Today was a good day. Puttering and cleaning took up most of it. Apparently while I was busy 24/7 the last 10 days of school, the rest of the people in my house suffered domestic amnesia and no one did dishes, or laundry or tidying.....basically they did squat. It really annoys me that no one picks up the slack, especially when they are walking past things that need to be done repeatedly.
Dishes were tackled and a few loads of laundry done to start the process. It was a good day to hang things on the line.
I got in two walks today and it was so good to just have time to reconnect with the outdoors and know I could take as long as colitis would let me, and didn't have to be back on a timeline. I swear I could feel my cells literally expelling stress as I walked.
We BBQ'd for supper and sat down at the patio set I bought in May. I have wanted a patio set the whole time we've lived in this house (17 years) and DH never thought it was a good idea because we didn't have a deck or patio. I just wanted to be able to sit outside and enjoy a meal or read a book and have............a place. It came to just under $500 for a table and chairs for 6. It didn't have the glass top on it as we both hate that grunge line that develops between the glass edge and the seam of the table. I scrimped on grocery $ to funnel extra cash to pay it as well as redirecting some summer 2013 money so that the CC balance was 0$. I know...I should have saved for it ahead of time. I faltered. I took away from a self chosen savings goal, but I did not add debt. That has to count for something. I hope :-)
I enjoyed eating out there and tomorrow we plan to do something about the lack of patio surface.
Tuesday, Nice weekend!
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4 comments:
I think no debt on a new patio set is a good thing.. doesn't matter where it came from! You have something now simple that will add to your pleasure for (hopefully!) most of the year! :) Enjoy!
I feel the same way when I get outside! I focus on taking deep breaths, & just feel the tension leaving me. Now, if only I could work outside! ;-)
Your patio set sounds fabulous!
We bought our first patio set in 20 years last summer when we redid the deck. Thankfully, we found one on sale that was below what we thought we'd have to pay, so it ended up being a really good deal. Enjoy your set and your time for just you this summer!
We bought our first patio set in 20 years last summer when we redid the deck. Thankfully, we found one on sale that was below what we thought we'd have to pay, so it ended up being a really good deal. Enjoy your set and your time for just you this summer!
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