May
25, 2014
My
instead: After a hard day of staining my
deck, I was going to entertain ME.
I
had started prepping my deck a couple of weeks ago with a good power washing.
Then came the waiting. When do I start to stain to get ‘er all done while the
weather gods are smiling? Memorial Day weekend arrived and it was time. I was
able to get most of the railing done the first half day. The second day I
finished up the railing and then it started to rain…just a tease, but enough to
make me pray. Go figure. And it worked! God, I love God!
The
floor boards dried quickly and there I was on my knees (prayer of thanks)
slapping on the stain. As God would have
it, the day grew pretty and promising. A
day of solitude, sun, and stain…what could be better? I also got my planters
planted and my torch tower set up. Life is good!
After
I was all de-stained and cleaned up, I fired up the grill and filled my wine
glass full of grapefruit juice. I was looking forward to “entertaining” me.
Then my friend Kelly called on her way back from the swim party that she had
invited me to. We talked a bit and I felt I should ask her to come over. My
solo supper was off.
She
arrived and we chatted outside on my newly-stained deck, enjoying the fruits of
my OCD labor. Or at least that how Kelly saw it. I guess when you have the task
at hand and follow through from start to finish, you’re OCD. I saw it as
energetic and tenacious. I was hurt and angry. We ate dinner and we got passed
it all, I guess. She eventually left. My evening would have been more
satisfying and peaceful without her visit and her judgment. A word to the wise: If someone has worked all day on a weather-dependent project, do not call them OCD.
Am
I becoming my own best friend? Maybe I should be! Maybe I should have been all
along…
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