Favorites, Music

My Play List Should Always Start with the Ws

  • When You Say Nothing At All | Keith Whitley (Alison Krauss was a remake)
  • Where You Are | Gavin DeGraw
  • Whiskey Lullaby | Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
  • White Flag | Bishop Briggs
  • Who’s Your Daddy? | Toby Keith
  • Wild Horses | Bishop Briggs
  • Wings | Little Mix
  • Wrecking Ball | Miley Cyrus
  • Write You a Song | Plain White T’s
  • Written in the Sand | Old Dominion
  • Wrong Song | Nashville cast

Events

Things I Still Need to do Before Moving Next Week

  • Finish packing
  • Clean out the fridge
  • Throw away a boat-load of stuff
  • Pack a bunch more stuff
  • Decide where furniture will go in the new place
  • Put in a change of address with the post office
  • Bribe friends to help me unpack
  • If I ever finish packing
  • Take the DVR back to Mediacom
  • Hire somebody for a move-out deep clean
  • Cashier’s check for closing costs
  • Plan my first pool party in the new place
  • Purge & pack
Condo
My new home!
Events, Humor, Quad Cities

Reasons NOT to use a realtor when you are buying a house

  1. You ARE a realtor
  2. You are a real estate lawyer
  3. You are married to a realtor or real estate lawyer
  4. You can get into locked houses legally
  5. You know how to line up your own home inspector/sewer inspector/electrician/ plumber/appraiser /mortgage pre-approval/underwriting/closing attorney
Condo
My new home!

 

Humor, Least Favorites, Nature, Seasons

Reasons This Winter Needs to Be Over

  • The Midwest has set multiple records for snow
  • My ice scraper has been used more than it should be
  • I have trash I haven’t taken out because it’s been too cold
  • Polar Vortex
  • Free days should be spent outside
  • Mountains of snow in parking lots
  • Parking spaces hidden under snow
  • Municipalities running out of road salt
  • Warm days are better
Books, Events, Family, Nature, Quad Cities, Survivor

Things I Would Rather Be Doing (Assuming the Weather Was Nice Enough for Weather Dependent Activities)

  • Reading a good book
  • Visiting family
  • Watching Survivor
  • Sitting around a campfire
  • Making s’mores
  • Eating s’mores
  • Walking in the sunshine along the river
  • Wilderness camping
  • Writing & editing a novel
  • Binge-watching home shows like Flip or Flop, Love It or List It, Desert Flippers
  • Getting a pedicure
  • Getting a massage
  • Decorating a Christmas tree
  • Planning parties
  • Eating stuffed crust pizza

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