My house of woeful neglect

When I was younger and would spend my Saturday mornings putting off my chores for as long as possible, my mom always would try to nudge me into motion with the same phrase. "Get thy shit together, girl." I have no idea why it was put in such Biblical phrasing but that's how my mom rolls. Today, I am getting thy shit together.

As you can clearly see, it has been a horrendous week. My house is in complete chaos as I've been way too tired to do damn near anything beofre going to bed. As a result, I have a pile of clothes that have accumulated on the armchair in my bedroom, major laundry that needs to be done, two bathrooms to clean and a whole long list of other things I have to do.

Really I don't mind cleaning. It's actually kind of pleasant, especially the oiling of the furniture. There are two things I hate more than anything in the world. Folding laundry and cleaning floors. My floors need a good cleaning as my dog is a complete asshole, hell bent on making a mess of the place. And I'm not just transferring blame here, people. He's an asshole.

Today also starts the month long project of overhauling my backyard. If I was a considerate blogger, I would take some before pictures today. It probably wont's happen. You know how I have a penchant for laziness. If all goes well, by the end of the day, I will have a whole array of potted delights on my back patio and two raised planter beds: one for herbs, one for vegetables. I'm building them myself today and all should go swimmingly, save me sawing off one of my own limbs. It could happen.

It's been a long time since I have had the inclination or the funds to go spoil myself at Home Depot. I know how weird that sounds. You don't have to tell me. I haven't been this excited since my first house I bought 7 years ago and redid the backyard there. What can I say? I still like to play in the dirt.

Comments

[the frogster]

I suggest pet psychology for your dog. There are people you can call and they'll have you hold the phone up to your dog and read his aura and suchlike. My wife did it with our dog a few years ago. It may be that he's merely misunderstood.

[Nicole]

I so know how you feel about spoiling yourself with plants. I love having the money to go and buy the plants and planters that I wanted to make things look pretty.