La Casa

I don't remember if I mentioned that when we got back from MX, I went on a thorough research on a place to rent that was closer to Arden's school, so we could save money on gas and on housing.  We could use the money we saved as down payment for a house next year.  I spent a lot of time looking for a place, but then Newel said it was too much work moving and we wouldn't really save that much and it wasn't worth the move.  I was disappointed because I felt like I had wasted my time doing this, but whatever.  Honestly, I didn't want to move all of that food storage we have.
Since we were not moving, I was itching to do something about our current facilities.  I ended up working on a few projects.  I moved the furniture around in our living room. It's amazing how moving a couple of couches around can make the room feel different...cozy.
I also worked really hard for a couple of days rearranging my food storage to our downstairs closet and rearranging stuff in our garage...and disposing of a lot of crap we don't use around the house. I tried to dejunk, declutter, and simplify our house.  I think it worked because I'm not itching to move.  However, my biggest accomplishment was being able to fit my van inside the garage, along with the crap I couldn't get rid of.  I was pretty proud of this accomplishment.  My van barely fits in the garage, but I don't mind...as long as I don't have to remove ice and snow from it during snow days.  I don't park my van in the garage daily...only on snow days.  After all, the garage is also the kids play room...sort of...that's where they keep their toys.



I also got a hair cut...10 inches to be exact. I'll be donating the hair to Locks of Love.  I love my short hair.  I was getting tired of my long hair.  It's nice to have some changes.