What I have been up to

This month has been a busy one.

I feel like I have not stopped a minute, 

and still I haven't accomplished quite as much as I would have liked.

I have been running almost every day of the week,

which has to be done before the children are up,

and before husband goes to work.

I dread to see 5.30am and 6am.

(but not for much longer)

Between running and just regular life,

I have been able to get a few projects done...

or at least started.

After our sunroom had been built,

we were left with a muddy backyard.

I am trying to redirect rain water by

digging up a trench and make a dry creek bed with (free) rocks.

I started digging...so that's the start of my project.

Then last week I went to Lowe's to "price check" some material...

and came back with a minivan full of deck boards.

I am not sure why my husband was surprised (obviously speechless).

He should know by now that...I am just a "Lowe's" kind of girl.

I found some material on sale 
(for a total of $60)

and decided it would be a good idea to build a "floating" deck next to a fire pit area.

So today I started to lay some concrete blocks that we already had.

The challenge of building a floating deck in our backyard, is the fact that I am dealing with a slope...which is not fun.

That said, I started to level the foundation.

Once that is done, the actual deck will go fast.

At least that's what I am hoping.

I will probably work on this next week...after this Marathon is over.

Until then, I'll keep on running.

Stay Frugal,

Daniela