Walking in My Shoes

I walked 3 miles for all the women I care about...

...and then I came home and took a 5 hour nap.

Walking in My Shoes

I’ve had a lot going on lately. That’s why I haven’t been showing up here. I wish I could say it was something wonderful, something fantastic. I wish I could say I’d fallen in love and run off with some tall, handsome stranger. I wish I could say I’d won the lottery. I wish for a lot of things. Instead, I just work. A lot.

There have been changes there lately. Not all good. Not all bad. Most requiring more effort and more caring and just…more of everything. Anyone that knows me well knows that when I get stressed out I cut people out and hunker down. The thing is, now I have to pay extra attention to the people and still do more stuff. It’s an acquired skill and I just don’t have it yet.

Route 66

This is fun -- but don't do it when you are watching 24 -- the ticking clock makes it harder. When you do to this site, the clock starts. You have 10 minutes to type in the names of all 50 states (spelling counts!). My first try I got 46. The second try I only got 43.

http://www.ironicsans.com/state22.html

Singing the song helps.

Enjoy the Silence

My week here in Missouri is just about over.  It's been a long trip, but it has passed quickly.  At the beginning the days seemed to stretch out in front of me, now is a few short hours until I head for home and it seems like there wasn't enough time. 

 

It has been a very quiet week -- days spent working on my laptop, running errands to the grocery store or to get lottery tickets (the prize is huge this week, you just have to try), making dinners for two.  My grandfather has been in very good spirits this week; we've given each other a lot of space but also opened up to each other a lot.  I know someday I will look back and cherish these days.

 

I joked at dinner that I might have a rough reentry back to my noisy life.  I miss my dog and my house and my friends.  I've enjoyed the silence here, but it's time to go back to my place in the world.