So very busy
I feel like I’m behind in everything. Work is piling up on my desk, and I’ve got a ton of stuff to do at home, too. It’s no fun that I missed nearly a week of work just to come back to a broken computer. I don’t know when I’ll find the time to deal with that.
On the upside, the Bug is cuter than ever. Her favorite word right now is “no,” which seems to have several meanings – including “yes.” And I simply love watching this person of thirty inches walking around the house and office.
This weekend, my parents are going to be out of town (again) to visit MS for my little nephew’s christening. I wish I could go, but since Katie just got a new job, and just took off a week for bereavement, taking off more work is simply not an option.
The other downside to their leaving town is they can’t help with the Bug this weekend. Katie and I have let the house go to seed over the last few weeks, and there are some big problem areas that need attending to. So this weekend we’ll be taking turns cleaning and playing with the baby, instead of having sitting and knocking it out in a few hours.
Number one on my todo list is to shave an inch or so off of E’s new bedroom door. Embarrassingly enough, I haven’t found the time to do that in the last month, so E’s had a not-so-private room of late. I find it adorable, though, that he hasn’t seemed to notice or care.
Ok, back to that pile of work on my desk. Ugh.
When you put it that way
If you wonder why my blogging varies in frequency.
My new schedule
Get up at 5:45. Get to work around 8. Work, work, work. Leave work at 5. Play with puppy for 15-20 minutes. Paint until dark. Find something to eat. Read for 10-15 minutes. Play with puppy some more. Sleep. Get up at 5:45….
*gasp*
That’s me coming up for air.
I thought I had a ton of stuff to blog about this weekend and today, but I just haven’t had a chance.
This weekend I finally finished painting the trim in our bedroom. When Katie and I bought this house a year and a half ago, the first major project I undertook was to paint our bedroom. I thought it was going to be a 2-3 day job, but I didn’t count on wallpaper. I spent a good forty hours just on the walls, and I never got around to the trim.
And you’d've thought I’d learned at least one lesson – every project in an old house takes longer than you’d expect. Yet I still spent a good twelve hours on the trim this weekend. I had tons of stuff I wanted to do around the house, and the only thing I got done was the white trim in the bedroom.
But I did get it done.
Looking forward to
I’m very much looking forward to having time to think about blogging again. Right now, every single bit of my energy is devoted to work, family, and house. Blogging more now would go something like this: “wow, I’m really busy at work,” “wow, my child is cute,” “dang, it was chilly at baseball practice last night,” or “man, I need to finish painting the fence.”
Soon.
