I Rested, I Cleaned, I Conquered
This weekend I:
* Completely rearranged my kitchen, mostly because I had to do something about the tea (it was threatening to take over the whole cabinet next to the stove) and because I broke down and got a professional-grade mixer. (I was repeating up to 14 cups of flour! all weekend, like a mantra.)
* Had time to myself. Glorious uninterrupted time to think WHOLE THOUGHTS without being interrupted, time to eat without bugging someone else to at least taste their peas. Time to finish a task from beginning to end. Since the kids were visiting their Oji-san in Seattle, I had an empty house. It was divine.
* Got a new hat and jeans/sweatpants for the Little Prince. He’s getting so big! And shopping for the Princess is becoming more problematic, because her tastes change so quickly and are so definite. But, solid colors and classic shapes go over very well.
* Found the cutest coffee cups at Target–they’re shaped like little three-legged cauldrons. I swear, I wait all year for this time, because I can decorate the whole house the way I want it for the other 364 days that aren’t Samhain.
* Practiced with the EmWave. I’m not sure how I feel about it yet.
* Went grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s on a Sunday afternoon. It’s like painting yourself with steak sauce and running around naked inside a hungry-lion cage.
* Finally have enough wire racks to cool all the baked goods I’m planning.
* Slept, and slept, and slept.
All in all, a wonderful weekend. The Selkie and I both finished Ivanhoe (her review here, mine forthcoming). And today is the day I knock off a lot of revisions on Weasel Boy. I feel rested and renewed, and since today has already been a deadly obstacle course of one kind or another (note to self, do not turn the treadmill on without looking behind you, because cats are STUPID) I am really glad I’m firing, so to speak, on all cylinders.
Over and out.
October 20th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I really have to laugh every time I see “Weasel Boy” as it was the nickname of one of my husband’s college friends.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:34 am
LOL, not sure which had me laughing harder the name “Weasel boy” or the thought of a cat of the tradmill just sitting there minding it’s own business till you turn it on, then whoosh there goes cat across room.
Glad to hear you got some time to yourself, it’s a necessary thing to do and I’ve found I feel better if I do it as frequently as possible.