Sunday, August 19, 2018

At Home on Saturday

Woke up this morning to the lovely sound of Dancer throwing up in my bedroom!  The phone rang while I was cleaning it up; cousin P calling and leaving a message for me to call her back.  I called her back and we chatted for a few minutes and then, she came over for a visit.  She brought me a table cloth that my mother had crocheted for her mother; she said she wasn't using it and I had told her, sometime ago, that if ever she decided she didn't want it anymore, to give it to me instead of giving away to charity.  I do have other table cloths my mother had crocheted, but I am happy to have this one, too:

Crocheted Table Cloth

After lunch (leftover pasta and salmon from last night's dinner), I emptied the dishwasher and the dish drainer and put away everything, other than this morning's coffee mug and the plate from my lunch, which I washed and kept in the dish drainer to air dry.

Friend R called in the afternoon and we had a long chat.

I didn't feel very energetic or motivated to do anything, today.  I tried to take a nap, later in the afternoon, but didn't actually fall asleep.  So, I just rested.

Poor Dancer threw up a second time in the afternoon - he's eating his dry cat food too fast, I think.  No hair balls, as far as I could tell.  He shouldn't have too many hair balls since I am combing him, daily, and removing lots of loose fur.  I gave him his flea treatment, today, and gave him a treat of a broccoli leaf, because he waited patiently while I applied the treatment.

I sprayed the living room sofas, today, in the morning.  Later, in the evening, I started cleaning the family room.  I dusted the tall bookcase, the coffee table and side table, the TV cart, and the entertainment center.  Tomorrow, I plan to dust the two shorter bookcases, the small dining table and the computer desk. 

In between, I read a few more chapters of my library book and watched some TV.  It is my hope that I will be able to be more productive, tomorrow.

Today, I am grateful for:
- Cousin giving me the crocheted table cloth
- A relaxed day
- Cooler evenings
- Flea medications and sprays
- TV specials

Saturday's To Do List:
- Vacuum
- Buy additional vacuum cleaner bags
- Give Dancer his flea meds - DONE
- Paperwork/filing - STARTED
- Start cleaning the family room - STARTED

Sunday's To Do List:
- Vacuum
- Buy additional vacuum cleaner bags
- Paperwork/filing
- Continue to clean the family room
- Clean the laundry area, too

How was your Saturday?   How do you motivate yourself to do things you know should be done?
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11 comments:

  1. Live and LearnAugust 19, 2018 at 3:59 AM

    The tablecloth is beautiful. It must have taken a long time and a lot of patience to make it. I guess you leaned your skills from you mother because you also make beautiful, tedious things. Does your daughter knit or crochet?

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    1. BlessAugust 19, 2018 at 11:03 AM

      My mother used to calculate how many units she needed to make for a table cover and divide by 30 to see how many she'd need to make per day in order to have enough for a table cloth in one month. Then, every evening, after she had corrected all her papers, etc. (she was a teacher), she'd sit down and crochet! My mother learned to crochet in her early fifties and she preferred that to knitting, although she knew to knit. I know to crochet, but I prefer to knit. My daughter crochets and prefers that to knitting. She does crocheted amigurumi, which are stuffed toys.

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  2. SusanAugust 19, 2018 at 4:51 AM

    You have been motivating yourself all week to get stuff done, and doing remarkably well. Take the advice you gave to me. The week-ends are for relaxing. (and regrouping and recharging) It can wait until Monday. Priority #1 was giving Dancer his meds AND you were successful at starting the family room and the paper work. What more do you want to do?

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    1. BlessAugust 19, 2018 at 11:11 AM

      Oh, Susan, I'm very good at telling others what to do, aren't I? Do I follow my own advice? Of course not!

      That's a good question - what more do I want to do? I want it all DONE, yesterday, already! All the filing, all the cleaning, all the tidying and decluttering! Yes, I know, baby steps. It will get done, eventually.

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  3. JulesAugust 19, 2018 at 11:55 AM

    It's a beautiful table cloth Bless, and it was very considerate of your cousin to remember to pass it on to you.
    I do hope Dancer is OK. X

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    1. BlessAugust 19, 2018 at 12:17 PM

      Thank you, Jules. I am so glad my cousin gave it to me. I did ask her if she thought her daughter would like to have it, but she said no, her daughter didn't want it. I am not sure if my daughter would want it, either, but that's up to her.

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    2. BlessAugust 19, 2018 at 12:18 PM

      I forgot to say that Dancer seems fine, today.

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  4. Nil @ The Little House by the LakeAugust 19, 2018 at 3:22 PM

    That table cloth is beautiful.
    I'm glad to hear that Dancer is doing well now.
    I hope you had a relaxing weekend. 😊

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    1. BlessAugust 20, 2018 at 2:55 PM

      Thank you, Nil. I did relax over the weekend, but I got some cleaning done, too.

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  5. Eloise (thisisisixty.blog)August 20, 2018 at 7:14 AM

    What a beautiful tablecloth and all the more precious because it has a nice memory attached.

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    1. BlessAugust 20, 2018 at 2:56 PM

      Thank you, Eloise. Yes, it's special because my mother made it. :)

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