It's a whole new office...kind of

My office at work is on the top floor of the building. It's a weird "T" shape in that I have dormer windows in the middle of the office (outside wall of course) and right across from that is the door. On the sides I have little cubbie holes that hold a small table. One side has a bookshelf in it, the other a table with my little fridge/coffee maker/microwave.

I have my desk in the large area by the windows. Only the sun is horrid. I mean I love sunlight, don't get me wrong. It's the glare from the light on my computer screen or the glare from the snow bouncing in on my computer screen. It got so bad that I cleared out the bookcase cubbie hole and moved my desk & computer table in there. Ever glare screen, window share and other office supply didn't make a dent in the glare. And I was tired of coming home with a headache from squinting. Now that I think about it, I could have worn my sunglasses! LOL

This past weekend Pete and I came up to the office and made some changes. He put on antiglare window tinting. It's a static cling sheet that is really made for cars, but works well here. Then we moved my desk & computer back by the windows.

Then we did the fun stuff - set up the fishtank he gave me for Valentines Day. Today I have 6 tetras in it. 5 of them are orange and black. There is one lonely silver one that the guy at the store got in there. After his third try at getting the ones I wanted I told him to forget trying a 4th time and just leave it in there. But it's not schooling with the orange ones so I hope it's ok.

With these changes I feel like I have a whole new office!

What a sweetheart...

My guy that is. He fully redeemed himself from last years Valentine's gift of ...nothing.

I came home Wednesday night to a cleared kitchen table. I am still afraid to ask what happened to all the various items that were on it. Bills, receipts, papers, the camera...I'm sure they're located somewhere in the house, right? Then I was told I could not go in the laundry room. So I didn't. How good am I?

Valentine morning I ran to get his gift, but he made me come to the laundry room with him. I got a beautiful fish tank for my office! I have been wanting one for a year and never got around to buying one. The tank wasn't filled with water and fish. He told me we could go pick those out and set it up this weekend at my office. Instead it was filled with chocolates that have meaning in that we got them at a special place or ate them and have special memories of that. Jolly Ranchers that we keep by the bag full in the cars for a little summer treat when we are out and about. A chocolate rose in the small coke bottle that we got at the fort this summer. And a perfect single red rose in a heart balloon. Each thing was significant and he point it all out.

Then he got me the silliest card about a bubble bath. Only he wrote the most beautiful sentiment in it. Talking about the rose and history and how much he loves me.

Totally redeemed himself. And it still makes me smile.

Now what kindo f fish should I get?

Finally Friday

Today is a good day.

It was snowing when I left home this morning. The whispy small flakes that float across the road like mist. It was pretty, but a little slippery in spots. I went to Walmart and picked up some Valentine's cards, some candy for my office, a fondue set for Pete and I and a gift card for a friend. Then I went and got 4 gift cards from Starbucks to send in the Valentine's cards.

4 people will be getting a little Valentine RAK from me! Happy Valentine's Day!

Then I paid for the person behind me in line at Starbucks as a RAK. It just felt good to do that today.

I can't decide whether to use the little fondue pot on Valentine's Day or take it with us this weekend to use on our little get away. Hmmm...decisions decisions.

I can't wait to get away tomorrow & Sunday. I know that it's only basically 24 hours and that we're only going 1.5 hours south of here. But it's somewhere different. I think I got so very used to the day trips that we were taking all summer and I miss them. I miss just jumping into the car, not really knowing where we're going and ending up someplace wonderful and having new experiences. I think I had more fun on those days then on the days that we had all planned out. There is something about just going where the wind takes you and working to find something fun to do/new to experience. It's freeing (is that a word?) and exciting.