Long weekends and everything else under the sun

Monday was a holiday for me (Yay, government job!) and Friday was my day off (I work a 9/80 schedule). I had such grand plans for the long weekend, too bad I only seem capable of partially following through. I was going to clean up the office and make a space where I could do meditation. I only got to the mostly cleaning up the office. I was going to do the laundry and iron clothes. I did the laundry, no ironing action happened. I was going to clean off the dining room table, well, its mostly clean, but there are still a few piles of stuff on it. I was going to put away decorations, that didn't even come close to happening. I was able to work on my knitting project. I'm knitting a slip dress pattern from Knitting Lingerie Style by Joan McGowan Michael. I'm almost done with the front. The back is complete. Maybe next weekend I'll finish the front...

I accomplished much in WoW, although not all planned. I completed all daily cooking quests for both Northrend and Outland, that checked off two more achievements. Yay! While doing the Northrend cooking daily I also did the explore achievement for one of the areas (I forget which one, it was for the quest Manalicious). My cooking skill is now up to 400, so I started using the Dalaran Cooking Awards to buy new recipes and cook them up as I find the ingredients. I did the Heroic (25-man) Archavon, or the Vault. Also completed all four quarters of the 10-man Naxx (I have no idea how to spell the full name). We couldn't quite get Saphiron down, but I'm sure we'll try again this weekend. We kept butting our heads against him, not sure if we're lacking the right group makeup, gear or talent (maybe some combo?) . I have exalted status with both the Wyrmrest Accord and the Kal'uka (Yay! I have Pengu - so cute!). I finished all the quests in Sholazzar Basin (In To the Basin Achievement) and am now working on the Oracles to get exalted with them, so I can buy Mysterious Eggs (more pets and possibly a mount). I started completing quests in Howling Fjord. I did not get my fishing up to 350 nor have I caught Old Ironjaw, but I'm quite a bit closer. My fishing skill is now 345 and if I push I should be able to get 350 by the end of the week. I'll have to see how much time I have this week.

My package from MAC's New Year's 25% off online sale arrived yesterday. I bought the rest of their Dame Edna collection (<3 her!) and two LE blushes (Plum du Blois and Blooming), Vellum eyeshadow (LE), and several travel sized pots for my pigments and loose powders. I find smaller pots easier to deal with on a regular basis rather than the full pot. I think I'm going to Back2MAC most of their newest collection, Brunette, Blonde and Redhead (BBR).