Yesterday I was out running some errands, and I stopped in at Zellers to look for a plastic bin for my scarves, mittens and hats, but I didn’t see anything that tickled my fancy.
(…What? Where was I last week? I went home for Christmas for a few days. I took the train down, partied hard with the ‘rents and the sibs, and then took the train back. I had to work this weekend, so I couldn’t stay for long.)
So, finding no bins, I went to look at blinds, because I needed something for the window in the kitchen. My window looks into my neighbour’s kitchen window, and it’s kind of disconcerting at times.
(…Sorry? Where have I been for the last few months? I apologize for that. I’ve been busier than I expected, what with the new job, moving, NaNoWriMo, and the new job. Sometimes I compose blog posts in my head, but then I get home and all I can think is “……………..”)
Back to my story – I found bamboo blinds for the living room window, because the curtain there was falling apart. When I got to the checkout, I was told that blinds were on sale – buy one, get one free. Woo-hoo! There hadn’t been one that would exactly fit the kitchen window, but bamboo can be trimmed – good enough! And in a fit of ambition, I got both of the up last night!
(…I beg your pardon? What did I get for Christmas? A pasta maker and a ravioli press, maple syrup from my parent’s neighbour’s sugar bush, a set of frying pans, a ball winder (yay!), a knitting calender, a cookbook, fluffy sheets, a sweater, and some baskets. No, I couldn’t get it all back because the train company frowns on bringing wheelbarrows onto the train, so the ‘rents are bringing what I couldn’t carry when they come up in March. Can I finish my story?)
In a further fit of ambition, today I finally got my books onto the bookcases (it only took three months), hung a bulletin board in the office, hung a dry erase board in my kitchen, did the dishes, went for groceries, and made cream of carrot soup and zesty cornmeal bread. I was going to make foccacia bread, but I didn’t have enough flour.
(…You again? What am I doing to ring in the new year tonight? I was just getting to that!)
Plans for tonight changed several times over the past few days, but the one constant was wanting to be anti-social. There were plans for someone to have a trivia games party, but it turns out everyone else wanted to be anti-social too, so I got to do what I had wanted to do all along – stay home in my pj’s, knit and watch movies. It’s not that I wouldn’t have like to play trivia games, but I just wanted to stay home tonight.
(…What am I knitting? A sock. It was supposed to be a Christmas present, but I only had one done at the time. I’m at the heel on the second sock, so it shouldn’t take much longer. Podcasts, especially the three hour round-table Battlestar Galactica discussion, make wonderful knitting accompaniment. And to answer the question I know you’re going to ask next: yes, I did buy yarn when I was home. It’s pretty and soft and I loves it.)
Any more questions? No? Okay then! Happy New Year!