What I needed

Feeling better after a relaxing weekend. I got to play some games, got some laundry done, hung out with my dad and baked some bread. And I caught up on sleep!

That last bit was the best part. Waking up this morning before my alarm went off was a good feeling, and not feeling rushed to get ready for work was a welcome change.

The bread I baked was challah, and while the texture needs improvement, the taste was very good. I didn't finish putting the chocolate cream pie together, as I think the chocolate part needs more time to set up. I didn't cook the cornstarch mixture enough before adding the chocolate and butter, I think. I think what I'll do is put the chocolate in the crust and then put in the freezer for a bit. Then add the whipped topping right before serving. And of course I'll have to try the recipe again (oh darn). The new technique I tried for the steaks was good, though maybe too messy for the outcome. Justin seemed to like it better than I did, though, so maybe it was worth it.

I'm planning on finishing up the upstairs bathroom and the media room this weekend. I have some prep work to get done during the week, but should be able to bang out both those projects in a day or two. I'm spending the rest of the weeknights on cleaning up my office. As I've needed to find things over the past two and a half years, I've opened up most of the boxes stored in my office, and done a poor job of cleaning them up. The closet in my office is particularly disastrous. So I'm going to pull boxes out, a few at a time, sort through them, repack as necessary, and hopefully get the closet cleaned out so I can store the boxes in there to give me room to repair the walls. Which is my goal for the following weekends - get my office done! I'm hopeful that I can get the bulk of the work done before I go back into rehearsals, and will then be able to slowly set-up my office.

The other area I need to clean up is the basement. What I really should do is not only clean it up, but set up some sort of workshop down there. I'm already creating props storage in one section, and it would be nice to have all my tools organized, and an actual workspace instead of just the floor. Bit by bit, things will get done.