(Almost) Empty House

Back to work day for the masses - including hubby.  Sigh of relief for me.  Some quiet space.  The youngest is home, but will be sleeping and studying most of the day.

Yesterday was low key as promised.  I ended up with a full interval run - it felt fine.  Golf sucked though lol! I lost my mojo again.  It was crowded and backed-up as everyone tried to get in a round before the storms.  Not my cup of tea.  We spent the afternoon watching Band of Brothers.  It's been years since I've seen it.  We have the rest recorded to finish watching.  A poignant, beautifully made series.  I forgot how many "known" actors were in it.

Today is list day (not to be mistaken for lift day - which it is too).  I'll feel so much better when I accomplish two things this week - my big, detailed list and my mega returns.  List today, returns tomorrow.  Bam.

I went searching for some new books to read yesterday (success BTW!) and stumbled upon a book on the NY Times Bestseller List -- Mark Manson's new book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F$$%.  It's reviewed as a "raw, refreshing" way to weed out the crap and find what's important.  Sold.  A new perspective.  As Tony Robbins says ... if there is just one good point, it's worth it.  Stay tuned for my literary review lol.  I need to finish a current book which I'm quickly losing interest in -- it gets another 100 pages to improve or I'm out.  I used to read multiple books at the same time but lately I found I was "forgetting" to finish books or leaving them so long I couldn't remember the beginning (thanks old age).  So relatively new (but maybe temporary) rule ... finish the book you start or decide not to read it before you move on.  Of course, now I'm super excited to read my new finds.  Patience my dear girl, patience.

Oh and P.S. Mark Manson has a blog site.  I bookmarked it.  Some articles are by subscription, but I thought I'd check it out if his book resonates with me.  I read 5 blogs regularly Nerd Fitness, Runs For Cookies and 3 bloggers that I've linked from her site (2 of whom rarely post lately - bummer - hope they are doing well).  I check out blogs all the time, but don't read regularly.  These 5 captured my interest for different reasons.  It's weird to feel like I know someone (sort of) whom I've never met.

Back to today ... it's my split workout but cardio will be mellow this morning.  My darn knee is complaining again.  Too much running??  And I don't know what today's lift is (arms, legs, both) so best not to overdo.  Then chores (sheet day, bill day, etc), but no cooking (thanks FoodSaver).

I'm stuck for an intention today.  Nothing is grabbing me.  Meditation is back on though.  Dare I say I missed it ... maybe just a little ... could this be the start of a beautiful relationship -- me and meditation??  I'm still doing my 10 day trial ... I'm a little over half way, 15 or so days later lol!!  Best to take new relationships slowly, right??