Well, it's been a long weekend...a really long weekend. I've gotten a lot done, and it feels good. My body, however, it tired. I slept fine, but my projects have been nagging at my mind. Today I wrapped up my part of the office and garage cleaning - Will has some things he needs to go through and throw out. I filled the garbage twice over (which isn't hard because it's tiny) and the recycling bin is stuffed (which is pretty impressive because it's large). The garage still needs a lot of work, but I can park inside and not worry about hitting the doors on any junk when I get out of the car. I also was able to keep the treadmill down (it has been folded up ever since it was donated to me by my sweet neighbor) - I need to get an extension cord tomorrow and it will be ready to use! There is still a lot of trash and cardboard to be recycled, but both bins are full for the week, so it's staying for now.

The office is so, so near to being done. So near that only I know it's not done. There are several piles of mail and mementos that Will needs to sort out, but they are inconspicuously in some cute baskets, so it almost looks like they belong. Other than that, there are some random cords (to what, I have no idea) and a pile of books to be moved to the bookshelf that is waiting to be built. Once I have help to put it together, it will go in the living room, and the rest of our books will have a home. And once those books are put up, I will have room for the magazine files that are still sitting on the floor. Oh, and the (deer?) skull/horns needs to be hung...nice touch, don't you think? It's no Martha Stewart office, but it's functional, clean, and will finally be used. This is the one room that has been forgotten, shut off, and filled with random junk since we moved here. It has never been finished until now, which is sad because we bought IKEA furniture for it right after we moved in and almost killed our marriage putting it together. It was a relationship builder to say the least, putting that stuff together, so now we can enjoy the fruits of our labor and you know, use the printer. It's the little stuff that makes me happy.

So here it is...only those of you who have seen it in all its cluttered glory will really know the magnificence of its new state.


And now I really need another day off to enjoy the work - at least I will come home to a clean house...or to be honest, a clean downstairs...depending on your definition of clean.