Category: weekend

Rainy Sunday

The weekend is flying by, as I knew it would. I want it to slow down so I can keep enjoying it as long as possible.

Yesterday my husband and I went on Valentine’s Day date night. The evening was perfect, not hot, not cold, so we sat outside at the restaurant and had a beautiful time.

On a whim, I had decided to have flowers delivered to the house for my husband for Valentine’s Day. He has flowers sent to me, at home and work, all the time, so why not return the favor? When the florist delivered not one, but two, bouquets yesterday, he looked confused until I pointed out that one of them was for him. His face lit up, which made me happy, and he said, “No one has ever gotten me flowers before.” He thanked me for the flowers again today. He has his flowers beside mine on the dining room table, where we can easily see them and appreciate them.

Today is rainy and windy, perfect for staying inside and relaxing. We sneaked out and dodged raindrops for a late lunch, but for the rest of the day, we intend to cozily hibernate at home.

This evening, I think I will keep scratching out an idea I had, inspired by a fellow blogger. I want to scribble some plans out before I write too much about it, but I am excited about it.

We are both off tomorrow too. I love not having to set the alarm!

Spring Cleaning

At the beginning of each year, I launch an ambitious spring cleaning project. My goal is to empty every closet, drawer, cabinet, and box in the house, clean it out, wipe everything down, and then replace what we are keeping, but neatly and better organized. I started the process last year but fizzed out, so I am determined to do the entire house this year.

To stay on track, I created a checklist with every single item and area that I want to clean out and organize. This way, I can track my progress, and I can also choose what to clean out, based on how much time I have. For example, an entire closet will need several hours on a weekend or a day off, but if I just have a short window of opportunity, I can clean out and organize my box of nail polishes (yes, I have a bit of a nail polish problem, but I swear I use all of those colors!).

This past weekend, thanks to the polar weather, I mostly stayed inside and got started on the list. I cleaned out both bathroom vanities and medicine cabinets. All I can say is, I don’t need to buy any body lotions, body washes, or scented body scrubs for a looooooong time! But at least now they are all grouped together neatly, and I know I can sit out the next several Bath & Body Works sales.

This morning at work, I figured, why not keep the momentum going? I cleaned out my desk drawers and cabinets, then organized loose items like extra notepads into cute little containers in a drawer.

I just feel so much better when things are neat, orderly, organized. I can’t wait until the entire checklist is marked off, and the whole house has been de-cluttered and tidied.

Sometimes it’s funny to uncover something I forgot that we had. In the small table beside my seat of the couch, I had stashed some embroidery thread and small scissors. I couldn’t remember why I had those, since I don’t embroider. After wondering if I was simply going crazy, I finally remembered that I had used embroidery thread to decoratively stitch the edge of a blanket that I made for my husband a few years ago. How could I forget? I kept the thread and scissors in that little table because it took forever to go around the edges of that blanket. I cut the blanket extra long since my husband is so tall, and I would sit in the evenings, chatting or watching TV with him, working my way around that blanket one section at a time with the thread.

We’ll see what memories I uncover during this year’s round of spring cleaning!

Skin Care

I have a co-worker who is in her 30s and who spends a lot of time at my desk, regaling me with tales of her many male suitors, seeking love life advice or just filling me in on her latest adventures. Sometimes I have to ask her to refresh my memory on which fellow she is talking about, and she giggles like I’m senile and have issues remembering, instead of her just having too many gentlemen callers for me to keep up with.

A few days ago, she was at my desk, chattering away, when she suddenly huffed and interrupted her own story to say, “I am almost 20 years younger than you, and I have more wrinkles on my face than you do.” She said it in an accusatory tone, like I was doing something deliberately to affront her.

She ended up asking what I use on my skin, and we got into a whole conversation about skin care. It’s something my mother, from whom I inherited my very fair and easily-sunburned skin, taught me at a young age, and I’m glad I listened. Sunscreen. Sunscreen. Moisturizer. And more sunscreen.

After a long and draining work week, it was a wonderful compliment to hear. I feel tired and worn out, and I know it’s showing on my face, but after her comment, I guess it’s not nearly as bad as I thought.

Still, I will be grateful to leave work today and head home. My husband and I have a busy weekend ahead of us, but it’s still a welcome break from the demands and stressors at work, which have been non-stop this week.

No matter what the weekend brings, I will make time to sit back with a face mask and just relax. Gotta keep impressing these younger co-workers, after all!

Where Did the Weekend Go?

I knew before the weekend even started that it was going to fly by. My husband and I had plans both days, on top of the usual weekend chores, tasks, and to-do lists.

We tried something a little different for date night on Saturday and went on a behind-the-scenes animal feeding tour at a museum nearby with native animal exhibits. We toured the animal food prep kitchen, then got the chance to help feed river otters, cougars, and a black bear. It was awesome! The bear took a biscuit from my hand, and my husband got to feed her a grape, which she took gently, but not without sneaking a lick of his finger to see how he might taste!

On Sunday, I finished a large jewelry order for my online shop, washed and vacuumed my car since I can’t stand a dirty car, vacuumed the house because I also can’t stand a dirty house, then did a quick face mask and hopped into the shower so we could head out to meet one of the kids for dinner. We had a lot of fun and ended up just sitting and talking for a long time, the best kind of conversation: about anything and everything that popped into our heads, serious and funny and everything in between.

When we got home, we stayed up much too late, trying to hold onto the weekend as long as we could. I sat down with my planner to jot down reminders, and this upcoming week is going to be very busy too! Seems like there is something going on each day, besides the obvious: Thanksgiving, one of my favorite holidays. I can’t wait!

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