Weekend Tasks

I feel that this weekend was not really a productive one. I didn't get to do much at home. I had a stack of tests to grade, and attended a meeting on Saturday. The meeting was very informative, but I spent half of the day there and came home really tired.

Every week I think I should do X, Y, Z in the weekend, and the weekend comes and go, and I don't get everything done.

Normally I start my weekends with cleaning the entire house. Then I cook, do laundry and tend to plants. I get these usual tasks done, but anything else get pushed into the 'next week'. I've been wanting to sew curtains for my bedroom, repair two pairs of shoes, do more cross stitch every week, plant new vegetables etc. Then I read a book or watch Netflix and the time flies and the weekends disappear.

So I decided to make a to-do list for the next weekend. I have done this when I'm really busy, but I think I should make it a habit. I will have 6-8 tasks per weekend so it won't overwhelm me.

Though I don't feel very productive,  this morning I did plant new mustard greens, sowed more lettuce, parsley and white icicle radish. I have several new bitter gourds on the vines now. They are still very small. I didn't pick the big gourd - I don't think it's ready yet.

Can you see three little bitter gourds here?

A bitter gourd flower.

I keep checking broccoli to see if there are any florets but there are none yet. The leaves look so healthy , so I cut the bottom leaves and sautéed them in coconut oil with onions, garlic, turmeric powder, salt and a pinch of red chili flakes. It was very good. This is the first time I cooked broccoli leaves. I moved the pots into a sunnier place, so hopefully I will see florets soon.

Broccoli.

I have an avocado tree that I have to plant in a bigger pot or in the ground. I grew this from a seed.
I've read that in order to have fruits, I need a male tree and a female tree, but there's no way to tell which one is which.

Avocado plant.

I bought 6 small mustard greens from the store and planted them in pots. I also transplanted Malabar spinach grown from seeds from the old vines.

Malabar spinach.

I wanted a dresser for my bedroom, and a friend found one for me. Someone had placed it at the curb outside their home. It had stickers all over it. I guess the previous owner must be a kid. I can't complain, it is a sturdy piece of furniture and will look good with a coat of paint. The best thing is it is free. It has a top panel that can be pulled out.

New to me dresser with stickers.

This needs a good cleaning.

I removed stickers and lightly sanded the drawers. I'm going to paint it white to match my bedroom furniture and attach drawer knobs. I bought a can of white paint from Habitat for Humanity store for $3. This is going to be one of my weekend projects.


How was your weekend?


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