Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Monday, May 25, 2009

Big Day Ahead

I love the barn kitchen at my parents'! See 3 pics below. My hope is that I can get it cleaned up and stock it with all my Mama Carmi's cookware (maternal grandmother RIP). She was a fantastic southern cook and cooked on green aluminum Club pots/pans -served it all up on crazy daisy spring blossom corningware dishes. No one wanted any of this every day stuff, so I have it all. It's my favorite!

Mom and I are heading down to Tampa on Friday so I can attend the 1 day boot camp cna class Saturday. It's called fast track cna or something to that effect. I'm really looking forward to this road trip with my mama. She has requested to eat in Ybor City which is the Spanish part of Tampa, celebrating it's 75th year I believe. I had never heard of it so googled it. Her dad (Daddy Mac RIP) was the high school band director in Chipley, FL in the 1950's and they used to go to Tampa for band contests, clinics and whatnot. She remembered having a big time in Ybor City.

Today or over the next couple of days I have to: thin my container garden, study the cna videos, clean out my car (milk from a problem milk jug spilled in it - yuck!), fold all of my laundry, call cleaning job folks to let them know I can't be there Sat, book hotel room in Tampa, exercise both days. Not too much. I'll fit it all in. The priority is the viewing of the cna videos!

Happy Memorial Day! Summer's here!

Barn Kitchen - View


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Barn Kitchen - Outside


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Barn Kitchen-Inside


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Thursday, May 21, 2009

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Hello There. I took this picture of myself (read pathetic) one day after church, I think. It is meant to show off the new haircut I gave myself. I couldn't resist putting it on my blog. It has my somewhat-uncomfortable-having-my -picture-made, upside-down-smile, something-smells look. Typical.

Wellll, more on the job front: the work at home ad selling is not really working out. No, ok, I haven't giving it much time, but after making quite a few contacts, I haven't made one sale. Aint got that kind of time.

I did find a one day class for getting your Certified Nurses Assistant certification down in Tampa that I'm going to do. There are CNA jobs still in every paper in every town in the USA. At this point, I need a job, any job! It could lead to other things or get me through until other jobs are available. Regular money and benefits here I come!

Shout out to my pal Amy who I enjoyed a long convo with this eve and to Mardi and Joan who I hope are having a "high ho" time in NC this week!