Just popping in Tatoulia,

I’m swamped right now, but I’m very sorry you are in pain!  Be careful about diverticulitis.  My dad has been hospitalized with it twice!

I’m too tired to function tonight, so probably going to bed early.  In the morning have a lot of stuff to get together and a very full day.  Today I taught all day, then stopped by the grocery store, made cupcakes for Buddy’s birthday and ran a load of dishes.  I have his presents gathered, but not wrapped.

tomorrow - deliver eggs, teach, swim, pick up Bean, Bean and I set up a little party surprise for Buddy at their house, give Buddy his presents and then head home to either crash or dig out.  I also need to write a letter to a parent….

could you come to my house and make the beds nice? (I’m kidding.). Just try to come by regularly.  The more feedback I get, the more motivated I am to have something to report.  I put a little bag of “could be used for crafts” that I found in the cupboard when looking for cupcake papers into the trash - that’s one thing?

How can I help you get ready for the visitor, SubC?

I am not feeling well today. Started yesterday. It’s like a thick painful spot on the mower left abdomen.  I feel like I have a fever but I do not. No nausea and no other stomach symptoms. It feels like when I had diverticulitis so I’m trying to just rest and drink water.

it rained all day Sunday so I skipped my baseball game, which was severely delayed.  My friends still went, which was good. I worked on my house and cleaned another linen closet shelf.

my cleaners came yesterday so that was good.

let’s accomplish this week!  It’s hard for me to walk right now but let’s get stuff done!

Good morning!

I did not really do any prep for my week yesterday.  Dh and I worked outside in the yard.  We pulled all the weeds out of the abandoned and overgrown flowerbed along the side of the house where the dining porch is and removed a shaggy mound of pokey evergreen shrub.  I was upset about taking out the wildflowers that feed the hummingbirds because they haven’t left yet, but it was almost impossible to save those while tearing out the things that needed to go (there were small trees starting up - inches from the house). So when we got done tearing out, Dh took me to the store to get some annual mums for color and a hummingbird feeder.  So feeding the hummingbirds is now on my task list.

dd had a work emergency, and the child of mom who is supposed to watch Bean before school is sick, so I am driving down there super early this morning so dsil can leave for work.  I’ll get Bean to school and bring Buddy back here to do chores late.

i’m going to have to get a little bit of housework done while Buddy is here, or I am really going to lose my grip on it.  I have been mostly maintaining, except for the counter of doom, but not really making progress.  I need to recover the counter of doom again, and I really really want things in better shape when dd2 brings her SO to meet us in less than a month!

I know that I’m lucky to have a friend at work who offered to store my suitcases at her place!  She brings them but and picks them up again. Pretty nice!!

I went downtown this afternoon and got my hair cut. So all around a pretty productive day. I’d like to do some laundry tonight.  But I’m not sure I will.

yes work makes all of this so much harder, doesn’t it?   Glad your boy is feeling better!!

Hi Tatoulia!  Thanks for coming back!

Bean felt better right away - he mostly needed a day of rest.

I didn’t realize that your suitcases were not at your house.  Good job on the medicine, the linen closet, and the sheets!

I worked in the basement a little more on Friday and found three VeryUsefulBoxes I can take to school for kids to take stuff home in, and a plastic container with section dividers to donate.  I will count the container out.

Today I went down to the city studio and fired raku with friends all day.  I’m exhausted.  I don’t know if it is things catching up with me or being on my feet in heat and smoke for hours, but I hope I get a good night’s sleep tonight!  I will count my new pots in tomorrow.

When I got home, I took a shower, started a load of laundry, and went to pick my car up with Dh - the AC is fixed now.  We bought a booster seat for Bean so it is easier to drive him in different cars and that arrived today.  Is it a thing in?  I guess.

i’m trying to find the energy to do a few basic things before bed - like my chores.  It will definitely be an early night.  I don’t know what I will do tomorrow, besides hopefully plan and get things together so that my week will be easier.  Right now my week days are all very full.

Good job on getting rid of stuff!!!   Very proud of you, SubC.

today I got up earlier than I wanted to and suddenly found myself cleaning one shelf of my linen closet. Yay me!  I also ran errands including taking expired medicine to the medication disposal bin. The post office wasn’t busy so I bought stamps. I ran a few more errands and now I’m fooling around til my haircut.

