Three things I'm loving this week:
1. My car heater. I refuse, of course, to turn on the furnace this early in the season so our house is quit chilly. And I'm always freezing at work (year-round). My car is my warm, cozy haven. I blast that heater until I can't take the heat anymore and travel around toasty warm. My husband hates riding with me -- he calls my car a traveling sauna. You know what I say? If you can't stand the heat, get outta my car.
2. The full moon. As a 5 a.m. runner, a full moon in September means the ability to see at least 5 feet in front of me (as opposed to 5 inches on a sliver-moon morning). Once the snow falls (not that I'm wishing for that), it actually lights the way pretty well because the moonlight (sliver or full), reflects off the snow.
3. School mail. I'm sure this will change once my kids get old enough to have homework and bad notes from the teacher, but...for now...I look forward to looking through their backpack every night to see what treasures await -- a handwritten card with "to mommy, love Kelly" written on it...a note from the teacher...a flyer about the latest school fundraiser...a finger painting from art class....a handful of leaves from an afternoon "nature walk"... It's all fun news to me.
Things I'm not loving this week:
1. Exhaustion. Afternoon training for two weeks has taken a toll. Not only it is exhausting to learn something new, but most of us are working additional hours to make up for the hours spent in training. I won't bore you with the details of the working-mom life after 5 p.m., but suffice to say, when you add all those things up it's all made for some very, very long days and nights (and my husband would tell you a sleep-deprived, uber-bitchy wife with zero sense of humor). TGIF.
2. Sugar, chocolate and all the other foods that call to me when I'm stressed, tired, or anxious. I used to have such iron willpower. (sigh).