&#034Nothing can be created out of nothing.&#034 -Lucretius

Yay! I have lots of new stuff! I&#039ve been meaning to update this for a while now about all the things I&#039ve been making/getting in my life, but uh, I&#039m lazy so get over it. 🙂

So we&#039ll start with the desk. Some of you may recognize my old desk, the corner desk covered in books that I inherited from my husband when he got his larger desk a couple years back. My desk had a few shelves and there was a little counter space, but not nearly enough for a Ringwald (scroll down to find the rule) of my cluttering nature. So recently, the husband and I went shopping, and I found a desk at Staples that looked pretty sweet. We waited until the weekend when a friend with a pickup could come get it for us, then I spent the evening putting the actual desk part together. I had to move everything off the old one first and then move it into Kitty&#039s room with Ian&#039s help. Since all that screwing made me really sore and tired (Haha, get it? Screws? Screwdriver? Never mind.), I decided to put the table off until the next day only to have Ian put most of it together before he was tired too. I have since cluttered my desk up without having moved all my old stuff into it yet! Oops! That will actually require some thought though because I have to determine what I want to move back and what doesn&#039t need to go on the desk anymore. One thing I have yet to move back is my flower arrangement that I made some time ago just for kicks. I really like it. It needs to be on my desk somewhere.

Onto the sewing machine! I borrowed my dad&#039s Singer quite some time back, but since it seriously needed a new needle, I really didn&#039t do anything with it for the longest time. Even then, when I got a new needle, I couldn&#039t seem to get it to work for me consistently, not a good thing since I&#039ve decided to pick up some minor sewing skills. I finally decided it was time for a new machine, so I called my sister to ask about brand names, and she gave me several suggestions and things to look for. After getting off the phone with her, I grabbed the husband and we ran to Wal-Mart where I picked up my new machine, a Brother. I haven&#039t actually sewn anything with it yet because I&#039m still working on getting through the manual (Yes, I am one of those freaks who reads the instructions before using something.) and haven&#039t even threaded it yet. I&#039ll probably work on that later. For now, I&#039m just happy to have so many new toys! Kitty loves it too because she&#039s really into sewing. She even loves the material I picked for the sundress I&#039m going to make and would sit on it regardless of where I put it. I put a few scrap pieces on her back and made her look like a kitty-turtle. Her eyes even match the material. 🙂

That&#039s the excitement in my life so far. I still have lots of cleaning to do, and there&#039s still this dress to sew up. I don&#039t know how much time I&#039ll have because I have a lot of work to do for my French prof, and I&#039m going to Delaware at the end of this week… But those stories for another time. Enjoy all the pics!

Posted: June 28, 2004 at uh, half past nine or so.