Currently...
Briefly: It was -15 degrees on my way to work this morning.
Natural gas customers in our area have been asked to keep their homes at 60
degrees until further notice. Apparently there’s a problem with our energy
company’s supplier. While 60 should feel sufficient, it actually feels sort of
punishing. There will be no getting warm for the foreseeable future.
Time and Place: Monday
Eating and Drinking: Looking forward to lunch:
meatloaf and cheesy potatoes casserole.
Reading: I’m reading Billy Collins’ newest collection of poetry,
Aimless Love. It’s fabulous, as
always. I don’t think the man could write a bad grocery list.
Watching: Don’t watch much. Had our usual Sunday night
episode of Monk (I think we’re on season
3, just when Sherona is replaced by Natalie), followed by King of Queens—every episode of
which we have memorized.
Listening: This morning’s random MP3 songs featured: the Driving
Miss Daisy theme song (“Driving” by Hans Zimmer), Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan
(my MP3 randomizer wizard has a fondness for Estefan and Madonna), Lenka’s “The
Show,” and Culture Club (or was that yesterday?).
Blogging: Have to finalize my review of The Hidden White
House to post this week. Also working on next week’s Top Ten Tuesday.
Promoting: I’ve got nothing.
Hating: The cold. Also, overly preoccupied with how much
time housework takes up on Sunday and how many hours hubby and I are spending
on church work these days. I don’t seem to have a minute to myself all day to
just think about things I want to think about.
Loving: Spent time with my grandson Friday night. My
favorite part of Friday nights with him is when he announces, “And now, it’s
grandma snuggle time.”
Avoiding: Writing church website copy. It feels a little
overwhelming.
Also,
the Christmas tree is still up.
Anticipating: I have a shipment of 13 books arriving this week from
Amazon. Some titles: Quiet by Susan
Cain, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel
James Brown, I Am Malala by Malala
Yousafzai, Five Days at Memorial by Sheri
Fink, and Seabiscuit by Laura
Hillenbrand.
I heard about that natural gas shortage -- it sounds awful! 60 degrees is ok for bit, but after a long time it just sort of gets into you and you can't get warm. I hope you can turn up the heat soon.
ReplyDeleteThe shipment of books you have coming sounds AMAZING! The Boys in the Boat was one of my favorites last year, and Five Days at Memorial is a wonderful read. Enjoy!