Hello There, It's Been a While

So, when you've been AWOL for 4 months do you just jump right back into things?

I've always been a toe-in-the-water-first kind of girl. Test it out. See how it feels before you commit to the whole diving-head-first thing. Occasionally I've wanted to be the dive-head-first type, but I'm beginning to reconcile that isn't ever going to be me. I'm cautious. I'm hesitant. I read Cnet for months before I commit to a moderately priced digital camera. That's how I roll.

All that being said, Fall tends to bring with it the inevitability of change in a vibrant sensory way. Chilly mornings, changing leaves, and bonfires serve to remind me every day that as much as I object, push away, or ignore it, time marches on. (Yep, ended a sentence with a preposition. Tried to fix that for 5 minutes and finally just left it.)

My AmeriCorps service ends in a matter of weeks. Time to make decisions. Choices. Changes. I'm proud of myself for opened up enough doors that I'm not in the same scramble position I was a year ago. Walking through them is the hard part.

Good news? No decisions are irreversible. No options are wholly wrong for me. I just need a little continental shift to move this town a little further east. Is that too much to ask?

They Just Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

What did you do this weekend?

I went on a date with my dad. It was awesome. We saw this:

If you can't tell, that's Carole King and James Taylor. It was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

My generation's music just doesn't hold a candle to this stuff.

More on this later, when I figure out how to upload videos (suggestions/tips welcome). M will be here any minute! Love middle of the week visits.

I was a Hermit Crab in a Former Life

Yesterday I spent the whole entire day inside. Not in a depressed-vampire-weirdo sort of way, but in a I-need-to-recharge-and-no-contact-with-the-outside-world-sounds-good sort of way. I planted myself on the couch and relaxed all day long. I watched lots of bad (and by bad I mean excellent) TV and ate popcorn. It was fabulous. Sundays are supposed to be for rest, right? Recharge days like yesterday remind me that despite being fairly outgoing (see sidebar) I definitely have some introverted tendencies. Gotta work with what you got.

If there are still doubts about how a day without leaving the house could be perfect, I submit my top five reasons why it's a good idea. (Every once in a while, don't get carried away & end up with a vitamin d deficiency or anything...)

1. Lifetime Movie Marathons. I watched "Speak" with Kristen Stewart, a movie about the pregnant teenagers in Massachusettes, before that, the Texas Cheerleaders story, before that the movie with Candace Cameron and Fred Savage about an abusive dating situation, and before that something weird that I only watched half of because I fell asleep. Which leads well into point #2.

2. Naps. If you spend the whole day inside, it doesn't matter if you sleep in late or wake up early. You're right there, on your couch, you can stretch out and sleep whenever you want!

3. Snacks. I'm pretty much always thinking about snacking. When I'm at home, I can nibble a little here, nibble a little there, without having to drag a cooler with me everywhere I go. I'm going to state the obvious here: the fridge is the ultimate cooler.

4. No need to fill up. When I don't leave the house, I don't drive anywhere. I don't use ANY gas. Gas is flippin' expensive! Not driving is also good for the environment. I believe that's called a win-win.

5. Pajamas. And glasses. And no bra. No one seeing me? Music to my ears. I'm pretty sure I own more pairs of PJ pants than real pants. They're way more comfortable. (p.s. showers are also not necessary on hermit days).

Say it with me now..."ahh." Monday's not so bad after an inside-Sunday.