Sunday, January 6, 2013

Lazy Weekend

It has most definitely been a lazy weekend around here!  Goodness!

I had big plans for my break from work.  I wanted to clean out the kitchen cabinets, recover the office from its dump-like state, clean up the guest room, take down the holiday decorations... basically be a cleaning whirlwind!  The office is 95% of the way there, other than that, I don't think we can claim to have accomplished a lot, especially this weekend.

Friday night we reveled in the nothing that we had planned.  Saturday I went to the gym in the morning for a couple of hours and then we went to buy a new lawn tractor (excellent buys this time of year).  After that, yep, you got it, we did nothing.

Last night the dogs basically lost their minds and were nutso all night long.  This means that my sleep was interrupted at least once an hour by barking or jumping off the bed or whining to get back in bed or one of the many other odd behaviors that occurred throughout the night.  I woke suddenly this morning to find that it was 11am!  Holy crud!  Since waking I have managed to make a grocery list, but haven't gotten out of the house to actually buy anything!  My husband and puppy are currently napping together while my older dog lays against my legs, looking up at my husband and sighing when he starts to snore a little.

Nothing, a bunch of it, that is what we have done this weekend.

Tomorrow I head back to work, not knowing at all what to expect out of my day, hoping that somehow  my house will be cleaned by magical elves while I am out.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

The Simple Things

Have you ever noticed how it is the simple things in life than can really make your day?
My birthday was in December and upon returning home one day that week, I found a gift on my front porch from my aunt who lives down the road.  When I opened it up, I found inside a snowman candle holder- one she had seen me admire at a craft show recently.  I was so excited!  I love this little guy so much!  He isn't super expensive, he can only sit out for a few months a year, but he gives me so much joy.  The light shining out of him casts great patterns on the table and walls, impacting all of the space around him with his glow.
Something so simple gives so much lasting joy!