It’s Monday morning and the rain is coming down pretty good. I love a good slow rainy morning having my coffee and listening to the tapping on the tin roof…. Later I have two doggie hikes and a session at the state prison volunteering with the dog program there, sandwiched in between.
My weekend was equal parts restful and productive. I kicked off the weekend with a little Chinese takeout after a very long but gratifying week of business. I’m just now getting the hang of how I need the scheduling aspect of the business to be so that by summer the bus has logged all its hikes for the day by 1:30 and I can be home with my own dogs and tending to this beautiful place. Yesterday I thought about getting out and doing a little thrifting but opted for a long bath instead.
For the first time in months, I started the process of prepping the land for the upcoming year. There is so much to do in this regard mainly because I ignored all this last year due to new business, the end of my relationship weighing heavy on me, and my main lawn tractor being out of commission since last August after I accidentally ran over some electric rope horse fencing and my backup having a dead battery. A week ago I got both of ‘em running like champs and I’m super excited to get to work on the ‘back acres’ … There are trees that need their limbs brought up, several fallen pines that need to be cut up, burn piles to be burned, and dormant wild overgrowth that needs to be cut back. This part of the property is my favorite. It’s unseen from the dirt road, completely private, and absolutely gorgeous.
I got a new table from a client and set it up in my new creative space. The loft used to be where I crammed all my hobby stuff so it’s nice to have a creative space conveniently located downstairs so Poptart can come hang with me while I sew or work on prints. The loft hasn’t been tidied or touched since Christian moved all his boxes of records and stuff out. Last summer, our cat sadly passed away due to kidney failure so where the loft was the cat’s space to get away from Poptart, the loft currently has no real purpose …. yet. Before Spring I plan on cleaning it up and having that be a peaceful spot for guests (if I ever have any). My sister was here just after Christmas and she actually house-sat for me while I was away overnight sitting someone else’s pets!
Anyway, I’m off to work - in the rain. Two more new dogs starting up weekly hikes this week and we added a new slot today to our weekly schedule!
Happy Monday, yall!
xo
-s
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