My plans for vacation projects have gone totally off track. Causes include the heat (in the 90’s every day!) and having to go to work yesterday. Seems there was a problem with issuing a check that was discovered late on Tuesday. I could probably have stayed home, but wanted to be sure this got completed. So I got up early (yuk!) and went in. After taking care of things in the office, I headed off to AAA to renew my car registration and then went to the mall. Don’t usually go to the mall, but there’s a big semi-annual sale going on right now at both Bath & Body Works and Yankee Candle…and both stores are practically across the aisle from one another. So I stocked up on soaps, spritzers, etc at Bath & Body Works (I won’t need to go again for years!) and got lots of great candles at Yankee Candle including a new one for Fall and a new one for Christmas. Took a nap yesterday after getting home and took it easy the rest of the day. Not a good plan for getting projects completed.

Staying home today, but mostly doing cleaning and laundry. Reorganized a few bathroom cupboards and am working on my bedroom, the family room and kitchen. The sofa slipcovers are in the washer right now and in a bit I’ll be starting in on steamcleaning the carpets and furniture. Would like to wash the family room curtains as well. We’ll see.

I cleaned about half of the outdoor furniture a few days ago and would like to finish that up before Saturday since we’re having a few friends over for a BBQ on the 4th. Patrick is going to take me down to Sears tomorrow morning to get a new grill. I got rid of my old one last year when we did the unlimited trash pickup and haven’t yet replaced it. Since I have a gift card for Sears I can get a new one for not lots of $$$. I’m anxious to have a grill again.

Break time over–back to work.