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Sunday Sevens is a series of weekly posts with seven-ish pictures from our week. See Natalie at Threads and Bobbins for more info and please feel free to join us if you’d like to.
Running a little late this week–low on inspiration today after a week of ups and downs.
My mother’s quite elderly cat died recently, so my sister and I have been helping her (my mother, not the late cat) get estimates to have most of the carpet in her house replaced (yes, the late cat was one of those).
This process is exactly as enjoyable as used-car shopping; you have literally no idea what the hell you’re doing, and you’re pretty sure you’re getting screwed, but you feel powerless to prevent it. :S
I spent some time this week finishing up the prep for my class at SCRAP Tri-Cities scheduled for Thursday–made kits for the students, wrote up a handout in case we weren’t able to finish during the class time, prepped demonstration materials, etc.
Thursday afternoon came, I loaded up the car with all my gear, and I headed down there.
And nobody showed up to take the class.
Sigh.
I was determined not to let it bring me down, though, so I stayed until closing, pricing stamps and chatting with Rachael and another volunteer. It wasn’t the best day I’ve ever had, but I’m proud of myself for not letting it put me into a depressed funk.
GO ME
Friday afternoon was spent working on my honey’s birthday present. Almost finished and I’m really liking it. Here’s a sneak preview:
On Saturday, I hauled my butt out again to another MeetUp, this time a walk on Bateman Island. Met some nice folks, got in a good 1 1/2 hour walk, and spent time outside on an almost-summery day.
This is the entrance. As you can see, it’s more of a peninsula than an island.
Me actually going out to do things ALONE WITH A BUNCH OF STRANGERS is another huge step forward, so I’m proud of that, too.
ALL THE YAYS
And we close with a little carby goodness, one of the loaves of Honey Wheat Bread I made on Sunday. I subbed oats for some of the white flour in these, so there’s lots of good stuff in there.
All fueled up for another brave week. Hopefully. Maybe. 😉
Have a great week, everybody, and I hope you’re able to move a bit forward toward your goals.
STH
Living in Color 
I’m with you on the carpet cleaning. We had to have the carpets cleaned as part of the contract when we moved out of rented. I haggled and got the price priced pushed down a long way.
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Good for you! I have such respect for good hagglers, as that is SO not a skill I have. 🙂
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Thanks. Although I’m not usually, I just got the bit between my teeth that day!
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I kind of imagine that I would like to go carpet shopping. I’ve only done it once and that was for a house we were getting ready to sell so that was kind of limiting. (We’ve bought linoleum several times.) I like the idea of being able to go out and pick exactly what I want. The actual shopping might not be so fun though, I guess. From the looking “just for fun” that I’ve done it seems neutrals are just about all you can get these days.
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Yeah, you don’t realize how many shades of tan, taupe, and brown there are until you shop for carpet. Between the color, the pile, the fiber, and the price, the number of options feels overwhelming. I give my mother my opinion when she asks for it, but otherwise I’m leaving it up to her.
When did brown become the default decorating color? I’ve stayed in zillions of hotel rooms over the last few years, and they were almost all relentlessly tan and brown (the exceptions were B&Bs in Scotland). I guess it’s supposed to be neutral and inoffensive, but it’s just so BROWN. 😛
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Such a shame that no-one attended your class but well done for not letting get to you! Your bread looks amazing!! Good luck with the carpets!
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Thank you, Natalie! Doing my best with what I’ve got and hoping for a better week–have a great week and thank you so much for all your support!
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Miserable people not turning up! Would have preferred to call them something stronger but managed to restrain myself. Good luck with the carpet hunting – I’ve only ever bought one at a time, can’t image have to choose a house full! Keep smiling 😃
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I know! Can you believe people turning down an opportunity like that?!? It’s their loss, obviously. 😉
Still smiling, and thank you for all your help with that–always appreciate you stopping by and leaving such kind comments!
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Oh no! I left a comment on this post when I was away but it seems it didn’t go in. 😦 Go you for pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. I’ve been trying to do that a little bit lately, too. Go, you! Sorry to hear about the class, but it’s true – no need to take it personally at all. Next time they will be lining up!
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Thank you! I’ll try again some other time, maybe after I get a better feel for what sort of classes are popular there. The last few weeks have been hard, and I’ve been feeling a little stalled again, but I’m working on it. Another MeetUp walk coming up this Saturday, and it’s in costume, so that’s something to work toward this week. 🙂
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