Good morning, everyone!!!
After four days off it is time to get back to work. I may not have gotten all of what I wanted to accomplish in over the course of these days off, but I did manage to get a lot done, so I'm happy with that :)
67 canning jars have been done!!! Plus about three gallons of apple juice. I have five to six more jars of apple butter to do this afternoon after work, then we can call it a day on this bushel of apples :)
My sister came over Saturday evening and she and I put up several jars of applesauce, raspberry jelly, and apple cider vinegar. Then yesterday I put up 23 jars of apple jelly, twelve regular and 11 apple cinnamon.
I was also able to get quite a bit in on my NaNoWriMo project :) This really made me happy. With hubby coming home I will most likely be working on this in the mornings before I head into work, this way when I get home from the day job my word count is already in :) This seemed to work out good for me last year toward the end of NaNoWriMo. I remember wishing I would have started that sooner LOL.
We have houseguests this week. The daughter and grandchildren are hanging out with us since hubby will be fixing a water leak at her house this time home. So they stayed over last night and plan to be here for a good part of the week.
My sister will be back over tonight to pick up the rest of her apples and some of the goodies canned over the weekend :)
I did manage to get things put back in some sort of order after all the canning mess :) Which this too makes me very happy :) Don't get me wrong there is still things to be put away, but the majority of it is cleaned up and done.
I thought I would dread going back to work after so many days off. But I woke up this morning willing and ready to get back to my normal work days. Which its probably good seeing as I'll be working the next 9 days :)
We had a really good writing meeting on Saturday. I walked away feeling energized which is a plus seeing as it is NaNoWriMo month :) I love when I get lost in the lives of my characters and this month's meeting only enhanced that which is wonderful :)
I guess you could say I feel refreshed this morning and also somewhat accomplished. I may not have gotten everything on my list completed, but I did manage to get a big chunk of things off my plate. For this I am thankful. I firmly believe in not downing oneself for what you haven't gotten done, but praise yourself for what you have accomplished. There is always time for the other things and if there isn't, well, then they weren't meant for you to do.
Life is too short to guilt yourself over the petty stuff. Start each new week with a game plan and do the best you can to accomplish what you set out to do, but also give yourself room to be human.
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!
After four days off it is time to get back to work. I may not have gotten all of what I wanted to accomplish in over the course of these days off, but I did manage to get a lot done, so I'm happy with that :)
67 canning jars have been done!!! Plus about three gallons of apple juice. I have five to six more jars of apple butter to do this afternoon after work, then we can call it a day on this bushel of apples :)
My sister came over Saturday evening and she and I put up several jars of applesauce, raspberry jelly, and apple cider vinegar. Then yesterday I put up 23 jars of apple jelly, twelve regular and 11 apple cinnamon.
I was also able to get quite a bit in on my NaNoWriMo project :) This really made me happy. With hubby coming home I will most likely be working on this in the mornings before I head into work, this way when I get home from the day job my word count is already in :) This seemed to work out good for me last year toward the end of NaNoWriMo. I remember wishing I would have started that sooner LOL.
We have houseguests this week. The daughter and grandchildren are hanging out with us since hubby will be fixing a water leak at her house this time home. So they stayed over last night and plan to be here for a good part of the week.
My sister will be back over tonight to pick up the rest of her apples and some of the goodies canned over the weekend :)
I did manage to get things put back in some sort of order after all the canning mess :) Which this too makes me very happy :) Don't get me wrong there is still things to be put away, but the majority of it is cleaned up and done.
I thought I would dread going back to work after so many days off. But I woke up this morning willing and ready to get back to my normal work days. Which its probably good seeing as I'll be working the next 9 days :)
We had a really good writing meeting on Saturday. I walked away feeling energized which is a plus seeing as it is NaNoWriMo month :) I love when I get lost in the lives of my characters and this month's meeting only enhanced that which is wonderful :)
I guess you could say I feel refreshed this morning and also somewhat accomplished. I may not have gotten everything on my list completed, but I did manage to get a big chunk of things off my plate. For this I am thankful. I firmly believe in not downing oneself for what you haven't gotten done, but praise yourself for what you have accomplished. There is always time for the other things and if there isn't, well, then they weren't meant for you to do.
Life is too short to guilt yourself over the petty stuff. Start each new week with a game plan and do the best you can to accomplish what you set out to do, but also give yourself room to be human.
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!