Better and Better

[susandennis]

ljtourist came over and my bedroom is fabulous and my curtain rod that I could not reach to straighten is straightened and I have the coolest Advent calendar ever.

Here is the before.



It's fine really but the TV is on the wall opposite the bed and you really can't see if from the treadmill plus the treadmill just sticks out there in the way. And, you can't see if, but the ceiling fan is not centered over the bed.

But, now!



(I hate duvet covers because they always look so sloppy.) The bed shifted to the left and now the treadmill is out of the way with a perfect TV watching option! And finally after decades, the fucking fan is centered over the bed!

I'm seriously jazzed.

I love those little jars of jellies. The kind that they basically tuck into gift baskets or give you in fancy breakfast places. I love the variety and that you don't have to commit to one flavor for a giant jar. Somehow this came up last year after Christmas - Frank was telling me about this advent calendar thing he saw. They were seasonal history by then and, honestly, I totally forgot about them. (He actually brought me a little jar of fig preserves last Spring and I finally had the last of it just last week - I'm also a jelly hoarder.)

Anyway today he brought me...



My very own Advent box of tiny jellies - one for every day!!! I am so excited. Plus, in all my 71 years I have never had any kind of Christmas countdown. We did not do Advent things in our church growing up and I was grandmother age when Elf on a Shelf was born. I'm now very much looking forward to December 1!! I've got less than a month to decide regular, rye or maybe English Muffin!!

So, yeah, things here are just feakin' excellent today. Maybe this is the corner that Trump was talking about our rounding? Is that 2020 I see in the rear view?

Comments

[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

Your room looks great!

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

Ooo I love it!

[carriea31.livejournal.com]

That is SO COOL!!!! I LOVE tiny jars of jelly!

[siglinde99.livejournal.com]

A most excellent day!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

That is so cool about the jelly advent calendar.

[christalin80.livejournal.com]

Very cool room and I love that calendar. Yum, little jellies!

[interes2012.livejournal.com]

S ???

[anxiouscanine.livejournal.com]

LIKE IT

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic advent calendar!

[mairi-dubh.livejournal.com]

I just adore the tiny jellies, and a whole advent calendar of them --- ? YUM! How wonderful!

Agreed about duvet covers in general. I've never really cared for the look of duvets (with or without covers) and I think you've put your finger on why I don't.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're a big jelly eater. I'd personally prefer one of those advent calendars with either booze or chocolate, but that's me.
Your room looks great!

[amw.livejournal.com]

I'm amazed you never had an advent calendar before. But, it seems like it's not as much of a thing in North America as it is in Europe. Advent calendars are definitely my most favorite Christmas thing. I really love the traditional ones that show pictures of a town in winter time with people ice skating, throwing snowballs etc. To me that feels super Christmassy. I often bought them for myself even when it was just me. Getting a little present every day is a delight.

[colestainedpage.livejournal.com]

Biscuits aren't in the line up?

[susandennis]

i wish but i'm terminally picky about biscuits and the places here where i can get acceptable ones are few and far between. but i did find a bisuit for one recipe not long ago so maybe...

[mollywheezy.livejournal.com]

Advent starts on November 29, so two days less to wait! :)

[susandennis]

Well, that's excellent news! thanks!