So. It’s been a week now, that we’ve had the apartment ‘to ourselves’… and I gotta be honest, I haven’t done much. I’ve moved things around a little… and certainly had intentions of doing more… but life got in the way, and my sleep schedule has been really rough.

I did order some new things… some bakeware, an over-the-door shoe rack, a couple little area rugs, and new dining room chairs (2 nice upholstered chairs like I used to have). Jim got a new gaming/ office chair… and it’s really lux. I also ordered a side table that will match the one we have in the living room… but will hold the printer and office supplies in the studio/ office. Because it’s from a family business that makes these pieces from scratch… it will take a couple months before it gets here. I also hope to ‘weed’ thru the things we currently have in the apartment, and see if there is anything that need to find a new home elsewhere.

What else? Other than trying to sleep, and working around scant hours of sleep…. let’s see. I’ve made food. I’ve ordered food. I did the housekeeping/laundry/dishes/ cleaning type stuff. The gardenia plant on the balcony is blooming!!! As of this morning, there are 6 buds that have bloomed… and at least 5 more coming. It is truly amazing. And.. we had a family get-together with Jim’s 2 surviving brothers and their wives (and some of the kids). It was good to see everyone.

I (of course) have continued my photo a day thing… (photos from this past week are in the collage below). And … I made some earrings. … although I have SO very many things in the works…it’s just a matter of finding the energy to do them.