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Photo Courtesy of Raige Tea, those deliciously 'evil' hazelnut and chocolate sticks, and the chili stirring spoon makes for a lovely Sunday. It means all the chores were done by the time football starts. The laundry folded and put away, the dinner prepped (just stirring intermittenly throughout the afternoon), showered and in Sunday comfy clothes.  You might not understand the big deal of the Pirouline's  . These, once upon a time way back when we were a younger family who was content with enough to be able to treat ourselves with yummy treats and the time for tea, were our favorite. A very fancy to us, decadent treat we allowed ourselves when times were good financially. When we took the time to enjoy tea, sweets, and each other.  We then hit tougher times, busier times. We were working harder, for less rewards. We cut back, we skimped, we scraped by. No chocolate hazelnut goodness. No tea time.  Years went by living under these circumstances. We accepted...

Yup, I am cold.  But, I haven't been outside, but I have been in the basement to store some old files.  Old files that we are not supposed to throw away for at least seven years, but now have filled up my filing cabinet so that I don't have room for the new stuff.  It is the first attempt I have made to take care of year end stuff. Mainly, I am trying to get motivated to compile everything needed for the dreaded taxes. But so far, cleaning out the filing cabinet is as far as I have gotten. And since under the basement stairs is a good place to store such piles of papers, I was under there digging out my bin of papers. The floor was cold, the basement cold, and my bin was jam packed. This lead to searching for a file box, which incidentally was full of stuff that wasn't files.  So, I had to empty it, find places for that junk, and then put the new old files in the file box. I was down there for quite a while, in only my fuzzy socks , leggings, and a sweatsh...

Yesterday, This is how my day went. Started with this. source: iMapMyRun Wearing this. source: Raige Creations It was awesome! Then I managed to finally do some of this. source And I felt like this. source Then this happened. source: Pinterest I wanted to say this. source: Sawdust City I was a little like this. source: Bforbel.com And started getting like this. source: Etsy Then I was like this. source: Pinterest I didn't even answer the phone anymore. source: Pinterest I just ended the day like this. source: Skreened Have you ever had a day like that?

These thoughts occurred to me today: I cannot help me to the detriment of you and I cannot help you to the detriment of me It also occurred to me I am guilty of both. This is a fine line we all walk - helping others and helping ourselves. It is an ever shifting line, and often we get all tangled up in that line.  It came to my attention that my walks and runs, ever increasing in length and exertion, have taken a small toll on the dog. She seems always starving when it's dinner time. I know, she is a dog and always wants what we are having, but lately her demeanor is urgent. Her vibes are - 'I am SO hungry ... I WANT WHAT YOU ARE MAKING'. So much so I am tripping over her as I prepare dinner!  Also, she no longer pulls me on our walks, well unless a squirrel runs in our path. She walks right beside me, even lags sometimes. That is until we make the turn around to come home, then she is out front again. And today, she looked downright miserable by the time...

Enjoying my coffee this morning, checking in on the computer and preparing for my normal routine of running, showering, getting in as many chores as I can before going to work, I was just about finished with my one cup and heard a heavy rain falling. No hesitation today - not running in this downpour. Okay, that doesn't look like a downpour, but it is enough to convince me not to run today.  Besides, there is the laundry.....and dishes....... Got plenty to do anyways. And I should probably cook dinner tonight so gotta figure out what to take out of the freezer to cook. At lease our tiny tree is getting a good watering before we bring it in to decorate. Yes, this is our tree this year. My youngest started growing this about 5 years ago, and we decided this year to save the money and not buy a tree, but to use this one. Charlie Brown , eat your heart out.

Today I am going with an impromptu chorus at dinner last night.  (In order to keep up with NaBloWriMo and the gazillion other things I gotta do I will go with my gut on blogs from now on and not over think. I think.) Hubby began 'I want you to.....' and POP! This song was right on my tongue and out it came. When I stumbled on some of the words, he was right there filling them in. We surrendered to silly singing at the dinner table. (But Surrender is a different Cheap Trick song ) It turns out he wanted me to help him with unpleasant financial chores stuff, but this made it a little more bearable.  Yes, singing at the table is frowned upon. But sometimes you just gotta...well... Surrender .  Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?  Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'? Now try to get that out of your head. And yes, you may see me cryin' as I try to fit everything that has to be done today into one day. Now....

I forget that sometimes. Sometimes I try to make it more than that. My multi-tasking goes too far.  I consider my walks 'working walks' far too often. I grab the camera and think   I gotta take some pictures today,  I gotta get some good ones for the blog. Instead of just walking, I search for great shots, I stop often, I am absorbed in trying to take pictures. Or I make the walk about why I am walking.   I ate too much ice cream,  I need to do that extra hill today,  and those cookies, take it a bit faster! Often I set out on my walk with the tasks.  What am I going to write about today?   I spend the walk writing in my head, actually working out the script.  Other days I am consumed with what to create.  How am I going make that new Toekini ?  How is that necklace going to work without being too bulky?  What is the best way to design that matching bracelet ?  And those Jellyfish!  Oh, and I gotta finish...

Completely feeling like this today.  I just don't like Mondays, especially today. Tell me why I don't like Monday today. I can tell you:   I gotta pay the rent, pay the cable and internet bills And it is raining and cloudy out.  I am tired, I miss the kids (we had a wonderful lazy holiday weekend). I gotta bathe the dog, do laundry, then figure out what to cook for dinner.  And somehow I gotta find the motivation to package up some things and get them off in the mail.  Then I gotta go to the Post Office. I gotta get upstairs to tackle those new coffee bags. Oh and then I gotta finish those mug cozies, meaning I gotta re-do them so they don't slide off. I hate re-doing things. I hate chores. I don't feel like going out in the rain.   I just don't like Monday today. But don't worry, no shooting spree will come out of this. I am just letting my grumpy side show for a change. Do you like Mondays?  If so, please tell me why you like Mondays!...