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I got up early so I could sew.

I read the internet and had breakfast.

I went to the kitchen to clear the table for sewing.

I had to put away some dry goods.

I (re-)found the moths in the pantry.

I went through every item in the pantry and dealt with all moths. Threw stuff away, containerised other stuff.

I wiped all of the pantry surfaces.

I decanted quick oats into a container.

I couldn't fit the last cup full in.

I made Anzac biscuits.

I'm sitting down to have a rest.

I'm not sure I have the energy to finish clearing the kitchen table, let alone start sewing.

I have to leave the house at 12 and it's currently 10.15.

I've learnt this lesson before and I would normally set up a new table with trestles, but the family room is full of stuff and I'd have to move it. Today, I can't win. Virginia Wolfe, you're right.

There's sewing at my place today and I wanted to clean up a bit, in particular, vacuum the family room carpet so we can lay out fabric.

To start with, you have to question your lifestyle when your two year old cowers in the corner when you start the machine.

then I had to stop the machine and clean the strings off the power head.

Another square metre and I stopped again, to empty the blockage.

And again to empty the dirt chamber.

And then it refused to start.

Obviously we've been doing the right thing - fate doesn't think we should vacuum.

Oh also,

mr_bassman collects vacuum cleaners. We have the house vacuum cleaner, which doesn't work. The Electrolux, which, "just goes", the Sanyo for sucking sawdust while operating the Triton sawbench, and the industrial canister one which "looked really useful" in the back lane with its power cord cut off but doesn't work and is waiting to go to the tip.

Unfortunately, he's also hidden all of the hoses and attachments I might use so I could finish the job with one of those.

He doesn't want me to vacuum either.

Bummer about the centre of the work patch

( Don't read this if you are childfree or squeamish )

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