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| Spotted on a dog walk. Apparently there is a small population of Monarch butterflies that lives year round here. |
2. While browsing the internet I came across a blogger saying they have "general malaise". Yes! My energy has got up and gone the last week so I have really lowered my expectations about what I get done. Hopefully this changes soon.
3. Whew - I finished cleaning one side of the garage aka laundry/storage room. Since it is the one with all the tools, yard stuff and stored fix-it materials it took some time. We use one of those long folding banquet tables as a workbench as it was given to us. I always assumed it was permanently stained but decided to scrub with Barkeeper's Friend and found it was mostly just ground in dirt! Since we also lend it out for birthday parties at our son's home that is a win. Although I can't clean the entire perimeter because we are storing things for our son while their house is renovated, I can do the laundry & water heater wall and half of another. Onward.
4. Did our monthly CVS and ACE Hardware shopping and saved $20 between an ACE coupon and CVS odd deals on their overpriced items (like buy 2 get one 50% off). I am determined to remember that ACE carries lots of home cleaning products and home goods instead of going to CVS, Safeway or Target for those. This time it was Barkeeper's Friend, a replacement filter for our Dustbuster and a roll of packing tape. Exciting huh.
5. Last week I wore a loose sleeveless dress one day and loose linen pants and tops other days along with sandals. This week started with sweaters or fleece, sweatpants or jeans, and wool socks. We currently have both a fan and a space heater aimed at where the dog sleeps on the couch so we can keep him comfortable regardless of the day's temperature. The joys of the wild summer weather variation where I live.
We had a wonderful couple day reprieve from the heat. Much needed rain today but it seems it'll just be very light a d only an hour ir so. We desperately need rain. Happy birthday to your brother. There's 20 years between my oldest brother who passed away last year and youngest sister. I was born his senior year of highschool.
ReplyDeleteThat is a big age difference! We are 3 years apart and there are no more siblings.
DeleteStill hot as blazes here, but the humidity makes it seem worse. We have been under a heat advisory all week. I have a brother who is 82 and I hear from him very rarely. A 16 year age gap makes it hard to find common interests!
ReplyDeleteThat is a big age gap. We are only 3 years apart and connect well when we do connect. Have led very different lives at a distance though. I'm lucky in knowing he cares.
DeleteWe seem to have one basic temp here this summer… is the heat index at 100 degrees or has it hit 110….. ugh. Cindy in the South
ReplyDeleteI sympathize after many summer living in Georgia and the Midwest. Awfully hard to deal with.
DeleteWe are back into the heat wave here, if one can say we ever really left it. In fact when we go on our river cruise, we will not be getting away from the heat at all.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Sorry to hear your cruise will also be in a heatwave area but hope you enjoy it anyway.
DeleteReal malaise hasn't set in for me yet, but August and September are months when I am thoroughly depressed about the heat that just won't end. I'm having a lack of motivation more than a lack of energy. Haven't even been reading much!
ReplyDeleteEndless heat is hard to handle. My energy returned but this week’s Nana & Papa camp will need it.
DeleteThat really is some wild weather. We have hot and hotter. Heading to the beach tomorrow in Florida (your old stomping grounds??) where it will be hot and humid. We don't do well with humidity. I have some Barkeeper's Friend to try on the glass in our shower. Along with the heat we have VERY hard water. Glad to know it did such a great job on the table. Hope it will amaze me on my glass.
ReplyDeleteWe lived in Atlanta and I grew up in the central Midwest. Keep the AC at a moderate level if you want to go in and out all day. It does wonders with the humidity. Enjoy your trip!
DeleteHappy 80th to your brother! That's such a heavy, sweet milestone to think about, especially realizing he's the only one left who's known you your whole life. Also, discovering that a "permanently stained" workbench was actually just hiding under dirt with a little Barkeeper's Friend is a major life victory. Totally feel you on the energy slump and that wild weather whiplash, too, running a fan and a space heater at the same time is peak unpredictable summer. Hope your mojo bounces back soon.
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