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A day of computer housekeeping
Wedensday is bowling night. Also, I've had allergy issues. This means no cleaning in the craft room today because I wanted to be in shape to bowl.
I spent much of the day at my computer, doing updates and installing a program called Inkscape. Inkscape is an open source program that's sort of aiming to be a replacement for Adobe Illustrator. The big thing that attracted me to Inkscape is a plug-in for digitizing graphics for embroidery. I gave up on my last software as it was j...
3/27/2024 10:12:53 PM
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Allergy Season
I've been reading that allergy season hit North Texas early this year. My sinuses agree!
I woke up feeling kind of icky this morning, but I had some things to do before lunch and plowed through. This afternoon I feel as though I've been hit by a truck.
Sigh. I suppose I should have worn a dust mask in the craft room today. My big job was installing a replacement set of shelves over part of the sewing table. I kicked up dust - both of the regular ...
3/25/2024 3:05:49 PM
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That's a wrap for this week!
Paul is on his way home from his business road trip.
Today was kind of a catch up day. Did a few more things in the bedroom, paid a straggling bill, paid the accountant for the trust tax prep, and did several small jobs in our convention database application. Oh, and did the weekend grocery shopping. I still don't feel as though I've accopmlished much today, but I look at my clean desk and do feel good. I also feel that I have my most pressing tasks out of the way for the week...
3/22/2024 7:24:26 PM
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Away for a bit
I had some family business come up and have a bit more to take care of tomorrow, so I don't know if I'll have the opportunity to journal.
There's nothing bad going on. Just family responsibilities. I left early and didn't get home until nearly 4:00. I was wiped out. The outcome was really good, though. And one of the things I did was get my sister set up with my previous Meta Quest headset. I think she's going to enjoy it. I need to find a game or two we can play togethe...
3/21/2024 8:34:43 PM
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I ache, therefore I am! With bonus craft room musings!
But it's a good ache. Yesterday I actually finished the desk area! Today's task was more challenging. Can anything be more challenging than the desk? Yep, it's the back bedroom.
To be fair, it's in pretty decent shape. We did a lot of purging and reorganizing last year when we had new carpet put in. The only problem is that Daenerys loves the new carpet. Perhaps a bit too much. I pulled the bed apart to turn the mattress today and discovered she had left a number of "gifts" un...
3/19/2024 4:52:07 PM
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More Organizing!
I've decided that this week is perfect for digging into my desk area to reorganize and declutter.
We've been sharing a home office for four years now, and I really hate to dig into doing noisy stuff while he's working, especially since he's been on a deadline. As a result, I'm seeing less and less of the surface of my desk. He's away on business for a few days, so it's time for me to dig in!
I have my playlist on shuffle and my external speaker going. ...
3/18/2024 1:17:55 PM
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Crafty Business
Yes, I'm doing better, thank you. So much so in fact, that I spent a lot of time in the craft room today. The main job was getting my standing work table clear and reorganzing some of the storage.
The work table is a few feet away from my sewing table. Of course, I keep most of my tools over there, and it's a pain because I keep misplacing scissors. Which is why the new pegboard. I have two pairs of fabric and not fabric scissors (sewists know what I mean) and it's silly not t...
3/15/2024 9:37:26 PM
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Busy Day
Today's big job was to add more updates and content to the Steam Cat site.
I'm feeling a bit better, but not 100%. However, I did get out to the store and I also hit Dollar Tree for a few things. I'm not ashamed to go there for pegboard supplies and certain crafting supplies. I also picked up a doormat that I'm going to experiment with in an out-of-the-way spot where I'm having trouble protecting the carpet. We've only had that carpet for a year, and I'd like to keep it nice. ...
3/14/2024 9:23:52 PM
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Rough couple of days
Spoiler alert: I'm okay, and should be back to whatever passes for normal tomorrow.
After lunch I got busy on the new pegboard. I got the first piece up and came all over faint and sick. I stopped, had more water (why yes, I was staying hydrated and the water was within reach), then got a little Sprite to help calm everything else. That helped. I was able to finish the job last night. Okay, there's still cleanup to do, but I have a pegboard and I have stuff on it! ...
3/13/2024 8:27:01 PM
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Life Continues Apace
My current project is updating the craft room. Sorry, no pictures. At this point it's a cluttered mess. I have some new pegboard and shelves on order. Imagine my surprise when I got a notification saying the delivery was five stops away! Keep in mind that it's 10:00 AM as I write this, and Amazon deliveries at this time of day are rare. Of course, when I opened the app the status showed that it's not even out for delivery. Thank you, Amazon, for getting up my hopes for a productive afternoon! Oh...
3/12/2024 10:05:35 AM
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