Think the boys are ready for spring?

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. ~ Jane Austen

I love staying home and Jane Austen but enjoyed neither today. Bub had basketball games almost 2 hours away. So my family and hub's dad and bub piled in the sub.

Back in January, I had forgotten how exciting it was to get a package until I found a box in the mail for me… I opened it and found a new book- The Writing Diet, a blank journal, and a card from my friend Bev. We scrap together once a month and we were talking about really trying to get back on track this year. She thought this might help… God love her- I really appreciated it. Julia Cameron is the author and she points out “weight loss is a common by product of creativity” which I believe. I crave to create and when I don’t I feel life slipping past me.

When I was trying to pull my house together for the staff book club coming to my house I started trying to see what it looked like through someone else's eyes. Yikes! I love creating and decorating and collecting and it shows in every nook and cranny of my house. But in the end I also thought well the look i'm going for is quirky and artsy and inspiring. i feel calmed and peaceful when i walk through my house so i hope that is how they saw it. Of course as soon as i would get it clean bub would "redecorate" all over everything because it seemed like he was sick the whole month of january and part of february... really... but the upside was the house was REALLY clean and sanitized.

Finished A Dog Year by Jon Katz and loved it... just comforting or commiserating but a good read. Georgette from book club will like it for sure and maybe some dog loving students. Now I really need to get busy on these books I need to review for Foreward Magazine. 13 more showed up today. In addition to the 6 from Monday. Yikes! So my two categories are Adventure and Mind, Body, Spirit. Looks like some good ones in both categories though so I'm excited and not too daunted.

Eating Plan: not too bad today given we were on the road- egg salad on wwheat toast, Crystal lite, Wendy's small chili w cheese, baked potato w butter and water, Damon's grilled chicken with cheese, 2 rolls w butter, small serving of onion loaf, water, Coke Zero and a yummy Bare Naked chocolaty cherry Grain-ola bar, jasmine tea

Exercise Plan: walked Marina for 45 minutes this morning before leaving

Five Whole Days!

Working five whole days with kiddies this week after all those snow calls, please, this was W_O_R_K. Seriously. It's an adjustment just to have to listen again for so long. Of course with cheer tryouts/judging last night and sports practice back in play this week, it was a bit hectic. It just makes Friday evening at home that much sweeter.

I am craving to create but I had to pull the house back together first. Hopefully tomorrow before/after games i'll get some desk time.

I'm loving A Dog Year- Katz but oh such a sad chapter today in Katz's life with his companion. i so understand his feelings for the furry and especially b/c he is talking about labs and a border collie and Marina is a mix of each i can see her bloodlines when he is talking about the breeds. she used to really try and herd us especially on our walks but we've settled into it and he's so right you each learn how to handle each other and once you get alpha dog status they just follow and know...

We all got up late this morning... we've got to get a handle on it and just do it. If we knew that a. m. was coming no matter what time we went to bed we'd adjust.

Eating plan: shot today. hub treated me to a sugar free cappuccino this morning and i never remember to eat breakfast when i'm drinking them. no lunch packed since i didn't get home until 9pm last night. hub brought me Gold Star - a hamburger, fries and a coke- so not worth the calories. Since I hosted a going away reception i had to partake in the cake and punch. also not worth the calories. after a tense few hours with bub trying to get out of the house for the evening and me trying to stay in I found comfort in a whole wheat grilled cheese and potato soup with a glass of milk after hub and bub left for a dodgeball tourny.

Exercise plan: just a few days this week unfortunately. today walked marina around the block. that's all.

My personal plan needs to be visited many times a day to keep my focus. I see it early then slide down the hill toward my comfy bed and fall asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow.

All those book fines added up to $60. on Amazon today so I'm looking forward to displaying some new books.

I wore my hot pink puffy vest today over a few layered henley and spring green khakis. hub called it my 'ski vest' without being asked for an opinion after he asked mine and he didn't like my opinion. softy. don't ask when you can't handle the truth!

I decorated for spring in the library on Monday but i'm just now taking down all the winter/snow decor here and i can't believe how all the little snow crannies hide. Embarrassingly enough i forgot i hid the pumpkin behind a snow man because i couldn't throw out a perfectly good pumpkin! well let's just say i should have... like a few weeks ago... opps!

Girlfriend started reading Truck by Michael Perry yesterday and mentioned it today... i wasn't sure she would like it but she does. I think Michael Perry and I could be related. Brother and sister definitely. Gardening, NPR and just stream of consciousness. I need to review my notes for the book to get in the mood for planting...