Still Alive, I think
Let's see - in the past week I've:
- Painted approximately half of the front side of my house. By hand, with a brush. It is not my favorite project.
- Finished sewing my daughter's Homecoming Dance dress. Her party started at 6:00pm. I was cutting out the last piece of fabric at 5:45. But nevertheless, she was only a half hour late and the dress looked great.
- Relocated about 4 cubic feet of dirt that has been sitting on my driveway since we did the patio project in August. I have about another 6 cubic feet to go.
- Managed to catch the nastiest cold I've had in a long time. At one point I had a fever of 102.6, but now it's just the unceasing drippy nose. I love Nyquil.
- Driven an average of 2 carpools per day including driving a neighbor kid to school when she overslept after her parents left for work and driving a neighbor to a substitute teaching job at a local school when her son was having car trouble.
- Washed and folded about 17 loads of laundry.
- Watched my beloved Twins lose two playoff games to the Damn Yankees.
- Ponced around on Facebook way more than I should have. Lurked on LJ, but did not comment much.
I have decided that the same OCD that had me writing some 70 fics in 2004-5 has now begun to manifest itself in household projects. Since we reconfigured our basement last winter, I've had at least one project going at all times. My current one is painting the front of the house (thankfully the other three side have steel siding), and there is some landscaping I want to finish up before winter, but then I already have my paint picked out to redecorate my living room and dining room. Personally, I think it's an avoidance technique to keep from having to look for a job, but it's so much more fun.
Anyway, I didn't want you all to think I'd disappeared for good. Just busy.
- Painted approximately half of the front side of my house. By hand, with a brush. It is not my favorite project.
- Finished sewing my daughter's Homecoming Dance dress. Her party started at 6:00pm. I was cutting out the last piece of fabric at 5:45. But nevertheless, she was only a half hour late and the dress looked great.
- Relocated about 4 cubic feet of dirt that has been sitting on my driveway since we did the patio project in August. I have about another 6 cubic feet to go.
- Managed to catch the nastiest cold I've had in a long time. At one point I had a fever of 102.6, but now it's just the unceasing drippy nose. I love Nyquil.
- Driven an average of 2 carpools per day including driving a neighbor kid to school when she overslept after her parents left for work and driving a neighbor to a substitute teaching job at a local school when her son was having car trouble.
- Washed and folded about 17 loads of laundry.
- Watched my beloved Twins lose two playoff games to the Damn Yankees.
- Ponced around on Facebook way more than I should have. Lurked on LJ, but did not comment much.
I have decided that the same OCD that had me writing some 70 fics in 2004-5 has now begun to manifest itself in household projects. Since we reconfigured our basement last winter, I've had at least one project going at all times. My current one is painting the front of the house (thankfully the other three side have steel siding), and there is some landscaping I want to finish up before winter, but then I already have my paint picked out to redecorate my living room and dining room. Personally, I think it's an avoidance technique to keep from having to look for a job, but it's so much more fun.
Anyway, I didn't want you all to think I'd disappeared for good. Just busy.