Sick: The bugs were feverish and spent the day home today. Bug's temperature is still high enough to warrant another day at home, and she also managed to get herself a goopy eye. Weeee! So much for spending my Friday baking cup pies in anticipation of mister mrtl's return (we won't consider that I took that out of the plan of action several days ago) and speed-cleaning for my Ziploc House Party on Saturday. Instead we'll visit the doctor for some eyedrops and the rest of the day I'll try to distract her from the horrid thought that fixated her ire today, that she had RUINED her perfect attendance run and would not be winning an award because she missed a day. The party will be rescheduled; may I be strong enough to simply admire the boxes loaded with Ziploc goodness and not start unpacking it all. (OMG the Box Tops! The temptation to grab them all!)
Suck: Being a part-time employee (aka not salaried), I learned today that I may have the rest of the month without tasking. Just when I was finally settling into a routine here and getting back into the swing of working regularly. There's nothing to do. It's possible that it has to do with the economy, clients holding back on getting contracts cleared for action.
I'm trying to turn the suck into a positive, thinking about all I could get done with a free month. Some thoughts I've had so far include:
- Super-anal house cleaning (e.g., baseboards behind furniture, dusting top of blinds) and file sorting (e.g., teaching files, old bills)
- House repairs (Do I dare try these on my own?) and painting (nothing loud that would warrant repainting later, though)
- Obsessive exercising
- Knitting, and maybe learning how to use my sewing machine
- Volunteering (school, Red Cross, food bank, wherever)
Whatever I do, I want to take advantage of the "free" time. There's a chance that tasking could be available before the end of the month, so the sooner I get started, the better.
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