I’ll go do the dishes now.

not that I deserve a medal or anything but I changed my sheets yesterday. The cleaners change them every week but I gave her the week off. She was having a terrible week. I pay her just the same because it’s important to our relationship, and her feeling of worth, that I pay her. So if I’m sick and cancel, she still gets paid. If she needs to cancel (which is rare), I pay her. This week she was having a terrible week and she was insisting on coming and I told her on Friday that I’d change my own sheets and I’ll see her next week.

making big progress on the coffee table.

I have all the gifts to go overseas in my luggage. It’s not actually the luggage I take overseas but it’s my carryon luggage, which won’t be going with me. I will need it for my fall trip to the mountains so I’ll have to clean it out for that trip. My actual luggage is stored at a friend’s house. BF and I are trying to figure out our luggage for our Christmas trip. We keep saying that we aren’t bringing much but who knows. Last year I tried to put a suitcase in a suitcase and I ended up separating them, filling both bags, and checking both suitcases.  I wanted to return a suitcase I’d borrowed the year before, which I ended up bringing back again this year. I only had Christmas gifts for BF, family, and our friends in it, but BF brought a lot for me and people in the US. and I ended up coming home with it filled, plus an empty travel bag with chocolates and other presents. I wanted to avoid that this time. I either want to return the suitcase or just leave it here. It’s too much luggage getting to the airport and then taking the trains overseas. And coming back to the US with two checked suitcases plus the stuff I bring on the plane (purse and a travel bag with presents) makes for a difficult time. Now I’m rambling.

Im going to do the dishes, have a quick seltzer, and get ready to head downtown for my haircut.

hoping your grandson is feeling better!!

hello to everyone!  If you’re lurking, please say hi!

Where are you Tatoulia?

today I don’t have buddy because his dad kept him on Tuesday when his brother was sick, so he has a preschool make up day,

I am having a rest and recovery day.  I’ve done a little laundry and started the dishes.  I’ve also been wrestling with the basement.  I found eight things from a sentimental bin that could go, which was hard work, and a whole portable filing crate plus of office supplies.  I’m counting the 15 binders and the crate, but not the folders and other small stuff.

Yesterday after swimming I stopped at a thrift store a noticed how many brand new binders they had, in many sizes and styles, for no more than $2.  Some were as low as 69 cents, which can be up to 75% off depending on the special of the day.  I thought about how rarely I need a binder and how often can afford to spend $2, and I freed up my space.  I did buy a rack thing while I was there though. ($1.50 plus tax) I think it’s meant for shoes, but I am going to wash it and use it as a drying rack for gallon ziplocks and big plastic snack bags.  They have to be rinsed out before they can be recycled (or sometimes reused for the ziplocks) and they are very hard to get dry because they fall over.  It will hold seven and it comes apart and becomes very flat.

i’m going to post my progress in the tally thread, but I will probably be back later.

Good afternoon!

Tatoulia - get it together. - 😉❤️. But seriously, how is it going?  Good job on the laundry.  Four loads is a lot.  I know you do smaller loads, but it is still a lot.

i did my dishes last night, but not my laundry.  i did leave for school prepared today - even with healthy food packed!  My class went well this morning, and then dd sent a note that bean is home sick from school today, so I don’t pick him up.  I stayed at school longer and got some things organized for tomorrow.  Then I went to swim.

i have two hours until my class tonight.  I stopped at the thrift store after swimming and bought three decorations for Buddy’s birthday party that will become yard toys, and a pair of shoes.  The shoes I was wearing were hurting my feet, so I will throw them out.  So far these seem better.  Now I am at the library.  Found two books to check out and thought I would stop by.

Good afternoon!

Tatoulia - get it together. - 😉❤️. But seriously, how is it going?  Good job on the laundry.  Four loads is a lot.  I know you do smaller loads, but it is still a lot.

i did my dishes last night, but not my laundry.  i did leave for school prepared today - even with healthy food packed!  My class went well this morning, and then dd sent a note that bean is home sick from school today, so I don’t pick him up.  I stayed at school longer and got some things organized for tomorrow.  Then I went to swim.

i have two hours until my class tonight.  I stopped at the thrift store after swimming and bought three decorations for Buddy’s birthday party that will become yard toys, and a pair of shoes.  The shoes I was wearing were hurting my feet, so I will throw them out.  So far these seem better.  Now I am at the library.  Found two books to check out and thought I would stop by.

