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It's Friday,
September 29th. Life has been pretty exciting lately,
in an ordinary sort of way. Check out the Photo Album to
see all the new skills that Joshua has been developing. I
have lots of fun watching him learn and mature.
I recently decided that it was time to get my hair cut.
I love long hair, and Joshua didn't really pull it that much,
but it was starting to be tricky to roll over in bed. My
sister and Mom had long hair too and they agreed with me.
So the three of us went to Penny's and took some shots that
displayed our flowing tresses so we wouldn't forget. Then
we headed over to Great Clips where they cut off 10 inches to
donate to the Cancer Association for making wigs and give you a
free hair cut. Now the three of us have been enjoying
quicker washing, easier updos, and being able to roll over in
bed. You can see my new look in the latest page of the
Photo Album.
The busy season has been wrapping up at Exodus and Eli
has been paying bills and tying up loose ends in preparation for
taking a break. No, not a vacation to the Caribbean
(though we will go to the beach one of these weekends).
He's going to let one of his employees be in charge of running
the store while he works on the website from home. I'm
looking forward to seeing him more during the day, although
we're both wondering how we're going to be able to focus on our
respective tasks. We'll make it work and hopefully
www.exodusbooks.com
will transform into a helpful search engine and wealth of
knowledge for homeschoolers!
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Linger not in the Doldrums
A Meditation from a Housewife...
I feel like I'm in the Doldrums. I'm not tired enough to be
able to take a nap and still sleep tonight, but my body is too lethargic to get
up and get something done. My head is a magnet attracted to my pillow, my
bones are like water, and my flesh is like molasses. How I hate to be
lazy!
I look up at the clock. If I don't get up
and make dinner now, it won't be ready in time. The pressure is on and now
I have motivation to power me...
An hour later, I have made dinner, cleaned up
the kitchen (I only broke one plate in my haste), folded the laundry so my
husband will have clean socks in the morning, and cleared the living room of
baby toys. I guess the bathrooms and vacuuming will have to wait until
tomorrow.
And I feel so much better now! The blood
is flowing through my veins, I don't see clutter wherever I look, my mind is at
peace, and lethargy has vanished.
Note to self: Linger not in the doldrums.
Laziness can only be cured by working. Just get up an get to it!
It's not that hard and you'll feel much better afterwards. |
Milo gets stranded in the Doldrums until Tock, the watchdog
fiercely tells him to quit killing time in Norton Juster's
The Phantom Tolbooth. |
Well, that's the newsflash for the next few weeks. Check
back once in a while to see if I've gotten around to writing any more updates, but
don't expect them too often. Feel free to e-mail me to ask any other questions you
might have or to just say hi. My e-mail is "amanda@exodusbooks.com".
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