The simple life: Talking to myself

Friday, 24 December 2004

With pretty red bags and silver bows lined up ready to be destributed my day winds down. All cards have been sent out. All the cleaning didn't get done but since I'm not having guests here I'm not going to let it bother me. After all the holiday cheer bags were set to go I went to my kitchen and made a dinner soup. I like the way my kitchen is organized. I moved the old Indian school desk that I had slid in where an unwanted dishwasher once stood and put it against the wall . Then I covered it with this wonderful hand embroidered tablecloth I got at the thrift store for a $1.00. I moved my microwave on the table on a cutting board and put a glass shelf in front of it to avoid soiling the tablecloth with spills. I have chairs on either side of this table and can do bills or eat , nice and roomy. Now where my microwave and cutting board on the sink were is work space on the counter. My chopping table has a drawer with towels and pot holdersand now sits in the middle of the room close to the stove and sink. I have a marble slab on top and my knives fit in the knife holder at the side. It makes for a much more cohesive work space and I enjoy cutting vegi's and just turning around to deposit in the pan on the stove. So last night I chopped carrots, brocolli stems, the last bit of a celery, some onion, and added them to the last of the black beans and some chicken stock, threw in a chili and some herbs along with just a bit of chicken and let it cook. Went and took my shower and shampooed and got in my comfy nightgown. Now with a big cup of soup and some cheese and crackers I padded into my room and curled up on my bed to watch Wheel OF Fortune. After a cold windy day, a hike in the desert, feeding the animals it felt so good.

Today I will go to my daughters for a Christmas eve day, Christmas with the grands and great grands. Cheery red bags full of spider man cups and dishes, new jeans, apples, candy, erasable notepads, and party whistles that uncurl. This evening I may go to church with Shirley to hear her sing at their Christmas eve celebration. Tomorrow my neighbor has invited me over for food and a game of dice.

I'm up early this morning. 3 a.m. with a cup of cocoa/coffee and a Christmas roll, pondering the year ahead. What do I want to accomplish this year and what are some of my goals. Since my sons operations are hopefully now over and other distractions are out of the way , I'm hoping to get on with an original goal of starting some kind of cottage industry. Something that has to do with craftmanship. I have learned that if you just do something toward a goal on a steady basis it comes to be. Maybe slower than faster but it begins to happen. I want to apportion at least one working day, eight hours to this goal a week. Other goals are making the time slot for caring for plants and animals, home maintanance and improvement. Hiking, swimming, dancing and travel. Creating community where I live and growing spriitually. How's that.

I hope everyone out there in blogland has a wonderful Christmas.