Yesterday was a funny day. Work was slow and I was in really good spirits. I went home around the usual time and went straight to packing and cleaning.
I accomplished significantly less than I did on Sunday, but I suppose that's because I had less time. Anyway...
The kitchen is more or less done, minus the top shelf of the pantry, the fridge, and the cabinet under the old junk drawer which inexplicably had some sort of powder detergent or something caked to it like an inch thick all the way back? I don't know. I took the shelving out and gave it a good scrub down last night. Today I just need to put the shelves back in there and then fill and label the cabinet. The dishes are 90% done, but since I'm following a soak, hand wash, air dry routine It's been slow going. I have maybe three more cycles of dishes before I'm done.
I took the time to clean up the patio. I got rid of all the junk that was out there and put all the stuff I'm keeping away in their designated places. The furniture is still out there as I haven't quite come to a clear conclusion on what I'm going to do with it. I'm going to do some patio furniture shopping this weekend, hopefully that will help make the decision easier.
I got rid of all the fish related stuff I no longer need, mostly fake plants and decorations and stuff since I've gone more natural now with my planted tanks. I also got rid of the 100 pounds of aquarium gravel that has been sitting around the house in pots and buckets and pillow cases (since I switched over to sand). I organized all the remaining fish stuff that I'm keeping and put it all away so it's not just piled knee deep in a corner out of sight. I feel much better about that.
I brought in the trash can from where it's been sitting outside for going on 3 weeks, waiting to be hosed out. I scrubbed it down and put it back in its place.
At some point around now, I decided that I was starting to smell, so I ran myself a bath. While waiting for the tub to fill I began re-organizing my book shelves and watching FMA. I forgot all about my bath. All about it, that is, until the buzzer on the dryer went off and as I walked back to fold the laundry, realized the hall carpet was wet. *facepalm* The good news is that while the bathroom flooded, only about a foot and a half of carpet got wet. The other blessing that came out of that was that the bathroom floor got really, really clean. So I guess I can't really complain about it.
Overall, I was less focused yesterday than the day before. Possibly because I'm burnt out on cleaning, possibly because nothing will feel clean until the carpets are done, or possibly because there's a mountain of boxes in my living room. It's hard to say which is the true root of my displeasure. At any rate, with the kitchen behind me, at least the worst of it is over.
I'm so sorry your day was so terrible yesterday Dear Friend. That breaks my heart. Do you want to run away together somewhere? You know there's always that other option. You know, if you need to get away from your house for a couple of days. Just saying. I don't know. At any rate, I love you so much. I hope today is better than yesterday, and that tomorrow is better than today. Call when you can. Lots of love.
Song of the Day for Monday is by Regina Spektor.
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