Life: It Goes On - October 29

Happy Tuesday! Yeah, yeah, I'm late again...and I really have no excuse for not getting this done on Sunday other than that I was getting a lot accomplished around the house that seemed more important, although most people will never even notice what I got done. 

Last week was a productive week: I finished the chairs for Mini-him and Miss C and got those delivered along with a table leaf, I cleaned out guest room closets and my office with the result being a giant bin of stuff to the Goodwill and breathing space in all of those rooms. I cleaned and cleaned inside and worked on cleaning up the last of the dead plants outside. What didn't I get done? Any book reviews or, for that matter, much reading. Just cannot get myself to sit down and focus on books lately. 

Last Week I: 

Listened To: Long Island by Colm Tobin and Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue. 

Watched: Volleyball, baseball, and football. And then I threw in some Bridgerton. 

Read: Sandwich by Catherine Newman.

Made: It was another one of those weeks where we didn't seem to cook a whole lot. We're really trying to use up things in the freezers to make room for the holidays so we've had potstickers, chicken nuggets, veggie rolls. We did get one last BLT with vine-ripened tomato last week. 

Enjoyed: Friday night I joined Mini-him, Miss C and her parents (the Big Guy was off playing with his old band) for dinner, a trip to the giant liquor store that we call Booze 'R' Us (it's in an old Toys 'R' Us building), and then one last cocktail. It's lovely to get to know Miss C's parents better; they are lovely people. 

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This Week I’m:  

Planning: Work will continue this week on getting things ready for company to arrive in four weeks for the week of Thanksgiving. 

Thinking About: We're looking at countertop and sink options for the kitchen and paint colors for the cupboards. It's both fun and frightening - a big expense and a lot of work (if we paint the cupboards ourselves, which is currently the plan). 

Feeling: Excited. A couple of months ago BG dropped a glass soap dispenser into the pedestal sink. Guess what broke! Hint: it wasn't the soap dispenser. Saturday we picked up a vanity and new sink for the powder room and Thursday it gets installed. It's a silly thing to be excited about but I've regretted that pedestal sink almost since we built this house 28 years ago - even a powder room needs some storage.  

Looking forward to: Dinner tomorrow night to celebrate our anniversary - 42 years! 

Question of the week: Have you ever painted cabinetry? I've seen some people have so-so results and others have great results so I'm looking for all of the hints and tips anyone can give me.