sunday

I bought a new mailbox today.
I bought one like it after my divorce but my father
replaced it with a mailbox that's attached to a stand/pole/whatever you call it.
I never really liked the one he put in for me........mostly because he did it without asking......
and I felt a little insulted that he removed the mailbox I had purchased and took the time to place.....
I know he meant well, and was motivated by love.........god bless him......and all the parents in the world who try so hard to do nice things for their grown children..........
So today I worked on hanging my new mailbox.
I no longer have a mailbox in my front lawn. Yay!
I hung it (the new one) on the wall of my front porch next to the front door.............and it's protected from the elements
by the awning.
I hope it doesn't fall down.
I felt proud of myself after I completed the job..........oh, and I changed the furnace filter today. That's always a big thing for me. Something so simple that makes me feel so good after I remember to do it. :O)
I also resprayed some weeds and grass that I want to kill..........................but my biggest feat for the day was putting in 2 stepping stones in the backyard. They're right below the steps from the deck to the backyard. I bought them 2-4 years ago............FINALLY I can mark them off my list! They look good.
I grocery shopped today,& went to the garden center for mulch and topsoil.............................and I also took the time to sit in the pool (an8x8, 3 foot deep pool).........I soaked up some rays (wore sunscreen) while I listened to music, and relaxed in my baby pool! It was a blast!
After the pool I chopped up all the fresh veggies and fruits from the grocery store and put them in Tupperware bowls........and cooked a little supper..........................daughter had supper with her brothers and her dad at her dad's house.
I still have 3 goals to meet while on psych leave vacation.
1. Get all my important papers such as my will, insurance, divorce, taxes and such filed/organized and put in the new file cabinet I bought. (God forbid I should die. My family wouldn't be able to find anything!)
2. Replace my bathtub, put in a new exhaust fan in the BR, and a new BR floor. I have 2 men coming to look at my BR tomorrow.
3. Get a pedicure. I've never had a professional one. I want one! Is that shallow?
I have 17 more days off of work. I want to paint another picture, read one more book,and spend more time on fixing up the yard.
I hope I can enjoy my life as much as I have the past couple weeks, once I get back to work.( Dear God please let it happen!)
I miss my patients, and I miss my co-workers.........I'd rather be a rich non-working lottery winner........
but I accept my reality.........and I'm going to try to do good.

PS...........in a couple weeks it'll be 1 year since i quit smoking. :O) i never thought it was possible!