Thursday, May 17, 2012

Thursday afternoon

Sitting here ALONE in the house with only dogs/bird for company.  Everyone here with fur is asleep and the central air is working a treat.  Finally after a whole lot of cool days, it's hot enough to have the air on. The younger of my brood are at my mom's and the older ones are working.  Restful.

Might work up some energy to pot/put in ground some of my Mother's Day flowers in a bit.  With flats of petunias, impatiens, and lantana I have plenty of keep me busy. Bought some bags of Miracle-Gro soil today on the way back from my mom's, and have a box of their fertilizer, so should be all set. Just need to do it.

Feeling sort of in a no-fly zone with my mood.  I think I'm a bit burned out and need to rest my brain.  Just visited a couple of Christian women's sites online (not folks I know) and remember how I dislike their preachy dialogue.  I used to fall into the group of young women (when I was one) who idolized those who were walking a tidier path than I do.  They'd be swallowed up in sheep following them, and I figured that if their lives were so neat and ordered, then I needed to follow suit.  Frustration soon followed me because I couldn't keep up.  Now I don't even try. All the well-groomed Christian women out there can just preach on.  I just won't be attending their hooplah.  Besides, they just look so perfect.  I realize their lives probably don't look that neat in person, but they sure do put up a public front like they are.  I don't need the aggravation.

Now will go take a load out of the washer and hang them up outside.  Our neighbors are in their houses and not out being noisy, so I can enjoy the quiet.  Will wander from room to room putting things away, will do the dishes in the sink that got left their this morning, and might even change the bag in the vacuum.  Such mundane tasks are relaxing when it's quiet and nobody's talking.  No hurries, just puttery stuff.