The bunnies are out. The squirrels are multiplying. The daffodils and irises have been blooming, the phlox is blooming, the horse chestnut is getting ready to bloom, the forsythia hedge is solid yellow, the dogwoods have buds already ( Read more... )

I kept trying to use my work password to get into my LJ, and wondering why it didn't work...Kind of like when I try to unlock my office using my housekeys. What does that say about my brain ( Read more... )

I fixed the sink. I cleaned my house. I made red beans and rice, with andouille from Jacobs, and it is quite good. I finished all my laundry, took the dog to the park four times, hiked 6+ miles, did 45 minutes of yoga and an hour of strength training. I chastised my dog for catching and killing a bird, and fantasized about how my next dog will ( Read more... )

Wednesday: 3.5 mile run in 30 minutes, .4 warmup walk, .3 cooldown. p.m. went to the dog park, no formal exercise.

Thursday: Level 1 Shred it with weights, same weight kettlebell...again, dog park in the evening, no formal exercise, but I did clean the house when we got home.

I'm making a pot of gumbo right now. This for me is a little terrifying because my emaw and my dad used to make gumbo when I was a kid and it was one of my favorite things. My dad always refused to give me the recipe. I found out recently that it's more because he really doesn't have one; he just sort of flies by the seat of his pants. So I ( Read more... )

Thursday night, I don't know what was in the air. I just started having an awful time emotionally, my mind was going to bad places, I don't know. Friday morning started bad; I felt heavy (literally--some days it's harder to move than others) and then our neighbor called and Bryan confirmed that there was some sort of manhunt going on in our ( Read more... )

I heard coyotes tonight. Not just a couple either, a whole pack. In the vicinity of where I was walking the dog as dark fell. They set the whole neighborhood to barking and baying ( Read more... )

I am already failing on my resolutions, although I have been able to do a nice thing for someone today. I helped someone wrangle their pit bull at the park while they were there, since she needs knee surgery and it hurts her to run after the dog. Dot's (the dog) actually a sweetie, she just gets a little overexcited. I also made Bryan lunch and ( Read more... )

So, I'm actually making some resolutions this year. Hopefully at least one of them will stick. I managed to do the exercise thing all year, and I'm grateful for that--now I feel very bad if I don't exercise. I am much healthier and my clothes fit better. But for 2012 ( Read more... )

I do this to my self every...single...year. I get in the week before Christmas, and realize I am not nearly as prepared as I thought and I freak the frack out ( Read more... )