Keeping Busy....

Yes I realize that we are retired and we have all of this time to do whatever we want.

But the reality is that our days fill up rather quickly.

Chores.

Picking up Owen on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and taking him to therapy those days.

Working out at Miracles Fitness on MWF at 8:30.

Various 'kid watching' activities.

Eating out occasionally.  Well, frequently.

Grocery shopping.

Stopping at Target.

Running errands.

Hair appointments

Going to the bank for cash.

Appointments at the nail salon.

Things around the house.

Every morning I am up and immediately take a shower, wash my hair, and get ready for the day.  That way I am ready for anything that happens!

Well, now...things are different.

We are sequestering ourselves for the most part, here at the house, and the only people we might see are Hilary, Blaine, and the kids and Matt, Megan, and the kids.  I think we have enough food and supplies so that we won't need to go to Meijer for a while.  We definitely have toilet paper!

But other than the fear of getting our getting sick or one of our family becoming ill, I am looking forward to some days at home where we don't have to go anywhere or have an appointment or have unexpected events occur that push those things that I had planned to do one day to the next.

Today I made the final recipe that I have had lying on the counter for several weeks - Crockpot Bourbon Chicken.  It was really good.  We ate it with rice and leftover corn.  There is enough for a couple of meals later.

I also sewed together two more rows of squares for Nick's rag quilt.  Those two rows were sewn together, then added to the two rows that I sewed together yesterday.  Now four rows are complete.

As I was sitting in the sewing room, I noticed the condition of the bookcase on the south wall of the family room, next to the television.  It was a type of catch all when we first moved in, and more things have been added to the shelves.  Tomorrow I plan to pull everything off those shelves, dust, and evaluate whether those items need to stay or be donated or pitched.  Benefit?  More organized.  It will look better,  I may add some things to my bag for Goodwill!

Also needing attention is the little island and probably the big island.  The little island has two drawers, a cabinet with two shelves and a door, and two more shelves with no door.  I know that one shelf contains cookbooks, but once again, things have made their way onto those shelves and into the drawers and I have no idea what is actually in there.  So pulling out everything, dusting the shelves, and polishing the windows on the door will help.  Same thing with the big island.  Behind the solid door are the decorative plates, baskets, cutting boards, and other things that have been shoved in there.  Time to pull everything out, dust, re-arrange, and get rid of things I haven't used in the last 18 months.

Those areas are on the schedule for tomorrow.  I might add more which would be a bonus, but if I complete those three areas, I will be happy.

Update to follow....