Sad.

My most ambitious goal today is to wash and dry my hair so that don't have to get up quite so early tomorrow for work.

Whatever sickness has found it's way into my body is quite set on staying put making me feel just badly enough to be annoying.

This made work this weekend particularly miserable.

The temperature outside is dropping so I just turned the heat up a couple of degrees and added another layer of clothes.

Soon maybe a fire in the fireplace.

Looks like we are in for some low temperatures and winter storms.

Stay warm !

I think that today will be my last day of sickness which is good because tomorrow is back to work for the weekend.

In the shower this am gave myself a bit of chest physiotherapy which didn't seem off at the time, but probably is a little weird.

Other than that I've spent the morning blowing my nose, drinking hot beverages, and saying things like "Emma, that is my ipod, do not eat it !" and "Sherman, stop.biting.my.pantleg !" These things make me wonder how people with children manage because it isn't really kosher to spray your baby with a squirt bottle or throw your toddler out on the patio.

One month from today is my birthday and some people are coming for dinner and am trying to decide what kind of cake to bake.

What do you think ?

Sneezing and snotting and slurping down medication.

Dreaming of summer and bare arms and baking in the Texas sun.

Woke up with a little dribble at the nose and a sore throat so pulled the covers up and went back to sleep.

Now up out of bed post decongestant and sucking on a lozenge trying not to progress to full-blown cold.

All of the cats are snoozing and Boyfriend has left for a long work day.

Forecasting a big bowl of vegetable soup and a nap in my afternoon future.

Happy Inauguration Day folks !

On Working Out (Slightly Bitter Remix)

Does anyone else not super love when everyone else in the gym is totally svelte and ripped and you are a little chub chub trudging along with your extra holiday poundage around the middle and hating every second of elevated heart rate ?

Also what exactly is up with watching the food network while you run balls out on the treadmill for like an hour ?

Going to the organic farm stand and then to the rockin' Farmer's Market to get scrumptious real food and all the ingredients to make some wintry vegetable soup.

Huzzah !

This is the quintessential blog post writing and writing about mundane things

as though anyone else really gives a damn.

It is cloudy here and just chilly not cold.

This morning I autofilled my new tiny pink ipod with too much trashy music with explicit lyrics. Then went and bought 24 rolls of toilet paper and a dog bed for a certain orange cat who is too big for the two cat beds we currently have.

Right now should be folding laundry or running the vacuum aka the sweeper. This is what we called it when was a kid and I wonder when started calling it a vacuum instead.

It is snowing in Kansas and when Boyfriend finds out he is going to be disappointed we missed it, but having cold, wet feet makes me unhappy so I am glad.

Nothing else to write, that's all.

Ha.

"What was with that porno lighting in the bath tub?"

"It was not porno lighting. It was mood lighting. (Huff.)"

"Yea, if you're in the mood for a porno."

Itinerary

Tomorrow around noon we will be rolling out of Austin and straight up I-35. We'll be spending tomorrow and Thursday nights at a resort* just into Oklahoma. Temperatures are forecasted in the 70's and we are toting along our bicycles for some lazy miles.

Also plan on spending a good amount of time in a giant tub of steaming mineral water drinking mimosas.

Friday we will venture a bit further north for belated family holiday festivities and visiting.

Sunday is back south with a one night layover just into Texas.

Back home Monday.

The company and downtime should more than make up for the low key destinations.

* "Resort" is used quite loosely here. We are talking about Oklahoma after all.

Day four of an eleven day vacation.

The pet sitter came to scope thing out on Saturday and Wednesday my love will join me in not working and we will start our meandering up I-35.

Today I am staying in out of the cold drizzle and organizing the closet and making vacation supply shopping lists and thinking of packing.

I've yet to find the perfect music for this list of activities, but if you've any suggestions send them my way.

Slump

The last three days of work have left me completely drained physically and emotionally.

Ick.

Today I got up and took a shower with the idea of running some errands and giving the house a good scrubbing to start off the new year fresh and sparkly.

By the time I got home from the grocery and pet supply stores I could barely drag my bags up the three flights of stairs.

I climbed into bed and turned on the Cotton Bowl and just woke up to see that it is 4:00 in the afternoon.

I can't really completely wake up and now I think I'll crawl back under the covers.