Scrubbing Floors, Then Vacationing : A Survival Trick
Howdy howdy from the South. I’m feeling like a warm, warm baked potato down here at the blogger convention. (It’s fabulous!)
Martin claims he is not turning the tire house into a bachelor pad… well any more than it already is. I’m a little suspicious, though. He just got some new “school books” on Tuesday night. But I’m no dummy.
That guy’s kickin’ back! Just look at these things. A book about couches? Another about being restful?
I know these pictures are blurry. I just had to get evidence that someone may be on a stay-cation right now, and it was only getting darker outside. Hmmm…
And just after I vacuumed the tire trim, too! I also restocked the {Expand Your Story} Refill Kits at Gadanke if you need more fun pages to tell your stories.
I’m crazy about the fun paperclips, the round stickers, and aviation chart pages. The charts are repurposed from – gulp – my solo flights last summer when I got a pilot’s license.
Before I go somewhere, I like to clean and organize and declutter. Do you do that, too? That way coming home is something to look forward to as well. The house is all tidy and ready for unpacking and relaxing instead of scrubbing out lasagna pans.
Anyone ever dive into a “restful” book like Martin? Something tells me a novel would actually be relaxing, NOT reading those text books. Which brings me to wonder: what are you reading lately?
January 27th, 2011 at 9:35 am
My mom totally does the “clean before you leave the house” thing. When I was a kid I used to wonder why she stressed herself out, late into the night before every vacation, cleaning everything. But now that we have our own place — and have gone on our fair share of vacations — I understand why. :)
I have a solid set of old favorite books I reread every winter. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House” series is one, and so are James Herriot’s tales of being a Yorkshire vet in the 1930s and 40s. For me, these old friends are the most restful reading! And they’re not mindless either; when you spend so much time with a book over many years of your life, your relationship with it actually changes. Books are awesome. :)
January 27th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
I do the clean before we go away thing if only because I can be happy knowing that the house was clean for an entire week without the kids around to mess it all up.
Right now I’m finishing a biography of Mark Twain that my honey gave me. I’m not sure what I will read next.
January 31st, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Mother of Pearl, I’ve been craving a little Mark Twain reading ever since I decided on the little adventure down south.
Katie
January 31st, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Well, Katie, I’ve just signed up for a 6-month-long online Blogging course, so I’m reading my class materials, viewing the videos online, and reading and writing on the class Forum! SO cool!
Also, this, week, my online quilting applique class began at Quilt University, so I’m reading those lessons that I downloaded to my computer. [My classmates ...so far... are from Hawaii, Buenos Aires Argentina, Italy, KwaZulu S. Africa, Weimar Germany, British Columbia Canada, S. Germany, Kansas, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida.]
When I want relaxing books to read, I read the WHOLE SERIES by Jean Auel, beginning with The Clan of the Cave Bear. When I finish, I feel SO EMPOWERED… like I can do ANYTHING!
The 6th (and last) book in the series, The Land of Painted Caves, will be released March 29. I’m SO-OOO excited!
From Kathryn Kistner in Texas, who’s now saying,
“The anticipation has me on the edge of my seat… holding my breath!”