Over the past few weeks, I've felt the need to upgrade in my own house, finding some sticky wallpaper that I applied over the kitchen counters as a backsplash. I liked it so well, I decided to do a feature wall in a wood look print with hints of turquoise. At the same time, I bought an inexpensive floor lamp at Walmart and painted it turquoise so now my living room has an accent color that "makes your eye dance around the room" (to quote the House Doctor on Netflix).
But today I was more practical, using my day off to fetch my son from across town. He went up on the roof and sealed the little things that protrude from a rooftop so they won't leak during monsoon season. We do this every other year or so. Just to be on the safe side! The sun is brutal this time of year, and dries things out; they crack then leak, and I know I certainly can't afford a new ceiling in my home. Thank goodness I have a son willing to help his momma out!
Because my son works the overnight shift in a local home improvement store, we both had hamburgers for breakfast - we had to get the roof done early because of today's record heat! Yesterday was 116+ and today feels like it's about to be the same. I have my AC set on 80, and I'm shivering. lol Yes, very weird, but when it's 35 degrees colder inside than out ......
I'm rambling because after I took him home, I found myself at loose ends, not wanting to start any other projects as tomorrow it's back to work. Yick. I'm becoming a little hmmm bored at work? Every now and then there's a weird lull in what needs to be done and the week with a holiday in it can do that. Next week it will ramp up again back to it's old normal busy. In the meantime, it's mundane work like making sure the files are kept current, double checking things in case there's some kind of weird audit that management tends to spring on us at a moment's notice.
July 19: I started this thread about a couple of weeks ago, and sure enough, there was a surprise audit on Monday - never a best day in the world of retail because most weekend employees are focused on helping all the customers in the store. I nearly had to force myself to get out and about, snap a few photos on Wednesday - a day off work, and other than grocery shopping, nothing on the agenda except keeping cool. It was a little hot to be wandering the local park, but I toughed it out for about an hour. A nice needed break in the middle of the week to just be a little creative.
I found the ducks on the pond all seeking some kind of shade for themselves.
But the dragonflies didn't seem to mind, they just buzzed themselves from here to there, seeking whatever it is that dragonflies seek. Love the purple shade of this one!
