There is a Mourning Dove singing on my Air Conditioner!

It's kindof sweet, actually...although I might change my mind if it were 90 degrees outside and I wanted to use it. I'm feeling much less stressed right now because I got some things done last night. I took a shower...always a good place for me to focus on talking to God. Then, even though it was late, I began cleaning the apartment. I got everything put away, dusted, and the bathroom cleaned (even the tub scrubbed!). So this morning I only need to vacuum, take the trash out, and comet the kitchen sink. Then I can make some tea and spend some time reading my Bible-something I spent a lot of time praying about in the shower last night. I also prayed for extra time and energy to excercise-REALLY IMPORTANT-we'll see how that goes. I'm hoping that I can really get into a healthy routine (something I haven't had since I got pregnant)...and it includes simple things like getting the dinner dishes washed and put away after dinner...not the next morning! At 9:30 there is supposed to be an apartment inspection. WHAT'S THAT? I'm curious if it will be a city inspection-checking smoke detectors and such-or whether it will be by the apartment management. The latter is what makes me nervous. Granted, my apartment has to be by far the most clean and beautiful one in the complex, but I did definitely break all the rules. The nasty dark brown fake wood kitchen cabinets have been painted, and we hung curtains over the terribly ugly and half broken windows. Well, I can only hope that they are blown away by how nice it all looks...and that'll be the end of it.

I always like thinking about pretty things...I don't know if it's the girl in me, or the artist. But right now, I've been enjoying how nice my new ivy plant looks in the cream McCoy planter...and have also been thrilled with my wedding quilt-just out of the closet for the summer!

I guess I better get on to my cleaning...if I want God to fulfill His part in helping me, I better fulfill mine in not procrastinating-right?