Finally exhaling with relief
Having survived a week of all-day computer software trainings at work, I am now staring down a week of stay-at-home vacation. This break from work is much needed as I was starting to feel overwhelmed and trapped and very very cynical about my job.
When facing a break, I tend to frantically start typing up loose ends (because I finally have the TIME to do it rather than always leaving everything half done). Last night I processed a bushel of honey crisp apples into sauce, took stock of the remaining half of the flat of roma tomatoes I got last week to make some more salsa, and ran around the house scrubbing carpet stains out with Tuff Stuff. As an aside, if you have stains in your carpet get a can of this at an auto parts store and good stiff bristled brush and you’ll be a happy camper. This gets out the stuff that carpet cleaning doesn’t.
I folded laundry, I washed dishes, I cleaned out the fridge. And when I’m done with some tidying I think I’ll be ready to actually enjoy my week off. It felt like a clean slate, a completely FREE line of days with so many options! But I’ve started making plans now. I will work at Blazing Needles a day or two, spend some time with friends, perhaps eat Tibetan Food, and possibly design something new.
I’ve got a pattern release for you tomorrow, and hopefully a lot more posting in the week to come. But now it’s time for me to dash off to the farmer’s market.
Have a great weekend!
Mim
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It sounds like a great start to a vacation. I’ve got the next week off, too, and this morning am taking my dog (and my parents) to Liberty State Park for a walk–it’s a beautiful day, and it’s been a couple of years since I’ve seen the Statue of Liberty, so….!
Enjoy your vacation! (And, I’m curious about this new pattern, too.)
Posted by: --Deb | October 11th, 2008 08:12
That’s exactly what I do when I have time off – at the beginning I clean and catch up on errands, and then it feels like I can truly relax :) Have a great week off!
Posted by: jillian | October 11th, 2008 08:26
Have a fabulous vacation – you need it!
Posted by: Cheryl S. | October 11th, 2008 09:02
I’m soooo glad you are taking some time off. Get rested.
Posted by: Anne | October 11th, 2008 09:37
Wonderful! I’m sure you deserve a break. I hope you really enjoy yourself. What made them concentrate that training like that? We all know the brain can’t absorb anything once the seat goes numb. Tuff Stuff! Love it! I once saved someone’s marriage with Tuff Stuff. A friend of mine had just had her carpets professionally cleaned when her husband came in the house and walked all over unknowingly with grease on his boots. I happened to be visiting when she saw the tracks and starting screaming. I said “we can fix this” and ran home for the Tuff Stuff. Two hours later her husband poked his head in the door to see if she still loved him. She did.
Posted by: Claudia | October 11th, 2008 14:18
Have a great (and lazy) week off…!
Posted by: Liz | October 19th, 2008 11:55