Monday, February 2
Feb. 2nd, 2026 11:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Waking up in decent time, but feeling like I could have used a few more winks.
I did chores and got ready to go to town.
I washed some sheets last night and arranged to meet with a woman who wanted them; I listed them on our local "freecycle" page since I didn't feel like anyone would want to buy my well-worn though still usable sheets.
I had identified a few sets of sheets a few days ago as sheets we never seem to use anymore, and we have some new ones we would use before those..so they're not going to be useful to us. I didn't want to throw them out, but didn't think I could sell them, so I offered them for free.
OF COURSE that actually means more effort for me than just throwing them out. I had to meet up with this woman in town because of course there is no way anyone would ever drive out to our place to pick up anything (a constant issue for me trying to sell things on marketplace).
I went to pottery first, and we had some pieces back from the kiln. My Sweetie had a bowl there that I glazed for him, and it turned out beautifully. I got a nice vase back.
I didn't have a lot of time, but I trimmed another vase, and chatted with others a bit before they left.
Then I had to rush to meet this woman from Marketplace who wanted the sheets, and the exchange went just fine, so at least there's that. It didn't turn into something dumb like "I can't make it today, can you meet another time" or something.
So, at least I was able to guilt-free pass along two sets of sheets to someone who might use them.
Then I gritted my teeth and drove past Winners' (I really don't need anything, as much as I enjoy shopping) and got groceries.
I am grateful to be able to do so.
It was nice to be wrapped up in town in good time, and to be heading home and there's still daylight at 5:30 pm. The longer days are already noticeable to me.
I got home and my Sweetie arrived shortly, and we brought everything in. He was quite pleased with how his bowl turned out.
He made supper and we chatted for a while before he had to go to bed. He's bummed out that this job means working Friday, as Friday had become his day for going to the city and the climbing gym. He gets so little "him" time.
His weekends coming up will be more about getting work done on the house, since we have enlisted Dan.
He also feels like this next stretch will really suck, in that he won't be doing much besides coming home, eating, and going to bed, with no Friday time.
There's not much to be done. His job is like that MOST of the time, the last site was a bit of a treat.
Waking up in decent time, but feeling like I could have used a few more winks.
I did chores and got ready to go to town.
I washed some sheets last night and arranged to meet with a woman who wanted them; I listed them on our local "freecycle" page since I didn't feel like anyone would want to buy my well-worn though still usable sheets.
I had identified a few sets of sheets a few days ago as sheets we never seem to use anymore, and we have some new ones we would use before those..so they're not going to be useful to us. I didn't want to throw them out, but didn't think I could sell them, so I offered them for free.
OF COURSE that actually means more effort for me than just throwing them out. I had to meet up with this woman in town because of course there is no way anyone would ever drive out to our place to pick up anything (a constant issue for me trying to sell things on marketplace).
I went to pottery first, and we had some pieces back from the kiln. My Sweetie had a bowl there that I glazed for him, and it turned out beautifully. I got a nice vase back.
I didn't have a lot of time, but I trimmed another vase, and chatted with others a bit before they left.
Then I had to rush to meet this woman from Marketplace who wanted the sheets, and the exchange went just fine, so at least there's that. It didn't turn into something dumb like "I can't make it today, can you meet another time" or something.
So, at least I was able to guilt-free pass along two sets of sheets to someone who might use them.
Then I gritted my teeth and drove past Winners' (I really don't need anything, as much as I enjoy shopping) and got groceries.
I am grateful to be able to do so.
It was nice to be wrapped up in town in good time, and to be heading home and there's still daylight at 5:30 pm. The longer days are already noticeable to me.
I got home and my Sweetie arrived shortly, and we brought everything in. He was quite pleased with how his bowl turned out.
He made supper and we chatted for a while before he had to go to bed. He's bummed out that this job means working Friday, as Friday had become his day for going to the city and the climbing gym. He gets so little "him" time.
His weekends coming up will be more about getting work done on the house, since we have enlisted Dan.
He also feels like this next stretch will really suck, in that he won't be doing much besides coming home, eating, and going to bed, with no Friday time.
There's not much to be done. His job is like that MOST of the time, the last site was a bit of a treat.
