Becoming an Early Riser 011
I did it! I woke at 4:30 a.m. It wasn't enough sleep because I didn't go to bed until 10:30 last night but I woke feeling rested and awake, so I got up. I have much I want to do today before the fireworks tonight. That's assuming we can see them from the neighborhood.
My eldest, who lives with me at the moment, came home on Tuesday evening from a month-long job in Dallas with a stomach bug. So, I do what I do as a mother and nurse her, in between household projects, which I keep piling up on my to-do list! Hopefully, she's well enough to go outside this evening and explore. We were going to go to Kerrville to see Robert Earl Keen, but I think that's a bit much considering how badly she felt yesterday. Poor kid, she really wanted to go, too.
First on my list today is a visit to the hardware store to buy two 2x4's to go with the 1x2's I bought yesterday to make a full-size bed frame to lay on top of the storage boxes that will act as a platform. I may get really ambitious and have the store cut me an 4x4x8 into 18 inch lengths so I can attach them as legs, that way I can move the boxes in an out as needed. I'm modeling the frame after a twin one my brother-in-law made me years ago. It's held up very well and serves as a platform for the bed my daughter sleeps on...with a thick mattress on top, of course. :)
So, these are the things that motivate me to rise early. I've worked hard, hard on house projects this summer and I love it! I could play house every day, building, repairing, adjusting and decorating. Right now, my house is a bit of a wreck because I'm working in here on multiple projects at once. At least when I built the patio, the inside stayed straightened up. You can't even see the top of my dining table right now what with receipts, tools, hardware, sewing machine and curtain bags I haven't disposed of because I can't decide if I like the color of the curtains I bought and hung in the living room. So, I guess I should add home improvement to my list of "things I enjoy." Hardware store, here I come...again!
My eldest, who lives with me at the moment, came home on Tuesday evening from a month-long job in Dallas with a stomach bug. So, I do what I do as a mother and nurse her, in between household projects, which I keep piling up on my to-do list! Hopefully, she's well enough to go outside this evening and explore. We were going to go to Kerrville to see Robert Earl Keen, but I think that's a bit much considering how badly she felt yesterday. Poor kid, she really wanted to go, too.
First on my list today is a visit to the hardware store to buy two 2x4's to go with the 1x2's I bought yesterday to make a full-size bed frame to lay on top of the storage boxes that will act as a platform. I may get really ambitious and have the store cut me an 4x4x8 into 18 inch lengths so I can attach them as legs, that way I can move the boxes in an out as needed. I'm modeling the frame after a twin one my brother-in-law made me years ago. It's held up very well and serves as a platform for the bed my daughter sleeps on...with a thick mattress on top, of course. :)
So, these are the things that motivate me to rise early. I've worked hard, hard on house projects this summer and I love it! I could play house every day, building, repairing, adjusting and decorating. Right now, my house is a bit of a wreck because I'm working in here on multiple projects at once. At least when I built the patio, the inside stayed straightened up. You can't even see the top of my dining table right now what with receipts, tools, hardware, sewing machine and curtain bags I haven't disposed of because I can't decide if I like the color of the curtains I bought and hung in the living room. So, I guess I should add home improvement to my list of "things I enjoy." Hardware store, here I come...again!
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