13 January 2010

What does your desk look like?


Cluttered...
Interesting...
busy....
dusty...
dis-organized...

I noticed that everyone has the
"Organizational Flu"
and it seems to be spreading like wildfire!

Help me!
I'm dusting and I cannot stop!

Nope....you won't be hearing that from me.
I like my strange way of
organizing.

There are piles,
and
piles,
and
you guessed it,
piles
of stuff on my desk.

But,
I have an idea
 of where
everything is...
unless you ask for something..
then I panic...
for a moment..
and then it seems to just come to me.
and
I shuffle thru
a pile or two..
and
Presto,
Change-O
there it is...
how's your organization?

12 January 2010

Brrrrr.....

I am rarely cold....
Hot Flashes are de rigueur these days...
Even my sweetie, who has always run hot...is cold...
Only in the last week have I
 started to wear slippers AND socks around the house.
And I have cut a slit in the sleeves of a "felted" wool sweater
that I had sitting on my sewing desk, and have tugged them onto my
forearms in an attempt to keep my
wrists and joints warm.
(Am I sounding pitiful enough yet?)

You would absolutely laugh at me
if you knew what the temperatures were like
here where I live....
in the sunny south....
(head hanging down...)

But I am coping well
(I know you are relieved)
and
I have adopted a routine
that helps.

I make
many
cups of coffee for
me and my sweetie...
I love a good French Press..
which in itself sounds
slightly sexual...
it's not.

Here is what it actually is...


You start with
the carafe, coffee
and hot water.
Simple is good.



Stir it up..



Put the lid on...


Wait...


While waiting...you can prepare your cups....



Once you have waited about 3-5 minutes,
press the plunger down..
and pour out that hot brown goodness..



Add additives as needed..



And enjoy...
warm..
actually, hot...
cradle that mug close and
enjoy the snuggly warmth..
and
feel the little
pick me up that the caffeine
imparts...
smiles.

Oh, yeah...
that is a cozy that I made out of
left overs from Christmas projects..
it keeps my French Press warm.