Domestic stuff

The house is sparkling! It is so satisfying. Here is the now-clean fridge:

And I did discover the source of the strange smell - kidney beans. Who knew? Now my clean-freakish self can relax and work in the house tomorrow.

I am also looking forward to getting started on some sewing with my new-to-me machine, although I haven't used a sewing machine in years. The last thing I made was this:

I'd like to try a really simple dress, so I'll have to hunt out a pattern ... anyone have any ideas?

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun ...

Here are some photos of my desk calendar, for no reason other than I don't like posting without pictures.

The country is officially back to work, and so am I. Of course, after the long weekend our house has a refugee-fleeing-my-homeland motif, so the first order of business is getting it back to a suitably restful state so that I can work in it. Sadly, this may include cleaning the fridge. I am not a fan of cleaning the fridge, but there is a smell coming from somewhere within and that probably means I have to take everything out and give it a proper scrub.

End of the long weekend

I am writing some Mid-Year resolutions. Not that I'm not keeping my New Year's Resolution (I only make one every year, so I have a good chance of keeping it), but the middle of the year kind of snuck up on me. As did my birthday, which is on the 20th. I just want to make sure that I'm still on track, using my time as well as I can and taking care of the important things. The new regime begins tomorrow ...

... as does my book read-through. Exciting!