Sunday, April 29, 2012

week in the life | sunday

week in the life: sunday
9:00 Yesterday was a long day. I fully intend to sleep until noon today, but I wake up at 9 am after ten hours of solid sleep. I get up, but let Larry sleep in.
week in the life: sunday
I discover a greyhound sleeping on the floor at the foot of the bed. As I walk by, he reaches out and puts his paw on my leg. I sit down next to him and he snuggles close. I spend a good 20 minutes just sitting there and petting him. Dogs are the best stress relievers! Then I spend a little time in the office catching up on some work, while Larry snoozes.
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
10:30 Larry is up and I want pancakes for breakfast. We made Homesick Texan's fantastic pecan pancakes last weekend and it has awakened a week-long pancake craving. I start concocting some strawberry pancakes. They're ok, but the recipe needs work (and perhaps some homemade strawberry butter, whipped cream, and powdered sugar). There's a little leftover pancake batter. LARRY COOKS A PANCAKE FOR THE DOGS.
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
12:00 Larry sets up his laptop in the living room and starts on a few hours of work. I go into the studio and package up orders, review my calendar, and start planning what's next for Funnelcloud Studio.

2:00  Plunge the toilet for the fifth time this week. Oh, what a glamourous life I live! Curse living in a 70 year old house. SLOSH TOILET WATER ON MY FEET. Take a shower. Obviously.
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
3:00 Yardwork. The grass is desperately in need of mowing, our gravel path has been almost entirely taken over by weeds, and the lawn is full of my enemy: dandelions. (Tip: GRAVEL PATHS SUCK. I love the look of gravel, but trying to keep it clear of weeds and debris has been the bane of my existence for the past four years.) Larry goes to the grocery store to pick up ingredients for dinner and I start yanking up dandelions with my handy-dandy dandelion ripper-outer tool. They've already gone to seed, so for every dandelion I pull out, 700 more are planted. Wop wah!
week in the life: sunday
4:00 I begin to weed the path (see how it has almost completely disappeared?), but quickly tire of this thankless task. Tomorrow I will spray the weeds with vinegar and salt.
week in the life: sunday
4:45 Speaking of vinegar and salt, I need a snack. Chips and Safeway bean salad/dip. We're out of beverages, so I am forced to drink a beer.
week in the life: sunday
4:50 Larry gets home. He brought me a treat.
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
5:00 I go into the back yard and start a creative project while Larry mows the lawn. I've been wanting some modern hanging planters for the front porch and had a few white ceramic flower pots that I was trying to figure out what to do with. I saw a project on Pinterest that got the wheels turning and Elise's take on this project sealed the deal. Supplies needed: ceramic flower pot, twine, scissors, folding ruler, beer. 
week in the life: sunday
The results are a little sloppy. I measured for the location of the knots, but evidently not accurately enough. I'll work on this again next week.
week in the life: sunday
5:30 I take a quick break with my favorite ottoman.
week in the life: sunday
5:40 Check on my neglected strawberry patch. Step in dog poop. Swear. Lots of little strawberries - soon they will be ripe and red and Gravy will reach his giraffe neck over the fence and eat them all.
week in the life: sunday
5:45 "Not this game again, Mom! You get the cold shoulder!"
week in the life: sunday
6:00 Start making dinner. We're making Grilled Shrimp Tacos with Spicy Avocado Crema and Corn Pico de Gallo. I start chopping. Larry finishes the lawn and comes in to help with dinner.
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
6:45 Anything with avocados is a winner in my book!
week in the life: sunday
7:00 Full disclosure: Larry and I trash the kitchen when we cook. I'm embarrassed to admit this is what the counter looks like when we're done.
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
7:30 While the pico and crema are resting in the fridge, Larry mixes me a cocktail: a Bombay Sapphire Gin & Tonic. Mmmm. Happy hour, at last!
week in the life: sunday
8:20 Shrimps, marinated and ready for grilling.
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
8:30 HOLY SHRIMP! This is seriously the best recipe we've made in ages. MMMMMMM! Top Ten recipe for sure! This totally makes up for the fact that I survived on cookies and crap all week. Fantastic!
week in the life: sunday
week in the life: sunday
9:00 Sunday night is HBO night. We settle in on the couch to watch Game of Thrones, Veep, and Girls.
week in the life: sunday
11:00 Back in the office. I start planning my week. Glad this one is over - it kicked my butt!

The End.

Thanks so much for sticking with me this week!
(P.S. Sorry, if I owe you an e-mail! I'll get caught up at some point!)

5 comments:

Pickles and Dimes said...

Man, you guys are busy! I think this was my favorite day. The best parts:

"So I was forced to drink a beer."

Banjo and the balloon

Gravy cuddling in the morning

Larry making the dogs a pancake.

The fact you guys also watch Veep. "I took a sneeze bullet!"

Love it all.

Jane @ The Borrowed Abode said...

I've loved reading your posts, since they resonate with how I think/wish/wonder my days will be if I am able to pursue my handmade business full-time. :)

I need to know more about that 2012 calendar you showed!! Also, I love your handwriting!

Jane @ The Borrowed Abode said...

PS: I agree with the first commenter. I loved all those parts too!

What I don't love. . . the captcha thing I have to do to comment. :)

Michele H. said...

Ahh...a fellow Game of Thrones fan! We love that show. You are my favorite:)

So...i'm curious...do you plan on putting these words and photos in some sort of album? I'm still undecided on mine.

Karin said...

I want those shrimp tacos NOW! Also, good to know there are other people who eat dinner as late as I do! :)