It's Going To Be A Busy "Hump Day"

Hurrah! It's my "day off". That's always something I look forward to, although it's actually a lot of work - just housework instead of work/work. Still, I'm not on the sales floor for a day and that's always a bit of a relief. I don't have to be front and center helpful, and I can think of my own needs and projects instead of someone else's. 

I want some "Me Time" that's actually for me instead of
for the household or the shop. I don't see that happening
for months, if I'm lucky, or more than a year, if I'm
unlucky. 

That sounds really self-centered, I know. After all, I run a retail operation, I deal with customers and assist fantastically talented (and some not so talented) crafters every day, having done so for more than 25 years. But it's nice to have a day to myself, a day when I don't have to be smiling and thinking about other people's needs. It's my day for myself and I treasure it. 

I have several boxes of books to take to Half Price for
resale. I know I'll get next-to-nothing for them, but at
least some of them will find new homes and I won't have
them around my place any more - a VERY good thing indeed! 

Today will be unusually hectic, starting with a PT appointment at 6:40 am. I wanted the first open appointment in the morning, and that's what I got. I'll be out of PT by 8:00 am, get the shop up and running and ready for my staff, and then I'll hit the grocery store earlier than usual. When I get home, after I put the food away, I'll have the rest of the day to concentrate on what I need to get done. On my agenda - four loads of laundry (pretty standard for every Wednesday), changing the linens on the beds, some basic clean-up in the house, and most important - taking several boxes of books over to Half Price Books for resale. 

Tech Dump is a wonderful recycling group where I can take
old electronics. Almost everything is accepted at no charge, and
what they do charge (for television monitors and other more
difficult items) is minimal and well worth it. They refurbish
what they can and resell it. It helps save the landfills. 

That might be the killer for me today. I'm going to PT for help with my deep muscle pain in my arm, and I'll be straining that same arm later in the day when I load box after box into my car for the trip to Half Price. But the boxes have been sitting in my entryway for several weeks and I need them gone. So, pain or not, I'm going to get this done. I also have a small load of clothing for Goodwill, and an old printer that needs to be dropped by Tech Dump. (I'll have to check their hours - it might be easier for me to do this on Thursday or Friday.)   

We're pretty low-tech with our magazine storage. There are several
long-time subscriptions for crafting magazines that we don't
want destroyed or donated. Things we actually refer to again
and again. Unfortunately, because of the length of time we have
collected them, there are a LOT of these files in a row across
many shelves. 

So it'll be a busy day. I was hoping to get back to work on Sharon's room (culling books, collecting old papers into a more coherent file, etc), but that might not happen until Sunday. I have to get that finished. I also have to find out where DH found room for a set of magazines we're keeping. I have a few out-of-order issues I found earlier this week that need to be added to their appropriate years. I took a quick look the other day, but didn't find those magazine files, but they're not at the shop either. Hmmm ... mysteries abound when cleaning house. 

It's Wednesday, so we're making our way through the week.
I hope your day is fabulous and fantastic. 

Have a wonderful Wednesday. It's always one of my favorite days - not just "hump day" but my only "day off" that's just for my own projects. One of these months I'll be able to return to that original vision and actually work on a project, instead of clean-up. I'll be back tomorrow!