Ahhhh sunshine!

I heard the best news on the radio this morning. Sunshine is coming! This weekend is suppose to be +21!!! EGAD! I'm so excited. I hope it comes true. I need to feel the warmth of the sun.

Yesterday after work we went to go buy a rubbermaid container for each of the girls. The plan is they get to bring one of these on the float home filled with their special toys. The rest that can not fit will be donated to the Salvation Army. I thought it would be very hard for them. But, they are most willing to part with all of it. I was very surprised. I was all "Are you sure you don't want this? You sure you want to give it away?. Hoping they could be swayed.

I'm so terrible! I thought there would be crying, begging & pleading. But, they did great. They packed up their rubber totes & are fine with it. I on the other hand, do not think that I could do what they just did. That is why I only bought two yesterday. I do not think, I could fit all my toys in one small bin. I collect too many vintage toys. I should learn from my children to part with these things. But, I can not help to think - what if I never come across that certain toy again? If I see it in an antique shop down the road - I will think... I should have held on to mine, why? WHY! did I give up my toys??!! But, is the point to just to give it up & not try and replace it down the line of time.

See... I'm no good at this. But, I am trying. Many more closets & rooms to go through.

1 bedroom = 11 garbage bags full

I finally got started on the process of ridding ourselves of all our "stuff". I'm starting in the back of the house & will work my way forward. I was working away in the girls room yesterday. I did a big cleaning out of clothes probably in October. But, some how we managed to accumulate 11 bags worth of clothing???!!! The bags just started lining up the side of the hall. I can't believe it. Well I kind of do. The girls seem to be growing like weeds. There was clothing that they only wore once or twice, I washed it & it the darn things shrunk & they couldn't fit it anymore. It feels so good to get rid of it all. By the time we are done the whole house, I imagine it will be enough stuff to fill someone's apartment. We have so much stuff to drop off at the Sally Ann. I feel so relieved that so much already has been taken care of. I was really starting to panic about all the work that was ahead of me.

We have made a few visits to the marina to check on the float home & I started taping off the trim, so I can get painting this Friday. I have have to paint every single room before we move in. It's more work, than I thought. Only because there is so much wood trim that needs to be protected. The couple of visits that we have made, have made me so eager to move there NOW. Everyone is so friendly! They make eye contact with you! They make small talk. I love it! Honestly, where we live now - you can try & make eye contact with people, but they totally avoid it. It's so exciting. I can't wait to get the heck out of our old house and live at the marina. The girls are so dying to move. They are counting the sleeps till we move. If I can manage, I hope to get in there a little earlier. We'll see though.

Sewing in my world is going to be on the back burner for a bit. I am leaving my sewing room till the very last moment of packing. I just don't have a clue how I will store my fabric stash. I have soooooo much of it & I honestly don't know if I can part with any of it. We'll see when I get to the point.

I am such a worry wart.

The odds of finding...

As you can imagine, I have become obsessed with floating homes. In between machine sewing & handstiching things. I get on the computer to see what I can find on floating homes. The results are in & it's not good! There is seriously no one blogging about life on their float home. Why is that? Why can't I find any?

Well, I did find one.
She just recently purchased her floating home in Portland, and has been blogging about it since March. But, just her. I really thought there would be plenty of informative blogs/sites out there. If you have ever come across a blog of someone living a float, please send on the link! I'm so disappointed.

I've search pages & pages on google looking up "floating homes". I'm starting to think that the odds of finding more blogs is as about as likely as finding an Incredible Hulk in a tree.

Giant sad storm cloud & fluffy rain droppers!

I whipped up this giant storm cloud today! I was happy I actually got this up today in time for the 1st of April. Because this is my tribute to "April Showers".

I had been working on the rain drops for a couple of days now & they were dying to be hung from a GIANT cloud. So I kicked my butt in high gear & did one up. I'm pretty happy with him. I hoping that Luke the cat doesn't get any idea's about batting those giant fluffy rain drops around tonight. EGAD! I would be so mad if this is laying on the floor when I come in tomorrow.

Let's hope for the best!

Looking forward

One thing is for sure we are all looking forward to getting away from all this construction. We have been living next to the racket since August. Early morning banging, drilling & loud music.

