the weekend

 i had a pretty internally and family focused weekend and it was good. i mostly stayed around the house and such this weekend.

saturday night i went and had dinner with my auntie, who is resplendent in her new abode. she moved back to the same complex she was in before, but the nicer model of 1 bedroom, it’s much larger and she is very happy. some people just can’t live with other people and i think she is in that place. two of my brothers that live locally were there too, along with their women. my mom, my sis and i were there. it was sort of crowded, but fun =) we all talked and sort of caught up with each other. i actually sort of bellydanced for them….i showed them my bellyroll which made them all go "ewwwww" it’s quite odd looking if you’ve never seen one….especially on a plus-sized dancer =) let me tell ya, i got some belly to roll…..i always joke that the goddess just gave me an extra ass on the front in case mine ever got completely chewed off.

daughter is doing most excellent. this week represented the first week in which she was no longer considered training and SHE MADE TIPS!! to the tune of $65!! not bad….their store is small and people are still learning that it’s there, i don’t think they advertised that one at all. so, they pool all the tips for the entire week, then on friday night, based on how many hours you work determines how large a percentage of the tips you get. well, that was her share. she actually got mad at me that i made her buy her own food this weekend, but that’s okay, she can be mad…she needs to begin to understand that all she wants in life is not free and how to be frugal with her money =)

sunday, i was really tired. slept in, and then i absolutely HAD to do something with my room. i am not generally a very organized person, but something has to give. with d and i living in the same room, i have a whole lot of crap and it was everywhere. this really frustrates me and i think the room being so dirty was also really doing a number on my sinuses. so, i got down and cleaned yesterday. i hadn’t taken the time in a long time to go through and organize things. i had piles of stuff everywhere! funny enough, i found all the stuff i had brought back from the philadelphia gathering for the old MWWLW board. gosh what an awesome time we had in philly! i had a moment of laughter as i found the schedule and callie had the entire time scheduled, which truly amused me. down to the point of "1:30-3:3:30…free time". that makes me laugh. it was great to get all those memories put away safely though. also did pantheacon the last few years, my trip to new york, and some stuff for my kids that i had lying around.

so, soon i am going to break out the sewing machine, to do some sewing for burning man and some magickal sewing. i want to make an altar cloth because i found where i want to put a small altar that shouldn’t interfere much with anything else. it’s amazing what you find when you go through all your shit! i found gifts i had bought for people on my adventures that i had never given them because i couldn’t find them again =) i am still missing a few things that i thought i had, but i am hopeful that they will turn up again. i also need to make a bag for some jewelry and for my rider-waite tarot deck. i made some cool bags last year, and i’d like to repeat that. i have some raw silk i found again that i am anxious to utilize for these smaller projects and want to get a gold glitter fabric pen to make some decorations on them, perhaps find some simple jewels. my creative wheels are turning, now =)

because i write so seldom, it seems that short and sweet journal entries are not in the cards for me lately.

i will make a conscious effort to update more often so that when i do write, it doesn’t turn into a novella, as is my habit =)

have a great day, everyone.

peace.