One For the Road

One for the road ...

I stopped for breakfast at my new obsession. Bean, rice, veggie bowl with eggs, and chia pudding (to-go). 

Started a re-read of this updated book too. I think it's going to be a timely read.

This breakfast-before-the-drive is perfect. My other go-to option has long morning lines and difficult parking. I could actually load the car and leave from the restaurant because I can see my car from the window.

Drove straight to my old library to grab a hold book and my library card has expired. The new out-of-county rate jumped to $60/year. Not worth it, sadly. End of a library era. This was my favorite library, by far. Hopefully, I can still volunteer in the bookstore.

Jumping into the fire today. This is a really, really full week. Some volunteer stuff, but mainly social -- crowded from postponements from last week. Hosting 2 "big" things this weekend that require a lot of prep. As always, trying to get my headspace around the thought THIS IS FUN and GOOD and part of a FULL LIFE.

Energy is still limited and that's part of the issue. Lord knows I do this to myself. I could use a few cancels this week, but it doesn't happen if you wish for it (it's the cancel law). I have a lunch date on Thursday with my cancel friend though, so there's always hope -- this is her superpower, don't let me down!

I'll whisper really quietly ... NOTHING on the calendar next week. Shhhh. Now I know that won't hold, but it feels exciting. An opportunity to fill it with quiet things. Space. Hubby is out of town so it's the real-deal kind of SPACE week. I need to be careful and think long and hard about what I commit to next week. Put myself on the calendar and HOLD THAT COMMITMENT (and then, you guessed it, complain I'm bored).

What's today?

Coffee with a friend who needs to talk about something. I like that she trusts me to talk about what's bothering her (BTW, it's not me ... at least, I don't think so).

Walking errands -- library and dry cleaner because I want that for myself.

Evening with an author presentation and book signing -- going with 2 friends.

Maybe a drop-in after the author talk to the town meeting in the same lot.

In-between -- driving errands, food prep for this weekend, rock prep for this weekend.

Hope you are off to a nice start to this week. 

Reminding myself that it's a good day to have a good day. 

Later gators.