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Why Wednesday — The Vent Edition

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I know this is a craft blog and not a lifestyle blog.   I know everyone living in an apt building/complex has encountered the crazy neighbors at least once or twice.  I know everyone has a hard time at his/her job sometimes. I know I should be grateful to have a job but the last couple of weeks here … all I can say like Florida Evans on Good Times — DAMN, DAMN, DAMN!!!!!!  😦

  • Why did I leave my orange juice in the fridge at work?  Thought I was doing myself a favor since I have to take iron pills every day and they go down better with Vitamin C.
  • Why did someone not take one of the bottles but both of them!
  • Why couldn’t they be satisfied with one since the bottles are so big?
  • Why didn’t they have consideration for the person (even if they didn’t know who) the juice belonged to?
  • Why do people operate like that?  Now I can’t take the pill until I replace my juice?
  • Why is it so hard to explain that my feelings are not about the orange juice per se, but at the fact that one of my co-workers is a thief?
  • Why is it when you challenge the notion that co-workers can be ridiculously shady, others respond by saying you’re over-reacting.
  • Why the two bottles instead of one?
  • Why don’t I feel safe in my own home?
  • Why is it that other tenants are dis-regarding the building management’s security measures and buzzing anyone into the building even when the tenant is not expecting a visitor?
  • Why did this homeless man impersonate my building super’s voice so I could open the door?
  • Why was he begging me for money when I opened the door expecting to find my super standing in the doorway?
  • Why is this the second time he’s been let in the building?
  • Why are tenants waiting for something negative to happen before adhering to the rules?

Stash Organization

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Yes … like the party animal I am, this is how I’m going to spend my Memorial weekend Saturday — organizing my sizable stash. 😳  All if it — today only!!! Party over here!!!!!  Wooo Wooo!!!!

For some things, I’m super anal about organization. My friends can attest to this by the number of times per year I destash clothes, bags, accessories and shoes.  Living in a small NY-esque sized apartment, I have to destash often or I’ll become overwhelmed with stuff.  I swear some “stuff” fairies come out at night and procreate one’s stash.  No kidding!!!!

I had a detailed MS Excel spreadsheet with everything in my stash. Had being the operative word.  😦 When I say detailed, I’m not joking.  I had everything on there.  Vendor, purchase date, yarn composition, yardage, project potential, cost, the whole nine.  When my computer crashed a few weeks ago, that was one of the documents I lost. Whomp, whomp  😦  So now I’m doing it again.

Goofing off on the internet this morning led me to a great article with fabulous tips for organizing any stash.  It’s amazing … although I’m not a professional organiser, I adhere to all of the stash organisational rules listed in the article on the Lion Brand website.

For my “good” yarn, I store them in huge craft ziploc bags and sealed storage containers.  My huge acrylic stash, I store in a lawyer’s bookshelf.  Bugs only like to eat good yarn … grimmy mongrels.  Ughhh:  🙄

So yes folks, that’s what I’m going to do today.  With a long weekend ahead of me,  and my “30 Days of Craft” staring me in the face — uhhh, with me still unprepared — I figure it makes sense for me to dig deep and finally get this done.!!!

Happy Memorial Day everyone!!!  Hope you each have a wonderful weekend, no matter what you do!!!!