Messy craft room

My craft room is a mess, I don't even know where to begin I went into the room  a very small room it is. I can not seem to ever find what I am looking for. Does anyone else have this problem? I mean I can get it all clean, then when I go decide to go craft it becomes a mess all over again.
Organize that is the big issue. How organized are you? I try I have storage containers ,I have totes,
just never enough room. I have so many things saved on social media, like how to organize my life,
anything I do but some days it just seems like it never will all come together. At this point in my life I did not intend to be working as much as I am, but at the same time if I did not work I would not be able to do much in the way of crafting or any thing else for that matter. I feel as though if I could have grown up in a big city like Columbus I could have done so many other things in my life, job opportunities and such.
Small town like willcox was great for raising kids, but not a lot of anything else to offer. I could have worked my way up the ladder at kohls real quick if I were younger. They like me because I do my job.
Mike and I do okay here in Ohio, because we both work hard. This is a time when you are supposed to start slowing down.

Let's talk Walmart, now I know a lot of people refused to shop at Walmart, for many different reasons.
I shop there, and yes I bitch a lot about the quality of service. This morning I went there to get a few things, my hubby drinks two beers when he gets off work, not one not three but just two, and he only works 3 days a week, because after all he is retired. So back to the Walmart story, I decide not to go  to self checkout and I will get back to self checkout later. So after I go to checkout the young cashier who apparently was not old enough to check beer out says I will have to get a manager to override, she walks away gone maybe couple minutes and comes back and continues to ring me out, meantime line behind me is starting to get more people and I can tell they are getting agitated, for one reason one of the ladies who had been waiting in another line, got out of that one and go into the one I was in. Cashier is done ringing me up and we are still waiting for the manager to come, after about 5 minutes I say to cashier, well can you call her again, she says it can only be a manager, okay well get her over her, after another couple minutes manager comes strolling up of course with no apology and of course no greeting, the young cashier tell her that I and they lady behind me were upset that it took her so long, so then the manager develops attitude. This is exactly why people hate Walmart.
So here is the thing about self checkout, does it really save time, because if you buy tobacco, or liquor or even some meds or cough syrup somebody has to come over and check it out.
This makes for a frustrating shopping day.
Let's talk opioids just for a minute, now if you know me well you know my hubby has chronic back pain, for which he takes meds, or if we are labeling yes opioids, now without his meds lets just say he himself is very miserable, not mention I have to live with this man, okay so I see the pain he is in, I also have to suffer if he does not get his meds, because he is not a happy camper without. We pay a lot of money for our insurance so we both get very frustrated when the insurance makes us jump threw hoops and all kinds of crap just to get his meds. I know there are lots of questions when it come to opioids, be rest assure there are people, not all but some who do not abuse the drug, but because of the ones that do people like my husband have to suffer.
What is you opinion ?

It’s Friday , I have already worked my 8 hours today. How about you? I think I’m done canning for the the year, now I can move on to finishing my quilt, and doing some crafting.
I was so impressed, or at least I thought I was. I needed some cellophane bags , so I thought okay I will order off amazon, no problem,  I must have stumped them, I mean the ones I wanted were there but I’m still waiting for my email, it says still pending.  I’m thinking about ordering this recipe tin thing, but here is my issue, mike is a vegetarian, so these things just don’t work well for me.
Maybe I should invent my own, who knows in my spare time I will think about it.

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New day,new beginning. Fall is in the air, crisp and the leaves are turning and falling.
I have a thing for coffee cups so I got 3 at kohl's last, but I got them free, that's right you read
correctly ,I had kohl's cash which I love. Let me tell you when it comes to kohl's cash, store rebates
or points people go nuts and get very angry when something does not go right with any of things.
Just in case you don't know there are lots of great rebate apps, and store programs out there that can save you lots of money. Ibotta and star saving are great all you have to do is scan your receipts, it does not get any easier, I have already received from ibotta $140.00 I transfer that right into my pay pal account. and star saving I have already gotten two gift cards my choice.
I 'm sitting in my craft room piles every where, because I was crafting the other day, never ever enough room. Tips on how to get organized I don't have any I clean I have storage containers, you name it I got it,but never enough.

Amazon, is not just the coolest thing ever? I love Amazon, sometimes you order and its here the next day. I don't know of to many things you can't order, maybe a car just a matter of time I'm sure.
I went to Target this morning. I don't shop at Target very often, I feel they are a little pricey, but none the less I went I was looking for these coffee cups I saw on one of the groups I belong to, to use with my circuit machine. They have a good selection of the kind of stuff mike likes to eat, but just like any where its is always costly, it cost money to be healthy people. So I walk out of there $175.00, I'm like
WTF did I buy, lol all food mind you, I got two of the cups because they are metal not ceramic like I thought  they were.  Thank goodness my social security check today.

Anybody else get one of those checks in the mail. I was just visiting with my good friend from Arizona and ask if she had put in for hers yet.

