My usual nightly routine--
Drive 45 minutes home from work, greet dogs greet spouse hand over newspapers and mail let dogs out tidy kitchen and living room change dog water dish let dogs in clean dogs feet feed dogs put dog bowls away change dog water dish start dinner start coffee pot check laundry put clean clothes in dryer fold dried clothes and put them away check on dinner tidy living room again answer questions about mail check dinner dish out dinner eat watch depressing national news clean up kitchen wash dishes change dog water dish sit in recliner and pull out needlepoint.
Cut 18 inches of DMC cotton perle #5 and carefully and deliberately basketweave background of Pet Guardian Angel Holi until thread is gone. End off.
Put dry dishes away turn on outside lights let dogs out for last night's run and keep an eye on them let dogs in and give them small treat turn off outside lights and turn on lights upstairs put last laundry load away turn on electric blanket and alarm clock brush teeth lay out clothes for work put away next dried load of laundry check washer and dryer for missed socks go back downstairs check email return computer to spouse read newspaper while watching television and talking to spouse finish newspaper and move dog beds to nighttime sleeping spot settle dogs for night.
Cut 18 inches of DMC cotton perle #5 and carefully and deliberately basketweave background of Pet Guardian Angel Holi until thread is gone. End off.
Watch television check dogs are asleep empty trash can tidy living room make thermos of coffee for spouse to finish later climb stairs fall into bed and sleep. Repeat each night Monday through Friday.
You can see why I don't get a lot of stitching done each night. And you can see why stitching a bit each night is essential to my mental health!
Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
7 comments:
LOL! Boy, can I relate!
Thanks for making me smile this morning! Are you sure you didn't leave out 2 or 3 letting dogs in & out? LOL
My Gosh, woman! You make me tired just READING it! All that and you do amazing stitching, too.
Holey Schmoley....I need a cocktail. You do all of that and STILL manage to stitch? Oey...if there was a prize for this, you'd certainly get it!
Let me remind you I don't have kids at home. Those who do have a bigger burden than I do!
Still, we manage to stitch regardless. And blog. LOL We are miracle workers!
That is something that I would just not have enough energy to do.
I remember way back when I was working long hours, there was no way that I would have been able to find enough energy and time to stitch and I did not touch a needle for many years.
I still do almost all my stitching during the day and keep evenings for preparing things or reading about embroidery and stuff like that.
My hat to you and to all others that are juggling all these things and making things work for them.
Pierrette =^..^=
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