Subc, you did a lot!   I’ve been sleeping late every day this long weekend.  I did meet a friend on Saturday and we went to a historic house tour and walked around the city. Yesterday I went to goodwill. This AM I woke up to a friend saying he was across the street, and my house is in no shape for visitors so I sat on the stoop with him. I was in my pjs. I’ve now spent the rest of the day working on my house and it’s shaping up!  I’m really happy about that!  Coffee table almost there.  Did four loads of laundry including cat laundry. I would like to go a few more loads but I’m feeling a little weak and out of breath so I’m going to need to make a meal.

Please keep telling me to get it together. It is helping me.

Subc, you did a lot!   I’ve been sleeping late every day this long weekend.  I did meet a friend on Saturday and we went to a historic house tour and walked around the city. Yesterday I went to goodwill. This AM I woke up to a friend saying he was across the street, and my house is in no shape for visitors so I sat on the stoop with him. I was in my pjs. I’ve now spent the rest of the day working on my house and it’s shaping up!  I’m really happy about that!  Coffee table almost there.  Did four loads of laundry including cat laundry. I would like to go a few more loads but I’m feeling a little weak and out of breath so I’m going to need to make a meal.

Please keep telling me to get it together. It is helping me.

So Tatoulia, I want to know what you did, but I want you to post even if you didn’t do anything.

and Lila, I still miss you!

I finally repotted my amaryllises - about a month late.  Some of them died, but not all.  Then I cleaned off the front porch (it is an outdoor covered porch about the size of a minimum space full bathroom.). None of that is getting ready for school, but it made me feel better. I assigned some things to trash, recycling, or pass on.  Nothing that really counts as an out item, just the sort of thing that should not have been saved in the first place.

the things I need for the class I’m taking tomorrow night and for picking up bean are in the truck (car was dropped off)

the things I need to teach, swim, and eat are not.

I will get there.  I have laundry and dishes to do too.

Hi Tatoulia!

Do something! (What do you need to do right now?)

Kansas is or bunny friend I think.  I am farther east, but still Midwest.

i couldn’t post for a bit, but Cory has fixed it.❤️

I had a great time with Buddy on Friday. We went swimming in the pond.  Saturday I worked on the house a little more ( not in tally to c9me), and yesterday Dh and I took both boys out to breakfast, to the park, and to a fun kid thing at a museum in the city.  Then we dropped buddy off and bean came with us for lunch at a cafe, an afternoon of Legos and pottery, dinner, more Legos and helping with chores, and spending the night.  This morning after breakfast and chores I will return him to his parents.  I really like having the boys one at a time!

We have to drop my car off because we have decided that even though the repair is expensive, the car has enough life left that it makes sense.

Then I will do some more stuff around the house and get ready for the first day of school tomorrow. 😮

Hi SubC, Hi Cory!

I wouldn’t know what to do with 10-20 pens in my house!  All of my pens and pencils (maybe 7 total including two sharpies) are in a pencil pouch. One thing that drives me nuts is when I see someone try to use a pen, discover it doesn’t work, and put it back in their desk or holder or whatever.  Throw it out!  My mother would look at me, amazed, when I’d throw out a pen that no longer works. I think with electronic note taking now, fewer pens are fine. I’ve had the same two in my desk all year at work. I do like to take notes. I also still send postcards and letters to people, so I do need some writing instruments.

SubC, I’m sorry about the car and the heat!  Wow I tend to forget where you are in the country but I vaguely recall Kansas or Oklahoma   Let me know if I’m even close to be correct.

i don’t have a lot of progress to report  work really takes it out of me.  That said, I’m just home from wandering around the city, I have showered, and I’m doing laundry  I need to figure out what to make for dinner

please hound me to do something.  Anything.

Hi SubC, Hi Cory!

I wouldn’t know what to do with 10-20 pens in my house!  All of my pens and pencils (maybe 7 total including two sharpies) are in a pencil pouch. One thing that drives me nuts is when I see someone try to use a pen, discover it doesn’t work, and put it back in their desk or holder or whatever.  Throw it out!  My mother would look at me, amazed, when I’d throw out a pen that no longer works. I think with electronic note taking now, fewer pens are fine. I’ve had the same two in my desk all year at work. I do like to take notes. I also still send postcards and letters to people, so I do need some writing instruments.

SubC, I’m sorry about the car and the heat!  Wow I tend to forget where you are in the country but I vaguely recall Kansas or Oklahoma   Let me know if I’m even close to be correct.

i don’t have a lot of progress to report  work really takes it out of me.  That said, I’m just home from wandering around the city, I have showered, and I’m doing laundry  I need to figure out what to make for dinner

please hound me to do something.  Anything.

