I have decided to change my routine up a little bit. It has become common practice for me to get up in the morning, make breakfast, pack Pete's lunch and then do my daily chores. This has worked fine but I am finding that when I am done, I either have other things to do or I just want to take a break. Meanwhile, my treadmill sits there looking at me longingly. I have been ignoring that look. So...after I have taken care of my husband and he's on his way for the day, I get on the treadmill. Today I did 1.5 miles and when I was finished, guess what? The morning dishes were still in the sink, the laundry remained in the hamper and the dust bunnies didn't run away. They all waited for me. And the thing is....now I feel ramped up, alive...my prana is coursing through my veins and I don't need a break...I'm ready to take care of our home and the other things that this day holds in store. It's only my first week of trying this change in routine but I'm digging on it!!!
In the de-cluttering arena, today I am cleaning the fridge and getting rid of any leftover produce that didn't make it into the last batch of canning. I'll freeze the beans and peppers but the rest of it will go to the chickens...which means it will come back to us in the form of a beautiful fresh egg! :) Nothing wasted.
I never did get to the meat sale but after looking at the sales ad again yesterday, there wasn't much on sale that we really use very often. Our beef is raised right here in the back yard (where I know what it was fed and how he was treated) so the beef sales didn't interest me. The chicken sale wasn't too bad but we have lots of that in the freezer (we eat mostly chicken and fish so I've been stocking up for some time). And pork? I have quite a bit of that in the freezer too. It seems that I have gotten into really finding good deals and have filled the freezers fairly well. Now I need to get in the habit of looking at the sales and realizing I really don't need (whatever) right now or within the next 3 months. We are well stocked. :)
My office is just about done...waiting on help to carry that last bookcase up the stairs. :) It's in MUCH better shape...even found a way to get a comfy chair, side table and reading lamp in there so I can have a quiet space to read or sew if something is going on downstairs and I need some quiet. There's room to do yoga in there now as well (although I prefer to do that at the studio)....at least until K needs to stay with us...then her bed will happily take up that space!