For the first time all summer
@GardenGerty (157551)
United States
July 5, 2017 9:17am CST
For the first time all summer I went back to bed and back to sleep this morning. Hubby has been taking lots of naps when he is not working. When he has been working I have been shopping or sitting somewhere. I have sometimes dozed off sitting up, but that is not the same as a good rest.
i have been having a hard time getting enough sleep, and not sleeping well at night. I was really grateful for that extra two hours rest.
I have included a photo of my shed, as I plan to get some things pulled out of it today. I have some exercise equipment I am wanting to put in the big shed.
There are so many things I want to get done, and phone calls I have to make. It feels good to be home alone. This is the first day hubby was legal to drive alone in to work.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Glad you got a bit of sleep Heather.
Your place looks lovely with all the trees around it.
I hope you will be able to get some done today.
Yay hubby is okay to drive now.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
What ever gets done it is all good. I have got yogurt making, and dishes washed. I know what is for supper. Lots of laundry clean.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView No, I always have high expectations, but if it gets too hot outdoors I stay in. I am moving a couple of queen sized beds because both of the lawnmowers are defying me.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@GardenGerty Didn't do the shed today?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
5 Jul 17
So many things to do and not enough time to do everything in.
I learned that I had cut back on my endeavours as I was fighting a losiing battle in many ways.
Now learned other ways around it to get things done even better.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Now that I am going to get to stay home some a lot more will get done.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Jul 17
@GardenGerty
But take it easy as well all the rest comes after.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 I have five weeks to get stuff done for company. I think I can make it.
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.@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
I am trying hard to keep it to it's purpose of sewing and crafting supply storage. Right now there are some things destined for a yard sale and some garden supplies in it as well.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Jul 17
@GardenGerty 
Oh, if I could have a shed outdoors for craft stuff, it would solve so many storage issues that we have inside . . . but craft stuff would never do well in our heat. I hope to do an overhaul on "stuff" and donate them!
Oh, if I could have a shed outdoors for craft stuff, it would solve so many storage issues that we have inside . . . but craft stuff would never do well in our heat. I hope to do an overhaul on "stuff" and donate them!1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@much2say Fabric and yarn can handle heat. Paint and glue are in a closet inside.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
5 Jul 17
Sheds should come with every house!! One did with our latest and there is just so much that you can store inside of one if you plan it all out. :)
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
I ordered this one for me when we bought the house. There is a big one in back as well.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
6 Jul 17
@GardenGerty I don't think that we could do without one when we go looking for our next house... maybe next spring. We are all kind of homesick!
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
5 Jul 17
I am looking towards cleaning my Florida room. We managed to store stuff in there that we want to get rid of and now it is stuffed to the brim. It definitely needs some work. Between that and being online it should be a busy day. I won't be going outside today, it should be getting up to about 95 degrees. Definitely too hot for me.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@HazySue She will stay three or four days.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
That is tomorrow's predicted high. I will not be out in the middle of the day. I tend to turn every spare space into a storage space. In five weeks my daughter will be here for a visit. I have to get the bedrooms set up for that.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
6 Jul 17
@GardenGerty that's wonderful. How long will she be able to stay. I do the same thing. Any place I can put something is fair game, for instance, my Florida Room is semi filled with things I am working on to get rid of.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Jul 17
I am glad you got to rest, I know the feeling of no sleep and watching sick people sleep.
I like that shed and I need one. There is always something that needs to be done!!
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
These come ready built and rent to own. I would have rather paid cash. The image is before it was centered and anchored. It is MINE. None of hubby's stuff inside . I have the only key.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
7 Jul 17
I think he is. It was hard for him to find out he was not Superman, but I have been exhausted for years. It is normal for me.
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Jul 17
Naps are nice. Time to yourself is always nice.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
6 Jul 17
Now I just need to structure that "me" time.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
5 Jul 17
You just reminded me I need to get something out of my garage-thank you! I hope you enjoy your day. =)
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
It feels kind of odd. I really should have stayed up and worked this morning and had an afternoon nap, but it just felt so good to go back. I had been having trouble sleeping.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
The evenings here cool down nicely. I will mow in the next day or so.
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@LadyDuck (458130)
• Switzerland
6 Jul 17
@GardenGerty We cannot mow after 7:30 PM, but around 6 PM it's a good time. This morning I am going to wash the car.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@LadyDuck No neighbors to disturb or rules like that. In fact most of the town mows late in the day.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
7 Jul 17
I'm glad you're hubby has the all clear to drive to work himself...that means you get your time back again... I hope you managed to get done all you wanted to...
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
8 Jul 17
I always have more ambitions that achievements. At least that way I am never bored, either.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Going back to bed and getting that extra sleep probably did wonders for you. It's good to hear that hubby is back to driving and life is getting back to normal. Enjoy your day!
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
I had not been sleeping well, so it definitely helped.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Jul 17
Lucky you to have gone back to sleep. That never happens for me.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
I very seldom get to. I had hoped to this summer as we get up really early for hubby to go to work, and then I work as well.
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@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
5 Jul 17
Oh that is a shed? I thought it was a hut. But your house is built in open space? You gotta be rich ! In malaysia, our houses are linked to each other
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Jul 17
In some places in the US houses are built along side of each other, or they are apartments. I am not rich, I just live in a rural, sparsely populated area. I own four city lots. I ordered this shed for storage of just my sewing and crafting things. Hubby has lots of tools and automotive items in the shed that was here when we moved in.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
13 Jul 17
Well, lately with my health I can understand. The other day I was putting together a bin to take to the Flea Market I sell at which mostly has School supplies in it, and now been feeling a little more pain in the area where they did the surgery, so not sure if they are tied in together or not saying I overdid things. Have a wound care nurse coming in a bit to check the wound etc. and see how things are progressing.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
14 Jul 17
Tina I am so glad you have someone checking on the wound progress. Do be careful i know you have a hard time healing up when you have a wound.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
7 Jul 17
Hope you get the rest you need @GardenGerty
Going back to bed sounds like a good plan more of us should try doing once in a blue moon. Glad your hubby can drive now!
