Monday and a Sourdough

Mondays are usually my catch-up days. Laundry, grocery shop, bank, pull out garbage, recycle, clean....you get the idea. They are busy days!

Today started out great. I was up and showered before Abby woke up at 7am. Feeling ahead of schedule, I decided to tackle something on our to do list before Abby's birthday party at the end of the month. Our downstairs bathroom is missing a lock. We both feel it is important to get a lock on the door before several people come to our house. We don't want any awkward bathroom interruptions! So, this morning I decided to switch the kitchen knob (which has a lock) with the bathroom knob (no lock). Took both knobs off, but remembered how much I hate that the previous owners painted over the original door hardware. I've been wanting to strip the paint off the door hardware since we moved in. I might as well do it while I have the knobs off, right? So, off I went to remove all the knobs from the interior doors in the house. I made a mental note to stop by Lowes while out to get some paint stripper. Knobs off. Great? No. Unfortunately, I made a big mess of the doors while removing the knobs. I had to cut most of them off with a box cutter because they had been painted on to the door so well. If I am going to get the hardware back on before the party, I'll need to touch up the doors first. So, off I went to the basement to find the correct paint to touch up the doors. Done! On my way back down to the basement I notice some trim that needs touched up with the same paint in my hands. Doesn't it make sense to touch up the trim while I have the paint can out? It did make sense. Fortunately, it was 2pm by this time and Abby was waking up from her nap. I was saved from the insanity! The trim will have to wait another day.

It all seemed to work out in the end. We did make it to the bank and Lowes. Dinner was made when Robert got home and the garbage and recycle made it to the curb. The last of the laundry is in the dryer. I did not clean, get to the grocery store, or get the lock on the bathroom door but there is always tomorrow. :) And, in between the chaos I created, I made a successful sourdough bread. I am new to sourdoughs and haven't had a successful bread until today. What a great ending!
 

For this bread, I used Chad Robertson's method for making country loaf. It is an amazing bread! Crusty exterior, moist, chewy interior. Not very sour and yet still very flavorful. Next time I will have to pay more attention to my folding. As you can see, I have an enormous crater in the middle of my bread. I'm not exactly sure what caused that, but I think I must have folded in a large air bubble.

I'm off to fold laundry and at some point get to bed. I've got a big day tomorrow! ;)

Laurel