We've been pretty flat out these past few weeks. Even for us. John and I think we're pretty high energy, we rarely sit down unless it's to eat. If we're not working at work, we're working at Struan Farm or in transit.
About a week or so ago the power blew at our house in Papakura, thanks to vintage wiring. This required all of the lights in the house to be re-wired. I was forced to work from home for two days while the electricians did their thing, the first while power was restored, the second while everything was re-wired.
I decided this event signified "overload," and that it was time for me to take a cleansing breath.
So when John told me that he would be coming up to Auckland for meetings next week, I decided I would stay home and take that much needed pause in the action.
I slept in on Saturday morning (until 7 a.m.!). I didn't charge out the front door as if I'd been shot from a cannon, list in hand. After a relaxed breakfast I popped into town to do errands (note: not RUN errands). This included stopping into a few of our local op shops on a quest for vintage glass plates and parfait cups so that I could try making Betz White's recycled glass cake stands. Find her tutorial on these here, she calls them "Dish-play Cake Stands." I'll do a post once I make them to show you how they turn out, since I did manage to pick up the materials needed.
While I didn't find any glass plates at our local Salvation Army store, I did come across three vintage kitchen scales:
They spoke to me, and are going home to Struan Farm Knitting Studio.
The irony of this purchase isn't lost on me: I've stayed home to try to achieve better work/life balance and then promptly go out and buy three scales....... Perhaps I sensed I need a little help weighing it all up?
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