Fall

Fall has always been a favorite season for me. The start of the holidays, the weather, the brief time of the year that there is a different kind of weather for Florida. Fall breezes in Florida are pretty magical.

My spirits feel pepped up, of course the Fall also brings about memories, which are bittersweet. This morning I was thinking of my dad and the scent of his fall/winter jacket, it would vary depending on if he had been working in the paint booth at his Auto Body Shop that day, but other days if he had been grilling, it would smell like burning woods, I think I associate that as the scent of Fall.

Here's hoping for plenty of fall breezes, brilliant colors, and sweet memories, both new and old.

Cars for Sale! Get your Cars!

****UPDATE.... One car sold, and the other is waiting for it's new owner to sign papers.****

I feel like I should be shouting this from the rooftops. Currently... and really I think I probably posted about this about a year and a half ago, we have TWO cars for sale.

Both are project cars. One is a 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am, we have it listed for $1000.00 on craigslist: http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/2887107445.html and pictures of it can be found on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com//photos/dreamajeanie/sets/72157628884678925/show/
The carburator was rebuilt by our family friend who currently has it stored in their yard. Definitely need to sell it soon, since our friends have been super generous in letting us store it there, but they need their yard back. It has it's interior, but it needs to be put together, currently the interior is in pieces as my dad was in the process of fixing it.

The other car is a 1988 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z, we have it listed at $3,200 currently but we are negotiable on the price. It was my dad's car for a time, so I had a harder time listing it. It can be found on Craigslist: http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/2836262121.html

Both cars are in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Hoping and praying that they sell soon. Finances would certainly be helped, especially with the Student Loans I just started repaying.

Have you had any success selling cars through any other outlets? Budget wise, we went with Craigslist. Would love to know of other options though.

Christmas Greeting from Clifford and Millie Boots!

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MASScanvas Fluidity Challenge!

I have entered the MASScanvas "Fluidity" Challenge. Voting is happening this week! If you have time, I would appreciate your vote!

The page can be found here:
"Sea Fluidity" design for MASScanvas!

The Challenge is from iJustine and MASScanvas, if you don't know iJustine, check out her vlogs on YouTube!
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Thanks Everyone!!!

We got a box!

We recently bought a Libman Gator mop from Amazon for my Uncle. At the time it was $13.58 and Free Prime Shipping (It's changed now, maybe they realized the shipping was way more than that.) So this afternoon we received the mop and here it is.

The UPS man seemed to be taking care to get out of the truck with this one. The box is comes up to my shoulders and is wide enough for a couple of mops. I was expecting them to just ship it in a long paper sleeve.

Millie: "Please don't put me in there."

So now we have a huge box, that Clifford is using as a cave for a short while. Millie by the way is leery of the big wobbly box. Anyone need a moving box?

Graduation is approaching quickly.

Finally starting to look forward to graduation, I am finished with classes in about three weeks, then it's just a wait for the official Diploma. For the longest time I was not really looking forward to it. I was looking forward to getting my B.A., however, I was not looking forward to not having a schedule of classes. I was looking at a Graduate program, and had applied, but I never got to the portfolio. I was flip-flopping. I had a moment of realization though. When I started taking classes for my B.A. It was in September 2009. About a week after the Fall quarter ended in December 2009, my dad passed away. For most all of my time at SCAD I was still going through this process of grieving. I didn't take a break, I threw myself into working, I did talk to a counselor which did help, but talking about everything can only help so much. I was completely scattered instead of removing commitments, I was adding more commitments. 
I think mom's hospitalization in January this year was the tip of the iceberg. However, I proved to myself that I could live on my own, I could manage the house, although not gracefully.
Okay, back to my realization. While graduating is great, I think I have it intertwined with my grieving. I think that I have it figured that if I am still taking classes, I have this life raft. It's something to keep my head above water. Graduation means removing that life raft and seeing if I will float or sink. It's time to really look for work. I feel I have a strong faith. I try to "Let go, and Let God", which is sometimes hit and miss. I have not put enough trust in him, although he has proved to me time and time again that he is in control. So while it's quite easy for me to start worrying about what I am going to do after I finish my B.A. I know it will work itself out.

My Graduation from St. Petersburg College for my A.A./A.S.

Honestly, I am looking forward to Graduating now though I am not attending Graduation. I am quite fine with not sitting for in a ceremony for a few hours, and far too many important people would not be able to attend.

Time to Reminisce

This month's issue!

Each month a bit of joy ends up in my mailbox. Reminisce magazine and Reminisce Extra (both bi-monthly) is chalk full of wholesome memories and stories from yesteryear. Sure, lot's of unhappy things happened back then too. However if you dwell on the bad times, you'd be quite unhappy, but I think we can learn from our past. Everyone has their own trials and tribulations. What matters is how you handle them.

I think I enjoy the old pictures and advertisements the best. How I Met My Spouse is one of my favorite sections of the magazine, gives this single girl some hope. Motoring Memories always reminds me of my dad, so that is another favorite.

I have a collection too. It's one magazine that never meets the recycling bin! I think I need another chest.

This is certainly a dress that I would love to have in my wardrobe.

Reminisce Magazine also has a website www.reminisce.com along with the magazines, they have books. The latest Reminisce Growing Up is one that I received for my birthday from my mom.

Any other Reminisce Magazine subscribers out there? Would love to know what you enjoy about the magazine.