Happy Leftovers DAY!

Hello my adoring public!

Its Happy Leftovers Day. I'm at work, because the U.S. Federal Government is silly. There are normally about 50 people in my division. Today, there are 14, including me. Congress is at rest, and all is quiet in the world. I brought an entire grocery bag of knitting projects to work today, to occupy my time constructively. The attorney's, I get. They have stuff to do. I'm here to warm a chair, and look cute. You'll pardon me, I hope, for offering the opinion that I could easily do both from the comfiness and privacy of home bed. Eh, At least I'm getting paid.

Nick's outlook on life is getting better. Bronnie & I convinced him (sort of) that it really is the economy, that is sucking so badly. We also have almost convinced him that while he shouldn't stop looking for a job, he really needs to let go of the guilt about not having one. That keeping house and saving us money on food and bills & such IS contributing to the household, and in a major way. Part of the problem is that deep down, Nick would like nothing better than to be a homemaker. He'd be good at it too! But right now, he's convinced that we need the money (and we sorta do), and therefore feels the need to feel guilty about the fact that by default, he's getting exactly what he's always wanted. Yesterday, Bronnie & I told him in no uncertain terms that the best thing he could do to contribute to the house while looking for a job would be to be a great homemeaker and to dump the guilt. Okay, I said that and Bronnie added a heartfelt "YEAH" to it. But you get the idea.

Sometimes, guilt and people's dealings with it confuse me.