This is the kind of day it’s been. Last year this day I was in Seattle, at the end of my one month sabbatical there, saying goodbye to my brother’s house and dog and neighborhood. Feeling a lot better about myself, and close to 5 pounds thinner than I am now. Sigh. All pics … [Read more…]
I was just sure I must’ve written something with this title before; looks like it was hashtag winterblahs in 2014, and winter blahs in 2013. Nothing on the newer blog for winter blahs, but I found Still January from 2018. Anyways, I’m feeling frozen and not in a good way – sluggish, like my metabolism … [Read more…]
I’ve been giving away cookies like crazy, a plate to work on Monday, and 2 big foil pans to the food pantry on Tuesday. But, now’s the time of year when I worry the most about gaining weight. I’m not as active as during cookie season when I’m baking till all hours of the night; … [Read more…]
I might’ve called last Thursday & Friday the official end to the holidays, and it felt kind of like a Monday coming to work on Thursday, but I could still say it was only sort of a work day. Plus there was a weekend after only 2 days. Today was much more of a real … [Read more…]
And the news and the weather are equally disturbing. And depressing. The light brite tree went back up to the attic yesterday (Jan. 2). On New Years Day when I went up to get the plastic bin it’s kept in, there was a big pile of snow on the attic floor. We have an 11-year-old … [Read more…]