Estoy Nueces

I'm trying to get up and going to go clean the garage. I bought some big shelves and had a guy put them up this week for me. I want them for the big bins of stuff. I just put some up to see if they "worked" and can see I need more already. But if I could get the big bags of mulch and soil out of the garage and around to the back the garage would be a lot clearer. Everything is just hodgepodge. I don't know why I'm worrying about the garage when Beth is coming next week and will see the interior of the house much more, but that is where I am starting. Of course, some of the bins in the guest room can now go out into the garage so that will help everywhere.

The handyman also hung my curtain rods. I had an old curtain I put in the guest room as a temporary measure. The bedroom and bath can wait. I haven't found the kind of curtains I want (at a price I can afford). The windows have shades so they aren't just wide open. Curtains will just darken the room and make things softer and prettier.

I did a lot of work for my third job this week and got a bit of money from they yesterday. Direct deposit is a gift from the Gods. I STILL get a paper check from the radio station and I'm always looking for it and hating when it is a day late. And then, of course, even if I deposit immediately, the bank doesn't give me the money until the next day. Still, all in all, way better than the old days.

Mostly an uneventful week. I haven't been out of the house. The porch is pleasant and the cats are getting a little more accustomed to going out there. Still no "cat shelves" but I discussed them with the handyman and that will be coming up. I need to get a bucket of paint that matches the house. That's a bother since I don't even have a sample of it.

October starts this week! I will be participating in Inktober once again and I need to get my tools together to be ready for it. I especially want to do something good for the first day of it and have some prep ready for the first few days. I don't want to half-ass it from the start! Half-assing it later is my method, of course.

I'm trying to get motivated. I need to move the car out of the garage so maybe I'll just dash over to the Sonic for something to eat while I'm in it. The State Fair of Texas began yesterday and the only reason I ever go to it (and it has been years) is for the corn dogs. They are incredibly expensive at the fair, but they are outstanding. But Sonic has a pretty decent corn dog and it probably the mustard I like best anyway. Maybe a corn dog and a Sprite Zero with cranberry and I will be ready to start my day. Maybe.

Oh, and the pen show is going on again. I went last year and was glad I forced myself to go. I kind of would like to go again and now that I know the ropes I am not anxious like I was last year. It might be fun to go over today or tomorrow and just find a unique bottle of ink or a new pen as a treat. But I seem to treat myself too well ALL the time and I'm not using the pens I have nearly enough.