I resolved in 2007 to clean my coffee pot everyday. My coffee pot and I are very close. I love my morning coffee pot. See it makes my COFFEE. With my schedule there’s no way I could survive without java. My coffee pot has a timer and when I wake up and everyone in the free world is still asleep it greets me warmly with a fresh pot. It would seem the least I could do is wash it everyday. Nope, I just abuse it and expect it to come back for more. Last year’s resolution to keep the beloved java maker clean survived until maybe January 5th or 6th. This is a picture of the overworked appliance.
Notice the Mr. Coffee logo is chipped off and this is a replacement glass pot. In my initial fervor of 2007 to clean the maker everyday I accidentally smashed it against the sink. (Zealously cleaning something can destroy it is the lesson there.) Or it’s possible that grunge was the only thing holding it together, like the 1990s? For whatever reason the thing broke and I had to replace it. And alas, it shall only be periodically cleaned. That’s what 2007 taught me.
So this year when considering resolutions for 2008 I poured a cup of tasty coffee from my noxious maker and remembered the disasterous results from 2007’s resolutions. Thusly I’ve resolved in 2008… nothing. I suppose there’s still time, it’s only the third. And despite not resolutioning a darn thing I did get up this morning before work and walk/run on the treadmill. I actually put a cup of coffee in the treadmill water holder. Judge me if you will but when ”before work” is 2:30 a.m. you need to caffienate more than hydrate. (Clearly I’m not a health professional so ignore any workout or hydration advice if you want to live.)
As it is the Third of the Month of the New Year I opened up my little daybook and realized I’d reached the end of the road. There were no more pages to scrawl my daily commitments. Check it out, after one short year my daybook looks like something discovered while excavating an abandoned ghost town. (”Scuse me Miss Calamity this’n done fell out of ’yer saddlebag.”)
But here’s where I make a case for being disorganized. Since I waited until the THIRD day of oh-eight I was able to snag a mighty fine dayplanner for half off partner. Here it is.
Pretty snazzy eh?
I don’t know if you can see it but it says “Family Facts - On-The-Go.” Since I am quite on-the-go and in fact do have a family I’m hoping I’ve chosen wisely. But again it was only $7.99 so hello, without planning it I got a great deal. It also has a plastic protective coating. I figure it is very likely that while jogging on my treadmill and swilling down sludge bucket coffee (merely because I choose to exercise at 2:30am and not because I’ve resolved to) I will spill something on my daybook. See so the protective coating will be very handy indeed.
So see I’m already a better person in 2008 with no resolutions. Dangnabbit.
RR
P.S. So is there anyone out there brave enough to resolve anything?
P.S.S. Happy Birthday to Jennifer, one of my best YaYas!!!
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way back when I worked at Pizza Inn (lewis * Alexis), we used to clean our coffee pots at the end of the day w/crushed ice and SALT. throw it in, shake it around, then rinse it out. We had the best coffee around! and being hyperorganized, my planner was updated in November. Of course, it only has birthdates and phone numbers. Everything else just goes on sticky notes and gets slapped on the first page.
My resolution is to take one saturday a month for mental health and rejuvenation. Something that should be easy and benefit. I’m sure if I had a month of saturdays, I might be able to find one day I could fit it in my schedule!
Oh, can I copy your resolution?
RR
of course. think shopping excursions, massages, long naps, good books… it all has to be good for us!
There’s a thread about coffeemakers over on MonroeTalks. I have the two I mention there, a 600-series grind-n-brew from Cuisinart and a gorgeous 19-cup on-the-burner percolator from Cabela’s.
What do I do with these things?
Well, I shall now make y’all jealous: Mary has always had coffee in bed, each and every morning, since we got together back in 2004, from 5:30 till just after 6 (later on weekends). That’s when we watch Rebecca and the gang on tee-wee.
When was the last time I really cleaned that Cuisinart? I have no idea.
maybe I can talk the guys at bagel brothers/donut guy into starting a delivery service, although I’ll take it at the front door. Probably ought to put that on a sticky note and put it in my planner. There’s another resolution! (Rebecca, they aren’t open early enough to get yours to you before you have to leave in the morning/middle of the night).
Wow, that Mary’s a lucky girl! I appreciate that we’re part of the morning routine. You haved no idea how much.
Coffee delivery, very nice Phyllis. If someone could just deliver exercise. As in I don’t have to do it then we’d be billionaires.
RR
OK, there is seriously something very wrong with exercising at 2:30 in the freaking morning!!
But… Go you?
BTW, looking for your email…wanted to catch up and also ask you about the contest I’m doing on Manic Mommy!
Hey Manic. I emailed you both my addies. And on the 2:30am treadmill action.. I’m just so fed up with my weight I’ve resorted to this. We’ll see if I can do it next week or not.
Look forward to you email.
RR
“I’m just so fed up with my weight …”
Ok, to be honest, from this house we totally do not understand that statement from you, dear. Honest!
Oh thank you so much LPC. I ate too much over the holidays, for sure! But the older I get the harder it is to work it off. Thank you again. I promise not to complain about it too much. I know it’s annoying. I need to google “low calorie recipes for kitchen-aid mixers.”
You’re the best LPC.
RR
As our mutual buddy Z would say, “Oy gevalt!” “But the older I get …” Mary and I are each older than you, kiddo! I’m 46, and Mayor Mary is … er … a bit younger …
Besides, you apparently have a KitchenAid mixer, and I don’t, so no more complaints! 
Go getcha one of those Weight Watcher cookbooks. The one I just got Mary for Christmas has 500 recipes, many of them suitable for a decent stand mixer. I’ve come to the conclusion that Weight Watchers is the only program that actually works.
Agreed, no more complaints. I do love the mixer. I did make a WW cake the other day and we marveled at it’s mixing capabilities. We watched it do its thing like it was a t.v. show. “Quick kids look. It’s mixing the heck out of these egg whites! Peaks!!”
RR
RR, I just caught your video on 13abc with Angie from Organized Solutions. Isn’t she awesome? We are partners with WEN SEMI (Women’s Entrepreneurial Network SouthEast Michigan). In fact, tomorrow is our first meeting at the Bedford Library (8:15 a.m.). Email me for more information. I’d like to spread the word to small business owners and people thinking about starting their own business. This is a great networking group!!!
Angie is awesome! She did a great job. I’m sorry I didn’t see this post but I’m in way before then and don’t really get back into it until the afternoon. I’ll email Angie off blog to give her info on how to publicize the next one. I hope it went well. RR
I wondered if you’d get it. I had insomnia last night because I was so excited for this morning! The turnout was awesome, we had 52 in attendance!! Very nice
Majority of the response was “we really need this up here!” Needless to say, we’re pretty happy. Maybe you’ll be able to come sometime. We meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 8:15 in the Bedford Library.
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