Progress On The Doll's Shirt

 Yesterday was mainly sunny with a bit of snow in the late afternoon. The high got to -1C (windchill -5C). This morning it is cloudy and -3C (windchill -6C). Today is supposed to be a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 1C.

Lifestyle

My first job of the morning was to do the balance sheet. All went well with it balancing perfectly. I was pleased with that. I did have a low no spend week as I really didn't need a lot except for groceries and a few items for the house. 

I made a pot of spicy fish soup. It has no milk in it and you can use a seafood mix or basa or other white fish. I make enough for 4 lunches. I also made two dinners later in the afternoon. 

I had a nap after lunch as I was exhausted from only 6 hours of sleep. It was great to wake up another an hour feeling better. The downside is that it did interfere with my sleep last night. I didn't get the deep sleep that I really need each night. 

Sewing

After my nap, I did go downstairs to sew. It was put those big sleeves in day. They weren't as hard as I had thought. They are really puffy. I finished the sleeve cap seams, sewed the side seams and basted the hems on the cuffs. 

It was 4 pm by the time I got that done. It took longer than expected but I am happy with the shirt so far. It looks so different with the sleeves in. 

Knitting

I did not knit at all yesterday. I was tired and not interested in knitting so I had a day off. 

Thoughts

    I looked up the assessed property value for my house yesterday. I was shocked. It has gone up by 30K in the past year meaning its for sale value is more than I had expected it to be. It has me thinking that the improvements I want to do will keep the sale value at a price I think it is now worth. 

    I knew why I was exhausted yesterday. I have been thinking about daughter who is having a rough time right now. She is now alone and she is trying to get her ducks in order. At least she knows what to do. She lets me know how things are going which is good. I have also been pushing myself mentally on this decluttering session and some of what I am dealing with has been emotionally hard to do. 

    I watched a couple of videos on how to make freezer meals that can be cooked in a crock pot. As they are meals for two, I would need to buy a small crockpot and let my big one go. I am mulling over that and will look at crockpots when I go shopping. I have looked on Amazon and have an idea of what I want. 

Today

I have to go around and do a small pick up of items that go to the donate box. I need to continue working in the spare bedroom and get the Christmas items downstairs and ready to put away. I am going to do a load of laundry also. I want to sew on the doll's blouse this morning and knit tonight. 

Until the next time....................................................