I hear you Jessica!
Time seems to whip by faster now that I don't have kids to tend to or schedule their extra-curricular activities.
Esther, I think you are too busy to ponder the year past!!! You have so many smarts we have seen here plus the endurance of a young weight lifter. I admire how you get things done.
I know my time isn't wasted on things that need to get done
I do not have as much time to sit by the ponds to enjoy. The garden where the lawn once covered does create a lot of work but I'm hoping to fix that solution with better weeding practices. I so hate weeds! Weeding takes up at least 2/3's of my gardening time. I don't get to stop and smell the roses as often either! Growing veges is time consuming when it comes time to start it up, harvest and then readying it for the winter months.
Then there's work, so I can make some $ to cover the expenses of new plants and pond care. A vicious cycle!
We spent a couple of months, in September and October, planning and traveling for my DD's school interviews and researching those areas for points to decide where she wants to live. I know we all had jet-lag (exhausting). DD has chosen Glendale, AZ as her school of choice! Thanksgiving and Christmas is on the way with family gatherings! Oh more work that I don't want to start
And what the hay! Many of our friends' kids got married this year. That alone took out a few valuable weekends (can't say I miss getting dirty in the garden though but you know that meant more back burner work!)
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