Some Knitting Was Accomplished, finally!

Whew, I finally had a few minutes to sit down and get some knitting done.  It’s been a few days since that happened. Sometimes, I wonder about myself.

I used to work 40 to 50 hours a week,spend approx. 15 hours a week commuting, clean my house, cook meals, do laundry, take care of the dogs, run errands and still had a life.  In the last three days, I worked a measly six hours daily, had no commute, ran errands, cleaned house, took care of the dogs, did laundry and managed to run out of time to do anything else.

When did I lose the ability to function at what by today’s standards is a normal pace?  Have I gotten old or have I just gotten lazy?  I have a 1200 square foot abode. With three people and three animals living in it, it shouldn’t take more than two hours max to clean it. Okay, so that is two hours of the day.  My job is six hours a day, check. I have no commute. Laundry is 30 minutes to wash and 60 minutes to dry (time that can be used for something else as well).  If I’m not slow cooking something, dinner should take no more than an hour to fix and 30 minutes to eat?  Clean up, no more than 20 minutes max (I clean as I go).  So, why am I running out of time for things like reading or knitting or sewing?  I just don’t get it?

Personally, I think I’ve gotten lazy. Which hopefully, I’ll manage to get out of, because school starts on the 25th, so then I will have school, homework, work and household stuff to do.

On the plus side, I scored a new mattress set!!!!!  Our current set was purchased back in 1997 and was a “low-end” set as it was.  We have a huge king sized sleigh bed that takes the largest king sized mattresses there are.  Hey, I love my bed, there is room for everyone on it!  But, those mattresses are pretty pricey.  My boss’s grandmother had purchased a brand new 3,200 mattress set and then just when they got delivered, she took ill and they were never used.  They are still in the plastic!!!  I’m buying them for 350.00!!!  I about fell over when she told me about them.  Heck, yeah!  They are the comfy plushy ones with the 20 year warranty and all.    I’m quite excited, let me tell you!  That is a bargain in anyone’s book.

I had no “goals” for June.  By goals, I mean one household improvement, a major improvement, like a sofa or an a/c.  June had nothing, but now it has it’s mattress set. I try to sit down and figure out what needs to be “repaired” “fluffed” or just replaced and then spread it out over the year.  Somethings have to be saved up for, while others are quick fixes.  Everyone says I’m spoiled, but you know, I really do save up for stuff.  I’ll wait years for something if I really want it bad enough.  I waited ten years for my Jeep and then drove it for ten years.  I always says, “if I want something bad enough, I’ll get it.  It might be five or so years, but I’ll get it”.

For instance, I’ve been wanting to go to Disneyworld for almost thirteen years now.  I haven’t made it yet, but I will, you watch.  I never give up on something if I really want it.  I just have faith and it will happen, eventually.

Oh well, time for breakfast and then off to work.  I have a full and busy day ahead of me on that aspect.