spring is springing

ah, it feels like spring is springing! my fingers are itching to plant peas and the fire dies out by eleven a.m. there's something in the air, and a sweetness fills your nose when you walk outside--primroses and warmed earth.
i've been doing the seasonal cleaning thing, which has been awesome. i cleaned the laundry room and re-organized my food cupboards and shelves. there's a long list left to go, but i'm looking forward to it, as i already feel lighter and less busy, just having the space and light around me, knowing where everything is and being free from clutter (in those two places, i mean, the rest of the house is still a batcave. heh) i've achieved the extra time to do my cleaning by not taking my afternoon nap, though...and that is a steep price.
i recently got to do a little sewing and made myself some pants out of an old sheet...and when i say "old sheet" i mean it--this sheet was on my bed as a child and i suspect that my dad got it from his mom...so, these pants are vintage. they're white with blue daisies on them that have green centers, and i've put cuffs along the bottoms of the pant legs with the decorative piece that was at the top of the sheet (big daisies in the alternating colors of blue/green/blue/green). i've been plotting bags, as well.
i've been trying to figure out a way to have a constantly set-up work station for sewing in the living room--since that is where most of the action happens in our house, and thusly where i need to be most of the time. if everything is set up and i don't have to spend five or ten minutes gathering all my tools together and de-cluttering a work surface, i think it will be easier to sew more. i won't feel as bad if i have to stop mid-project, because it's all right there for me and i can more easily get back to it. but, you've seen our living room--it's not exactly spacious--i haven't quite figured out the grand solution yet.
and here is jubal to tell me to get off the computer!
oh--a health p.s.: i went for an MRI a couple of days ago--that's a strange experience, eh? try to be totally still when you have a tic that is triggered by loud sounds and vibrations! anyways, i get the results on the 16th. and thanks to dad for going with me to the neurologist and planning to go back with me for the results.

i am grateful for:
hot cocoa
the amazing technology of the MRI machine
the resilience of toddlers
the gym membership
simple food