Thursday, June 25, 2009

Little Things

Some days I feel like the to-do list grows while I'm not looking and even when I can check most things off, there is a whole other list somewhere that I wasn't paying attention to. Anyone else, or is it just me? 

Anyway, the past few days have felt like that. I have bills to pay and laundry to do. Dishes to wash. But then I discover a mouse (in a house with a cat, no less!) has been living in one of my cupboards so there are things to be thrown away and everything on those shelves must be washed. Ick. So this means three or four loads of dishes along with regular dishes and things all over my counters in the meanwhile. 

I'm not the most tidy of people, but I hate a cluttered countertop. It seemed as though every time I would get one part finished, something else would come up. Like eating. And feeding my family. Sheesh. 

Then there is the garden which is getting choked out by weeds. But the sun is so blazing hot I can hardly fathom going out there for longer than it takes to water the plants. At least when I'm watering, I can spritz myself a little bit. 

Yesterday I was able to get a couple little sewing projects done. Hemmed some pants for a friend, made a tiny diaper for my girlie's baby doll and then shortened a pair of pants so I could have cute, knee-length shorts. I have been ogling this length of short until I realized I had an extra pair of brown pants that would be perfect. 

This morning I got the bills paid and the checkbook balanced. No more shopping until next week. Thankfully, we are pretty well stocked up and can root in the freezer for several days. Baby girl just needs milk. 

Now I'd better head down to wash the diapers and get started on some more dishes. And probably a pot of coffee while I'm at it. 

What's your to-do list for today?

6 comments:

Andrea said...

AMEN! I have done two loads of dishes today and my kitchen still doesn't seem clean?

Luanne said...

my to do lidt is to make a to do list...

Jean said...

to do lists? what are those? recently my to do list is three letters. V.B.S. oh...you mean to do lists at home? That would be V.B.S. too. :) Hence why my children are eating cereal for dinner tonight.

Kris said...

haha, are you reading my thoughts?
Guess life can be pretty universal sometimes...hm...
babies, cleaning, cooking, gardening, sewing, budgeting...
wouldn't trade it though :)

Scrapnqueen said...

Sounds like you've been more productive than you think you have! But I've been there, too. Actually, I need to make a "to do list" of my own--it's getting so long, I can no longer keep mental track.

Alison said...

Now that I'm home for the summer I have a list of things to do in each room of the house. Since I have so much time I tend to put things off and not get to them before the end of the summer. I'm determined to be better this summer, though!