It is already July. Never mind that last January we could not wait for 90 degrees. I am not ready. The summer is fleeting--too fast. Just like the weeds that are growing out of control, so is my "to do" list!!
Yesterday, a very welcome day off, was wonderful. I finished a baby gift--for a baby born last November. Good thing it is not size specific!!!! I cleaned up a few of my closet shelves, finding my summer tanks. I put some stuff away. I enjoyed the distractions as they presented themselves---even though I had a list, it was downstairs, and I was not.....so I could rationalize the ADD-ness of "rolling" through the day!!
Today, I started on the weeds around the air conditioner. There are not many....but it is always sunny there. I had good intentions. Got up early. Then there was the shawl that I needed to "tink" (unknit) earlier this week--begging me to be put back in order. There was breakfast, getting dressed, and next thing I knew, I was in my sewing room, whipping up little projects for Florida baby----until it got complicated, and I remembered my promise to the weeds.
I got out all my "stuff". Put on my "gear"--sun glasses, sun screen, hat, gloves----and headed toward the side of the house where the offending weeds surround the air conditioner.....but first, I should trim these branches, then I need to cut back this ornamental, and I should bag up these weeds from last week that I pulled, but left on the patio---just in case we are hosting some fire works tomorrow that I am not aware of. And, OH my!! there are branches from the apple tree nearly touching the ground.
Now I have to go back to resupply my refuse bags. I finally arrive at the air conditioner---took about an hour and a half to wander the 100 feet to the location. I manage to get the offending ornamental grass whacked back so the condenser can get some air (would like to meet the person that thought that this stuff was a good idea for this side of the house!!) I pull a few weeds--the easy ones. I grab handfuls of the dead grass from last season that somehow (?) we never got around to burning--either in the fall or the spring. Now I need another bag.
It is now noon. HOT. And I decide to take a break. In another hour, I will make myself go back out there---honest! If I can focus on the weed removal and spread the new bark just around the air conditioner, I can cross something off the list!!!
Of course, while I am sitting here enjoying the air conditioner, I have added a few more items to "the list"-----it is going to be a long summer!!! Fortunately, it doesn't really matter that I am totally at the mercy of ADD when it comes to my to do list---I have found that the jobs are still waiting for me when I get back around to them!!!
