spring!

i officially feel like it’s spring! it’s rainy and i’m in the mood for some serious change! things have been going great, i start work really soon, within the next couple of days and that means awesome store discounts, woo!! i’ve been home for a couple of weeks but i haven’t really unpacked, i’ve been putting it off and just moving from place to place. i figure that since i’m about to settle into the work schedule that i may as well face the inevitable and buckle down. it’s incredible how much dust can accumulate, it’s almost unnerving…the gigantic dog that sheds constantly doesn’t really help…but i have scoured top to bottom! i can breathe safely and freely!

i had to go in to work early today for a few hours to get some stuff settled (paid, don’t worry) but i didn’t sleep a wink last night. i kept thinking about all the projects i want to do and got myself all worked up. i have this desk in my barrie home that was my grandmothers, she kept it in her front porch next to this really neat old rotary phone and since then my sister tried to repurpose it when she was a teen, but that look doesn’t really work with my style and i’ve been dying to work on it. lucky me, i have it all planned out! it’s going to be a surprise, though. i’ll make a whole, long blog about it, i just have to wait until it’s not so miserable out, i prefer doing these things in my yard.

on thursday i hope to get some fabric for this chair i haven’t been able to afford to reupholster and to patch this really great flannel coat of neil’s that i can’t wait to see him back in, he looks great in it! next time i’m at work i also want to pick up some paint (no colour details yet!) and trim as well as hardware for the drawers of the desk and i might even be able to do a couple of things to this awful ikea wardrobe i have that i am just sick to death of. it’s hardly even worth the effort, but i know it still has a few good years in it so i’d rather make the most of them.

since i’ve been home, i’ve realized how much more storage i need. i’ve decluttered all my working surfaces, but my bookcase is so sad. i can’t fit a single other book on it, no exaggeration. i bought a few today, including steppenwolf (i’ve never read it, i have no one to blame but myself). i also picked up the heart of the matter by graham greene, i am still in awe of the power and the glory and such a sucker for penguin books, i can’t help but care about the cover art, i don’t think it means i care less about the work but i like when the two work together. i’ll include a picture cause i’m really excited about it.

mother’s day is this weekend and i have a few gifts planned, i hope she likes ‘em! and dominican in 11 days, fun! also my big sister will be a married woman in two weeks to the day!! eee! i can’t wait and at the same time, i can’t believe it’s finally here! everything’s really exciting right now, i hope everyone else is doing swell!

good ol' penguin

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