Schedules

 Working from home made my life so much easier!

I have 3 lessons a week (bad, I need more students!), so just 3 hours but on different days!  Mikey has about 3 classes a day, so after my class, I'm just waiting for Mikey to finish. I spend my time reading, studying, or walking around the gym. It's okay but I keep thinking of all things I could be doing at home.

When we were teaching from home I would spend time I was not teaching doing some small chores so things don't get too bad or checking on my computer for things to help my students. 

I've noticed that on the days I go out I'm so tired when I get back that even doing the dishes feels like too much. I try to get a lot done in the mornings but somedays there's more to do than I can actually finish. Everybody helps out but there is still a lot to be to done.

When my kids were little I would have one day a week for cleaning. I would try and do as much as possible on that one day, making the daily chores easier. I think I need to go back to that way of doing things.

Today I got everybody to help out. I got up late but still managed to do a lot. Finally moved the boxes from the bathroom, they've been there since we moved! Cleaned the floor in there as well. Mikey did the tatami room and Christopher the corridor and living/dining area. When David got back from work I asked him to set up a couple more litter boxes. 

The house feels fresh. One problem with a lot of cats is that they often don't use the litter boxes. I know why, the boxes aren't cleaned enough! David is the only one who cleans them. I've tried but end up gagging.  I know that I shouldn't have animals if I can't clean up after them but then I shouldn't have had kids either as changing their nappies had the same effect on me. I'm wondering if there is a way to overcome this! I'm going to try, wish me luck!

It was nice to spend a couple of hours being productive. I hope to keep this up, at least until it gets too hot to move!

I also had a nice long walk this afternoon.

Christopher and I walked up to our land, then a bit further to where we have more land. I was trying to figure out where my husband was born.  I have an address but there are no houses there. I wonder what happened, why the family moved down toward the valley.

During our walk, we came to a temple/shrine in the middle of nowhere. It was locked up but we could have a look outside. It looked well-kept, I would love to know what it is. 

A shrine or temple, it has features of both

stone pagoda

in front of the door

small Buddhist statue

On the way back I noticed the view. Really beautiful!

lovely views

Then I saw this sign.

I asked Christopher to take a photo, as he stepped back, I looked down and told him to stop.

sign on an electric fence

I think it's to stop the wild boar from digging the trees. I noticed a lot of holes as we walked that look like the work of wild boars!

This is our land.

Totally overgrown

We need a lot of money and manpower to get all these bits of land in order!

I'm glad I went out, I wasn't going to but it was worth it. I did 3000 steps! Since Wednesday I only missed one day of walking but I did cut down some bushes and tided the yard that day, so still some exercise.