03 April 2007
At the end of last week, I was feeling a little bit fed up with myself. I don't usually have a problem working from home -- in fact, I love it -- but I'd had a couple of weeks of dwindling motivation. But a nice weekend and new 'to do' list strategy has got me back on track.
I made a loaf of white bread this weekend. Really, really white bread. It's like homemade Wonder bread! Generally, I prefer the flavour of whole wheat bread over white, but it's fun to have something light and fluffy like this every now and then.
I spent most of Saturday tackling cleaning tasks I'd been putting off -- I can actually see the floor of my pantry now! And I've got a lot of cardboard to recycle on garbage day. I generally regard it as perfectly acceptable to dump as much as possible into a closet; as long as the door still closes, you're good to go. But I recently realized there was no reason to be storing my (large) suitcases in my crowded bedroom closet when there's over 1000 square feet of perfectly good storage space in the basement. So not an exciting weekend, necessarily, but productive.
Actually, scratch that -- there was reason to be excited Saturday afternoon, because Sara stopped by for tea and to share her ridiculously tasty chocolate bread pudding (made from homemade bread, of course -- she's my kind of person!). She even brought extra for me to pass on to my mom, who I generally associate with bread pudding (because she makes it. . . not because she looks like it, or anything -- no, honestly! Stop thinking that right now!). You know it was good when it got the thumbs up from her.
On Sunday, I finished piecing my stained glass quilt, and now I just need to quilt it. Yup, that's all. Should be finished in no time at all. Ahem.
I'd better put that on my to do list.
Love that quilt color combo! :) And I wish my dogs could sit still in a basket for me to photograph. *sigh*
posted by Amy at April 3, 2007 03:12 PM
Oh, you are a brave and good person for hand-quilting. I'm currently machine-quilting a twin-sized top and cursing that after two days, I still have a long way to go (I quilt very closely).
The little slice of quilt you showed reminds me of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Love, love, love it!
posted by anne at April 3, 2007 09:53 PM
We all need some motivation from time to time and I'm glad you are quick to find yours. :-)
And the quilt's looking lovely ...
posted by Lisa Y at April 3, 2007 10:11 PM
that quilt is being made in my fav color! :) and that bread looks mighty delicious (im a wheat bread girl too, ;)
posted by jenny at April 4, 2007 03:32 PM