| Sep. 17th, 2005 @ 07:37 pm Home Improvement |
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Current Mood:  accomplished
Current Music: All 70s Weekend
I got started late today, but once I did I was very productive. I hung shelves and pictures, put together a new lamp, did laundry, switched out seasonal decorations and continued the ever waging battle against clutter. I finally hung the pictures I bought in Madagascar and at DragonCon. I have now covered pretty much every bit of available wall space in my house. Someday I want a house and I want to have one room be very simple, very zen. Hanging the shelf was a chore. I was trying to hang it in my back stairwell and had to balance on a stool on cornered stairs. I almost fell twice. But I love using my drill. When I get that house I want a tool belt so I don't have to keep getting down to get what I need and a garage where I can keep everything together. Despite the girly hanging of pictures and decorations I felt very tomboyish today. My trip to Target this morning started my tomboyish mood. Girls toys are pink and frilly and scary. I'd much rather buy boys toys - legos and Star Wars figurines.
My home improvement ambulations were also due to the fact that everything is breaking. Why my stuff couldn't wait another year until I have a real job, I don't know. All my halogen lamps have gone out. I've been carrying my one tall floor lamp from room to room for the last month as needed. My TV was struck by lightening and is at the repair shop - they don't have high hopes for it. I finally put the small 19in tv/vcr combo I bought for my bedroom in the hole where my big tv went and hooked up the cable. My living room clock is dead, new batteries don't even help. My portable dishwasher has been out since June and its a Maytag - have no idea who to call to fix. And my couch grows ever more uncomfortable by the day - it is not moving with me when I leave Columbia. Everything is now as good as I can make it. But I feel as though my standard of living is dropping - I need a real job - One more year to go... |
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