Productive Saturday

I slept in until 10am yesterday, which gave me back all the energy that had leaked away during my work week. Had breakfast while reading my morning internet cartoons, checked up on LJ, scanned eBay and Amazon, then watched some Disney tv with The Child ("Lizzie McGuire" did a little riff on "The Breakfast Club" which even ended with the music - no lyrics - to "Don't You Forget About Me" as the principal read the note the kids left in the cafeteria. It was completely lost on the Child, but I laughed.)

( My Page of Coins* Day )

It was a very uncharacteristic day for me. No studying. No creative writing. No spiritual stuff. (Well, I did try to do an Augustinian meditation on an assigned passage from Hosea, but was bogged down by the gap between the assigned devotional questions and the overall context of the passage.) Minimal computer stuff. Most of my energy was focused on the material world of home and hearth.

It felt better than I would have expected. I wouldn't want to concentrate here all the time, but it does feel good to apply energy and have immediately visible results. Of course, entropy sets in quickly too. I hate the feeling of putting the first dirty dish in the basin after finishing the previous load, but that's the nature of life -- something I'm finally coming to terms with.

After I finish this entry, I'll do the rest of my morning surf, then put my paint clothes back on and paint the duct-work. Bright white for the trim and the closet doors will be next, then a decision on what color to paint the floor. I'm starting to lean toward a California theme, and might end up doing a light turquoise. . . but I'm going to consult with folks who are better at color than I am before I make up my mind.

The floor is going to be tough. It's painted concrete, and there are still big sticky lines from the carpet adhesive, and rough holes on the edges where the carpet nails came out. Prep-work is going to be a major chore. But it's going to feel so good when I'm done!


* For those not familiar with tarot, "coins" or "pentacles" is the suit that is associated with the earth, the physical world, job, body, and etc. A "page" represents someone beginning to work with the energies of the suit, an apprentice.

Icons!

I spent ten bucks earlier this morning to expand my icon space. I get terribly jealous of some of the mini-masterpieces that are some LJ'ers icons, and I always want more nuanced choices in my own selections. I'll be on the prowl. . .

I've seen a bunch of people who have cartoonish face icons that seem to be individually crafted. Can anyone enlighten me as to their source?

And if any of my creative friends ever feel an impulsive desire to come up with an icon for me, I'd be absolutely delighted!

I'm taking a break from studying for my Christian Ethics class -- but I really should be working on Swedenborgian Exegesis, since it comes earlier in the week and the reading is more complicated. This evening I'm taking The Child to see "Ella Enchanted" and then we'll have dinner together -- Girls' Night out. She's thrilled, which makes me feel good.

Painting the air ducts went well. I want to just keep plowing through: go to Home Depot for white latex and start in on the trim and closet doors. . . but I really need to get my reading done. And that's a weird feeling: wanting to work on my house but resigning myself to homework. It's that whole chrysalis "thing" again: I'm changing in deep and profound ways, while still remaining myself. I'm as interested in spirituality and ethics as ever. . . but I am falling in love with my house and what I can do with it also.

Back to work. . . !!

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Via circebleu, with many thanks!






Update: After returning to Circebleu's site, I've found that everyone who listed their quiz results also had "Does not need a boyfriend", but with different comments in the square. Methinks the quiz writer has an agenda. But I'm still delighted by it!