Stick your tongue out at it and go back to bed if you can.
Category: Toby
Improvements
You know what makes life better? More storage and organization. My dad took the existing shelf in my laundry “room” (closet) and moved it up, allowing for a hanging rod on the right, a more accessible shelf on the left, and lots of room above for things like lightbulbs, tp, and storage bins.
(Plus, he did it in a day and for $30 in materials. I bet if I added up all the money Dad has saved me with his free labor and expertise over the years, it’d be tens of thousands of dollars. It’s such a nice thing to have a handy dad.)
Toby also thinks it’s a nice thing to have a handy “Grandpa” and some new shelves.
It’s Monday
Sit on it like it’s laundry and melt it with your cuteness:
Long Weekend
I took Friday off for a little break from a crazy busy month at work. It rained two out of the three days so I was able to sew:
And watch neighborhood ducks happy in the rain:
And spend some quality time with Toby:
Then on Sunday the sun came out, appropriately enough, and we set the patio back up again and got some vitamin D. And snacks:
It’s Monday
Stick your tongue out at it and don’t let it get you down.
Easter Weekend
It’s Monday
Don’t hide from it in a blanket:
Instead, be the boss of it and roll around in the sun:
Seven Years
This weeks mark seven years with the love of my life, Toby Alexander Leto D. Darling Cat Kaminski. He was so worried that day when he came home to my apartment in the Avenues, but he realized he’d be ok the next morning and from then on we’ve been best friends.
We hold hands:
I put beds in the sunshine for him:
And now even Doc is under his Toby Spell and is putting blankets on him while he naps:
Seven years! I’d say Toby and I are both lucky.
Friday Unrelated Information
1. I’ve started actually tidying up using the KonMari method and I think it will be as life-changing as she promises. I do recommend diving in on a weekend: I started after work Wednesday and the first category I tackled, shirts and sweaters, had hundreds (no exaggeration) of items and it got a little intense–and went late into the night. I moved on to pants and skirts last night and it was much more manageable, both psychologically and in sheer volume. But maybe that’s because I had a good helper:
(Yes, he’s up on a shelf in the closet.)
2. There is a sports event happening Sunday! I found this scathing Garfunkel & Oates video about SPORTS!
Favorite lines:
Sports go sports! Athletics are number one! Participants are heroes! Go team yeah!
Watching abile-bodied millionaires play with each other
Watching less agile millionaire talk about it on TV
May they compile copious points so they are rewarded and meritorious
So you feel temporarily, adjacently victorious
(Actually, there is nothing wrong with watching or liking sports. I just can’t get behind people acting as if IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED.)
Christmas Cats
Toby had to get up and investigate the greenery I brought home from Trader Joes. I think he was pretending he was a wild cat in the forest:
But at least he wasn’t as naughty as these kitties: