Will this stop me from taking my shoes off and tip toeing around barefoot in the dark when the season is not toe-biting cold again?
Probably not.

It's free enrichment and I don't begrudge Myself this bit of nocturnal woodland creature play behavior, but I do feel like I need to remind Myself that we live in a citizen app neighborhood.

Update: Forgot about the sexism which was/is exactly as bad as you think, but have learned that Home Ec is now Family and Consumer Sciences and its continued struggle for presence in curriculums despite more inclusive/useful lessons is one of the many legacies of everyone's favorite Bush-Era Act.

If the sacrifice to the winds happens to resemble a mating flight with a high probability of impalement and suffocation that's my business.

It can be.

Welcomed a new friend to my home for dinner, drinks, and card games. It was a good evening. They had a lot of fun, got on well with my mom, and brought the most beautifully made macarons I have ever seen or tasted for dessert.

A medium Intuos to replace my old small that finally fizzled out. It's inexpensive, familiar, and comes with a free trial of something I've been wanting to poke my nose into.