2009-08-12
Summer To-Do's
Written by: Carrie Ann Moten
Just read a news story that there are only a couple more days of Summer left.... Fortunately for AZ folks, we get a whole additional season of HEAT... There really isn't a FALL SEASON in AZ... Just two simple ways to break down our weather... OVER 100 degrees and UNDER 100 degrees!
I also found my Summer To-Do's that I stuck in th back of my Day-Planner... I'm happy to report that I got all but 1 things accomplished on my list... We moved into a new house a couple months ago AND I swore I'd get all the crap we no longer need (a.k.a. -- All my Ikea, college dorm-room funiture) together and have Goodwill come get it... I was thinking about having a Yard Sale, but one too many episodes of America's Most Wanted ( where the killer staked out the victim at a yard sale or flea market blah blah blah) made me too chicken to have a bunch of random strangers over to your house to pick thru all the crap you don't want for 50 cents a bundle... Okay, truth be told... I'm just lazy... No judging please...
Anyway, I'm getting a BOATLOAD of stuff together for the truck that is coming tomorrow and WHOO HOO I'm so excited! First of all, I think I'm making a HUGE deposit in the good old Karma Bank - I'm giving without expectation... YESSS! And second, I'm getting rid of CRAP I DON'T NEED!
Weird stuff too... Like one single end table... NO idea where the other one is... 15 different bedding sets that I seem to have collected over the years... I even found a fax machine! I'm actually hoping someone mistakens it for a Time Travel device and pays Goodwill big bucks! We shall see...
Either way, I gues this all falls under Summer Cleaning... With a couple days to burn... YES!
I tried to clean out Alexia, my oldest daughters room... NO DICE! She keeeeeeps everyyyythinggggg... Dear Sweet jesus that kid has size 6X shorts in her dresser still... So I was booted out of her room and ask KINDLY to never return with the intent of robbing her of her precious memories! BAH!
My youngest daughter, Amaya... She is ALL ABOUT getting rid of the old... She was trying to get me to take stuff we bought her for Back-To-School THIS YEAR... I caught on to her hustle though... She's hoping I'll load her up with all new stuff if she dumps all the old.... NO CHANCE KID! I was born at night, but NOT last night!
My middle kiddo, Selina is SUPER EASY GOING... She basically grabbed the 10 things she cared about and let me have a free-for-all with everything else! Now, that kid... IS GOLDEN!
So, the Summer To-Do List is done... And I'm feeling like a Milli!
Now I'm off to start my Summer Pt. 2 To-Do List ----> It all starts with cleaning my fridge... BLEHHH...
Anyone want some Creme Fraiche that expired on June??? I think, technically, that makes it cottage cheese... But don't quote me!
Comments
where are you?
There's also freecycle.org where you can post your stuff and either have people pick it up, or meet them some place. It's free (go figure) and it keeps things out of the dumpster. Goodwill works as well, I suppose, but everyone likes freebies.
I feel your pain! I can easily say that I got rid of a good third of my old stuff... AFTER hauling it uptstairs! So then I had to haul it back down stairs to either throw it away or donate it. Moving sucks.
carrie i have a question, is it tough going from a kickass job on the radio being a local celeb of sorts to really doing nothing but sitting behind a computer typing meaningless stuff about your "to do lists" i loved you on air and wish you the best in your goals but sweetie you lost a great job and pretending to be excited about a two bit blog gig is not the "tell it how it is, in your face" carrie we grew to love and know over the past 6 years. please be true to yourself and us. a demotion in life is not the end, and lets be real about this,944 is a demotion from the airwaves.not trying to be rude but i want you to blog about you! not the "i have to act happy about this gig because its my bread and butter at the moment" be you no matter who is watching/reading! just an opinion from a 6 year supporter.
How do you know for sure that while she is pursuing several awesome opportunities she really isn't enjoying the time off with nothing to worry about but her family and her "two bit blog gig," jewell? Not trying to be rude, but if you paid close attention, she is not faking her happiness. This is something she needed to do for herself, and that's why she asked for no one's permission or opinion before she did it. The Carrie I love has never cared about the status she gained on the show nearly as much as the respect she deserved and did not receive in many of our minds. Would you stay in a position that demeaned you on a regular basis in front of thousands simply for the celebrity of it? Just keep in mind that things are not always as they seem...you'll see... :)
Cleaning out the fridge...oh geez that's not going to be fun. I dread that everytime it's my dept's turn to do that at work...yes WORK. UGH.
Wow. This is mindless dribble. Like I accidentally came across a private letter that was meant to be sent to Grandma or someone who would care.
Learn to write.
Why would anyone care that some chic cleaned her closets out? The writer doesn't even give us any tips or pointers for people to do it themselves. This is useless.
I miss you on Johnjay and Rich!!!! Special K is NOT the same ... not at all!
Gotta luv your Haters Carrie! Keep it up Girl. U r an inspiration for all young women! Keep excelling and I actually enjoy the blogging even if it doesn't have step by step directions on how to clean out ur closets! I think it's pretty self explanatory!
Who is this skeezer and why do we need to know about how messy her kids are?
Gotta agree with Jewell on this one. Pretending to be excited to make the switch from a nationally syndicated morning radio show to become a blogger for a free, local magazine that nobody reads is not exactly a step up. The fake excitement is cute but clearly not genuine.
I miss hearing you every morning on the radio, but I always thought you were the only one worth listening to on that station.
What's with all the bitchy, judgemental people out there...I think some of them need to get a life!
Maybe...she didnt quit? Maybe she is under non disclosure? Maybe there's a whole lot we don't know. But I think it's OBVIOUS to anyone, that whether Carrie quit, or was fired...she obviously wasn't happy. A person's measure of success is NOT what they do or who they do it for. Clearly, there was unhappiness. Im sure being a single mother is tough. Ultimately the kids can't be happy if the mom isnt genuinely happy. Im sure the following here, are mostly Carrie's fans who want to stay in touch, and be in the "know" as to what she's doing now. So what this is "free" - at least she's moving along her own path. Geez people. If you don't have anything nice to say - move along.
ps. kyle is stupid! shes so fake and annoying. lets see if jj&r take HER on their trips to LA to see paula.
LOL...I don't know why these people are seeking out Carrie's blog if they hate her so much. As a general rule, I don't waste time following people I hate...maybe u guys got shot down at some point and are bitter and obsessed.
wink. we still love you
Leave Comment
Commenting Options