I have been finding myself sleeping a lot more than usual these past few weeks. I usually try to only sleep when I need too- and spend my waking time working on art and things, but every now and then- I get hit by a sleeping bug. (Must be this time of the year~!) Everyone around me is sick, getting sick, getting over being sick, talking about being sick, knows someone else who is sick, and I am thinking to myself- JANE-DON'T GET SICK~! So far so good- although I suspect that this excess sleeping is a sure sign that I am fighting something off.
When working in the world of medicine, it seems as if you can not escape things like "sick talk". I am surrounded by the thoughts of germs, and antibacterial hand potions, and the use of elbows for hands when opening doors. I am very grateful that I am not across the street, working in the Hospital. I hear things get really crazy when it comes to working in those places. When my mother was sick, and I was in and out of hospitals, I really took notice of all of the hand sanitizer dispensers ever few hundred feet.
Last night, Thomas and I decided to go to the grocery store and pick up dinner. When I got home, I assembled it together and we ate- total comfort food- including fresh baked cornbread. Well- I made a really small plate for myself and enjoyed it while reading the new Martha Steward magazine on the couch. After I was finished, Thomas took my plate and cleaned up- about that time I thought, I need to take a quick nap before heading out to the studio. So upstairs I went to recharge myself. The next thing I know- it is almost 1:00am!!! UUugh! I missed my studio window of work time! I was so groggy and out of it- I just gave up and went back to sleep. Thomas got up about 3:00am and shut things down, turned out lights, and came back to bed.
I totally BLAME the dinner. Too delicious. Next time, I need to make something terrible.
So now I feel the need to really get crack-a-lackin on the things I need to finish. I also have to clean the bathroom which I have been re-painting (in time for Thanksgiving). I refused to cover the floor because I am stubborn and now I have to scrape up paint drips. I need to re-hang the cabinet and do some fancy detail work with silver leaf to make it pretty. Then- I have to paint the corner cabinet in the dinning room- a nice pale shade of green. I have art to hang back up on the walls, and I have furniture to move around as well as a ton of general cleaning to do. Not to mention: Switch out the curtains to the lush shade of rich illuminated brown which I bought last year. Put the fall slip covers on the chains and the futon. Clean the kitchen and check to see if I have enough cooking pots, bowels, and pans.
This year- since we have not "Entertained" at our house in SO LONG... we discovered that we needed some basic things- like dishes and nice/interesting forks and spoons, etc. Well thank goodness I married Thomas- because he totally loves to be involved in these things- like house decorating and entertaining. After talking about it, we decided to do the old- mix and match theme and make nothing look the same. Kind of like our wedding- where our caterer
"Sascha's" used all kinds of vintage dishes and serving bowls and even pretty bird baths for
h'orderves! LOVED THAT!
SO over the weekend- we went in search of Vintage types of dishes and bowls. We found some really fun things- all in a theme of White- with gold or silver trim and a variety of tiny flowers or scenes on them~(SWOONS). In the middle of all of this- I found a smart little teacup and saucer which I had to buy- all of the whopping price of $1.00! Such a deal! Haaa!
Last night- before we ran to the grocery store and before I passed out with my sleeping sickness- we went to Joanne's fabrics and managed to buy some amazing Upholstery fabric. Each piece was different. Stripes, flowers- although it did share a sort of color scheme- of vintage pinks, teal greens, beige, browns, and a smattering of black here and there. (I will take a photo later tonight) to replace the chair covers in the dinning room. Why? Because it seems- that nothing needs to match in my life! Haaa... And as Thomas mentioned that if something happens to one seat- it can just be replaced with another fabric and no one would know... I guess it is time to get things together in life and tie up these loose ends. I didn't really think about all of this until forced. I mean- all this time with things in a start of unfinished. Uuugh... Well- I can't tell you HOW HAPPY I will be to have things looking finished and pretty again.
Yep- that is how my life is going lately.
In the middle of all of this- I did manage to take a few photos of my studio when I was taking the photo of that tea cup-
and I somehow also managed to finish this little Moth Pendant which had been sitting there patiently waiting for a few weeks now. (Inspired by an Essay by Virginia Woolf called, "The Death of the Moth, and other essays") Go peek here: MOTH
Okay- lunch time is over... More later.
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Current Music: |
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording |
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