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teddy_radiator) wrote2015-07-06 01:08 pm
teddy_radiator) wrote2015-07-06 01:08 pm
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Well
No, that's not just an opening salvo. It's what I'm seriously considering throwing myself down.
Not really. Just kidding. I think.
I'm in this weird kind of limbo lately. I honestly can't remember feeling so frikkin' useless in years. I don't have the impetus to write; I spend my days half beating myself up for it, and half beating myself up for beating myself up for it. All in all, I feel battered. I think I'm officially in a funk. So much that I just feel bad talking about it. So many others are going through terrible things, and here I am, whining because I can't write. I really should shut up about it.
Independence Day went off very well. We invited the mater over for pulled-pork barbecue, slaw, potato salad, baked beans, chips, iced tea. Dessert was one of those rainbow-style cakes that Ace of Cakes sells in stores. I bought it thinking it would probably be all style and no substance - in other words, look great and taste like cardboard. I was delightfully surprised to discover that it actually tasted lovely:
It did, however, split right down the middle during the night, because it was so soft. I usually place the top layer upside down to give myself a flat top, but because the cake itself was so light it split itself alost in half, as you can see from the back side of the first photo. Still, it tasted awesome, and was a breeze to make. You can also see that I left too much blue for last, though :). It was fun to make AND to eat, I will admit.
After two months of really busy work, we have little to none this week. It always scares me when they do this crap. After a couple of months of not worrying about bill paying, now we will struggle for who knows how long. Flexible work is wonderful, except when it isn't.
Just came across this collection on Pinterest, For My Book Loving Friends. Work has stalled on the SteamLib, while I wait to be able to afford wood for the bookshelves. I don't know that a library can call itself a library without bookshelves, but right now, we don't have any, and that depresses me as well. Still, pictures are going back up on the wall this week, and I have a new footstool for the reading chair. I thought I'd cheer myself up by posting photos - at least it means I'm doing something!
Just ignore the rugs - they are temporary and hopefully we'll have something a little more suitable soon.
We also bought a new uplighter for the room - it also has an Edison bulb in it, but they don't photograph well when they are turned on - at least, not the way I photograph them.
The curtain rod is actually plumbing parts and is f*&^ing heavy, but it looks great. We hope to have some better curtains as well. We are in that 'make do with whatever ya got' stage right now.
We are finally done with the alcove that leads to the SteamLib. We repurposed an old track light and took down the huge light that was there. It was too big for the space anyway, and TheHubs™ clanged his head on it at least once a month. We replaced the dining area light with it, and it looks much better there.
Some repurposed wall art:
These tiny floating shelves were given to me by my mom - they were a bastard to get even because they were cheaply made, and the holes in the back weren't level. The vase and sphere on top were repurposed but the small buddha is new. It was a steal, but it has the look of being old and weathered. I love the way it looks there. We actually found a gorgeous turquoise blue one, but it was too wide for the shelves :( It looks nice on the mantle, though.
Finally, the license plate guitar is finished except for the strings and strap holders. It will hang in the alcove on the inside wall (on the side where the wall art sits). Overall I'm pleased with it. It could be better, but for a first attempt, it's pretty good. Next time I'm going to go full House of Blues on one - bottlecaps, beads, plectrums, whatever I can glue to it. It was a fun project, but man did it kill my hands. Those license plates are tough!
Not really. Just kidding. I think.
I'm in this weird kind of limbo lately. I honestly can't remember feeling so frikkin' useless in years. I don't have the impetus to write; I spend my days half beating myself up for it, and half beating myself up for beating myself up for it. All in all, I feel battered. I think I'm officially in a funk. So much that I just feel bad talking about it. So many others are going through terrible things, and here I am, whining because I can't write. I really should shut up about it.
Independence Day went off very well. We invited the mater over for pulled-pork barbecue, slaw, potato salad, baked beans, chips, iced tea. Dessert was one of those rainbow-style cakes that Ace of Cakes sells in stores. I bought it thinking it would probably be all style and no substance - in other words, look great and taste like cardboard. I was delightfully surprised to discover that it actually tasted lovely:
It did, however, split right down the middle during the night, because it was so soft. I usually place the top layer upside down to give myself a flat top, but because the cake itself was so light it split itself alost in half, as you can see from the back side of the first photo. Still, it tasted awesome, and was a breeze to make. You can also see that I left too much blue for last, though :). It was fun to make AND to eat, I will admit.
After two months of really busy work, we have little to none this week. It always scares me when they do this crap. After a couple of months of not worrying about bill paying, now we will struggle for who knows how long. Flexible work is wonderful, except when it isn't.
Just came across this collection on Pinterest, For My Book Loving Friends. Work has stalled on the SteamLib, while I wait to be able to afford wood for the bookshelves. I don't know that a library can call itself a library without bookshelves, but right now, we don't have any, and that depresses me as well. Still, pictures are going back up on the wall this week, and I have a new footstool for the reading chair. I thought I'd cheer myself up by posting photos - at least it means I'm doing something!
Just ignore the rugs - they are temporary and hopefully we'll have something a little more suitable soon.
We also bought a new uplighter for the room - it also has an Edison bulb in it, but they don't photograph well when they are turned on - at least, not the way I photograph them.
The curtain rod is actually plumbing parts and is f*&^ing heavy, but it looks great. We hope to have some better curtains as well. We are in that 'make do with whatever ya got' stage right now.
We are finally done with the alcove that leads to the SteamLib. We repurposed an old track light and took down the huge light that was there. It was too big for the space anyway, and TheHubs™ clanged his head on it at least once a month. We replaced the dining area light with it, and it looks much better there.
Some repurposed wall art:
These tiny floating shelves were given to me by my mom - they were a bastard to get even because they were cheaply made, and the holes in the back weren't level. The vase and sphere on top were repurposed but the small buddha is new. It was a steal, but it has the look of being old and weathered. I love the way it looks there. We actually found a gorgeous turquoise blue one, but it was too wide for the shelves :( It looks nice on the mantle, though.
Finally, the license plate guitar is finished except for the strings and strap holders. It will hang in the alcove on the inside wall (on the side where the wall art sits). Overall I'm pleased with it. It could be better, but for a first attempt, it's pretty good. Next time I'm going to go full House of Blues on one - bottlecaps, beads, plectrums, whatever I can glue to it. It was a fun project, but man did it kill my hands. Those license plates are tough!
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As I told TheHubs™, I get just as big a kick out of moving furniture from one room to the next as I do buying it new - it comes to life in a totally different way. Pinterest has been my friend this summer! ;)