Very contented ...

The title describes my mood today ... I got up early and vacuumed most of the flat (still have to do the lounge, and that's it), then mopped the kitchen, bathroom and toilet floors, cleaned the bath, and started a bit of a tidy-up effort in the spare bedroom - until I can afford a new bookcase and storage cabinets (my latest plan for the spare room ... one day), I made use of the file boxes I freighted my last lot of books over in, and turned them into a makeshift book storage area - not very flash, but it's a lot tidier than having them all piled up on the floor!

Today is a most glorious day in Melbourne - it's still a bit nippy, but the sun is shining, and it feels good to be alive :) After my morning housekeeping, I treated myself at lunchtime to a walk into St Kilda and a brunch of bacon, eggs, and mushrooms at a local cafe, plus a couple of lattes to wash it all down ... it was glorious to sit outside in the sun, with a gas furnace heater taking the chill out of the day, and reading a book, sipping lattes without a care in the world (insert contented sigh here ...) ;)
Then I took my time and strolled up the St Kilda Pier, which I've never done before, and dawdled off home again taking the beach route. I really do feel very much 'at one with the world' today - and it feels good :) Catching the train this week has been very beneficial - it's got me back into the mode of enjoying walking again, so I'll have to keep it up ... better bring your walking shoes, Mum, 'cos you're coming with me! haha (yeah, I know you love walking, which is a good thing!). The next photo is a street very typical of my area with elm trees lining each side of the street - they're looking very bare at the moment, but it won't be very long before they're starting to sprout spring leaves again - I just love these avenues of trees, and they make me feel really peaceful to see them :) (And with my flat being on the 3rd floor, I get a birds-eye view of the ones on my doorstep!)
Nothing else to report, really - just felt like blogging about what a wonderful day it is :) I only managed an hour of stitching last night, so nothing new to report. I actually did 2 hours on a Christmas ornie a couple of nights ago, but decided not to post a piccie until it's all finished ... hopefully next weekend that'll all be done (won't have much stitching time this week due to visitors) - but then I have 2 1/2 weeks off work when Mum first arrives woohoo ... just think, it'll be stitching heaven at my place, now there are two of us stitching haha :D (we might be fighting over the Ott-lite, though haha).