Yesterday at work proved to me why having three team leads available on Saturdays is very important. There were no major disasters, however constant small problems add up to a very stressful day at work. I was technically the team lead in charge so I had ‘final say’ on what was going on, fortunately I work and communicate with the other two leads very well so I felt supported. This did not stop the stress from happening so I decided that I was going to do a complete emotional reset Saturday night to rid myself of the day. I started by going to Burger King, I had a 4 free. nuggets with $1 purchased so I bought an ice cream cone and the 4 nuggets for under $2. I ate the cone in the parking lot while watching the Snake Discovery Halloween special because the lizard dressed as a taco gives me such a belly laugh every time. I then bought 1/2 dozen Tim Hortons Donuts for $4.5 to take home. Once I got home I completely changed out of everything I was wearing and put it immediately in the washer. Finally I roasted the turkey I had thawing in my fridge, and made my final bag of chicken soup from the roasted carcass. This gave me a chance to freeze the last batch into .7 liter bags.

While things were boiling and roasting I continued to clear off and organize the bookshelves I currently have to make room for my new shelves. This has been great for me, I am working hard on consolidating my supplies according to their usage, weaving with weaving, spinning, etc. An unexpected benefit is that I am also getting everything off of the floor, and those are getting swept up as well. At present I have book cases at a right angle against the corner, however I firmly believe I am going to have to drastically change that. I dislike the idea of ‘losing’ space by having a bookcase at a 45 degree angle in the corner, however I am finding out that I absolutely cannot have stuff stuck in the corner. I forget that the items exist, tend to put items in front of the cases since I cannot easily access them anyway making them even harder to access. One of my main goals of purchasing these last bookcases is to ensure that everything is off of the floor. Another main goal is to make some of the items that I do not want to get rid of, but that are taking up considerable space. Admittedly some of this is procrastination crafting.

Last week I had decided I wanted to make a Celtic themed lap blanket for one of my dad’s cousins that was in the hospital for a form of Brain cancer. The hospital happened to be in the same city that my Sister lives in, so I had her reach out to see if we could take their daughter, our cousin after a fashion, out to lunch with whomever she wished. We did not hear back, and I found out yesterday that we did not hear back because dad’s cousin was taking a turn for the worse. Instead of making a lap blanket I am going to embroider a memorial hanging. She did not want a funeral or viewing so later we will find out when the celebration of life will be.

This is another reminder to see family when you can, that no day is promised, and that reaching out is never wasted effort.

Live Life a Little Abstract.