For some reason I chose this weekend to begin organizing both personal and company data. It might well have to do with the fact that the CPA's assistant will be here tomorrow, and I'll need to be able to find things. It could just be the "nesting" impulse that comes over me in the Fall. It could be that things have needed to be tidied up since the hard drive had to be reprogramed, or it could be that I have let months of filing slide because I HATE FILING!
Whatever the reason, I've sure gotten a LOT done this weekend. What worries me is that in the process, I blew off a gorgeous day when I could have been outside working on putting the gardens to bed. Saturday, I cleaned out half of the sidewalk gardens. I need to cover that area with compost and mulch. My biggest problem has been that the plants are still blooming, and I refuse to kill off living plants. I dug out the dahlias and readied them for storage, but the rest will have to wait until we get a killer frost.
I washed clothes, and emptied out the dishwasher, and washed dishes. I cleaned the kitchen counter and made the bed. I've organized some of the stuff that's come in from the Arr!! I have receipts organized for the first ten months of 2003, so tax season should be a lot easier. I might even get things cleaned out so that we have more space!
What is there about this kind of work that makes you feel self-righteous?? This is almost as bad as having to listen to a person who has given up cigarettes!
Comments (5)
...I enjoy filling...especially cherry pie filling :^)...is this another word we spell differently over here :^)...
Posted by billy | October 20, 2003 7:25 AM
Posted on October 20, 2003 07:25
I did a lot of housecleaning/laundry yesterday. I did get out and pull all the leeks and some of the onions. I will cut them up today and start them dehydrating.
Filling gets done about twice per year - except those years I'm extremely lazy and only do it once (most years seem to be that way).
Posted by bogie | October 20, 2003 7:40 AM
Posted on October 20, 2003 07:40
You're all invited round to my house..
Posted by Pob | October 20, 2003 11:10 AM
Posted on October 20, 2003 11:10
Billy, would you care to describe just how you USE that cherry filling?? I may not get to sleep tonight thinking of you spreading cherry filling over.......well, nevermind.
Bogie, I've never managed to grow leeks! For that matter, I've never used dehydrated ones, either. Do you use them in soups and stews?
Pob....the stories we could tell if you let us come organize you.....I could dine out for years!
Posted by Buffy | October 20, 2003 10:03 PM
Posted on October 20, 2003 22:03
Leeks seem to be the easiest thing to grow. They really don't care where they are planted as long as they get watered (or rained on) every once in a while.
I use dried leaks mostly for stews, but will add them to any dish if the fancy strikes me.
Damn, I propegated the "filling" thing!
Posted by bogie | October 21, 2003 12:45 AM
Posted on October 21, 2003 00:45