UPDATE: The pup rallied and seems fine - Must have been a dietary indiscretion on his part! I however am wiped out so we postponed our lunch outing until next week.
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Well the dog threw up in the bed at 2:30 this morning (poor little guy) so I started a load of laundry then. Other than that and our plans to go out for Chinese food for lunch today I’m not sure what else I will get done beyond a nap!
At the moment the dog is sound asleep back on the bed so hopefully he is not sick. He got to do 2 of his favorite things yesterday- ride in the car and go to the groomer - but otherwise an ordinary day.
May has caught me with a lot of things on my April hope to do list still not done. Oh well! Here are some things that did happen last week though.
1. Yeah! Our replacement no cord cellular shade is up so we can open it and get more natural light into the living area during the day. Hubby also repositioned the pulls on some others so they are easier to operate. In the process we noticed that we have two different makes of blinds although they are very similar and the same color. Just took us 2 years to notice that! Hubby also replaced some caulk around that kitchen sink that was moldy when we moved in and got worse.
2. The dining room table is basically cleared of ongoing paperwork as I near the end of procrastinated paperwork and I would like to keep it that way. My desk is upstairs near the file cabinet and printer, but now with a laptop I tend to work downstairs and the papers do migrate.
3. Sunday evening we heard the sound of drumming and walked down the street to a block party featuring a performance of Oh-In Taiko Japanese drumming by 8 women. Turns out a church in the neighborhood offers classes. It was an amazing performance. Then I learned my Pilates trainer's BIL is a master of this type of drumming. She told me the history of how it came first to California and spread throughout the US. Love those type of unexpected connections.
4. Decided on a pair of rose gold sandals for the upcoming niece's wedding. Very comfortable and they were only $65 plus tax which is a great price for Clarks. Some varieties of their shoes fit me well and last for a good while. I have returned all the others I ordered. It usually takes me 6 to 10 pairs of shoes ordered to find one to keep.
5. The smaller size of the dress I ordered for the wedding finally arrived and it fits! I’m not sure it is summer formal but I’m going with it. Now to drive to Walnut Creek to return the larger one and the necklace I bought impulsively.
Frugal and minimalist things:
Neighbors who are moving across the country had a big yard sale followed by giving away things. I looked and came home with nothing except for free partially used consumables - moisturizing lotion and toilet bowl cleaner. Moving ourselves twice in six years is a good reminder not to add “just in case” or “maybe I will use it” stuff into the house.
I’m also questioning a few home decor and furnishing upgrade items I have on my would like list as there are more important expensive things to deal with short term in the house such as a safer stair railing, new carpeting, and replacing the aging water heater with an on demand one.
The sandals I bought for the upcoming wedding will be a good replacement for a well worn pair in my closet. One in - one out. I can conceive of wearing the dress again too so perhaps it won’t be a one wear wedding guest dress. I’ll see if my DIL has a dressy purse I can use but if not I’ll use a smallish one I have along with already owned necklace and cardigan.
Once I started thinking of the sweet potato chili we didn’t like as spicy veggie stew the leftovers became more palatable. I added the last of white rice bought when the pup had to be on a bland diet briefly and served some of the “stew” I had frozen for dinner. I added apple slices and walnut bread as side while hubby had a dinner salad. Just a little is left and lunches will take care of that. Time to make more soup our better chili.
I have been watching episodes of an older show, The Librarians, that is now on YouTube. So outlandish and sometimes silly but ok for free entertainment. I can't see watching all four seasons but we will see.
It sounds as if even though you didn't get everything completed you still got most done.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Ah, if only you could see my list 😊 I Esther need more motivation or shorter lists or both. Things with deadlines or that are impeding life do get done promptly.
DeleteThe drumming performance sounds like a fun and fabulous surprise!
ReplyDeleteOh, those pesky pups who get into things they shouldn't! Glad he's feeling better.
I had a reminder today that our dining room table needs to be cleared as well. The granddaughter who lectures me about such things will be home this next week. LOL
A granddaughter who lectures you about tidiness -lol! My 8 year old one is at the blunt question stage but no lectures yet.
DeleteI love Clark's shoes. I think ordered a few pair and returning the ones you don't want sounds like a good plan - I dislike shoe and dress shopping! I was noticing that my basket of toiletries under my bathroom sink is becoming full, so its time for me to just use up what I have. But free is a great price!
ReplyDeleteI dislike shopping overall but especially clothes and shoes. I didn’t mind it nearly as much years ago when you could go to a mall and the stores were well stocked with a variety of things that would work for me.
DeleteGood for you to reduce that paper pile on your table. It sounds like my ironing pile. I get it down to a manageable size and didn't do a bunch of laundry and add 20 pieces to the pile. It's never ending.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the new blind is perfect. I would like to get new carpet for our bedrooms but dread The thought of what would entail to make it happen. And would hate to spend the money. But the carpet relay needs to be replaced. Maybe in the fall.
I'm wondering if you selected the coraly+orange dress for the wedding. I saw a picture of it but I wasn't sure what your final decision was. Rose gold sandals will be perfect.
I did get the dress I posted - just had to go down a size. Probably not summer formal enough but I'm done thinking it through! I'd like to stop spending money on our house but it keeps going. We need new carpeting too but I'm hoping to have the patio painted next!
DeletePaperwork creep is a problem at our house too! I try to keep on top of it, but it's not always easy. I got a special stamp roller that completely blanks out any info you want to protect. I have gotten in the habit of reading it and then putting it in the recycling bin. But I could be doing better!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the recycle bin whenever possible. We have set up all the auto-pays or auto-charges that we can and requested digital copies of much. Still there are the actionable/research required life admin things. Argh!
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