Testing after working on issue with the programmers

I am tired.

i cleaned out the drawer of the secretary cabinet.  So. Many. Decisions.  And honestly a lot of stuff got dumped in my mess in the basement to deal with later - but it is keep stuff, it’s just keep stuff that I don’t know where its home is yet.  Like, binder clips - where do I keep binder clips?  They are in a pile of office supplies right now.  I did remove trash and recycling.  And I gathered a big box of markers to take to school and sone pens for the glaze room. And I did put some stuff in it’s correct location.

a little set of Legos I bought a while ago arrived today and I added a book to the donate pile, so I’m calling that even.

i took my car to the shop.  The thing that broke is really expensive.  I don’t know what we’re going to do.

I haven’t repotted the amaryllises.  I got a slow start this morning and didn’t have time before my car appointment.  Then by the time I got home it was 100 degrees outside.

buddy gets dropped off at 7 tomorrow.  Dd wants to borrow the truck, so she will also pick him up.

Posting a lot today - not buying Legos.

I heard back from ddil about the books and I also cleaned off part of another shelf so I could put some of the new ones away.  13 books in the go pile.

and I went out to the studio and spent just a few minutes sorting out a bin.  Lots of tools to go to school.  I stopped counting at 12, but I filled a small jar standing on end.  Individual tools are like individual Legos at this point - I’m just managing volume.

i also just for fun googled how many pens you should have in the house (because there’s a little desk caddy of them on top of the secretary cabinet). answer - 10-20 🤣. Pretty sure I have more than that in the caddy alone.  There are six in my purse.  I should take some more pens to the city studio - it is always hard to find one in the glaze room where they are needed.

I have not bought pens or markers of any kind in decades.  Dh did buy a box of pencils a couple of years ago because he likes new erasers.

I haven’t done the amaryllises or the studio yet - most of today I’ve done nothing - I did make an appointment for my car - i puttered about, played with my Legos, ran a load of laundry, read online, pulled a vine off the side of the house, sorted some recycling, left messes behind me wherever I went….

But finally my brain felt rested enough to engage with something and I decided to do my 5 minutes.  I opened the slanted front of my little cherry secretary and I took everything out.  It was like a clown car.  I found melted gum (I gave up gum before covid) I found a cell phone that I know died when my 34 y.o. was in high school, I found altoids from I don’t know when (did you know altoids are not vegetarian?), I found unopened film, I found so many partial note pads and blank scraps of paper…

I FOUND THE BEAUTIFUL DRAGON PEN MY BROTHER MADE ME TEN YEARS AGO WHEN MY ELDEST GOT MARRIED! - safe in it’s little velvet bag and untouched by gum!

I moved a few things and I made use of the trash can and the recycling bin and I put two desk organizer thingies in the donate box and I put my pen on the desk I actually use.

Then I put back: two rolls of tape (different kinds) one tiny bottle of Elmer’s glue, a three hole punch, a stapler, the least used note pad, and my (metal) recipe file box AFTER I carefully added little cork feet with the stick on cork I saved “to put feet on things”.

This took a lot more than minutes.  That was ok.

I found my pen!

Tomorrow I’m going to do the drawer.  Which will hopefully make space to move the hole punch and one kind of tape down into it.

Good morning!

class last night and back to six hours of sleep.  the A/C in my car picked yesterday to die gain since it was a static temp of 98 and “feels like” 104.  So that’s on my plate for today.  I also remembered last night to buy some soil I’ve been needing to repot my dad’s amaryllises - so I will do that today - only a month late. And I had a coupon, so I bought myself a fancy box of tools I was coveting for pottery class.  I am going to pull some generic ones out of my studio so I don’t have to count those in.  Working in there is also on my “today” list.

I dropped the towels I mentioned in the tally thread, but forgot the umbrella.  It’s just riding in my car for now - next drop chance is next week.  i also spotted a place to be rid of another item I didn’t know what to do with - also next week.  I didn’t buy any Legos yesterday.

my farm sitter had her baby yesterday - emergency c-section, but mom and baby are doing ok. (baby looks great, mom is pretty wiped out)

I found a YouTube video (I watch YouTube while I do laundry and dishes) about cleaning out your house in five minutes a day.  (I laughed because five minutes a day would take more than the rest of my life, but then I also thought that there are many days I don’t even spend five minutes, so why not?). The thing that was different about it was that when you found something you were saving for a project, you were supposed to either get rid of it, or block out the time for the project on your calendar.  Given the nature of my life right now, I don’t really see that happening unless the project is small, but I thought I might at least start a list of projects and address planning/thinning them in January, or during downtime when I am with the twins. (Yes, there will be downtime.  I am not going to spend all of the time when the parents are both home cleaning up or making food or playing with Birdy, or I will become exhausted. The point of going is to allow everyone to have some downtime.). Maybe when I see how long my list is, I’ll be more able to get rid of the projects with the lowest priority. “Well, realistically I’m never going to get to this….”

