Finally!

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It may have just been a moment.  It might be how things will work in the near future.  I don't know quite yet.  While this week has been active, it has been more of a fake it until you make it sort of thing.  Sure, I got things done.  But there was no way to make it over the line or do as many extras as I had really hoped.  I didn't grimace about it, because just doing something, and reasonable amounts of projects, trips, and such, was such a vast improvement over the last couple of stumbles.  Still, I knew I wasn't kicking in.

I thought today was going to be like yesterday.  Even with warm long leg sweat bottoms, and the sun being up and out, it wasn't looking like I would be doing anything, again.  Which, I suppose, given that it is a rest day, would have been fine.  It just wasn't my choice.  I noticed that it had just passed noon.  The bathroom called, and I needed coffee too.  As I completed those tasks, I looked at the double boiler I purchased the other day.

It started with simple curiosity.  I wanted to look the pots, lid, and such, over.  Coated in a hard, strong, film of plastic to keep the kit bundled, I first had to find my knife, one of them.  I prefer my pocket or simpler defense knives for such tasks.  It took just a bit.  I use them often and they simply travel for other reasons anyway.  The two in my pants I like to keep there, so I skipped those.  Plus, looking for my knife keeps track of the darned thing.  After a rather short search, I popped the plastic off and looked over the parts of the kit.  I really hate to use this as intended, as it will not be useful as such again.  It is a decent set, and it is one of those things I don't have in my kitchen equipment stocks.  Still...  Hmm, maybe next month, I will buy another one, just for the kitchen.  But that isn't the whole point.  It's sort of like using a brand new shirt as a mop.  The idea is psychically cloying.  Especially if you have, or are, otherwise going without.

From there, several things took off.  I ended up seeking, and finding, the paraffin wax needed for the firestarters, which had been waiting on a double boiler.  That took a bit, and while doing that, I noticed I had canned oysters.  I did mention it was a touch after noon, right?  Lunch!  But did I have crackers?  Yep.  Some things... I just like some things, some ways.  Though, since I had not only milk, but cream and butter, I could have gone without crackers.  It's a matter of... texture, density.  Two in one.  So I started the water and heat in the double boiler, for the paraffin, and began warming milk, cream, butter, and pepper for the stew.  While that was going, I began setting egg cartons out and filling them with lint.  Six egg cartons, though, now that I have learned some things, I am thinking I could probably fill eight to ten cartons per load of paraffin.  I simply didn't have any more right on hand.  One thing off my list, plus lunch.

Further, after I digest lunch, I do believe I will dig into a few other things.  Perhaps, as with last week, not as much as I hope.  But, this time, in spite of doing less than hoped, that will actually be going over the line, given that the day had been a dead-ender until... something popped.  Some times less is more, or even the same is much more.  Strange thoughts, but true.  Today, already, is more than last week, even if I don't do one more thing.  It is much more than I had anticipated.  But I don't think it is done.  Two simple projects on my mind, though both could turn into... problems.  So... I'll see.  Later.