start finding that kind of paraphanalia...watch out, people!  You may find me starring in my own show on TLC.

I have had a real tough past month.  The kind of month that if I allowed it to happen, I could easily find myself in a heap of hopeless despair.  But I'm not letting that happen.  I am once again pulling out the inner strength and rising above the crap.  Some believe that depression is curable.  I'm not so sure that it is - at least not 100%.  All I know is that I'm not ashamed of it.  I face it head on and am willing to share with anyone who asks.  Yes, I go to a therapist and yes, I take medication.  I'm thankful for both of those things.  There are days I allow myself to give into the feelings but most days, I'm a fighter and if I have to fight this my whole life, that is what I will do!  And I keep remembering that when I think I have it bad, there is someone else out there who has it a whole lot worse. 

Good night! ♥