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swestrupActually, I haven't really been up all that long, but it sure FEELS like it.
Today I got up at noon, as usual, grabbed some coffee, as usual and started reading my e-mail, comics and newsites, as usual. Around the time I got to slashdot I decided it was time to grab some breakfast, as usual.
I got downstairs, made said breakfast and decided to take a moment to look up some omelet recipes to read while eating. I was halfway through that when the phone rang. It was an old friend who wanted to chat for a bit, so we did. Halfway through the conversation![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
taxlady told me she was heading out to the store and would be right back. In fact, she returned just moments after I finished the conversation. She then asked me if I could get dressed and help with a few chores.
These ended up including:
taxlady did the actual cooking and other food prep. By the time we ate it was 11:00 pm.
After supper I headed back upstairs and discovered I was still only halfway through reading slashdot...
Now, I should point out that the above list was just from my perspective.taxlady's was just as long and included helping with most of the above plus cooking supper, plus doing a load of laundry plus (arguably) the trip to the store. So, right now the two of us are exhausted. I wouldn't normally be going to bed yet for another 2 or 3 hours, but right now I think I won't have trouble falling asleep.
On the other hand, I feel like I got a bunch of stuff accomplished today.
Today I got up at noon, as usual, grabbed some coffee, as usual and started reading my e-mail, comics and newsites, as usual. Around the time I got to slashdot I decided it was time to grab some breakfast, as usual.
I got downstairs, made said breakfast and decided to take a moment to look up some omelet recipes to read while eating. I was halfway through that when the phone rang. It was an old friend who wanted to chat for a bit, so we did. Halfway through the conversation
taxlady told me she was heading out to the store and would be right back. In fact, she returned just moments after I finished the conversation. She then asked me if I could get dressed and help with a few chores.These ended up including:
- restacking tires so we could get to our washer and dryer
- restacking boxes in our bedroom so I could get to the huge (overflowing) laundry hamper
- Hauling the hamper downstairs.
- Sorting through the hamper for things that needed to get done in the first load (socks, underwear, etc).
- Helping to find our gardening tool box in the basement.
- Hauling our BBQ stand, tables and chairs out of the back yard.
- Pulling down the huge overgrown jungle in our back yard.
- Finding the mattock and using it to break up sod and dirt so as to be able to plant a miniscule herb patch.
- Refilling the hole we made, sans rocks.
- Hauling all our stuff BACK into the back yard.
- Helping dig ingredients out of the fridge so we could make supper.
taxlady did the actual cooking and other food prep. By the time we ate it was 11:00 pm.After supper I headed back upstairs and discovered I was still only halfway through reading slashdot...
Now, I should point out that the above list was just from my perspective.
taxlady's was just as long and included helping with most of the above plus cooking supper, plus doing a load of laundry plus (arguably) the trip to the store. So, right now the two of us are exhausted. I wouldn't normally be going to bed yet for another 2 or 3 hours, but right now I think I won't have trouble falling asleep.On the other hand, I feel like I got a bunch of stuff accomplished today.
