Mattie Decides

I have come to the reluctant conclusion that it is time to take the Christmas decorations down.  Not that I want to -- it has been hard to enjoy them with life being busy and having to shove my living room together twice -- but it is probably time; they are down at Church, for instance.  Also, the weather is warming, the snow will be melting, and I will be able to give the tree honorable disposal in the compost pile.  I still intend NOT to re-hang curtains and such -- maybe this time the window will go in properly -- but I think I can get most of the non-tree items back into the boxes, and then the sad task of deconstructing the tree.  Alas.  Next year I hope there will NOT be any reconstruction work at Chateau Mattie (two years in a row, sigh) and things will be... more relaxed.

Long week of work, and a new project dropped today.  To be sure, other stuff has receded, so I can concentrate on the two or three things on the project list, but it has been a dancing dervish of priorities.  Phew!

For all of the talk of immigration, Ukraine, judges, the DHS shutdown, and all else... the economy showed some glimmers for POTUS with the better-than-expected jobs and inflation reports.  To be sure, I have my doubts -- people need to work (but good) to pay for more expensive stuff (like housing) but the flip side is that if illegal immigrant are going home (one way or another), US citizens will have to be hired.  Now, wages will have to go up -- could be inflationary -- but that is not exactly a bad thing.

I think I am going to cook again this weekend.  Have to be careful -- don't want any food for Wednesday (not that I don't want to fast, but I NEED to fast, as I can feel the fatness).  I need to plan out my church visits -- as always, I want to hit one or two new ones, depending on the schedule and such.  I think we all know how I feel about supporting our parishes... I should give up eating between meals for Lent, as a new challenge and to bring down the poundage, even though it is... difficult.  Of course, what the hell is Lent for but otherwise?