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So, why does the word “weekend” sound and feel like magic? It is like a silky soul song that penetrates into one’s soul. Like Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin. Or the fabulous Freddie Freeloader by Miles Davis. The weekend makes … Continue reading
I love a snowstorm. I love the silence that it brings outside. Very few people are out on their patios. Most people run to their cars at an Olympians pace, not taking time to marvel at the beauty of it all. I stand out in it in pure awe. Every time. I love the way it crunches under my feet. I love how the D.C. area goes into a milk, bread, TP panic because we are not fiscally prepared to handle real weather woes. I love the annoying parents who complain that their kids will miss a day of school, the lives of their kids be damned, they just don’t want for their kids to be at home. I especially love troop meetings being canceled and play rehearsals (this pertains to us specifically).
In a nutshell, I lie around in half-dream state thinking of what should be done, what I could be doing and how many calories I need to burn. But, I eat my sweet potato fries with mustard as if I am bikini ready. When in all reality, I am more Eskimo jacket ready:). I like, strike that, love how January and February forces me to slow the heck down. We still have classes and play dates, and rehearsals, and engagements and work. But, they occur on a more irregular schedule.
All of this sounds silly coming from someone who checks in all over the place from VA to GA on social media. I rarely slow down. This is God’s way of making me chill out, reboot, and prioritize. I am usually hyper in thought and in action and it is very hard for me to sit down and focus. I am similar to my favorite line from You Got Mail, “She makes coffee nervous”. That is me, or not far off. But thank God I am not annoying like the character that Tom Hanks is speaking of-Parker Posey. She almost annoys me as much as Sarah Silverman, almost. But I don’t think anyone can be that aggravating.
Anyway, now to catch up on my devotional. And read my Bible. And to keep up the job search. Perhaps after a nice little evening snooze :).
Simply~
Dee
P.S. Prayers go out to the homeless animals and people that have had to endure these negative temperatures. I hope that they make it through all of this weather…
So, my daughter and I slept in until 12:15! It was AWESOME! Then she jumped in the shower and I fixed lunch because she had to go with her dad to this annual bullsh– family event. So, he hurried her out the door as we were making play date plans for the weekend. Anyway, I slept and watched Bravo all day long. I cuddled up in our new leather recliner and put my faux fur throw over me and it was heavenly.
I had the rest of Junior’s of Brooklyn cheesecake leftover from Christmas, and napped like my cat. Then after beginning to watch a movie tonight, I went to Wendy’s, I know I know, and I had a single with cheese combo and a real Coke. I never do that and do not really drink caffeine anymore and I definitely don’t drink non-diet sodas. EVER!! So, it was a treat. The last one for a long long time.
A long time ago, I would be super angry/sad about her dad taking her to this event because I felt like it was a fakey way for him to show her off to people who only live 30 miles away in Maryland but never reach out to her or see her all year. But as time has gone on, I relish these few and far between opportunities to do nothing. I adore my daughter and enjoy every moment with her, but it is not often that she is gone for the day. Her dad is a slug who lives with a woman that he tries to keep secret, who has 4 grown kids of her own. He never gets her, unless it is beneficial for him. So, because I work from home and home school her, we are together bunches.
I feel like a bummy teenager today and it feels kind of groovy. I am in my NY Yankees t, leggings and wrap and I want to go back to sleep after typing this. But, my baby girl just walked back in the house, so I am anxious to see what happened at the drama filled family function. So, I will get off of here for now and exercise a bit because I feel so super stuffed-how do people eat like this? So, have a good night and I hope that you all have a great rest of the week, month, and year!
Dee
PS, good nutrition tomorrow…
Simply Dee in D.C. 