Did you ever have a weekend staring at you that had you tired just by looking at what was planned? I did. Too many things — birthday for the stepson, meditation, writers’ group meetup, breakfast AND lunch dates, shopping for the aforementioned birthday, gardening, etc. I did what any sane person ought to do.
I scrapped most of it.
Actually, I scrapped the lunch and the writers’ group. I just knew I couldn’t make either. So I shopped for the birthday, waited until stepson finally made up his mind when he’d like to celebrate with us, and gardened and meditated in the meantime. It was a busy weekend and one where I’m glad to be back in front of the desk to get some rest.
I picked up a little something in the garden — poison ivy. It could have come from Carl (the neighbor’s cat), but I’m suspecting it came from the piles of weeds that grew while we were away. One spot on the ankle (not bothersome) and the other on the inside of my left wrist. It makes typing a joy (insert sarcasm).
Another project came in over the weekend (is that eight now? I can’t remember), so I have to get going immediately on it as it’s due next week. My big project is stalled because of problems getting info from the professors, but that may be a blessing with all the other work I have in front of me.
Short post today as I have to get going. A breakfast out, then a conference call and some emails sent. Then I want to hunker down and get an article started. There’s some trouble getting promised feedback from one of the only two sources for the story (planned by the editor), so I have to shake that tree again.
How was your weekend?
Busy, but I tried to stay away from work. I've got to put together a ghostwriting quote this morning, and make sure there's a "no possee clause" in it.
Go for it, Devon! I've had to amend a "no posse" clause for a corporate client, but I did limit how many are to be involved. Unless I'm paid per-hour, no way I'm letting that dog run wild!
Sorry about the poison ivy, Lori. I've got hyper sensitive skin, so I'm always afraid I might come into contact with it. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what it looks like. I've Google Imaged it, but each photo looks different!
While it was hot, the humidity stayed away so DoggieLily and I stayed fairly comfortable. Saturday I knocked out a column and blog post. Sunday I went with friends to choose some plants for their garden and window boxes, then later another friend stopped by briefly.
Sunday night – with a nice breeze and as many windows open as possible – I did my fingernails ("Tokyo Pearl") and went wild with my toenails. All while watching The Tony Awards, The Killing and Mad Men. Then I had ice cream.
I did nothing but have coffee with girlfriends on Saturday morning and read… just veged… water what needed to be watered and did nothing… Didn't even leave the house Sunday. Felt wonderful!
I assume poison ivy is at least as bad as poison oak… no fun at all.
Paula, if you've never had it, either you've never come in contact or you're not allergic. Hope for the latter.
Anne, it's just as bad. Same idea — uncontrollable itch that lasts a few weeks. Spreading and fever in the worst cases.