A fun and busy day yesterday, as a friend helped me update the master shower. We’d taken the free-standing tub out two days ago and the first job today was to create additional support behind the shower handle and head by cutting pieces of 2×4 to screw in between the studs. He had to replace some of the existing supports as they’d managed to move forward with the former water damage, and stuck out beyond where the wall would go. That part of the wall bowed out a bit when the wall of tiles was there. I can see now exactly what caused my shower head leak. I formerly used a hand held shower head, and would at every shower take it down from the holder and put it back in. Over the years, since there was no support behind the shower head, the pipe moved and weakened, springing a leak. I love seeing the interior workings of things and learning how they work. It took awhile to measure and cut the support pieces to size and screw them down. Then he measured and cut the hole for the shower control handle and the shower head and put the concrete board up and caulked.   Continue reading →

I just received a Facebook message: “Do you remember you did a reading for me at Book and Bead Outlet back in January. You said then that a person that I was having conflict with was going to sort of fade away, not those exact words but that is how I received it. In the meantime we have had less and less interaction and today she told me she had submitted her resignation and was going back to her old job, all because of her conflict with someone else. At any rate I just wanted to let you know that I am blown away by how something you told me then has played out.”

This morning I filled the garden tub early to give the sun time to warm up the water. We removed the tub from the master bath yesterday and set it in the garden. I figured I can let the water sit for a day or overnight at a time.  I am planning my afternoon exercise to be out on the patio, after which I can jump into my tub and cool off and watch the squirrels jump around in the trees. It took me just 7 minutes to fill, it will drain off into the giant bird of paradise outside the main suite.  This is a fun project but I know me — anything that takes upkeep will soon lose its appeal.  Plus I’d have to rig misquito netting from the branch overhead…..  We’ll see.

Yesterday a friend and I hit the floor running at dawn to tackle my master bath. I’d seen water leaking through the wall after a shower and Tod said he’d take a look at it. By the time he got here, I’d decided to remove the tub I installed in 1988 and go back to the original tiled shower stall. I removed the tile and wallboard that had water damage, as well as the little wall I’d built around the tub, then tiled. Most of the tiles were salvageable. I hauled load after load of tiles and drywall out of the bathroom. I cut the caulk around the tub to begin loosening it. I did all this last week. So, by the time Tod and I went to work on it this morning, we had a clear working space. The first thing we did was pull the tub out and set it on the patio outside the master suite, where I’ll create an outdoor spa. Tod took on the task of cleaning up the shower stall using bleach and then Lime Away. Even with the fans on, the chemical smell was strong. I was stunned at how spotless he got the tiles using a scrub brush and a Paul Bunyan sized arm of elbow grease.  Continue reading →

Updated some legal work for friends today, powers of attorney, last will and testament. Is your will current? Does it name who you currently want to have named to receive your stuff? Make sure it does.

I’ve had to spend time each of the last few days on the phone with customer service for several companies and utilities. These are calls I used to dread and put off as long as I could. I’d listen to everyone else’s horror stories of customer service nightmares and forget that I am in charge of attracting my own experience to me. Their experience doesn’t have to be my experience. I can attract a different result with a little pre-paving ahead of time. Since I had to call several, I first got each file in front of me and reviewed it and got clear on my reason for calling. This was how I spent the days while Mercury was retrograde. That means I was prepared when Mercury went direct, and I made the calls. Each one went smoothly, everyone was helpful and pleasant and each call only lasted a few minutes. Yay to me for being in vibrational harmony with ease and joy. We attract out of customer service who we are. And luckily we’re in charge of that.

We played a fun psychic game on Facebook last night. I posted “I’m thinking of a number between 1 and 20. Guess the number and give me the title of a book from my library –> link here  if you guess the correct number, I’ll send you the book. And I do have three copies of Entering the Castle by Caroline Myss.” Zanda Gutek is first to comment: “17” which is the correct number, but she doesn’t name a book title. Someone else guessed 17 but named a book not on the list (but which is next on my buy list.) Interestingly enough, Zanda was on the scene from the humble beginnings of Horizons Magazine and we’ve just recently reconnected on Facebook. I love how the Universe works.

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I love middle of the night workouts, this is a simple standing abs workout. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aKFVZu_4Lq4