Friday, November 22, 2019

5 AM seems to be my new 7 AM. Ever since my trip to Saskatoon and then arriving home a day after the time change I can’t seem to sleep beyond five. Don’t get me wrong, I usually stay in bed until six but I’d love to sleep late one morning – maybe nine!

I finished another ornament this morning – #11. All of a sudden it dawned on me that if I’m counting down 12 days to Christmas Santa (who I was thinking would be my #12) should really be my #1 (as in one more day until Christmas). I thought there was still time to change all the numbering on the ornaments but as I was re-arranging them I realized (thankfully) that since Santa (#1) wasn’t done, all I really needed to do was add a 2 to my current #1 ornament and I was okay. Thank goodness I got that right before starting to take out all those numbers. Santa is the only one left and then I need to put on some backings and strings to hang them with.

I’ve been doing laundry most of the day – and my last load is probably ready to go in the washer now. I washed the bedding from the upstairs bedrooms after our last concert performers but I forgot about the bedroom in the basement. And I hadn’t washed any of the towels so there was a lot to do. I washed the floor mats from the bathrooms (dang it, I forgot the one in the basement) so while everything is out I should scrub the floors before they go back in.

I walked up to the bank this morning to make a Hall deposit. I needed a new day timer for 2020 so I walked over to Staples. Actually I stopped at the $ store first but they didn’t have any. I’m trying to walk on the days when I don’t have many errands to run or too many things to carry.

After lunch I started cleaning out my sewing room. It is a slow process and, for the most part, I’m moving things from one room to the other. I’m only doing that until I get all the furniture rearranged and then I’ll have to try and move it all back in somewhere. I’m not convinced I’ll have more room once things are changed but I don’t think it will be any worse.

I’ll spend the afternoon on cleaning, maybe have a nap (because I was up so early) and then I’ll knit tonight. I’m enjoying the scarf pattern but I don’t think I’m going to get it done in time for the sale.