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Oh my word, I’m just SO tired these days. Is it just the gloomy, gray weather? Did I exhaust myself with this home renovation? I don’t know. I just can’t seem to muster the energy for much, these days. Of course, I am currently clobbered with work, as well as saddled with the multitudes of little jobs left to do on the house. My list is filled with everything from rebuilding the exterior trim around the new window to installing deadbolt locks… whew! On top of all this, I am thinking I need to get a small job outside the home to supplement my income.

Yes, I wish I could just tuck a few AAs and get hopping!

This is my kind of jamb session, these days.

We’re re-building the trim for the two rooms we gutted over the summer. Trim is delicate (like lingerie); it’s also exacting work, and while I like working with wood, the task can be exhausting because there is so much uber-measuring, uber-cutting, and running up and down the stairs to the saws.

So I’m re-doing many of the jambs for the doorways and closets. I have ten, yes TEN openings to do in the dining room. The dining room is like a huge, window-filled hallway. There are four windows, and doors leading to: Front Entry, Kitchen, Garage, a closet, a powder room, the basement, the upstairs hallway. Yeehaw, that’s a lot of action going on in this one room. Obviously, there’s not a great deal of wall space. There’s mostly… openings. All requiring lots and lots of trim.

I cannot install the flooring until the trim is installed and painted. Everything “hinges” on this job. It’s detailed, it’s meticulous, and it’s taking FOREVER! Here’s hoping I get it all done in a few days. More on that later.

Isn’t the photo lovely? I have perennial gardens, so everything comes to colorful bloom in late July. I wish I could wrap up this time and savor it forever, especially on those glum January days when winter’s gray chill dulls the landscape.

This is the time of year I traditionally reserve for holiday shopping, birthdays, and anniversaries. I never shop in November or December. Prices are higher, crowds are larger, time is shorter. I prefer the more leisurely pace of sales and deals in August and September! Funny, so many people I know have birthdays and anniversaries toward the end of the year, too. So it’s a big time. Lately, I’ve been utilizing the online stores more often. I detest driving through traffic. It takes me 15-20 minutes to drive a whopping 5 miles to the shopping centers, just because of all the traffic and stop lights. No thanks. I’d rather shop online. I have a slew of stores I rely on for gifts. Online stores offer everything today! From platinum gifts for your 20th anniversary to shoes to network equipment to cabinet trash bin pull-outs! I’m very impressed.

So. I have a TON of things to do. LIke the ant, I must run around busily all summer long, working while I can so that I am prepared when winter’s dormancy rolls in, and the days are slower and quieter. This year, I am going to LOOOOOVE winter…