Garden tips, you got any I am already thinking about next year,and what will I grow.

My stepdad gave me two butterfly bushes which I planted I cannot wait to see how they grow, because at their house oh my goodness there were butterflies all over theirs, it was so surreal.

I know I am skipping all over here,but I just kind of go with the flow, meaning whatever hits me at the time that is what I write about.

Well life I good on the home front, I woke up and I seem to be feeling well, some days not so much, I always have aches and pains. 

Let's talk money, mike and I use to fight about money all the time, it seemed like there was never a end to it. I'm guessing based on what I have read a lot of couples fight about money.
One thing is I have always worked so I have always contributed to the finances. We don't fight anymore, thank goodness , to old for that crap. We raised our kids that got everything the needed and wanted, really I mean their lives were good. Mike and I stayed home and took care of them we didn't go out we didn't drink, we just raised our kids. Oh life was not perfect we had some really crazy fights, a lot of yelling went on, I look back now and oh if I could back and change some things I would. Something I have learned in life is you move on, it is what it is. I wanted to be a perfect mother, I don't think I was, is there really such a thing?  I live for my kids they are my life, I worry about them everyday, will they make the right decisions, will they ever know how
 much I love them.
I think that is a question that every mom ask.
Let's talk Facebook, when I was growing up there was no such thing, I often wonder if my life would have been different if social media would have been around. I was very shy in school, I always felt like I just didn't belong anywhere, I had friends when I was in school there were groups you hung with. I was in the cowboy group, I laugh I don't know why. My friend at the time, my best friend was in 4H, FFA her family was farm people. I hated school, but make no mistake if I could go back into time and know what I know now, I would pay attention and learn. Now in my life as an adult I thrive and thirst for knowledge, I am excited to learn anything. I struggled in school, I never made good grades, I would cry at the dinner table trying to figure out how to do my homework, mainly math.
OMG is all I can say about math. I thought as a child I will never need math in my life, boy was I wrong when I started cooking, sewing and card making, who knew math involved every day life.
I had a low self esteem and was very self conscious in high school. I don't recall those being the kind of things you talked about to anyone. I was skinny I always felt like I looked okay, I had nice clothes,
I never felt like I was pretty, but I did feel like I looked okay. My best friend had blonde hair, and I did always feel like the boys liked blondes better. I never graduated my junior year got pregnant yeah I know, what can I say I was so stupid.  All of my boys graduated, one proud mama here, they all did well in school, played sports had friends and were all nice looking boys. I was on the school board for 11 1/2 years so I was able to give 4 of my boys their diploma. As I got older my shyness dissipated now I feel like I could conquered the world with the right tools. Funny, life is. I find I like to teach my friend and I did card making classes in Arizona, which I really enjoyed doing.
I was a manager of a restaurant for 3 years and I did a great job, I knew I could do, I loved it.
It was hard work I busted my butt, put in many long hours. The school board was not a paying job, but I took great pride in what I did, felt like I made or at least tried to make a difference.
Life will threw you many curves, how you handled them will change your life forever.

Lets talk books, do you read?
when I was in high school I read one book all the way threw, first time in my life.
when I became an adult later in life I discovered I liked to read. I read the poison wood bible, great book, its about a family that moves to Africa and how their lives are changed forever.
I also like Patricia Cornwell love all he books they are about forensic, solving crimes and such.
When I read I find myself trying to figure out what the race of the person is for some reason,then
if find myself trying to in my mine speak like them, am I the only one who does this.
I used to be a server, this old man in willcox gave me a book once about a server who wrote about her life as a server, boy did it ever hit home I swear if customers could ever read our minds we will all be in deep trouble. I also love self help books. Books about organizing are great, how to get ahead in life, how to money on line. Let's talk about planners, I love them, I have one use, if you write it down your are more apt to do it. When I was raising kids, people were coming and going all the time, with sports and all something was always going on, plus mike and I both worked so there was lots of planning going on. Now things are different, now the planning consist of when can I craft, when am  I off work, when can I quilt, when can I go see mom ,and the grandkids.  I do work today after being off a few days which has been nice by the way. Usually when I work, when I get home I am pretty beat and don't feel like doing much. I will do a little facebook, cant seem to live without it.
Who knew ours lives would be so full of technology, which I definitely love.
Life is great people, get out there and embrace the world with open arms, so much to see and so little time to see it all.

