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Good day yesterday, though it did feel like wheel-spinning a few times. Had to do a favor for my daughter, which meant taking her car for new tires so she can drive to Pittsburgh this afternoon. Her boyfriend scored tickets to the Steelers-Eagles football game for her birthday. She’s a Steelers fan, he’s an Eagles fan. Someone is coming home happy.
That meant I had an hour to myself. I spent it going to class. I checked in via smartphone to my risk management course (Coursera, people, I’m telling you). Even took a quiz online while I waited. Good use of my time, amen.
This weekend is already planned out. Tomorrow is one of those blessed, unplanned days with hours of spare time that we all wish for. I intend to read, shop, get tea, and enjoy the peace. Then Sunday we travel to DC for a concert – I finally managed to get Frightened Rabbit tickets. They sell out so quickly that tomorrow’s Philly show was sold out in 30 seconds. These guys need to play bigger venues; their fan base is swelling.
I have a few things on the agenda this morning, but by 2 I’ll be free. Normally I hope for (and loosely plan for) time off on Fridays, but quick deadlines makes that impossible today. Nevertheless, I do intend to head out this afternoon. I’ve been working hard; time to treat myself to a few hours of relaxation.
What’s your weekend looking like? Here’s the latest from Frightened Rabbit. Please feel free to post links to your favorites – I’m always on the lookout for new favorites.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
I'm back to taking Fridays "Off"- meaning I don't work with clients (directly). Instead my day is filled with umpteen administrative tasks like filing, reorganizing my desk (which is seriously a job in itself) and eliminating all the piles of papers surrounding my desk.
More home improvement projects this weekend. I think it's stopped being fun for my husband now (sarcasm). I plan to plant the dried up mums I thought were dead. The gardening center lady assures me I didn't kill them (as my neighbor across the street claimed), and instructed me to plant them in the ground promising that they'll bloom again every year during the fall season (fingers crossed).
They will bloom again, Kim. I failed to remove "dead" ones one year and they came roaring back the next year.
I hope your husband has lots of "fun" this weekend. 🙂
Today I'll write a short article (one of those where it will take longer to edit down than write) and buy groceries.
We're in for a chilly weekend, but the annual boiler check & cleaning isn't scheduled until next Wednesday and I try not to turn it on until it's been services…so I'll make soup and bake something wonderful this weekend. I'll also warm up by running up & downstairs a few times to bring the Halloween decorations up. I also need to document the next phase of the pink sock monkey project so I can get that on the blog by Monday. And vacuum! I gave my dog a bath yesterday, so there is dog hair everywhere waiting to be vacuumed up.
We only have a few more weeks left where the city will collect & compost our yard waste, so I need to get some yard work done.
Paula, we're about to go into the 30s at night (tomorrow, egad!), so I'm with you on the yard work. I have a few herbs to dig up and bring indoors.
We're supposed to hit 27 tonight. I keep reminding myself: by January these temps will feel balmy!
I just picked all of my green tomatoes.