Day Off

Glory be! It's my day off! A "comp day" for working the weekend.  A weekday off.  A day that my husband also has off.  Glory glory glory!!

And it was a glorious day.  A neighborhood run.  A couples trip to Walmart (we went for $25 worth of stuff and left with $70 worth of stuff).  Disney movie time -- Daniel chose Frozen, which basically turned into a sing along.  Gardening -- we finally got the perennials planted that I bought a week ago off the Lowe's Last Chance Sale Rack, and found a few ant colonies in the process.  We washed my car.  I finished a no sew quilting art board project and hung it in my sewing room (first piece of "art" hung in the whole house!). And now, I'm enjoying some quiet time on the couch as it rains outside.  My heart is so full -- having spent my day productively, doing things that I love and that are meaningful to me.  I just know those new plants are drinking this rain up and my back yard paradise is just going to continue growing and becoming more and more my haven in times of trouble and stress.

I have so many other projects I want to accomplish today.  I have grades I need to report.  I have multiple quilt projects to begin and one important one to finish (the wedding quilt).  I have a book that I've been neglecting for too long.  I have Bible Study that needs to get done.  I have prep work for class.  I have laundry to do.  I have laundry detergent to make (seriously -- I've fallen in love with the homemade laundry detergent! So cheap and so much more effective!). I have a shower to scrub. Vacuuming to do.

But for now, I am completely content to just let my heart overflow with gratitude for this day and all that was able to be accomplished.