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Water water everywhere

My sister called me last night and didn’t sound too happy.  Apparently her house was flooded.   She had water damage to her computers and wasn’t able to get online to find help.

I told her I would help her however I could.  Being on the other side of the country, all I could really do was look up information.  I started by typing in water damage emergency service austin into Google to see what would come up.   I got a ton of information and places that could help my sister out.  A bunch of companies even said they were open 24 hours a day because you never know when your house might get flooded.

My husband had suggested that I try looking up water damage restoration services austin.  He said that she would not only need it all to be cleaned up but, restored to it’s original condition.   He was right; so I looked further into the companies that I had found already.

I also looked up water damage claim tips to see what she would need to do in order to make sure she got what she needed.  I told her that she should take pictures of everything to have documentation of all of the damage.  I bet her insurance company will take their own pictures but it might be a good idea to take her own just in case she needs to dispute anything.

I gave my sister a list of places that looked good and hoped that she was able to get the help she needed and fast.  I think I’ll check in with her later to see how things are going.

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Pink Elephant

What do you do when there is a pink elephant in the room?  If the person you are talking to has a big chunk of spinach in his or her teeth do you tell them or just ignore it?  What about when someone has a giant pimple that you can tell has been freshly picked at and is oozing blood?

Today at work I saw a coworker with the biggest booger I have ever seen in my life hanging from the end of his nose.  He’s not someone I interact with on a regular basis so I felt a little awkward approaching him to let him know.  If it was one of my girl friends or closer coworkers it might have been easier.  But, I asked myself if I would want to walk around with a huge booger like that hanging from my nose and of course I said no.  So I walked up to him and very quietly whispered that he might want to use a tissue.  He turned bright red and instantly shielded his nose.  I told him it happens to us all and walked away.  I’m sure he was humiliated but, at least I prevented him from walking around longer with that monster hanging out.

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Laundry Day

Ugh!  It’s laundry day.  I’m not the biggest fan of doing laundry.  Well, let me be a little clearer.  It’s not the doing the laundry that gets to me; it’s the putting away of the laundry that I despise.  Sorting it out and tossing it into the washer and then the dryer is the easy part.  Sometimes spot cleaning is a pain when you have kids but not a huge deal if you do it right when it happens.  Folding, ironing, loading items onto hangers and stuffing drawers… yuck!  I’ll pass.  I know there are laundry services out there.  I wonder if there is a service that would include putting it all away for me.

I remember when I was a kid and mom would gather us all of with probably six loads of laundry and we’d go to the local Laundromat.  It was a big event for the day.  We’d all pile into the car with the mounds of dirty clothes and head out.  Mom would have us scope out a row of washers next to each other and load in the clothes.  As soon as all of the washers were loaded, we walked next door to the Pick ‘N Save.  We’d each get a dollar or so to spend on something small.  About 40 minutes later we’d all head back and swap things out into the dyers.  Then after the dryers, came the dreaded folding.  Ick! I’m glad I don’t have too much to do today.

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Yay! It’s Friday!

I love Friday afternoons. It means the beginning of my weekend and time to relax.  I can hang out with my family, go shopping, read, catch up on missed episodes of tv programs I enjoy, and of course blog.  I’m thinking we should have a family game night tonight.  A few board games, an easy dinner, and maybe if the kids are good banana splits!  Now that I think about it… even if the kids aren’t good I want that banana split.  I deserve a little treat for all of my hard work and effort this week.  Thank goodness it’s Friday!

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Time Management

“It’s not that we don’t have enough time. It’s that we don’t have a enough time management.  We all have the same 24 hours in a day.”

My AP European high school history teacher told our class this when I was in 10th grade.  Some of my classmates would always be complaining that they didn’t have enough time to do all of their homework and all of the extracurricular activities that they had on their schedule.  He always reminded us that we needed to manage our time wisely.

