April 22nd - The High Holy Day of Potato Mashers.

Today started with actually sleeping in. I'm shocked. Usually I'm still awake at 7/7:30am on weekends. But today I didn't wake up until 9:30. Took a leisurely time getting up and dressed then headed over to the insurance compay.

Walrusman had no clue why my landlord got a notice that my renter's insurance had lapsed. He printed me out proof of payment and active account to give to landlord and said if they need, he'll get State Farm to write a letter of guarentee that I have the stupid stuff.

Headed then to get my nails done. Unfortunately they had a girl out sick and were like double if not triple booked. So, Jenny asked if I would mind coming back at 2:30. Sure no problem. Especially since the only thing else I had planed for the day was to pay my electric bill, do a light bit of grocery shopping and then houseclean.

Went and did the light grocery shopping. And that's when the quest began. I decided to get the stuff to make the shepherd's pie again. Then I remembered... my potato masher had broken so I needed a new one.

I checked the kitchen gizmo isle at Wegmans. The potato masher peg was empty.

I went across the street to Tops (where I paid said electric bill) and checked the kitchen gizmo isle. Potato Masher peg was empty.

Now I'm on a mission. Tops is only two blocks from K-Mart. No potatoe mashers. I go into the dollar store in the same plaza. All kinds of kitchen do-dads but no potato mashers.

What is it? Has everyone in Buffalo gone on a mad potato masher buying spree that I've never heard about. Is the Saturday after Easter/Saturday before Eastern Orthodox Easter national Potato Masher day?

Undaunted I try Wal-mart. There I get the LAST ONE.

AFter all that I went back and go my nails done. Made an appointment for three weeks from now for the works... nails filled, pedicure and eyebrows. Jenny was amazed at my WW progress and I said I think that I can make my goal in three weeks. I need 7.4 more pounds for goal. If I work at it I can make it happen in three. And if I don't I'll still have done really well overall. She said I should bring Boo with me to have her watch the whole manicure/pedicure thing. Jenny's evil. Fun but evil. Still need to get her to go out with Boo, Boogie and I for Pho.

OK... now... need to work on a plan of attack for cleaning. The kitchen really needs it. So that will most likely be the first battle front. After that we will see.

Need to also find a recipe to use for the ham I have in the fridge.

Quests continue

AFter the quest to find the high holy potato masher, I was motivated to actually start another quest.

And I succeeded. The quest to find the kitchen has been accomplished. Non kitchen stuff is no longer in the kitchen. I can see the top of the table, dishwasher, counters and... holy shit.. my stove top is actually white. Who knew.

I still have to take care of the utility room and pantry. While theoretically part of the kitchen as they are off of it, they are, in my mind, rooms unto themselves.

However, the next room to be tackled is the living room. Mostly because the non-kitchen stuff made it's way there in the progression to find their way to the spots they are supposed to live.

I am not totally tackling the living room today. IT's late and too chilly out to open the windows so that the dust and cat hair demons can't attack my lungs. But I am going to start taking stuff upstairs for their next step in their way to their homes.

But this is a big step. And I can only freek the cats out so much. They are actingnervous. Of course usually when I get on a cleaning kick it means strangers are coming over and bringing the yippy little thing (aka Ping the Pug). Well Alex doesn't seem to care but she's been around long enough to know that it's either visitors (in which case she just hides in a closet until they leave) or it's spring cleaning (in which case she just hides in a closet until it's over).

And apparently someone who lives in my head believes I drink lots of coffee as I found three packages of 100 coffee filters. Considering I haven't made coffee since 12th night in January, I think I can safely say that I'm not going to need more filters anytime soon.

Though I did find at the store today, chocolate syrup made with splenda so I can try the fancy coffee recipe that was on the WW lj. That looked yummy.

But that's another project.