Daybook: Monday, April 10, 2017

Outside my window.....it is sunny and warm. The grass has seemed to green overnight (perhaps over the weekend) and I see my snowdrops and little crocuses growing in my garden.

I am thinking.....of the busy weekend I spent in Ottawa and how enjoyable it was.

I am thankful for.....my wonderful friends and family who are worried about me being alone and wanting to keep me busy and active. But I have been realizing lately that I need a lot more alone time than I have been taking for myself.  I need to make them see that, and although I am indeed grateful to them for caring so much, I will get back in touch with them when I am ready.

From the kitchen.....I have baked a batch of doggie biscuits for my Boxer. I will warm up some rice and chicken stir-fry left over from Thursday, for my dinner tonight. 

I am wearing.....blue jeans (what else?), black socks and a long sleeved pink shirt.

I am creating.....more Springtime cards from cuts I made on Wednesday from my new Cricut cartridge.

I am going.....nowhere today, except for maybe a walkabout of my yard to see if anything is starting to grow.

I am hoping.....that my standing appointment every Wednesday at noon with my doctor will help me work through my Depression with no need to increase my medication any more.

I am hearing.....beautiful silence, except for the traffic outside my door.

Around the house.....my SIL and I have purged every cupboard, drawer  and closet in the house except for the desk and my craft room. Those I feel certain I can deal with alone. My son and his GF have removed all of their belongings from the house, save for a few boxes in the craft room that need attending. I have so much room now. Things are organized. The whole house is now ready for a deep clean. As the weather improves I will be able to move out to the front porch, the back yard, the gardens, the tool shed and everything outdoors. I have washed three loads in cold water and hung my first laundry line outdoors for the season.

One of my favourite things.....are the first flowers of Spring.

A few plans for the rest of the week.....include a doctor's appointment this Wednesday and Easter dinner Sunday at my friends' house in Charleston Lake. I have informed my brother and my SIL that I am reneging on an invitation to their house on Saturday for Easter dinner since I just spent this past weekend with them, and because it will be too much for me.

Here's the picture I am sharing......snowdrops and crocuses.