AND THEN...IT BECAME FRIDAY AGAIN

Well, Dearies...here we are again at the d-center doing our thing. Buzzy was a real pill and a screaming meemee, so three different techs had to try poking me today. As for me, I just closed my eyes, controlled my breathing, and sang the Sesame Street theme song in my head as loud as I could.

(Seriously...that is the method I've come up with for not screaming, crying, and passing out from the trauma of it all.)

(When this is all over, Dr Melfi and I are going to have to talk about getting that out of my brain so that every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning I don't spontaneously burst into song.)

I've been thinking a lot about life post d-chair lately, and I have promised myself that there will be at least three things for sure: good healthy habits that will honor the gift of the kidney, something to do with books, and lots and lots of stitchy travel to classes, retreats, and seminars.Maybe I could combine two and assemble a book and then travel to shops to sell it?

Dreams for another day, I think.

(But hopefully a day soon!)

I stitched a fair bit last evening after a rather productive day. I did all of the laundry, cleaned up the dining room table that has become both my desk as well as snack storage, and made a good dinner for my Jersey Boy. He requested pork cutlet Parmesan, so that is what he had, along with a side of leftover tortellini. (I had a ham sandwich on whole grain bread.)

This weekend, if all goes according to plan, I will be cooking veal scallopini and a brisket, but that will depend on the availability of both at the Martin's. I have been ordering groceries on Thursday evenings for Friday deliveries rather than having JB do the shopping, and this has worked out well. And...since I am really sticking to my goal of not shopping/cooking/eating for the entire United States Armed Forces, I've been able to shop every other week instead of every other day.

(What can I say? We have food issues at CS2. Clearly. We do.)

(But we are aware, and we are fixing them).

I'll leave you with last night's progress on Frosty Morning:

I think I will play with the cardinal canvas this weekend. I seem to enjoy it when I have an entire day to fall into it. 

Before I do that, though, I have promised myself that there will be a good amount of sorting in the cube room studio tomorrow morning. I have broken my stash down into categories, and tomorrow I'm starting with WiPs that I want to play with this year, and to jettison those that I don't. I want to get them into project bags according to season so that when it comes times to switch out, all I have to do is grab and go.

Next weekend, I'm hoping to sort through my finished stitching and determine what I want to keep, what I want to frame/finish, and what I want to get rid of. That last bit has me a bit stumped, since I can't imagine anybody wanting a piece of stitching that isn't framed/finished. Hmm....will have to give that one a good think.

Happy, happy Friday to one and all! I hope that your neighborhood is quiet, safe, happy, and healthy today and that you are doing whatever makes your heart sing and your skirt twirl. Come tell me all about it!