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19 May, 2006

listing

Posted by andrea in: Misc. life

Despite my spasm of anxiety yesterday morning I managed to get everything done, although as I write this I realize that I’m using the word “everything” really loosely. I didn’t, for example, get a load of laundry washed, dried, and put away. Nor did I manage to scrub the toilets. But the immediate and most important things got done.

  1. I took a shower.
  2. I made sure my children are fed and watered, and picked up from school
  3. I completed the APW (Actual Paid Work) I needed to do
  4. I cleaned the kitchen. I never actually stop cleaning the kitchen, so this is hardly worth mentioning.
  5. The three of us walked to the post office (one egg cosy left to mail!)
  6. We spent a few moments admiring the work of an artist airbrushing an outdoor mural.
  7. We purchased local baked goods
  8. The girls stood underneath a crabapple tree while I shook petals down on their heads.
  9. I prepped two envelopes for mailing ATCs.
  10. I did some sketching while watching the news.

Today: Dani and I are participating in a “lunch n’ learn” about blogging for Export Development Canada. :)

TGIF.

This weekend, I’m getting out the mortar and cranking out some garden art. AND buying a certain area rug. But more on that later. :)


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