Goodish day

So I am super bored at my job right now. Not because I don't have work to do, quite the opposite actually we are approaching our second quarter billing so I really should be get caught up on everything to prepare for it, but I can't seem to get focused. So, I changed my template on my blog a little, added a few photos and did some surfing.

But, despite my boredom I am not having a bad day. My stomach is feeling pretty normal (I had a stomach flu all weekend) and I had a salad for lunch so I don't have that awful post-lunch stuffed feeling. And I am up to my ears in great things to listen to. I am always a little behind the times when it comes to technology. I discovered the joy of blogs just a few months ago and now I have 20 blogs in my favorites that I have to check every day. Well, just recently I discovered the joy of podcasting. Over the past few weeks I have listened to super funny podcasts, political podcasts, crafting podcasts, music podcasts and NPR podcasts and it has been great. Today I discovered a podcast for vegan cooking. The woman does more than just giving you cooking ideas she also talks about some of the struggles with being vegetarian in our society and gives a supportive and inspiring nudge to keep you on track. I know that sounds kind of strange but people can be real a-holes about vegetarianism. My little sister became vegetarian in 9th grade and the kids really picked on her for it. And adults do the same thing, like my not eating meat is a personal attack on them. Anyway, it was great. I listened to her podcasts all day today. My husband also made me a mixed cd that I have been enjoying. He is so good at finding great new music. He keeps throwing the idea around of doing a music podcast and I am all for that. But he also has a full-time job, side design work that he is doing, is the music editor for the Lawrencian, plays his own music, has a rambunctious one year old to keep up with and I require a little attention now and then, so he is a busy guy.

On another note. I mentioned in an earlier post that I painted the dining room table. So, I did a 5th coat last night and started looking at the chairs. They are nasty! Ugly wood, ugly upholstery, ugly wicker cut out....ugly everything. I am committed to making them as cute as their newly painted table they go with. So I tackled painting just one of them white last night. I need to do another 50 coats to hide the monstrosity of ugliness but I also took off the seat and am going to go this weekend to find some fabric. Because they have that nasty wicker cut out on the back I think I am probably going to have to slipcover the top of it, which will be an adventure since I have never reupholstered or slipcovered anything. I think I can figure it out though. I would love to find a fabric like this one:
because for some reason I have been super into yellow lately. Which is weird because I am usually all about orange. I think that chair is responsible. It is just yummy. I just want to curl up in it on a stormy day with some tea and a good book. Anyway....I'll post some pictures of the before and after chair project. Hopefully the "after" will be an improvement.