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ugh, yet again I missed ordering my script for my meds so I was off a couple of days. If ever I think I could be med free I should just remember the days without. I'm an anxious, depressed, miserable basket case. Lets not forget the nightmares, night sweats, and upset stomach that accompanies withdrawal.
I was doing so well too. I was making stuff, or at least finishing stuff. I found a whole bunch of soldering supplies around the house (and when I say around the house I really mean around the house...no, that was not the punchline for an old joke). I found two soldering irons and some solder in Marshall's office, a brick paver outside in the yard, a brush for flux in my studio, the propane torch in the basement along with a ceramic tile and more solder. Why the hunt for soldering stuff you ask? Because of this amazingly creative woman's book Semiprecious Salvage . WOW. I first saw this book at B&N on one of my Mondays with Grace and drooled over it, but then left it behind because it would mean starting new projects (remember, I'm supposed to be finishing WIPs, not starting them) and buying new tools. For three weeks I thought about that book. I finally caved in and purchased it this past weekend. The good news is I need not purchase any new tools (well, other than a butane torch, which my FIL might have, along with metal stamps, wood blocks and some other stuff I can solder together) all I need to do is learn to solder. Easier said than done.

Things I learned yesterday:
Flux does not go in the eyes
Soldering is harder than it looks
Soldering irons are VERY hot
Solder melts very quickly
Solder cools very quickly
Solder is messy
Solder does not stick to glass
Flux tastes bad
Snacking while soldering is bad

Things I got done recently:
Finished the Vintagey quilt top
Made a quilt sandwich
Quilted the sandwich
Stared at the ceiling
Went a little daft
Played with solder
Drove to Richmond and back
Ate a really good bread pudding
Cleaned up after myself
Made the best mashers evar!
Stared at the ceiling some more
Salted and sanded the walkway
Enjoyed a lovely dinner amongst adult friends
Didn't cry when E's school closed for two days in a row
Went to dentist without having to be tricked into it or sedated

Things to do:
Laundry (surprise)
Bind vintagey quilt
Throw away yucky cupcakes (remember the inauguration party? Yeah, those cupcakes)
Take vitamins
Coax E to put away her laundry
Put away my laundry
Stop sulking