Tea Time With Babs

The Moms came over and we tag teamed my Christmas Decorations. Now, my apartment is back to boring, excepting the spaces where Christmas used to be are all ludely naked and the dust outlining their absence is not so quietly nagging me.

Both bunnies were miffed about the disturbance. Pickle refused to eat until my Mom left. Peanut is now inspecting every surface my Mom touched and clearly showing his disappointment.

We also went through cookbooks and blocked out a menu. I'm going to try at least one new recipe each month, not only just pull ingredients from my cupboards and fridge to say víola.

There was also tea.

Healthy Screening

I had a message today from some sort of digestive health survey something or other asking if I had diarrhea, and if so please call them so they could give me $125 and take my blood and stool samples.

You know, cuz I loooooove to give out samples of my stool. For shits and giggles.

I'm imagining being the fella that leaves all those messages all day long. What does he say when people ask how his day went? New Year, same old shit.

Outside

Hello. It's me. Long time no blog. I haven't ventured out here for nearly two months. I actually feel ashamed, which kept me away longer. I had things to say and things to share but didn't. I have many things swirling around this head of mine. Constantly. Point of matter is I am never not writing. Reading a book, I'm writing. Watching a movie, I'm writing. Cooking, cleaning, talking, spanning social media and spaced out... writing. When I lie my head down on my huge stack of pillows at night (whom am I kidding, in the early morning) I am writing. Always. My head is loaded with people, characters and conversations. I close my eyes and scrawl on my endless manuscript.

Now, the challenge. Getting the inside outside.

Bank On It

Today I'm doubling up on the grateful since I missed on posting yesterday. For right now I'm sticking with where I've been the last couple of days and that is doing laundry. I'm ever so thankful for the modern washer and dryer. I'm not out on the riverbank beating my clothing on a rock. No I'm not. Oh sure, I'm not lucky enough to have my own in my apartment and the cost of using the pair at my parents' is spending actual time WITH my parents, and on horrible wretched occasions Todd. Shock horror!

Then there's the dinners. Yeah. I get fed delicious meals too, when I go over to make all my fancy clothes that are sewn for me by other people get clean in this magic machine and then get dried by another. Modern marvels at my fingertips. With company and food. Jackpot.

I'm also grateful for blankets. I've been given many blankets as gifts over the years. I have so many by now I can barely store them all. Each blanket on its own is a patchwork piece that covers my timeline. I feel so thankful that I am in my home, with a warm fuzzy, cozy blanket that not only covers me and keeps me warm from the chill outside, but warms me inside with memories.

Backspace

Today I'm thankful for thoughts. "I think therefore I am" so therefore sometimes I am silly, dark, hungry, scared, introspective, basic, macro, greedy, needy, together, solo and laughing and it all.

I was in a state of utter Couch Potato, watching one of the Law squiggle Orders when I started monitoring my inner dialogue during a commercial break.

This was A to Zed being written across my blank page as advertising was being spat at me.

"Mmmm, I love pancakes. Pancakes are the best."
"Socks are so great."
"Biscuits are good too."
The sound of Pickle drinking loudly distracts me and I look at him. I smile.
Pause.
"You are such a loser."
"WHAT? What the hell?"
I start laughing out loud.
"Pancakes ARE really good."

I've been thinking about thinking and paying attention to the story I write everyday in the inside of my being. I'm thankful I can edit and rewrite. I'm also so so thankful my story isn't over.

Prepare for Impact

It is already five days into the Thankfulness Challenge.  I seriously considered not doing any posts at all, then decided that since nothing starts on time here in Utah and even if I was late to the party I'd still enjoy myself, here I go.

I'm starting with the forum where we are sharing all this Thankfulness.  Click the share button.  Thanks for sharing.  I'm thankful for social media.  Yup.  Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Feedly, Pinterest, Instagram, and even that little alcove Google+. 

There are many things to mock and ridicule about social media.  Curse even.  Comment sections are a strong argument for sterilization and drones.  There are also clusters of such kindness and fun that remind you what humanity is supposed to be.

Many of you know that there are many days where I can't and don't get out of my apartment.  On those days I can still be in a world of life and activity.  The world is big, bad, good, wondrous and many times we feel small and can't see our impact.  I want you all to know how much you have impacted me.