Daybook: Monday, March 5/18

It is now 10 AM. I have been awake since 6:30, but it takes me awhile to get my day started. I get dressed, take the dog for a short walk and his daily constitutional, feed him breakfast with his daily medication and make my first cup of coffee. This is when I check on-line for my emails and blog posts that I like to read. I am usually drinking my second cup of coffee when Dee calls me over Facebook Messenger. I usually have to take the dog out again before long and then I make my breakfast while finishing up my emails and blog posts. I guess I am a slow reader.

Outside my window.....it is overcast. There is not much snow left but it still does not look much like Spring is here yet.

I am thinking.....that I have not seen one robin yet. I usually see them before February is finished. That is not to say that they haven't arrived, but I personally have not seen them yet. Makes me worried that Spring is still a long way off. I am also thinking that I did not make up a goals list for March over the weekend like I had hoped, so I will work on that today.

I am thankful for.....carefree days of retirement where the only schedule is my own.

From the kitchen.....I roasted a whole turkey on Saturday. I immediately removed both breasts of meat and put in the freezer, along with the wings and drumsticks to make a turkey stock at a later date. I removed all the dark meat and have been eating that over the weekend. I put the carcass in the crock pot Saturday night and made another rich soup broth.  I will be making soup with that after 11 AM this morning (when hydro rates go down). I also fried another package of bacon for the freezer. I have been using this to make my omelets in the morning, along with zucchini or spinach. Yesterday I baked some more meatballs with cheddar cheese inside to add two meals to the freezer. I need to bake more dog biscuits  and shred and saute one of my cabbages later this afternoon.

I am wearing.....blue jeans, black socks, and the blue long sleeved T-shirt I bought at the Thrift store last week. My hair is down this morning until I get tired of it hanging in my face and then I usually tie it back in a ponytail.

I am creating.....more encouragement cards. My son's fiancee came over yesterday morning so I could help her make her own encouragement cards to send out to family members.

I am going.....to the Post Office to check for mail before heading over to Amerstview to buy more milk and plain yoghurt. I also have to pick up a prescription.

I am hoping.....that we learn some good news from medical testing going on this week.

I am hearing.....the blower from the furnace.

Around the house.....I got my laundry washed and folded on the weekend. I changed out the sheets on my bed and the furniture cover on the couch. I shredded a lot of paper from the box I keep under my desk, and placed it in the plastic garbage can I keep outside until the Spring, when I can add some of it to the composter or as mulch to one of my flower beds. If I won't do any housework because I am not feeling the Mojo, then I need to give myself permission to work on my many craft projects.

One of my favouite things.....lately is my reusable single cup coffee filters that I can use with my Keurig machine. I have the coffee in my pantry already, so now I can enjoy brewing my 2 cups of coffee every morning.

A few plans for the rest of the week.....include my appointment on Friday with my GP for a physical exam. Otherwise, I have made no plans so far this week

 Here's the picture I am sharing.....

Snowdrops are coming up at the base of my shrub rose bush.