December 7, 2014

I got to sleep in again this morning, which was nice, and then I put up the Christmas lights on the house. It was a bit chilly and the breeze sucked but I survived. My mom got little clips that go on the gutter and the lights clip onto them. This meant I didn't have to worry about doing anything permanent, like putting in nails or hooks. At least on the bit of the house above the garage. I also put lights on the two posts by the front door and the area between them. That involved hammering in a few tiny nails. But I got it done and I think it took me less than two hours. Not bad. We'll see how my legs are feeling in the morning after all of the up and down with the ladder.

I spent the rest of my day watching TV and cross stitching. That is a pretty good way to spend a Sunday. The series premiere of The Librarians was on today so this afternoon they played the three Librarian movies. I'm a fan. Even before I was seriously considering becoming a librarian. The movies didn't influence my decision in any way, because although all the magic stuff would be cool, being an Indiana Jones-type adventurer is not appealing.

Tonight, I watched The Librarians (twice because they replayed it after the first showing) and cross stitched. With the work I put in yesterday and several hours today, I'm about halfway done. I am liking how it looks so far. Depending on my level of motivation, I might be able to finish it this week. I am interested to see how much the para I'm making it for is willing to pay for it. The problem with crafty things is that their true monetary worth is far greater than most people are willing to pay. I certainly won't be getting a minimum wage out of it. I would say that is the reason most people on Etsy sell patterns rather than actual finished cross stitches or knitted things. Anyway, I generally don't get paid for the things I make so any amount of money would beat nothing. Also, I liked coming up with the pattern and it is fun to be cross stitching again.

With the watching of TV and the making of the crafty things, along with doing laundry, I didn't go over to the old house tonight to do internet things. It gets really annoying having to drive back and forth every night to use the internet. Not doing that might become a thing. The internet is such a time-sink and I can be way more productive with things I want to do without the distraction of the internet. I've got access to it all day at work during the week, and I will probably still go over after work, but maybe I won't go over after dinner. Unless there is a livestream or something I want to watch. We'll see.