May 29, 2007
Long Weekends Can Sometimes Be Too Long
After a very long weekend, I’m ready to come back to work. This feeling won’t last more than twenty minutes because I’m swamped with things to do at the office.
Three day weekends are wonderful and I’d never trade them in for anything. It’s just the repercussion of an extra day off takes it’s toll the rest of the short week.
Friday afternoon my boss allowed me to leave several hours early (and still get paid) because of the “good work and dedication” I bring to the company. I graciously accepted this bonus and ran out to do some last minute errands before I settled into the weekend.
I stopped at Target and Walmart to buy a few stylish fabric totes for my organization project. I went to the bank to withdraw some much needed cash for the grocery store.
When it comes to grocery shopping I always pay with cash because it keeps me within budget and prevents me from buying those unnecessary items I don’t really need. Like Doritos. And Symphony chocolate bars.
I managed to stop at the gas station and fill my car with very, very, very expensive ($3.45/gallon) gasoline, and took Dawson to Subway for an early supper.
Doug was working second shift so the Doodlebug and I had the evening to do what we wished. Well, at least Dawson did. After 13 ”On Demand” episodes of Blues Clues, I had enough. I put that child to bed early and cracked open a wine cooler.
Saturday was Project Day. I woke up at 7:00 sharp, cleaned Dawson’s disasterous room (it took 4 1/2 hours, it was a tornado site) and organized my pantry closets (at least one of them).
After that I sat down just for a moment and my ambition took a shit. I had no desire to start on the craft room. I’ll have to get to that this weekend. Here’s a few before and after shots:
Extremely messy bedroom.
Very neat and tidy bedroom.
Disasterous pantry.
Organized pantry.
The rest of the photos are here.
Sunday my parents hosted a memorial day party at their home. I’ve got lots of stories about this that I’m currently writing. Stayed tuned for the recap. Monday we visited my grandparents’ graves and I’ve got a post about that too.
Photos from the party are here. Photos from the cemetary and a visit to my grandparents’ farm are here.
Can’t wait to read what y’all did on your 3 day weekends!
Posted by Dana @ 8:46 am • Uncategorized
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May 29th, 2007 at 9:03 am, Leslie Says:
Your project is going well! Dawson’s room and the pantry look great. Wanna come to my house and give it a whirl? I need some organization.
Can’t wait to hear all about your long weekend. Families can give us some great blog fodder.
May 29th, 2007 at 9:08 am, Dana Says:
Girl, this home organizing project may kill me. I’ve cleaned and organized Dawson’s room before, but MY HUSBAND doesn’t know how to help maintain it. I try to do it myself, but working full time and keeping the rest of the house clean are hard enough!
And that damn pantry. Ugh. I gotta go through some of that stuff and rummage it.
Yes, the weekend was quite — umm — interesting.
May 29th, 2007 at 4:39 pm, motherofbun Says:
Holy cow. YOU GO GIRL. I know that phrase is so old but when I saw all you accomplished I was very impressed! Still am.
Mmmmm. Symphony bars…..
May 30th, 2007 at 4:52 am, judy Says:
That is so impressive!!! If I had accomplished that I’d blow-up those pictures and put them on my wall to remind me how much I rock! Hey, Dana, thank you for putting goodyblog badge on your site! I can’t wait to meet you at blogher!
May 30th, 2007 at 5:18 am, Nadine Says:
Look at that!!!! I guess, I can’t convince you to come here and clean up our house?
May 30th, 2007 at 8:02 am, Janet a.k.a Wonder Mom Says:
Wow. You’re good. Nice work.
May 30th, 2007 at 1:06 pm, Dana Says:
Thanks Lisa! I was definitely tired after that. But knowing I still have more rooms to tackle makes me wanna scream!
Judy! Thank you! I’ve been a Parents subscriber for awhile and I’ve loved the Goody Blog. I just wish I’d have gotten my butt in gear and put the badge up earlier! See you at BlogHer!
Nadine, as soon as my house is done, I’ll be right over!
Thanks Janet! It’s a nice feeling to accomplish stuff.
May 31st, 2007 at 12:23 pm, Elizabeth Says:
I am IMPRESSED! That was some hard work you did there.
And also, wine coolers? Yes please! I thought I was the only person who still drank those! Let’s get some for Blogher and keep them cold in our ice bucket!