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Feb 3, 2008

It's February!

I admit it, I sort of missed Groundhog day. The past week at work was ... well, sometimes work gets - interesting? - and you can't talk about it. Plus it was busy, and I had only a 4-day week because of being on course Monday. One great thing I learned in this course:

Q Quit
T Taking
I It
P Personally

This has now become my office motto, because to be honest I am the QUEEN of taking stuff personally - my work, my coworkers, my company are all very important to me and I take things to heart. Trying to not do that so much. The theory was tested a few times this week, let me tell you!

Ok, so work is - work. Home is good. Peter and I are working out the numbers and timelines for a move in the Spring; it's time to get out of the Park (and away from the idiot landlord), and into something a little more convenient to our respective workplaces. And where the front porch won't collapse when you step on it. Etc. Been knitting steadily on blanket squares and this week took a batch of blankets down to one of the local shelters, where they were VERY glad to have them. Felt good. Also over 1/2 way done the shawl for Sandra's mom, which is AHEAD of schedule - yay me! - mostly because yesterday I spent a goodly amount of time just sittin' and knittin'. And reading, too - I've read two books this week, haven't done that in ages.

Tomorrow night I start my school board class of beginner knitting and Wednesday night I start my sock class, and those both run for 4 weeks. So for February I'm going to be pretty much hibernating on the weekends (except this coming Saturday, which is HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA and we'll be spending at B&K's).

Today - Peter is making homemade scratch pancakes for breakfast, then I'm going to start a batch of bread and get some chicken stew in the slow cooker before I get my course materials together and laundry away, etc. Good domestic-y stuff. Yesterday was mostly rest, did get out for groceries and some library-time with my niece (term paper hell, poor kid), so today is about gettin' er done.

I hope your weekend is going well!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ha! we had scratch pancakes for breakfast too! That QTIP motto sure is helpful.
P.S. - check your email!

~ betseydoodle

Lisa said...

We had extreme chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast - but I used a mix cause I'm lazy!

Good luck with your classes...and keep applying that motto! I think I may adopt it too.

My other favourite comes from my manager - just see these difficult times as opportunities for personal growth. Pretty much applies to anything.

Anonymous said...

OK, so I did NOT have from scratch OR from mix pancakes this AM. Nor am I making bread or chicken stew - yet. The making bread thing would be fun and do-able today...