Rainy Day Fun Box

Did anyone else have one of these when they were a kid?

I've been trapped in the house because of foul weather and allergies since Friday afternoon. I am running out of things to keep me entertained. I suppose I could sew my entire spring wardrobe but it is too damn cold to be thinking about that.

So why is a hermit like me complaining about being stuck inside. I think it's because it is one thing to choose to stay inside and another to be stuck inside.

So what have I done to keep myself entertained?

• I started practicing my guitar again. I was feeling a little guilty that I had abandoned it for a month.
• I made soup yesterday. From scratch. Vegetable chowder with quinoa. I also made whole wheat biscuits.
• I vacuumed out my sewing machine and serger.
• I've done 3 loads of laundry and changed my sheets.
• I busted out my new pilates video and the pilates ring that Megan got me for Christmas.
• I cut out a few shirts and a hooded sweatshirt.
  
• I watched the video for my serger again in the hopes of learning how to make the thing work the way I want it to.
  
• I've spent countless hours on the internet. Some of it was research on how to use my serger. Some of it was totally wasted time on craigslist and myspace.

I am running out of things to do and it looks like I could be stuck inside for another day or so. This is one of the very few times that I actually wish I had a roommate to keep me entertained. Someone to prevent me from listening to Beck "Sea Change" and surfing the personals on craigslist (I am just surfing, not posting/responding. I am not that desperate). A roommate would make roasting marshmallows in the fireplace fun right now. Roasting marshmallows and making s'mores with the cat just doesn't seem right.

Part of me is wishing that the power goes out. First of all it would break me of my internet addiction. Second, it would give me a good reason to light the fireplace without feeling like something is missing (like another warm body besides the cat to share it with). Maybe I will get around to making those s'mores.

Part of me is wondering why I never get lucky enough to be iced in with someone marvelous.

I suppose if I am trapped at home for another 24 hours I should take down my Christmas Tree. I have a feelling that I will skip that and move straight to baking again.