Today I started finally working on my quilt again. I have been very busy canning all summer.
We didn’t get much rain here in ohio either, mike and I both thought we had our share of rain when we moved here thats all it did was rain. Not so much this summer.
I would love to visit with other people who have the same interest as myself. Take canning for  instance, I have caned for  a few years since we have been here in ohio. I did some in Arizona, but here in Ohio with all the rain we get everything grows really well. I didn’t have that same experience in Arizona, now with that being said I did come from a farmer town, and they didn’t seem to have any problems.
So Dustin our son is in DC right now interviewing for a different job, he is the one in the Air Force.
Hope he gets it if that is what he wants.
So I was wondering if anyone out there coupons, I go back and fourth with it. We have Kroger here in ohio, which is like Safeway in Arizona. Have you ever watched extreme couponing on tv, that is all those people do,because there is no way they can have a job and do that.
Some things I do are Ibotta, and star saving apps they give you cash and gift cards just for scanning your receipt, it’s really cool. Kroger also has buy 5 save 5 great deals if you need or normally buy what they are offering. They also have Friday and Saturday deals. The good thing about living in the city is you don’t ha e to drive very far to go store to store.
Does anyone color their hair, I do and probably always will.
Get my nails done too,a few of the perks in life that I hang onto.
I work at kohl’s, let me know what you think about kohl’s, I love the great deals and the percentages I get off also.  Do you own a insta pot, me for a couple years now, and have only used it 3 times to make soup. I also got a pressure canner this year I will give it a try next season, a little imitated by the whole pressure thing. Plus mike is a vegetarian so I probably would not be making meat in the insta pot, I’m not a big meat eater myself.

So today is a new day I woke up which is always great. I didn't sleep well had a mouth thing going on, my gum was inflamed for some reason and kept me from sleeping well.
What about you? How does everyone else sleep, I'm talking about women my age, I consider myself lucky if I get 6 hours sleep. All my life I have been a early person, even as a young girl my mother never had to worry about me going to bed or getting up. I mean we are all at the age at this time in our life when we should be sleeping in, and just enjoying everything life has to offer, grandkids, a glass a wine at night, sitting out on the deck, I love my deck by the way, especially on days like today, a crisp air outside as fall is approaching kind of rainy outside, love it.
My goal here on this blog page is to get other women around my age who have raised their kids to interact with me about your everyday life.
Do you still work? I do, I sorta thought at my age I would be done,  mike and  I both have to work just to compensate our insurance, and if we want to do anything fun. And of course I like to spend money, shop, and buy stuff. Mike and I went to breakfast this morning, the great thing about living in the city is there is always someplace to go. I love Columbus, I am a city girl, I always have been.
I grew up in small town in Arizona, which I lived most of my life, actually until we moved here in Ohio. I was born here, but until now only lived here for a short time. I can honestly say I do not miss Arizona , I do however miss people that I grew up around all my life.
My boys live all over the country, Clayton and his family do live near in Logan, which is where mom and roger live.
Chris also lives here been a couple years now. Clinton and his family live in Kentucky a few hours away. Dustin is in the air force he is stationed in Nebraska. Carl is in Colorado. Jeff is in California he lives near Ernie my brother.
I have to say my health has been good, pretty much my whole life, never had any issues I don't take any kind of meds. other than when I was young and had my seizures, if you grew up with me you might know this or not. I come from a family with a history of epilepsy. My grandfather, my mother,
my brother, myself, my cousin Alex, and my 3 oldest boys. My mom and myself do not take meds anymore and have not had a seizure in over 30 years. Ernie seems to have his under control and has not had a seizure in many years also. My 3 oldest boys all take meds and pretty much have it under control as long as the take care of themselves. So if you didn't know this about me now you do.
Oh and mike says for me to leave him out of my blogging, he says he doesn't hate everything, just almost everything. So for now, I will put him on the back burner.
I would love to hear form anyone, and how your life is going, and is it everything you thought it would be.

Some of the things I do that make me happy😀

I'm 63 years old, married to hubby for 31 years. What is interesting about that, I don't know, why don't you tell me.
My life has had ups and downs. I have raised 6 boys, all have made me very proud.
I'm a grandmother of five. I still work full time at Kohl's 32 hours week, I took my social security at 62 because who knows how long we are going to be on this earth. My aunt just turned 91 and my mom is going to be 85,so it sounds like the odds are in my favor.
My husband an I moved  to Ohio about five years ago. I was born in Ohio but not raised here.
I grew up in Arizona, where my husband was born, where all my kids were born.
My husband retired from the state of Arizona from the highway department after 30 years.
He has chronic back, and quite frankly pretty much hates everything. I mean if I am going to put this out there on the information highway why lie or sugarcoat my life it is what it is.
I on the other hand  enjoy life, I love every day I wake up, and I try to thank god for each and every
day. Hubby does not believe there is a god. That is his problem, not mine.
Some of my interest are cooking, canning, sewing, quilting, paper crafting and gardening , I also enjoy reading. Sometimes I enjoying just staying home sitting on my deck drinking hot coffee.
As winter will soon be approaching I have discovered I like hot apple cider also.
I often wonder if there are other women like me, meaning that the kids are grown, and its just me and hubby at home. A lot of groups I follow on social media, rather its  about budgeting , cooking, or whatever they are still raising family's so I'm looking for people just like me.
I love technology ,I only wish I had it when I was younger.
My problem with this thing called technology is I don't want to take the time to read how it works I  Just want it to work.