This and that for Monday

by chuckofish

This weekend had a little bit of everything: puttering around, entertaining, running errands, and resting. Not too bad!

We had friends over for dinner on Saturday night, so I spent a good amount of time that morning deep cleaning. It’s nice that, even after everyone leaves, the apartment still feels like it’s in ship-shape. (Having a dishwasher for party plates helps in this regard.) We also managed to fit in a long walk around the neighborhood and a quick stop at the hardware store. I think we have become people who go to the hardware store every weekend, but that doesn’t feel like a bad way to be.

My main goal for Sunday was to get the car washed. Easier said than done! DN told me he wanted a very specific level of clean: “Deluxe Exterior but Standard Interior.” Well guess which options were available to me: Deluxe In & Out, Standard In & Out, Deluxe Out (no interior) and Standard Out (no interior). Ye gods! I think the Subaru did just fine with a standard in & out clean. Later I went to Home Goods, where I was overwhelmed by (but ultimately triumphant in) choices for Tupperware-equivalents and storage baskets. Could I have had a more suburban day? (Yes: it ended with prolonged couch-sitting with a dog in my lap.)

I know this is a hodgepodge of very basic weekend anecdotes. I’ll leave you with a musical conclusion. DN played this song for me today:

…and it reminded me of this song:

I mean, it turns out they’re really not very similar at all. But that’s how my mind worked.