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I hope you had a great Mother’s Day!

My daughter did not come up because she is moving back in next weekend. And I needed the time to make room for a truckload of stuff to somehow fit into this little house. TV, Stereo, computer, and 800 hoodies.

Coming out of the closet (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

You may remember that my little resort cabin has one closet. I’ve heard that they use stand alone closets in Europe, but those haven’t been a big thing here. I finally found a place! ABCHomestore.com. Mine is coming Thursday. I’ll have to let you know how it goes. I have to have it built by Saturday.

So the next problem is that I’ve pretty well ignored the downstairs family room for a long, long time. If you’ve been a reader for a while, you might remember that I had water problems for a couple of years. That sort of dampened my enthusiasm. But since they put in the French Drain on the one side of the house, I haven’t had any more water pouring in.

I kept it dusted and vacuumed, but it really had become a dumping ground. I’ve been desperately trying to find places for things, or get rid of things, or find ways to camouflage eyesores.

Eveline and I planned on painting it this summer, but then it occurred to me that I don’t want to have to move this closet to paint. At a minimum, I had to get the wall painted where this thing is going! So I painted half of the family room.

Of course, I had already planned on remaking my upstairs window treatments since I can’t find anything ready made.

All in all it made for a very busy weekend!

I did squeeze in breakfast with an old friend, cleaned the ceiling fan in my bedroom, and washed the winter coats.

Next weekend, my daughter moves her stuff in, including the dog. We have an association fundraising dinner on Sunday that we volunteer for. Oh, and I have to get the tomatoes in the ground!

I did ask for a couple of days off so we can get everything situated and I can spend a little time with my daughter. My boss said, “You have way more energy than I do.” She turning 40. I’m turning 56.

I do practice what I preach.

Eat well, stay active, get enough sleep …

You can find all my tips at SaneSuperWomanClub.com if you haven’t checked out the newly designed site. There were over 39,000 visitors last month. I hope you were one of them

I’ll let you know how this closet thing goes.

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 22: (L-R) Director of Meal Services at the Food Bank Daryl Foriest, New York Giants Team members Jim Cordle, Kevin Boothe and Chris Canty off load turkeys' as they prepare to deliver Thanksgiving dinners to residents of West Harlem at the Food Bank for New York City's Community Kitchen of West Harlem on November 22, 2011 in New York City. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Its time again for the annual Postal Service Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

My life may be a little bit better this year. Your life may be better this year. But a lot of people are still losing their homes. There are still long lines at the food pantries.

Now imagine if everyone were to put out just 2 items. Do you think we could make a difference?

I hear peanut butter is in demand. I’m a weirdo. I always try to pick something healthier. I figure if you can’t afford to eat, you certainly can’t afford to end up in the hospital.

I can’t afford much, but I can at least put out a few things. We all can do that much – don’t you think? There’s power in numbers!

Good choices are tuna, decent soups, canned fruits & vegetables, pasta, rice, beans, and of course, peanut butter. Skippy is on sale by me for 1.99.

All you have to do it leave it out by your mailbox and they will pick it up.

Thanks for doing your part!

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