A Sometime Friend

My need to "be productive" is only a good thing for so long and then I hit the "Idon'twanna" wall. I'm heading toward that wall today. There are things I want to do, but they're not on my immediate list.

For some reason I just don't feel like doing the seat covers for the dinning room chairs. Actually, the reason is pretty easy but one I'm not too good about saying out loud - I'm afraid I won't be able to get the pattern to an acceptable level. I'm decent at assembling things in real time but pattern making was a class I never actually took. Everything I know about making patterns I learned through trial and error and from watching the pattern makers at the furniture place (and that was years ago).

I'm getting irritable and possessive about my time. School starts Monday and I have this growing terror of the lack of time I'll have. I've been told many times it won't be as bad as last semester, but I'm having my doubts.

There isn't a lot I can do about except indulge myself time wise now, while I know I can and hope for the best. Oh, and do what I can now to free up time later, but that's sort of a given for me.

So today I have a few random little things I "should" get done this week and some fun stuff I want to get dine and the growing need for a little adventure/outing. Let's see where this fun mix gets us. ;-)

Held Hostage

I posted some stuff on freecycle and I'm sitting here waiting for the first responses so I can then post a "PENDING" message and stem the tide of emails.

Usually I go on with my day but then I have 50-100 emails to repsond to. Oddly, no one has responded yet...except a woman who wants to installation CD for the printer but not the printer. WTF? So someone else is going to get a printer and then have to FIND the software? I don't think so...

Anyway, I'll be puttering around the house until someone claims the stuff and sets me free.

Rabbits out of the warrens already

Burlington Coat factory doesn't give you a refund - even with in 48 hours. It's strictly store credit. I needed jeans anyway but I'm still annoyed - more that the cool hat I found didn't didn't come in my size than anything else.

Dollar Tree has Easter Stuff out already in case you need to shop for Easter baskets. They don't have a ton (there's a ton of Valentine's Day stuff) but fun head bands with rabbit ears and puppets and decent bags of grass. With 5 nieces and nephews on my side alone, it adds up fast. A puppet and a set of rabbit ears fills the basket pretty well. ;-) Some candy and a small kid specific toy and I'm good to go. ;-)

I stopped there on the way home for Valentine themed bags for cookies (they had them too). And they had fairy wings for a dollar. I bought two. I have no idea what I'll do with them yet but they were just too much fun to pass up. I just thought about going back for more and throwing the kids a "Fairy Tea Party" over the summer. hmmm...

Mr Bear is working late tonight (as opposed to usual [smirk]} and I'm contemplating a bath.

When I came out of the store this afternoon the sun had broken through the clouds and cast a wide, single gold beam on the seagulls in the parking lot. They looked like they were carved out of mother of pearl. It was beautiful.

Things I Am Grateful For
Mr Bear's voice on the phone
Heat
Puppets
Holidays
Moments of grace
Pink Lady Apples
The senseless joy of trying on hats in a mirror

Things I Want Today
A black bowler hat a la' Magritte