WORN OUT. SO TIRED.
This Saturday was the first in three weeks that I haven’t had to work. Except that I scheduled myself to help my parents paint the basement at my grandparents’ house. Not exactly a relaxing break, but since they are “old and decrepit” (according to my brother), they don’t put in 12 hour workdays either, so I did the painting and when I was done (about 3 hours later) we went home! And I went to Home Depot and bought stuff to make a temporary potting bench for Oatmeal’s room. I need somewhere to start all of my tomato seedlings.
I sort of went overboard with tomato seeds. I found a company that specializes in different tomato varieties, and ended up with 7 new species to try. And they recommend starting them inside. And my best light comes in to the 2 bedrooms that have south-facing windows. Which means I have added the bench to Oatmeal’s room (and if I need more space, I will have to add a second one to my room)! The board the plants will sit on is just under the window and higher than Oats will attempt to jump, so they will be safe from bun-splorations. He was intrigued by the new additions to his space and took a nap under the bench this afternoon. I think he likes it. One of my renovation thoughts is to add some shelving/cabinets under the window in that room, so this is like trying out that idea in a not-so-permanent way. Plus, plants!
After carrying all the concrete blocks into the house I was even more exhausted (I’d already been to the gym prior to heading over to my folks’ place). I fell asleep while reading, but when I got up to brush my teeth, I couldn’t stop thinking about this idea I had for a drawing, and that distracted me for another hour at least (where I should have just done it, or worked on it, but instead tried to sleep)…which put me in bed at 10:30. That was fine since I had to get up early this morning to start my laundry before meeting a friend for a hike.
We did not find dog hat, though we did revisit part of the woods where I lost it. It was a beautiful morning – steadily climbing into the 60s – and we hiked a little over 4 miles (some of it very muddy). Almost fell asleep while we were waiting to get seated for brunch, but quickly rallied once I had a bite of my sandwich. PK recommended an apple bread gouda ham sandwich. The apple bread would have made an excellent French toast all on its own. I somehow missed the “ham” part – not my favorite, but the combination was still good. It came with sweet potato fries. Lovely.
A few more errands after that, then home where I continued the laundry and collected a bunch of small projects that I dumped on the floor in the living room to finish Once and For All. Once the floor is empty, the projects will be done and I can go to bed. Because SLEEP.
I wish I had had more energy for this day, because I *could* have gone for a bike ride – it was warm enough out. And I could have had a fire (lots of wood/sticks came down in my yard in the past 3 months). And I could have cleaned the house. But, instead, I am cataloging my seeds, planning my garden, folding my laundry, and baking cookies.
I still need to draw the thing.
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