It has been a lazy day for me today. I over did yesterday and needed a rest and recovery day. I did manage to get the three bedrooms put back together again and get the beds made up. I took a long nap this afternoon and can’t seem to get going again.
I did go out and mow for about 30 minutes. The dandelion stems were driving me crazy so I finished the little area I didn’t get done last week when I got rained out and then mowed down the biggest part of the dandelion patch. The yard looks much better.
We went into the rental house after I got up from my long nap and got the second part of the shelving in the bedroom taken down. We did a bit of patching on the walls. The walls will need sanded and possibly another coat of patching stuff and then they will be ready to paint.
The other bedroom still has a saw and other stuff in it so that one will be the last room I get to paint. I have plenty of woodwork to paint so I won’t run out of things to do when I have the energy to get in there and get it done.
I sent the handyman a list of things that need to be done this week. Sure hoping he is able to get his part of the inside done this week. Then we can empty the house and I can go at it and get the painting done. The rooms where the woodwork is painted are looking nice.
The handyman burned our burn pile this afternoon. The wind calmed down and he was able to get it burned. In another week or so we will start cleaning up the outside yard some more and start prepping the house to be painted.
I fixed a simple dinner of grilled chicken tenders that I had marinated in Olive Oil salad dressing. Jim had a baked potato with his and I had carrots. It only takes me 10 minutes to fix to whole meal – can’t get much simpler than that.
Tomorrow I have to go into Emporia before I eat breakfast for my cholesterol blood test. I need to stop and get a screw to attach a knob in the kitchen. The two screws I picked up yesterday are the wrong size. I don’t think I need any groceries so it will be a quick stop and I will get to come home and have a chill day. I do have to deliver eggs at noon time. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow we plan on cleaning out the chicken coop tomorrow afternoon. I need to do some house cleaning tomorrow too.
Jim is talking about going to Stillwater this week. His house sitter reported the yard needs mowed. I’ll see if he goes. We don’t have much going on here so it will be a good week for him to go. Once the handyman gets done we will spend more time at the rental house during the day getting it done.
I have something I need to return to Home Depot. I may take a trip to KC this week if Jim goes to Stillwater. I have some things I need from Costco and maybe I can hook up with Nicole as a bonus.
I need to make a decision on what color to paint the house. I keep going back and forth between two different combinations and can’t decide which I prefer. I may need to get some samples of each color and put them up and then decide.
I’m on the schedule to work a crisis hot line shift this week. I need to decide if I want to continue doing that or if I am done. It does feel good helping others but not sure how I would handle things if a similar situation happens again.
I need to call my real estate partner and get a rental agreement form from him and ask his help in deciding how much rent I should charge. I have no idea what the market value is in Cottonwood Falls. If I remember I will make some calls tomorrow and see if I can get a handle on it.
It is almost time to schedule a haircut. Maybe I can get that taken care of this week too. I always feel better when I get my hair cut.
Grateful for a rest and recovery day, grateful the bedrooms are put back together again, and grateful for Jim’s work on the rental house today.