Monday, November 25, 2013

The illusion

I had a good weekend. On Sunday night, that feeling made me want to pinpoint what made it feel 'good'. More accurately, I should state I had the illusion of a good weekend. There wasn't anything spectacular about it.

Friday nights I often crash. This past Friday was no different. The effort it takes to hold my life together all week makes me collapse into a worthless heap of human. I veg out with reruns of Monk. Saturday, I had great intentions of getting up early and knocking out some shopping before lunchtime. Well, I left my house around 11:45- does that count? Next exactly the 9:45 I had hoped. Within two hours, I had achieved success. I found two pairs of badly needed boots for this season. I had all the intention of getting black and brown in different styles, but didn't find brown ones that I liked in my size so I did the next best thing. Bought the same style as the black ones. The two pairs of clearance shoes were a bonus. Seriously, two pairs for $30- who can resist that! Clothes shopping was just as successful. I was in need of basics, even though I'm starting to think you actually can have too many pairs of black pants. I was a little disappointed in the selection of sweaters and tops, but not enough to go to another store. After eating lunch, I managed a trip to the gym to try again to break the one mile mark. Not this time. But after a few minutes of walking in the middle, I ran another quarter mile. My next experiment will include cross training to increase cardiovascular endurance. Saturday night was enough to make anyone jealous. I got to dog sit for my mom's dog. They wanted to go out to dinner and, because of his recent health concerns, haven't left him alone in about week. Basically, I watched him sleep. But I got paid with a cup of minestrone, so I have no complaints.

Sunday was bitter cold with a biting wind. My Sunday mornings for the past six months have included my Weight Watchers meeting. I hit 10% this week (based on my weight when I started, I lost 10% of my weight). After that, I wanted to get a couple things done and then hunker down at home with an afternoon of NFL. Quick trips to Ulta and Bed, Bath and Beyond accomplished my list, followed by Best Buy to scout out the present my sister will be getting me for birthday/Christmas. Then I was home to watch a Steelers win. During the late afternoon game, I made veggie soup and roasted butternut squash. If you've never tried to wrestle a butternut squash, brace yourself. I think I know how an orthopedic surgeon feels. The late NFL games was a great match up. Two quarterback that I dislike in below freezing temps makes for entertainment. When faced with deciding who I wanted to win, I was reminded of the game Phoebe played on "Friends". Given a choice, the first answer you give without thinking is what you really feel. Patriots (Brady) versus Broncos (Manning) and I picked Peyton. I almost surprised myself. The overtime will make today a little rough.

So what was it that had me feeling pleasant and positive- hell, almost optimistic on a Sunday night? It could be that we're approaching a break from school.  But I don't think that's it. It could be that December is right around the corner. Although the temptation to resist Christmas cookies might be torture, so that's probably not it either. I'm going to give up trying to figure out what it is, and just enjoy it. I'm happy with what I'm doing and where I'm going, so I'm going to let it ride. And keep my fingers crossed that it continues.

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