:o long time, no see

I want to say I've been insanely busy to make excuses about why nothing got done for a few weeks. There is no excuse really though. I could have found time to do things between driving lessons and dog sitting and emailing someone overseas.

For example, I could have made sure things were neat and tidy before taking the dog for a walk and driving lessons. Its not that hard to wash the few dishes I get dirty. Takes even less time to wipe down the sink after washing them.

I could have even made sure the dishes were done before sitting down to email the overseas correspondent.

I could have even vacuumed after I let the dog out the back to do his business of a morning.

But, in all honesty, I just couldn't be stuffed doing it. Gray cloudy days are NOT conducive to me doing things. By the time I got back from dog walking and driving I was 'too tired' to spend 3 or 4 minutes doing the dishes.

Happily though, with the dog gone, the last driving lesson scheduled, plus the clear day and the overseas chap being at work, I whizzed around the house and had it tidy again in a matter of 5..maybe 10 minutes. And that included wiping under the hotplate rings on the stove. Those things are sharp underneath, as I found out the hard way. There is still dog hair everywhere (doesn't vacuum up very easily), and muddy foot prints in the laundry, but I'll get to those, probably sometime today if the weather stays clear.

Suffice to say..after a few weeks of the house being ever so slightly annoying, waking up to it being tidy is a distinct pleasure.

todays mission

Was to tidy up your front entrance. Well, thankfully, I did that the other day while waiting for the quarantine lady. I even moved the car out of the carport and swept down the walls of the car port. Now that was gross! Old cobwebs and dust and even a dehydrated mouse carcass. Ok, the mouse was on the floor. There is still more that needs to/could be done, but it still looks a hell of a lot nicer than it did last Monday.

I do need to prune the plants back though. They are looking a tad seedy.