I’ve had a great few days but am now in great need of sleep! Sunday afternoon I hopped on a train. After arriving in the rain, I was very glad that our new ‘not our home’ house is very near the station! I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening sanding the kitchen walls and cleaning all the cupboards. I also found time to strip one wall of wallpaper in the dining room. Monday was spent stripping more wallpaper and then painting the kitchen. Hubby joined me Monday night and took me out for pizza. Tuesday we sanded and painted two whole rooms and ordered a new carpet for one of them! We worked hard. I ached, and I still ache (my right arm especially.) I also didn’t sleep well as we were sleeping on a hard floor, and for some reason I’m no good at that any more. I reckon I got somewhere between 4 and 6 hours sleep for the two nights I was there. Tuesday night we drove home, and then got up after 7 hours sleep to help at the childrens fun morning at church. I spent the afternoon planning house group and getting some rest. (And then attended and led house group which went really well.) Thursday, that’s today right? I’ve been with 13 of our young people, making them revise and then enjoying cake, pizza and a film to celebrate their hard efforts. I got home half an hour ago and I’ll be out in less than an hour to go bowling with pretty much the same group of young people (really did not plan that one well!). Tomorrow – a long lie in followed by lunch with an old friend. Fantastic! (I might do a bit of work too, there’s still a lot on my to do list!)
lots to do, zero motivation May 17, 2007
I should be working really hard, but I’m dragging my heels. It’s going to be a weekend of last minute preparation. I’ve prepared small group for tonight, and I’m about to prepare for my study day tomorrow. All the weekend groups still need to be prepared for, and there are plenty of other tasks to be done on my to do list, but I’m being lazy.
I had a rather busy Monday, though perhaps not very productive. Tuesday was spent in London, taking up London on the 2for1 offers. Wednesday was a quiet day, which I spent at Claremont Gardens in Esher. I then managed to power my way around the CRE in one hour! I was very focussed and managed to pick up three resources that might be useful with my small group work (which I’m thinking of expanding.) Today as well as preparing for small group tonight, I’ve visited the school CU and now I’m sat in bed with a mug of hot chocolate hoping the change of room may inspire me to work! (This does work strangely!) Hubby is downstairs using the phone, just as bored! I reckon it’s the weather. It’s dull, dark and wet.
