After lunch we napped & then walked.
I went out and am doing another layer of pruning on the roses and another section is nearly done with the first layer.
Another pile of branches to move I can do this just not at one time!
If I take it a section a day and do rounds I'll be good not even every day but progress is still progress.
My walks give me insp. and it's great exercise!
Got my steps in today yea!
Did another round of pruning after dinner I'm 3/4 this of the way done with this back section yea for cooler temps.
I got most of the dishes done. All pots and pans are done, I just have some sharp knives and the strainer insert for the pasta pot.
Plants all got watered inside the house. All the stuff in the dryer got put away. Now I have some things (face cloths and 2 bed sheets (both clean) ) to put away tomorrow.
Dh suggested Chinese food for supper. I had a 4 hour "nap" this afternoon. I had a hard time sleeping last night even though I stayed up late watching youtube. After the youtube stuff, I ended up on FBook.
I need to get to bed soon because tomorrow is garbage day and the recycling truck comes early.
Dishes never stop.
Laundry never stops.
Litter boxes never stop.
Paper never stops.
The 4 room switch project progress continued this afternoon between doing homeschool with DS16 and getting DD13 from school. I have the spare bed set up with fresh sheets in DS16 old bedroom. I haven't decided what I will be using this room for. I might move the sewing table, machine and supplies in that room. I am tempted by the thought of sewing in front of the double windows that will provide plenty of good light.
Thinking though this project and if it is possible for me to finish by the end of the month.
There are 19 days left in September. That seems like plenty until I start breaking my schedule down.
There are 3 Sundays that I won't commit to working. That leaves me 16 days.
This Friday has contractors here for demolishing and hopefully installation of new bathtub and shower in DH bathroom. That bathroom is at the furthest point from the garage....meaning workers and construction material will be carried through multiple rooms of our home. That is probably going to cost me at least 2 days. That leaves 14 days possible for 4 room switch project.
Next week I have periodontal surgery on 2 quadrants of my mouth. I will be on liquid/soft food for several days which I expect will sap my energy level. I am allowing 7 days for surgery to recover. That leaves me 7 days possible for 4 room switch project.
There are 3 medical appointments and an IEP meeting between now and the end of the month. Those won't take all day but they do steal my focus. That leaves me 3 days this month to focus on the 4 room switch.
Ugh. The month is slipping away. I have to keep my focus and keep making progress at every opportunity if I want to finish this by the end of September.
Stay curious. Challenge assumptions. Success loves persistence.
When life gets difficult, learn to sing & dance in the rain.
Slept in a bit, got dressed immediately, tossed on a load of fine washables, ran my 8 a.m. errand, then had tea & chocolate. My insides rebelled and I was presented a repeat of what dgs had on the weekend. I slowed to a crawl as I felt truly under the weather and just sat on the couch, staring in a panic at all I had to do.
Had yogurt at 10:15 after hanging up the clothes to dry, and then lay down for about 30 minutes. Took an imodium dose and and lay down for another 30 minutes. Started to feel stronger so packed up my laptop, dusted off my mask, and headed to my afternoon meeting. I did fine with that and even took the minutes.
I got home and found myself feeling exhausted so I did a lot of nothing. Dh was out and when he came home he put on a simple dinner for himself and I had my hamburg and rice chowder (single servings in the freezer for me.) And a second piece of my birthday pie. Around 7:30 I got up and moving, finished vacuuming the dining room and kitchen, then mopped the kitchen floor and did a fair bit of tidying and ran the dishwasher. I've also started the prep for the dryer duct cleaning which happens on Friday while we aren't here. Stuff needs to be moved out of the way.
I'm now doing tidying (things like putting away my preaching materials from Sunday) but am slowing down quickly. I've forgotten to take the hot pepper plant to my neighbours. They gave me a tiny seedling and it has produced a ton of peppers but we don't like hot peppers. The seedlings they started all died, as this one nearly did on numerous occasions this summer due to the high winds, but I finally put a tomato cage around mine and then it did better. Their balcony will get more sun than mine does now so giving it back to them is the best chance at getting the tiny peppers to grow larger before frost.
Dh is trying to change his flight to Toronto on the 22nd but not having any luck. Air Canada is going on strike most likely. Currently you can cancel flights at no charge up until the 23rd of September but you can only rebook flights up until the 15th of September or after the 24th. I have no idea why but it means it will cost $100 plus 70K points to change his Ottawa - Toronto flight on Air Canada to Montreal - Toronto on Jazz (their non-unionized low cost airline.) From Toronto he's taking Air Ethiopia. His reward flight from Ottawa to Tanzania and back cost just 120K points so charging an additional 70K points to take that 2 hour flight in Canada to the Air Ethiopia flight makes no sense. This is why I refuse to travel any more. I don't have the patience to deal with this nonsense, the lineups, the environmental damage and the cost. I'm happy just hanging around in my own country.
I think yesterday, which was social and demanding from early to late, really did me in. I was up late, napped long today. Barely feel as though I am keeping up.
Must stay up now because waiting on word that dd25 and dsonil land safely in Portland. I have no idea how long the flight takes, but they were in the plane 4 hours ago when they texted. I'm thinking she may be so overwhelmed with arrival and greeting friends that she's forgotten to text as she insisted she would. They are together so I trust that they will take care of each other, and friend will meet them at airport as planned.
I stand corrected, it takes 5 hours says the internet. I've sent them a message of confidence and may hit the hay.
Have two appts tomorrow, dermatologist follow up is very early. HRH is the driver. Nite.