There is no such thing as a day off for these guys either! Every single darn day!

Good bye, construction noise! Hello seagulls & air planes! (We are right next to the airport! EGAD!)

I'll let you know which is worse, airplanes coming in for landing or constant construction. I'm hoping the latter.

Sorry to be M.I.A

This way to our new house, originally uploaded by too_occupied.

Things have been crazy in the last 2 weeks. I've had no time to update. Since my current landlord turned my world upside down a couple of weeks ago, by selling the property & telling us to find a new place pronto!

We did indeed get the floating home! It was so draining waiting to find out if we got it or not. Then we got it & now I've just been absorbing how much I actually have to do now. It was kind of weird how I came to getting this floating home. In the late hours of the night I was searching craigslist & anything advertising rental homes. Then some how stumbled on real estate & THIS floating home! It was cute & charming. I sent an email request & was very surprised to hear back! As I was just asking about the possibility to rent-to-own, or a similar type of arrangement, as I don't really have a down payment at this point in my life. The owner was totally open to it! We met & totally hit it off! It's actually funny the times that we met over the course of 3 days, he gave me so much insightful advice. Everything from management issues at work, Chinese proverbs to base a way of life, even showing me some Ike-jujitsu(sp?) moves! Who ever hears this sentence come out of their landlords mouth?!
"Go ahead and try and punch me in the face!"

It was too funny! And I learned some ways to avoid getting punched in the face. Maybe he was preparing me for like on the docks! (Kidding!!!)

It's not completely out of the blue wanting to be living on a float home. I looked into it a year ago, after visiting my good friends in Everett, WA. They moved their whole family unit to a boat! The cutest boat I must add (The Mighty Sea Urchin!) They had lived in a 3 level town home & managed to downsize their whole world to size of a boat. ( I actually got a great table outta the deal!)

Now, it's my turn to downsize my world to the size of a 800sq. ft floating home. I get dizzy just thinking about it. I went to the place on Friday to meet the Marina manager & to pay my monthly moorage fee. It was the first time for my kids to see the world of living in a marina. They had been counting the sleeps until they could see it. Their room, is just big enough for their bunk beds. 85% smaller then the size of room they have now. I have always given them the larger rooms in any house we have lived in, because I thought they needed all that space. We are going to have to get rid of so much stuff! They have no idea! They are actually really excited to move & now they ask every morning if we can move there now. I think it may have something to do with the 42 inch plasma t.v that comes with the house!

The floating home comes furnished, at first I was NOT into it. But, now I am kind of excited to part with all my stuff. We'll just see how I feel when people are walking down the driveway with my bookshelves, kitchen table & couches! It's for the better though.

I have much work to be done at both homes. I have to paint & varnish things at the floating home before we move in & then down size our whole world here. I have no idea where to begin. I figure the garage would be best to start in. I also have to pack up the previous floating home owners things that he left behind.

I don't want to think about it. I lay awake in bed, trying to figure out how I will have time to do any of it!

I better hit the sack! Today was the last day of spring break for my girls & now it's back to the early mornings! No more sleepin' in for this cat!

You can see more photos of the floating home on flickr! Just click on the photo above & it will take you to more flickz.

Oh sunny sunshine!

It was so nice the other day when we finally has some sunshine in vanccity!!!! It feels like forever ago, that I saw & felt the sunshine. It gives me hope that summer is coming - forget spring! Let's get straight to the hot lovely summer heat.

My world has kind of been crazy lately. I found out that the owner of my house, has sold it & we have to be out soooooooo soon. Which I am fine with now. I was a little scared a couple of days after he told me. I loathe moving! The not knowing of where you will liv. But, I am looking forward to the change. Our home is so dark, especially in the winter & it felt some what like a cave. So now I know after living in my cave, that I infact love having light shine through my windows. What was I thinking?!

So now I have options, which is kind of fun. I actually have my heart set on this floating home. Yes, you read right! I went to go see it today. I love it! It's killing me knot knowing if we got it. I will find out tomorrow if we did. I can't wait!

Oh not knowing!!!! I just gotta block it out!
Pray for me! I want it so badly! I have now become obssesed with floating homes. Browsing through flickr page after page, of cute little floating homes!
I want to be one of them.