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I seriously need to work on getting my home office organized.  You know I wouldn’t mind it being messy and unorganized all the time if I only worked here partially, but since my home office is where I do all my work things are just getting beyond out of control.

I had 3 boxes that I kept all my tools in.  They weren’t sorted in any particular order, but I knew if I needed a tool to work on something it would be in one of those boxes.  Yeah well all three of those boxes have disappeared.  I found one in the guest room full of bike parts.  Hmmm…wonder how that got there?  Thanks Hubby!  The other two I have no idea where they are.  I just walked in one day to find almost all my tools piled on my desk.

My filing is getting uncontrollable, too.  I don’t have a filing cabinet so I had yet another cardboard box I was using for that.  I kind of made my own filing cabinet by finding cardboard boxes that were just the right size for my file folders.  Now my boxes are full and there are file folders full of important stuff stacked all over the place.

It would be nice if I had those shelves Hubby offered to build me years ago.  It would be nice if I had that file cabinet he also offered to build me.  Oh, what about my desk that wraps around the room so I can roll from one task to the next?  Yeah it’d be a great help because I wouldn’t have to sit in the floor to repair a computer anymore either.  Darn, I guess he just ran out of steam, and that’s why only half the desk ever got finished.  Oh well, you can’t expect the carpenter to actually want to build things when he gets home.

My mother in law told me to just go ahead and buy some shelving units because she went through the same thing with my father in law.  He promised to build stuff for years, but he just never got around to it.  She broke down and bought metal shelves, and she installed them herself.

A friend of mine gave me some coupons for The Container Store, but the only problem is there isn’t one anywhere around us.  The closest one is almost 2 hours away in Atlanta.  For stuff like this I like to physically examine what I’m buying in person…not just order it offline.  I am using the website to give me some ideas though.  I printing out items I like, then I’m going to take them with me when I go shopping this weekend.  I’m bound to find something I can use to help get this place whipped into shape.

My younger sister-in-law started texting me photos like crazy. She went shopping today with one of her friends, and they found a ton of new school clothes. She had to model them and take photos, so now I’m the lucky recipient of all her photos. I guess she wants to show them off, and I’m the only person she can text who isn’t living in her household.

She picked up a ton of pants that i just don’t like. They look like something you would see in an equestrian clothing store. Just think of the breeches with the leather or suede panels on the inside of the highs. They are great for riding horses, and I fully see the benefit.

I just don’t understand how something like that can be “in style” for a teenager to wear to school. To me it looks out of place. Oh well, I guess if she likes it that’s what matters. I just couldn’t see myself wearing something like that except for when I’m wearing my leathers on the bike. Yeah they’ve got panels built in like that, too, but they serve a purpose. I’d look really silly wearing my leathers as everyday apparel.

I decided to take a break from sorting scrap kits. I did a little shopping, bought a few things I’ve really wanted. Then I headed over to Amazon to see if they had the steam mop I want any cheaper than Target. They didn’t. I took a look at some cute baby bedding that I love even though I don’t have a need for it. I especially love the Star Baby set since I’m all about celestial stuff. My time clock is ticking away doing a number on me tonight screaming baby please!

I got fed up with looking at all the stuff I’d love to buy for my babies if I had any, so I loaded up Yahoo Games, and after 5 minutes of the typical problems I finally made it into a game of Towers. I played 2 rounds and lost big time. On the third game I got in my groove. I was kicking major towers butt, and then it happened.

The lights blinked and both computers start rebooting. Stupid power company. Our lights have flickered every night for the past couple weeks, and the power company can’t give us an explanation. It’s not like it’s a little flicker. My pc’s can handle that. It’s not enough to completely shut everything off for a second, but it’s enough to cause my computers to feel the need for a reboot. I think I shall call and complain again.

Before we headed to the party yesterday, we did do a little shopping. Hubby waited until the last minute to inform me he basically had nothing to wear. He ripped a huge hole in his favorite pair of shorts, and the only other pair he has that still fit are missing a button.

We made a trip to Burke’s to pick up some shorts for him. Then we headed out on a search for a tool we’re needing for the bike. We ended up at Big Lots, so I took the time to stock up on some cheap cleaning supplies. I also checked out their selection of vacuum cleaners. We don’t have any carpet in our house, but I’d still like to have a vacuum. I’m tired of taking down my curtains every couple weeks to wash them because I don’t have a way to zap them with the vacuum like I used to do.

I was actually hoping they had a steam mop because that’s what I really want, but I was out of luck there. A steam mop would be so great in this house because our entire house is floored in linoleum, and I’ve been watching all the late night infomercials for steam mops when I can’t sleep. I’m always trying to find some kind of natural cleaning method for all my household cleaning because of the pets. I normally clean the floors with either an all natural pet safe cleaner I have or a solution of vinegar and water, but Hubby HATES the smell of vinegar. I can’t clean the floors when he’s home or it makes him sick to his stomach.

Target has the Lysol Steam Mop for about $40, so I’m thinking of picking that one up next time I got to Anderson. I’m not making a special trip and wasting gas just to get the mop, so I’m going to keep looking around here to see what I can find. Otherwise I’ll be spending $80-$100 on a better model.

So, anyone else using a steam mop? Tell me how it’s cleaning your floors.