staying busy

 Surprise to me Caleb moved in. He did ask me about 4 hours before I headed home from California. I guess I got more of a warning then my parents. One thing this generation is lacking is how to communicate. Love the kid, but seriously communication is so important to everything we do in life. It has not been bad. He sleeps on the luv sack, he has a job, he bikes there. We, meaning everyone that lives in my house, are trying to help him get on his mission. So he needs to earn some money and lose some weight. He can totally do it. Hopefully he wants it as bad as we want it for him. Does he read this? He might not approve. Love you Caleb!

How many Browns does it take to hang a ceiling fan? Three in this case. Dan to read directions, me and Caleb to do the work. I HATE reading directions, but Dan is really good at reading them and understanding them so it all works out. I love my new fan. It is white and it is silent. My old one rattled, a lot.

One of the things that was on my to-do list this summer was paint my bedroom. I have lived here four years and I have done nothing with that room. I will admit I had no desire to paint. I really wanted to hire someone, but in the end I am too cheap. I also wanted to add some furniture. It took a lot of time and I still hate painting but I like the results for the most part. Caleb had a week before he started work and so he helped me paint and put furniture together...oh the joys of living with your older sister.

My room before was tan. The whole thing was tan, ceiling included, except the white trim. Who paints all the ceilings the same color as the walls in the house. Lame, lazy people I tell you. I was so sick of not having a white ceiling.

I painted the ceiling white and the walls yellow. I replaced all the light maple furniture with white furniture. I actually bought a bed frame, head board, and dresser. Nothing too special, just IKEA, but I love how much nicer it looks. And seriously I love my treadmill but why did I buy the world's biggest treadmill. I didn't think that through all the way.

You can't see the head board because my box spring is still on the bed, but it is cute. And there are little shelves on both sides of the headboard. Perfect for books, scriptures, and journals. I was very happy with my room until Dan walked in and said, "Happy Easter." He ruined my week of manual labor in seconds and now I think that every-time I walk in. But I love how bright it is, so whatever!

Does anyone else shop in stores and try things out, take a picture, and then go home and buy them online for cheaper? I don't do it a lot but seriously sometimes you can save so much money.

I got two new pairs of shoes for the school year. I always get two so I can rotate them. This year I went really really bright. I ran in them last night at 11:30pm and they were super comfy.

 And introducing the backpack that I researched for many many hours . . . . . . .

I rode 40 miles with it one day (20 miles each way to a meeting I had at the district office) and so far I am happy with it. We will see if it can fit all my junk in it for school. Meaning change of clothes, my lunch, and anything else I have to bring on any given day. All the reviews say you can fit a ton of stuff in it. I hope they weren't lying. I chose the bright colors and I quite enjoy them.

I got my hair colored and cut. It was way overdue. I had her cut a lot off. I have been swimming multiple times a week and long hair and swimming is a really bad combination. And I wanted something a little different. Nothing crazy but just a change. I have enjoyed it so far. Right after getting it cut.

And last night after running 3 miles on the treadmill.

Other highlights from the week: 7 peaks with Jana and kids, multiple nice bike rides, actually grocery shopped, cleaned the downstairs and cleaned out the fridge, worked at the temple, and worked four days (I am slowly getting back into it.)

The major downside of the week was soccer. We had a double header and lost both games. It is bad enough to lose one game in a night, but two. Well and then to get smoked by a bunch of 20 year olds. I was a little bitter. I kind of wanted to punch one of them just because they were fast and young and it seemed like it would make me feel better. I totally controlled myself though. Turns out there is a difference between 20 year olds and 30 year olds. Oh well I still love to play.

And my shoulder is jacked-up. Not my already bad shoulder but my right shoulder. Seriously so so frustrating. I can't wait to go to the doctor. Yeah, they could get me in August 27th. LAME! Meanwhile I am really limited as to what I can do. It has been bothering me all summer so I really rested it a ton. I didn't play basketball at all. No heavy lifting. No weights. But it is still hurt. The annoying thing is that I didn't do anything to it and I can't sleep on it. From all the research I have done I think it is the rotator cuff. And the options are all lame. We will see what the doctor says.

Is it a sign that you are old when you make notes on your phone of all the things you need to talk to your doctor about. I mean I have a physical once a year. I don't want to leave anything out. I wonder if I am an annoying patient. I read a book about how based on what class you grew up in it determines whether or not you are good at talking to your doctor. Apparently if you were upper class you communicate best with the doctor because you expect and demand that they answer you. Whatever, but it makes sense. I have watched my Dad just struggle to get answers and communicate with his doctor. So I am determined to break the cycle. It is hard to ask all the questions, I don't know why, but it is hard, so I am asking every question on my list and since I have two weeks I may have more when the time comes! Especially now that I have to start paying every month for my insurance, thank you Obama, I really want to get the most out of my appointment. So there you have it.