Dawn Brocco's Life and Design Blog

It was SO warm the other night, I couldn't sleep, nearly at all. Wide awake at 2 am, I went down to sleep on the sofa, which was no better. I was entertaining all kinds of thoughts as to where I could sleep.

I thought about the cool kitchen floor, but that would startle hubby in the morning.

I thought about the basement, but it's too yucky.

I even thought about sleeping out on the back porch, off the kitchen, but figured it would be my luck to be peed on by some birds.

Ya'll know I need it cold in the bedroom - 57 is perfect in winter, I'll take 60 in spring and summer, but try and get 60 in spring and summer - ha!

We have a window fan, but it's not enough on a warm night. All our oscillating fans have slowly been dying over the years, but we haven't replaced them - til now! I found a deal on Vornado 12" oscillating fans and ordered 2. Shoulda been here yesterday, according to the tracking info The Fedex truck went past this house 3 times! and no fans. But they came today.


If I'm feeling inclined later, I'll give them a go, otherwise, Mr. Mechanical can do it tomorrow.

We also need to sell the jet-engine-loud AC we bought last year and find a quieter one - before summer hits and I lose my mind from lack of sleep.

Of course, when I went researching online for an AC that actually says it's quiet, dontchaknow that the one we have is the same model! They've got to be kidding!

Hubby finished up all the spackling, sanding, priming and painting of walls and ceiling the other day in bedroom 2. We need to keep a momentum going if we're ever gonna get done and relist the house, but with only meager sleep, all I could manage was to scrub the woodwork. Today I vacuumed and mopped the wood floor, then painted half the woodwork in that room before I tired out - doesn't take much these days.

To add to yesterday's uselessness, I spent hours working a crochet edging on the new afghan, then decided I didn't like it and ripped it off. I've figured out what would look better, and have begun again.

This weekend? Gotta get 4 tall (small tree-sized) indoor plants, 5 small indoor plants, mulch for the front beds and tons of impatiens mixed with wax begonias or coleus, if I can. Hubby's finally getting a new bbq grill, as his present (very old) one is an eyesore out back.

We don't make a habit of buying pricey home items until something actually kicks the bucket, but this is being financed by his birthday gift $, one of those store gift cards you get after racking up points on a credit card, and some dough from selling some radiators he had and can't use He's been wanting it so long, I'm glad this works out. He'll be a happy griller and the prospective buyers won''t go - eww, look at that rusty old barbeque they have!

He's still shopping around for carpet. But that's not gonna happen this weekend. It'll probably be next weekend's entire focus, as I need to dismantle my office - no email, no internet - aack!, as well as my shipping room and the family room, then put it all back after he's done laying the carpet. I see exhaustion coming!