This and that Monday.....

You know sometimes you wonder......"what the heck took me so long?" Well I am thinking that today. For awhile now there have been a few blog sites that I have not been able to visit because it either takes to long to get to their site or the site just won't open. I knew what I had to do but I just wasn't doing it. Can you guess what it was? Yup I had to download FireFox, what a world of difference it has made. I can't believe I waited so long to do it. I asked hubby what the difference was, and in simple terms he told me that FireFox is more graphic friendly.....he's got that right....the moment I downloaded FireFox I went to visit two of the blogs that I have had problems with...and lo and behold almost instantly I was able to view their blogs. My friend Jeni at Down River Drivel has recently join the world of high speed Internet and she is in awe of what she is now able to accomplish. Poor Jeni was on dial up and it would take her sometimes an hour to just view a video. Well Jeni that is how I feel about FireFox, I wonder what took me so long to get on board. Now all I have to do is become more computer literate so I can make changes with my template.

Quick question though....I noticed that when I view my blog on Internet Explorer the words in my header don't fit properly, now when I view it in FireFox everything fits. Why should changing my browser affect the layout of my template or how it appears? Now with FireFox I've noticed that when I try and download photos or graphics to my site I can't seem to move them to where I want to put them...... Hmmmm....I have so much to learn.

On another note. Have any of you heard about at blog that does "Tackle it Tuesday" I can't remember where I saw it, but I remember seeing someone posting about it. For those of you that don't know, it's when you take on a task that you have been putting off and get it done....like organize a closet or a drawer, or putting up shelves....basically getting yourself organized.

Well that is how I felt this weekend. On Saturday I decided I was going to clear out the laundry room. Now this was something hubby was going to tackle but with his arm he can't do that...and well it was in dire need. Anyhow, I took everything out....and I mean everything....I moved the cupboards and swept and washed behind them....I moved the washer and dryer and washed behind and under them....oh my god what a mess that was.....I vacuumed up stuff and sawdust shavings that I swear has been there since my brother in law built this house. Yes I was in every nook and cranny. It reminded me of the story I shared with you all about the laundry soap and how one job lead to another. Well, it took all afternoon but we got it done....but of course that led me to another job which had to be tackled on Sunday. Having decided we didn't want the motorcycle helmets or the cycling helmets in the laundry room anymore this meant we had to find a new home for them....under the stair.

So Sunday was spent, clearing out under the stairs...and yes...yet again I found myself sweeping and vacuuming dust and sawdust from when this house was built. Well I got it all cleared out....hubby wanted to put some shelving up....so that is what we did....I got all the helmets on the shelves, the sleeping bags up off of the floor, some arts and craft and seasonal craft stuff organized...again...another job done.....I now have to make a trip to Salvation Army to drop off stuff that we have no need for anymore. You know games you kids use to play....knapsacks....glass canisters that I had all good intentions of using but never did.....2 fondue sets....oh it just goes on. Our next chore is to tackle what is suppose to be our en suite...but no....right now it is a storage room.....to be honest....I am afraid to go in there......it's going to be a huge job. I think I will wait till Tuesday......cheers all....