5 thing Friday - TV mount, dishwasher repair, art station, reading, skillet

Last week I bought myself an inexpensive TV for the bedroom.  Got it home, set it up on top of the chest of drawers, and thought wow this is super unstable.  So, I picked up a mount for it, thinking it wouldn't be too difficult to install myself.

But for various reasons, it was, and adding onto the stress of the dishwasher issue was not a good idea.  After wasting a couple of hours on it, I admitted (temporary) defeat, boxed it up, stowed it away in an empty drawer, and put my bedroom back together.

At the end of the day I need a calm and cozy place to sleep, without the mayhem from a frustrating and half-completed project.  Who knows if the TV will get mounted any time soon.  In the meantime, I used hair elastics to stabilize the "feet" on the TV, then added a bit of tape to the back of the dresser to secure the cord. 

Tuesday was my Saturday, so I got some errands done, then as I was stuck in traffic I decided to just zip into a nearby strip center to my favorite Chinese restaurant for lunch.  Aside from it not being busy, it was warm, the food was great, and I had enough leftover food for another meal.  Plus no dirty dishes for me to do when the repairman did his thing later that afternoon.

Bless you, repairman.  I went for 2 weeks with no water in the kitchen because the valve assembly had to be replaced.  I might have had an anxiety attack when he left, because I guess I was holding in a lot of stress and tension for all kinds of reasons.  January needs to shape up already.

Anyway, its fixed.  Back to cooking.

I created a better system for organizing my art supplies, and added twistable crayons, tempera paint sticks, and metallic Sharpies.  It looks like something you would set up for a child, but I don't care.  The purpose is to give me a space to calmly think while I work on drawing/coloring/painting and to relieve stress.  I am not an artist - just a person who loves creating.

I showed up at the right time, on the right day, to the right place...and no one else from the library's book club showed.  I sat and enjoyed my beer and the cool night air anyway.  Next week I have book club #3 at a local library, during the day, so hopefully I will not be the only one who attends!  I have been reading lots lately and it's been a calm pastime - along with jigsaw puzzling.

Last week I did the January clean-out of all of my kitchen cabinets and some things got recycled/donated/trashed.  I took stock of what I needed and realized that one of the things was a decent 10 inch non-stick skillet for making an omelet.  Have you ever bought yourself something and thought "why didn't I do that sooner?".  So now I am back in omelet business.  Also, I am thinking that it makes more sense for me to stay off Amazon and shop in person, as long as I am able to do so!

Gina