A nice gentleman came yesterday and picked up the old computer gear. The map, book, and records ladies did not, but all say they are coming to pick up today. We’ll see. I pulled a muscle in my back moving furniture and decided that Monday I am calling Hannah Home to pick [...]
My plans have evolved over the months, and no longer am I determined to get those french doors in the kitchen ASAP. Instead, other priorities have made themselves known.
The first, and most important: the previous owners obviously had cats, as evidenced by the intractable smell of kitty litter box in one of the three rooms [...]
10:00 am: It’s a late start today, due to a late night devoted to finally watching Empire of the Sun. However, I have hatched various schemes and plans for my beloved tiny room bungalow/ranch:
Immediate Plans
Finish hemming deconstructed old silk dupioni curtains and hang in living room with bamboo barkcloth
Prime inner hallway and begin painting
Turn off [...]
Lion’s ears, parsley and strawberries.
Today’s casual reading: The Psychology of Idealistic Eating and Delusions of Parasitosis
Today’s primary activities: Buying envelopes and instruments to hem the newly deconstructed and washed silk dupioni curtains, repotting ginger plants, and finishing painting the alcove-ish area of the hallway.
7:50 am: I awake, unable to move, thanks to hours of bending over and painting. I curse TPTB, then roll onto the floor and right myself upwards. I race into the kitchen for coffee, working out the kinks on the way.
8:10 am: Today is the day I finish painting the outer end of the hallway. [...]
8:24 am: I awake in a grog, bleary-eyed from staying up too late watching football and docudramas about King Tut. I suffer momentary panic until I remember I’m not supposed to be at work, then race into the kitchen to make coffee.
8:30 am: Ernest and Calliope let me know in no uncertain terms the degree [...]
8:05 am: Today I will finish painting the hallway. I must get it done this weekend because style-conscious relatives will be coming in town next week, and I don’t want them dissing my home behind its back. I feel refreshed from a full night’s sleep and confident I’m up to the task.
8:08 am: I pour [...]
7:31 am: I am certain today is the day I will get the hallway painted. I race to the kitchen for more coffee to steel my resolve.
7:32 am: The dogs are so alarmed by this sudden activity that they start rioting on the sofa.
7:49 am: I spend 10 minutes looking for my glasses before discovering [...]
7:11 am: Having armed myself with two large cups of coffee, an episode of Dream House and an episode of Sweat Equity, I’m ready to tackle the world. The plan today: paint the hallway; eliminate all mildew on the driveway; find leather slipcovers for the divan.
7:14 am: In anticipation of an exciting and productive day [...]
8:11 am: The discovery that I have so much money because the &^%% mortgage company hasn’t been withdrawing my payments sends me into a tailspin. This discovery has demolished my plans to purchase a chair to sit on while I’m on the computer.
8:14 am: Despite it all, I decide to buck up and soldier on.
8:16 [...]