I went down and road the bike for 60 minutes last night. Yay! I went a whole hour. It went fast and felt fairly easy. I finished the book I was reading just at the end of the ride.
I got out my power screwdriver to remove the screws that hold the bookcase shelving units. Discovered that I didn’t have any bits for the screwdriver. I got a Philips screwdriver and did it the old fashioned way. I was afraid the screws were going to be too tight for me to remove but I was able to get them all off. I still need to paint the bookcase but that part is done. Trusting I will be able to get it back together again when I am done painting – we will see. I ordered a bit set from Amazon so I will have some next time I want to use my power drill.
I didn’t sleep well last night as I had taken too long of a nap Friday afternoon. I did manage to get more sleep than I expected I would though.
I cleaned the laundry room today, change the cat litter out, and hand washed the floor. Hard to bring clean clothes out of a dirty laundry room. It had been a while since it had been cleaned thoroughly. It will make doing laundry almost fun again.
Took the sheets off my bed, washed them and got it made back up again. If I was in a position to do so, I would put fresh sheets on my bed everyday. I love getting in a freshly made up bed. Guess if I did it everyday I would not enjoy it as much as I do when I make it up weekly.
I went to lunch with a friend today. We ate at the Grand in Cottonwood Falls. We walked over to Prairie PastTimes afterwards and looked around. There are some beautiful, hand-made items in that store. It is fun to look at what is new.
It was nice to have a long visit with my friend. I hadn’t talked face-to-face with anyone since Tuesday. Did my soul good to get out and have a nice visit.
I rode the bike for 65 minutes today. I started a new book and it seems to be a good one so the time went by quickly again. It didn’t feel as easy today as yesterday but I stuck with it and got through it.
I haven’t gotten any painting done today but still may go down and do some this evening. If not, I will get to it tomorrow. The desk just needs one more coat on the top of it and it will be done. The bookcase has quite a bit left to do on it but it shouldn’t take me long to do it once I get started. Sometimes my starter doesn’t work and I don’t get to things like I want.
My painter did not show up today and did not call to let me know he wasn’t coming. Can’t say I am surprised. How does a person stay in business when they don’t deliver what they say they are going to do. I’ll have to text him again next week and nag him until he gets out here.
It has lightly rained most of the afternoon. Luckily the temperature has stayed above freezing so it isn’t coming down as ice. We need the moisture but I don’t think we are getting much. It is to get cold tonight so the roads will ice over as they are wet. Good thing I don’t have anywhere to go tomorrow and can stay home where it is warm and dry. Trusting it will be warm and dry when I go to Wichita on Monday.
Today has felt like a productive day. I needed one of those after the last coupe of days. Good to get some things crossed off my to-do list and it is nice to have at least one really clean room in my house. Somedays I can’t see evidence of anything I did during the day so I appreciate the days that I can.
Ellie, one of my cats, has been driving me crazy lately. She claws at the back door to let me know she wants to come inside. I open the door to let her in and she walks by without coming in. Or if she comes in, she wants back out two minutes later. I told her today I was tired of her games but not sure she has conceded yet.
Nothing on my calendar for tomorrow except for riding my bike and painting. I’m getting tired of this painting job so hoping I can get after it in the morning and get it wrapped up tomorrow afternoon. It is taking two coats so will put one on in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Not sure if I have to turn the bookcase on edge, if so it will take another day to finish it up.
Grateful for lunch with a friend, grateful the laundry room is clean, and grateful for the moisture that is falling on the prairie.