Today I Cleaned All The Things, or at least Most of them, as there are always More Things, long past the point of exhaustion. But I did laundry and changed the sheets and towels, and vacuumed, and did a bunch of dishes from having had La Enigma and her Consort over for dinner last night (and such a yummilicious dinner it was!), and cleaned one of the bathrooms, and watered and pruned the orchids, and did a bunch of deeper tidying and putting-away and closet-organizing and the like, even including adding things to the Goodwill pile.
But oh yes, there is so much more. Even so, I am pleased with my progress and am no longer cringing from the horrid things lurking in every corner and the toilet that was threatening to come alive and eat me.
(It had been a while since I vacuumed, apparently. I found a couple of fake jewels on the living room floor from when Mark’s family visited in early September, and his niece played with items from the treasure chest.) (Tho’ in my defense, I have been away!)
Also, proofreading.
Also, I met with a very nice realtor from a very nice agency–we spent an hour and a half together, asking each other questions and getting sidetracked on all kinds of interesting things to talk about. It seems like a place I’d be pleased to be associated with. I am encouraged.
Also, a swim.
Also, some low-key friendly email with a recent ex, you know who I mean. Which is also encouraging. It would be very nice if things could get a little less fraught on that front.
So: in sum, a nice productive day. No writing done, alas, but something had to give, and there’s plenty of room in tomorrow’s schedule for it.
As for now, I think I get to lie down on the couch with a novel, don’t you?