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Sunday night - Mom and my sisters have gone back to town, so it's just me, Dad and the dog hanging out with no football to watch, but plenty of homeworky-type things to do. Am I doing any of it? Oh, heavens no! But I am blogging a list. And what a list it is -
- Mom and I had a nice chat about things and that was good. She's a bit happier, which I think is fantastic - been planning a few things for herself that have nothing to do with certain unpleasant things that usually bring her down. We talked about the baby shower I'm throwing for my sister in May and I'm excited to for that. Not just the party, but the fact that I'm going to be an aunt and I'll have a little one to spoil greatly and have fun with without actually being the parent (still don't know if it's a niece or nephew yet. Sis and Bro-in-Law know, but they aren't telling anyone right now. Should I be running a betting pool?)
- Like I've said recently, it's really nice to throw things away. We've been cleaning things that have been in storage since we moved nine years ago. Most of that stuff was stuff that, at the time, I couldn't bear to part with. But now, I'm happily throwing things out in the trash and in the burning barrel and watching it go up in smoke. It feels like a metaphor almost. I'm getting rid of old crap that was weighing me down and now I have room for things in my life that are new and wonderful without worrying if they'll fit in with the old stuff I had hanging around before. I have so many ideas and fun things I want to do - I don't want to feel beholden to the past as though I owed it something (that was profound and deep, actually).
- I really, really, REALLY like cinnamon gummy candy. These cinnamon Easter bunnies are the best!
- I bought a plastic needlework thread organizer box for all my stray cross-stitching floss. I'm starting to feel like a real cross-stitcher-person-thing! It's just so relaxing to me and I love it. Though, I need to find something to do with all my cross-stitching projects when they're finished. Gifts, I suppose. I'll see how this works out.
- I have so much to be happy about right now. I'm right in the thick of my Master's degree, I'm going to do a practicum this summer, I'm finally getting to move out of my parent's house(!), I'm in a fandom that I completely adore and I find things to be absolutely giddy about at the drop of a hat. And I'm in a job that I love that will help lead to other good things that I just can't wait for!
- Mom and I had a nice chat about things and that was good. She's a bit happier, which I think is fantastic - been planning a few things for herself that have nothing to do with certain unpleasant things that usually bring her down. We talked about the baby shower I'm throwing for my sister in May and I'm excited to for that. Not just the party, but the fact that I'm going to be an aunt and I'll have a little one to spoil greatly and have fun with without actually being the parent (still don't know if it's a niece or nephew yet. Sis and Bro-in-Law know, but they aren't telling anyone right now. Should I be running a betting pool?)
- Like I've said recently, it's really nice to throw things away. We've been cleaning things that have been in storage since we moved nine years ago. Most of that stuff was stuff that, at the time, I couldn't bear to part with. But now, I'm happily throwing things out in the trash and in the burning barrel and watching it go up in smoke. It feels like a metaphor almost. I'm getting rid of old crap that was weighing me down and now I have room for things in my life that are new and wonderful without worrying if they'll fit in with the old stuff I had hanging around before. I have so many ideas and fun things I want to do - I don't want to feel beholden to the past as though I owed it something (that was profound and deep, actually).
- I really, really, REALLY like cinnamon gummy candy. These cinnamon Easter bunnies are the best!
- I bought a plastic needlework thread organizer box for all my stray cross-stitching floss. I'm starting to feel like a real cross-stitcher-person-thing! It's just so relaxing to me and I love it. Though, I need to find something to do with all my cross-stitching projects when they're finished. Gifts, I suppose. I'll see how this works out.
- I have so much to be happy about right now. I'm right in the thick of my Master's degree, I'm going to do a practicum this summer, I'm finally getting to move out of my parent's house(!), I'm in a fandom that I completely adore and I find things to be absolutely giddy about at the drop of a hat. And I'm in a job that I love that will help lead to other good things that I just can't wait for!
