I've officially had a Monday

My day was like this:
*Wake up at 3:30 a.m. :
   sweating because it was so hot in my house and I don't have air conditioning
*Relocate to library where the fan is at
*Wake up at 5:45 a.m. from a dream where the library was super clean.  Quickly found out that it was a dream and definitely not reality. Promptly willed myself back to sleep
*Woke up finally at 8:30 and lazed about until 9:30 and deemed it an acceptable time to get up

I find my motivation to work out and about in my yard whilst eating my half baked ice cream. If you haven't tried it out, I strongly encourage you to do so.  This stuff is amazing. The only stuff I'm willing to suffer through the pain of lactose intolerance for anyway.

 

After a few quick bites of gooey goodness I am ready to start my day.
I cut my front and back yard (which is quite a feat, as I have a good deal of back yard)
and from doing this I am filled with such a sense of accomplishment.  Let me tell you, I feel empowered.  I can do anything! Anything within reason, that is...
After lawn mowing I decide to weed my flower beds and make them useful as herb gardens instead of the litter box that they have become.  Not a pretty task digging in cat shit all morning, but my mom came down to help me and the task went by quickly.  She also let me go plant shopping in her garden and gave me tons of pretty things.

 I have primrose that was from my great grandmother's garden

 Oregano as my very first herbs in my herb garden bed
 Garlic-It will be amazing to have fresh garlic to cook with this summer, I'm so excited!
 Fresh strawberries for breakfast! Oh yeah! Oh, or spinach salads!

Candy tuft

Sedum

 and last but not least Chives

After the gardening I quickly showered off and rushed off to do paper work for the completion of my program only to lock my keys in my car!  I have never ever locked my keys in my car and now I have joined the masses.  What a bitch! I had to call my mom to have her call AAA and then drive out to me so that they would come let me back in my vehicle.

But all is good again in my world, as I sit in my rocking chair on my front porch and blog while watching the rain water all of my hard work. I am filled with such peace knowing that I have made my home a better place today.

I hope everyone has had a great Monday and has an even better Tuesday! What's on your agenda for the evening? Mine is a good book and a cup of hot tea.  Mmmmm...I promise I'm not 80, I just act like it :)