Felicity Q.
So much to do - so little time!
Sep 25, 2015
As I sit here writing this, it is Friday evening - I just finished my last day of work before being out for 3 weeks on disability. The work week has been hectic! My department is only 5 people and 2 of them have been out all week, so I am doing at least 2x as much as I usually do. It's good though, as it made the week FLY BY! It was a bit stressful today, as my Fridays are 10-hour days and I barely had time to get up to go to the bathroom! All in all, I love my job - I love working from home - I am really good at what I do. I might actually miss working while I am out. We'll see!
In the evenings after work this week, I have been tackling my big pre-surgery To-Do list! Some days have been much more productive than others. I learned on Monday that my mother and father are going to be driving into town and staying the night Saturday before we leave together on Sunday to travel to my out-of-town surgery. Eek! The original plan was for them to fly directly to Dallas, but their plans changed and they decided to drive instead.
A little bit of back story... my parents are pretty young (52 and 53, respectively) and I still consider myself pretty young (32). My husband and I bought our first house last year, and we have been planning for over a year to have a big family Christmas out here in the new house... kinda a delayed housewarming party. Well, knowing this, I have been making big plans on what I want to have done in the house before everyone sees it for the first time! I wanted to make a good first impression to my parents (show off a little bit - let them see how well their eldest daughter is doing!) but now they arrive Saturday and that throws a wrench in my plans.
The first issue is what they're going to sleep on.
My husband and I sleep in the only bed in our house. We *BARELY* just bought our own bedroom set after having the mattress sitting on the floor for 2 years since we moved to this state. Not wanting to make my parents sleep on the couch, the first order of business was to order an air mattress. And I didn't stop there! I also ordered a mattress pad, sheet set, comforter, and pillows. Don't tell my husband that I spent $300 on all that.
The second issue is where they're going to sleep.
Our house is a 3-bedroom, with one bedroom our dedicated office (since I work from home). Then we have the master bedroom, and a 3rd room, which we were using for storage. Because I didn't want to make my parents sleep in the living room, the new project became to prepare the 3rd bedroom and make it guest-ready!
Here's the mess that it was before:
Not pictured: Closet and 3 suitcases stuffed full of clothes!
After 5 hours of sorting, folding, collapsing boxes, finding places homes... the room was ready to put the new air mattress in! Here's the proud 'after' picture:
Not pictured: ORGANIZED CLOSET!
I finally went through the bedroom and cleaned it up. It's a little too 'bare' for my tastes, but it'll do for a short-term solution. I'm hoping that by Christmas, we have a much nicer guest bedroom! The 5 hours of hard labor left me a bit dizzy and light-headed... I think I may have over-exerted myself a bit. My energy isn't what it usually is (having been on day 4 of the liquid diet at that point). Whew! My parents have somewhere to sleep on Saturday. Now all that's left is the long list of house cleaning that I have to do for my parents arrival -- not to mention my actual pre-surgery checklist! My mom is not 'white glove' at all... I just want to make her proud of me. Anyway - much more to do and not much time left! 48 hours from now I will be in the hotel in Dallas, awaiting surgery the next morning! Time to make the time fly by keeping myself busy!