I remembered this when I was in college and wanted to go out with my friends.  I always took a full load of classes and then some.  I didn’t want to give up my social life just because I was a full time student.  I had to learn to manage my time throughout the day in order to accomplish everything that I had on my plate.  Looking back, the one thing that always got the short end of the stick was sleep.  I always made sure I did everything else but sleeping was at the bottom of the list.  Now that I’m a bit older I’ve put sleep higher on my list of priorities but, it probably isn’t up as high as it should be.

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Talking during movies

I’m a total chatter bug when I watch movies or television with other people.  I like to talk about what is happening in the plot or what I think might come next.  I know it drives some people nuts but I can’t help myself sometimes.  I especially ask questions if I think I miss something.  My husband usually tells me to listen and pay attention and it will make sense.  I’m sooo happy that I can rewind most anything now with the invention of DVR.  I wish I had that ability in movie theaters.  Don’t worry… I’m quiet when I go out to see a movie.  You just have to worry about me jibber jabbering if I am at home.

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Life as a dog

Easy or hard?  How easy life must be as a dog.  I’m a very independent person myself and even though at first thought I’d think life would be easy as dog I’m not really sure.

I’m not sure how I would handle life as a dog.  Sure, you get to lay around all day or play outside.  But, with that freedom from the stress of daily lives of humans comes dependence.  As a dog you are dependent upon your owner to provide you with all of the basics… food, water, shelter, a place to relive yourself, and of course love and affection.

I don’t like the feeling of always having to depend on someone else.  That’s probably why I have never been a big fan of group projects.  I would hate to have to worry about being hungry and waiting for someone to feed me.  I like being able to walk into the kitchen and grab a snack whenever I want.  I really don’t think I’d do well with having to ask to use the bathroom.  I can’t imagine having to hold it for a few hours if my mom wasn’t home to let me out.

I wonder what the biggest stress my dog has during the day is.  When will mom play with me?  Do I have to eat the same thing again?  Why can’t I reach that spot to scratch it?

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Pet Peeves

Two sheets of toilet paper, a sip of milk, the heels of bread… When someone leaves these behind it always drives me nuts.  Leaving the last little bit of something for someone else to take care of is one of my biggest pet peeves.  To me it just says that the person is lazy and inconsiderate.  I mean really?  What are you going to do with a tablespoon of milk or two sheets of toilet paper? I suppose if I was a man and I cut myself saving I MIGHT have a use for a small piece of tissue but not the few drops of milk.

It’s not that hard to change the roll of toilet paper when you get down to the end of the roll.  It’s just as easy to toss out the empty milk carton as it is to put it back in the fridge.  Stop being lazy people and consider how you would feel if you went to get a bowl of cereal and only found a few drops left in the container.

Take responsibility for your actions and be considerate of others.  Remember the “Golden Rule” to treat other people how you would like to be treated.

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Some Jokes Are Not Funny

Today is April Fool’s Day and I know the sophomoric guys at work are going to be playing jokes on everyone all day long.  This is the day when you really do have to watch your back, or there might be a piece of paper taped to your shirt that says, “Kick Me!”

Last year someone set a cup of water on top oft he door to the kitchen, so that when someone came through the door, the cup tipped over and splashed on an unsuspecting victim.  It was not very funny when it splashed on a company guest being taken to the kitchen for a cup of coffee before his business meeting.

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Networks Drive Me Nuts

Computers are so very awesome and I love them.  Really, I do love them.  I have worked hard over the years to learn all the big software programs.  I used MS Word and MS Excel almost every day.  I love the internet and use Firefox all the time, although once in a while I go to a site that requires IE.

What trips me up is the network side of computers.  I know about routers and modems, but why do I have so much trouble with these routers?   I have to buy a new router just about every year.  And, I never touch the dang thing – it is in the basement on an old desk, next to an old PC and printer that I don’t use any more but don’t want to toss out yet.

But about once a year, I start having connection problems and then I have to go down to the basement and reset the router.  When I have to reset it every couple of days for a couple of weeks, then I know it is about to quit working and I start shopping the sales ads for a new router.