the dog days of summer

i'm not sure how it got to august already.  i suppose it because the heat started late this year, and this summer has been busy, what with the wedding etc.  i have a bunch of stuff i'd like to get done but with my back blown out i can't do them.  needless to say, i'm bored and fussy.  what i have been doing is the last of the detail work from painting all the rooms in my house.  i find that by the time i get a room painted i'm too tired to do the detail work and don't want it to be messy so it doesn't get done, so the window trim has continued to be an ugly brown.  now that they are painted, the rooms look more complete and clean.  i doubt anyone would be able to put their finger on the difference but it looks great.  so i'm on a mission to get it all done.  i am a lover of instant gratification.  more people should try this outlook.  a completed project can make your day.  especially when it pertains to your surroundings.  when you feel good in your home it makes you feel good, or content is a better word.  and let's face it, our days are full of all kinds of things we have to do, when we get home it should be sanctuary.  and a little paint and effort can transform your space into a delight for yourself.  and if we can't delight ourselves, we waste alot of time waiting for someone else to give it to us.  that just doesn't work.  and it's hard lesson to learn and so many people never do.  i may have been a late bloomer, but thank heavens i evolved.