6.

Domesticity

I bought a fancy shelf today. I know that it’s fancy because I’m looking at it right now and can see space that isn’t stuffed with books or gadgets or pictures. In fact, there is one entire shelf that has nothing but a vase on it. Along with the newspaper, I think that having a shelf with only a vase on it makes me a grown up. In this entire room there isn’t one piece of furniture that was formerly someone’s garbage—this is a big deal for me. I mean, I’m looking at a shelf that holds nothing but a Pottery Barn vase, an artful jug really. And, to top it all off, I’m having a tea party tomorrow and might bake some sort of small food item. Fancy shelves, tea, small foods. I need to go play some Altered Beast or break into my bouncy ball collection before this gets out of hand.