Sewing itch

I only made one doll yesterday. I was doing other stuff but by evening I was itching to do another. It was funny. It was a real itch. I knew starting one was a bad idea. I am not good at night. I can knit and watch TV at night and read but that's it.

So last night I picked out fabrics and got everything out and ready to go for today. Then I made new patterns for hair and cut them out of heavy cardboard so I could use them over and over.

This morning I'll go swim when the pool opens at 8 and then maybe a quick stop at Trader Joe's and then home to sew.

Last week I tried Trader Joe's BBQ Teriyaki Chicken and it was delicious. Last night I tried Tyson's Honey Barbecue Chicken Strips and they were gross. (I later figured out the Tyson's had been skinned before cooked. I do not approve of separating chicken and skin. It's cruel. To me.)

I have not been walking as much as I should. I need to fix this but I'm so not motivated.

I have 30 minutes before it makes sense to leave for the pool. Maybe I'll let my backgammon app beat me some more.

A rare occurrence...

I got hit on at the pool this morning!! And, I learned a couple of things. One, getting hit on by a creepy old man is no less creepy when he's your age. And, two, I still got it!!

It was really funny. He was walking in the lane next to me and every time I'd swim by, he'd give me this big grin. He walked OK in the pool but he was not that good at it out of the pool. He was leaving just as I was finishing up so I did a few more laps to give him time to go away. I thought he had, so I stopped and took off my goggles only to find him standing right there on the edge of the pool and he said:

[FYI, he actually did say these exact words which I am not sure I've ever heard outside of mocking humor]

"Do you come here often?"

OMG. Seriously? Yep. Hilarious. I managed to get away, but not with a straight face.

I did stop at TJ's and then the dollar store and then got gas. Then home. I made a little breakfast and was finishing my coffee when there was a knock at the door. Hunter was there with this:



Fresh and delicious. He nailed Neighbor of the Year in January with the still warm chocolate chip cookies. Now I guess he's Best Neighbor Ever. I just wish he'd quit breaking condo rules, I'm afraid he's going to get kicked out. Plus, I think he's doing a little dealing out of his unit.

I was going to save one of the donuts for later but, I was two bits in before I remembered.

While I was swimming, and being oggled by creepy old guy, I figured out how to make doll shoes!! I've been working on the problem for a while and I think I have it nailed. We'll know soon enough. Off to sew!

Shoes!

I finally got the Google drive storage down to actually even lower than I was shooting for. I have a 17 GB of free storage. I now am using 4.7 of those. And... I still have easy access to all my stuff from everywhere. Success.

And the CPA who does my taxes called to say preliminary results show, no taxes again this year.

There are two kinds of retirement plans you can pay into. When you put money into a retirement account, you can take a tax credit or not. IF you take a tax credit, then, when you are old and draw out that money to live on, you have to pay tax on it.

I'm sure way back when, Mr. Finance asked me what kind of retirement fund I wanted and I'm pretty sure I told him whatever he thought was best. He put my money into one of those that did NOT take a tax credit at the time.

Soooo, now I get money from those investments every month and do not have to pay any tax on it at all!! Sweet. I get a little money from IBM (retirement funds) but not enough to require income tax. So, I'm pretty much a tax free chick. And will be for a long time if not forever. (Some of investments are not in retirement funds so if I ever have to withdraw that principal, Uncle Sam is going to want a cut.)

All in all, a pretty nice Saturday. I think maybe I'll go make one more doll before I settle in to watch some TV.

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