Stitch 'n Pitch was nice... but I never found my ladies from Silver Spring! I did wave to my former roommie, who I saw briefly from afar, but I never located anyone else from Maryland. I did however sit only a couple rows in front of the Arlington group (and with my gym buddy, who I met through that knitting group). They're nice, those NoVa people, but I was sad not to find everyone else. We were also next to a family that was not my cup of tea. They weren't rude, exactly, but just not very good seating companions. They weren't super into the game, they weren't interested in knitting, so really- why were they there? No matter.
I spent a bit of time this weekend tidying my craft room. OH happy day! It still isn't done (or really even close), but I can see the sofa, and the floor, and things are cleared up enough that I can actually watch TV and knit in here again. And, more importantly, my laptop finally has a home besides the coffee table in the living room. My productivity has already increased. Even though there's a lot left to do (first of all- painting!) I thought you might like some in-progress photos. Voila, my room, unveiled!
View as you walk in (the tv is to the right of the desk, and both machines are currently hiding under the machine cover)
The far wall (including the Rocketeer sewing table)
The near wall (same old wall of yarn, also next to the door that leads up to the attic)
Last night I cooked up a delicious chicken and rice from the New Best Recipe cookbook. The title is a bit far-fetched- really? THE best recipe? But so far, it's been true. I have that book from the library, and two of their smaller ones (30 minute meals and light recipes), and the half dozen or so recipes I've tried have all been stellar. They go into a great deal of explanation for every recipe- what they tried and didn't like, the best little tricks and techniques to use, and so forth. So far I am a huge fan, and I can't wait to cook more of their recipes. We invited G's father over for dinner, and he enjoyed it all as well. I count my lucky stars all the time that I have such a pleasant future father-in-law- he always loves my cooking, and I love having another person there to join us.
Today I took on some serious cleaning chores- I cleaned the blinds in almost all the rooms and cleaned the interior windows and the doors- I didn't get on a ladder and clean the windows outside, but I figure I'd done enough spring cleaning for the day. I tried the 30 Day Shred again, still on level 1, and it was significantly less awful this time. In part this was because I used G's 2.5 pound weights for some moves (instead of his 4 pound dumbbells). Baby steps! After a shower, we headed over to G's friends place for some much needed time with their kids, and a delicious dinner. Very nice way to ease back into the work week.
In other home improvements, G hung up my pot rack and it looks delightful! I suddenly have so much more space in the kitchen, and I am so glad he put it up this weekend. They say you have to "nest" to make a new home your own, and I tend to agree with conventional wisdom. Every window I clean, and every little decorating task we complete, I feel more comfortable here.
Back to watching the Giro d'Italia and working on Clapotis(our nightly passion for weeks, thanks to G's cycling addiction).
No comments:
Post a Comment