I was supposed to start part-time job #2 this week, but it was unexpectedly pushed back to the end of the month. While this frees up a couple hours on Saturday, I have more than enough things I’d like to fit in to fill it up. Here’s some of what I’m hoping gets done:

• Dye eggs.
• Play volleyball. (I already have a dozen people interested in joining me on the Mall tomorrow, which is forecast to be warm and sunny.)
• Work in the garden. I have seeds to plant in my own garden, but we have a work day scheduled that I was originally going to have to miss. As of this spring, I am suddenly co-garden manager for our whole community garden and there are some things that need to happen in order to get new gardeners in where they need to be.
• Bake. I have sourdough discard that needs to be used, bread to bake, and a scone mix that would make a nice breakfast for Easter. (I picked up a jar of clotted cream when I knew I would be down here for the holiday.)
• Mail cards. There are a couple birthday cards that are going to be late and some overdue letters I need to get out.
• Do laundry. We’ve been whittling away at Laundry Mountain, but it has shown no interest in helping us out. I have clean clothes for work on Monday, but not Tuesday, so we need to throw on at least one more load.
• Change the sheets. Laundry Mountain teeters against the bed, so if I can get it down to hill-size, I can change the sheets to the new floral set Rudi gave me for my birthday.
• Wrap up a couple books. Some materials are due back to the library next week, and it would be nice not to have to just put myself back on the holds list.
• Finish my fingerless mitts. I have one thumb to knit and the last ten rows of the other hand to reknit. (I’ve already ripped it back and have it on the smaller needles, which was actually the hard part.)
• Find the hat I started a couple years back. I found the beads that I bought last spring, so now I just need to reunite them and pick it back up. If past me was as helpful as I believe she was, there is a Ziploc with the hat brim on the needles, all three balls of yarn, and the pom pom in it. But it has proved elusive thus far this spring.

Some of this will probably not happen and some other stuff likely will. We’ll see how it goes — and how rainy Sunday ends up being.

Three beautiful things from my past week:

1. My parents have adopted two cats. The older is very shy and was still acclimating to her new home (read: hiding), but the younger is a joyful little boy who alternates between kitten boisterousness and napping on their laps. My parents have not anyone this energetic living in their house in decades, but I am confident they will meet somewhere in the middle as he ages. (On a related note: I was shocked when we returned home to meet two fully grown cats. I would have sworn we left kittens behind at the start of the weekend, but our nearly 2-year-olds are ginormous.)

2. My best friend and I were finally able to meet up for lunch. It had been more than six months since we’d seen each other, and I missed her tremendously.

3. I’m now working part-time for the nonprofit where I’ve been volunteering, and today had me subbing in and coaching soccer to pre-K and kindergarteners, who were maybe the most affectionate group of kids I’ve ever met. I had to work hard to get them to stop hugging me in order to play a game. It’s a rough life. (Remind me of this next week when I come down with a cold from being snuggled by 20 wee people with runny noses.)

How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?