Wide Open Calendar

This idea of a wide open calendar almost never happens to me. But today, at least on my calendar, had absolutely nothing on it.  And I loved that idea.

Of course, having nothing on the calendar, is not the same as not having anything to do.  I can't remember the last time I had nothing to do.  Maybe I never have had that situation.

Instead, today I had no pressing appointments or reasons to be anywhere--other than to take The Girl where SHE needed to go.  But I tried to do that patiently and with a little more joy than usual, especially as she examined beads, and jewelry making pieces as our local JoAnn's Fabrics and Crafts.  Oh, that is nearly enough to make anyone crazy.  But I digress.

I then spent the afternoon doing some sewing, or rather, mending, really.  I hemmed two pairs of pants and a skirt for a dear friend.  I hemmed two pair of jean shorts for the Girl.  I repaired a skirt of my own and repaired a cinch-sack backpack The Girl likes.

In the course of doing all that, I had to make a run to the hardware store for four metal washers--it is for the backpack repair.  And knowing I was headed there, I remembered the unused fence bracket I had purchased back in May or so that has since sat on the kitchen counter waiting to be returned.  So I grabbed that and the return paid for my washers.

Now the pile of sewing and repairs is out of my office and off my desk.  If only the other piles of stuff could vanish that easily.  Oh well.  I guess sit will just have to wait until I have another wide open day on the calendar.