Back to life… back to reality
Time to get more centered!
So the Total Makeover Challenge is over (I came in 2nd!), and it’s time to start picking up some of the things I had to set aside to allow for the intensity of the contest schedule. I’m happy and sad that it’s all done!
I’ve missed out on a few things over the last several months that I’ll be getting back to. Regular housecleaning, for one. I did a big clean-up yesterday, sacrificing my one full day of the long weekend to do it. It was sorely needed. My home office desk had become a dumping ground (again… yes, I know dear husband, I’m working on it…!) and I had to go through everything. Cleaned it all up. This has actually been a problem for over a year, maybe longer, so I even went into spots in my desk behind doors – yes, the hiding spots – and cleaned them out. It took nearly all day but I conquered it and I feel much better today for it.
I also did a good clean and vacuum. There’s lots more to do, as there always is once the rainy season lets up around here and I can start to feel ok about mopping the floor without it being a futile attempt. Three dogs tracking in mud prints several times a day is enough to cause a girl to give up her Swiffer Wet Jet and just live with the floor for a month or so. It’s definitely starting to seem more like summer than wet spring, so it’s time to get back on the wagon with that task too. The thing about home ownership? These kinds of things never end. I’m not complaining! I love my house (well, except the lino and kitchen cabinets…)
We’ve also gotten a good start on gardening. Last weekend I spent four hours weeding the back garden bed and it looks amazing. We’re looking into getting a bark mulch delivery to finally do mulch on that bed to help eliminate weeds. We’ve done it on some smaller beds and it does help quite a bit, and it looks nice too. We also renovated the bed in front of our garden shed, something we’ve been wanting to do for some time, and it looks great. It’s funny, you really do have to wait awhile in your home before going too crazy with the garden. It takes a few seasons to understand light needs, how wet or dry an area is, etc. We’ve had to rethink a lot of what we did in the beginning. Thankfully, most plants are forgiving if you move them about.
Next up? Getting out to take more pictures. I haven’t had much of a chance to do that with work being six days a week for the last while and the contest taking up my free time outside of that. Curt and I both have digital SLRs that we are trying to figure out what the heck we’re doing with, so the solution is to play and take a ton of pictures. Hopefully we can even take a day trip here or there and get outside of our neighbourhood.
Finally, I hope I can blog a bit more! I love writing but like any muscle, it gets flabby if it’s not exercised. So pardon the flab right now, I’ll be in fighting form soon enough : )
Mac'd out geek girl; love my husband, my dogs, design, photography, gardening, red wine, eating fresh and local. I do creative stuff at a large Fraser Valley wholesale nursery.
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Hi Rebecca, I didn’t recognize you on twitter since you changed your name… How are you? Congrats on coming in 2nd on the Total Makeover Challenge. That is fantastic. Of course I wish you won, but 2nd is soooo great.
Congratulations!