Its been a long couple of weeks - finally spring feels like its here (in Austin) and the weather has been beautiful. I have been walking about 25 minutes a day, out in the sun. Sometimes raking the leaves. Sometimes watering the grass. Sometimes just sitting on my patio with a glass of wine, decompressing.
I found another book club and am enjoying chatting with people my own age and gender about books. That seems like a small thing, but I feel like most of my friends are younger than me, so this is a chance to be with, more or less, my peers. {This was an election sign outside of the library where we meet. I promise I am not running for office!}
I am ordering less and less from Amazon, opting to shop in person whenever possible. One of the reasons is pictured above - an anticipated book purchase that turned out to be not what I ordered. A couple of weeks ago it was washi art tape that did not arrive, even though I was charged. I know it sounds like an old lady thing to say, but I think I would just rather know I am getting exactly what I am paying for. In both cases, a resolution was had. But still.
I dragged out all 9 of the life insurance policies and had a meeting with the agent (an associate of Mark's) who is helping me stay on top of them. In addition I updated my VIP notebook where I store a household inventory, legacy list, copies of important documents, and all this policy information. It was kind of overwhelming and made me feel a little sad, but I know that since I am organized, my kids will have an easier time of it when they need this information some day. We will call it a gift of love, from me to them.
Nothing exciting on the food front, unless you count me making a batch of cookie dough for the freezer (recipe on Monday) and eating a couple of lunches out this week. I also did an overnight crockpot of butter beans with some ham. Dinners have been more streamlined and usually involve a protein and a veggie, like above. I keep it simple and its manageable. I run the dishwasher every other day or so and clean the kitchen each night before bed. Maybe simplicity was the key after all!
The photo project is slowly coming along. I find that I can only do about an hour at a time on it - its so hard to relive memories of a happier time. I know it wasn't all roses - raising four kids and experiencing all the curve balls life threw at us. But the photos show smiling, happy, loving, beautiful children and their parents. And sometimes, I wish I could go back in time, just for a day.
I do need to finish this up so I can use this table for my jigsaw puzzles!
Gina
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