Good morning!

I managed to sleep seven hours last night.

tatoulia, I know, I know!

how does the coffee table look now?

i don’t know where everyone is, but our friend who starts with C is worried about internet exposure.

I took my donate pile to the thrift store yesterday after I returned Buddy to his dad.  There were some hard things in it.

dh is being very patient and kind right now.  He knows I am tired.  There is a lot going on with Bean and Buddy’s family and I am trying to step up for Dd as much as I can - really for the boys.  Bean is no longer enjoying aftercare at school.  The day is too long for him and he is acting out at home.  I am going to pick him up right after school today - and probably every Tuesday for the next seven weeks.  His dad will hopefully be available after that.  Dd is going to get back to me about if she needs me on other days as well.

also, I don’t know if you saw everything about the twins.  Ddil is very stressed and overwhelmed.  She had a hard time after Birdy was born and has asked me to come after they are born - for a long time.  I have agreed to up to six weeks for now.  My farm sitter is having her 8th child in a few weeks.  She cannot cover that.  So I am probably going to have to sell/give away my animals.  I have been looking for alternatives, but cannot find any.  This is adding to my stress and probably a big part of why I keep feeding my inner squirrel Legos.  I also worry about Bean and Birdy while I am gone.

I’m trying to get my head around starting fresh in January.  Christmas is pretty much cancelled for us this year.  I need to do all my gift shopping and shipping/prepping by early November and that is it - no tree, no decorations, no baking, no gathering, none of the traditions we usually observe.  My mom gave me the advent calendar from my childhood this summer and I won’t be able to put it up for Bean and Birdy until next year.

i am working really hard on creating a vision for the rest of the year that maximizes function and has moments of joy - especially things that I get to do this year that are tied to the differences of this year, and then “starting over” in January.

this morning I have school prep to do and I will work on the house.

Thanks for the encouragement, SubC. I worked on it tonight and I have my pile going overseas and I have my pile going to my sister’s in the Fall. I also have all the shredding to take to the office. The people who bought one of BF’s business in 2022 sold it recently and there were a few things of his that I needed to pick up. Framed photos and drawings. I’ll see what I can bring to him in December.

I just started the dishwasher and kitty has fresh bowls of food and water. I need to hop in shower and go to bed. I got up extra early today to start working.

trash and recycling out.  Kitty has a clean box.  Or did. I’d love to know why she uses it the second I clean it.

okay on the legos but you know I’m going to have to rein you in at some point!!   But I get it, you are fulfilling a dream and that’s good.

I’ll talk with you soon!  I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed you and others.  I wonder where they’ve gone?  Doesn’t matter, we will welcome with  open arms!!!

Tatoulia, good job on the coffee table!  Keep it up!  I hope you had fun with your friend.

I’m afraid the anti Lego wishes didn’t work.😳

it was a very good shopping day.  I bought some little people for Buddy, and a seller made me an offer.  There were two Lego sets I’ve been eying for a long time.  One retailed for $99.99 and one for 109.99 (before tax). Both have been retired since I started wanting them, but with the offer, I got them both, used but complete, with directions but no boxes (which is a plus for me because I struggle with the boxes) for less than $62 including tax and shipping.  It was a big splurge (I am not usually spending that kind of money on the Legos - my last purchase was 13.50) but I couldn’t resist the deal.  I have not seen either complete for less than $40 before tax and shipping since I started looking.

I will keep trying to do better…..

good job on the lunches!  I bet you are eating healthier too.

I made it to the grocery store. My friend will be here earlier than expected so I’m going to jump on the shower. I will move a few more things from coffee table to their actual homes.

Sending you strength to avoid lego acquiring.   I had to finally unsubscribe to various clothing websites to keep me from buying stuff.   Ditto Etsy   Etsy is a real problem for me

making progress on the coffee table, took two things off last night and put them away. So I’ve started, thanks to you.  I’m going to go get groceries now. I do have the heavy stuff delivered but for fruits and veggies I like to buy myself.  I have to figure out my lunch for work tomorrow. I no longer buy lunches at work. They are close to $20 now so that’s $60 a week on my in office days. I started doing this in March and I am significantly happier.  And I have more money.

going to head out now before I magically waste an hour with nothing to show for it. Might be meeting a friend for dinner tonight. She’s driving in from western New York so we shall see.  I’m good no matter how it shapes up.

