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• 21:25 Curse my not-metal body, it doesn't heal fast enough :(
• 16:21 Mutiny update: 1 cat tolerant of probiotic; other *very unhappy indeed*. Fortunately tolerant cat is the one who actually needs it.

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perfect is the enemy of the good

I did a lot of what I wanted to do this weekend.

Per the fabric storage post, I took advantage of Labor day sales and got 3 small baskets with lids and transferred some of my smaller pieces to them - it's amazing how much you can get in if you fold everything well and then turn the box on it's side and stack them in like a shelf! I lined the baskets with old sheeting so soft it's almost silk, so nothing's going to get snagged by rough rattan.

As mentioned before, I made some headway on the kirtle and on good riddance to old rubbish.

Laundry is happening in a timely way.

I had time to read, watch some movies with D., and get a nap in. Judicious rest and hydration and I think I've kicked (or at least held at bay) whatever ick was creeping up on me - maybe it was just dehydration.

I even had time to home pedicure and facial for the first time in [????]

So why don't I feel more accomplished?

I had dreams about cleaning out the guest room and woke up worrying last night about what still has to be done in the basement - the larger boxes are still cardboard, there are books and boardgames that still don't have a permanent Place To Be.

But the simple truth is - I've done a lot. Things are more organized than they were and a lot of junk is out the door, or as good as. I'm reaching the point that I'm intruding on D.'s stuff and on large objects about which a decision can't be made quickly, so I can't just keep going.

It's enough.

closet ponderings

Fashion for Nerds is a bad influence. I mean that in the best of all possible ways ;) For someone like me who gets stuck in periodic sartorial ruts it's a real inspiration - her confidence with color and texture are a marvel to behold. She makes me want to wear skirts. She makes me want to wear [shock horror] colored socks.

These temptations combined with recent closet scouring have yielded the following cautious conclusions:

• I have enough black dress pants (yes. I have ENOUGH of them!). Also enough black t-shirts and black boots. At least they are all different from each other, and I've not fallen into buying the same/similar items. Not often, at least.
  
  
• Future black items have to have some element of texture or contrast so as not to be boring/look worn out too quickly.
  
  
• This involves getting away from my beloved 1990s minimalism [twitch] [flinch].
  
  
• Anyone know how to make cufflinks? I have a couple of French cuffed shirts and I don't need anything dressy, just something more interesting than the plain plastic linked buttons it came with.
  
  
• I broke down and got these 'cos I found them on sale and I really want to rock the Kate Hepburn look this fall.
  
  
• I daydream about making something like this or this to wear as a vest/layering piece. Maybe in bottle green velvet or red tartan.
  
  
• I have a bunch of jewelry I never wear. Gonna see to that. Will attempt not to look like overdone '80's nightmare.