A Busy Weekend

 This week wasn't all that restful at all. I didn't even go into the weekend with any plans. Here's some of what happened:

I woke up on Saturday fairly early. The weather wasn't too miserable, so I decided to walk to town. First I went by the pharmacy to drop off a letter at their mailbox and get a new book at the lending library. Most of the books this time were kids books, but I did find this book that is basically chock full of life hacks, which has actually been fun to read. I went by the thrift store where in the past I found a Disney trivia game and what is now my favorite pair of jeans, but sadly, that shop now has a "for rent" sign in the window. I went to the consignment store instead, but didn't see anything I wanted.

After reading and such for awhile back home, I ended up making food. Pepper couscous for lunch...

 ...and Cranberry-Apple-Acorn Squash for dinner. (I made the denim potholder last week.)

As I was going through my e-mail, I discovered that Full House Season 5, which I had ordered online just a couple of days prior, had arrived. That warranted a trip to the mailbox. And when I mentioned that there were sewing machines at the consignment shop, that got my roommates out of the house long enough to pop my new shows into the DVD player and watch them... for several hours. 

While watching TV, I noticed a post on the community Facebook page for a cheap dryer. After contacting the owner, an offer was made to deliver it to our place for free if we bought it that night. I accepted. Finally, I'm able to do laundry in the comfort of my own home! (Something I'm taking advantage of as I type this!)

Unfortunately, the dryer cord was the wrong type for our socket, so we would have to buy one at Lowe's. We planned to do that the next day after church, and buy curtains as well. 

Church was a lot of fun. The theme was "On a Mission from God", quoted from the Blues Brothers movie. At the end of the service, everyone was given free sunglasses and the worship team came out in suits, sunglasses, and fedoras. They performed a Christianized parody of "Jailhouse Rock" (which is actually Elvis, but no one seemed to care). You can watch it here if you use the password "jailhouse": http://vimeo.com/83997694.

Then it was shopping time. We did manage to get curtain rods for all the windows, and we even went for lunch at Panera, but after four hours and three different stores, we only ended up getting curtains for this window.

This room  isn't quite so ugly anymore. And there's no longer snow outside either. The stockings are down, and I lined the floor of that wall with candles. My yoga mat is in the center of the room. We got the turquoise energy-efficient curtains with a lighter white curtain on top. 

We borrowed some tools to make curtain hanging possible, including a cordless drill. However, we needed screwdriver bits, but accidentally only ended up with drill bits. But I had a bit of my own. I had bought a bed frame about a month ago, but haven't had the chance to put it together. The bed came with a bolt bit, and now that I had all the supplies, I finally assembled it. 

I bought the bed from Buckeye Bunkbeds, which is a home business between my home and work. They were awesome about making things exactly the way I wanted them, but it turned out even better than what I knew was possible! It's very good quality and a reasonable price. The family the runs the business was very friendly and sociable. I got the under-bed storage drawers to keep things organized, and they are the same size as the entire bed. I don't think I have enough stuff to fill those drawers! With my box spring, my bed is now over three feet high, which is perfect for someone of my stature, and just the way I wanted it. It certainly beats sleeping on a mattress on the floor! I really like the way my bed turned out. Even the handyman (who was installing our washer and dryer) complimented the frame as he passed by my bedroom! 

And what better way to follow up a busy weekend than with a busy week? Today I started building a log cabin with my bare hands. Okay, maybe it wasn't quite that dramatic, but it was very uncomfortable work to skin logs most of the day. My back and legs are killing me! At least tomorrow I'll get temporary reprieve by working with the housekeeping staff. The only caveat is that they start a half-hour earlier than my department; but that does mean they get off earlier too! Between work and my personal to-do list, I'll be going non-stop! (Which will make for quality sleep in my new bed when I get the opportunity!)