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March 13

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This week has gone by rather quickly. In a way, I’m thankful for that since I have been going in to work, even though no one else from my department has been there. Sometimes it’s nice having the quiet to myself, and I can get a lot accomplished. Other times it simply reminds me that I’d rather be on vacation during Spring Break. I did get some of my must-dos done though, such as tearing down the paper snowflakes I had put up around the office. I could not endure seeing even the pretend snow anymore. But I did have more things I had hoped to accomplish this week at work such as filing the stacks of papers that need to be put away. I can let that go for only so long, and then I can’t stand it. That type of clutter begins to make me feel claustrophobic. After getting some rooms cleaned up at home, I now have the desire to carry that into my work environment. I may need to go in tomorrow just to get myself organized for next week. However, it’s been nice having the break from working normal hours. It’s one more reason I’m thankful I work where I do.

 

March 10

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It’s Spring Break at my school. I just wished it actually coincided with spring. I think we actually have more snow on the ground now than we did at Christmas break. Oh, well. The weather did turn a bit for the better today. I think we actually got close to 50 degrees, which felt amazing. I spent the afternoon with my daughter, riding around in her new little Miata convertible. She wanted to put the top down, but I nixed that. It may have seemed warm, but 50 degrees in the form of fast wind feels a whole lot cooler on the face. We did roll the windows down for a little while before stopping for ice cream. That was delightful. Until we both felt sick afterwards. Unfortunately, my kids have adopted my eating habits, which are basically eat whatever sounds good at the moment. It could be green beans and apples or it could be popcorn and Skittles. Today when I got home at lunch, she was eating chocolate mug cake. Since I had that last night, I know how filling it is. I settled for an avocado with basil olive oil and leftover edamame. When we added ice cream later, it was a bit much.

At any rate, the break from work and the bitter winter was a good switch. So I followed that up with cleaning the growing mess in my basement and upstairs office. Both places had become a dumping ground. The office was filled with stacks of papers that had been periodically moved from the kitchen when the mail piled up and visitors were coming. After sifting through and filling a garbage bag, I can now see the office floor again. And I can also see the new carpet in the basement after putting away the Fall and Christmas decorations that got left in a heap. In the process, I unearthed items I had forgotten about–a whole tote full of clothes and shoes. And the cover I bought for my grill but never put on before the snow fell. And some exercise DVDs. (Those I left in the basement. I’m not that motivated yet.) It felt good to clear away the clutter. It felt like a spring thing to do. I’m glad I took the time to get some of the organizing done that I clearly need to do. And I’m also thankful I took some time to enjoy the warmer weather with my daughter; that was a treat.