Black Friday... or is it?

Today turned out pretty good.  Yeah, it's overcast, looking like rain and the hall table was a shit of the thing to put together when it arrived, but it turned out good.

I had my laundry overloading the indoor clothes horse this afternoon - but it was mostly dry, with only the sleeves and waistbands of the clothes being damp.  So, it didn't rain as much as was forcast... this is something I'm happy about.  

I got some organising done too.  The skirts in my closet are now hanging up in my wardrobe... all of them... they have made room for the scarves and shawls that were in my tall boy set of drawers in my bedroom.  However, there weren't enough hangers for my jeans; so next week, I'll have to get some more and two wicker boxes.  The boxes are for the scarves and shawls and I'll label them as such so I know what's in them.  

Yep, today wasn't that bad.  I still have a long way to go.  There's still a lot of cleaning up to do, a lot of doing out do and a fair few charity store runs to to be done as well; but I'm happy with the stuff I've donated, thrown out and bought.  The house is looking and feeling good.
And I've left the last room - the toughest room - to take the longest.  It's my office.  There's so much in here, I will take my time and see how I do.  And seeing I have transformed the rest of the house into a lovely home with my taste throughout, I'll have to do the same with my office.  Right now, it looks and feels like just another junk room filled with books and handbags; but I want it to be an inviting room so I want to be here... anyone can be in here.  And I want to put in a lounge chair... a nice retro one where I can curl up and read a book.  However, there are a few things I'll have to get rid of before I do that... and that will be next year's big purchase, as it'll be something old, something I can't find in just any furniture store and something I'll spend a lot of time using in here... and it's gotta be comfortable too - like I said - so I can sort through my books, enjoy my collection and make sure this room stays the way it is... my library with a few collectables. 

These are my plans for my place.  What are yours?  Mine have been a long time coming, and I've had to kick myself in the butt to get them going lately... and it's been fun to work on such old-fashioned things to have them work out so well!  Over the next year, I'll be working on making sure I get the look I want and working hard on making sure everything works out... and that will take time to do.  Until my next post, take care, stay safe and remember, I'm always here.

Black Friday

It's almost 10pm and it's Black Friday - Friday 13th - and so far, it hasn't been a day of bad luck, just a few strange and funny things happening to me that turned out to be pretty good.

But it was a very busy day for me.  I had to go to Garden City to bank the money for the Leukaemia Foundation and then post off the book to them.  That went smoothly.  I bought two badges of Long Tan that looked great for Anzac Day; one for me and one for Mum.  I'm wearing one at the moment and it's got the colours on it that my Pop received and Dad wears in his memory. 

Then, I went off to Best and Less and bought myself 3 pairs of knickers and two bras costing me $31!  What a great deal!  I made sure a set of those matched in purple for next year's Purple Day for Epilepsy and they'll look good too.  The next place was Robin's Kitchen, as they were having a sale and I received an e-mail about it and thought to check it out.  It was then I remembered I needed a new whisk; so I bought myself one and used my membership card.

By the time all of this was finished, I was hungry and a little low on my sugars.  It was time for an early lunch, so I walked to Gloria Jeans Coffee and bought a medium ice coffee and a pumpkin and risotto roll.  And the roll was absolutely delicious!  Oh, I thought it was going to be all dry and yuk - like most places I've been to - but nope!  It was beautiful and lovely and sweet!  There must have been a little bit of sugar added into it as I finished the whole thing!  But I couldn't finish my ice coffee as I was full and ready to leave.

Once home, I made myself a drink, put the new underwear in the washing machine and hung it out and washed up the breakfast dishes.  Then, I paid the gas bill and turned on the radio and began tidying up for tonight.  What was tonight?  Well, tonight I was having a friend over for dinner; something I haven't had in over two years.  So, I thought to begin on cleaning up early before jumping on the computer to waste away an hour and half.

By around 3:15pm, I was off the net and ready to leave.  I had to be at my friend's - Cate's - place to help her with her cat, Gus, to take him to the vet at the Argonaut Centre down the road.  I arrived at her place at 3:50pm (because I got talking to a neighbour for a few minutes) and then we were off with Gus in the cat carrier with him meowing away not enjoying the confined space at all. The vet was pleased to meet the friend who braved being around Gus - seeing I break out in hives and sneeze like you wouldn't believe around the poor little guy - and said it was lovely that I'd do that for a friend.  I said that I'm allergic to dogs, horses and cows as well as bird dander (and I've got a budgie too). He thought it was ironic I had a bird and yet I was allergic to her. 

Well, once Gus got the all clear from the vet, Cate dropped me off home and I walked in from the gate to my mostly clean house, it was around 4:30pm.  I still had about 2 hours until Geoff arrived from down the coast (as he was on his way home from visiting is folks and family) to have a meal with me.  By around 5:15pm, I had begun cutting up the veggies for my Veggie Pasta Bake/Melt and had defrosted three hot dog buns and made some fresh garlic butter.  6pm rolled around and he showed up right on time for me to begin cooking and the rain to begin.  How's that for perfect timing! 

Well, dinner was delicious - especially with the new herbs I bought on Wednesday - and the garlic bread went down well.  Then, I made a pot of tea and brought out dark chocolate and gave him a choice of which mugs he'd like.  He picked out 'The Phantom' mug and I chose 'The Doctor' and then, we settled in to watch 'Sucker Punch'; a very cool steam-punk movie set in three different types of dimensions and yet the heroes are female and they can kick butt.  A great movie, better than I thought it was going to be.  Soon after, Geoff took off home and I locked up after washing up the remainder of the dishes.

Yep, today was a good day.  I paid my Gas Bill, got new underwear, ate dinner with a great friend and got to see a movie with a friend I hadn't seen before (the movie, not the friend).  This was a good day.  Until my next post, take care, keep warm and safe and remember, I'm always here.