The good thing about being home for lunch is the ability to make things that Ted would sneer at rather than eat. For lunch: grilled portobello burger with provalone, roasted red pepper and homemade pesto on a multigrain bun and a black bean salad. Divine!

So the job's finishing up, and I had a full day of nothing yesterday. Sounds good, right? Well, not for those of us who are overachievers and who's whole sense of identity is wrapped up in what gets checked off the to-do list.

So I made up a to-do list and started working through it. Laundry, check. Clean house, check. Weed garden, check. Wash car, check. Not two hours after washing the car birds decided to decorate it with their signature style. Sigh.

I need stuff to do, but I can't be wasting my time - I can think of much more enjoyable ways to waste my time than rewashing the car every day. This staying home thing is going to take some getting used to. My luck, I'll just be getting the hang of it when the semester starts up and I have zero free time again.

But hey, I have to have something to complain about, right?