Sunny Saturday

April seems to be continuing with the theme of March...work!  This time, it's both at home and at the actual job.  I was supposed to be off today, but one of the scheduled workers did not come in.  That means I had the "pleasure" of working today.  Saturdays tend to be very slow at our little branch library, and since I worked all week and didn't think I'd be here today, I didn't save a project to work on.  There was an entire list of things to do at home...still clearing, cleaning, and organizing.  Some days I see the light at the end of the tunnel, and some days it is obscured.  

I will say that it is nice to have a renovated bathroom!  I don't think that I mentioned in my last post that the upstairs neighbor's bathroom floor fell through my bathroom ceiling (again).  It caused fairly extensive damage to my bathroom and floor, so I now have new sub-flooring and new vinyl plank flooring...and a new commode...and a new ceiling.  So very nice!  I think that the last time this happened was in 2008 or 09, but it didn't cause nearly the mess and damage.  I think that all is well upstairs AND downstairs.

Book recommendation...

Better Than Before:  Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin

The book makes lots of sense...and since I'm looking to change some habits, it is the perfect book for this time in my life!

Projects Started...barely

This is what started it all...the settee sitting out in the snow awaiting pickup by the trashmen. I pulled it down the street, turned it end over end up my stairs, and left it in my entryway (on top of a plastic dropcloth) to dry out.  The scent wasn't overly pleasant as it dried, so I sprinkled a bit of Carpet Fresh Linen scent on it.  Two months later, it sits in my dining room...alongside a bolt of Waverly Rose Fairhaven.

A more recently started but definitely not finished project is painting the living room.  I've spackeled all nail holes and so far have just painted above the mantel...Martha Stewart Tobacco Leaf.  At this rate, it will take a month to finish the room. 

I will say that I've been much busier at work in the last month or so.  I've been promoted (yay me!!) to an Outreach & Programming position at a (very) small branch of the library.  It's still really close to my home, but it is so very different from what I'm used to.  The branch is just beautiful...it's a Carnegie library, nearly 100 years old, and it sits alongside a park in an urban residential area.  The building was remodeled a few years ago and they did a wonderful job. 

Got to get busy...lots to accomplish.  By the way...what favorite programs does your public library offer?  Let me know...