Batteries, Errands and Fabric - A Very "Domestic" Day Off

It's my "day off", and as usual, my agenda is more than full.  I have to add getting a replacement battery for my home's alarm system to the list. The power outage of last week pretty well snuffed my current battery. I would have totally forgotten about it if the battery supply store hadn't emailed me with their monthly "We're here and ready to help with your needs," email. Sometimes advertising can actually work - LOL. 

My local Batteries + Bulbs is convenient, and since I have a
business account with them, very affordable. They send me
monthly emails reminding me of the services they offer. I'm
going to go there today to replace the battery backup on
my home's security alarm system - a victim of our
power outage last week. 

High on my agenda, after the usual shopping and laundry, is beginning the clean out of my sewing cabinet. I was rather appalled last week, when I had to bring my sewing machine in for repair. I knew I was fabric heavy and space light, but now much (or little) of each I actually had was a bit eye opening. I think I have to start doing some serious sewing once again. I have too much fabric and probably won't need to buy anything else except interfacing or seam binding until I'm much older. The thought of "old and grey" passed through my head, dismissed with a chuckle. No grey for me - bald is beautiful. I probably can't avoid the "old" portion, however, 

I love this quote by Ava Gardner. I think we could all aspire
to live our Golden Years like this. 

So, today I'll bring over some boxes and start boxing my sewing, weaving and spinning books. I'll need to find a different place for those, because I want the shelving for fabric only. Then I'll start moving through the fabric stash. I have some amazing fabrics that I've purchased through the years. I think it's time to remind myself of what I own. 

I need to get a much better idea of what fabrics I own. I still can't
get into my other sewing cabinet, but the fabric in that one is
pretty well organized. The main cabinet, however, is a disaster! 

I hope to be able to relax a little bit too. At worst, I'll at least relax for my weekly chat with Aearwen. That's something I always look forward to. I think it's been at least three years, probably longer, since Aearwen and I started our Wednesday afternoon catch-up chats. It's always fun, never scripted, and often unexpected - the twists and turns that a good conversation can take. We don't see eye-to-eye on all things, and that's perfectly OK. We're respectful of our differences and we celebrate our commonality. 

On that note, I'm out of here. Have a totally fabulous Wednesday and I'll be back tomorrow.