Accomplishments.....?

Well, yesterday was my "studio day" with a long list of errands to do before I could get to the studio. But the most important thing on my list of errands was to replace the APC unit that my computer plugs into and to put a carpet protecting sheet of heavy plastic (with totally wicked points that go into the carpeting) underneath my computer desk. My house is almost 50 years old. To some of my readers that will seem as if it was built yesterday - and truly it is not ancient. But the accoutrements are old. The carpeting has been dying for years and the money simply isn't there to replace it - especially not in the computer room. (The very idea of having to knock down the wall-to-wall computer furniture and desks in the room to replace the carpet would give me nightmares for months.) So the carpeting has been getting worn and a hole developed where my chair wheels would hit. I purchased the chair mat a couple of weeks ago but didn't have the time to put it down.

Because my desk opening is fairly narrow, I needed to cut the mat down by a couple of inches on each side. This necessitated good tools (don't all of you love tools?). I have this totally wicked 3-inch blade tin snip that I use for a variety of work and it worked great on this. Then I had to move everything around my desk out to be able to place the mat properly. That was a messy mess - but it got done and everything got replaced and re-organized while I was at it. The power unit sits on the very back of my desk so it necessitated a complete clearing of the desk. That was totally icky. But, after several hours that also was done with the appropriate craft items returned to the craft room, the books back in the library area, and many, many papers fed through the shredder or filed into appropriate "bills paid" folders. The only "artistic" thing that I accomplished yesterday (although a clean desk could approximate artistic in some definitions) was getting my enameled color samples hanging up in numeric order so that I can continue work on the transparent ones next week. It's good to have goals, and I am VERY happy with my clean desk and my new chair mat. Now I'll find out if my most recent computer issues are with the computer, or with the old APC. Answers will be forthcoming, and I will forge on in the search for inspiration and creative pursuits. Enjoy your Thursday!