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In which our heroine is full of Wanting
Sep. 13th, 2009 08:01 amI have been Wanting so much lately. Much of my Wanting feels thing-related, but I suspect it is mostly all about wanting more time in my life. So, in the style of every three year old who has thrown a hissy fit on the kitchen floor while incoherently screaming a list of demands, here are the things I want*:
* To practice ukelele and accordion and piano more.
* To make our garden into more of a garden.
* Pencil skirts! (They make me feel grown up.)
* Time to go to the Freo markets and buy some hippy supplies (red henna, incense, etc).
* Colourful, pretty, mismatched crockery. (I am totally going to swap meet this morning on a crockery expedition.)
* To cook for lots of people at least once a week.
* Bicycles to fix up and give to my friends.
* Terracotta-pot fridges to replace our fridge. (Note: this is not on Jason's list of Wants.)
* An old, reliable, sewing machine. Preferably pedal-driven.
* In the long run: a hand-cranked washing machine.
* Mostly, I just want to make the house look nice, and cook delicious snacks for people, and read, and practice playing instruments, and do quiet, satisfying things.
But! I am awake and it is 8:30 and I have several hours free this morning where I can hang around the house and get things done. It feels decadent. Sure, I have to do lesson preparation, Greek homework, start on my conference presentation, and maybe write a blogpost for Bluestocking. But! I can do these things at home! In between tidying and cooking! And maybe playing ukelele! And then some of my favourite people are going to come around and hang out with me, and we're going to eat snacks and talk and I am looking forward to it like anything.
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* You guys. Do not actually get me any of these things. This is not an actual list of demands. Unless you know a way to magically get me 'the ability to play instruments'. That would be awesome.
* To practice ukelele and accordion and piano more.
* To make our garden into more of a garden.
* Pencil skirts! (They make me feel grown up.)
* Time to go to the Freo markets and buy some hippy supplies (red henna, incense, etc).
* Colourful, pretty, mismatched crockery. (I am totally going to swap meet this morning on a crockery expedition.)
* To cook for lots of people at least once a week.
* Bicycles to fix up and give to my friends.
* Terracotta-pot fridges to replace our fridge. (Note: this is not on Jason's list of Wants.)
* An old, reliable, sewing machine. Preferably pedal-driven.
* In the long run: a hand-cranked washing machine.
* Mostly, I just want to make the house look nice, and cook delicious snacks for people, and read, and practice playing instruments, and do quiet, satisfying things.
But! I am awake and it is 8:30 and I have several hours free this morning where I can hang around the house and get things done. It feels decadent. Sure, I have to do lesson preparation, Greek homework, start on my conference presentation, and maybe write a blogpost for Bluestocking. But! I can do these things at home! In between tidying and cooking! And maybe playing ukelele! And then some of my favourite people are going to come around and hang out with me, and we're going to eat snacks and talk and I am looking forward to it like anything.
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* You guys. Do not actually get me any of these things. This is not an actual list of demands. Unless you know a way to magically get me 'the ability to play instruments'. That would be awesome.