Things Are Looking Up

Finally, although not truly final, the new outlets have announced the results of the American election, and the results are good.  I am sad that they are not better, because they show a depth of division and a repudiation of so many things that were good in my fantasy America, but I am happy with the result itself.  And after all, we cannot fix what we do not admit, so hopefully, in the long run, this will have been an All Good time.  It is unfortunate that there will likely be a lot of drama before the January inauguration, and probably beyond, but most of that looks meritless at this point.  So yay.

Not much got done this week as I participated in the election by stress eating.  It's important to do one's part.  My sister's friend posted a funny thing about how she was stress eating so much that she might reach 270 (the needed electoral votes) before either candidate did.   My eating habits this week were much the same, and very little sewing got done.  I did use scraps to make a couple of patchwork Christmas stockings, which was fun.  I did not do a careful job because I was simply stress-sewing, but if I ever get actual holiday fabric I might make them again with more care and straighter seams.   For now, they'll do.  I am so clearly not a perfectionist, and while I sometimes regret it, I apparently don't care enough to change.

My embroidery machine is still in the shop -- when I called the other day, a month after taking it in, they told me they've been 'so busy' that they haven't even looked at it yet.  I guess it's a good thing that I've been too lazy to do much sewing, but annoying all the same.  With a machine that is worth more than my old car, I kind of resent them keeping it from me for this long, but there's not much I can do about that.  I am lucky to have a second machine, and I have a long list of things I hope to get working on now that I can stop checking election news!

So that's it for this week.  The cynic in me suspects that the rest of this year is going to feel like it lasts forever and is almost certain to see more attempts to damage our country, our people and our democracy.  But a new year will come, with new leadership.  Today I celebrate the corner we are about to turn.   I think a lot of us are going to have to re-learn how to relax again after this phase is over, but I am looking forward to the opportunity.