Alone Time

Ahhhhh...I've caught up on some needed alone time. Other than two or three short business trips, and my weekend visit to Carey, Chris and I have been joined at the hip this year. And after an 11 day vacation, followed by a few days off around the holidays, I was feeling a little "crowded." When we are home all day, I often get asked two-three times, "What are you doing?" Sometimes I don't have an answer for that, other than "going to the bathroom," etc. So after a few times, my stress level raises a little.

This week I worked from home one day just to get a little quiet time, then today Chris went hunting around 11:00 a.m. and it's almost 9:00 p.m. and he's still out. I enjoyed the day to myself. But tomorrow, I think I'll be ready for together time again.

I did exciting things today such as:

• Went to local gym open house
• Took a long walk outside (it was in the 40s!)
• Baked three OTCC recipes: kale chips, cinnamon rolls and a pasta casserole, plus some pumpkin granola for my yogurt
• Cleaned out all the inside compartments of the washer (fabric softner & bleach...how to they get so dirty?!)
• Gave some plants a haircut
• 2 loads of laundry
• Sewed up Chris's sweater & hemmed a pair of pj pants
• Cleaned kitchen floor (mistakenly before I made the cinnamon rolls)
• Cleaned up the deep fryer (that was in the garage) from last weekend's football party
• Found cat poop & cleaned the carpet around it and fabric cat toy that was hiding it (Ali's constipation issues make this an occasional issue)
• Cleaned a spare bedroom closet

Now, I think it's time to eat a cinnamon roll and watch some tv...there's gotta be something on at 9 p.m. That's when all the nudity and swear words come out, right?