Apr 7, 2016

THURSDAY PONDERINGS...FROM THE LIBRARY

There are days when I feel like I've been hit by a bus.

Today is one of those days.

Lots of cha-cha-cha changes at Chez Spinster....some good, some not so good, some yet to be determined.  Needless to say, this portly yet lovable spinster is a bit on overload.

But the good news is that I am upright and here to complain about/observe it, so that in itself is a good thing, so....let's get on with it!

In an effort to be a better steward of my limited resources (physical, financial, mental and otherwise), I decided to suspend my cable and internets at the house to see if I could live without them.  Turns out that they are NOT the luxury item that I thought they were, but rather the only way I find to engage with the world.  So...I'm thinking that it might be rather important to re-install both so that I can stop fretting my evenings away in front of antenna TeeVee and no way to connect with you...my touchstone to normalcy.  Stay tuned....methinks a call to Comcast is on today's agenda for sure!

As many of you might have guessed, my relationship with Aunt Chrissy (my sister) has been....fraught.  Well, we've really decided to poke the snake, since both she and Bosco have moved into my little hovel as of last Saturday and we are going to try it as roommates.  Stay tuned for what I am sure will be hours an hours of programming from Dysfunction Junction.  For now, we are exercising patience and are trying to be kind and loving to one another, but given our history, this could get interesting really quick.  (I'll just be happy if we can keep Bosco and Stewey from killing and/or permanently maiming each other!)

I am happy to report that I still have my original kidneys and that they seem to be limping along quietly.  My last monthly report had a few labwork glitches, but we're trying to fix them with meds and "lifestyle modification" and prolong the inevitable.  Considering the fact that stress reduction is a major part of the modification, I'm not optimistic that success is on the horizon, but I continue to eat sensibly, rest when needed, and do things like stitch and talk to all of yous to keep myself from clutching the ceiling.

Stitching is the one category of life that continues to bring me great joy.  I feel like I've stitched more in the last few months that I have in ten years.  I hit that Happy Chair in the late afternoon and the troubles of the world just wash away,.  Then, before I know it, I look up and another evening has passed and I have managed to complete a nice chunk of a lovely project that just blows my skirt right up.  Man, oh manachevitz....if we ever figure out a way to bottle and sell this we'll be rich!

My Stewey Little is my Stewey Little.  He is adjusting nicely to life with Aunt Chrissy and Bosco, and all I need to do is remember to pat his little head and whisper sweet nothings in his funny bunny ears before he falls asleep each night and all is well. I think he knows that Mommie Dearest is in a "transitional" phase at the moment, so he's doing his level best to be kind and helpful and not add to the swirling vortex of chaos and uncertainty that has enveloped us of late.

So all of this brings me to a decision that I made at 7 0'clock last night regarding my 50th.  As it turns out, Aunt Chrissy will turn 45 on Tuesday the 12th...a full two days before I turn 50 on the 14th, and it would seem that we are just not in the right "place" for festivities at the moment.  Normally, I would have said "Oh, let's just forget about our birthdays this year and not celebrate them in any way" and we would have just gotten on with it, but THIS time, I think I've come up with a very good and reasonable alternative....postponement.

Yup.  You read that right.  I am officially postponing The Rich Sisters' Birthday Extravaganza for the period of six months.  So on October 12th and 14th respectively, there will be cake and ice cream and presents and dinner at LaSalle Grille and all will be well.

So this brings me to another idea I had....would anybody be interested in coming to Hoosierville for a Misfit Convention?  I'm thinking that we could book a lovely hotel that has a great stitchy space, and we could spend the weekend stitching and eating and drinking dietCoke and acting like introverts.  The weekend of October 22nd happens to be an idle weekend for Notre Dame, so there might be some hotel availability, and the weather might be decent enough that we could leaf peep and wear chunky sweaters and drink hot chocolate with impunity.

If this sound like something that might interest you, send me your info (name, email address, mailing address, and notes about what you would want/not want for such a weekend) and I'll start pulling together information.

That's the report for today, my friends.  Sorry to ramble, but my tiny little brain seems to be in triage mode and wants to get rid of as much as it can that's rattling around in there to free up space for  other things.

Here's hoping that your mental RAM is humming along nicely and that your little corner of the world is full of nothing but goodness and needles flying!  Woo Hoo!

