Means today is going to be a long one folks. We start off the day with some dog walking, and then the three of us will go climb for 90 minutes deep in Markham, then the youngest is off to a swimming birthday party at the community centre pool, and my eldest and I will then go spend ten or so hours at the fair with different groups of friends. It’s going to be an awful lot of standing, walking, and sunshine for us today. I might even head over to the Agri tent to check on my butter carving that won me first place in the adult division, and best in show for the whole event. I’m still riding high off of my win(s). I have my ribbons and rosette proudly displayed by my computer in my studio/office space here at home. Oh what a feeling!
We did not go last night, for the first time in two decades. The kids had volleyball for two hours so we decided against rushing around to try to do too much in one evening. We have a fair few hours today to go and enjoy it, and we can go tomorrow too, unless we want to go to Wonderland for larger coasters, and Halloween themed fun.
Happy Saturday to you all, we made it through another week of work. Speaking of which, mine has started to pick up a little, which is really great. I am thankful for that. It’s good to know I have double digit hours under my belt after just four days of the month. And at some point in the next three months I will have three more reports to do too. Not going to lie, this year had some pretty major slow spots where things ground to a halt, for weeks on end, likely 11 or 12 weeks at that. Budgeting is king when it gets that quiet.
I did buy myself new boots in the end, you knew I would. Found a comfortable pair with good soles, toe caps, and for under $200.00. I replaced the insoles for something with more cushion, and now I can go back to chopping wood for fun feeling a little safer about my toes, and the axes I’m swinging about. Mornings are getting chilly, so I’m working up a sweat as I break down pile number two. I will not be able to do the whole pile because some of the wood there is just too oddly shaped for me to safely split with an axe. I have more than 10 hours into both piles now. Building up a solid mound of fire wood. Free exercise and a longer dog walk each morning seems like a win-win to me.
I will head back to Pike one to do the last portions there that I walked away from. I might have to wait on pile three until next year, because work has picked up a bit now, and I need those hours to be spent at the computer, and not in a field wielding an axe. We will see if the increased work load continues on at a steady pace. I might be able to split on just two or three mornings each week, leaving the other days for fuller office hours instead. I’ll figure it out.
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