Tatoulia, did you get to the coffee table?

I’m sorry you are struggling.

I have both night stands in place.  Neither one fits perfectly, but they look better than what was there.

i have 33 books and three toys ready to go to other destinations, plus a pile waiting for ddil to check some shelves, and a few miscellaneous items heading out as well, but they are not the sort of thing I count - boxes and bits and pieces.  I am tired.

i also have Handouts ready to copy for open house for three of my five classes tomorrow.  I have to do the other two in the morning and make copies at school before open house starts.  I recycled a decent sized stack of paper and cleared out a lot of old files when I was doing that.

but also some more Legos came that I had already ordered.  I did not hide them from Dh.  He was ok with them coming.

i bought a little set that was too cheap to resist this morning, i had wanted it when it was out new, but i thought it was too expensive, and then it got discontinued. There is another one I want to bid on right now, but I am not going to.  I am trying.

You are doing great!  Taking the photos of the books and having others decide if they want them or if they will be donated.  Good work!

I did accomplish a few things today. I’ve been suffering from depression and sadness but, I got my nails done, I picked up from the dry cleaners, I took a misdelivered package to the correct house, I deposited a check and now I’m doing laundry. I will fold what is done and then I will go to the coffee table.

many thanks!  I need this!

Tatoulia! Take one thing off the coffee table, ok?  You can do it.

it is ok that Dd won’t give me a key - heartdaughter has her spare keys and is usually only a phone call and a few blocks away, and Dd just doesn’t need “make keys” on her to do list right now. (I should probably ask heartdaughter to make me copies…..

i don’t know if you are reading my backsliding tally entries, but this morning I got overwhelmed in a “I have to do something” sort of way. - I was trying to figure out how to move the plastic cart and pressboard bookshelf that are in the places I want to put the night stands, AND  are both full.

i have not made enough progress, but there are 8 books to go to the little library, four to go to my kids, and a bunch more in a stack on the table waiting for my kids to respond to the photos I keep sending.  Plus I cleared off one entire shelf of the basement pantry cupboard. (The chickens are very happy)

I brought a toy up from basement storage to see if buddy likes it on Monday.

i have not emptied the book shelf, but I have moved it.  Progress is happening.

Hello SubC!  Nothing zilch zero to report on the coffee table BUT last weekend I took things to the cat shelter and to the city textile recycling center.  Wednesday, the building cleaning lady was here and I had a nice pair of sandals I wore about twice, indoors only, and two tops for her. I save her my good stuff and she takes it to her church.

sorry your schedule is a bit up in the air. Not sure if there’s something going on with your daughter’s refusal to give you a key to her house or if it’s ok with you.

weekend is here and I swear I have to either find a home for the cookbooks or have my head examined.

Will report back later!

Good morning.

dd was late to work yesterday, so she has changed the childcare plan.  I still have buddy on Mondays and Fridays, but she is paying another mom to keep Bean before school and take him to school along with her own child and will drop Buddy off here in the mornings one day and meet me somewhere earlier the other day.  That second part isn’t fleshed out yet.  I expect the plan to continue changing.  Drop off was also a mess yesterday because she wrote on the schedule to bring Buddy back after 4:30 and what she meant was “after the meeting I have at 4:30”.  We ended up going for a 40 minute walk around the neighborhood because she won’t give me house keys.

today is Buddy’s first day of daycare and the one day I have been forbidden to pick him up early.

Last night Dh helped me move the “new” little desk I brought home from school down to the basement and was not critical even though it is looking bad down there again.  Also I bought more Legos.  I should not have.  I was browsing and something in the box caught my eye and the auction was about to end…. It was a small mistake and not a big one.  Hopefully it will be the catalyst that stops me from browsing in the evening when I am worn down.

i did also catch up on laundry.

today I go to work - all staff meeting and classroom work day, and then I have pottery class in the evening.  I have a break in the middle where I could pick buddy up, but I’m not allowed. 🙁 So I will probably stay at school and work longer. Or maybe go swim.  But probably not.

tomorrow I will work on my house and take things to the thrift store.

waiting to hear about Tatoulia’s coffee table…..