Beauty * and * Bread

Never let it be said that I let any dust gather under my feet. (Is that the way the ol’ cliche goes?)

Last week I received a sudden windfall of money. It wasn’t a huge amount, but when I realized it was really mine instead of somebody’s big mistake, I made sure it wasn’t going to stick around too long.

There were only a couple of items I’d really wanted for the house but felt I couldn’t afford .

I wanted a rocking chair for my office that I could move into my bedroom if I felt like it. (I got a rocker for my living room last month that’s temporarily residing in the office but will be moved back to the living room when the new one arrives.)

The other must-haves consist of a television and a DVD player.  Oh, yes, I can hear the whoops and hollers from all of you because I’ve been so blatant about not missing my TV. What I have enjoyed from time to time, though, are the instant-streams from Netflix, which I watch via my computers. There is a little difference, doncha think, between a 15″ computer screen and a 25″ television? Even that, admittedly, isn’t huge, but it’ll be good enough for wherever I decide to locate it. And I’ll finally be able to order the DVD’s from Netflix that are not available to stream.

I know, I know. I could have watched them on the computer, too. But I haven’t.

Why is it, when you order something to be shipped to you, all of a sudden you want it right then and there? I will be coming home every day anxious to see if anything’s waiting for me on the porch–devastated if it’s not. Starting tomorrow.

I ordered the TV and DVD player 10 minutes ago.