Saturday ... so far

I just can't seem to sleep in anymore. I remember the days when I could sleep till noon on weekends. Those days are long (and I mean l-o-n-g) gone! So I was awake at the time my alarm would have gone off on a week day. 7:00am. I tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn't, and I got up about 7:45. By 8am I had a load of laundry in to wash.

DH is off on a training thing today and tomorrow for a volunteer organization he's belonged to for a long time. I'm invited with them for the dinner tonight, but in the meantime I've got the day (at least till about 4pm) to myself.

Once that load of laundry was in I decided to check through the channels on TV for the day to see of there would be anything worthwhile to watch. I happened upon a Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movie. Well that was me done until 10am!! It was one of the "Road" movies, and it was quite funny. Which was good as I needed some good chuckles after the week (particularly Friday) that I had at work.

When the movie was over I made my weekly call to my Mum in England, and that was another more than an hour gone from my morning, but well worth it. We had a lovely chat, and set the world to rights again. By that time I had something to eat and ended up watching the end of a Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day movie. Enough already! Turned the TV to a radio channel - Swinging Standards.

There's a basket of ironing in the living room waiting for me, but instead of ironing, I did another job I'd been procrastinating about. Jitterbug over at http://www.destination1940.blogspot.com/ does her kitchen routine on Saturdays. So I thought it's way past time that I cleaned out the fridge. So out comes a bucket that I fill with warm soapy water, and out comes the contents of the fridge. Actually, it wasn't as bad as I thought! Only a little that needs to be thrown out. I took the trays out of the door, and the meat tray, and the two vegetable bins in the bottom. One of them was icky on the bottom so I thought I'd save some time by putting some water in the bin and leave it on the counter to soak until everything else was done.

So I'm working away and I keep hearing this funny noise. Can't figure out what it is, so I continue. I'm almost done when I look and the counter with that soaking vegetable bin, and realize that the water is draining out of it, onto the counter, dripping off the side of the counter and under the stove, running down beside the wall and to the patio door! Oh my good L-rd, what a mess!! Then I had to clean that all up, and I can't really pull the stove out without DHs help because we've got something under one side of it to keep it level. I did the best I could to get all the water up, and pushed a towel under the stove with a stick to try and wipe up under there.

Got that cleaned up and finished the fridge. Looks nice in there now! Kinda empty since I need to get a few groceries.

Next, I folded the clothes that were already in the dryer, and moved the sheets from the washer over to the dryer. Now I have two baskets of ironing to do! Why did I not do that other basket earlier! That's what happens when you put things off ... the job just gets bigger and more overwhelming. You'd think that after all these years I'd have learned that lesson. But no, I have to keep banging my head against the same brick wall. I wish I could overcome this tendency I have to procrastinate.

Fancied a sandwich so I made that and came up here to post on my blog.

It's 1:30 haven't really done that much yet. Where does the time go?!

Next? Well, I could finish cleaning up the kitchen ... I could make the bed (yes, must do that) ... I could go outside and try and tidy up the side flowerbed (it's finally a nice warm day) ... I could clean out and sort through my closet (no, that's something that needs a whole day) ... sitting outside in the sunshine is tempting ... and actually, a nap sounds good! There are so many things I want to do. Need to have a shower and get myself ready to leave at 4:30.

OK ... I'm off to at least tidy up the kitchen even if I don't really "clean" anymore, I'm at least going to make it presentable. But before I go downstairs, I'll go make the bed. By the time I'm done the kitchen I should have a shower then while I'm getting ready I'll put a load of towels in to wash. Then it will probably be time to go. Sounds like a plan.

Off I go ... see you later!