It has been a bit depressing around here lately, as I continue sick and weak and largely unequal to keeping the house in order. To cheer myself up, here is a list of the things I would love to be doing:

-thoroughly dust, vacuum, and tidy the living room. This would involve washing the curtains, getting behind all of the furniture, and deep into the nook under the stairs that has become a storage dump.

-air, dust, and re-decorate the bedroom. I want to order vintage book plates of wild flowers from etsy to hang on the wall, get a new cover for our comforter, and more shelves to store the books that are currently taking up one of my laundry baskets.

-cook pizza and other treats for my dear husband, who has been so loving, patient, and helpful. He has not been eating well, since anything that produces smells is intolerable to me most of the time, and I can't wait to make it up to him!

-re-decorate the seasons table for Lent -- I am a little ashamed to admit that Baby Jesus is still the centerpiece (surrounded by much clutter...)!

-get back into my knitting projects. I bought yarn to make gifts for a few friends who are expecting babies in the spring and summer, and have not made much progress at all! And now I want to knit for my own little one as well. Before I got sick, I was hosting a weekly craft night with a few of my friends, and it was so great to have a little community for creative work. It will be so wonderful to get back to it!

That is quite enough to be getting on with, I think! And soon, soon, I will start actually doing some of it!