I AM GOING TO BE A LAZY TART TODAY

 

As I mentioned late yesterday, I'm having a totally lazy day today.

There will be no housework.

No to'ing and fro'ing.

Nothing I don't feel like doing at all.

I'm happy to report I got EVERYTHING sorted out in Crabby Quarters by late yesterday.

All the bits 'n' bobs I had in various boxes have been gone through and either designated a project (like a cot quilt/Runner/Tote Bag etc), or put in a box for gifting.

ABOVE:  I've come to realise I am a bit of a  hoarder when it comes to left over bits of fabric and batting.

That pile is small pieces of batting that I can stitch together to use on bigger projects, or for bag straps.  I'm NOT throwing it out!

Any pieces too small to re-purpose will be chopped up into tiny pieces and used for Scrappy Doll stuffing.

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT eh.

ABOVE: SEE THAT!!!   I only have 5 PHD's.  One is a Braid Runner 'on the go', and the other 4 are two cot quilts and two single bed quilts.   I am really happy I'm down to only 5.

I have a box of 'potential' Tote Bags as well, which WILL become Tote Bags over the next few months.

I feel fantastic knowing where everything is, what is needing doing or finishing off.  It's a bit like de-cluttering your house, it is good for the soul.

Yesterday I forgot that Mc Dreamy was supposed to arrive back in Hamilton.  As they didn't ring me about it, I wonder if he is back or not?

I will have to wait until 10 am to ring the shop to find out.  If he's back, I will be picking him up.  He is going to become my 'spare' basic sewing machine, as I know all the 'fancy stitches' don't work. The technician didn't know how to fix him.  He had from December the 18th till now to sort it out.

ONWARD...

ABOVE:  So my fanatical anti-bird tactics seems to have worked, and we have grass starting to grow!

ABOVE: See?  GRASS.  And no, it wasn't deprived of oxygen under the plastic bins/lids obviously.  Though just in case, I did lift the plastic up now and then.  I was determined to get that bloody grass to grow.  And thwart the birds.  WIN WIN.

In about an hour we are going out to drop off dry cleaning, and if my machine is back, pick it up.

Then we will come home and do bugger all... if that is possible.  Knowing me, I will end up in C.Qs doing something.  I can't help myself.

I simply don't like doing nothing for too long.

I am also eyeing up the interior doors.  I want to sand them, then paint them white.  I don't like the colour they are right now... it's just a wood coloured laminate.  Massive ikkk.  At some point I will take one door down and give it a go, see how much work is involved, and if they sand up easily or not.  

ABOVE: And I have Mc Dreamy back.  Still only doing the very basic stitches, but working.  I have asked the shop to try and get the 'right' part to fix him properly... cos he is worth fixing, IF they can fix him.

I won't hold my breath though.

I made us ham/cheese toasted sandwiches for our lunch.  Tonight we are having soup of some sort (tinned) and home made cheese scones out of the freezer.

In a minute we are going out to G & B's to pick up their exercycle.  IF we find it helpful, and are likely to want to use one more often, we might end up buying one.  We'll see.

5.40 pm, and Yeah Nah.  Already decided we should just use what's in the Village Gym, and NOT buy something that will just clutter up our tiny house.

ABOVE: And there he is, doing his 10 minutes 'half' cycling.  He still can't do the full rotation.  At some point soon I hope he can push past the pain and do it, then he'll really be helping his knee recover.  No pressure Darling, I ain't bought that whip... YET. 😂😅😖

8.25 pm:  We are done for the day.  He's in the front room watching rugby, and I'm watching some twaddle on the tv in the lounge.  Seriously thinking of heading off to bed early.  It's just so hot and sticky this evening, probably not as hot and sticky as other places, sorry other places.