Beth's Journal

I had a busy day today. Or, well, as busy as a Saturday can get in isolation mode, anyway. J and I did a lot of housework and yardwork today while Kasi ran some last-minute errands in town - I feel rather productive, even though I was kinda wiped out and a little cranky the entire day. I even got to use a leaf blower for the first time! It takes some finesse, wrangling leaves with a leaf blower, but it's also kind of fun.

We also ended up packing up the contents of the tent we've had up by the fire pit all summer, so we can take the tent itself down tomorrow or Monday. I'm a little bummed that it's time to pack it away for the winter - it'd been so long since I had a tent to hang out in during the warmer weather, and the woods behind the house are so peaceful and quiet during the summer. Today, though, the trees are mostly bare, and it's been too cold recently to spend too much time outside, so it's time to pack things up out there. (I'm eagerly looking forward to next spring, so I can set everything back up again.)

NaNoWriMo starts in about a half hour in my time zone - however, I'm kinda tired and not sure I can convince myself to stay up late and try to write for a little bit once the clock hits midnight. Besides, there's always tomorrow morning - I can make myself some coffee, flop down in my favorite chair, and write for a bit.

Tonight's the first night in a long time (and the first night since we've had Mo) that we're letting the kittens into the bedroom at night, and I'm hoping they don't wake us up with late-night kitten shenanigans. We started keeping the door closed when Anya was still super little and was trying to nurse on the blankets in the big bed at 3 am - so far tonight, though, she's just been lounging around and occasionally wandering over to watch me type. (which she's doing right now!) Here's hoping tonight is relatively quiet, kitten-wise.