My Tireless Retirement - Week 206

 

Hello friends!  Oh my goodness, Friday was beautiful, sunny, warm and calm.  The key word here is calm.  I worked all day before meeting up with friends for beers and appetizers afterward.  Great conversation and a lot of laughter as well as mutual teasing and fun with our server.  It was great.

 

Saturday was gray and gloomy outside once again, but I didn’t let that stop me.  I got busy, did the laundry and puttered around the house until it warmed up a bit outside.  Then I headed out to prune the fruit trees and pulled up a big pile of weeds and fed them to the chickens.  After all of the rain the chicken run was a bit muddy so I gave them the bin of mulched leaves I had saved for just this occasion.  Now the pen is dry and the hens are happy and well fed.

 

Later that day, I was feeling crafty so I made up a set of 2027 calendar pages and printed them off.  I used cardstock and some lined paper I also printed off to create a new day planner for next year.  I used my binding machine to put it together and spent a fair amount of time decorating the pages.  I also added a page with a pocket to tuck in postage stamps, coupons or whatever I need.  It was a lot of fun and I just love it.

 

Sunday was sunny and warmer too.  I got up, reset the clocks for Daylight Savings Time and settled in with a hot cup of coffee to sit quietly, do some writing and slowly come to life.  I love that Sundays are set aside for me to focus on myself and recharge my batteries.  Outside I was able to pull more weeds, give the raised garden beds their first turning, breathe fresh air and enjoy the sunshine.  In the garage I aired up the bike tires in preparation of a first bike ride.

 

I was able to spend some time with my LTFS dusting the shelves and home canned goods, taking an inventory (looking good!) and making some decisions about what I want to work on as far as canning and restocking.  I have a short list made up and plans for adding more home canned beef and chicken in the not too distant future.  I also added more organic grass fed lean ground beef to my next Butcher Box order.  It was on sale for a really good price if you bought it in bulk.

 

I worked all day Monday with TTO and it went fairly well, it does appear she is trying.  I just continue to take it one day at a time with that one.  I worked Tuesday morning taking a group of seniors two towns over to visit the Warhawk Museum and it was great.  Fun and very informative (although the new wing with the 911 exhibit made me tear up a bit) plus we had a wonderful guide.  Both days I rode the bus to and from work to help alleviate some of the pain from the recent jump in fuel prices.  After work on Tuesday I walked over to Trader Joes to pick up a few grocery items before getting on the bus to come home.  I finally got to use the gift card I got for Christmas.

 

Wednesday and Thursday I worked my tail off around the house getting a lot of little things done and a BIG meal prep completed using items I already had in my pantry, fridge and freezer.  Along with meals I made condiments too.  I also got outside to pull some more big weeds, another bucket full, for the chickens.  It was a very productive two days to end the week on and I was very happy with everything I managed to get done.  It was a really great week!