Nothing exciting or major to report!
1. We have a busy family weekend starting tonight with the picking up the older grandgirl from swim team and spending the evening with her as it is date night for our son and DIL. Little grandgirl stays at kid's night out at nursery school. Tomorrow is little one's 3rd birthday party prep and family birthday dinner. Sunday is the party. Will all be fun.
2. We've been researching the best kind of carpet to buy for pets, stairs and heavy use. Remembering the smell of new carpet outgassing, we decide to wait until the weather allows opening windows. We only have carpet upstairs, on the stairs and in the tiny bonus room downstairs that I use as exercise space.
3. Winter rain and cold weather returned on Sunday and lasted through yesterday. We are to have today and tomorrow clear; then another storm arrives.
4. Unusually for us, I had to throw away some moldy cheese, questionable jars of things in the frig, old spices, granola we didn't want to eat, etc. I guess I haven't paid close enough attention lately. Back on the little/no food waste wagon.
5. I found I really didn't like the rec center Feldenkrais class as my back hurt the whole session and the instructor did not have any alternatives to offer to solve that. Went twice; not going back after talking to my Pilates instructor who also couldn't come up with any solutions that fit the situation.
I never have anything interesting to report if I'm not on a trip. Same things different day, but switch up what tasks happen what days-the extent of my variety. I don't even have grandkids to help break up the monotony.
ReplyDeleteI hear your frustration. While having grandkids nearby is why we moved (again!), we really don't see them that much as they are busy with school, preschool and activities. I am trying to find ways to break up the monotony too!
DeleteAt least you can say you tried - I will try just about everything anyone suggests to me, if for nothing else than to rule out whether it works. You just found another thing that doesn't - back to the drawing board.
ReplyDeleteAgree!
DeleteI hope you find something that helps with your back.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the family time.
God bless.
Thanks - it usually does't hurt so this was very frustrating.
DeleteJuhli, regarding item 2 - would you consider hard surface flooring such as wood, engineered hardwood or luxury linoleum (hate that last name, but it is a BEAUTIFUL product that looks similar to hardwood but with much better performance in regard to water and kids and dogs)?
ReplyDeleteWe have replaced carpet with hard surface flooring in our last three homes, and could not be more pleased. We add softness where we want with area rugs. Much easier to clean or replace as needed.
Something to think about. We have engineered hardwood in the rest of the house including the kitchen and like it a lot. It is nice to have it upstairs in the family room, as the grandgirls and dog enjoy being on the floor, and in the little room I use for exercise. The stairs are steep and we might consider it there and in the upstairs bedroom/office. I've been concerned about noise for the stairs and we don't know what is under the carpeting.
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