Monday's Accomplishments

Today, I woke up to find some unwanted gifts from Dancer, in the bathroom and in the family room!  Not quite how I like to start my day, Dancer!

I went to the office in the morning and met with my supervisor to update her on the status of my projects and to inform her of my upcoming doctor's appointments, vacation time off, etc.

Later in the afternoon, I went to my appointment with the radiation oncologist for a routine check up.  He reviewed the reports, examined me, and pronounced he was satisfied with my progress; he wants to see me again in four months' time, so I made an appointment to be seen in April before I left his office. 

On the way home, I picked up some Mexican fast food - a bowl with rice, red beans, grilled chicken, tortillas and a drink for $5.00 plus tax ($.43).  Yes, I've food in the fridge that I could have eaten, but I was in the mood for something different.  I had some for my lunch and some for my dinner and there's still another portion for tomorrow's lunch or dinner!

After my lunch, I ran a few errands.  I had revised my Monday's To Do List while I was waiting at the doctor's office to include putting gas to the car, buying a bag of cat food, and cleaning the bathrooms.  So, after lunch, I put gas to the car and then, went to the grocery store across the street from the gas station to buy the cat food.

I suppose I could have bought a bag of cat food at the grocery store I went to yesterday, but their cat food costs more ($10.99) for the same brand and amount.  But, when I went to this store, today, I found that their bags of cat food had gone up from $8.99 to $9.99 for the 13 lb. bag.  However, they had a different brand which was priced at $9.99 for a 16 lb. bag, so I decided to buy that, instead (this is for the stray/feral cats I feed).  The store only had one bag of it on the shelf and that bag had been torn and taped up.  I asked the store manager if he had any more in the store room at the back because I didn't know if any cat food had spilled from the bag before being taped and if it still weighed 16 lbs.,  but he said no, he didn't have any more.  Then, he asked if I would buy the torn bag for $6.99, instead.   I thought that was a good bargain, so that's what I did!  Then, I bought the bathmats I needed from another store, looked around that store to see if they had any white blouses for me (they didn't), and came home. 

After I came home, I had a cup of tea, had a snack, watched the news on TV, spoke on the phone with daughter, replied to my friend's email, and started cleaning the bathrooms.  Daughter's/visitor's bathroom is done; my bathroom will be finished tomorrow.

It was a lovely, sunny day, today, with an afternoon high of 84F!  The forecast says it'll be 84F tomorrow, too!  But it will be cooling down a bit towards the end of the week, with a high of 78F on Sunday (almsgiving day).  Some years, it's been cold and rainy on the day of the almsgiving and I include soup on my menu.  I think it will be safe to say I won't serve soup this year.

Revised Monday's To Do List:
- Go to the office - DONE
- Dr's appt. in afternoon - DONE
- Put gas to the car - DONE
- Buy cat food - DONE
- Shop for bath mats - DONE
- Take trash cans to the curb - DONE
- Clean the bathrooms - STARTED
- Vacuum - Living room and dining area

Tuesday's To Do List:
- Bring trash cans in
- Go to the office
- Buy a new battery for the garage door opener/remote
- Doctor's appointment
- Finish cleaning the bathroom
- Vacuum

Today, I am grateful for:
- Dancer, even if he leaves me unwanted gifts from time to time!
- The sunny warm day.
- A good visit with the doctor.
- Validated parking (this is one of the few doctors who still validates parking).
- Accomplishing all what I did, today.

How was your Monday?  Did you have a good start to your week?