Facing my fears?

Ok, it's not so much a fear. Once upon a time I was comfortable about going to unfamiliar social situations and just seeing if it was going to be fun. It's been a long time, and I am a little shy. (Really, though, not as shy as I once was).

I want to get out and see people again, though. I want to be social. I want to be comfortable in social situations again. So...

I'm doing it.
meadmaker is picking up the little guy on Tuesday and I'm going to a coffee house where some people I know (and many I don't) meet up. I'm nervous about this, but I'm doing it.
Now, I won't get there before 5. There's just no way, and I don't know how timing goes with this thing, but I suppose I'll find out. If everyone has gone, already, then I'll have my book and a cup of tea and head home - I'll be disappointed, but it's not a tragedy. I'm hoping it's a positive experience.

If I'm really lucky, meadmaker will be making the polenta for dinner that's on the menu for that night.

I need to pull out of my shell again, and this time I've gone much deeper than in the past.

Craftiness and cleaning

I've come to the conclusion that geeks and witches tend to collect clutter. It's a fact. If you have a household with both, then you are clutter magnets. That said, I at least usually keep the clutter under control. Baskets and storage items are useful in this regard.

I resign myself to this.

And I was complaining that I'm not as crafty and such as many others I know. Well, ok, I am a bit, but not greatly talented at it. Still, I do what I can. meadmaker and I are about to try our hands at making our own cheese. We're starting off with cream cheese because it's relatively easy, doesn't require any special environment for aging, and F eats a LOT of cream cheese.

We're also doing another new thing. My mother and sister already make soaps and lotions and oils and bath salts and bath bombs (and now milk baths). I have been making bath salts and bath oils and sachets for a while. We've now added soaps and bath bombs to the list, and hope to do a few of these over the winter. Of course, that depends on time. *sigh*

So, yeah, some new things.