Well Loved

Remember this poor dishcloth?

Well, I have another at this stage:


Since they are both well-loved, I've repaired both with a bit of blue cotton yarn, and they're now part of the "good rags" collection:


Hmmm... I wonder if it's getting time to contact my "supplier" of dishcloths?

Found on Flickr

Katzenquilt - quilt with cat

Awww! So sweet!

Found on Flickr

Little Lace Gems

Lovely! What an adorable idea!

*sigh*

I always quit my web browser before teaching. Today, instead of clicking "save and quit", I unthinkingly clicked "quit"... so now I don't have all those tabs open that I had planned to do stuff with... interesting tutorials that I had planned to read... "found on flickr" images I had planned to post... recipes I had planned to write on cards and stick in my recipe binder... *sigh*

On the bright side, I no longer have all those tabs nagging me, and my browser uses a lot less memory. (But still... the reason they were open is that I *wanted* them open!)

Mail

I gave my precious parcel to the post office today. It came to ~$32 including insurance. Now I'm antsy to hear about it's arrival. Perhaps I should have paid the extra $5-$10 to have the slightly faster option? (Of course, that would have only cut about two days off... to get the really fast service would have added ~$100.)

Mail

Recycling Tip: Packing peanuts can be brought to your local UPS store for reuse.

Housekeeping Tip: Actually taking the packing peanuts to the UPS store reduces clutter.

Mailing Tip: Procrastinating on the housekeeping tip means you have a box and peanuts to use yourself when you need it. (Note to self: Actually finally take the other two boxes of peanuts to UPS... I don't need them in the foreseeable future, even with all the other stuff to mail.)

Question: Why does it take me an hour and a half to package something to mail? *sigh*

By my calculations, tomorrow I will be giving Canada Post approximately $35 of my hard-earned money. They better treat the package well... (That amount includes insurance, just in case they don't.)

Strange.

Heard clattering outside. Looked out. Someone was riding a bicycle... but there was no tire on the front rim. (Somehow that seems like a metaphor for me lately...)

Ow.

My head *hurts*. I had a killer headache last night, and so took some tylenol before bed. It still hurts this morning, although perhaps slightly less than last night.

I've been having a bunch of headaches recently. Sometimes I take ibuprofen, sometimes I take tylenol. (I don't want to end up with a reaction headache to either, although I'm certainly not taking either on a daily basis or anything.)

I remember having headaches both days last weekend (ibuprofen each time), I remember taking ibuprofen for a headache at some point this week, and then last night I took tylenol. Three headaches in a week, with probably similar frequency before that, seems like an unusual number. I wonder what's causing them? I don't drink coffee, I rarely drink tea, but I do eat chocolate. And I'm certainly under stress. I am taking magnesium. Anyone have any suggestions?

Last night I was helping students until 6:15, then did a bit more work until 7:00. Then I caught the bus as far as the shopping centre with FutureShop. I picked up a few things at Dollarama, bought a pair of headphones, then, since I was there anyway, stopped in at the pet store to pet whatever animals I could get at without having to ask staff. (So, no puppies, but I petted bunnies, and stuck my fingers though the bars of the kittens' cages... I particularly liked the one that licked my fingers!) I left there a bit after 8:00, was home by shortly before 9:00, and couldn't keep my eyes open by 10:00. I was in bed by 10:30, and asleep shortly thereafter. I woke at 8 am, but rolled over and slept/dozed until noon. I was definitely in bad shape by yesterday afternoon (from stress, lack of sleep, and being overworked). My goal this weekend is to put myself back together as much as I can. (Putting myself back together completely will probably take more than just a weekend... especially since I have chores I need to do this weekend.)

*sigh*... anyone know a good house elf looking for a home? I promise to treat him/her well, and will give them lots of socks...

Mush Brains

Mush brains, mush brains, bhf hsa;l a;lk jdaslk lhfs hfjdkslafhiouvhc akl jhd ....

TGIF

I just need to hang in for today, and then it's the weekend... and boy, do I ever need it!