Practicing

I am a person who wakes up with a plan for the day and likes to get moving. But today was different, and I liked it. The snow we had yesterday created a beautiful picture outside. Something about snow makes everything seem so peaceful, and I went with that feeling.

Instead of jumping into things, I had a leisurely breakfast while watching Leave It to Beaver. I checked my email, played a few games, and read a few blogs. Then Ward decided the house was cold, so while we were waiting for it to warm up, we went back to bed and read a book about the history of Poland together (which, by the way, was pretty dense). 

After a while, I thought I should do something productive, so I made a phone call and promptly was put on hold for an hour before I gave up. Maybe the roads were too icy for the staff to make it to work?

While on hold, I started sorting boxes I brought home from work. One thing I brought home was a big stuffed dinosaur that we used for decoration in the children's area of the library. As it turns out, my sister works with someone who used to volunteer at the library when he was a teen in the 1990s, and he donated a big dinosaur to the library. I think this might be the one, so she is going to take it to him to see. His mother made it for him; it would be fun if her grandchildren could play with it now.

So, I actually left the house and took the dino to my sister to take to work tomorrow. And as long as I was out, I picked up a prescription. 

Tonight, Ward and I went to the rec center for our dance class. And a good time was had by all.

So, I consider today a good day to practice taking things at a slower pace and being okay with that. I know that it will take a while to find my new rhythm when I retire in a couple of weeks, but today was a fun day for me to try things out.

Until next time...