Winter mornings...

I"m not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination but I have to get up by 6am every morning so I can be at work by 7am. The irony of this fact is not lost on me. I struggle with mornings no matter what time of the year. In summer, with the nights being longer and brighter, I tend to stay up late which makes getting up somewhat of a hurdle even when it's brightly lit sunshine out there. Yet, I prefer those mornings - if I have to choose - because I tend to wake up faster and get moving faster just by benefit of having sunshine cheering me along.

In winter, (yes, I know it's not officially winter yet but still...) the dark, cold mornings make getting going almost impossible! Like any good bear, I want to hibernate and at 6am, with the morning darkness surrounding me and my comforter swaddling me like a baby, I do not want to move from my bed at all. It takes an act of valor to make that first move out of my warm cocoon. I shuffle around the house sleepily getting things ready in an almost zombie like state. Somehow, I manage to get dressed. Which is a good thing! Somehow I manage to throw together something for lunch and take it with me. And somehow, I manage to get to work on time.

I don't have a shower at home. Just a bath. The other person in my house takes a bath every single morning. The thought of submerging myself in water in the wee hours of the morning makes me shudder so I choose to bathe the night before. I eat no breakfast at home but rather take something to work to eat later in the morning. Who the heck can eat at 6am? My first cup of coffee is at work. It's all I can do to get there so stopping to make coffee is not an option for me!

I know that in a couple of weeks we'll change the clocks and there will be sun in the morning again. It won't help much. Oh, it will be brighter and all that but I'll still be grumping along in the mornings. I've been that way my entire life and it's not likely to happen now!

Lazy Saturdays...

Went to the Farmer's Market...bought fresh oyster mushrooms, new potatoes, tomatoes, and blueberries. Went to the store...bought crackers, and a couple of food storage containers. Went to the Daily Dose...had a berry smoothie. Went to my sister's house...swam for a couple of hours. Went to the grocery store...got some chicken, bread, yogurt, cottage cheese, asparagus, and bananas. Came home, cleaned the cat box, played with kitties, made home made chicken soup, watched some Olympics, read some more of "Blink", wrote in my journal.


That's about it.

Sunshine and laziness equal ahhhh....

No. really...this is me...really..


I went swimming today at my sister's house. She has a pool in her yard. It was great. Sun was warm and the sky was blue and I swam and floated and swam for 4 hours straight. I felt a bit like a relaxed noodle when I got out but it was just what I needed. A day of lazing around in the sun. I have pictures but if you think there will ever be a picture of me in a bathing suit on the Internet...well, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! The Internet is NOT ready for that.