Shedding junk in my work space
I probably shouldn’t use my bedroom as my workspace, but it is big, with two large windows and a little balcony. Plus, I share the open-concept main floor with my daughter, who is doing her university courses on-line, so we often need to be in different areas to be able to concentrate to conversations on our computers.
My bedroom is also my favourite crafting space, and it is where we store things that need to go to the charity shop, So it can get pretty junky if I’m not disciplined (and frequently I am not - have you ever met a crafter who didn’t have a stash or two of yarn, fabric, or whatever?).
Today, though, I made a serious effort to deal with both my bedroom and my back-up work space, the kitchen. I took down my old curtains and hardware an installed a new rod and curtains that have been sitting in the bedroom since I bought them before Christmas. Now the stepladder, the curtains, miscellaneous screwdrivers, and the storage bags can go away, while the old curtains and hardware are headed to the trash.
I also made a big batch of beef stroganoff using the recipe from Leanne Brown’s “Good and Cheap” (https://www.leannebrown.com/). I love the concept of her book, which is that she is cooking for families with a US $4 per day food stamp budget. The recipes are delicious, but also practical and easy to make. Then I did a thorough scrub of counters and cupboard fronts. It will take a while to fully declutter that space if I only have a few minutes a day to work on it, but I am going to try and get my kitchen to look like it coul be on a cooking show - assuming cooking shows were ever filmed in tiny galley kitchens.
I’m thinking a fair bit about how to keep energized while working from home, and the mental health aspects of this worsening pandemic. It was delightful to find out that an artist in the neighbourhood has been doing chalk drawings just down the road. Here are two of my favourites:
My bedroom is also my favourite crafting space, and it is where we store things that need to go to the charity shop, So it can get pretty junky if I’m not disciplined (and frequently I am not - have you ever met a crafter who didn’t have a stash or two of yarn, fabric, or whatever?).
Today, though, I made a serious effort to deal with both my bedroom and my back-up work space, the kitchen. I took down my old curtains and hardware an installed a new rod and curtains that have been sitting in the bedroom since I bought them before Christmas. Now the stepladder, the curtains, miscellaneous screwdrivers, and the storage bags can go away, while the old curtains and hardware are headed to the trash.
I also made a big batch of beef stroganoff using the recipe from Leanne Brown’s “Good and Cheap” (https://www.leannebrown.com/). I love the concept of her book, which is that she is cooking for families with a US $4 per day food stamp budget. The recipes are delicious, but also practical and easy to make. Then I did a thorough scrub of counters and cupboard fronts. It will take a while to fully declutter that space if I only have a few minutes a day to work on it, but I am going to try and get my kitchen to look like it coul be on a cooking show - assuming cooking shows were ever filmed in tiny galley kitchens.
I’m thinking a fair bit about how to keep energized while working from home, and the mental health aspects of this worsening pandemic. It was delightful to find out that an artist in the neighbourhood has been doing chalk drawings just down the road. Here are two of my favourites:
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