Build-a-weekend

This past weekend was a lot of prepping for the coming week. Also a lot of putting things together and taking things apart.

I put together a cargo carrier for our car. I also took apart and returned to the box the first cargo carrier we got, which was much too big and too heavy for our little Chevy Bolt. The new one is aluminum and only 40″ wide. It’s much more appropriate for our car. Now I just need to get a bag and a couple of other accoutrements for it. Then we’ll be ready for CAMPING 2.0, with a cargo carrier and will increase our packing ability substantially.

I also built a stationary bike. It’s very basic, but it was cheap so I can’t complain. I was thinking of renting a Peloton bike but the $150 delivery fee and $84 a monthly rental fee already put me over the price of this other bike (which my friend has, and recommended to me). Since I’m fairly certain this will be a short-term situation, I just want something that gets the job done, and this does that. I can even get my computer on the handle bars securely, so I can watch something or do light work. Last night I did some prep for school today. It’s not as easy to use my computer on it as with the elliptical, but I think I’ll get better. Also, it’s quite loud when the resistance is up, so we’ll see how possible it is to watch things, even with AirPods.

Can I tell you how happy I am the downstairs kitchen was already clean, so I could just set this up in there?! So, so, SOOOOO happy. My in-laws barely spent any time in the downstairs part of the house – the part I cleaned myself – and initially I was a little annoyed, but no longer. Absolutely, 1000% worth all the time I spent in there before our trip.

I also spent some time at work on Sunday. Mostly I printed free reading stickers for the kids’ bingo boards. The color printer at work is so great, but it’s also the only printer most teachers have. So many times I’ll put sticker pages in the printer and then someone else’s job will start and end up on my paper. It’s stressful and takes forever. So this weekend I went down and just sat in the copy room for almost an hour printing out what I hope will be every single sticker I need for this year. I also organized them in a big binder, with tabs and that time was absolutely worth it. Today I was able to get stickers on their bingo boards a lot faster than I had before. Maybe, if I keep tweaking my system, I just might make this whole project manageable.

I met up with my parents for lunch down by work, to make going down there feel more worth it. I would usually go for a run down there, and the weather was beautiful on Sunday so a run would have been nice. But I will not be running for a long while, and I’m going to have to watch a lot of beautiful spring days come and go without getting outside. I guess it’s good to start practicing.

My husband leaves for a business trip tonight. He does a lot and when he’s gone I really notice it. I’ll be happy and relieved when he returns Saturday night.

Springing forward didn’t feel horrible in the moment but today I could not stop yawning during my 6th period. It was so embarrassing! I was actually teaching something so each one was very noticeable. I really hope I feel better tomorrow.

I think I just need to post this, despite the anemic ending. Guess the whole post is pretty anemic. Oh well. It’s what I have in me right now.