Ah blessed sleep. I finally got a whole night, with only one child awakening and no bad dream awakenings (my own bad dreams, not the kids’). It was such a good a night of sleep, I’m reluctant to wake up this morning! I’m still in the fuzzy state between sleep and wake, but the trash had to go out early this morning and the kids are up. It’s not good for them to be up for too long without adult supervision and Toph left for work early this morning.
The last few days of sleep deprivation have left me plenty of time to knit, as that’s about all my brain has been capable of focusing on. I finished up X’s scarf and have started on something new. I’m really not sure what it will be. I think when I started, I thought it’d be a rectangular shawl. I added three stripes to one end, though, and now I’m not sure it’ll be right as a shawl. Maybe I’ll line it and make it into a pillow or a bag or something. We’ll see. I should take pictures of all the junk I’m making, shouldn’t I?
I’ve finished initial editing on the next chapter of my Nano-novel. I have yet to mail it to Topher or Stacie for their readings. I think I’ve been inundating them with things to review lately. I’m not super impatient for their comments, so I hope they’ll forgive me for sending them so much.
Today is Friday. Friday is a good day, simply because it means that it’s the start of the weekend. Weekends are really the highlight of my week because it means that Topher is home. Even if I lose him to his homework for hours at a time, at least he’s here. The house is different when he’s home.
I was reading something online the other day. It was a website for a housekeeping service here in the Jax area. I was scouting it out as a job possibility. The owner’s description of her own life is more than a little intimidating. Yes, she does have a housekeeper come in once a week to clean. In between cleanings, though, she vacuums and sweeps daily, makes all the beds every day, cleans out all the toilets each day, oh and she changes the sheets every three days. I must be a slob if this is what most women do in their houses each day. I vacuum once a week and sweep as needed, I do not make beds (not even my own), I clean bathrooms (toilets included) once a week, and I change sheets once a week. Sure, I stay at home, but my house is not pristine. I’m happy if it’s sanitary and there’s a path to walk in the living room. OK, I’m happier the day I do my cleaning when the house is sparkling and uncluttered, but I have no desire to do such cleaning every day! Who does that?!?! Talk about feeling inadequate. heh.
The X-man is demanding his breakfast, and I suppose I should also feed myself. Hope this Friday is good for everyone!
