Project Updates:

To those of you that know me, you are probably wondering what I have left that needs cleaning. I must admit that I am an obsessive cleaner when it comes to my house. When I first saw that it was National Cleaning Week my first thought was to vacuum and wash my car.

Now that I've thought about it a little bit, maybe its time for a general soul cleansing. Shaking off the dust of everyday life and taking a clear look at what it is that I am doing here and what I want to be doing.

In all honesty I'd much rather clean out the dustbunnies from under the couch. They are much easier to deal with. Hoover hasn't come up with a soul cleansing attachment just yet.

What did I learn this past week?

• The people at the auto shop weren't kidding when they said there was a lot of labor involved with fixing my driver's side headlight problem (The headlight mount broke so things jiggle around a bit. On occasion the bulb will come out of the socket and roam freely inside the hood). I took apart my car on Saturday only to find that after removing 8 screws and 1 bolt I had barely enough room to wiggle my hand in front of the battery to get the bulb out. I survived the bulb replacement and discovered that my car has a 4 bulb system. Hopefully I will get a new car before another bulb goes out on the driver's side.

Projects

• Website: I have been working on improving stephaniedelk.com. Its been nice working with someone who has actually thought about building a brand (down to the font). Apparently Steph has been pondering this for a few years now and finally decided that it was time to go for it. I hope to have everything done before May. Sorry no previews are available at this time. I changed up asgaustin.org as well. That client isn't so picky so its a little difficult to know when its done.
• Sewing: I made a front zip hooded sweatshirt out of polar fleece last week. It only took a few hours (with a pause in between to make sure it fit). I have yet to photograph it. I cut out another jacket and a pair of pants this weekend in addition to starting a design challenge from my mom.
• Yard: I started my yearly expansion of the flower beds to cut down on the amount of grass to mow. I had to stop 5 feet before the end of the bed due to fire ants. I had intended to put in some new plants but we had some freakish weather.
• Cooking: I tried out a new quesadilla recipe from Cook's Illustrated.