Got the two front decks painted this morning with Jim’s help. They look nice. We have gone through almost four gallons of paint so far. Can’t paint the back one yet as it needs sanded first. Next time Jim comes up he is going to rent a sander and get it taken care of so it can get painted. I will work on painting the swing set this week and some more of the deck trim work.
After Jim left around 3:30 I went out and mowed. Got 95% of the yard mowed. I need to go get gas so I can’t finish the rest. I’m too tired to go get it tonight. It is 8:00 and I haven’t had dinner yet. Need to cool off a bit and then find me something to eat.
Think I will go take a shower when I finish writing. I have paint on me from this morning’s painting adventure and grass in places it doesn’t belong from mowing. It was surprisingly dusty mowing. There is a chance for some rain tonight and tomorrow. The skies are looking a bit dark towards the southwest which is where my storms come up from.
I broke down and turned on the A/C when I came in from mowing. It was 87 in the house. I am really tired and need a good night’s sleep and I have trouble sleeping if I am too hot. May get to turn it back off soon as the high is only the be in the 70’s for the next few days.
Tomorrow is an empty space day at last! I am giving myself permission to do nothing tomorrow unless the mood strikes and I have the energy to do something. It has been a busy couple of days and I need to slow it way down and relax. I have nine guests coming in starting a week from tomorrow so will need to clean house good for them. I still haven’t fully cleaned from the guests that checked out Sunday.
Went to the foot surgeon’s office in Wichita yesterday and got the date set for the first of two bunion surgeries. It will be August 7. I have to go back four times for follow-up visits following surgeries. Then in November I will get to repeat the process. It will be good to get them taken care of and have pain-free feet again.
I fixed ham and beans in the instant pot last night. They were really good and took less than an hour to make. I will go on-line and find some more recipes to make for next time Jim comes up. We decided we are going to take the instant pot with us on our trip to CO and fix meals with it then. Beats eating out all the time.
Still need to walk down and bring up the trash cans and get the mail. I feel like I am running behind today and feel a bit overwhelmed with my long to do list. One part of me recognizes my to do list really isn’t as long as it feels but another part is feeling a bit of anxiety over it. Maybe after I take a shower and eat something I can relax a bit and get a grip on myself.
Grateful the yard is mowed, grateful two of the three decks are painted, and grateful for the time I had with Jim. I miss him already.