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velvetpageThis look should not surprise anyone who has seen my living room. I love these colours. I briefly fiddled with something in lavendar, but most of those also had a green with them that I wasn't crazy about. So it's back to the blue-and-yellow look for me.
So far this morning, I've:
1) Done baby laundry, including bedding.
2) Put said baby laundry into the dryer.
3) Had a nice cup of tea. Regular tea, with milk, sugar and caffeine.
4) Finished the first square of my baby afghan.
5) Decided on a slight change to said afghan. Instead of a nine-patch, which will take me forever and be twin-sized instead of baby-sized, I'm doing a four-patch with some wide sashing in between. I know the sashing will be yellow, but other than that I haven't decided what to do yet. Maybe some front-post dc for a ribbed look? Maybe straight sc to match what's going on in the blocks? Maybe afghan crochet in one colour, which I can then embroider on later? We'll see. I'm going to make the other blocks before I decide any of that.
6) I showered. I also let my hair dry naturally instead of blow-drying it. I love doing that.
7) I listened to Delovely (yes, again!) and started considering how I would do certain songs for karaoke if I ever got the opportunity. There are several spots where Diana Krall goes down, because she's an alto, where I would go up instead for a totally different effect. I think I could do a wicked "Begin the Beguine". The trick will be finding a karaoke bar/CD that has it.
8) I debated cleaning the mess of clothes in the bedroom, but didn't actually clean.
Not bad for two hours of a day off.
The nicest thing about today is the knowledge that I can let myself be content, get things done or not, and relax. I have two more days of school this week, which means any high I take away from today has a good chance of lasting until Monday. And next week is a short week. (Well, I'll be working on Friday, but a day without the kids is almost like a day off. The emotional stress of the job is nearly gone when the kids aren't there. I can handle writing report card comments that day. It won't even take me too long, because I got into the planning this term and I know EXACTLY what to comment on. So I'll do the comments, enter the marks, and then relax for what's left of the day. After my principal okays the comments, I'll apply them and be all done.)
I'm going to go see if I can make the edging come out flat on that square before starting the blue/yellow square.
Is my life colour-coded, or what? When I'm happy, everything's in blue and yellow. When I'm not, it's in beige. Go figure.
So far this morning, I've:
1) Done baby laundry, including bedding.
2) Put said baby laundry into the dryer.
3) Had a nice cup of tea. Regular tea, with milk, sugar and caffeine.
4) Finished the first square of my baby afghan.
5) Decided on a slight change to said afghan. Instead of a nine-patch, which will take me forever and be twin-sized instead of baby-sized, I'm doing a four-patch with some wide sashing in between. I know the sashing will be yellow, but other than that I haven't decided what to do yet. Maybe some front-post dc for a ribbed look? Maybe straight sc to match what's going on in the blocks? Maybe afghan crochet in one colour, which I can then embroider on later? We'll see. I'm going to make the other blocks before I decide any of that.
6) I showered. I also let my hair dry naturally instead of blow-drying it. I love doing that.
7) I listened to Delovely (yes, again!) and started considering how I would do certain songs for karaoke if I ever got the opportunity. There are several spots where Diana Krall goes down, because she's an alto, where I would go up instead for a totally different effect. I think I could do a wicked "Begin the Beguine". The trick will be finding a karaoke bar/CD that has it.
8) I debated cleaning the mess of clothes in the bedroom, but didn't actually clean.
Not bad for two hours of a day off.
The nicest thing about today is the knowledge that I can let myself be content, get things done or not, and relax. I have two more days of school this week, which means any high I take away from today has a good chance of lasting until Monday. And next week is a short week. (Well, I'll be working on Friday, but a day without the kids is almost like a day off. The emotional stress of the job is nearly gone when the kids aren't there. I can handle writing report card comments that day. It won't even take me too long, because I got into the planning this term and I know EXACTLY what to comment on. So I'll do the comments, enter the marks, and then relax for what's left of the day. After my principal okays the comments, I'll apply them and be all done.)
I'm going to go see if I can make the edging come out flat on that square before starting the blue/yellow square.
Is my life colour-coded, or what? When I'm happy, everything's in blue and yellow. When I'm not, it's in beige. Go figure.