ChaChaChaChaChanges!

Well, the girl child is home and my once-neat apartment has been turned upside down.  Between the suitcases, dirty clothes, electronics and souvenirs, it's kind of a mess.  It's my fault, actually.  My plan was to have EVERYTHING else completely organized so that the only mess I'd have to deal with was hers.  Unfortunately, I had a few little messes of my own to begin with.  Still, we're having fun in the chaos.  A ton of great pictures and videos assure me that she had a wonderful time and for that, I'm glad.  She told me not to post any videos of her taking salsa and merengue lessons, but I never actually agreed.  I don't think she knows that.  Tee Hee.

It's in the 90's here, and I can't stand it.  Why does heat feel hotter when you're older?  Aside from the "personal summer" issue, of course.  I lived right here on 14th Street when I was growing up and stayed outside for most of the day in the summers.  We also had no air conditioning.  I don't even think we had a fan in every room and I don't remember suffering.  I remember late night baths, cotton pajamas, and cute short sets and "scooter skirts".  I remember homemade popsicles (if I brought a host of friends home with me, or if we were playing in my yard, my Mom never gave me any such treat unless she had enough for everyone), water from the garden hose, and Kool-Aid.  We hated the pre-sweetened stuff--saccharin--not a good taste.  Nope, tons and tons of pure cane sugar went into that pitcher, and promptly sank to the bottom.  That called for more sugar.  Eventually, with vigorous stirring, it was sweet enough to drink.  Come to think of it, I don't think my kids have ever had Kool-Aid.  Gotta add that to the list of things to do.  Anyway, all of the above contributed to a significant cooling off, and if that didn't work, we went into the basement where it was always cool, if not a bit sticky.  Why does heat and humidity make me so crazy now?  Seriously, I can't stand it. Kool-Aid and staying cool.  Great childhood memories that I try my best to conjure up as often as I possibly can.  If I imagine hard enough, maybe my temp, if not the weather, will drop a few degrees.

Change of subject--trying to decide what to do with this vintage candleabra.  Spray it, embellish it, or leave it as is?  Will being in a new setting be enough of a change?

Kind of a "Dark Shadows" vibe.  Me likey!

 Change will happen, of that we can be sure.  You can either roll with it, or get rolled over by it.  You can try to run away, or turn and face it. Whether my internal temperature, the climate, living with another child in the house, or just repurposing a cool and creepy candleabra, we have to embrace and learn to love the changes.