A weekend to do the things I do

So D left for the weekend – yep, drove out Friday morning and won’t be back until Monday evening. I have constantly been torn between being pissed for being left alone on a long weekend and being gleeful for having several days to get some stuff down around the house that never seems to get done. I am trying to focus on the glee.

So what have I done, you might ask. Well, I carried all the books downstairs to begin the laborious process of alphabetizing them all again. The problem is I have two boxes of books we have read since we packed them away which need to be added to the nicely packed alphabetized books. Sighhh. As I was moving them, I was trying to remember how I got them up the stairs. These were huge boxes packed with books. I don’t remember D helping, which means I maneuvered them all by myself. Sheesh – was I an idiot? Teehee.

Yes – this means the bookshelves are pretty much done. I say pretty much, because there is still work to be done. Several people commented the backs of the bookshelves looked too light, so today I hit Rona for a new color to darken the backs. If it doesn’t match after this, I don’t care!!!! It will all be covered by books and movies! You won’t see it people! We also need to attach the new bookshelves to the wall – obviously after painting. Then we have to get the trim to match so the old bookshelves and the new ones will match more. Then install the lights we found from Ikea. So still lots of work, but at the very least, I am filling the old shelves. My office looks amazingly empty without the piles of boxes. It is almost unnerving. :)

I have also washed all the upstairs walls. I washed the curtains in the bedroom and after all the dusting (fans, books, shelves) washed all the bedding. I washed the shower curtains (all three – washed the window one as well as the two hanging ones) and recaulked the tub…. Ooh did I do a lovely job caulking. Teehee.

I have also watched several shows. I have tidied the kitchen. I have washed windows several times in the bathroom and laundry room (see previous post on worm composting).

J and I spent a lovely afternoon checking out interesting stores – we visited 3x a Lady, Nightshade corsets, and Frog Kissed Den. 3X a Lady was nice and had a lots of interesting plus size clothing. Some very interesting shoes, if I could handle 4 inch heels. Not my kind of clothes, since most are just fluff clothes. I wanted something with more substance. And boy did I find that at Nightshade Corsets. I have wanted to visit this store for ages. It is probably good for my pocket book, that I didn’t. Oh – My – Goodness!!! J found a corset we noticed in a catalogue at 3X a Lady. She tried it on and it was very cute. I decided I really wanted to try a waist cincher. I have lovely ample breasts and I find if I can get something to fit my breasts, it doesn’t do my waist any favors. I am very much an hourglass with a very tiny waist. You just don’t notice it. Well, I tried on a couple pretty ones and then the girl asked if I was looked for something that actually did something. I said sure (what woman doesn’t want a tiny waist). She brought me two cinchers. The second one was perfect. Oh – My – Goodness! My waist was so tiny. I looked so HOT! My ego got this fantastic boost. And then reality set in. Where would I wear it? How much weight can I lose and still fit in to it. She tightened it a bit more since it was a little loose by my breasts and when I turned there was an inch between the two sides. If I make my goal, this would no longer fit in a few months. Did I really want to spend $395 (oh yes – you read that correctly) one something I could wear once or twice and then have to find a new home for?!? I chose to think about it. I wish I had been thinking clearly and gotten J to take a picture of me in it. If that is not motivation, I don’t know what is. My breasts were perky, my belly flat, my waist small and my back looked long and lovely. It is a day later and I am still dreaming about it. Sighhh!

And while I dwell on that wondrous image, I will tell you my other annoying news (see worm composting for other annoyances). SIL has, with one week’s notice, decided she and her daughter are coming to visit and want to stay with us. She is arriving Thursday evening and not leaving until Monday at noon. Wow – how convenient for other people eh? Not like D and I work for a living or anything. What I have really discovered is I don’t like people staying with me. Friends who stay after an evening of debauchery and fun are one thing. Someone who is staying with you sucks! We have not set up our lifestyle or our house for guests. I am quite proud of this. There had better not be any demands for a babysitter – though I imagine I will get no alone time and no recovery time next weekend. I should be a bitch for work the next week. Yep.

Hmmm – pretty tiny waist. Good thoughts. ; )

Anyway – J and A also spend the evening with me. We went to New Asian Village – where I followed peer pressure and went for the buffet. I should know better. And next time, no buffet. I suggested it because of Taste of Edmonton where I had tried both of their items and thought them yummy and the Entertainment book had 4 pages of coupons. My stomach was not as impressed today with the choice. I liked most of what I had and I tried just about everything. I think it was just too rich and the sauces too varied. Maybe if I had just stuck with tomato based or the yellow cream based, I would have been happier, but I like to try things. Plus – I still think $20 is flipping too expensive for a buffet! I would have only paid $16 at the most for an entrée, so to spend more seems frivolous to me. At least we got 10% off the food portion due to the coupon. Yeah – entertainment book!

So left to do this weekend: paint backs of shelves; alphabetize the books; and do dishes. I put the domestic in domestic goddess. Alas none of my lovers were available for a tryst this weekend. What is a girl to do.