Everything looks better in the morning light

[chanaleh]

Since I went to bed at midnight (well, it would have been 1am, but the first 1am, as I turned the clocks back then), waking up at almost 9:30 was a treat.

I'd been dreaming that I had a new apartment that I was unpacking, and although I think it was a studio, there were so many wonderful alcoves and divisions of space that I was having a ball figuring out where everything should go. When I woke up, I wanted to go back to sleep and finish out the dream -- that's how much fun I was having. This suggests to me some serious subconscious yearnings... but whatever.

Got up and kicked some serious housecleaning ass, though. Changed the bedsheets, with lavender linen spray (somehow I always remember that for jessruth when she's here, but rarely for myself). Did two large loads of laundry and one load (= drainerful) of dishes. Recycled newspapers and actually read some of this week's. Rewrote my to-do list (yeah, more of a meta-accomplishment; but it's better having two categorized clean sheets of paper than three ragged scribbled-out ones). Baked banana bread at last (2 loaves!); also made awesome French toast for breakfast and mushroom-barley stuff for lunch. Go me.

jessruth reminded me last night (on the phone, when I called her in a bit of a funk) that if I did feel like staying in for an evening, it didn't have to mean moping; surely I could find plenty of house stuff to occupy myself. Obviously she's right, but I'm only ever really psyched for these things in the morning (or occasionally very late at night). If I'd stayed home all of last night, it would have been moping. Today I was actually motivated.

Changing the sheets and doing the laundry brought to mind a snippet of conversation from several months ago:
chanaleh: "Taking dirty pictures isn't the only reason to own plain white sheets."
mattrolls: "Yeah, but it's the only reason you own plain white sheets!"
chanaleh: "... Point taken."

Yesterday at Trader Joe's I bought a whole can of Kenya AA coffee, but having made some today, I don't really care for it. (I should have known better; although I like Kenya AA, I really only like dark roast, and this wasn't it.) I ground the beans in the store, and I'll use it if I keep it (I didn't hate it), but... anyone want it who'd be more excited than me about it?

And now, off to musicjill's housewarming; and later, my first real Menschen rehearsal!

Comments

Re: and another thing...

[scholargipsy.livejournal.com]

It must be really good, to merit four responses. ;)

Re: and another thing...

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

arrgh... stupid freakin' dialup, causing lag-and-reload... >:-)