A whole lot of AWESOME stuff!!! I absolutely adore the Gryffindor bookmark!

A whole lot of AWESOME stuff!!! I absolutely adore the Gryffindor bookmark!

I would say I finished unpacking today. We were pretty much unpacked on the first day, but there were a few boxes to go through. Well, today Bret had some stuff to do after work and I REALLY wanted to finish up! So, I pulled EVERYTHING out, turned on Interstellar (second viewing) and went to town. I got about 3 boxes of trash, a crate of shredding and put everything else away. I even went through ALL of my pens. Now, this is a big deal, because I had a lot of pens. A big drawer, a little drawer, a little cup, a big cup and random ones laying around. Friends, I got the pens down to a little drawer (just for pencils, colored pens, sharpies and highlighters) and a big drawer….that previously would not close.
WHAT?
But here’s what I learned. If you tell yourself something and believe it, you can do it. What did I tell myself? I did not like writing with pens that have a cap. So I tossed them. Some pens write funny, I tossed them. Some pens DIDN’T write at all and I had kept them in the past! I tossed those too. I probably threw out half of my pens. But you know what, it feels really good. I know that what I have actually writes and I enjoy using them to write.
So set your mind to something, believe it and take the action you need to take.


You know that I have a BIG obsession with collecting pens (see here, here, here, here, here and here). Oh and don’t forget this one. These were from my brother, Josh when we went to New Zealand and Australia for work.
Last night, my dear brother got back from another trip! He went to Paris! Whenever a friend or family member travels, I ask them for some pens. I feel like it’s an easy request…pens are free at hotels…or pretty darn cheap in gift shops.
Well friends, Josh is now the current winner with the best pens.
The bottom pen is a fake tube of paint. I am undone. Thanks Josh!
Tonight I signed the contract with a new bride! Stephanie and I had met about a month back and oh my gosh did we hit it off!!! We chatted for a good hour/hour and a half after we talked about wedding stuff. At our first meeting, I mentioned that I collect pens. When we met tonight, she gave me this!!!!

My brother just got back from Australia and New Zealand. Boy did I miss that guy! I didn’t realize how much until I picked him up from the airport.
He knows me well, so he got me some pens to add to my collection!! The one with the koala is my favorite. 🙂