Okay... yesterday really did me in. I spent the late morning outside whacking down all my dead plants (bye bye clematis, see ya later hosta, au revoir ageratum...) and then planting my bulbs (I bought too many, and had to get creative with planting!). Then, immediately following lunch, DH announced we were going to start work on cutting up the trees our neighbor took down over the summer.
There are eight of them.
I decided I much prefer working with newly felled trees, because everytime I tried to pull on a branch, it broke. DD and I worked on clearing all of the branches so DH could see the logs. She and I are covered in bumps and scrapes from the stupid things. Then it was time to go around and pick up all the smallish logs DH cut and move them into a pile closer to where we could haul them out. The area where the trees were felled was uneven and damp so made for some interesting times. We only worked for about three hours, but I was pooped.
This morning I'm pretty certain there isn't a muscle on me that doesn't hurt. And we're nowhere near done. There's more to be cut and more to be moved and then we still have to haul it over to our house and stack it out back to season.
Anyone want to come help? We pay in pizza...
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I was going to start writing this blog earlier, but I got sidetracked by one of those links at the top of my gmail account. It was from Discovery and was about "Great Science Hoaxes". Then, once I finished reading that, I saw "Barking Dogs Explained" which wasn't anything new and then "Why Does Soda Taste Good?" and had to read it. Next, this caught my eye, "Hurricane History Recorded in Earth's Noise" ... And... why does Discovery have to be so dang interesting??
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You Are Archive |
 You are competent, organized, and careful. You know how to stay on task and focus on the most important thing. You like to have everything in its place. Messes and chaos completely stress you out. You have a system for almost everything in your life, and you don't like to deviate from it. Calendars, routines, and having things in a certain order keeps you calm. You don't like to shake things up too much. |
LOL... yep that's about right! *G*
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My back hurts just reading this.
We planted trees yesterday, definitely easier than cutting and hauling. But I was still ache-y.
We'll be clearing some more land in December if it doesn't get too cold, but only what we have to clear since there's still too much work to do to get this place in order.
I tried to bribe my friends and family with pizza once. They wanted cash.
You Are Delete
You are busy, no nonsense, and super productive. You don't have time for distractions in your life.
If something bothers you or upsets you, you try to get it out of your mind as quickly as possible.
You've been known for dropping conversations, friends, and even jobs that are toxic to you. You have no problem letting go.
You look to the future and don't hold on to the past. In your opinion, the past often ties you down... and you'd like to be as free as possible.
That's a lot of work! Good thing it wasn't too warm yesterday. I hate doing wood. Growing up, we had 12 acres of woods. My dad liked to cut down his own trees (with good reason-wood is expensive) and we'd spend hours hauling it out of the forest. My mom and I got smart after we bought our horse. We made a make-shift harness and had him drag logs out. Worked really well.
wow, I don't think I'd survive after hauling one log.
re quiz: I'm archive and it is accurate. Reading the list for delete - I've been known to get rid of things that are toxic to me.
Have a great Sunday.
Whew! Sounds like a busy day! I you don't hurt too much after today!
Re quiz: You Are Reply: You are friendly, caring, and warm. What goes on in your friends' lives matters to you.
You are an excellent listener, and you give good advice. Lots of people seek your input, and you're more than happy to give it.
You believe that social ties are important, and you never ignore a friend. You communicate as often as possible with those you love.
You always have words of encouragement, support, or follow up questions. You are gifted at keeping the conversation flowing.
I'm not sure this is me, but I like it. *G*
I hope you have a pleasing day!
Every time I read about your log-splitting/stacking operations, I have to lie down with my feet elevated and a cool washcloth over my forehead until my pulse returns to normal.
We have about 30 pieces of whole oak logs that were given to us by a neighbor of ours for free: all we had to do was split them. Ha. The final score was: humans 1, oak 29. The rest of the pieces are strategically scattered around our property, a kind of rustic outdoor furniture -- fences, chairs, and footstools.
You have my every sympathy.
As for me:
You Are Reply
You are friendly, caring, and warm. What goes on in your friends' lives matters to you.
You are an excellent listener, and you give good advice. Lots of people seek your input, and you're more than happy to give it.
You believe that social ties are important, and you never ignore a friend. You communicate as often as possible with those you love.
You always have words of encouragement, support, or follow up questions. You are gifted at keeping the conversation flowing.
Sort of right.
Hope you got to relax and tend those aching muscles today!
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