Kitchen

New to us: a play kitchen, handed down from a friend trying to declutter.

I knew Doodle would love having a place to play with all of her pretend food, but I hadn't expected Roo to love it too. He plays alongside his sister, putting cups and cars in the sink, half of his (real) cracker in the oven and running around with a plastic baguette hanging out of his mouth.
I have a feeling this kitchen will get a lot of love from these two this winter.

By the way, anyone know a good source for little kid play pots and pans? Doodle's tiring (already) of cooking her creations in tea cups.

Holy domesticity, Batman!

I don't know what has gotten into me. Maybe it's the new year. Maybe it's the post-Christmas need to find places for newly acquired stuff. Maybe I've been replaced by a body snatcher. Whatever the explanation, I've been insanely domestic and productive (!) the past day and a half.

So far I have:

• reorganized drawers and under the sink in the bathroom
• cleaned the bathroom counter
• sorted through unneeded silverware for donation
• sorted and organized four shopping bags worth of fabric
• organized the closet that the fabric goes in
• packed away Xmas decorations (all three of them)
  
• collapsed a bunch of boxes for recycling
• done three loads of laundry, folded two of them
• cleaned and vacuumed the living room
  
• sewed a purse for a small friend's birthday in a few weeks*
  
• patched a pair of pants that I ripped in June
  
• sorted through my jewelry to purge some**
• hand-sewed a felt carrot for Doodle because I felt like it (heh, I said felt twice!)
• taken five shopping bags of stuff we don't need out to the car for donation.

And now I'm contemplating making a pie. Pecan. Followed by cutting up some beef to start jerky on the dehydrator. Then maybe I'll make bread.

Holy crap. Do I need an intervention?

* Note the lack of procrastination. This is major, people!
** A major feat. Doodle helped. I had some necklaces from junior high. Next goal: to maintain the space in my jewelry drawer, and not fill it with newly made necklaces just because.