Week Nine, August 2009

Last weekend did not go *quite* like I expected; but I did get done the main thing on my schedule done. I have tweaked it a bit, re-arranging what I want to get done when. The best thing at this point is knowing that I have (finally) got a schedule reasonably flexible enough to handle the unexpected!

Saturday was a gray, off-and-on rainy day. There are a lot of things around the house that I probably should have done. But I just didn't. Instead I got all my fall decorations out, and the summer stuff packed away. I also baked a batch of cookies for no special reason. Now, realistically, my schedule has included getting cookie dough made and in the freezer. It hasn't happened. I'm supposed to be much farther along on sewing projects. And, I should be keeping up with routine cleaning in all the areas I've already done. Well, that part I'm somewhat doing, but could stand to be better.

Saturday night we got an unexpected call to go to our son's house (2 hours away). All is well there now, but we weren't sure what was up until we were almost there. So, we got a short visit with them all, plus Jimmy got to go pump out his boat. That just meant that Sunday was a wash as far as getting anything else done at home.

The weather is co-operating nicely. I saved the jobs in the "hotter" areas for cooler weather. September can be as hot as August in NC. So far, though, it's starting out lovely, and this whole week is predicted to be "normal". Next weekend my target is the porch. I have a 3 day weekend to get it done - although I hope to reserve Monday for a cookie-dough making party with a friend.

I hope during this week to find an extra reserve of energy somewhere and get a few small jobs caught up.