Author Archives: Sheryl

I went out into my vegetable garden this afternoon. My tomato plants are growing out of control, they’re pretty much taller than me now. They’re getting so big that I needed to add a single tall garden stake to a plant I had already put in a tomato cage — the plant has grown wellContinue reading “Day 122 — Thursday, July 16, 2020 or my garden keeps getting mauled by the neighborhood animals!”

I went out for dinner with a friend tonight — we picked an Italian restaurant in the center of town. They’re a little pricey, but the food is always good. And they just built a new outdoor patio during the past year — construction started way before COVID-19, it actually took them a really longContinue reading “Day 121 — Wednesday, July 15, 2020 or outdoor dining on a new night!”

I had big plans for today. I had to monitor a series of Zoom meetings for my full time job this afternoon and I honestly thought that being tied to my computer for 4 hours would allow me to get some other projects done during that same time period. Oh, I am just so funny,Continue reading “Day 120 — Tuesday, July 14, 2020 or how is it only Tuesday?”

Today I got out of bed determined that I would no longer be upset that we had a mouse sighting over the weekend. I had slept really well and even though I didn’t spring out of bed when my alarm went off, I felt pretty rested. It was a new day, a brand new week,Continue reading “Day 119 — Monday, July 13, 2020 or oh, you Monday!”

I didn’t sleep too good last night — I was worried there would be mice running around my bedroom. I mean, where there is one, there must be another, right?? Don’t they multiply like crazy, like bunnies? Although I would be much happier if a wild bunny broke into my house. I’d probably lay outContinue reading “Day 118 — Sunday, July 12, 2020 or day 2 worrying about unwanted guests at my house”

So I think that we have a mouse in my kitchen. And I am definitely not happy about it. And I have been cleaning up after this unwelcome guest ever since we discovered that he stopped by. My hands are now raw again like they were back in March when this pandemic first started. LetContinue reading “Day 117 — Saturday, July 11, 2020 or we had an unwelcome guest overnight”

And I am really glad that it’s over. Maybe it’s because it was the week after the holiday weekend. Or maybe it’s because I only had to work three days last week, so come back to working five days in a row was just hard…whatever it was this work week has just been long andContinue reading “Day 116 — Friday, July 10, 2020 or this has been a long week!”

It’s been really hot and humid the past two days. I typically don’t mind the heat — I like it sunny and warm. I’d move to Florida in a second, if the bugs weren’t so big and my husband would even entertain the idea of living in Florida. He hates the heat and would ratherContinue reading “Day 115 — Thursday, July 9, 2020 or it was a hot one!”

OMG — guys, look at what I was able to score at Target this evening!! It’s like the trifecta of elusive home products — toilet paper, napkins and hand soap! What a score this was!! And if I needed to purchase paper towels, I could have! They were there too! The toilet paper aisle asContinue reading “Day 114 — Wednesday, July 8, 2020 or thank you, Target!”

OMG, I finally got my teeth cleaned today!! It seems like it has been forever since I’ve been to the dentist — my last cleaning was scheduled for March, but then the world ended and my appointment got cancelled. The office optimistically rescheduled me for May 12, but then they never reached back out withContinue reading “Day 113 — Tuesday, July 7, 2020 or I finally have a clean smile!”