A Not So Productive Weekend

Remember last week when I said we were going to get a lot done this weekend? Yeah, that didn't exactly happen. We still got some things done, but not everything I wanted to get done. We got some of the yard picked up and the stick pile from the snow storms shrunk quite a bit. We not have five bags of sticks to put out on the curb this week and we will probably have another five next week. We only bought five bags to start with because we didn't want to end up with a ton left, so we filled what we had and called it a day. Both our hands were starting to hurt from using the clippers to cut things up. Some of the branches are rather large and we weren't able to cut them with the tools we have at the house, so we will have to get a saw to cut them down to something more manageable. Hopefully, we can get the rest taken care of a little at a time this week before the open house next weekend.

While Andrew started cutting up the sticks, I was checking out our plants and the bulbs to see if they were showing any sign of life. I was a little worried about my peony bush out front, but when I moved some of the mulch aside, I saw it peeking up out of the ground; I was pretty excited. Today, I walked out back while the dogs were running around and saw the first flower of the season; a wonderful sign!

I think the dogs are ready for spring too; they spent a ton of time out with us today. We need to get their dog park tags so they can run around. Maya runs a little more than Buddy does when we take them to the dog park. Buddy is content to sniff everything out and mark his spots at the park and call it a day. We like to get them out and give them new things to sniff through, I think it keeps their minds stimulated.

Today was the open house at the house we have an offer in on; I'm fully preparing myself to get a phone call this week that there is another offer on the house that is not subject to sale. I remind myself daily if something happens and we don’t get this house, it wasn't supposed to be our house. I have already told Andrew, however, if we lose the house we have an offer on, I'm not looking at anything else until we have an offer on ours. No more looking at houses when we may not be able to have them.

We were out and about this morning grabbing some brunch at The Cheesecake Factory, and decided to check out a few stores while we were there. Andrew has been in need of a new pillow because he keeps complaining about his. Last night I had enough and told him the next time we had the chance, we were buying him a new pillow and I didn't want to hear any excuses. As luck would have it, Younkers was having a door buster sale today and had some Calvin Klein pillows on sale for $8.00. Now I am the proud owner of a new pillow as Andrew informed me while we were pillow shopping that he really likes broken in pillows that he knows are comfortable, so he would take my old pillow.

While we were at the mall, we also stopped in at the Coach store. There were a couple of purses I have had my eye on that are on auction on Ebay, but I really hate buying purses without being able to touch them first. I have been on the hunt for a good grey purse of fall/winter. I like black purses for winter, but they are just so..... black. I checked out one of the purses that I almost bought this week on Ebay, and boy am I glad I didn't because I would not have been happy when it arrived. The purse was way smaller than I thought it was going to be. In the back of the store, I spotted a grey purse, the only one in the store; the sales lady said they just got it in. Normally, having just bought a purse I wouldn't even think about buying another one until the fall. However, when I looked at the price on the purse, it was actually cheaper in the store than it was only. I debated while standing there and decided what the heck? When is the last time I spent this amount of money on myself? When I bought my computer in 2010; I think that is a good average. The poor lady was trying to sell me the matching wallet, and that just wasn't going to happen. After dropping as much as I did on the purse, I wasn't dropping $235 on a wallet; perhaps another day. That isn't to say I wouldn't love the matching wallet, just a hint in case anyone is thinking of birthday ideas for me :) Yes, I realize my birthday is over a month away.

Source: coach.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Source: coach.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Since we didn't get a ton done this weekend, it looks like we will be busting butt to get some things done this week. Here is a short list of what we need to get done before the open house next Sunday:

Finish picking up the sticks in the yard and cutting them up (who wants to help)

Clean the bedroom/kitchen/bathroom/living room... you get the idea

Put away the Easter decorations (yep, still haven't done this)

Clean up the front yard and make it look as inviting as possible

De-clutter as much as possible

Sort through clothes and be ruthless- not worn in a year and not for a special occasion, it is out the door. I have a habit when I am going through clothes of making deals with myself and saying I will wear something more just so I can keep it. What is the point of this, really? I never end up wearing it any more than I had before. If I haven't worn it, there is a reason; I don't like it and should get rid of it.

So, there is my short list of things to do this week. I will keep you posted on how it goes; hopefully better than the weekend did.