Monday, December 16

[gottawonder]

Today I am grateful for:

Reasonable temperatures outside.

Getting to town and getting the stuff that supposedly kills lice. Would you believe that it's diatomaceous earth? I hope it works, because I really like the idea that there are no chemicals.

Getting groceries in town, and not feeling stressed or horribly drained by the experience. There are times when going for groceries can feel like I'm running a marathon. Especially getting it all into the house by myself. This wasn't as big a trip as it sometimes is, so that was nice. I'm grateful to have the means to buy food.

Being able to be a bit lazy and not have to work on Christmas cards, since they are done and sent.

Talking to my sister. She wondered if I could make an urn for her partner, and it kind of sucks that the pottery studio is in limbo this year. I told her that if it starts up again, I'll make her one, or one day we might even set up our own kiln.

A short call with my Mom, but I'm glad I can talk to her.

Getting some cleaning done. The bathroom is pretty awkward, what with the claw foot tub and so on. You have to just about lie on the floor to clean under it, and for whatever reason the bathroom always seems coated in hair, even though the animals don't go into that part of the house.

I spent some time upstairs in the "wardrobe" room, trying on clothes to get some idea of what fits now. A lot of skirts that were too tight in the waist fit nicely again, and a fair amount of things that are a bit flexible size-wise still fit, but more drape-y now. Some things are just too big. I just need to know what I can actually wear again. At least it looks like I have lots of options in my current wardrobe.