About a week ago I returned home after a little trip to
Switzerland and Germany. I think I am
just now starting to get over jet lag. This sounds like a good thing but to me
it is not. For some reason I think the 6
hour time difference provided me with a large amount of energy and I’m starting
to lose it. I think the other contributing factor to my increased energy level
is that, while I had a great time, I was so incredibly happy to be home. My
husband and I have had a pretty crazy couple of months with a lot of stress,
and coming home from this trip just felt like a relief that we could
relax. Anyway, the reason I bring this
up is because I have been knocking out project after project…none of which are
of any excitement. You’re welcome.
Aside from the bench, I have cleaned the family room, guest
bath, and guest room from top to bottom. I grocery shopped and washed all of
the dirty vacation laundry, plus some. I started cleaning out the office
closet. I edged and raked the dead grass out of the yard. I weeded the garden
and sprayed the cement cracks to kill tiny shrubs. I laid grass seed where an
electrical line was run from my house to the lamp post in my front yard (a
loooong time ago). I went to Lowes Depot
and bought a manual tiller, 2 types of weed killer, a stud finder, and several
types of flowers. I came home to plant the flowers and pulled the old dead
plants from my pots and planted my new live ones… Ok, I have to admit that I
knew I had done a lot but this seems kind of insane. Also, I just realized that
in my previous paragraph I talked about how I was happy to be home to relax so
that made me laugh. But I am not surprising myself. I am not a good relaxer.
I am so happy to get these things completed but there is
just so much more to do on my “do it now” list. These include: get rid of the
rock pile on the driveway, clean out and plant grass on both side yards, weed
the backyard garden and put down mulch, build the rocks up around the well to
make a fire pit, clean out the fence area and lay down grass, build stair step
garden where the old barbecue was that we ripped out, test the ceiling in the
basement for asbestos, move exterior master bath window (happening Saturday!),
and clean the rest of the house before Jon’s friend comes and stays with us and
realizes that we are complete slobs.
Ugh, there are not enough hours in the day.
It’s funny too that I feel like I have accomplished so much
and yet things still appear to be a gigantic mess. Oh, well. I guess I have to
admit that things do look at least a LITTLE better than yesterday. Just keep
swimming.
Ok, so this photo has zero to do with this post except my mention of Germany. My projects weren't very fun so I thought I would include a fun picture. This is a photo of me holding a donut. Yes, you read that right, a donut! In the shape of a pretzel! That is why Germany is cool. :) (Random learning in Germany: Germans really do love their pretzels as much as we think they do!)
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