I'm looking forward to dinner tonight with my bff (the "b" temporarily standing for "bride"), the Village Venture (Arts & Crafts Faire in the Claremont Village), and giving a speech at Master Motivators, my Toastmasters club!
It's raining here in California today, which is both much-needed and a cause for concern. And it's supposed to be 80 again by Friday. That is CA weather for ya...
1. Doing a top-to-bottom cleaning of the apartment (or rather, mostly my master bedroom), including bathtub/shower scrubbing, and moving out everything by Sunday at the latest.
I picked up some multi-surface cleaner (and will maybe need some Soft Scubber) and just plan on going at everything with a sponge, paper towels, and an old toothbrush. If you have any tips on cleaning bathtub grime, faucets, blinds, or pseudo-stucco walls (I know, I hate apartment living), let me know!
2. Making one of these for the rest of the summer:
...and directed us to Sur La Table to get our own little chained chalkboards.
But I've got another idea.
Have you heard of chalkboard paint? (And its sister, dry erase board paint?) It's a type of paint that you can add to most flat, clean surfaces like cardboard and wood to get that chalkboard (or dry erase board) finish that functions the same as its mother idea.
With this paint, you could make your own mini-chalkboards - chain them, string them, make them any size and shape to fit your desires and needs. The possibilities are endless!
What I took from this video isn't that whole "determination will overcome any obstacle" thing, but the fact that it really made me think "why do we let things stand in our way?" Just because we can't do something the way it's usually done doesn't mean we can't find a new way to accomplish something and possibly be even better than people who do it the "traditional" way.
I have to admit, when I first saw the title of the video, I didn't so much admire the fact that he wanted to play guitar despite having no arms as I was just plain curious as to how he did it. That was really the message for me -- people are remembered for what they have done but it's how they did it that really speaks to who they are.
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