In My Kitchen

Our house was built in 1938.  As such, it has a few quirks.  Like, the fact that our bedroom closet has a window.  I’m sure the window came in handy when airing one’s clothes out, rather than washing them, was the norm.  At this point, it’s an interesting quirk.

I think the kitchen is the most quirkiest.

 

This is pretty much all of the counter space available.  The cupboards above and below this counter provide almost all of the cupboard space available.  My counters are pretty much always cluttered, and the cupboards are packed.  The cupboard above the coffee maker has our dishes, the other one has food.  The ones below store pots and pans, as well as miscellanious kitchen items (anyone need a steamer basket?). 

 

 

It may be hard to tell, but the counter height is 32″.  The standard today is 36″.  This is great for me, since I’m barely over 5 feet tall.  I imagine that it fit the original owers just fine, too, but most people today would probably not find them comfortable.

 

 

No, this is not an example of my bad photography skills.  This counter is really slanted, and it’s supposed to be that way.  It’s a dishdrain!  As you can see, there is a little storage space there, as well as a small cupboard above, which isn’t pictured.

 

 

Our stove and fridge is directly opposite the sink.  No counter space!!  LouLa has inhereited her father’s organizational skills, but that desk is going to be gone in about a week.  It’ll be replaced by some of those rubbermaid plastic drawer things.  The door behind her desk leads to her room.  Her room has two doors; one to the hallway, and the other into the kitchen.

 

 

This is what you see when you enter the kitchen from the back door.  There is a cool arch that kind of divides the eating area from the cooking area.  On the eating side of the arch, the light fixture is centered in the ceiling, but the ceiling light on the other side is above the stove/fridge.  Needless to say, the lighting in the kitchen is always romantic. 

 

I dream of a large, spacious kitchen, with counter space.  In the meantime, I’ll make do with my quirky kitchen.

(Part of the usual Wednesday Madhouse.)

BPB Fail

 

It’s done.  At this point, that’s the only positive thing I can say.

I ran out of the Linen Cotlin and the Burgundy Cotlin.  So, the bottom part doesn’t look like what I would like. 

But, it also doesn’t fit.  It’s too short and too big. 

It might be a cute shirt if I were pregnant.  That’s not going to happen, so it’s not cute, it makes me look fat.  Not exactly the look I was going for.  Actually, that’s the opposite of the look I was going for.

I haven’t tried it on with “real” pants (i.e. pants I would wear outside of the house), so maybe it’s salvageable.  There is a slight chance that workout pants detract from its beauty.  I actually really like the top.  The neckline is a bit big, but I have narrow shoulders and it’s not so bad that I can’t deal with it.  I like the colorwork and the way it is gathered.  I like the sleeves, too.

As LouLa would say….Bummer.

(Pattern: Banded Peasant Blouse-IK Spring 2008; Yarn: KnitPicks Cotlin, main color Linen)

What’s the Difference…

between allergies and a headcold?  And, how do you know when it’s for sure one, and not the other?

For the past couple of weeks I’ve had various headcold/sinus stuff going on.  First, it start out with what I thought was seasonal allergies.  The yellow coating of pollen on my car was a sure give-away.  There was the runny nose, watery/itchy eyes, and sneezing.  Okay, no problem, I hooked myself up with some Claritin and life was good.  Well, manageable. 

Then, this past week, I got some congestion and headaches.  Ugh.  Yeah, like I needed that on the last week of school.  So, I switched to DayQuil Sinus during the day, and NyQuil Sinus at night.  Again, life became manageable. 

The past couple of days, I’ve been back to sneezy, and two of the long-lost dwarves, Itchy and Watery.  Claritin has been taken, again. 

Wednesday marks the the First Official Day of summer vacation.  I would also like to start it without taking any kind of medication.  Oooohh…do I dare to dream?

I Am Crushed

Under the long list of things that need to get done this time of the year. End of the year assessments, tons of assemblies, and knowing that I didn’t get everything done. The odd thing is that I start getting excited about next year, too. I have plans for my classroom and curriculum. I’ve ordered five books to read and study over the summer so that I can do things better.

I’m writing this while the kids are at recess. I’ve been too tired to get much done at home in the evenings, after a day of constant motion. It’ll settle down soon, and then I can work at my own pace.