Wednesday, December 7, 2011


i will always hear my grandmother's voice telling me i had a 'lazy man's load' when i piled too many things in my arms instead of making 2 trips. she said it was something that her grandmother said to her. i wonder what the 2 of them would have said this morning as i struggled up the stairs with a laundry basket full of 2 loads of clean, dry, unfolded laundry and a full to the brim mug of steaming black coffee. i don't know why i needed to carry them both at once. but we made it. now the bath is filling and i'll have coffee in my steamy lavender oil bath. i wonder if the lavender and caffeine will cancel each other.
yesterday i contended with lack of direction for part of the day. i kept doing things, but not the major things. i rendered 2 sewing machines useless, and was able to repair one to perfect smooth running order again. i framed photos and made gift tags and wrapped beeswax candles in twill tape and floral illustrations. but i was supposed to be sewing and couldn't get it going. but eventually i did and 6 beautiful pillows came of it. and after my lavender and caffeine bath, i'll be back at it for another wonderful day!

6 comments:

  1. you know after you mention it a couple of times i realy have to try lavender bath oil! and i do the same Annette! everything at once!
    ( fun to chat through twitter!!!)

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  2. i ended up with different oils. i used ylang ylang, lemongrass and pine. it was magnificent!

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  3. Lazy man's load--I love it! That's me to a T. Also the caffeine and lavender type of existence, which I like to think complement each other. :)

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  4. So much to do this time of year, it seems. It does get overwhelming. I like your grandmother's saying, which I have never heard before, but might use in the future. :)

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  5. You are so industrious. I feel bad! Somedays are like that for me...I just can't get going and when I do, it seems it's not what I had intended to do.

    Kris

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  6. I am sure that a combination of Lavender & Caffeine will assist almost any conundrum one could find oneself in! Happy creating! :-)

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