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It feels like forever since the last time I've posted.  My usual complaint, time keeps running away from me. 

On Monday, I saw this post by Ali Edwards, and I was inspired to come up with my own little list of where I am right now. 

1. Right now I am completely busy at work.  We have projects planned out through the second quarter of 2010.  I don't ever remember a list of pending items that is this long.
2. I am enjoying my Kindle more and more.  When I first got it, I wasn't certain that I was ready to make the leap and leave paper behind.  I am the daughter of a librarian (by training); I have loved books as long as I can remember.  But the truth is that I usually purchase them in bunches, and don't read them right away.  On top of that, I sometimes have a really tough time letting them go -- especially those that I love.  I have lots of samples downloaded to my Kindle, as well as a few novels; on Tuesday evening, I finished up reading my second novel.  That's two this week!
3. I am working on making schedule adjustments.  To accommodate another league, we are now getting up at 5:00 on Tuesdays.  I've returned to my night owlish ways since last winter, and trying to re-learn getting to be earlier is tough for me.
4. Although I made some amazing progress, the big cleanup has stalled a bit.  I am hoping to have the motivation to complete some next steps in the office.  It will be nice to have it completed.
5. D's birthday feels to be around the corner.  I am trying to plan out a smallish celebration for him.
6. I gave up Coke for about two weeks, trying much harder to drink 8 glasses of water each day.  But the soda is making a bit of a reappearance, as my morning caffeine pick me up.
7. I didn't sign up for Let's Dish early enough at the beginning of the month.  And now we are almost out of meals!  I can hardly wait for Dish day this month.
8. I have fallen woefully behind with my 365 project.  I will be trying to pick myself up and jump back in.
9. I have joined the Twitter nation.  It was only two weeks ago, but I've already forgotten why I joined in the first place.  I find that it's easier to keep up with my favorite people and bloggers.  You can follow me @lgdyer if you'd like.  I figure if you are reading the blog, you are definitely an old friend.
10. I am still working on my shawls.  I am hoping to finish up soon.  There are two of them - one will be for the office, and the other for home.

~me

an evening for me

I would say that I am one of those people who is better for others when I have a bit to personal time to decompress and just be.  This evening, I carved out some time for that purpose.  The fall bowling season has started again, and D is bowling in the Tuesday night league (in addition to a Sunday league that we bowl in together).  This means that each Tuesday, I have a few hours "to myself".  This is probably the fourth or fifth week of bowling, but it's the first time that I allowed the time to be just for me - not trying to do a bit of laundry, or dishes, or something for the house.  And it felt great!

I kicked up my feet when I got home, and finished reading the novel I'd started a few days ago.  I took a long lazy shower, I got on line and wrote a blog post.

He's on his way home now.  I am feeling a bit more relaxed, and I can't wait to have a few minutes with my hubby before bedtime.  That's him now.

~me 

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two-thirds gone?

Happy Monday!

Let me start by saying that I can scarcely believe that it is August already.  Although it seems to happen each year, July has seemingly flown by even more quickly than June.  Our summer is two-thirds over; even though I am not a teacher, and no longer a student, it somehow seems that we always keep track of the summer months -- even if we are working year round.

While there was not an overwhelming amount of different activities marking the month of July, I must say that it ended on a good note.  Again, it was not a huge, big, fun deal, but it was good for my soul nonetheless.  Saturday, I got to have a "Leah" day.  D and I spent the better part of the day doing things that nourished us.  For him, it was getting out for some pleasure riding on his bike.  For me, it was a leisurely day -- time at the bookstore browsing through magazines before committing to purchase them and an hour or so exploring the area with my camera (more of that tomorrow, I hope).  We met up at the end of the day for dinner together and a relatively early night.  Just enough time away to really savor the last few hours of the day together.

Today's photo is from a month or so ago, but it was available.  This is what I did with my lunch time on Fridays.  Until work life got so much more hectic.

Have an amazing week friends.  More soon.

~me

not this week. . .

I just don't think that it's going to happen this week.  This weekend I spent 85% of my time at home, kinda chilling, and kinda resting/recuperating.  Nothing major, but I am feeling a lot better.  And, despite a new lens, I only have a few lazy photos of Maxx -- and some newly pedicured toes -- to show for the entire week.  That said, I seriously doubt that I will have seven good, let alone better than good, photos to share.  So, I'm going to keep it light.  Just a brief post here, and next week will feature seven +.  Seven from this week + anything that I really like from last week.

Have an incredibly blessed week.  Hopefully, I'll be able to check in a little later this week.

~me

blah blah blah

Nothing much to say today.  I really just felt compelled to post - not sure why, though.  Not surprisingly, things have been quite busy at the office.  Basically, we are fully booked (probably over-booked) until December.  Just one more week of complete madness, then things will return to just really, really busy.

Until the next time. . .

~me