This
morning, for the first time this year, it actually looks as though spring may
finally be around the corner. Although the sky is hazy, the sun is shining
through, and although still quite cold, the real bitterness isn’t there after
being so dominant throughout the winter. My eldest girl took her little sister
to school again today as she is on a late shift at work, so I haven’t yet
ventured out to see it for myself, but for once there was no icy blast coming in
at me when I waved them off!
With the
washing up done, and the washing machine happily working away, I glance out of
the window while waiting for the computer to load. I’m tempted to think about
maybe putting some washing out on the line today, as I can’t wait for the
lovely ‘air dried’ smell that the laundry takes on, not to mention the fact
that I can’t wait to not be surrounded by washing drying everywhere indoors! By
this time last year I’d been hanging certain items out to dry for about four
weeks, and so far there hasn’t been a single day when I could have. By the time
the washing is ready, the weather may well have changed, but it’s a happy
thought to start the day with.
Both my
elder girls went off on the ten o’clock bus this morning, so between
interruptions to see them off and to answer the phone to say they’ve got to
town, I check my emails, website and Facebook page. Yesterday I did some work
on my google ad for the charity dress, and added some more keywords to the
campaign in the hope that people’s attention would be drawn to it as it’s Comic
Relief night at the end of this week. Although I still haven’t sold any of the
dress, its cheering to see that it has had far more interest over the last few
hours than previously- hopefully now I will sell some.
By the time
the washing’s finished, as I suspected, the feeling for hanging it out has
waned. It’s still bright out with a hazy sun, but when I open the door and take
a peek outside I can tell it’s still a little too cold for the washing to
actually dry at all out there. If I had a load of bedding or towels I’d still
be tempted, but with school uniforms and PE kits I’d only have to bring them in
later and hang them on the airers anyway. Never mind, it won’t be long until I
can put my washing out to dry… maybe.
Now that I
have a bit of ‘spare’ time that has just been freed up I decide to have a quick
run around with the vacuum cleaner. One major problem with keeping the cleaning
nicely up to date is the fact that every tiny speck of dirt then shows up more-
maybe a dirty house is easier to look after! Of course, the lovely early spring
sun shining across everything only serves to show up every tiny speck of dust
in detail- I can see where the idea of spring cleaning came from, as dull days
just don’t show up dirt!
With
downstairs once again dust free for a few minutes, and after a quick lunch I
turn my attention once again to my sewing. I’ve still got the fabric for a
little sheet cut out and ready, but that’s all. I’m not going to get a lot of
time this afternoon for sewing, as once again time is running away from me but
I decide to get some more cutting out done first as there’s one order still
outstanding from when I was poorly. I’ve kept in touch with the customer, so
there’s no problem, but I do want to just get it made up and sent out now. As
part of the order is for a top and trousers set, I’d like to get the top made
up as soon as I can as it’s one that will need me to hand sew a popper onto it
as soon as I find a free evening.
With the
fabric cut out, I manage to grab just enough time to make the little sheet. I’m
not going to manage to get it out in the post this evening as everyone’s home
too late, so I don’t bother with parcelling it up just yet, and anyway it’s
time to fetch my littlest girl from school. They’re doing a week long project
in school this week on African Animals, as some of the older ones are off on a
residential tomorrow. My little girl is mad keen on elephants, so was very
excited when she heard what they’d be doing! She chats away excitedly all the
way home, telling me what they’ve done today, and then follows me around
filling me in on extra details. Somehow I don’t think I’m going to get much
more done today, so I lead the way into the kitchen where I can start preparing
dinner, while she tells me all about how to make a paper-mache elephant…
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