Good morning, villagers ~
Today is Trading Tuesday for me. There are a bunch of things downstairs that need to go upstairs, and several things upstairs that need to come down. The shopping bags need to go back out to the car, and a few things in the car need to come indoors. I woke up really stiff this morning, so I've been moving slowly so far, trying to gently loosen my back before I start lifting things. I almost always listen to the radio first thing in the morning, top 40 pop, which means lots of dancing to get the joints moving.
Errand day yesterday. Oof! I know the Monday crowds were much smaller than they will be tomorrow, but they were still bad enough.
I went to 2 grocery stores. The couple of things I couldn't find are things we won't need for a couple of weeks. Even with DH being home for lunch Thursday and Friday, I think we are fully stocked to not have to set foot inside a grocery store until the middle of next week.
Kathryn & Cowinkie ~ Thanks for your comments on DSis's K coffee maker. DSis did mention that she bought the little refillable cup, so I considered just grinding some beans Thursday morning and taking up a container. Then I remembered she talked about expecting 30 or so people. This year we'll have at least 5, possibly as many as 8 kids between 10 months and 4 years old, very much at the underfoot stage. DSis's kitchen is a lot larger than mine, but no one's kitchen can handle that many people (plus a little dog and cat) without craziness. There will be a bunch of traffic blocking the path between the coffee maker, trash can, and sink. For convenience to make the holiday less stressful, I bought a big box of the little plastic cups.
I agree with Kathryn about the waste of all that packaging, though. I acknowledge that it's a good choice for things like this party, maybe for a busy office because of the super-easy cleaning. For me at home, though, no.
I'm not sure I'd go with a single-cup maker in any case, unless I get to the point of having to cut out most coffee. In cold weather, I make half a pot in the morning, drink a mug or 2 with plenty of milk for breakfast, then put the rest in a thermos so it stays hot the rest of the day. In hot weather, I turn off the pot as soon as it's done brewing. I wonder about the increased electricity needed to brew multiple cups 1 at a time.
However, I don't wonder about it enough to do any research about it right this moment.
My current coffee maker is still going strong, I won't be replacing it any time soon.
OK, back to work. 5x5 in addition to 3Ds:
* Trading Tuesday
* Newsletter editor is supposedly sending 1st draft sometome today for proofreading
* post office and ATM
* declutter kitchen
* change sheets, tidy bedroom
I'm on to finishing the a.m. routine, updating laundry, and lunch. I think I'll go straight from haircut @ 1 pm to the groc. store.