Waking Up From the Snow Daze

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Yesterday I woke up. Sat down at my desk and freaked. Apparently I've taken the last several weeks of snow days, frozen roads, and more or less being housebound as an excuse to slack on work. I didn't even realize I was doing it until I looked at my to-do list yesterday, compared it to my deadline list, and went, Oh s***.

Um... yeah. I've got a LOT of work to do. Most of it due in about 10 minutes. 

I long for summer and sunny days. My brain shuts off when the sun goes down, making the winter months a challenge for me. I'm ready for long summer days, early morning light, and evenings that linger in twilight for hours. 

Maybe then I can actually cross a completed project off my list. 

Cheers,

Dena

What Is Sexy?

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What Makes A Man Sexy?

  • Cleaning the house top to bottom, including dishes and laundry, while your spouse is away on a trip
  • Cuddling with the cats when you think no one is looking
  • Lying and saying that the vegan dish your wife spent 3 hours cooking is "really good" 
  • Going outside to shovel snow off your walk, then walking across the street to shovel the snow off your 80-year-old neighbor's walk as well
  • Having above average body temperature so giving you hugs is like snuggling up with a blanket warm out of the dryer
  • Saying "Those look great!" instead of "How much did those cost?" when your wife comes home with new shoes
  • Never saying "Yes," when asked, "Does this make me look fat?"
  • Bringing home an abandoned kitty
  • An oddball sense of humor
  • A willingness to share your dessert
  • Did I mention cuddling the cats?

If men only knew what really turns us on...!!

I Survived the Drive From Hell

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I think I'll have it made into a bumper sticker: I Survived The Drive From Hell.  Thursday morning I left the house at 6:30 AM and pointed the car north toward Ohio. The first two hours were easy-peasy. Coffee, music, and 65 mph.

Once I hit the mountains in VA though, things changed. Snow flurries were constant and road conditions alternated between wet, slushy, and blowing snow. The outside temperature dropped from 28 to 16 in about a six mile range, and my windshield wiper fluid froze. This left me having to get behind semi's, relying on flying snow from their wheels to hit my windshield enough that I could run the wipers and see where I was going. I pretty much sat clenched and shallow breathing behind the wheel for 3 hours. (Although when I dared risk a glance to my right or left, the scenery was STUNNING. It looked like a pristine winter wonderland.) 

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Using the Blog to Make Friends

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People sometimes ask me why I blog. I have no good answer. When I started this blog, oh so many years ago, the thought was that I would use it to promote my book, Lessons In Stalking. (See the promotional link? Subtle, yes?) The idea was I would write about my journey of book promotion. However, after the fifth, "I did a book signing. Three people showed up," entry, I decided a new focus was desperately needed. 

I started writing about daily life. Which is the worst possible thing you can do on a blog, according to the experts. It's the "No one cares you ate tuna fish for lunch," rule. Or in my case the, "No one cares you ran yet another mile. Stop the self-congratulating and go shower, already," rule. 

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