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Big Burly Men
Do you know what this is?
It’s more than a door to a closet. It’s a symbol of freedom. You see, lately I have been very unsatisfied with my treadmill being downstairs. As great as it was to have it by my couch and positioned perfectly for the TV, it just wasn’t jiving with my downstairs. To try out my “desk downstairs” plan, I had to move the beast. So I put it over in my foyer in front of my closet. Well that began to drive me crazy like immediately.
So today after work, two big burly men (Mike and Brian) somehow got the huge thing upstairs into my guest room, where I plan on making a little gym. I am so thrilled about it!
You know what else I am so thrilled about? I am now officially having a Thanksgiving here at my house. Only it’s not on Thursday, it will be on Friday. And it will include my dad, sister, brother, and their significant others. I’m excited! I’ve never done this before and so I am so excited to have my very own Thanksgiving and perhaps start some new sort of tradition to make it my own.
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Perfection and Imperfection
Well I know the weekend isn’t quite over, but I think it’s been a great one thus far. And when it’s good like this it goes by way too fast. It’s been a weekend filled with perfection and imperfection, achievement and slacking, flaws and some flawless moments.
Perfection…
First and foremost, my co-worker Jody’s birthday party last night. It was a fine time. We all met up for drinks, appetizers, and then dinner at Bloom. Jody’s wife Michelle bought the first round and the appetizers, which was lovely of her to do for about fourteen people. Dinner was divine and the company made the evening. After Bloom, a small group of us went out after to CB & Potts for beers. We laughed our asses off until after midnight. It was great to get out like that. One very positive outcome of the night is that I’m now going out next Friday night with Michelle and some of her friends to see a late night showing of “Twilight” after having dinner and drinks at Gordon Biersch.
Imperfection…
Forgetting to call my friend Marci on her 30th birthday, which was also yesterday. I left her a comment on Facebook, but forgot to follow up with a call. I called today to try and make up for it, but it just wasn’t the same.
Perfection…
My “desk downstairs” plan. So far it is working out wonderfully. It was hard at first to get used to it. After playing on my computer, I would go sit down on the couch and I felt like I was missing something….my laptop. After getting over that notion, I have enjoyed this new wired way where I have to sit down and focus. Versus slouching on the couch and mindlessly browsing. I have made more out of my computer time.
Imperfection…
The scarf I’m knitting. I ended up with a big knot in my yarn that took me an hour to untangle. Also, I stupidly decided last week to to switch needles mid-knit. Same size, just different needles. How silly of me. Even if needs are the same size they can create different outcomes. So after a few rows, I realized this and switched back. I just expected this scarf to be flawless and as time goes on it has more and more flaws.
Perfection…
Planning my menu and shopping. For the third of fourth week in a row I have planned out a week’s worth of meals and shopped accordingly. This really helped out at the grocery store yesterday when I only spent $22 on the food that would compliment the food I already have for a week’s worth of meals. Very well done! And I’m not just feeding myself here. All the lunches are shared with Mike, as shown below.
Imperfection…
Being a sloppy cooker and succumbing to the candy bowl. I’ve been making paninis recently, which I love, but today’s fancy grilled cheese got a little bit crazy and I got a little too greedy. When I found the cheese wasn’t melted to the desire I wanted it, I put it back on the grill and walked away for a bit. Needless to say the cheese made a run for it. Then the candy bowl. It calls to me every now and again. I usually only have a piece a day, but today I’ve had three. I need to take this into work and give it away.
Perfection…
My digital scrapbooking is coming along so well. I am so happy to have all the tools I need to make some great pages. And I’m doing a little more with my photos then I usually do, like this one below:
Imperfection…
I took a photo from last night’s dinner with my iPhone. It came out so incredibly dark. I tried to improve it with every trick I know, but basically there was just no good way of bringing it back to life in a real way.
So that pretty much wraps up what I’ve been up to. The rest of my day will consist of what it usually does on a Sunday afternoon…laundry and cleaning.
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She leaves the house.
I decided I had to get out of the house today. Sometimes on the weekend, I go into my home and I don’t go out until Mike picks me up for work on Monday. It’s quite lazy and not overly productive. I wish I had more energy sometimes, but I have to admit, it’s great to just relax and do my thing. Sometimes I think I’m still reacting to being with Brian. When he was around there was no time to just lay around in my pajamas and watch tv or knit or be on my computer. So even a year later I feel like I’m getting away with something when I do nothing but that. It feels rebellious, when really it is just sort of lazy and unproductive.
Mostly, I just had to get out of my apartment today because the cats are driving me crazy. They are just a mess sometimes and they wont’ leave me alone. I needed a break! Yep, it’s official. I’ve become the weird cat lady who needs a break from her beloved pets. Gah.
I just called Brian to tell him all about the cats. If anyone gets it, he does! We love our little ones.
Anyway, so I came to Panera today to just relax with a big glass of ice tea and play around on my computer. I’ve been doing some digital srapbooking, which was has been fun. The only problem is that I sort of feel like I’m doing work when I work on it. I guess I should feel so lucky that I get to do layout at my job and get paid for it. Just this week I got to layout a newsletter my organization publishes twice a year. I kept putting it off until I realized….what am I doing? This is what I love to do even if the content is boring.
I’m making a Barack Obama album on 12×12 prints to slide into the Picfolio Max. Fortunately for me they had great press kits with all of their logos in vector format. Perfect! I’m able to manipulate and use them to my delight! Here’s a peek at what I’ve made so far:
I also began working on Mike’s scarf that he requested. The red is bit bright, but I think it’s going to turn out nicely. It will be striped on the ends and just red in the middle. It reminds me of the Chicago Blackhawks, so I’m sure he’ll enjoy it.
Mike's Blackhawks Scarf
When I do go home I’ve really got a lot things I need to do around the house. I have been seriously slacking during this crazy good week.
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Hi! I'm Rochelle. Welcome to my blog. This is a space that’s almost like a scrapbook, a little bit of a rant room, a gallery of creative work, and a dash of nonsense. My life is not terribly exciting but I have a lot of creative energy that’s got to be focused somewhere.
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