No Resolutions/Death of a Coat

Boo. My computer becomes soooo slow when Photoshop is open. I have yet to move all my music over to my external; this task is followed by a slew of other little things which never seem to get done:

1. Move all media to external hard drive
2. Get real copy of Photoshop (out of my hands)
3. Install software to my tablet
4. Move one of my wall-mounted shelves up to accommodate new bed
5. Dump unwanted clothes in charity bin
6. Clean car
7. Scan negatives/make the most of my Flickr subscription
8. Make my blog awesome

Unfortunately (or fortunately) my ability to do these things has been limited this holiday season for various reasons [NOT excuses!]: i.e., fun, rest, vacation, sleeping, etc.

I was able to clean out my closet and do two loads of laundry after catching a red eye from Las Vegas. Though in my sheer optimism in HOPING that the instructions on the label of my down coat would lead me to cleaner outerwear, this wish was destroyed upon retrieving my coat from the cold wash: the thing was ripped through the bottom inner lining.

I sucked it up, praying the next step of adding three tennis balls with the wet coat in the dryer would at least fair for a fluffy coat---I took the thing out of the dryer, it looked a little dead, maybe because it was likely still damp from the inside, but also probably because so many feathers came out :( I haven't had the nerve to go check on it since, it'll make me sad- that jacket was so warm (but luckily not expensive, plus the zipper got stuck all the time). I would've dry cleaned, except it said DO NOT DRY CLEAN (yes, in caps)

Lesson: Febreeze is always the answer.