Sometimes getting out of the house is much more difficult than it should be. It’s after 6:00 in the evening and I’m not even out of my pajamas yet. I cannot take a shower because there is a woman on a ladder outside our bathroom window. In fact, I can’t even use the bathroom, since there’s a woman on a ladder outside the bathroom window. Who’d have thought I’d ever have to worry about someone peeking into the bathroom window in our house in the country? And I had somewhere I wanted to be in less than an hour. So I pour myself a glass of wine, and I blog. Because, really, do these sorts of things happen to anyone else? Yeah, didn’t think so.
Besides, you know, this girl’s had her share of fun in the past week. I’ve actually been out of the house, fully dressed, with hair and makeup done, every day for the past five days. That’s a new record, friends. I attended book club; I enjoyed dinner and the symphony with book club friends; I enjoyed a romantic lunch date with my husband before hosting a gathering at my house.
Yesterday I woke up early and spent most of the day puttering around the house while the lady (who is at this very moment dangling from my roof) power-washed my house. When Ryan got home, we went to my Auntie’s house to fix her laptop, and we ended up staying for dinner. And this morning, finally motivated, I proceeded to haul out my own ladder to wash the outsides of the windows that were streaked from yesterday’s power-washing. I needed some way to keep busy while I wait to hear from my brother-in-law and sister-in-law as to whether I’m going to be having a niece or a nephew in February. The suspense is getting to me here.
Meanwhile, this barefoot klutz stepped in some broken glass last night. Have you ever injured the bottom of your foot? While the cut wasn’t that deep, the sucker just wouldn’t stop bleeding because, well, I couldn’t stay off my foot long enough to let it. Fortunately, it happened late enough that I managed to get the bleeding stopped and then went to bed; by the time I got up this morning, it seemed to have stopped. Still, it’s making the simple act of walking into quite the challenge. Well, I should say more of a challenge than it is on any other day.
Finally, I’ve had several requests recently for more frequent posts. I’m working on it, I really am. I’m just sort of at a loss for new material here. My creativity is waning, but I’m trying. I’d love to hear from you to find out what you like to read about!
xoxo,
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Today and To-Merrow 