24 comments:

  1. Wow Coni! I would so love to meet up with you as I've been following your adventures for so long. As luck would have it though I will be flying back to the UK after a holiday in the U.S. A week before...really don't think I can string it out and stay another week. It will be fabulous fun I am sure.
    Hope things settle down Chez Spinster soon...there's nothing like a lovely but if routine.

    Alison
    Godalming, UK

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  2. MisFit Convention?!?! I am so in!

    As a sister with fraught sibling relationaships (younger brother, older sister), I get it and am rooting heartily for you and Chrissy. And as someone who is the same age as you, I get the sundry limitations, as well. I have decided to retire when I am, say, eighty? Here's to rooting for us all in the SpinsterStitcher community!

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  3. Save money and just get the internet. If you have wifi you can stream on a roku box or with an amazon fire stick or chromecast. A digital antenna can pick up local stations. For the cost of one or two months of cable you then never have to pay big cable bills again. I got rid of cable seven years ago and never looked back. Saves a ton of money and I have plenty to watch.

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  4. Save money and just get the internet. If you have wifi you can stream on a roku box or with an amazon fire stick or chromecast. A digital antenna can pick up local stations. For the cost of one or two months of cable you then never have to pay big cable bills again. I got rid of cable seven years ago and never looked back. Saves a ton of money and I have plenty to watch.

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  5. This is going to be interesting and I for one am looking forward to upcoming posts!

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  6. A stitchy weekend sounds like a great idea - especially since I turn 58 on 10/14! Would love to meet and celebrate with you and Chrissy!

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  7. Sending you good wishes from a long-time reader! I agree with FullNovemberMoon - get just Internet and not cable TV. Pick up a Roku and stream from AmazonPrime, Netflix, Acorn, etc. and get local the free way. :-)

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  9. Love your convention idea, and may have a couple friends to drag along (grin!)
    All the best to all of you on your new adventure.

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  10. Coni, sending love, hugs and prayers for all of you. I wish I could attend your convention, but alas I am disabled and such activities are not feasible for me, however, I believe you should do it!!! I know you have a vast amount of followers and I am sure whatever quota or requirements will be met. Again, love, hugs and prayers to you and your house. :) Cathryn

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  11. Oh how I would love to come meet you!! But with being a stay at home mom with 2 young children it just isn't in the cards for me yet. But I am sure it will be a wonderful time and hopefully become a yearly thing?? Fingers crossed!

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  12. I would love to come! Let me know how to send all the info.

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  13. Sounds wonderful, please do tell us how to send info. Liz

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  14. Again, as many years reader of your blog - I would love to attend your Misfit Convention. As others have stated above let me know how to send my info to so. Since, I wish not to post same on a blog.

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  15. As a fellow bender I would love to come back home for a Misfit Convention. Please let know were to send my information.

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  16. As a full-fledged misfit, myself, I'd love to join the festivities to stitch with new friends and see Hoosierville (last there 1980 -- sure it's changed). Let me know how to enroll.

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  17. Wow you do have changes. I think getting the internet back is must, especially with Ms. Chrissy there, you need an outlet! As a fellow misfit I will give this great consideration.

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  18. Coni, I would love to attend your Misfit Convention! Do I need to provide documentation of my social ineptitude to qualify to attend? Will proof of my stitching obsession suffice? Please do share the preferred means to safely pass our contact info to you. I have already marked the date on my calendar! (I think my stitchy-sister will come also).

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  19. Coni, my Myers Brigg profile is ISTJ. I was so skewed on the introvert part of the scale, the trainer said she was surprised I showed up for the session!! I think that qualifies me for a trip to Hoosierville, no? I do hope so as to meet you and Stewey (we WILL meet Stewey, no?) is my goal. I have emailed my info to you. Between now and then ? Over the next month I am having both of my knees replaced, so I should be in good shape by October.

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  20. Hugs Coni...I have been blog MIA, but just catching up...hang in there buttercup :) I am sincerely intrigued by the idea of a west coast to hoosierville jaunt to see you and master stewey, not to mention some serious stitching!
    xoxo
    Ma

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  21. I will be 50 just after/before you! I would love to come and attend the Misfit Convention but only if I can get Lottery funding for the airfare LOL

    Have a great time and please share photos. Even if it's just the back of people's heads when they are too shy to pose!

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  22. I will send you my info about the convention. It sounds like a grand idea. I agree just do the internet and get something to stream shows. Good luck with the roommate situation. I hope it all works out for the both of you.

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