Leelanau Whippersnapper

Well, here we go.  We got our first snow of the season that stuck to the ground last night.  Not much really but the forecast is calling for an inch today and another 2 inches tonight.  I don’t suspect we will get that much at all but the temperature will certainly allow it.  It’s VERY cold outside.  I’m not a big fan of winter up here in the north woods.  This season lasts FOREVER and a day and it’s generally not good for my mental health.  There is nothing I hate more than being stuck inside OR stuck on the side of the road for that matter, it drives me crazy and it makes me lazy.

Speaking of lazy, yesterday was a VERY lazy day.  I didn’t do anything all day long.  I did discover that my ceiling fan in the living room has lights in it and so I did clean that thing all up and get those working but I spent all day either messing around on the computer or watching TV.  Despite how that sounds, I do need days like that where I don’t have to do anything.  Days when I can just sit around and do whatever I want, whenever I want.  It is rare that I get that sort of opportunity so I take full advantage of it when I do.  I decided yesterday that I would also start selling stuff again on eBay.  Looking ahead to Christmas, it would be nice to have a few extra bucks available to spend on gifts this year.  So, we’ll see if I can make any money selling some of the shit I don’t need anymore on eBay.  Even though I cleaned out my entire life during the move last year and I actually donated about 30 bags of stuff to Good Will, I still have tons of stuff that I just don’t need or use.  Why keep it if I’m not ever going to use it, wear it, or look at it???

Today I’m going to go out to the cottage.  I was going to spend the weekend out there but then I got lazy yesterday and never made it out of the house.  I think I’ll take Gavin over to Lake Michigan and maybe go up to Glen Arbor for some coffee.  It’s gonna be COLD today so I’m not sure how long I’ll last but it will be more productive than sitting around here all day.

I admit it, I’ve been a little lazy when it comes to this blog.  Today I got emails from my web host letting me know what I’ve got a month to renew my domain names (leelanauphotography.com and leelanauwhippersnapper.com).  No big deal, $8 each.  I’ve also got to renew my subscription with Zenfolio by the end of August in order to keep the photography site alive.  Again no big deal (hey mom and dad, how about that birthday gift?).  I’ve added some new functionality to the blog tonight.  On the right, you’ll see 12 pictures.  They are random samplings from my photography site.  They will be something new each time you visit the blog.  Just a good way to promote the photography web site I think.  I’ve also added a post calendar so you can see what days I’ve actually written something and I’ve added a search box in case you ever need to find something that I’ve written in the past.  WHOO HOO!  Right?

Well the apartment hunt is going pretty well.  I toured a condo today that I think I’m going to take if I can get it from the Realtor who was showing it.  I’ve already sent in my application and told him I’m ready to go TODAY.  This was a great little 2 bedroom 2 bath condo right off of Garfield.  Comes with a small fenced in yard for Gavin and a 2 car garage.  It’s in a managed community with a pool and other amenities.  It’s also listed for sale but apparently the owner will take whoever makes an offer first so I made an offer on it.  Pretty much right within my budget and very close to work.  Just crossing my fingers now waiting for a call back telling me I got it.  Then I have to round up the cash to make it happen right away.  I’ll have to be creative with that.  Anyhow I hope I get it.

After the tour, I took Gavin out for a boat ride at the cottage.  Pretty nice day today.  Not crazy hot but really not unpleasant.  I decided to test my shallow water skills and we took the boat through the narrows and out to the North Lake.  Always a trip to do that, no problems though.  Had a swan hiss at me, what evil birds they are.  Tonight I’ve just been sitting around doing not much of anything.  I’ve not had a day like that in a LONG while.  It’s nice to just relax now and then.

So, off to bed now, I’ll be writing more about the apartment hunt again soon.