Productive Saturday

Freshly Picked Blueberries

Thank you for all your kind comments on my earlier post about being in a bit of a slump.  I know you will all be glad to hear that I am in a much better frame of mind, now.  I reminded myself of the importance of having a positive attitude.  

Then, at 3:00 a.m., before I went to bed, I did a bit of a brain dump and wrote out a partial list of the things that I wanted to accomplish.  I say partial because I limited myself to one page in a note book.  It is not a list of every single thing I want to do, or in any particular order, but, just the first 10 things that were foremost in my mind:

- Cook the chicken*
- Finish the pantry inventory
- Clean/organize the freezer door shelves 
- Find spaces for/put away the new pantry items
- Vacuum*
- Finish weaving in the ends of the baby blanket*
- Make the second baby blanket
- Sew borders to an old quilt with frayed edges
- Tidy the family room
- Paperwork: Pay the gas bill*

Then, I chose four things from the list to do today; the ones with the asterisks, because they were the ones that either needed to be done (chicken had been marinating in the fridge since Friday afternoon), had been bugging me (the vacuuming) and could be accomplished quickly (the bill payment, finishing the blanket).

But, first, I replied to blog comments, made myself a tuna salad to have with a slice of toasted bread for brunch (meal plan called for muffins, but, I hadn't baked any!), spoke on the phone with my daughter, and read a bit.  

Then, I paid the gas bill.  And cleaned out the file of all the bills/statements from last year.  And shredded them.  And, because I had the shredder all plugged in, I shredded another file folder of old statements I had kept aside to shred.  

Next, I vacuumed.  I had to do it in two installments because I got a bit tired.  After I did the family room and my bed room (the two rooms that were bugging me the most), the hallway, and the kitchen, I took a break and cleaned my toilet and Dancer's litter box.

Then, I finished weaving in the last bit of yarn in the baby blanket I crocheted:

Pink Baby Blanket

Yes, it is very pink!  LOL!  It is, essentially, one big granny square, as that is about all I know to crochet!  It measures approximately 34 inches square and I am happy with that size.  It will be washed and wrapped up, until needed (the baby shower is scheduled to be held in June).  

By then, I was ready for a cup of tea and I had another tuna sandwich with my tea.  After tea, I finished vacuuming the rest of the house (living room, dining area, my daughter's bedroom; the spare room is full of storage boxes and did not need vacuuming).  

While I waited for the water to boil for my tea and the tea to brew, I watered the house plants, which hadn't even made it to the list, but, was another task that needed doing.

After tea, I watched the evening news and started on the second baby blanket.  It, too, will be crocheted in the same pattern.  Then, I took a walk in the garden and checked on the newly planted zucchini seedlings and the white bitter gourd/bitter melon seedling that M shared with me.  I will need to find or make a trellis for it to grow on, eventually.  

Later, I cooked the chicken, just sauteing it.  I had some of it for dinner with peapods I had picked earlier and had kept in the fridge.  I also baked some cornbread to go with it, using a boxed mix that neighbor S's daughter N had given me.  The rest of the chicken and cornbread will be for tomorrow's dinner.  I am completely off my meal plan, but, that is OK.

Cornbread

Friend R called later in the evening and afterwards, I video chatted with my daughter.  

Today, I am grateful for:

- Kind comments from my blog friends
- Feeling better, more energetic
- A productive day 
- What I was able to accomplish
- Chatting with my daughter

Today's joyful activity was crocheting.

Sunday is Mothers' Day, here, in the U.S.  My daughter has already sent me one of my gifts - some lotion that I had requested.  There is, apparently, a second gift that will be delivered later in the week, which is supposed to be a surprise.  I was asked, "Teapot, plates, or bowls?", and I replied bowls.  LOL.

My plans for Sunday is to make myself a nice brunch to celebrate Mothers' Day, then, pick four more things from the list above to do.  I think I will pick:

- Tidy the family room

- Clean/organize the freezer door shelves 
- Finish the pantry inventory

- Find spaces for/put away the new pantry items

Plus, I need to water the newly planted seedlings.  

How was your Saturday?  What are your plans for Sunday?