Being a "homeowner" is a lot harder than I thought it would be! One of the more irritating parts is that I get up at 7 every morning, but instead of just taking my medicine and going back to sleep, I actually have to drag myself out of bed, go give the cat HIS medicine, let both of them outside, go out front and get the newspaper and bring it inside (don't want any burglars to think the house is empty), and only THEN can I go back to bed.
Today when I was walking back to my bedroom I stubbed my foot, right under my pinky toe on a glass scale that is sitting between my room and my sister's room for some odd reason. I swore, and got back in to bed, but I soon realized it was stinging, and went to the bathroom to look at it and sure enough, I had separated a chunk of flesh! Washed it under the tap but it hurt so much I had to stop and covered it as well as I could with a couple band aids but it still hurts and I don't know if I can mow the lawn today. It's really sore, and really upsetting because today is a perfect day to mow the lawn, and the grass is getting really really long. Hopefully I can do it tomorrow. Also, it hasn't rained much this week so I'll HAVE to do the watering today because we only get to water on Sundays after 4 pm. Foot, please stop hurting!
I also did a major clean of the house after my parents left (I did one the day after I got home too, and also completely emptied my mom's classroom for that matter) and it looked so lovely for about three days until my sister decided she needed to sort her possessions for her upcoming move and now the entire house is blanketed in a layer of her stuff, which is pissing me off. I REALIZE you need space to sort out a move, but if her room weren't a toxic waste dump, she could do most of it in there and not force me to do a third major clean in the space of five weeks. I've also been trying to clear out the kitchen and pantry, and although I've been doing a good job of emptying the fridge and freezer, the kitchen is a harder problem to tackle and I don't know if I'll really get it looking the way I want.
Mom left me a bunch of money for food and I confidently expected I'd have a lot to give back to her, but then I had to spend $30 on the cat's medicine, and I've realized they're almost out of tinned food, so I could easily use all of it. Sigh. Still, both the kitties are too thin as it is, they need to be properly fed.
I stupidly left my backpack in Texas (!!!) so I had to drop $34 on another one from Amazon for Croatia this summer, but when it came I was actually really happy with it. It's got a padded laptop compartment (very reassuring for travel, even though I already bought a water-resistant neoprene case for it), lots of space, lots of pockets, AND an inner pocket for an iPad, if I owned such a thing. It has places for water bottles too, but I can't find mine (MUST find it as it's BPA free and I love that thing) and don't know if it'll fit. I chose one that had a design of roses on some panels as it was one of the cheapest designs (by several dollars) and the rest of the "cheap" designs were absolutely ghastly!
The backpack came in a large, flat box and Echo was delighted with it! She's in it all the time now, only leaving it to eat, order me to do things, and play outside.
This is her "You are disobeying my orders" face!
I even tweeted a picture of her asleep in the box and tagged Amazon, and they replied!! It was too funny.
My foot hurts so I think I'm going to lie back and watch some tv. Midsomer Murders is back on Netflix!! Hooray!!
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