The distractions aren’t bad things…

…but then I forget what I was going to do next.

There is so much to do each morning after hopping out of bed, and even more in the cold winter months. First of all, in winter time, I have to get socks on because the floors are cold. And that means two pair of socks because the floors are cold and one pair is heavy and has to be removed to put on shoes to go outside. And an old sweatshirt pulled on over my pajamas.

All the cat chores (litter boxes, feeding, clean up, moving barriers put up for overnight [that’s a whole ‘nother story], refilling the food supply in the house), unloading the dishwasher, making the bed, and this morning putting away laundry that was done too late in the day to get dry so stayed on the drying rack overnight.

This morning I was distracted by an envelope on my desk–a card from my sweet babboo. A card to celebrate our 51st wedding anniversary. I had left a card on his desk last night but he hadn’t gotten to it yet. That distraction made me forget that I was on the way to make the bed. One of the cats came to help (just I was getting the bedspread pulled up) so I sat and petted her and told her what a good cat she is. That reminded me I had not yet done my sit/stands so that was next on the list.

I’ve been up for over an hour, so decided now was a good time to sit here at my desk, before I start breakfast preparations, and write a post about all the distractions. Another distraction, but not a bad one. The rest of the day will have many more.

A postscript: for those of you who follow Shirley’s Boots and Braids blog out of San Bernardino, you have probably seen her last post–her twin daughter has died. When I told Terry about it (I talk about my dear Readers and blogging friends like they live right around the corner) he said he already knew the story as it had made national news! And it has, big time. Her daughter was famous for the work she did with skid row in Los Angeles, I just didn’t realize HOW famous. Hug the people you love. Update your blog. Share your concerns. Let us all know what’s going on in your life, no matter how distracted you may be.

Three year anniversary

Happy blogiversary to me. Actually, three years and two weeks. I somehow missed the actual day, November 8, when I posted my first blog piece. Guess I was just busy, living and doing all that I do which I then tell you, dear Reader.

Some bloggers write every day, but I find that too much to manage. Sometimes I will write two posts in one day, but that is rare. After three years I have 636 posts, including this one, on this blog. That’s about 200 a year, probably more in this past year.  I like to check on my favorite bloggers every couple of days and find new posts, and I figure you, dear Reader, feel the same so I try to tell you something of what I see from my perch on a fairly regular basis. Let me know if I lag.

So, onto year four. Let’s see where this blogging experiment takes me. So far, I have made many new friends, learned many things, expanded my small world, and had a very good time doing it. I’ve also started tweeting and writing Facebook posts. My life in words.

 

Follow me if you dare

I gave in, I joined Twitter.  After debating it for a few weeks, I decided to take the plunge and go all in.  I now have a blog, LinkedIn, Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, giving me quite an online presence.  Is there anything else I’m supposed to join?