MONDAY MUSINGS
Spring. Rain. And in my little corner of the world, that can also mean storms and possible tornadoes. We're keeping an eye on the middle of the week for those.
Somehow we escaped the original forecast of a rainy Easter. I spent the day inside anyway and found the top of my desk. I now have a box of papers to sort and file. The truth is, I need a system to make finding things easier. With three of my four daughters and their offspring and hubby/SO off to share the day with their dad and his wife, the house was silent. I don't mind the quiet. In fact, I invite it.
In fact, the entire weekend proved semi-productive. I started work on a new website design (for myself!), but shelved it. The ideas weren't coming as easily as I'd hoped. Much of both days tended toward learning and introspection. No deadline is looming--except for the need to dive farther into a new book proposal--and family demands were at a low. It was a Me Weekend, for the most part, and although I didn't do anything earth-shattering, I'd rank it at an 8 of 10. There aren't a lot of those.
Having a day or two without demands and requests from others is a gift. It doesn't happen often, so when it does, I start out not knowing how I should spend the time. While I didn't get everything done that I should have, I also didn't scold myself for the things left undone.
I caught up on the TV show Cosmos and watched last night's episode of Game of Thrones. The two are on at the same time, but where there's a will, there's a way, and I watch Cosmos later online, when time allows. Yesterday allowed it. Another gift to be thankful for.
I finished the weekend with a short list of "me" things to do this morning, the first being this blog. The other two are personal things I've begun working on, such as making time for myself, making life more positive, learning how to become a more positive person, and simply enjoying a small part of each day. A phone call from a friend completed the evening.
All in all, the weekend was enjoyable, and I look forward to the next one. Plans for that one include the possibility of rearranging my office, which will eventually lead to painting my desk and purging the myriad of boxes of who knows what that fill much of the space in the room. My mother's habit of hoarding got its hook in me at an early age, but that story is for another time.
The sun is peeking through the clouds, so maybe the chance of the rain sticking around is over, at least for a while. The day is new and bright. Let's make it a special one.
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| From a collection of photos of origami boats by Victor Eredel. |
Somehow we escaped the original forecast of a rainy Easter. I spent the day inside anyway and found the top of my desk. I now have a box of papers to sort and file. The truth is, I need a system to make finding things easier. With three of my four daughters and their offspring and hubby/SO off to share the day with their dad and his wife, the house was silent. I don't mind the quiet. In fact, I invite it.
In fact, the entire weekend proved semi-productive. I started work on a new website design (for myself!), but shelved it. The ideas weren't coming as easily as I'd hoped. Much of both days tended toward learning and introspection. No deadline is looming--except for the need to dive farther into a new book proposal--and family demands were at a low. It was a Me Weekend, for the most part, and although I didn't do anything earth-shattering, I'd rank it at an 8 of 10. There aren't a lot of those.
Having a day or two without demands and requests from others is a gift. It doesn't happen often, so when it does, I start out not knowing how I should spend the time. While I didn't get everything done that I should have, I also didn't scold myself for the things left undone.
I caught up on the TV show Cosmos and watched last night's episode of Game of Thrones. The two are on at the same time, but where there's a will, there's a way, and I watch Cosmos later online, when time allows. Yesterday allowed it. Another gift to be thankful for.
I finished the weekend with a short list of "me" things to do this morning, the first being this blog. The other two are personal things I've begun working on, such as making time for myself, making life more positive, learning how to become a more positive person, and simply enjoying a small part of each day. A phone call from a friend completed the evening.
All in all, the weekend was enjoyable, and I look forward to the next one. Plans for that one include the possibility of rearranging my office, which will eventually lead to painting my desk and purging the myriad of boxes of who knows what that fill much of the space in the room. My mother's habit of hoarding got its hook in me at an early age, but that story is for another time.
The sun is peeking through the clouds, so maybe the chance of the rain sticking around is over, at least for a while. The day is new and bright. Let's make it a special one.
As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. ~ Ben Hogan
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