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I have been scheduling time off from work here and there during June, since it is the last chance I get to use up my vacation time for the last school year. With it, I have taken care of a few things around the house that I have wanted to do for the past few years.

As I posted earlier, over the past couple of weeks I have done a lot to clear out the junk in my office. Much of it was old magazines that had sat in the Uhaul boxes we used to move from the apartment. I’m sure it ticked off the recycling and refuse truck drivers to come up to our driveway to see the large piles of junk that would need to be hauled off.

The other day, Grant and Mel helped me to move the old dining room table into my office to act as my new desk. I shoved my old computer desk that we got from Chris’ grandparents in the corner until I can clear it off. Then I’m going to swap that desk for my really old computer desk, the one I had in college. That desk is a little bit smaller, so it should fit in between my new desk and the wall much better. It’s also a tad bit taller, at a height that will be much better for working on computers while standing.

Yesterday, I originally was going to take the entire day off, but I had to go into work in the morning to attend a meeting that was scheduled at the last minute. I still took the afternoon off, so I was able to just relax. Dinner at Barnaby’s was great, and it was all the better that we were able to use the gift certificate we won in a raffle at the Coakley autism fund raiser. Afterwards, Brad, Rich, Chris and I just hung out in the front yard with Dixie on her long leash.

Today, I’m taking a full day off. I have already worked out and had breakfast. Unfortunately, I missed McDonald’s switch over from breakfast to lunch by about ten minutes. I had to settle for a bagel and coffee at home. It’s probably healthier that way, so I guess it’s not too bad. I’ve been working on setting up my office some more. I’m clearing off the old desk, and putting various things in their place. This post is acting as a short break for me. However, this short break has now lasted roughly thirty minutes.

I’m going to get back to working on my office, but first, lunch