Catch Up Day

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I had one of those catch up days on Tuesday.

I caught up on:

Washing the sheets on our bed and Skylar’s bed

Bed with yellow patterned sheets, silver and white pillows with fuzzy throw pillow

I washed the rugs in my kitchen and bathroom.  They were in major need.  From crumbs, flour, and coconut flakes to hair and dust bunnies, I’m back in business.  It only takes about two and a half hours for rugs to dry in the dryer.  No biggie.

I also went to a computer store where I thought I was going to be able to have the computer wizard there pop the new RAM chips I had ordered from Crucial into my Macbook since it’s been beach ballin’ and pinwheeling like crazy.

White macbook with charger

Open White macbook on wood

Yes, my Mac has been majorly misbehaving.

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But when I got to the store, the tech told me I ordered the wrong kind of memory.  Argh!  He did say that almost no one gets it right.

The silver lining is that he had what I needed in stock and popped it in.  I’ll let you know if the additional RAM solves some of the Circle of Doom pinwheeling problem.

And after that I went on a much needed Target run.  I try to limit myself to once every 4 to 6 weeks for Target trips because otherwise things can get a little out of hand.  Or a lot out of hand, in a hurry.

I bought some clothes for Skylar

Sets of pink, blue, purple, and white clothes

I really wish they had these velour hoodie sets in my size.  Soft, elastic waist, fuzzy, and sparkly.  Some girls have all the luck.

Blue and pink velour sweater sets

This was my bag of luck

Bag of personal care products like soap, deodorant, and toothpasteDeoderant, body wash, toothpaste for both Skylar and I, Carmex, razor blades, Palmer’s Cocoa Butter lotion, Olay Toner, Maybelline Great Lash.  Nothing thrilling but necessary.  Most of those items are on my Drugstore Top 10 List.  Things under $5 bucks that I love.

Oh and don’t forget about the 8 rolls of paper towels, toilet paper, cleaning products, laundry detergent, and Q-tips.

I did score 1.5 pounds of grapes for a buck though.  On sale + a coupon.  That was exciting.

Green GrapesIt’s the Simple Things

I also had to hit the post office, return phone calls and emails, and did much of it while practicing counting to 30 and singing the ABC’s.

The best part of my catch up day was a Samoas Bar

Samoas Bars stacked

Questions:

1. When was your last catch up day?  What did you accomplish?

2. What are the usual things you toss into your Target (or similar) bag? 

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  1. I haven’t had a catch up day in a while, and I REALLY need one. Hopefully after Monday I will have time to catch up. I am hoping to accomplish a lot of writing/research this weekend, and that should free me up for at least a few days.

  2. Skylars new clothes are gorgeous! I also adore those velour tracksuits… I often wish that I could get little kids clothes in my size. I almost fit into the largest kids size, but *not quite* :D Bit short in all the wrong places!!
    Loving your bed linen too! Looks so comfy and pretty….

  3. Skylar’s new hoodies ARE cute. Awesome.

    Monday was my catch up day. Deal with laundry, cleaned my place, took care of some paperwork, did all sorts of other errands. Blah blah blah. Not my fave way to spend a chunk of time, but like you said, “back in business.” Feels great once it’s DONE.

    Target runs are really random for me. My last Target run involved stocking up on candy and coconut milk (Silk was on sale for $1.99, and I had a dollar coupon. I bought several. SCORE!)

    I usually drool at housewares, dishes, etc, but typically keep it moving. My kitchen’s even smaller than yours, so you know what I mean!

  4. I try to play catch up on weekends I don’t see the boyfriend. My sheets are in dire need of washing! Also, I hate when I need to do stock up Target trips. So expensive!

  5. I feel like I need to take a personal day from work so that I can have a catch up day. This would include: straightening up my apt, doing the endless amount of laundry that needs to get done, cleaning out my pantry and catching up with my DVR!

  6. Aw, those clothes are so cute. Why don’t they make those in bigger sizes? My catch-up day was Monday. I never got a workout in, but I got pretty much everything done around the house that I needed to.

  7. Hi averie!! omg it’s been wayy to long!
    this past week was so cray crazy for me. i took my boards last thurs and friday, then packed all my stuff, flew to la, my grandfather passed :( , doing so much work on the manny pacquiao foundation (i’m the pres :)) and now i’m off to NY for an interview tomorrow!! life happens you know. heheh anyway, hope you’re well! i’ll be in touch again!

    1. Mi-an, I am so sorry to hear about your grandpa. You’re in my thoughts and prayers.

      And good luck w/ your NY interview! Wow, you are action packed and so busy. I know you’ll do wonderfully :)

  8. I am in MAJOR need of a catch up day, but unfortunately I don’t have any days clear in the immediate future. Between being sick all last week, crap tons of internship appointments this week so I can finish next week, and going to San Fran next weekend, looks like it all might have to wait a while! ;)

  9. There’s nothing like freshly cleaned and comfy sheets..

    Skylar clothes are so cute – where do you get those?

  10. I love that cushion on your bed btw! And I also love how helpful the Apple guys are – I am about ready to hit my head against the wall and then you go there and boom, everything is fixed. Amazing!

  11. I love the line “while counting to 30 and practicing the ABC’s”. Seriously, Moms do it all! Skylar’s hoodies are the cutest things ever, I wish my Mom dressed me that stylish!
    With my computer mahem I have actually found some extra time to clean and read and whatnot… it’s been kind of nice but I would much rather have a working computer than a spotless room lol!

  12. Love the sheets, so cute! Even though I dread days full of house work, I always feel better after.

    1. Sunday, well kind of with a new dog in the house.
    2. Hair gel, toothpaste, cleaning supplies, pet food, clearance clothes, etc.

  13. i’m addicted to palmers! i mix in a little almond aura glow and mmmm soft, almondy skin. :) “catch up” days usually happen when i’m sick and off from work/yoga teaching. last week, i had THREE days of flu during which i did all my laundry, caught up on reading, followed some of my fave blogs (yay veggies and yoga!) and made some delicious raw snacks. i also slept endlessly, which is what i usually need to catch up on the MOST! thanks for sharing your day!

  14. I really need to clean the rugs in our bathrooms and kitchen…Thanks for reminding me :-)!
    And half of my daughters clothes I would totally wear, if they made them in my size! haha

  15. Sleeping in freshly cleaned sheets is seriously the best feeling. That along with cheap (couponed) grapes, best catch up day in my book!